What is better then seeing Greg Wilson work his reel to reel DJ magic? The answer is, seeing him in a nice and intimate venue, and 2022NQ fits that bill rather nicely thank you very much.

Greg played last New Years eve, bringing his groove based music and homegrown edit set to a riotious climax at 2022NQ and the team thought it was about time he repeated that performance.

Merseyside based DJ, and scene historian, Greg has been DJing and spreading the gospal of black oriantated music since 1975, taking a 20 year sabatical from DJing between 1984 and the end of 2003. Greg has been influential in the UK DJ scene from appearing on the Tube, teaching a young Norman Cook aka Fat Boy Slim how to scratch, writing sleeve notes and contributing music to the seminal UK Street Sounds album and DJing at the legendry Hacienda nightclub in Manchester.

His ‘Credit to the Edit’ series of releases on the Tirk record label have been instrumental in pushing the groove based sound to the masses and forging the NuDisco scene.

Apart from working as a DJ, Wilson also writes on various aspects of dance / black culture with articles published in magazines and webzines including Wax Poetics, Clash, Grand Slam, Strobelight Honey and Discopia.

Greg has also recently started his new label, ‘Schooled in the Classics’. Taking inspirations from his illustrious past to record new tracks. The intention is to channel the spirit of those times gone by into new material, not simply try and re-create what went before. Tipping its hat to New York pioneers such as Shep Pettibone, Francois Kevorkian, Larry Levan, John ‘Jellybean’ Benitez and Tee Scott who’s experimental approach to dance music production has gone on to forge and inspire the current Dance music industry.

Greg Wilson

Friday 17th August 2013

2022NQ, 20 Dale Street, Manchester, M1 1EZ

22:00 till late

Tickets £8 advance / £10

Find Us – http://goo.gl/maps/hNccc

Follow Us – https://twitter.com/2022NQ

Situated just off the well trodden, beaten track of Manchesters Northern Quarter, 2022NQ is forging ahead with its policy of eclectic music events with both feet planted in the soulful spectrum of the dancefloor.

Having already invited HMD to host the opening event of 2022NQ back in April 2012, it was only right and proper that these bonvivants of Disco sleaze should be asked back in 2013.

Vauxhall’s legendry Sunday session at The Eagle, now in its 8th year, has played host to Derrick Carter, Kenny Dope, Danny Wang, John Morales amongst others but it is the team of residents that make it so special. From festival fields to fashionista events in Berlin, Bejing, New York, Fire Island, San Francisco, Paris, Barcelona, Brussels and beyond, HMD have made their mark, HMD can WORK IT!!! Representing Horse Meat Disco will be James Hilliard, one of the founding members and DJs, and fellow resident Severino.

Horse Meat Disco

James Hilliard and Severino

Saturday 15th June 2013

2022NQ, 20 Dale Street, Manchester, M1 1EZ

22:00 till late

Tickets £8 advance / £10

Tickets – http://www.skiddle.com/events/11869346/

Find Us – http://goo.gl/maps/hNccc

Follow Us – https://twitter.com/2022NQ‎

Saturday 1st June 2013

Manchester stalwarts of Soulful House are back with long time friend of the Slammin Boys’, DJ Spen.

Playing all night long, Baltimore based DJ Spen has a very rich taperstry, and is solidly entwined in US House music culture via his Basement Boys Record label and production outfit, and as part of Jasper Street Co. He has remixed some of clublands biggest names, including Ann Nesby, Shaun Escoffery and Everything But The Girl. He has also partnered with Teddy Douglas, Thommy Davis and Karizma to create timeless House music classics such as ‘The Violin’. A regular spinner at The Southport Weekenders, Spen will once again be delivering his inebitable gospel-edged House, Disco and club classics to Manchesters 2022NQ.

Presenting the evening will be Manchesters purveyors of Soulful House and Garage, The Slammin’ Boys. Jamie and Mark have

been the solid foundations and supporters of US led Soulful House for two decades in Mancunia, presenting the who’s who of House music, including DJs such as Sandy Rivera, and CJ Macintosh, and working with power House labels such as Defected.

