Striving, as always, to underline the link between sartorial distinction and successful DJing, El Diablo’s mainman Neil Scott has put together a mixtape for gentlemen’s bespoke outfitters of note, TukTuk. It’s a deeply cosmic affair, featuring one of his own solo productions, ‘For Your Love’ (KAT EDIT), and comes housed in a Casey Jones striped fabric pocket with button fastening.
Available from Piccadilly Records.
Rare Silk – American Eyes
Mythical Beasts – Communication
OOoOO – Hearts
Stars N Bars – Stars And Bars
Mark Seven – Higher (Divine Edit)
Neil Diablo – For Your Love (KAT Edit)
Kasper Bjork – Discopick
Beatbroker – Deep Sleep
KM Editions – Distotheque Arabe
Kash – Percussion Sundance
Gala Drop – Drop
Seu Jorge – Everybody Loves The Sunshine
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Fellow unity agency DJ and Instruments of Rapture artist Craig Bratley gives us a superb mix to brighten up this gloomy monday.
Tracklisting -
Francis Inferno Orchestra-I need It ( Fantastic Mans Electric Boogaloo remix)
Psychemagik-Feeling Love
Perishable Vertebrae-Failing To Get Under
OOFT-Make You Mine
Leftside Wobble-Grapevine Boogie
Andrew Weatherall- Brother Johnsons Travelling Disco Consultancy
Pional-Just Passing Through
MCDE-Love
Huxley-Devotion
Franz Underwear-Grauzone
Toddla T-Watch Me Dance ( Andrew Weatherall remix)
Boo Williams-Mortal Trance
Four Tet-Pinnacles
NORMAN JAY
NEIL DIABLO
DAVID WALKER
THE DEAF INSTITUTE
MANCHESTER
10PM ‘TIL 4am
£10
El Diablo’s (in conjunction with Strut Records) makes a glorious return to the The Deaf Institute to host an exclusive party with one of the UK’s best-loved dancefloor doyens, Mr. Norman Jay.
Norman and his brother Joey first set up the legendary Good Times Soundsystem back in 1981, the start of a 30-year residency at Notting Hill Carnival. From Good Times, Jay’s career burgeoned. He became a key DJ during the ‘80s London rare groove scene, hosting a series of legendary clubs – Shake ‘N’ Fingerpop, High On Hope (inspired by New York’s Paradise Garage) and famed sessions at London’s Bass Clef (later the Blue Note), all of which built his reputation for open-minded soulful selections spanning soul, funk, disco, early house, reggae and hip hop. Jay’s tireless work as a DJ has earned him many accolades – he has appeared on the BBC’s Question Time, and received an MBE for his work in 2002, the first time any DJ had received such an accolade.
This summer Strut Records put out a typically fantastic compilation in celebration of the 30th anniversary of Good Times. Tracks include boogie rarity ‘Dreamin’ by short-lived band Zalmac and Fries & Bridges’ ‘Forever This’, a 4x4 belter featuring an early vocal by chart superstar Cee-Lo Green. Jay touches on independent hip hop with Basement Chemist, jazz grooves courtesy of Kira Neris and Attic Tree, skanking reggae from Jacob Miller and doo-wop soul courtesy of Little Anthony & The Imperials.
El Diablo’s are proud to be hosting the official North West launch party for this excellent release. Do not miss the chance to hear Norman knocking out a roof-lifting set for a reverential, groove-hungry Manchester crowd!
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EL DIABLO’s vs BILL BREWSTER
SAT 17th SEPTEMBER
PIN-UP
SPINNINGFIELDS
MANCHESTER
9PM ‘TIL LATE
Ever fancied disco dancing in a 1950s-style diner like John Travolta and Uma Thurman? Now’s your chance to do it with an El Diablo’s twist.
Pin-Up is a brand new 1950s-themed pop-up venue launching in Spinningfields on 16th September. It features four full-size ten pin bowling lanes, an American diner, a cocktail bar and a dancefloor with an eclectic genre-smashing music policy.
To celebrate the arrival of this unique new party palace, El Diablo’s have teamed up with legendary DJ historian and Lowlifer Bill Brewster for a one-off night of psychedelic disco-diner euphoria. Score a fast-eight, talk some jive, fill up with a mammoth burger and then work it all off to the sounds of two of the disco scene’s most treasured spinners.
