When the cave is moist and humid you know there is a gem inside not to be missed. Saturday night proved exactly that, with the gem of the night Lee Burridge. The crowd was well teased with an opening set by Mike Khoury that worked the crowd for what was yet to come. By 11:30pm, The Cave was almost full and heads and feet around the room were in sync with precision.

I thought Mike Khoury did a fantastic job with his warm up set for Lee Burridge. Tempo and energy- wise, the set was dropped down to Burridge’s perfect 124-BPM sets. Though it did feel pretty slow when walking between rooms from the Laundry to the Cave, Burridge’s set was able to tell a musical story. As Burridge described in his interview with ITM, “The night is a journey – a roller-coaster, and I don’t want to get on a roller coaster in the middle of the ride.”

Two ladies near the DJ booth were already fanning themselves and others around, and you could tell that they were prepared for a night of muggy beats. By 1am, The Cave was at its capacity. You could feel the constant current of body movement pulling you back and forth like a tide. By 1:15am, Lee Burridge’s three-hour rollercoaster set was unleashed.

Though I didn’t make it to the front of the DJ booth, the interaction between Burridge and the crowd was unbelievable. The energy of his set and the constant connecting with the crowd with a hand wave or a high five not only show cased his craftsmanship as an artist, but also his sincerity to his crowd.

After an hour of Burridge’s set, my ears couldn’t take it any more. The mammoth speakers in the Cave got the best of my ears. They were hurting! The sound quality in the Cave was too loud, and if you were standing towards the side of the room you could no longer feel the pulse of the bass. Though the crowd was friendly and well behaved, there were some very inconsiderate people smoking in the Cave.

As I struggled to get out of the Cave, I got dragged into Tom Piper’s epic set. The Laundry room was condensing from body sweat and the mirrors were fogged up and his set was thumping. I haven’t seen such a crowded Laundry since the dubstep night with Chase and Status. All up, an interesting night at Laundry. I can’t wait for the Garden Party on 16 October with a three-hour set from Hybrid.