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08Sep
Our fellow Mancunian beatblog friends the Disco Outcasts very kindly put together this KILLER selection of balearic disco goodness for our inaugural guest mix. And boy is this good! Balearic getaway gems lead seamlessly up to some heads-down belters: Disco Outcasts – Doing Stuff & Things by discooutcasts Manchester hero Stefano [...]
28Aug
Speaking of disco, this has got me HOOKED. A deep melodic groover from the consistently good Bearfunk cave – Ronda give us “Forlana” on the Hibernation vol. 1 sampler. Have a listen here and get ready for the drop at about 4 mins (how good has sound cloud turned out to be eh?!) And check [...]
27Aug
As Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton point out in their excellent, must-read history of the beat slinger, the term “disco” used to represent a thriving, edgy and party-loving community – dance music’s first melting pot, which through its own success, was swallowed up by the mainstream. Purged of its soul, the powers that be detached [...]
02Jun
I’ve finally fulfilled a promise and handed over a mix to the boys behind the HELLO my name is… clubnight. Good mates, based at my starting ground, Southampton’s Soul Cellar – a bastion of retro and future soul sounds. They’ve had some great names down over the past couple of years, including Al Kent, Domu, [...]
27Apr
Apologies for the complete lack of postage recently – I’ve just had surgery on my shoulder so typing has been a bit difficult until now. Lame but all true. Things are destined to pick up, so keep checking back for what’s in store. To fill up a few minutes of your excited wait, here’s an [...]
18Feb
I fired up the turntables this week and finally got round to doing another mix for your ears and feet. Play it/download it after the jump, and feel free to burn, share and post the link up places: 1. MIA – Paper Planes (DFA remix) (XL) 2. Reverso – Piece Together (Todd Terje Spinning Star mix) (Eskimo [...]
10Feb
You’ve got to watch this short video, really creative and inspiring! Here’s some blurb nicked from vimeo: “Short and Sweet has teamed up with Getty Images to launch a film challenge with a twist. Getty Images approached producer Basil Stephens and Short and Sweet founder Julia Stephenson with the idea of setting up a film competition which [...]
09Jan
Singles: Benga & Coki : Night : Tempa The Juan McClean: Happy House : DFA M.I.A. : Paper Planes : XL Martyn : All I Have Is Memories : Apple Pips Mugwump : Boutade : Misericord The Revenge : Cadillac : Jiscomusic Tangoterje : I Want Your Love : Supreme Linkwood : R.I.P : Prime Numbers AC Slater : Jack Got Jacked (Jack Beats Remix) : Palms Out Sounds Fake Blood [...]
05Nov
So Obama just won the race! There was a real atmosphere of excitement during the run-up to the result. Vision championed over biography. Obviously tonight is historic – the first black President, but he could still be a new face in the office breaking old promises. Let’s hope that once in place he follows through [...]
30Oct
Now back in Manchester, I’m noticing how the change in location from South to North has coincided with returning to music I’ve not picked up for a while, and at the same time led me to look in new corners I would have passed by before. It seems like a bit more freedom exists [...]
