This was finally it: the first official Hardcore gig in Auckland, being promoted by k5k and his A-Klass Rekidz. There were a lot of problems getting it there, but it was all right on the night!!
Hakaider just kept some discs spinning until the two Australian DJs (from Hardline Rekordingz, Perth) turned up, and then it was decided that I should be first. I played a messy [read: fantastic] set mainly consisting of my own Salsacore stuff. Somehow this coincided with pretty much everyone I knew who was going to be there being there, and they all clapped at some stage [I really hope I didn't hallucinate that].
Anyway, Hakaider went on after my set, and I went and sat outside in this little foyer between the gig and the poolhall where they had all these couches, and chatted to Dymo and Funboy. Presently this roaming anarchist who I'd invited because he was in town showed up, and so me and Danyl ended up having a long chat.
I extracted myself to go and have a dance every once in a while. Seeing as I had the dance floor pretty much to myself it was fantastic. It's great to jump around madly to this insane broken beat hardcore. k5k was going off on the decks with his new dubplates he'd had made for this very purpose.
And then one of the Australian DJs was on. Animal Intelligence was almost a let down after all the breaking beats that had been going on. He was playing straight-up Hardcore Techno, which I just find harder to dance to. And there wasn't enough bass!! But he was very good. Still, after an extended Hip-Hop breakdown, followed by the song "Don't want no short-dicked man", me and Danyl took off across the road, to get a snack, and ended up sitting outside Departure Lounge playing chess and listening to House music.
Eventually I came back, but Danyl had had enough. Hydrau1ik was playing, and I liked his set a bit better. Eventually it was over, and the Australians packed up and left. There was only a little while until the bar closed at 03:00, so k5k played it out, and then we packed it up and went home.
