- Not being able to catch any of Lee''s previous gigs in Sydney, I knew this my last chance to catch him before he jetted out to continue is 365 Tour. It was always good news when I found out that Lee would be playing at the Laundry and successfully dragged many friends along for highly anticipated night of excitement.
After a few warm up drinks and wandering around checking out each of the rooms, I finally settled myself in the cave about 30mins before the start of Lee''s set. Ajax handled a 2 hour set beforehand and really lifted the mood with loads of pumping tracks and gritty basslines. Unfortunately on this night, the cave was like a desert. Hot, sweaty and stinky. But that may have added to what was in store for the crowd that packed out the room. Finding shelter under the lone air conditioner, I stayed put for the 3 hours Lee was playing. The first hour was just solid, featuring a host of tracks with dirty basslines and addictive melodies. One thing that Lee always displays in his sets is the skill to pull a set up then down, moving from tech to techno to the unknown.
For me, the last half of his set was phenomenal, especially the last hour. Moving from techno laden beats and wild, spinning breakdowns to deep, minimal sounds, the dancefloor was alight with delight. One memorable moment when I actually remembered a track name was the moment that really lifted the mood. Lee dropped a track called Rej by Ame which is a slow, minimal burner with a gorgeous melody that just builds over 8 minutes. This track really showed what the crowd was about as it wasnt a huge pumping main room track, though it is a seriously cool tune.
Big-ups to Paul and everyone from the Laundry that put on this show. I was thoroughly entertained all night with all the usual settings set at perfect. As for Lee, I don''t think I need to say anymore.