Exclusive Moscow Performance by St. Petersburg Project KLUtCh!

On October 31, on the eve of Halloween, Russian electronic musician KLUtCh, who has influenced European dance music stars, will perform at the Moscow club "16 Tons." Recently, it has become known that the St. Petersburg electronic project KLUtCh has influenced the work of Sasha, one of the most renowned British DJs and producers. DJ Sasha was named the world's number one DJ in 2001 by Muzik magazine. Sasha gained international fame through his dance sessions at the famous nightclub Renaissance, and by releasing unique versions of well-known songs by artists such as Madonna, Pet Shop Boys, and others. In early August, Sasha released his new album "Airdrawndagger" on Kinetic Records. While working on the new material, Sasha was assisted by two equally acclaimed producers - Charlie May, known as Spooky, and Tom Holkenborg, better known as Junkie XL or JXL. During the album's recording, they listened to a lot of contemporary experimental music, including music from the St. Petersburg project KLUtCh. The track "Strochnik" from KLUtCh's album "8 bit freehand beat" (Cheburec, 2002) has already made it onto the Ru.Electronic compilation released by the English label LO Recordings and became one of the highlights of the album. Now the track can also be heard on a compilation of music that influenced the creators of Sasha's new album. The disc was released as an attachment to the August issue of Ministry magazine, which is entirely dedicated to Sasha and his album "Airdrawndagger." KLUtCh found himself in prestigious company with Derrick May, Juan Atkins, and musicians from the Basic Channel label. Here is how Charlie May commented on KLUtCh's track for Ministry magazine: "It sounds very Russian. As if they just plugged in whatever they could find and made it. You can even feel the room temperature where this was recorded. It's one of those tracks that you listen to and think, 'Why not just use a DAT recorder and a synthesizer? Why all this mountain of equipment? All you need is a good idea.'"