By Catherine Sinclair-Jones
Let’s face it, York’s nightlife is more likely to conjure up blurry memories of Alphabeat rather than Annie Mac, 
so the prospect of Tony Vegas and Prime Cuts of the legendary turntable giants Scratch Perverts playing in our very own Fibbers promised to be one of the most highly anticipated events of the term.
Resident York DJ Nik-L prepped the crowd for the night ahead with an energetic set before WAX:ON favourites the Eskimo Twins took the stage for their third York appearance with their signature pounding dark electro. The enthusiasm of the crowd didn’t go unnoticed, with Eskimo Twin Tim commenting that the atmosphere was better than most Leeds nights the duo had played!
After this energetic build up, the Perverts were ready to face their excited (and by now epically sweaty) audience. Although starting later than expected, the duo soon made up for lost time with some wall-shaking dubstep, alternating remixes of artists like Caspa and the Foreign Beggars off their Beatdown album with recent favourites, including the massive Emalkay track When I Look At You. Their set followed the pattern of Beatdown as well, moving smoothly into some fast-paced electro with a creative remix of Pon De Floor as well as Jack Beats’ mixes of Kissy Sell Out, TC and La Roux among others. Finally they rounded off the night with a heady drum and bass finale, using tracks from Sigma and Dirty Harry to D*Minds’ epic mix of Warface and Spor’s classic Aztec. Although abandoning their signature scratching, the reaction of the audience showed that this was only a minor disappointment, with one particularly enthusiastic onlooker declaring it to be “the best electro night in York ever.” With Fibbers fast establishing itself as the place for electro, techno and house music acts, this will hopefully be one of the first of many unforgettable nights still to come.