Not only was Buffalo impressed with Excision's set Monday night at Town Ballroom, but the feeling was reciprocated. "You guys know your shit, good for you!" he exclaimed into the mic as the crowd reacted to "Undah Yuh Skirt" a consistently banging track since Zeds Dead released it.

Prior to Excision was a quick set from Buffalo's own Stuntman, followed by fellow touring DJs Lucky Date and Liquid Stranger. Liquid Stranger, whom I was very much looking forward to, had a great opening set and was a perfect warm up for the intense sound to come.

The specially designed 100,000 watt PK sound system vibrated from the floor of the venue up and through to the end of your nose (no exaggeration.) Little colored ear plugs were undoubtedly in many ears that night. The "x vision" visualizer was projected upon a large geometric structure in the shape of an X, three spikes were erect on either side, the ones closest to the electric letter reached upwards like the horns of a bull. He and his decks were raised and behind at the intersection of the X.

The crowd danced without a lull and a mosh pit formed in front of the stage. When his set came to a close, everyone cheered for an encore with their arms raised and crossed to form an "x." Encouraged by an emphatic audience, he continued the show with two more tracks one of which was "Louder" by DJ Fresh. Not that the show could have gotten any louder.


If you didn't attend the after-party, you sincerely goofed. Stuntman, HXLY and SwaggleRock had phenomenal sets and the quaint underground Soundlab was jam-packed with Excision go-ers ready to rage through the night. I'm sure Tuesday morning, many were left with sore legs and ringing ears, but it was well worth it.