There is something about events at Zula that brings a smile to every body faces. Maybe it’s the new venue still holding some appeal or perhaps it is just the fact that almost every event there is sure to be a night of fun and happiness.

Friday night was no exception. The line-up can only be described as pure awesomeness. Dj’s battling each other, mash-ups that just shouldn’t work but sound too appealing to miss and the added theme of ‘fright night’ being Friday the 13^th and all the hype attached to that in itself.

I was excited. Aside from it being the best friends birthday and, therefore a guaranteed night of debaucherous fun, the line-up and hype made it that much better. Aside from a few minor issues (explored in the next post) it really was a fantastically organised and fun event.

Onto the important bit: THE MUSIC!

I arrived as Mao vs. Das Kapital were warming up…and by warming up I mean the vibe and the mass of sweating bodies already on the upstairs dance floor. If any of you have seen these artists separately you’ll know how fantastic they are but together they were a warm, heaving explosion of crazy bass and happy commercial mixes from Das Kapital mixed in with Mao’s noise that no two men should be able to create…and it worked perfectly.

After getting the dancing shoes moving our group of happy friendlies moved downstairs where Bruce and Mark had just started what was, in my opinion, the battle set of the night. Bruce is the sunrise God of the trance scene and Mark has made a name for himself playing the early set at parties that keeps the feet stomping. Together they’re lucky there wasn’t a hole in the concrete floor. Mixing together like they were joined at the hip they literally had sweat dripping off the roof. (I’m not even joking I’m sure I felt a few drops on my head at one point!)

A seemingly tough act to follow…so the organizers time-slotted the one DJ that can play by himself and make the crowd that much happier…good old Broken Toy. He never disappoints…ever. Starting with his well-know tune Talk Talk he carried everyone through an hour of smiling faces, bouncing bodies and very sore feet the next day. Following James came the smooth act of Shift, playing a set that showed his years of experience. Although the set was good the anticipation of seeing the amazingness of Xatrix vs. Rubix Qube was palpable…for those of you that caught this act at Masqued Ball you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about…sheesh it was insane. It was like a brand new crowd had arrived and there was a whole new energy.

Moving upstairs after that amazing set for what we thought would be a change of pace we walked straight into the heaving mass of sweat that Niskerone had created in a way only he can. At some point in the night a surprising amount of hay made it’s appearance on the upstairs dance floor (I honestly have no clue where it came from) and as he closed the set with The Prodigy’s killer tune Breath mixed as only Niskerone can there was hay raining from the roof as it was thrown around…it was like being caught in an itch snow storm of hay hysteria…and so fantastic=)

Bruce Willis?? Vs. Lg Fritz closed the evening off in true style and so it was with very itchy, sweaty bodies, ridiculously sore feet and cheeks sore from smiling that 4am rolled around, he club closed and we dragged ourselves home.

Although I missed acts like George Daniel vs. Dublusion and Riot Squad vs. Pascal and Pierce as well as the always amazing Jester vs. Frozen Ghost because of the two separate stages I’m told that it was just as amazing.

Once again, an awesome night and if you haven’t been to a Zula event…seriously…get your act together ad head on over as soon as possible!