“Celebrating its second instalment at Wrongbar, 151 Proof delivered a slammin’ party. Though the audience wasn’t as thick as last month, the addition of Montreal’s DJ Simahlak was a bonus, as was the three-to-one female/male ratio. When the ladies are as uninhibited as the modern Toronto hipster party girl, a bit of space on the dance floor is actually preferable.

The modern Serato era gives any disc jockey a passport to a dozen different musical universes, and those who can make the smoothest transitions between genres own time and space itself. Simahlak excellently navigated from Jay Dee to Esther Williams to D’Angelo to Sheila E., blending musical styles until differences disintegrated. Still healing from his broken hip, 4th Pyramid took the stage and sat in the huge leather seat, and people enthusiastically followed along. “It’s the P-Y-R-A-M-I-D!” was one of the catchy refrains the underrated artist spit from the throne, before being joined by Screwface mayor Theology 3, who ripped a vicious verse. DJ Tasc knows how to kill a show with hardcore hip-hop classics while still keeping the groove moving. When a wicked Slick Rick hit was seamlessly stitched into Tears for Fears’ Shout, the most perplexingly blissful mix of distant dimensions was manifested” – Addi Stewart Aug. 7th (Pg. 62) NOW Magazine Toronto.