The Gallery @ Ministry of Sound, London (Fr 4.07.2008)

DJs Above & Beyond, Martin Roth, Super 8 & Tab, James Grant, Michael Cassette, Jay Tech, Finetaste, Do u like it dirty, Teo Krakajax 

Electro, Minimal , House, Trance, Techno

The Gallery presents Anjunabeats

The Gallery welcomes back Anjunabeats and Above and Beyond on Friday 4th July for another one of our massive collaboration nights and the first of its kind at Ministry of Sound. This year’s DJ Mag poll saw Above & Beyond climb once again to No.6 in the world and they’re certainly no strangers to us here at The Gallery having done their first ever Anjunabeats party on a week night way back when. For this outing we’re bringing the full spectrum of Above & Beyond’s Anjunabeats label to Ministry of Sound, with the Box welcoming label bosses Above and Beyond and a bevy of other label talent whilst the bar is playing host to the trio’s increasingly popular Anjunadeep sub-label.

Above and Beyond lead the proceedings tonight and continue to be an act in worldwide demand. Having climbed the Top 100 yet again, this only confirms the wide held belief that they’re one of the leaders in the trance scene having had another great year. Recent releases have included the acclaimed mix compilation Anjunabeats Volume 5, as well as tracks including ‘Tri State’, Home’, and ‘Good for Me / World on Fire’ proving time after time their reputation as leading producers and remixers of the trance sound. Having watched them and their label grow as well as host many of their early label nights we’re always excited to welcome the boys back to the place they call home in London and unleash them on that Box room for the first time!! Martin Roth is another producer / DJ to have made his debut at The Gallery and to go on to earn his spurs with several jaw dropping DJ sets at Gallery’s in days gone past.

Enjoying a rich and varied discography and now with a slightly new ‘Nu Style’ twist to his sound, Martin is becoming an even more in demand name having remixed Paul van Dyk and released a bevy of new tracks in recent months. Always a regular over at Anjunabeats with his sound being used to great effect on remix duties he is invited to do his thing in the Box. Super 8 and DJ Tab have become regular and well loved faces here at The Gallery rocking main rooms whether it be alongside fellow label co-horts at Anjunabeats nights or alongside other world class lineups. The boys from Finland are welcome again as we get them to trance it right royally up to round off the Box lineup with label boss James Grant getting it all going early doors.

The Bar welcomes the deeper tones of sub label Anjunadeep with headline action courtesy of Michael Cassette and Jay Tech. With releases such as ‘Zeppelin and David’ Michael Cassette has fast become one of the leading exponents of the deeper Anjuna sound and blew the room away on his last outing at a Gallery / Anjuna party way back in December 07. Jay Tech has been a name rapidly on the ascent with a string of big tunes including ‘Spacelift’ and ‘Essence’. Producing since he was 14 and hailing from Australia; Jaytech is certainly one not to miss as he continues to showcase his melodic sound across the globe winning plaudits and fans from all quarters. Completing proceedings will be the Do U Like it Dirty crew who do exactly what they say on the tin in the Baby Box, leaving Krakajax to funk up the Lounge.