This evenings festivities began (well for me anyway) with Seth Sentry. He had just started his support set as we walked through the door, tinnies in hand.

The room was barely half full and exceedingly quiet to begin with. But Seth’s self deprecating humour, clever rhymes and obvious chemistry with his DJ (Jackie Splash) quickly won the audience over. I particularly liked the beat box & loop pedal breakdown mid set and also the use of percussion instruments by Mr Splash.

"The Waitress Song" was the obvious crowd favourite, but by no means is this rapper a one hit wonder. With an arsenal of good songs to begin with and a new album coming soon, Seth Sentry could be one to watch out for.

Kid Koala was first on stage, closely followed by his band mates. I didn’t really know what to expect. I had a hunch the rhythm section might sound a bit like Led Zeppelin or maybe ... Wolfmother ...

I turned out to be right. But what makes The Slew a very different beast is what Kid Koala and Dynomite D add to the bass and drums: Guitar riffs, vocal lines, other instruments and some mind blowing scratching. And all without missing a beat. The 2 DJs worked so seamlessly that it was often hard to figure out who was doing what.

I was most impressed by how Kid Koala and D complimented the boys playing while still letting it breathe, allowing it to speed up and slow down as the music dictated. I’m sure this is not easy to do and further demonstrated how each member of the Slew (but particularly Kid Koala) is extremely gifted at their craft.

The epic ‘Battle of heaven and hell’ finished the set and I don’t think the smile had left Kid Koala’s face the whole time. I thought my night couldn’t get any better but I came home to discover that the Slew’s album is available for free download from Kid Koala’s site.

So I downloaded it... and you should too!