Slammin’ Boys present DJ Spen (All night long)

Saturday 1st June 2013

2022NQ, 20 Dale Street, Manchester, M1 1EZ

22:00 till late

Tickets £8 advance / £10

Tickets - http://skdl.it/Y1naEG

Find Us - http://goo.gl/maps/hNccc

Follow Us - https://twitter.com/2022NQ

]]> http://www.maxumi.co.uk/2013/05/21/slammin-boys-present-dj-spen-all-night-long/feed/ 0 http://www.maxumi.co.uk/2013/04/29/circus-london-presents-egg-londons-tenth-birthday-celebration/ http://www.maxumi.co.uk/2013/04/29/circus-london-presents-egg-londons-tenth-birthday-celebration/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:47:07 +0000 Larissa Wignall http://www.maxumi.co.uk/?p=5781 Continue reading →]]> Egg London Friday 24^th May 2013

As a fixture on the capital’s clubbing scene since 2003, Egg London clocks up a heady decade of activity with a full month of shows all set to showcase the stunning variety of the club’s musical output. Lasting twelve months in the modern clubbing landscape is an accolade worthy of renown, so making ten of those timeframes, in the most hyper competitive city on the planet, is one certainly worth doffing your cap towards – May 2013 will be a month that rightfully basks in that achievement.

With the venue undergoing refurbishment, Egg London will be transforming the cavernous and intimate surroundings with extended dancefloors, re-jigged smoking areas and world class soundsystems building on the venue’s endearing qualities. Circus themselves hit the same figure last year, and consequently has pulled together a monumental bill to celebrate – Laurent Garnier joining Yousef all night long.

Arguably the most loved of all the guests to play at Circus in its litany of residencies over the years, Garnier rightfully remains revered across the full spectrum of dance music. He retired his LBS project last year at both Circus Liverpool and London, and his history of extended sets for Circus stretches as far back as 2004 and numbers several epoch defining moments. Special occasions call for special measures, and few can match Laurent’s ability to bring poignancy and emotion to the forefront via his extended journeys through sound.

In fact only one man has been capable of doing that at Circus consistently – Yousef. Like Laurent he too has commanded the attention of the Circus dancefloor for the entire evening on numerous occasions, joyous excursions through every facet of house and techno for a fully panoramic insight into not only his musical personality, but that of the club itself.

Circus London – 10×10 Egg 10^th Birthday

Friday 24^th May @ Egg London

200 York Way, Islington London, N7 9AX

Yousef & Laurent Garnier

ALL NIGHT LONG

Room 2 & 3 – Artists TBA

10pm – 8am

£13 Earlybird £15/£20/£25

TICKETS – http://ow.ly/k4Z6i

The bank holiday season is swiftly upon us and 2022NQ is bringing quite the shindig to celebrate. Continuing their mandate of showcasing the great and good of the North West through all their artistic endeavours, Sunday 26^th May will bear witness to one of Manchester’s most loved and revered parties in the shape of El Diablo’s Social Club, who celebrate a decade of debauchery in their own inimitable manner.

El Diablos has built a reputation on providing Manchester’s famously open minded clubbers with a journey through only the finest reaches of dance music. The mantra is simple – create the perfect environ for ‘psychedelic disco deviance’. Raiding everything from wonky italo to alien funk, raw house grooves up to string laden disco, the presence of Piccadilly Records’ Neil Scott and Dave Walker as residents has ensured the city’s personality has remained a core focus throughout.

It’s that Mancunian mandate that makes them a perfect fit for 2022NQ, and with that focus on Balearic attitude if sadly meteorological reality a genuine prospect of, metaphorically speaking, sunshine for the extended weekend. Past guests have included Maurice Fulton, Greg Wilson, Todd Terje, Danny Krivit and Hercules & Love Affair’s Andy Butler, and this time round they will bounce to the beat of Darshan Jesrani.

As one half of disco inspired house music masters Metro Area, Darshan helped reshape the terrain of electronic music in the early stages of the twenty first century. Their self titled debut album stands out as one of the very few bonafide classics house music has ever mustered, gloriously evocative of the greatness of electronic music shorn of vocals and obvious hooks.

On the solo tip Darshaan has just as warmly received, whether delivering difficult to pigeonhole productions and remixes or as a selector du jour behind the decks. As befitting of a man of his standing, his sets transpire the great and good of house, disco, techno and even the more delicious corners of pop music. He’s the perfect guest to bring in ten years of malevolently sordid musical swagger.

