Their career spanning over 20 years alt. rockers KMFDM has made quite a journey from a band claiming from the Paris underground scene with a small but devoted fan base to American chart topping monsters. They have worked with Adrian Sherwood (Nine Inch Nails and The Cure) and performed with the likes of Einsturzende Neubauten, The Young Gods, Borghesia and Ministry. The name of the band - KMFDM - a German acronym for 'Kein Mitleid Fur Die Mehrheit' ('no pity for the majority') has seen many an interpretation including infamous 'Kill Mother F***ing Depeche Mode'. Their style has been self-defined as an ultra-heavy beat, and when playing live KMFDM crank up a powerful fusion of dance, heavy metal, alt. and industrial rock with Sascha Konietzko's manifesto raps and vocal support from Luccia, leaving no punter unimpressed.

Natasha Atlas has established as a singer with critically-acclaimed ethno-electronic acts such as Fun'Da'Mental and Transglobal Underground, also belly-dancing for the former. Natasha's music is a multi-layered beast of sweet Asian schtick mixing ornamental elements with European club beats and French chanson. Highly professional producers and musicians such as Brian Higgins who is responsible for Sugababes' 'Round Round' and Cher's 'Believe' success and Mike Nilsen, who has worked with Jamiroquai and Underworld lend Natasha a hand with recording. Her live shows are a mixture of belly-dancing, spicy hovering voice and an incredibly well-crafted musical fusion.

 In the early seventies Ralf Hutter and Florian Schneider created a brand new electronic sound and subsequently changed the face of electronic music forever by founding Kraftwerk. Their live shows have become a rare treat during last 10 years, so that's way their Saint-Petersburg show was quite a unique experience. Old hits and tracks from the latest 'Tour de France' album went together with a mesmerizing video mix and an impressive light show. Static robo-like four-piece dressed in identical formal black suits was operating its laptops putting on such an energy-charged show that not all 'live' bands manage to.

 RZA aka Rizza, a key member and an inspiration behind Wu-Tang Clan, is considered to be one of the most influential and legendary hip hop artists ever. His career boasts the production of Cypress Hill records and numerous collaborations with a whole string of hip hop artists including Snoop Dogg, NAS, Busta Rhymes and Notorious BIG. RZA's performance in Saint-Petersburg, a part of his world tour, was backed by Cilvaringz crew, vocals by Beretta 9 and DJ Suicide. Support came from the best Russian hip hop act 'Kasta' with their very own DJ Hobot behind the decks.
The show they put on was so literally 'hot' that some over-excited young female fans rushed to the stage keen to undress, with RZA and other members of his crew cheering them up.

  All recent acid-jazz festivals in Montre have been dominated by Zimpala's performances. Their style is impossible to define and their musical preferences are unpredictable and eclectic. With lead singer Naomi cat-walking across the stage, gorgeous Anton strumming his guitar, and a rhythm-section of thuggishly looking bass player Arno and percussionist Jill providing the groove for the quartet, Zimpala sounds and looks like a hypnotic maelstrom, which drags you under and doesn't let go.

  DJ Ravin, aka David Ravin is a resident at Buddha Bar in Paris as well as a mastermind behind a self-titled series of compilations. 'Ravin' - a Hindi for 'magical'- puts a spell on exquisite Parisians on a daily basis, but this time he did his best to try and enchant the Jet Set club audience. And enchanted they were.

Being French, reckless and cool an electronic duo Rouge Rouge effortlessly conquered Jet Set club with its light-fingered eccentricity largely inspired by the 60-70s French records. Their hit single 'L'Amour' - an ironic and sparkling anthem for lovers - quickly became a must have for all the best compilations such as 'Hotel Costas vol.5' and 'In Bloom. French Electronica' and resulted in quite a stir on the dance music scene.

 Here comes slightly menacing glittering scent of NYC - diamonds a-flashing, big money spending, ghetto slums and unsolved crimes. Fun Lovin' Criminals make the whole world spinning round so it was no wonder the punters at Tinkoff restaurant couldn't resist. The dance floor was swarming with people and positive vibrations were literally tactile. 'Criminals' banged through their greatest hits set with everybody dancing and grooving to songs about 'supermodels' and 'Saturday night'.

Having 12 years of playing with an avante garde jazz masters United Future Organization under his belt, Toshio Matsuura has finally decided to kick off his solo career. He is now collaborating with a bunch of talented musicians such as nu-soul meister Shaun Eskoffery and Austrian Dzihan&Kamien as well as hosting his own radio show FANTASTISTA RADIO on Shibuya FM. Toshio seems to be perfectly content with his international DJ lifestyle, his sure delivery and DJ tricks being a tremendous attraction for club-goers worldwide.

Einsturzende Neubauten are regarded as founders of industrial music, and taking in account their ardent fan-base following, their influence on German music scene should not be under-estimated and could be easily compared to one of R.W. Fassbinder's on German film-making. A great deal of books and films following Einsturzende Neubauten's career has seen the light of day. Their world tour kicked off in Saint-Petersburg with the latest 'Perpetuum Mobile' album being presented through a mesmerizing hell of a show incorporating air-compressors, iron plates and tubes as musical instruments.