Minke is one of the most forward thinking clubs in Adelaide, musically speaking. Some of the best DJ’s in the world have played there lately, and the place keeps getting more and more people through the door, hearing the best breakbeat music the scene has to offer. Phil K and Nubreed were no exception to this. If you missed this because you think breaks are slow and undanceable, then you need to seriously re-assess the situation!

When I arrived, the sweet sounds of John Doe were wafting out the speakers. Here is the guy that has almost single-handedly brought breaks to the people of Adelaide. His set was a nice blend of new and old nu school breaks tunes. He was followed rather well by K2, who played a harder set of favourites to a growing number of people, some who even ventured out onto the dance floor!

Then the people we were all there to see came on. Phil K stepped up to the decks, playing some rather obscure breaks, sounding like Art of Noise meets Herbie Handcock. Then the boys from Nubreed stepped up to their banks of boxes (how I would LOVE to have a play with all of that equipment!!!), joined by Phil on a turntable and couple of those funky new CD mixers, and the proceedings just went “Boom”! The guys obviously love what they do, with the way the groove about, switch places and equipment, sing and rap. Playing all kinds of samples from Prince, Music Youth, and even Adelaide’s own Groove Terminator over the fattest beats and nastiest basslines, they cranked it out solidly and smoothly for the rest of my evening!

If it wasn’t for the flu, I think I’d still be there, dancing away! They crowd were slow to get into the evening, but by the time I left there wasn’t a soul that wasn’t moving to the great sounds these guys make. All the hype surrounding these guys doesn’t even get close to their performance, and hopefully we will see them back again REAL soon!