Shufflers and earplug fans: when a club space is packed full of people who fit into one of these categories, you can safely assume you’re at one of the hottest spots of your chosen night out. And, let’s face it, when you’ve been waiting for the weekend to hit since begrudgingly dragging yourself out of bed on a Monday morning, you want your night out to be a really good one.

A club as regarded and well known and as Chinese Laundry will always attract queues and excitable crowds, even just for the simple fact it’s one of the best-known clubs in Sydney. But it’s the regulars who are back week in week out that are best filled in on who’s who and what’s what, and it was these guys who were filling the Cave on Saturday night. The weekly Club Club night had managed to pull Deetron back to Sydney for a two-hour set on the weekend, and the twentysomething turntable wizard has been on the international club scene since the early 90s and was first inspired by Detroit and Chicago electro hip-hop beats from the days of yore (meaning, before I, or and most likely you, were even born). The way he mixes old-school hip hop samples into progressive house and techno is highly impressive, and needs to be heard to be believed. Watching him makes it look effortless, and he’s honed his skills for what resulted in a thoroughly seamless set.

Arriving just after midnight to catch the last half of DJ Hyper’s set, I was initially disappointing to see that Deetron’s set was being held in the Cave. It’s a great little room – exposed brick, cosy cavern styles with enough dancefloor space for approximately 100 people, with oversized school pedestal fans keeping the crowd cool, but I thought he deserved a bigger space. That was until I realised how lucky I was to be there to see him in such intimate surrounds, with the low ceiling and small venue paying tribute to the Detroit tradition. His set began at 12.30pm sharp and the mood lift was instant; not one person in the room could have stayed still even if they’d wanted to.

Dedication is in the detail, and the Swiss-born DJ even managed to pay quiet tribute to his small town home of Bern, and his musical roots, with a dark grey t-shirt from the tiny urban streetwear and graffiti label ‘Layup’ that’s based there. I’m not sure why the room seemed to empty at 1am but it was packed again 15 minutes later and his set from there on in seemed to run out in a flash. Highlights included Let’s Get Over It and remixes of Legowelt’s Discorout, Shinedoe’s The Peacemaker and the crowd-pleaser Gel Abril’s Your Face Is A Mess.

Do yourself a favour. Check out what the Laundry has to offer on Saturday nights!