SURKIN COMES TO TOWN!!!

We don’t need to tell you how HOT this one’s gonna be… but to juice you up a little in advance here’s a tasty little minimix that we groomed off Surkin’s myspace page.

Surkin – White Knight Two Intro
Fred Falke – 8:08pm @ The Beach
Dj Ayres – Nu Nu & Mr Kirk’s Nightmare
Planet Patrol – Play At Your Own Risk Beat
Feadz -Suck It
Dj Kenny B, Dj Patrick – It’s Hot In This Mother Fucker
Mainx – 88 to Piano / Cool Jack – Jus Come
Kazey – Sweet Harmony
Chemical Brothers – These Beats Are Made For Breakin’
Hit House – Jack To The Sound Of The Underground
Micronauts – High Rise (Das Glow Remix)
Samantha Fu – Theme From The Discotheque
Nicolas Vallee – New York
Surkin – Kid Gloves
Orange Lemon – Dreams Of Santa Anna
Bobmo – Rock The
Surkin – Next Of Kin (Todd Edwards Remix)

Surkin Gloves Off Mix

We highly recommend getting advance tickets for this one… we’ve already made a BIG dent in them and they’re gonna start shifting over the coming weeks now. Here’s the links you need: http://www.skiddle.com/events/11351720/
or https://secure.ticketline.co.uk/tickets/13242600/contort-yourself/manchester-roadhouse/2010-02-20

NEW LEVELS

HUMANMAN Starts his new residency at the brand new Sound Control Club! Joining our MAN in resident duties is OSCAR WILDSTYLE (Sex With Robots), ALIX WALKER (ROMP), SAPNARELLA (Murkage), NATHAN SUDDERS (The Whip) and TOM HARRIS (This Weeks Gold). What’s more its free in before 10.03 and there’s some mad fresh booze offers. Find out more info here: Nouveaux Niveaux

Four Tet. Yes.

Kieran Hebden has been doing it for years. A former member of Fridge (well worth a listen) who enjoyed cult success in the late 90’s on Trevor Jackson’s now sadly defunct Output label, he started releasing music as Four Tet in 1998.

Today sees the release of his 5th full length studio album, ‘There is Love In You’. So to get you in the mood, here’s some of his finest work, including one of my all-time favourite remixes, a track from his recent collaboration with Burial and the EPIC lead single from TILIY.

You can also catch Four Tet LIVE! LIVE! LIVE! with our good friends NOW WAVE on March 11th at Manchester Club Academy. More info on that available HERE

ENJOY.

Scott YEAH

Four Tet- Love Cry

Thom Yorke- Atoms for Peace (Four Tet remix)

Burial & Four Tet- Moth

JUBILEE…

…WE WANT MORE!!!

Udachi and Jubilee – Smoke Rings (OFFICIAL VIDEO) from Udachi on Vimeo.

This Dance In No White Mans Business

Was doing some digging through some old records and came across this Filthy Filthy Stomper… if you dont know about Material then start diggin.

I’M NOT HER

Forget any ‘party rap’ preconceptions or doubts or you may have had about GoldieLocks, because I’m Not Her isn’t going to fulfil them. The new four track EP is a real testament to the huge lyrical progression and vocal sophistication of GoldieLocks since the Bear Safe EP. ‘Cold Sweat’ is led by an infectious chorus and xylophone riff, whilst ‘Neon Lights’ is an intergalactic duet with pop undertones. ‘Addict’ is a darker bass joint about messy, dysfunctional love and ‘Green Eyes’ is the eagerly awaited collaboration with Benga, which is a real chill-out garage inspired night-time tune.

BIG IN THE GAME!!!

MPFREE – Ghosts Of Venice “ILFTB” EP

This is the first release from the UK’s fastest growing Filter Disco House producer Ghosts Of Venice. ‘I Learned From The Best’ is a tribute to 80’s Diva Whitney Houston with a nod to House legends ‘Le Knight Club’ along the way. ‘Her’ is a straight up summer Disco jam with looping samples and bouncy 909 beats. Jo Kira chops the hell out of the eponymous track and lays it over a broken 4/4 beat whilst Bobby Analog provides a stomping rave fuelled remix. Newcomer Penny For The DJ keeps the party going with a remix of wobbles so big that they’ll melt your face right off.

