We joined the night as The Carps were blasting out their last couple of tunes, working the bass/keyboard and drum duo to excellent effect, in a set-up reminiscent of, but infinitely cooler than, Death From Above. After a break punctuated with some sick Croydon home-grown from the likes of Benga and Coki, The Cool Kids, branding themselves the “black Beastie Boys”, took the stage and proceeded to amp up the crowd, kicking out some Old Skool inspired shit from the streets of Chicago. 'Gold and Pagers' met with rapture as the crowd recognised Ice Cube's infamous lyrics from NWA's 'Fuck Tha Police', with 'One Two' and '88' proving equally worthy of exultation.

Mere seconds after The Cool Kids dropped their mics, DJ Craze took to the stage and embarked on a mash-up of monumental proportions, commencing with a scratched up version of the infamous Rocky theme tune 'Gonna Fly Now' and cycling through innumerable classics and infectious cuts from the likes of Dr Dre, Justice, Guns N' Roses and DJ Shadow. Though his set did wane a little in the middle, slightly losing the crowd's interest, he revived the atmosphere with a sure-fire crowd pleaser in House of Pain's 'Jump Around', subsequently moving on to the masterful juggling of an acapella version of Dizzee Rascal's 'Pussyole (Old Skool)' and Michael Jackson's 'Rock With You'.

The four times DMC world champion (once with The Allies) didn't disappoint and was constantly showcasing his legendary turntable skills; double scratching, transforming and even scribbling with his back turned, much to the crowd's intoxicated delight. As we peered at him through a shroud of smoke, he rarely rested, constantly dashing between his Macbook and decks, always tweaking and slipping in sly inflections. Craze lauded over his decks like Tony Montana over a pile of coke; he brought the Miami party to Fabric.

Monthly residents Scratch Perverts rounded off the night with their usual brand of turntable aberration, leaving us all to escape into the freezing London night uplifted and buzzing. One can only speculate as to whether Fabriclive 38 can match the energy and excitement of Craze live (at least until Oldsy reviews it, that is), but one thing is for sure – if it only gets halfway there, it's going to be awesome.