Complete Line-up

 El Diablo’s Tenth Birthday

@ 2022 NQ. 20 Dale Street, Manchester, United Kingdom

Darshan Jesrani (Metro Area)

£6 early bird / £8 advance / £10 OTD

10pm-4am

Ticket link: http://ow.ly/k9Rwu

…now returns to join the dots between underground Disco…Chicago House…and Deep House Music 2013. Featuring labels ranging from No.19, Needwant and Culprit through to TRAX, Nu Groove and West End Records…

We are proud to present as our first guest DJ the now legendary producer John Morales. John has not only played at New York’s Limelight and the infamous Studio 54 but his first credited remix was Inner Life’s classic ‘Caught Up (In A One Night Love Affair)’.  Then alongside Sergio Munzibai as M+M John went on to remix just about everybody from Class Action ‘Weekend’ to Aretha Franklin, Teddy Pendergrass, Dan Hartman, Candi Staton, and Odyssey amongst many others. Having toured the world as a DJ John now touches down to 2022nq for a special one off appearance to introduce his forthcoming compilation on bbe records: The M+M Mixes Volume 3.

Saturday April 27th 2022NQ

Little Lever Street Manchester M1 1EZ

10pm – 2.30am

The future is past

www.skiddle.com/2022nq

http://www.johnmoralesmix.com

https://www.facebook.com/gregfentonuk

http://www.magazinesixty.com

http://www.2022nq.com

Donnie Darko

April 2013 sees the birth of Selador Records, the new venture from Steve Parry and Dave Seaman. The label, which will start off with a digital only release of Samu.l’s ‘Restless Dreams’, also begins with a revolutionary measure within electronic music; having successfully utilised crowd funding for the first time ever to finance their debut mix compilation release.

Dave and Selador put their reputation on the line to request £25000 to fund the first ever crowd sourced mix compilation, and did so with 11 days to spare on the initial 28 day target. As a groundbreaking measure in dance music the onus is firmly on delivering what the fans want rather than a standard assembly line of CD compilations. This is a product that has only been possible after the input and support of Dave’s fanbase who wanted to be part of the measures, and adds a new chapter in the history of the mix compilation, an artform that remains under siege from the internet in recent times.

Dave’s historical impact in the realm of the mix compilation is already assured after he famously mixed the first ever commercially available mix CD in 1991 alongside Carl Cox – Mixmag Live. This heritage, coupled with Kickstarter’s success, which is firmly in the spotlight after one of its funded projects received an Oscar (‘Innocente’), seems to be the perfect combination for what has proven to be an evolutionary step in the history of the mix compilation, and create a talking point for which Selador springboards into the public domain. Fortunately the music behind it all resoundingly delivers.

The labels name was inspired from a memorable passage from Richard Kelly’s 2001 cult classic movie ‘Donnie Darko’, where the most phonetically pleasing combination of words in the English language is mooted – Cellar Door. The assertion is that nothing else manages to make vocabulary quite as beautiful. That search for rhythmic perfection and the most ‘beautiful sound’ struck a chord with Dave Seaman and on starting a record label with long time friend Steve Parry, it felt the perfect counterpart for their own lust for aural perfection.

As two of the most regal tastemakers in electronic music, Dave Seaman and Steve Parry certainly know a thing or two about a good record. Dave’s glittering international DJing career, countless compilations and stint as editor of Mixmag is the perfect foil for Steve’s fifteen years of experience at the helm of legendary Liverpool vinyl emporium 3Beat and his role as a record buyer and listener for some of the world’s leading DJs through his SMP3 Company.

The label’s release schedule has music lined up from Piemont, Pete Gooding, Stelios Vassiloudis, Han Haak and Just Be (aka Bushwacka!). On top of that both Dave and Steve will be turning out work in the studio to sit alongside the compilation once the funding has been assured. Stylistically the label represents a new chapter for both DJs, a continuation of the purer house sound both have been pushing in their DJ sets over the last couple of years.

