Review: Interstellar Overdrive featuring Tinhead, Ryan Simatic and Ian Lehman

It was a special night for techno lovers in Madison Friday night a couple of weekends ago. A triple bill featuring Madison DJ Tinhead, Ryan Simatic and Ian Lehman from the Twin Cities had the 120 or so people dancing to bar time Saturday morning at the High Noon. The club’s sound system was dialed in just right (despite an initial bass glitch during Tinhead’s set) to transform the venue into a pulse pounding experience making me reminisce our recent Movement experience in Detroit. We do not get to see Tinhead play that often here in town, and it is always a treat when the rare occasion comes up. This time was no exception with a playful mix of deep house and techno, including some Steve Bug favorites of mine. Things got a tad darker with Ryan Simatic’s minimal techno set but it was Ian Lehman’s performance that sent another jolt of adrenaline coursing through the system. Dark, broody, heavily textured and layered hard driving techno… tribal and ‘animalistic’ if there is a word to describe things. A special thanks to Jason @ Prognition for organizing the stellar lineup.