It seems like settling in to a new decade has happened pretty quickly. Maybe that’s because there were a lot of forgettable goings on in the “naughties” (no-one ever did come up with a better name, which says a lot). Purpose Built has gone all 2010 with a bit of a new look, and to [...]

Without getting all fanboy, every Prime Numbers release so far has found its way onto the record shelves at PB Towers. Not least because I’m a sucker for design gimmicks (they’re spelling out the label name with scrabble-like letters on every 12″ sleeve, as well as going up the prime number scale). The preview below [...]

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 and rising star Leo [...]

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 up [...]