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Will Bankhead - Barbarella's, Friday

Garage: not exactly something we expected to hear. House? Yes. Techno? Yes. Disco? Yes. Garage? Didn't cross our minds. If it was going to get played at some point, though, it was only going to be at Barbarella's on Friday night with London boys Will Bankhead, boss of The Trilogy Tapes, and Joy Orbison on the line-up. The former was responsible for the 2-step, giving us a much-needed energy boost after cabbing our way from the festival to the club. The Charjan remix of Anthony Johnson's 'Everyday Is A Gunshot', a white label from 1999, got drawn for, treating us to some devilish basslines, choppy reggae vocals and some deadly gun blasts. More props for unleashing Wookie's 'Down On Me', too. Straight garage rudeness.

Joy Orbison - Barbarella's, Friday

Dekmantel loves a bit of Joy O. He's played at every edition of the Amsterdam festival and this year he put together a wicked selection of tunes for the brand's A-star podcast series. He didn't actually have a slot at the festival proper, but he completed a hat-trick of London DJs playing at Barb's on Friday, following Andrew Lyster and Will Bankhead. He showered through gritty house and techno during his 90-minute set, but ensured tunes you'd expect to hear in sweaty LDN basement venues were dished out as well. A standout was 'Fede' by London producer OKZharp, released last year on Hyperdub, that completely blew us away with its macho bounce and spellbinding vocals by South African artist Manthe. He must've been pleased with how it went down because we saw him treating himself to a few drinks on The Black Madonna and Mike Servito's boat party the day after. As was French DJ rRoxymore who provided some magical and melodious techno slammers after Joy O at Barbarella's.