Our friends over at Electriks are back to basements once again with one of Manchester nightlife’s highlights of the year – The End of Year Riot. Click here for more info.

Also check out a recent mix from the Unabombers to get you in the mood.

EL DIABLO’S SOCIAL CLUB 8TH BIRTHDAY !!!

COTTAM

DANIELLE MOORE (CRAZY P)

NEIL DIABLO

DAVE WALKER

ISLINGTON MILL

JAMES ST

SALFORD

5PM TIL VERY LATE

BBQ FROM 5PM PROVIDED BY SOUP KITCHEN

It’s P-A-R-T-A-Y time, we’ve only gone and made it to 8 YEARS OLD somehow. Don’t quite know how….but we have, and we are as keen as mustard to celebrate as raucously as humanly possible with all of our friends and comrades.  Sticking to our nu-nomadic principles, after last month’s  KRAAK gallery soiree with James Priestley, we are emigrating to the City Of Salford for an all day Balearic BBQ, preceding an eve of epic rave over at Islington Mill.

Our special guest is something of a hot ticket yet also rather enigmatic on the slo-mo house and discoid scene. His untitled series of 12 inch EP’s and his down tempo house, disco & techno DJ sets, position him alongside folks such as Mark-E and The Revenge as contemporaries, whilst at the same time ensuring that there is no one currently, that sounds quite like man of the moment, COTTAM !

Since his first release in Sept 2009, Cottam has now put out four eponymous EPs and worked with greats like Ilija Rudman.  Having spun techno for year upon year, he had a epiphany of sorts and these days embraces the full influence of his record collection.  Last year’s Causes Of Colour mix over on the Warm blog was in many people’s end of year lists and it’s a coup to bring him back to Manchester in his current guise and for your entertainment.

It’s Bank Holiday weekend, it’s day n night, it’s our Birthday !  No excuses, let’s get down and party.

Tickets ;

Piccadilly Records

RA : http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?242506

Skiddle : http://www.skiddle.com/events/11468822/

Ticketline : https://secure.ticketline.co.uk/tickets/13257532/el-diablos-social-club-8th-birthday-party/salford-islington-mill/2011-05-29

Cottam Info ;

http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/cottam

http://www.warm-music.com/artists.php?id=53

http://www.myspace.com/cottam76

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Cottam

Cottam Music ;

http://soundcloud.com/cottam

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_SlwK0T4RI&feature=related

http://www.mixcloud.com/Cottam/cottam-random-circuits-mix/

The El Diablo’s Social Club remix of Badly Drawn Boy – This Electric is now available for free download here!

http://www.badlydrawnboy.co.uk

Tracklisting -

Ilija Rudman – Against the Wall (ISM Records)
Zev – Dont Break It (Kenny Glasgow + Jonny White Remix) (Dubplates)
Mugwump – The Congregation of Discalced Clerks (Kompakt)
Ilija Rudman – Time (Electric Minds)
Midnight Magic – Beam Me Up (Jacques Renault Mix) (Permanent Vacation)
New Jersey Connection – Love Don’t Come Easy (Space Ranger Edit) (Promo)
Stefano e Bene feat Hardton – Why Your Love (Katzbatz Remix) (Permanent Vacation)
Gadi Mizrahi + Soulclap – She’s Bad (Bad Rabbits Remix) (DS)
Lovebirds – Want U (Hot Toddy Remix) (Winding Road)
Lee Foss – Run Around (Hot Creations)
Doobie Brothers – Long Train Running (Ron Edit)

(CDR)

We’re back in the house after our adventures at Glastonbury and The Garden Festival and in the zone, bringing da party to Mancunia once more.  Fresh (fresh)…exciting, yes it’s a residents party to lever you into the groove before we unleash our arsenal of stellar guests over the coming months.

That said, our resident, Neil Scott, is no ordinary DJ.  Fast becoming an in demand Disco & House selectors, with bookings a plenty and releases imminent, he’s making a grande name for himself, despite already being a Manchestershire institution, having held residencies around the city for the likes of Electriks and played for just about everyone in the locale. His sets are compelling and his records excelling. You can also find him sometimes behind the counter at Piccadilly Records.

Pulling up to the bumper with Neil is Electriks stalwart David Walker.  Long time Piccadilly Records staffer, Harter St Lounge louche and Nish party monster, Dave rings the bell on average disco DJs and leaves them sprawling in his wake.  Rave and Dave sleep arm in arm and dance cheek to cheek.

Tonight we’ll also be welcoming some surprise guests from our recent summer travels.

Tracklisting -

AEROPLANE – WE CAN’T FLY
IVORY BOY – THE WILD WILD
TORNEDO WALLACE – BE MY LADYBOY
WADE NICHOLS – BOOGIE MONSTER [GREG WILSON REDIT]
HOOKED ON YOU [NEIL SCOTT RE-EDIT]
TRY TO FIND ME – GET TO MY BABY – [TBD EXTENSION]
QUEEN SAMANTHA – TAKE A CHANCE
MACUMBA – PH EDIT
JUSTIN VANDERVOLGEN – TAKES ONE TO MAKE ONE
JUSTIN VANDERVOLGEN – CLAPPING SONG
JOHNNY DYNELL – JAM HOT [TENSNAKE REMIX]
JUSTUS KOHNCKE – NOW PHREEK
COMBI – FOUND THE MORNING

It’s the annual T.A.T. micro-festival, juxtaposing a House, Techno and Disco rave with a sleepy village hall and a camping trip that would have had Baden Powell reaching for the lasers , for which the occassional pop-up party crew are best known. But since 2000, DJ’s Francis Wooff and Mark Haran have tip toed the line line between irregular and erratic with their revered and highly anticipated parties on barges, in basements & lofts and good old fashioned discotheques that leave the regulars wanting more but guessing when it will be. Word of mouth and high on atmosphere, it’s the house party away from home. Musically expect techno to hip hop, afrobeat to soul music, future sounds to classics.

So, That Amazing Thing! are taking over for the night and it’s their 10th Anniversary of keeping tings strictly underground, no mean feat in today’s climate of disposable club nights and overt bandwagon jumping. Come get your freak on and toast a clubbing milestone with some of Manchester’s finest party people y’all.

www.thatamazingthing.com