For the past couple of months Audio have played host to a number of Drum and Bass label nights and now it was the turn of Goldies Metalheadz brand to touch down in the city. Rockwell, Die and Break were headlining and also featured Southamptons Gerra and Stone. On mic duties were MC’s AD and Visionobi.
After a fierce warm up from Gerra and Visionobi, Rockwell emerged on the decks. From off the offset he smashed tune after tune. His unique style showed us what 2011 Drum and Bass sounds like. He stunned the crowd when he dropped "Aria" from his most recent EP of the same name. To describe this tune as tekkie would be a complete understatement and Rockwell is not a force to be understated. Beautifully intricate and simple sounding, Aria was definitely one of the best tracks of the night from certainly the best DJ of the night.
DJ Die was next on the decks and veered towards a heavier sound. He mixed it up ranging from jump up to all out deep vibes as he opened with Phace and Misanthrop’s eclectic banger “desert orgy”. Also Die played some old school club bangers such as “Timewarp” still sounding fresh after all this time it got the crowd going after Rockwell’s minimal assault.
Break was the last of the headliners and teased the headz with his still unreleased tune “Hot love” Although it’s been around for a while now it is still kept under wraps. However seeing as it has featured highly in Breaks sets recently maybe it is a hint of things to come? Talking of exclusivity, Break ended with what can only be described as a V.I.P of his smash hit, Slow down. The three headliners complimented each other very well and everyone loved the different styles coming together representing the Metalheadz sound greatly. Gerra and Stone played the last hour ending the night with a bang despite being cut off half way through.
Although the crowd turn out was not as large as it should have been. It was still one of best nights musically that Southampton has seen and proved why Metalheadz is up there as one of the most forward thinking labels in Drum and Bass.
