Waiting in front of the lift with my companion, after exiting the brisk Melbourne night, I was wondering if the late venue change would effect the 2nd last stop on the All Night Sun Light tour. As we entered Roxanne we were greeted with the sounds of Melbourne party DJ Ooh Ee. Dropping some classy electro-disco tunes, including favourites by Fan Death and WhoMadeWho, it was a shame there weren’t many punters there to enjoy it.

Not long after, Perth exports The Dirty Secrets, threw themselves around creating a squealing, feedback-based intro that led into the cow bells and bassy, syth-driven intro of their latest single Transmission. I admit that, after their amazing effort on the last album, I was slightly disappointed with this single, but seeing the song live gave it a new energy and was a good start to the set. Still, the crowd were hiding in the shadows, but this didn’t effect jumping Jarrah McCleary on keys and vocals.

After playing their great single Lighthouse off their debut, self-titled record, McCleary asked the crowd to come into the light, and they complied. It was good to see, as there was so much energy contained up on that little stage that was begging to be translated somewhere, and the milling crowd were the perfect recipients.

The Dirty Secrets were heavily trialling a bunch of new tunes. In the mix were some signature sounds from the guys, as well as a few darker, sexier, 80s-influenced tracks with McCleary trying out a couple of new vocal styles. They all worked well and I’m sure got the fans excited about their upcoming releases.

Chestwig came on next and played an awesome DJ set with remixes of greats such as Soulwax, Peaches, Ratatat, Midnight Juggernauts and Dragonette. I had never seen him before but wherever he plays next I’ll be there and so will the party. The set was full of perfect electro bangers to get the crowd in the mood for Infusion.

Excitement and apprehension described my state about the upcoming set. As a fan of their earlier work, their latest singles had yet to impress, but their live show always promised a good booty-shake. They guys came on to a now packed room and began with their popular single off Six Feet Above Yesterday, Girls Can Be Cruel.

As it was an album launch, the guys played a bunch of songs off their new album, including the singles Dogtown and 2 Player Game which both came across well. Yet there seemed to be something lacking in their new sounds, and some of the crowd felt it. Even when keyboardist and vocalist Frankie Xavier asked everyone to – œRock out with their cocks out’ before playing new tune Justified, I couldn’t help but feel it was a little forced. This did not effect the energy that abounded from Jamie Stevens, jumping around and smiling at the back like a kid at his first rave.

Now, the sound at Roxanne leaves a lot to be desired, but in saying that the venue itself cannot be held wholly responsible. The sound mix, throughout most of the evening, was of poor quality and this really bought it down a notch. Infusion rely heavily on their electronics to bring out crisp but crunchy basslines, but they also have a lot of guitars, drums and vocals, and it didn’t seem that these were accounted for at the right times.

The new songs will not have me clamouring to get my hands on a copy of their third album, but most people seemed to be enjoying themselves. Their classic Six Feet Above Yesterday, as well as songs off their first album Phrases and Numbers, still retained their energy live, and there were moments reminiscent of their stellar show at the Big Day Out several years ago, but these were too few and far between. Let’s just hope it was just tiredness taking its toll, because when these guys are in top form, they are up there with Australia’s leading electronic artists.