klinch: Dave Clarke presents

While Francois K is drawing quite a crowd across the street at the Sugarfactory, we decide to go and see what’s going on with Dave Clarke and friends in the Melkweg. Maybe we should have called before paying the don from England a visit, because apparently he’s drastically refurnishing here tonight. The Melkweg boasts the best soundsystem in town and people clearly came to wreck some havoc on the floor in the mainroom with an exclusive performance by the prima donna of German techno, the one and only DJ Hell. The International DJ Gigolo’s label boss is not about to take any prisoners tonight and drops nasty grooves the way only he can.
Around 01.30 Dave Clarke has set up his equipment on the other side of the stage. It’s peaktime and that is when Clarke is at his best. He is not even bothered by the fact that the Melkweg technicians (great job guys, the sound is amazing) have to move the dj booth a couple of meters to the left while he’s playing, and after a ravey kickoff the ADE icon cranks it up a notch to give the bassthirsty crowd what they came for: Techno with a capital T….