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Lashed, Moscow 22nd May 2004

Well after a fantastic gig in St Petersburg, it was all aboard the train to Moscow for a gig at club Gaudi that night. We had the option to fly to Moscow but we decided that it would be easier to get on the train as the flight and travel to and from the airports etc. would take just as long and would be far less comfortable. We arrived in Moscow early evening with enough time to relax in the hotel before the gig.

The weekend of gigs was organised by a guy called Sergey Kolosov and his company GoEast promotions in conjunction with the UK promoters- Koolwaters.

On arrival at the gig I was amazed at the venue. It was an old grain storage building in the middle of an ex-industrial area of Moscow. The main room was long and dark and complemented excellently by the amazing production and lighting put in place. The crowd were amazing and there seemed to be a good mix of people in the venue. I would estimate that there were about 2000 people in the venue.

The warm-up DJ was playing an amazing blend of deep progressive house and really warmed the crowd up perfectly. By 1am it was time for me to take to the decks. On the commencement of my first tune- two massive rusty oil drums either side of me shot flames about 8 feet into the air and the packed club went crazy…what an entrance!!

Moscow has a really strong trance following and so the music I was playing got an amazing reaction. The lighting and visuals really added to the show. Tracks like Randy Katana- In Silence and the Gabrielle and Dresden mix of No One On Earth got amazing reactions. I cant tell you how much of a delight this gig was and by the end of my set I was amazed that 2 hours had passed by so quickly.

As Lisa Lashes took over the decks with some blistering techno tracks I went down to sign a few t-shirts and copies of the Gatecrasher compilations. I was great to see the awareness of my Djing and production in Moscow and I cant wait to get back out there.

Id like to thank everyone who made it down to the gig and especially to GoEast promotions for putting on one of the best international gigs I have done this year…cheers guys!!

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