However you choose to describe it, there’s no denying Disclosure make near-perfect electronica, with that all-important cross-over appeal.
And you don’t need to look too far for affirmation either: Glastonbury and Electric Picnic, Later... With Jools Holland, even techno legend Richie Hawtin’s Enter party on Ibiza have all welcomed the Surrey duo this summer.
No surprise, then, that The Olympia was figuratively packed to the ceiling for the Heineken Live Project freebie. Dance nerds, house heads, ravers and rockers were all stuffed in like sweaty sardines, as the famous old venue was transformed into a huge house party.
Settle – the brother’s acclaimed debut record – will undoubtedly feature in many end of year lists in the coming weeks, and the raucous crowd were treated to some of its highlights. Enormous drops, perfectly timed pre-chorus breakdowns, and crisp acoustic percussion all featured on ‘F For You’, ‘When A Fire Starts To Burn’ and ‘Stimulation’, while ‘White Noise’ and ‘Voices’ were greeted with deafening roars and sing-alongs that Sasha Keable and Aluna Francis would’ve been proud of.
Paired with blinding strobes and visuals, ‘In Your Head’, with its impressive drum solo, and the gigantic breakdown on ‘Confess To Me’ provided two of the clubbier moments of the night, as the crowd continued to bounce and groove to every bassline.
There was still time for the Disclosure remix of Jessie Ware’s ‘Running’ before they announced the finale. The aptly named ‘Help Me Lose My Mind’ served merely as a precursor for ‘Latch’, as Sam Smith’s soulful vocal and the bass-heavy electronics ensured one last dance in the aisles, on chairs, in the boxes... Cheers Heineken!