Atmosphere's techno invasion continued with Glaswegian star Funk D'Void dropping tunes in the mainroom. He made his appearance after 12SI's second birthday celebrations, where free champagne, martinis and olives-on-sticks were consumed in copious amounts. 

The Funkster came on after a slightly erratic warmup by resident Gregoire. Greg, as he is affectionately known, seemed to be in two minds about the kind of set he wanted to play that night. Going harder, then softer, then harder again, Gregoire had the crowd looking confused. They went between vacating the dancefloor to bopping on it, although the early hour obviously didn't help.

When Gregoire handed the decks over to the funky Scotsman, however, it was disappointing at first. Funk D'Void seemed to be testing the waters with the crowd, going from trancier techno tunes to harder-styled stuff that wouldn't be out of place in an Adam Beyer or Umek and Valentino set. Again, the dancefloor vacillated between being filled and being emptied as the DJ tried to decide on a musical direction. 

Finally, however, Funk D'Void broke out of the mould and started playing that distinctive style of quality techno he is known for. Veering between rock-solid kickdrums and mind-bending samples, the Scotsman kept it warm and funky enough to almost qualify for a house set but with enough toughness in the beats to keep Atmosphere's hardcore clubbers happy. 

Nevertheless, it was a Wednesday night and the clubheads were not out in force. Funk D'Void played a decent set of mature and sophisticated techno, but the draw of ladies' nights across town and work commitments the next day probably meant that most of Kuala Lumpur's party people missed out on it. 

-Words and pics: Joon

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