As can be expected I kicked my set off on the deeper side by dropping tracks like Shmuel Flash –The Other Side of Me and Dave Robertson- For Her. However, without going into too much detail I had a few problems with the sound (to say the least) and this meant that the decks were out of order for much of my set. The track selection I had available on CD was far more trancey and as such it was not a typical Matt Hardwick building set- which I prefer to do when I play for longer sets.

Its fair to say that the club was virtually full by 10.30 and it was fantastic to see so many familiar faces out there in the crowd. I’d like to say a big thank you to all of those people who travelled so far to make the event….including Thanos (DJ Tempa) who came all the way from Cyprus.

As I got into the swing of things tracks like Against the Grain- Further (Harry Lemon mix) and Hatrix- Windeo were going down a storm. As the atmosphere grew in the venue I raised the tempo and despite my technical difficulties gave it my all to put on a show. During every break-down the crowd let me know they were there with me and I can’t tell you how much that means to a DJ. There was so much energy in the crowd and that was amazing when considering how hot it was in the venue. I think that contenders for my tunes of the night would have to be either Exertion- Partizan or DJ Tab- Verso. Both tunes got a great response and I expect huge things from them in coming months.

The comedy moment of the night had to be when the sound guy was trying to sort things out and must have plugged the wrong cable into the wrong socket creating an almighty bang. I thought –this is it, game over. Thankfully it wasn’t the case. I quickly dropped Envio-Time to say Goodbye, which really calmed my nerves and had every ones hands in the air. This is a fantastic follow up to Touched by the Sun.

Under the circumstances it was probably the most difficult set I have ever had to play (apart from when I played in the middle of an earthquake in Manila in 2001). However, at the end of my set I was proud that I was able to get through it. The last thirty minutes of the set without monitors was the most difficult part. Luckily a specialist sound tech had arrived at the club shortly before Paul went on and managed to sort all the problems. Paul had been there throughout my set and showed his appreciation of what I had been through by holding my hand in the air at the end of my last record. The reaction I received from the crowd was fantastic.

A big thank you to everyone who made it down to Heaven and hope to see you all in the not too distant future!!