The nervous bite before the first kiss: Emilio Estevez punching the air in The Breakfast Club, for example. If these memories ring true, then College will speak to you.
Take a collective pinch of archetypal 1980s soundtracks and whisk in catchy French electro and you have a heady mix that was impossible to resist at The Haunt.
David Grellier is the man behind the decks and started proceedings with a minimum of fuss: no lights or microphone – just him and an expectant crowd.
The room was initially a little static but Grellier picked up the pace nicely with the euphoric Teenage Color and the set built in intensity to triumphantly finish with A Real Hero, the title track from hit movie Drive.
A lack of vocals occasionally let the mind wander but this was a set to get your blood pumping as well as your thoughts racing, allowing the crowd to revel in strong beats and emotive synths while also giving the tracks space to breathe - a rare skill indeed, particularly when coupled with the simple, pounding visual backdrop.
Grellier would have benefitted from playing two hours later with a rowdier crowd, but he still got a hero’s reception. Top marks.
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