Joe Theobald, aka DJ Captain Wormhole, looks at all things vinyl 

ME and my better half went down London way at the weekend, to the Electric Brixton. We went to do the clubbing.

I’d never been to Electric Brixton before and as we queued with the friends we’d just made, who were down all the way from Glasgow for the evening, I was reassured by the length of the wait. All these people can’t be wrong surely?

After a brisk but brief pat down we were in and acquainting ourselves with the internal geography. The converted cinema holds 1,700 for club/DJ nights and it was a sell out for the night’s line up – Vitalic, Com Truise and Lorn on live sets and Mamiko Motto tying up the night with a show-stealing DJ set.

Lorn was up on stage as we got the first drinks in (around 12.30am), commanding the crowd with a dark brooding set of low-end synth and bass lines reverberating throughout the art deco interior.

As the venue filled I was pleased to see that the sold-out show was not uncomfortably cramped, with plenty of room for all to manoeuvre on the dance floor and reasonable queues at the bar.

After a few cigarettes the skin was tingling and a dewy euphoria set in for Vitalic. It was a well-paced set encompassing his signature party pieces from back in the day, La Rock 01, Pony and You Prefer Cocaine, tied up with new sounds, all hammered out on a range objects with lots of buttons and wires.

The crowd, which was universally engaged, friendly and a pleasure to spend the evening with, absorbed the sound and lights like a happy hydroponics installation waving in the cool ventilation.

Com Truise came on at 3.30am and sank straight into his signature bottom heavy mid-fi synth sound. If you’ve seen Drive then his sound can best be likened to the films soundtrack with a slow-motion funk.

Heather and I took full advantage of the venues two balconies to drink in this show, but after an hour or so you could feel some of the energy seeping out of the affair.

All was repaired when Mamiko Motto took over, her closing DJ set went straight in with driving, minimal techno to keep the bodies swaying right through to the end. The DJ/GASS label boss/producer/composer’s style is broad ranging and groove laden, perfectly suited to the wee hours.

The whole night (venue, sound, artists, crowd etc) scored a solid seven thumbs up with most props going to the crowd and specifically our favourite Scottish contingent. Mamiko Motto was my top pick from the line-up. She’s a must see.