Roxanne Parlour’s cold back room was packed from the get-go and the front Parlour room as well; UV profanities and love notes covered the mirror, highlighted by the black light. The main room was starting to fill as well by about 11:30pm, with a line out the front half way to Little Bourke Street. Harris Robotis’ lead the way with his tech-house and the signature style of the moment – driving beats, humming bass line and a retro vocal lick. Hipsters in pointed shoes and blazers were mixing with party frocks and heels and most of the guys needed either more of a haircut and or less of one. After midnight, huge beats started to kick in and all four areas were filling, including the outside smoking area. Roxanne Parlour is a large venue and even though the headliners aren’t as well known as say, Steve Aoki who also played at Roxanne, there were still plenty of people packed in.

There is one heck of a following for Trashbags! These nights make me wonder how 18-21 year olds manage to go out so many nights a week with all the events on. The night definitely had a Dim Mak flavour with glitch, grimy electro and tech-house; with the back room, more mainstream house and electro. I think Dim Mak could almost be its own genre. A collective of great DJs on with a signature sound spreading quickly around the world. And I have to admit, I’m completely fine with that.

One guy was shuffling by himself while everyone else milled around. From The Parlour, the dubstep coming from James Kane makes me think it must be on its way to mainstream. The mixing left a little to be desired however, as it sounded like noise in some parts (for the record, ‘Chainsaw Massacre’ should never be played in public).

Glass Mirrors, a Melbourne local, did an amazing job of support – one to watch out for. I loved hearing the Shazam remix of Muscles’ Sweaty out in the back room though the rest of the old school house didn’t really grab me.

South African Haezer got the hands in the air and the crowd literally jumping up and down. They loved his Aoki-style crowd interaction, and he totally played up to the sea of hands – drinking the offered drinks and revving them up with the music. As he wiped his face with his t-shirt at one point, the ladies went crazy, Haezer even went for a brief crowd surf before hopping back behind the decks. He definitely got my feet moving.

Hot damn, you can see why GTronic is part of the Dim Mak stable! In loyal form, one of the first tracks dropped was the Bloody Beetroots’ Warp 1.9. Everyone in the crowd was jumping as a singular form. I sensed it might be wise to vacate the area in case of injury; retreating to the safety of the couches. GTronic brought the mix up to a little more melodious and then slammed it home, ripping out the massive tracks from his Dim Mak record bag.

Last time I was at Roxanne Parlour it was complete mayhem. This time, I think only two rooms were really necessary. The VJ in the main room provided some interesting visuals that kind of got lost amongst the decorations, lasers and waving hands. This was a bit of a shame, as it rendered him redundant. However, Trashbags! Presents We Love Noize had the massive drawcards of DJ, Haezer and GTronic proving Roxanne is definitely equipped for the party.