Summadayze

Mickey Juice — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:07:58 +0000

Summadayze was ridiculously hot, I know this review is meant to be about the music, but damn it, the heat was a major player that day and it deserves a mention. So to the sun; you fuckin’ shone man, you shone all fuckin’ day long, not even a cloud could get in your way, the dudes with water hoses had no chance.
Stand out for the day for myself was hands down James Murphy and Pat Mahoney, they bought the Disco heat when everyone thought it couldn’t get any hotter. It was great to see a solid crew hang around for the duo’s set which fortunately didn’t just stick to the Nu-Disco, the boys brought out plenty of older Disco which still managed to keep people dancing. Hopefully this is a sign that Perth isn’t too late to catch onto the Disco craze which has been doing the rounds around the world for a while now.
Before Murphy and Mahoney came on Fake Blood was absolutely destroying a very enthusiastic gathering with his signature sound. The mad fiends in the crowd were losing their shit despite audibly crackling in the sun. It was a bit disappointing that Fake Blood didn’t bring out any of the Disco House styled sounds that we’re present on his last EP, perhaps realising that Murphy and Mahoney were on after he decided to leave the disco to them.
Managed to catch a bit of Sebastian Leger, I haven’t really delved deep into this guy’s sound, but what I heard sounded really good, he was playing some Tech House kind of stuff when I caught him, and the crowd was lapping it up. There was also a massive air-con unit in the tent which was rather pleasant.
Wandered over to the main stage to catch the Presets and got to see the tail end of Roger Sanchez’s set, again I’m not well versed in this area of House music, but Sanchez seemed to be doing the right thing by the crowd you seemed oblivious to the fact that they were melting in the sun.
The Presets took to the stage and everyone was upstanding, they returned the crowds kudos with an extremely polished set that wasn’t devoid of any feeling. The sound was a bit dodgy at the start which could have been due to a bit of a breeze, but it was quickly sorted out and everything was coming through loud and clear. The Presets have got their live show down to a tee, Julian Hamilton’s vocals sounded crisp especially for an outdoor event, and Kim Moyes managed to smack the shit out of his drum kit without any loss of form.
All together the festival was run pretty well as far festivals go; short lines for drinks and toilets, no sound clashes between stages, and everyone basically started more or less on time. Summadayze normally seems to be a pretty tightly run operation and this year was no exception.

Perthquake » 2010

Summadayze