When the Booth Became a Battlefield
Some nights are built around a name. Others are built around a format. This one was about confrontation, instinct, and reaction time. A special retro breakbeat session led by Evil Nine, one of the UK’s most influential breakbeat figures, setting the stage for a night where control was constantly challenged.
From the start, the intention was clear: no linear storytelling, no comfort zones. Just pressure, rhythm, and decisions made in real time.
Face to face, beat to beat
The format changed everything. Two booths. Two artists facing each other.
Each track wasn’t just played, it was thrown. Every transition became a provocation, every beat an invitation or a threat. One artist left a rhythm behind; the other had to respond, adapt, and escalate.
What unfolded felt closer to a duel than a DJ set. The crowd stood in the middle of that exchange, feeding off the tension, reacting to every switch, every unexpected turn, every moment where the room could tip in any direction.
When competition becomes connection
What made the night resonate wasn’t who “won” the battle, but how the format transformed individual performances into a shared experience.
Not every night tells a story. Some nights collide.
A constant exchange of ideas, tempo, and attitude, turning the booth into a dialogue and the crowd into its echo.
