IN THE BLOG THIS WEEK:

NEWS:

Clive Henry and Ryan Crosson set for Manchester
LAB11, a fresh New Venue Set for Launch in Birmingham with a Season of Leading Techno acts.
News from camp Bedrock- Miami album and collaborations LP
Simple returns with first 12″ in 12 months
DJ Aid helps Rethink Mental Illness
SW4 Saturday Headline DJ’s announced
Bushwacka! Launches new vinyl based night: “The Roots” feat Mr C w/ sounds circa ’87-’90
The Warehouse Celebrates 33 Years!
Beacons Festival Bringing the Beats to Yorkshire.

COMPETITIONS:

Win tickets to Birth Records with Crystal Fighters this weekend!
Win Tickets to Cocoon Heroes w/ Cassy, Raresh, Tobi Neumann & Onur Ozer…

INTERVIEWS:

Multiple personalities – An interview with Scuba
Around the world in 80 labels: Butane and Someone Else – Little Helpers
Data Transmission at East Village- We catch up with CSY & Stripes
Talking dirt with Construct’s James McArdle

JAMMY’S JAMS:

Techno & clubbing addict Jammy brings you his weekly top 10 tracks

PODCASTS/MIXES/TRACKS:

Get your free Ben Sims Fabric mix tape here
Tom Chubb – Live at Monte Carlo Beach Club
Maceo Plex – Essential Mix – 18-02-2012 by R_co
Solid Steel Radio Show 2/3/2012 Part 1 + 2 – Coldcut by Ninja Tune

NEW RELEASES REVIEWS:

Jim Rivers ‘Airport Vultures’
Various Artists ‘Little Helpers Vol. I: Mixed By Butane’
CHOICE CUT- Scuba ‘Personality’

++ ALL THIS + TOP PICKS OF LONDON & MANCHESTER’S NIGHTS OUT

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Catch up with this weeks music based news… We bring you the most up to date news from labels, venues, promoters to DJs and lots more!

Clive Henry and Ryan Crosson set for Manchester

As anyone who follows our coverage of the North’s largest city will know only too well, something … More >>>

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LAB11, a fresh New Venue Set for Launch in Birmingham with a Season of Leading Techno acts.

TRMNL, the recently relaunched and now infamous Birmingham-based techno brand, is proud to announce … More >>>

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News from camp Bedrock- Miami album and collaborations LP

John Digweed’s decade spanning, benchmark setting imprint launches a new platform this week in the … More >>>

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Simple returns with first 12″ in 12 months

Will Saul’s longest running imprint was supposed to have been retired in 2011 … More >>>

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DJ Aid helps Rethink Mental Illness

DJAID (dee-jayed) on Saturday 10th March is a charity event to raise money for Rethink Mental Illness. The … More >>>

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SW4 Saturday Headline DJ’s announced

CARL COX ERICK MORILLO[EXCLUSIVE UK FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE 2012] JOHN DIGWEED … More >>>

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Bushwacka! Launches new vinyl based night: “The Roots” feat Mr C w/ sounds circa ’87-’90

While purging his 25,000 strong 25 vinyl collection last year Matthew B, aka Bushwacka! came across … More >>>

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The Warehouse Celebrates 33 Years!

This year Leeds’ legendary club The Warehouse turns an incredible 33 years old. It is now one of the … More >>>

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Beacons Festival Bringing the Beats to Yorkshire.

Beacons Festival, the cutting-edge music and arts festival will be taking place in a … More >>>

This weeks goodies up for grabs….

Win tickets to Birth Records with Crystal Fighters this weekend!

This Saturday March 3rd Birth Records, London’s hottest new record label, is joining forces with … More >>>

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Win Tickets to Cocoon Heroes w/ Cassy, Raresh, Tobi Neumann & Onur Ozer…

The twelfth Cocoon Ibiza season has now drawn to a close and once again they’ve written a new … More >>>

This week we speak to…

Multiple personalities – An interview with Scuba

The thing with music is that it’s highly subjective. One man’s goldmine is a grotesque creation of …More >>>

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Around the world in 80 labels: Butane and Someone Else – Little Helpers

Our next imprint worthy of recognition harks back to golden days gone by, when people made house … More >>>

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Data Transmission at East Village- We catch up with CSY & Stripes

Last week we bought you the news that our friends over at Data Transmission are gearing up for another … More >>>

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Talking dirt with Construct’s James McArdle

Before his homecoming set in the UK’s lesbian capital Hebden Bridge tech-edged DJ and … More >>>

Self confessed follower of all things electronic, and nightlife addict Jammy brings you his Top 10 tunes that are rocking his world this week…

1) Chris Page – Used
2) Sigha – Politics Of Dying
3) Noir & Haze – Around [Solomun Vox Mix]
4) Robert Hood – The Greatest Dancer
5) Skudge – Ursa Major [Cosmin TRG Remix]
6) Markus Suckut – Object 700
7) Shed – My R-Class
Onur Özer — Superfunk
9) Scuba – Feel It
10) DVS1 – Evolve