But it’s Samu.l who delivers the debut release with ‘Restless Dreams’ which will be backed up by remixes from Shall Ocin and Dave Seaman and has already been supported by Fatboy Slim, Nic Fanciulli, Lee Foss, Hot Since 82 and Coyu.

Follow Selador – Web / Facebook / Twitter / Soundcloud

Follow Dave Seaman – Web / Facebook / Twitter / Soundcloud

Follow Steve Parry -  Facebook / Twitter / Soundcloud

Thursday 11^th – Saturday 13^th April 2013 @ 2022NQ, Manchester

Mancunian venue 2022 NQ celebrates its first birthday in April 2013 after a memorable twelve months establishing itself as the cultural hub in the UK’s second creative city. The venue has been built on a commitment to Music and Arts in the North West by adopting a simple mantra – CreateLearnExhibitWork. The space’s appeal lies in its versatility for each of these purposes, thus becoming a centre-point creative’s of any discipline and interest can relax, engage and work.

Proceedings kick off on the Thursday with the ‘Ex:ample Magazine Hip Hop Exhibition Launch’. The launch of this retrospective exhibition focuses on the theme of hip-hop, and will showcase photography from some of the best Ex:ample contributors, including Air Adam, Al Baker, Gary Brown, Jody Hartley and James Mernagh. The exhibition will capture the nostalgia and atmosphere from some of the best and most memorable moments of b-boy culture in Manchester, and will be accompanied by several special DJ sets.

The following day sees the birthday celebrations continue with a special double bill film screening of two of the more alluring recent films on popular music. The critically acclaimed LCD Sound System’s final live performance, ‘Shut up and Play The Hits’ will be preceded by ‘Iceland: Beyond Sigur Ros’, produced by Manchester indie film outfit, Serious Feather. DJ support comes from the Generic Greeting Collective, with entry including a free Jamesons whiskey and unlimited popcorn.

Then on Saturday a double header of daytime and evening partaking is incorporated into the mix. The sunlight hours (we hope, it is Manchester) are bolstered by the presence of the third installation of The Manchester Print Fair, featuring over twenty local and regional artists, designers and crafters. Original handmade prints will be on sale, as well as live screen printing workshops for those wanting to indulge their creative curiosities.

Then the midnight oil burns for a very special Umabombers all night DJ set later in the evening. The Unabombers are Luke Cowdrey and Justin Crawford, Mancunian legends with an indelible heritage in the city’s music scene. They are the masterminds of the legendary Electric Chair club night, Croatia’s Electric Elephant and the publicsocialhousecafebar, Electrik.

Together they cultivated a house and disco-rooted but open-minded dancefloor aesthetic, drawing upon techno, hip-hop, broken beat, R&B and Latin sounds. 2022NQ will be giving them full musical reign for the entire evening, ensuring an eclectic journey through the most lustrous and soulful recesses of dance music.

Full Listings

2022NQ First Birthday @ 2022 NQ

20 Dale Street, Manchester, United Kingdom

Ticket Link – www.skiddle.com/2022nq

Thursday 11th April

Ex:ample Magazine Hip Hop Exhibition Launch

6pm – 12am

Free entry

Friday 12th April

Shut Up and Play The Hits & Iceland: Beyond Sigur Ross Double Bill Film Screening

6pm – 12am

 £5 entry – Includes a free Jamesons whiskey and unlimited popcorn.

Saturday 13th April

The Manchester Print Fair

12pm – 5pm

Free entry

Then

Unabombers All Night DJ Set

10pm – 2.30am

£6 / £8 entry

]]> http://www.maxumi.co.uk/2013/04/05/2022nq-first-birthday-celebrations/feed/ 0 http://www.maxumi.co.uk/2013/04/05/circus-london-egg-london-friday-26th-april-2013/ http://www.maxumi.co.uk/2013/04/05/circus-london-egg-london-friday-26th-april-2013/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:10:47 +0000 Larissa Wignall http://www.maxumi.co.uk/?p=5739 Continue reading →]]>  

As the colder months of 2013 get replaced with the thoughts of a new exciting spring and summer ahead, it’s fair to say Circus have whipped up another triple-decker slice of dance music’s hottest names in current circulation. This April witnesses a fusion of the most sought-after house and techno names coming together in one of the most exciting venues in the UK – tantalisingly made more prescient by Egg London’s tenth Birthday celebrations just round the corner.

