Vessels / worriedaboutsatan @ Nice 'n' Sleazy, 17 March

Tonight Sleazy’s underground space holds more electronic items than your local PC World – cables, cords and pedals litter the stage and standing area, leaving a near-sold out crowd slightly unsure where to stand. Support band worriedaboutsatan set up their inward-facing decks in the middle of the floor, fairylights and all, but don't quite manage to play to the strengths of the venue’s impressive sound system. A genuinely bone-shaking bassline takes precedent over the electronic intricacies they appear to be conducting, resulting in audience members prodding worriedly at their eardrums post-set.

Once the floor is cleared of wires, an eager crowd pushes to the foot of the stage to gawp at Vessels’ formidable set-up. Two drum kits, three keyboards, a multitude of buttons, pads and switches as well as a few clearly home-made rain-shakers leave little room for the five-piece to clamber aboard. But, dressed in matching t-shirts, Vessels emerge triumphantly, clearly excited to be back in Glasgow for their “900th” show in the city (their estimation).

The band’s most recent album, Dilate, saw the Leeds group take a drastic turn in genre, moving from guitar-led post-rock to a decidedly techno-infused output, but Sleazy’s evidently familiar crowd are very much undeterred. An early rendition of Elliptic – all cymbals, driving kicks and frosted beats – spurs some seriously committed moves from the front row. Vessels' newly electronic gloss translated slightly more earthily live, and credit must be given to the unreal percussionary talents of the “prettiest members of the band” (again, their words) sat on the drum stools. Wrapping up with a thunderous rendition of Glass Lake, whether Vessels are better suited to a summer festival set or an early morning session in Berghain remains unclear, but on this form they'd do a storming job either way. [Katie Hawthorne]