Keep an eye out in the next few months for Ghosts Of Venice remixes of Grum, Heads We Dance, Monarchy, Ocelot, and Le Principle. As well as a USA Tour in February.

“The Original Mix of ‘I Learned From The Best’ is my favourite.” – Grum

“Absolutely adore the original mixes of both. ‘I Learned From The Best’ is definitely going in the play box. Full support from us.” – White Girl Lust (Solid Bump Records)

“I Learned From The Best’ is cool but ‘Her’ is my favourite, I really like this one, the way you use the sample is great!” – The Phantom’s Revenge

“I’m a huge fan of both original mixes. ‘Her’ is my personal favourite” – Laberge

Tracklisting:
1. I Learned From The Best (Original Mix)
2. Her (Original Mix)
3. I Learned From The Best (Jo Kira Remix)
4. I Learned From The Best (Bobby Analog Remix)
5. I Learned From The Best (Penny For The DJ Remix)

DOWNLOAD: http://www.mediafire.com/?gwmdg1jzmyd

EGYPTRIXX IS COMING!!!

After slaying the start of 2010 with the Megamix last Saturday we’re very much looking forward to our next installment of down in the rave cave! New up we have the truly original EGYPTRIXX jetting in all the way from Canada to smash our skulls in with a cavalcade of wobbly electronica, 4×4 step and batty bass! If you’re not familiar with is his musical stylings then we point you no further than the below video to give you a little taster of what’s to come…

TASTE OF THE EXOTIC…

I’m flexing my versatility muscle on this one. I wanted to make a mix full of exotic bass as extreme escapism from the snow and I’m sure you’ll agree that dubstep doesn’t really do that. Pour yourself a glass of rum, turn the heating up high, close your eyes and use your imagination to dagga along to it with your number one squeeze. It kinda works.

Esqueezy’s ‘99.9% Dubstep Free’ Mix by ESQUEEZY

1. Riva Starr feat. Trim – Dance Me (Jesse Rose’s ‘Made In St. Lucia’ Remix)
2. Tony Matterhorn – Dutty Wine (Douster Remix)
3. French Fries – Coconut
4. Sissy Nobby – Lay Me Down (DJ Sega Remix)
5. Noveau Yorican – Boriqua (Jean Nipon Bootleg)
6. Sidney Samson feat. Wizard Sleeve – Riverside (Lil Silva Remix)
7. Uffie – MCs Can Kiss (Zombie Disco Squad Remix)
8. Ladybox – Hit My Ride (AC Slater Remix)
9. Untold – Don’t Know. Don’t Care

Enjoy!

RIP Teddy

Death Metal Rooster

“Go Up To Get Down” TLGB Remix

A while back we were hyping The Living Graham Bond promising big things in 2010…. well he sought us out on the blogosphere and dropped us this dutty remix he dun of Kidda’s new single “Go Up To Get Down” to share with all our Contortees in full 320kbps glory!

Im sure if wont be too long until he graces the rave cave but until then he has sets coming up at:
23rd Jan – Chew The Fat! Croatia
29th Jan – Superfilth!!! @ 93 Feet East
4th Feb – Dive @ Market Bar Nottingham supporting Foamo
18th Feb – Kidda album launch tour @ Bar 54

Kidda – (Go Up To Get Down TLGB Remix)

MOSCA

Mosca tore dancefloors to PIECES with his remix of Tempa T’s ‘Next Hype’, and now he’s back for some more with his forthcoming Square One EP, due to drop on Night Slugs. It will also feature this rather tasty remix by Greena.

Big love!

Esqueezy

NO ONE CAN COMPETE!

What a stealthy BANGER! Local bass-happy boys, Heavy Feet, will be hitting Contort Yourself hard alongside Rico Tubbs on 3rd April. That’s one for the diary!

Esqueezy

A DAY IN THE LIFE…

of a Croydon pensioner?

There is something seriously wrong about grannies saying ‘C-U-Next-Tuesday’. I WILL MASH YOU UP YE!! DON’T YOU TOUCH ME, YOU MIGHT AIDS YOU LITTLE PUSSYCLART!

Big up to the DEYN for finding this one!

