DJ T is responsible for bringing the German-tech sound to the world, and whether you’re looking at his work in the scene as a DJ, producer, promoter, club operator, publisher or even a journalist, his contribution has been amazing. His label Get Physical Music has unearthed names like Booka Shade and M.A.N.D.Y who have risen to great success over the past few years. After witnessing him absolutely rock Field Day ‘07 where he produced one of the best festival sets I’ve ever heard, I had no hesitation in making the trek out to Kink on a cool and rainy Easter Saturday.

Like many I was shocked to see that Scott Robertson and his team were bringing out DJ T, out as his sound isn’t really what the ‘Kink Kids’ are into. But it was always going to be interesting to see how they would react to a sound that is so massive on the opposite side of the globe. I rocked in at about 12.30am and Telefunken were dishing up a set that served as the perfect warmup for the three-hour onslaught that was to follow. The club was fairly packed but still comfortable enough to have a boogie, and come 1am the Arthouse definitely had a good groove going on.

Many DJs work their way into a set to see how the crowd reacts to the sounds, but not DJ T: he just picked the pace up right away with some jackin’ acid house that got everyone’s attention immediately. His opening hour was relentless and filled with plenty of minimal tech that reminded me of the backstreet clubs in Berlin. The crowd was quite enjoying the musical brilliance on offer, and even though some punters weren’t quite tuned in with his sound, they were nonetheless impressed with his clever programming, high levels of energy and flawless mixing.

From there he moved into some pure minimal-tech that had elements of a Detroit techno sound, which he blended together with pure precision. His ability to work the breakdowns of each track and build the atmosphere in the club was very impressive – the longer he played, the more everyone in the crowd embraced his set.

Witnessing DJ T’s passion for his music and sound really was inspiring and refreshing, truly contributing to the overall experience of the brilliant 3.5 hours. His ability to read the crowd was second to none, and its obvious he takes his profession extremely seriously: realising he has to deliver the goods to be applauded.

He played an array of styles and sounds that showcased what Get Physical Music is all about, dropping some killer tracks that went down a treat with the masses. These included Fuckpony’s Tiny Slave, Crowdpleaser & St Plomb’s 18 Years, Anthony Collins’ Question The Answer and the Carl Craig remix of Junior Boys’ Like A Child. But the highlight was when he slowly worked in the Martin Brothers track Stoopit, which was met with so many satisfied faces on the dancefloor.

The extra half an hour he played just added to the performance that DJ T delivered. I came away with a new appreciation of Kink, realising they do try to push out some different sounds and stay ahead of the eightball. DJ T certainly fulfilled the expectations of each and every person there on Saturday night, giving us an insight into what’s rocking the clubs around the globe at the moment.