The culmination of perfect weather, a great vibe, not so cheesy tunes and a near capacity club made Mischief a chief of a night not to be missed.

We arrived at 10pm to see a small queue, and making the pilgrimage up the liquid soaked Havana Bar stairs we were greeted by stock standard-electro and a few groups warming up with some beverages on the couches. Approaching the bar was pleasant as the occupants, both in front of and behind, were very friendly. The carpeted floor and spacious couches on the upper level created a warm house-party vibe that was echoed by the sexy pearly-white smiles of the friendly crowd.

Around midnight it really started to pick up. Scene newcomer L-Y-N-C opened with Dave Spoon’s bassy, techy number At Night, much to the delight of the excited boys in long necklaces in the front row. For his entire set he really kept the tempo up, steering the dance floor away from the customary Havana sound of endless Mylo remixes. The crowd was lapping it up with massive responses from the TV Rock remix of Put Your Hands Up For Detroit and a notably bulky remix of Rockin’ by Benjamin Bates. From beginning to end the mixing from L-Y-N-C was extremely tight, which would have assured the many males there sporting skinny jeans (along with the standard headbands and ironic t-shirts) that no, they weren’t the ‘tightest’ dudes there after all.

The big man-around-town Telefunken proved his worth on Friday night. I’d been seeing his name on street posters for months and heard all the buzz to go with it, but he was certainly able to live up to the hype. The fact that he named himself after a dodgy TV brand didn’t instil too much faith initially, but he didn’t disappoint with a smashing set of tough electro and dirty-mash house. Much to the joy of the dancefloor, his set built progressively and covered tracks both and new. Plenty of basslines and buildups to keep the heads bopping and the hips thrusting (with one hand in your pocket of course).

A monstrous roar washed over a sea of blonde surfie hair on the dancefloor as Sam La More appeared behind the decks. No one was really sure what to expect from him as his talents are so diverse, and this uncertainly was heightened by the fact that his production outfit Tonite Only have seemingly tampered with the bomb and gone boom. The man has worked with the likes of Dido, Gwen Stefani, Robbie Williams, The Veronicas and Pnau in his extensive career and made a whole host of beats, bleeps and sounds that has taken him all over the world. With all this and much much more under his belt I wasn’t sure what to expect: would he show that he’s become jaded with dance music, or would he just be laying down a series of cheesy remixes? It turned out to be one of the best sets I’ve heard in a very long time. He sustained the vibey electro basslines, the tough drums, flawless percussion and rich non-cheesy melodies for the entire set. For those of you who love the Tonite Only-style sound, you would have found it more exciting than Tsubi’s latest release of semi-fitted glitter jeans. Sam dropped some of his own personal productions, including the crazy electro-farty-Tina-Turner-fuzzy bassline monster that is Return To New York.

The floor began to clear as Sam wound up his set. As many a pair of ‘jelly legs’ descended down those stairs, the vibe was certainly ‘Mischievous’ as everyone reflected on what a great night it was. One young man in particular asked, “were there cage dancers there tonight?” No one answered as to be honest, it was something that we all would rather forgotten.

The xox Entertainment team put on an outstanding party, and they’ve really found a good niche with their brand of ‘non-cheesy’ electro house. I’ll be eagerly awaiting their next party.