The big downpours mostly stayed away, but spotty rain throughout day one of DEMF 2007 kept the crowds down and relatively tame, but several standout performances and a retreat indoors for the requisite afterpartying put a positive start on the weekend.

Unfortunately, hotel delays kept me away from the party’s opening hours and I missed out on Pole’s early timeslot, but despite that disappointment the party got started off right with Gary Martin mixing up some tribal techno in one of two tented stages.

Around this same time at the riverfront Pyramid Stage legendary German dub-techno duo Rhythm & Sound were just getting started on their marathon of dub and reggae with help …