DOOM on Wednesday was epic as expected but it's important not to forget about the other acts that preceeded the hip-hop legend. The night was set in the main room with no music in the second, meaning a lot of hombres crammed in to one place waiting for one person at the end of the line up. This, I imagine, meant a hard choice for the promoters in picking artists to entertain the masses. With the first hour taken care of by Manchester future music specialists hoya:hoya and experimental hip-hop artist Dels the floor filled up quickly with nodding heads. Next came one of the acts of the evening for me - the knob twiddling and button pushing Illum Sphere who, accompanied by next-level visuals, set the mood perfectly for the evening. The other highlight of the evening followed in the form of Lucky Me's Hudson Mohawke. Wasn't sure what to think at first when the producer graced the stage with no headphones in sight, but aided by a space-age laptop he smashed it regardless. Lastly on the list of pre-DOOM artists came remix master and vinyl vanguard Jamie XX who, although lacking the crowd moverability of Hud Mo, took it down a notch for the star of the show to bring it back up again. All round an incredible night and one of the most refreshing line-up's on WHP's roster this year.
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