That it's taken me this long to review Isolée's visit to APT last Tuesday means not a thing about the gig - it was fantastic, even better than I'd hoped. It was billed as a "live" set but, based on how these things sometimes go, it was entirely possible that Rajko Müller would just click play and sit back. But no, it was definitely a live set - Müller was plugged into a 12 channel mixer and basically recreated (and tweaked) his songs live. He played a non-stop mix of lots of Wearemonster along with some older tunes that the rest of the crowd recognized more than me. The songs weren't drastically different from the record, but more than enough was in flux to keep it interesting - for example the way Müller messed with the vocal sample on a wicked version of "Enrico" to start his set, or how he split "Pillowtalk" in two. It all sounded noticeably dubbier as well, which is always a good thing. "Mädchen Mit Hase" was my favorite part of the 70 minute set, mainly because I've been itching to hear that song on a banging soundsystem for months now. But pretty much all of the set hit the spot, and Müller definitely left the crowd wanting more. Let's hope we get another chance to see him again soon.

APT's brand new soundsystem, BTW, was the clear co-star of the night. Loud, crisp, deep, and bassy - but not distorted or deafening - it's made the music even more of a focus there. Great DJ's are always on the APT calendar, and the new sound will make their visits even more of a pleasure.