12 tracks that prove Dekmantel is a haven for quality house and techno

Played by Vakula on Saturday night: On Friday we took it easy after the day session so that on Saturday we'd have enough juice to see what a blazing Melkweg afterparty line-up had in store for us.

Entering the maze-like venue, it was apparent from the off that Trouw (last year's afterparty location) this was not but that being said, the club still keeps the bar high in terms of sound, atmosphere and programming. We arrived as DJ Harvey and Mr Ties were laying down some heavy techno but it was actually when Vakula stepped up that things got real good – real good.

The Ukrainian didn't mess around when he jumped on deck at 5am. His blistering hour of power included tracks from Mark Broom, Blakk Earth and this absolute killer from TDR. 'Plique' got played five minutes from the end of his session and everyone went batshit crazy, naturally. Set of the night, easy.

Played by Helena Hauff on Sunday afternoon: After a hazy morning recovering from our round at the 'Weg, we went straight to see Helena Hauff and the excitement around her at the moment was fully justified by her two hour stint. We muscled our way to the front so we could watch the Hamburg producer up close and personal and it really was a masterclass. Thirty minutes into her set, The Lab was full to the edges with people eager for an afternoon shot of devilish electro and techno.

All of her cuts came loaded with a sinister edge and although her expression was pretty blank for the most part, the huge cheers from the crowd managed to raise a few cheeky smiles. She was one of the few women on the line-up however and despite that line-up being killer, it definitely needed more female talent. Steffi and Virginia also did their thing, as did Veronica Vasicka and Kraviz, but next year we'd like to see the Dekmantel line-up a lot more balanced.