One of the most blustery, wet and bitter nights we have experienced this winter did not deter punters from heading out to Perth’s premier club, Villa, for a night of high quality music.

English natives Harmonic 313 a.k.a Mark Pritchard and MC Steve Spacek started things off to a sparse crowd around 11pm, but it wasn’t long until an elbow-to-elbow crowed packed the floor. Showcasing tunes from his latest release on Warp, When Machines Exceed Human Intelligence, Pritchard effortlessly mixed a marriage between down tempo glitchy oddness, cut up 2-step and hip hop. Spacek supplied smooth vocal intercepts, gently coaxing along the vibe, but didn’t offer a full onslaught of his ability heard on tracks like the soulful How You Gonna Feel drum and bass beat by Commix. The dance remix of Battlestar featuring Phat Kat and Elzhi went down like a treat, all appreciating the bass weight ghetto feel brought into the place.

Towards the end of his set out of nowhere Pritchard dropped a colossal range of classic 1994-1997 jungle drum and bass tracks sending the crowd into a fury of flying limbs.

As the enigma that is Kode9 stepped up, the club was shrouded in near darkness, adhering to the artists strict no lights policy and contempt of photography. This was a new experience for some, however, it brought an ambiance and sense of mystery to his set: you were somewhat pushed to focus solely on the music, rather than being distracted by lasers and flashing strobes. Opening with a mix mash of thumping dancehall beats, flawlessly mixed. Kode9 dropped in the dubsexual bootleg Alicia by Mala, which provided optimum opportunity to get romantic, if you were so inclined.

Tune of the night would easily be the epic Quarta 330 8bit remix of Kode9’s 9 Samurai, which after a well received rewind, vibrated through the chest of each and every body in the club. Finishing off as Pritchard did with lush jungle beats, Kode9 really showed us how it was done, Hyperdub style.

Although it probably wasn’t the wobble saturated dubfrenzy many expected -clearly indicated by the crumbling crowd during the course of the night, this trio of internationals each brought a fresh performance and perspective to Perth’s often unvarying gig schedule.

Someone Say Dubstep regular Rekab provided an impeccable follow up to Kode 9, hitting the stage around 4AM and opening with the stunning track LFO featuring Rejia Lee by the darling of dubstep and fellow West Australian, Kito. To his credit, those that were left got well into the party sound with plenty of big tunes.

{Move} provided an event that was run professionally and reasonably priced with well matched artists at a superb venue. Those who went in with an open mind would have well received the smorgasbord of flavor put forward. Multi genre events such as this are really where it is at, although ensuring quality is premium, which was successfully pulled off at this event: going out in winter has never been so rewarding.