Thanks to everyone who made our third ever Synthetic night a success. First act of the evening was The Vanity Clause, a great duo from Southend-on-Sea. They played a well-crafted set of true electro with many of the early pioneers clearly a major influence but still managing to sound bang up to date. A nice touch was the children's TV theme intros. Then true to their word, copies of their new EP were freely distributed to eager members of the audience. Although they've been on the Synthetic playlist since our launch, my copy was on repeat pretty much all weekend.

Next up was Motorbikes In Tokyo. They have a knack of writing catchy tunes that by the second listen feel almost like classics. Kev and Rob exchanged vocal duties for a couple of tracks which ensured a varied set, and by the end there was barely anyone who wasn't either dancing, foot-tapping or at least enthusiastically head-nodding! Their 'Music and Machines' EP was available from them after the set, and if you missed their set, you can be sure that 'Dance To The Record Machine' will become a Synthetic playlist favourite from now on.

If The Vanity Clause and MiT were tough acts to follow, Ecce certainly rose to the challenge. A change of pace for the evening ensued with their captivating set of guitar-led electronica. From the perfect pop opening of 'Control' to the more experimental IDM tracks, Ecce take you on a journey without ever being self-indulgent.

And then it was time to dance again... Throughout the evening, here's what we played:

Miss Kitten & The Hacker - Stock Exchange
Orange Blossom - Cheft El Khof
Soulwax - NY Lipps
Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence

THE VANITY CLAUSE - LIVE SET

Tiga - Hot In Herre
Robyn - Crash & Burn
Digitalis - Upside-Down Brain
Strawberry Switchblade - I Can Feel
Human League - Love Action
Matinée Club - Discotheque Francais
New Order - Subculture
Cassette Electrik - The Smartest Bomb

MOTORBIKES IN TOKYO - LIVE SET

Red Blooded Women - Colour Me Dirty
Soft Cell - Say Hello Wave Goodbye (Almighty Radio Edit)
Client - Drive
OMD - Genetic Engineering
Ladytron - Seventeen
New Order - Krafty

ECCE - LIVE SET

The Orb feat. Alan Parker - Grey Clouds
Visage - Fade To Grey
Bodyrox feat. Luciana - Yeah Yeah
Bronski Beat - Small Town Boy
Goldfrapp - Strict Machine
The Modern - Industry
Underworld - Crocodile (Album Version)
Christopher Just - I'm A Disco Dancer
Beats Per Minute - What You Got
The Cure - The Upstairs Room
New Order - Blue Monday
Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough
Grace - Not Over Yet ('99 Perfecto Remix)
Human League - Sound Of The Crowd
Yazoo - Goodbye 70s
OMD - Enola Gay
Client - Rock 'n' Roll Machine (Album Version)
Soft Cell - Sex Dwarf
Blancmange - Living On The Ceiling
Red Blooded Women - Au Revoir Goodbye
Katsen - Where Nobody Can Find Us
Duran Duran - Planet Earth