It wasn’t so warm outside, but it certainly was on the floor of the Crown and Sceptre on Saturday night; it was hot from the warmth of the bass and the bodies surrendering to its power. Sound a little dramatic? Maybe. But with a considerable increase in patrons for this kind of event and such an intense vibe, it was official: Adelaide has officially got a scene and it is very much addicted to dubstep.

For anyone that was thinking dubstep was a style that was going to die out overnight, this was the show to prove the detractors wrong. Counterpart, potentially Adelaide’s biggest dubstep pusher, started out on the decks. Playing fairly dark to begin with, his set turned a bit more vocal towards the end. Dropping Skream’s La Roux remix proved a hit, bringing any of those sitting on couches on to the floor.

A twist of a knob and hit of a button was the entry for Gunda G, dropping a remix of the ‘90s classic track Be Sincere – boy, did it go off. It was a night to prove that rave was coming back from the grave, with powerful vocal samples and encompassing bass leading the way. And when you have stage dancers with poi and glow-sticks being twirled around, you could have sworn you were in the ‘90s underground movement. Amazing.

Moshman as always was pumping out a unique funked-up sound, and Desh and Jayar kept it going, but took it just that bit harder and deeper. When the clock struck 12, it was time for the UK rascal Trolley Snatcha to take over. And boy…I have not experienced such an intense vibe ever at a dubstep party. No joke. From the way he turned the record, to the looks he gave the crowd, this is a man in the zone. Already amazed, dropping Eastern Jam and a Prodigy track had me sold.

US star Noah D didn’t play quite as hard, but he had a very mysterious trend going. At first I wasn’t sure what I thought, but then Trolley Snatcha was on the microphone revving everyone up – teamwork! – and it brought back the hard energy. But I think what made me smile just that little bit more was when he dropped a jungle track to break up the dub beats. Brilliant, and it couldn’t have played it to a more appreciative crowd.

If this is any indication of what’s to come, Adelaide is certainly about to be spoilt. With a new weekly show of dubstep and broken beats about to grace HQ, Subsects, be sure to tune in to the low bass frequencies that will hit this town soon!