After clicking my shoes together and saying out aloud three times ‘There’s no place like Home’, I somehow managed to find myself at the entrance to the wonderful world of Home nightclub at the end of last week, and their all encompassing Friday night event Sublime. The nostalgia had already set in after not having been there for a couple of months: it was a culture shock to see that there was urban and hip hop up in the old Cargo room, house and electro in The Box and harder styles of music in the Icon: but the nostalgic night of trance in the main Voodoo room was were I’d end up spending most of the night.

As I flew up the stairs from the entrance to the middle bar to glaze over the main room, Bexta was back to her bass shaking best. Showing why she will always be regarded as one of the leading ladies of hard dance and trance in Australia, as she filled the tender void of driving melodies and thunderous bass kicks that have been sorely missed by myself in the last couple of months , her tech-trance influences were hugely showcased (think Fred Baker and Marcel Woods) in conjunction with the classic anthems of the prominent era of hard trance in Australia. But it was the tech infused trance laced with driving, uplifting masterpieces that kept the main dance floor predominately full until Remo Con surfaced from behind the decks.

Now infamously recognised as the protégé of Hell House Recordings figurehead Yoji Biomehanika, Remo Con was quick to showcase why he’s not only just another DJ who stands behind a set of decks but can arguably be called an entertainer in his own right. For those who don’t know Remo Con, he plays very similar music to Yoji himself: infusing techno, tech trance and hard dance together in an energetic and innovative fashion, delivering an experience which is highly appreciated by most loyal hard dance followers. But Remo Con wasn’t only going to deliver us the sounds of today, but also took us down the old vine covered garden path, with some classic anthems including Marcel Woods Advanced , Remo Con’s own Streams and his most recognisable track G-Sigh. Which was and still is one of my favourite tracks of all time. Judging from the reaction of many of the other punters, it’s still a favourite for many. Not to out-do Yoji Biomehanika at Transmission last week though, you could say Remo-Con was a little less fanatic with his showmanship but still made sure that at every opportunity that was presented to him that he delivered some crowd-pleasing tricks from his showman arsenal.

While Remo Con gave us the aural pleasure, what was also well received was the visual content giving the punters on the night a whole new experience that probably hasn’t been experienced at Sublime in a very long time. A full lighting display, including ingenious usage of the LCD screens and high-rigged lasers captured the energetic atmosphere during Remo-Con’s set. But it wasn’t long, until it was time for Remo-Con to leave the sublime crowd and to hand over the night’s proceedings to the consistent crowd favourite Archie, and his well stocked record bag of chosen classic anthem tracks including Paint it Black and You’re My Angel.

The brief visits to the other rooms made my night pretty fruitful with both the Box and the Icon room supported well by punters during the night. But as my weary legs felt like collapsing from underneath me and knowing all too well that it was probably time to go home. Not forgetting to note though that the memories of my lustrous early clubbing years were still intact, and even more emphasised by the journey relived last Friday night at Sublime.