Headlining will of course be Yousef. Four months into the year and the man behind Circus’s exultant achievements, he’ll be taking control of the decks for another incredible night in the capital. Already Yousef can count California, Florida, Barcelona and Italy ticked off his list as he gradually spreads his victory across the UK and the rest of the world, and he will be releasing Circus recordings X this month. A collection of individual tracks prepared by guests and friends of Circus especially for the label, it will feature a mixed and unmixed disc including music from Guti, Kerri Chandler, Derrick Carter, DJ Sneak, Butch, Paul Ritch and Carl Cox.

Elsewhere release wise, Defected have delivered further backing to the underground growth of Circus Recordings after the end of 2012 success of ‘Beg’, with ‘Think twice’ released backed by Catz & Dogz and Fred Everything remixes. And he’s maintained the ability to unearth new talent, with the label continuing to showcase the future sounds of the dancefloor.

Joining him will be none other than Josh Wink. The Philadelphia native has been an ever present tycoon of techno and house for the past two decades, a die-hard exponent of the familiar gargle of acid house that was first  brought to the masses via his monolithic ‘Higher State of Consciousness’ back in 1995. He’s since been ever present in the minds of anyone interested in electronic music, a reassuring Stateside bastion of the underground.

Get Physical’s DJ T is also in attendance, fresh off producing a captivating collection of some of the best work the label has released to mark the ten year anniversary, including Booka Shade, Catz n Dogz, Samim, Fuckpony and many more. His wide ranging take on electronic music will provide the perfect counterpart to Yousef and Josh. Completing the bill will be eclectic duo SMASH TV, who since the millennium have thrilled audiences around the world with their ecstatic electronic imagination.

Circus London

Friday 26^th April @ Egg London

200 York Way, Islington London, N7 9AX

Yousef

Josh Wink

DJ T

SMASH TV

Room 2 & 3 – Artists TBA

11pm-6am

£12 Earlybird £15/£20/£25

]]> http://www.maxumi.co.uk/2013/04/05/circus-london-egg-london-friday-26th-april-2013/feed/ 0 http://www.maxumi.co.uk/2013/03/28/tristan-garners-easter-sunday/ http://www.maxumi.co.uk/2013/03/28/tristan-garners-easter-sunday/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:20:12 +0000 Larissa Wignall http://www.maxumi.co.uk/?p=5726 Continue reading →]]> Parisian DJ and Music Producer, Tristan Garner is following in the footsteps of numerous other French electronic artists from Cassius, Daft Punk and Cerrone. His music label Xtra Life Records was born in 2010 and has expanded from himself to other producers that have hosted hedonistic events. Having released tracks such as ‘Overdrive’, ‘Punx’, ‘Digital Rocker EP’, ‘Raven’ and ‘Machine Gun’, there is no stopping Tristan. Love has been shown for him through his music productions being played out amongst many DJ sets of David Guetta, Swedish House Mafia, Armin Van Buuren, Tiesto and Dirty South.

Tristan Garner also takes part in performances with his Reepublic family of Antonie Clamaran, Gregori Klosman, Michael Canitrot and Sebastien Benett who all collaborate on their five man DJ sets. Something rather unusual for current dance floors, where we will usually see a couple of DJ’s B2B and his work with the guys is somewhat of a compression to SHM. Already playing at worldwide events and festivals like Tomorrowland, Avalon in LA, Amnesia Ibiza and Queens Club in his hometown of Paris, and then continuing the next couple of months DJing across Europe and Asia. Tristan will then be making a special stop at Digital in Newcastle this Easter weekend too.

Sunday 31^st March will see headliner Tristan Garner, Daddy’s Groove, Felix: Leiter and Anakyn all take to the decks to celebrate for the Elektriqa Next: Gen event. The nightclub will be filled with three rooms of talent for all of the party goers attending. Expect to hear House heaven from 11pm – 4am. This is one bank holiday event not to be missed and if you want some electro tunes mixed up with rock and metal belters alongside a splashing of house tunes, with vocal and uplifting anthems from Tristan, then make sure to get yourself down to Digital. If you just can’t wait until Easter Sunday, then check out Tristan Garner right here:

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