MEGA MEGA MEGA

So we’re kicking off 2010 with everyone’s favourite the MEGAMIX…. You know the score by now: Everyone gets a 30 Minute slot to bang out the purest heat, then the final hour of the night turns in to an every man for themselves, no holes barred, back 2 back rinse out!!! Here’s the line up:

LUKE UNABOMBER:
One 1/2 of the UNABOMBERS and the man behind a Manchester clubbing institution that was Electric Chair, Luke knows how to handle business on the 1’s & 2’s and we’re very excited to have him back at the club where it all began.

KRYSKO:
The Warehouse Project’s resident Dj and all round musical muscle man, this chap has played alongside the definitive list of the biggest names in the game… and as you’d imagine he knows how to work the dance.

NOW WAVE:
Now Wave have been giving the past a slip and suppling us with the sounds of the near future for the last two years securing themselves as one of the most loved club nights in Manchester.

CUTLOOSE DJS:
Fellow Roadhouse dwellers, Cutloose have set themselves out as the finest purveyors of everything underground, disco, cosmic, techno, house. With them taking a sabbatical over January we thought it only right to get them down and fill you in on a heathy dose of cosmic boogie music.

CROWHEAD:
Long Standing friend of CoYo and another Manchester heavyweight, 2009 saw the release of his debut LP “Born With Teeth” on Attic Records. Crowhead joins us on the night to drop an exclusive set of circa ‘92 house and techno!

CONTORT YOURSELF RESIDENTS:
You know how we do.

SATURDAY 16TH JANUARY 2010
11:00 till 3:00 at the Roadhouse, Manchester
£4 before 11:30, £5 Advance Tix or w/flyer, £6 after.

ADVANCE TICKETS: http://www.skiddle.com/events/11351718/

I’M THE SHIT IN EAST ATLANTA

Whoa whoa whoa. Gucci Mane was all I listened to in NY, and I brought the obsession back to the UK with me. You can’t ignore a rapper who wears Bart Simpson and Kelloggs Frosties ice around his neck. Sadly, Gucci is stuck behind bars at the moment due to ‘probation violation’. But not to worry, Mad Decent megastar Diplo has got together a bunch of hype producers to remix the best bits of Gucci’s Cold War Mixtapes. The results are off the hook, with tracks that even mash together Gucci’s grilled slur with ATB and Daniel Bedingfield samples. Yeah, I know…bizarre but when you listen it makes a whole lot of sense.

And what’s more, all these beauties are available to download on Mad Decent’s blog for FREE. With one tiny bit of small print…like the South Rakkas Stimulus Package, all you have to do is sign up for the Mailing List to activate the D/L link. Not asking much really, seeing as Flying Lotus, Douster, Mumdance, Eymnd and Diplo himself were some of the star remixers.

COP COP COP it here!!!

HEAVY BASS WORKOUT

Was one of your shitty resolutions a pact to lose weight in 2010? Be buff? Get a bang tidy bikini body? I’ve got a bit of knowledge I’m gonna share with you. Cop yourself a load of AC Slater’s guest mix for Annie Nightingale’s Radio 1 show at the T&B blog here.

With a whole bunch of heavy remixes, new T&B joints and collabs with Ninjasonik/Mumdance/77Klash it’ll have you throwing down a star jumps, squats and lunges in your lounge. I watched (and believed) far too much Newsbeat as a kid, and it told me dance was the most fun form of exercise. That’s probably why I’m always dancing on the speakers and hanging from the rafters. Heavy bass workouts man, big in 2010.

HOT JACKIN’ MIX TREAT

Wowo two very recent Contort Yourself guests, Jackmaster and Hot City, have been covered on Dazed Digital this week. And what’s more, they’ve both dropped a little mix in there too. Hot City’s article and garage rave concoction can be found here along with a sweet little CY mention.

Scottish music impresario Jackmaster lays down some funk, glitch and juke in his exclusive Dazed mix which is available here.

It’s in in prep for the Numbers takeover in Fabric Room 1 tomorrow night, so if you’re lucky enough to be in the Smoke and looking for a twisted party that will wear the soles off your shoes, then this is for you. Line-up stretches so far to even include melodic garage don, Todd (The God) Edwards as well as Hot City, boy of the moment Joy Orbison, Mosca and Jackmaster himself.

South Rakkas Crew… that’s Mad Decent of you!

So the nice people at Mad Decent have decided to give away the new album from South Rakkas Crew for nishmans… well nearly, you just have to sign up to their mailing list to get it. Get yours here: http://maddecent.com/stimulus/