Easter is a special time of the year when we give thanks to the Lord… the Lords of music that is ! (Right?) And so it was, a plethora of punters congregated at Canberra’s party place, Lot 33 for a heavenly night of electro, house, hip-hop and break beats. Delivered by one of Australia’s dance music aristocrats, Kid Kenobi and his master-of-the-microphone, MC Shureshock.

As the long weekend was just getting started, so was the party. By midnight, Lot 33 was absolutely bursting at the seams. The crowd filled the dance floor and seating area, and a massive line of people stretched up the pavement outside. It was all in the name of ‘giving thanks’ for what the Lord gave us – music, music, music oh, and a long weekend to enjoy it! So what better way to show my appreciation was to get a few beverages and get my booty onto the dance floor.

From around 1:00am, local support act Offtapia warmed up the crowd with a serving of hectic electro tunes. His set featured the likes of The Bloody Beetroots Warp as well as some ultimate party pleasers, including DMX’s Party Up. Offtapia was able to work magic with his energetic set as the dance floor was pumping from start to finish.

As 2:30am approached the masses flocked closer to the decks, ready for Kid Kenobi to begin. MC Shureshock took the lead, opening up with vocals of a distinctive gangsta-meets-hip-hop sound, as Kenobi backed it with samples of sirens and a fat bass. It was different from what I would expect from Kenobi, so I was rather interested to see how the set would unfold.

After only a few moments into the set, there was a slight technical difficulty. Did something come unplugged? Anyhow, it was quickly fixed and the music continued to flow. The initial sounds were a hybrid of electro and hip-hop. Which for me, my 26 year old self, wasn’t exactly what was going to get my ass shaking. As I looked around the room at the younger punters, predominately young men, I could tell that they were loving it. And, the more that Shureshock gave them some word, the more they would get into it. I just kept thinking to myself – is he trying to be Dizzee?

As a few tracks had passed, another technical difficulty had occurred – this time, it lasted quite a few minutes. The room was temporarily dead and the sound of voices echoed as Kenobi and Shureshock rummaged around, trying to fix the problem. As we waited two ‘interesting’ young girls, tried to entertain the crowd with a Mexican wave. Hmmm, nice try, but it’s a club, not a test match at the MCG.

After the hiccups had cleared, Kenobi and Shureshock were back in fine form. Maybe it was my telepathic message of “I don’t like this that much” that caused the complication in the first place. Funnily enough, as things got back on track, the set really started to develop into a myriad of cool tunes, tied together with some electro, house and funky beats that got the crowd going crazy.

People were smiling, singing, dancing and cheering with their hands up in the air. The pair spun some old-favourites including Superstylin’ by Groove Armada and Destination Calabria by Alex Gaudino and Crystal Waters. But the two absolute corkers that got me burning holes in the dance floor were the surprise inclusions of The Bomb by the Bucketheads and Everyday People by Arrested Development. Awesome, I love both of those tunes! They added some distinct contrast to the overall delivery of the set.

To pack even more punch was the addition of some of 2009’s most biggest hits by Duck Sauce, The Bloody Beetroots and an oh-so-cool dubbed out Deadmau5. At this point, the duo really worked well together; as the vocals and tunes complimented each other nicely. These tunes kept the punters’ spirits high and brought everyone together.

However, there were parts of the set that were a little underwhelming and a point where Shureshock’s stage presence screamed ‘d!%$h*@d’. Perhaps I have grown older, or was the set was targeted to a younger market? Either way, there were just some parts I was like “What’s happening here?”I would have liked to have seen more break beat throughout the entirety of the set as well as some of that underground-dub sound that Shureshock has been working on as of recent.

The set wound up around 4:30am as local lad, Tim Tulip picked up the pieces of the musical puzzle and finished it off with a smile. He played a crowd pleasing set; which continued to keep the buzzing vibe alive until the wee hours of the morning.

Overall, the night can only be described as HECTIC! I am truly thankful for the ‘Lord’ and everything that the Lord has given us – music and a public holiday. Thank God for you, Lord of music! I had such a fun night.