And as it that wasn’t enough excitement for one night, we also have a live screen-printing session courtesy of the ‘Flood It’ artists from Waste Studio. Five top-notch illustrators will produce an exclusive screen-printed poster to commemorate the night, plus t-shirts and tote-bags to boot. All you have to do is bring down your own garment to get it printed.
All for a fiver – turn up or grab yourself a ticket from Skiddle here
Don’t miss out, Pin-Up leaves Manchester on November 6th.
http://www.pinupbowlinglanes.co.uk/aboutus
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Here we have a mighty mix from the mighty Mighty Mouse. First breaking in 2009 with a remix causing a stir when it featured on Aeroplane’s Essential mix the MM guys haven’t looked back. A string of remixes including Robbie Millions and Gorillaz plus their Disco Circus compilations have set them firmly in the hearts and minds of the international nu-disco scene.
Today’s mix comes from MM’s Matthew – with only a small sniff of cheese.
Tracklisting:
Gayle Adams – Stretchin’ Out
Nospy – Woiajo
Mark Ronson & The Business – Record Collection (Plastic Plates Remix)
Koto – Jabdah
Paul Weller – Starlite (Black Van Instrumental)
Lindstrom – I Feel Space
Oliver Klein and Peter Juergens – Hey Baby
Claudja Barry – Sweet Dynamite
Kolombo – Let’s Party
Vallerie Allington – Stop
Scenic – Another Aky (The Magician Remix)
Worship – Out There
The Rapture – How Deep Is Your Love
BLACKOUT
JUSTIN ROBERTSON plus residents
SOUP KITCHEN
SPEAR ST
MANCHESTER
10PM ‘TIL 4AM
Once known as the Hercule Poirot of House, Manchester’s dandiest DJ Justin Robertson has always been as tasty with a pair of 1210s as he is with a moustache comb and sideburn stencil. It feels like ages since he’s brought his multifarious record collection to a sweaty basement gig on home turf, so it’s with great pleasure that we announce his appearance at Blackout, our brand new night starting on August Bank Holiday Sunday. Blackout is an irreverent, irregular pop-up party organised in collaboration with fellow Manc party stalwarts Funkademia. Our maiden voyage will he held at the newly jazzed-up Soup Kitchen cellar where you can dance your tripe out ’til 4 o’clock in the morning for a mere eights dabs (advance). Naturally enough, Justin will be flanked by your favourite El Diablo’s and Funkademia residents. Do not miss out on what is sure to be an acid-disco-techno-dancehall skirmish of unparalleled quality and depravity.
TICKETS: £8 advance/£10 on the door
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Old Fool Vibez
“Foolish” may be something of a misleading moniker for our man Felix, as he’s managed to forge a prolific career for himself as a producer and DJ extraordinaire, that’s seen him trot around the globe at one or two sweet as parties here or there . A charmed life. Not the existence of a fool by any means. It’d be more appropriate to call him “Spawny” Felix Dickinson. I’d be “Massively Well Jel” Duncan Diablo and Neil, well he’d be “Lazy” Neil Diablo.
Anyway, Felix is by no means foolish enough to rest on his laurels smoking doobies all day, he’s a very busy man, doobies or not (seriously, never met him, i don’t know if he does). The owner of Cynic Records, part of Mythical Beasts (International Feel) with Diablo favourite Toby Tobias, compiler of Originals Vol.5 on Claremont 56 and resident down at Bad Passion. And that’s just tickling the tip of the iceberg, delve back into any period during the last 20 years and you’ll realise exactly how prolific a producer and eager a collaborator he is, making beautiful music and parties with the best of the best.
Felix has been decent enough to allow us to host his recent “Foolishness” mix and it’s a mother fucking killer.
http://www.eldiablos.co.uk/mp3/2011/07-foolishness.mp3
Check his vibe ;
www.myspace.com/felixdickinson
soundcloud.com/felix-dickinson
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Foolish+Felix?anv=’Foolish’+Felix+Dickinson&filter_anv=1
http://www.cynicrecords.co.uk/
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