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11-23-10

A HOYA THERE MATIES!

Now i know most of you probably ran out to Piccadilly Records the day this bad boy dropped and scooped up a copy for every member of your family in an “Getting all my Xmas shopping done early” frenzy, but for those of you that dont own one of them spinny things its now been released on digital through Boomkat.

Here’s the blurb: “Manchester’s Illum Sphere and Jonny Dub present the debut release on their newly minted Hoya:hoya imprint named after the much acclaimed Manchester club night of the same name. By far the highlight of the release is Lone’s ‘Let The Music Play’, a unique sounding disco track with a thumping kick drum and distorted vocals layered to great effect before a rugged synthline takes everything down a notch. Illum Sphere, meanwhile, deploys a killer slowed down take on UK Funky which starts off with a trademark ambient wash and thudding drums before a synth reminiscent of his recent Titan 12″ on 3024 takes over and the whole thing collapses back in on itself. Rounding off the twelve is Krystal Klear with a very 80s sounding piece of modern boogie complete with handclaps and those apt crystal synths. A seriously heavy twelve and a perfect start to what promises to be a label to watch.”

at £1.95 for all 3 tracks you might as well treat yourself even if you got the 12″

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11-22-10

MEGA MEGA MIX

Not only will this be the last Contort Yourself of 2010 but it also heralds the last Contort Yourself in our current format… With the New Year on the horizon, we’re taking a brief sabbatical over January returning back in Feb 2011 (same dates, same venue, don’t worry) but in an altogether different guise. We’ll leave it at that for the time being, but be sure to watch this space for more info early in the new year… so to celebrate the end of this year we though it only right to get stuck into everyone’s favourite the MEGA MIX, but with a little added MEGANESS!

The best Djs from Manchester’s Most awesome nights weren’t available, so we scrabbled together this bunch of idiots to get a bit too drunk and play totally awesome music right down your listening holes.

Dan English (Naïve Melody)
Oscar Wildstyle (Everywhere)
The Countach (Jupiter Rooms)
Benjamin Yourself (CoYo / Freitags)
S’il Vous Plait
Oldboy (Eat My Beat / CoYo)
Natalie Esquire (Murkage / Super Super)
Scott Yeah & GezMagus (CoYo)

We cant think of a better way to see off the end of the year and this chapter of Contort Yourself, so we hope you can join us for what will prove to be an unforgettable night!

SATURDAY 4TH DECEMBER
11PM-3AM THE ROADHOUSE, MANCHESTER
£4 b4 11.30 / £5 Adv or Flyer / £6 After.

CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS

11-17-10

HAPPY WEDNESDAY

Thank the lord we’re half way through the week already.

Roll on Saturday for our boy Tamer’s club night Eat My Beat on Saturday with the wonderful Mosca.

EAT MY BEAT WITH MOSCA
The Roadhouse, Saturday 17th November

Mosca has smashed it this year, his fusion of bashment, grime, house, garage and techno making waves across various scenes. He featured on the first Night Slugs release, then later with his own Square One E.P, r…emixed Four Tet and Foals,featured on Fabric’s Elevator Music CD and put together countless mixes for the likes of BBC Radio 1, Fabric and many more.

“Mosca’s tracks are primarily built to power dance floors, but they are also deceptively sophisticated. They demonstrate an understanding of post-dubstep bass science while echoing the structures, textures and general sense of hedonistic abandon that characterised first generation hardcore”
ResidentAdvisor.net

Mosca Fabric Mix
http://soundcloud.com/fabric/mosca-fabriclive-promo-mix

Mosca Interview
http://www.fabriclondon.com/blog/view/introducing-mosca

Mosca
http://soundcloud.com/deejaymosca
http://www.facebook.com/deejaymosca

£3 advance available from Gaffs

£5 DOOR
11pm-3am

£2 beers
£3 double and mixer
£1.50 shots..

11-12-10

SO SAD SO SAD…

Jacques Greene is an incredible hot new producer / dj / performer from Montreal. At the tender age of 20, he is raising the bar on the net level of club, house, dance music with mind blowing productions and a super slick style. The awesome “(Baby I Don’t Know) What You Want” has been doing the rounds for a little while now and see’s a full release on Night Slugs next month.

However his Debut release THE LOOK EP drops next week (16th Nov) on Lucky Me and is seriously worth checking out! To wet your appetite check this little preview mix with snipits of all 4 tracks:

LM007 – JACQUES GREENE – THE LOOK by Jacques Greene

But yeah i know you want something for free right… well cop for his mix he dropped exclusively of original material for Dazed Digital.

http://www.mediafire.com/?j3e2c56r2tq7fql

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11-11-10

JUSTIN MARTIN

As you know we love a good bumpy beat here at Contort Yourself, and as bumpy beat purveyors go they don’t get much bumpier than Justin Martin.

Feeding off the energy of the San Francisco underground and mentored by fellow super producer Claude VonStroke, Justin was intrinsically involved with the development of dirtybird records, appearing on its first four releases. Justin was soon ready to take flight, releasing a string of solo EPs which flaunted a very unique sound and garnered still more respect among fellow DJs and heavyweight’s of the scene.


As well as his formidable arsenal of original productions, Justin is now equally known for his collaborations with his brother Christian as The Martin Brothers, producing such hip-hop influenced hits as ‘Duckface’, ‘Stoopit’, ‘Dum’. Justin has also made his mark remixing such bona fide classics as Radiohead’s ‘Nude’, Marshall Jefferson’s ‘Mushrooms’, and TG’s ‘Revox’, firmly establishing himself as the man to make big tracks even bigger.

As well as being a genius, he’s also mighty generous. If you head over to his Soundcloud page there’s a veritable cornucopia of sonic delights including classic tracks and mixes including his stellar Bedroom Music sets.

Here’s a trio of bangers for you to be getting on with.

Justin Martin feat. Nav Tha Shah – Chicken Tetrazzini

Justin Martin and Claude Vonstroke – Beat That Bird

Radiohead – Nude (Justin Martin remix)

11-10-10

KINGDOM KINGDOM

KINGDOM’S WORLD TOUR KICK STARTS TOMORROW!

Pretty gutted there’s no Manchester date but hey ho, I’ll be in full effect at the Night Slugs All Stars compilation launch at Counter Culture on Friday moving my booty back and forth to Ciara like it was made to. FROM DUSK TO DAWN! Not much can fuck with that line up son…

BOK BOK & L-VIS 1990
GIRL UNIT
KINGDOM
JAM CITY
DEEP TEKNOLOGI
LIL SILVA
plus OFF MODERN hosting room 2 w/ Greenmoney, Tomb Crew and residents…

∑

FRIDAY 12th NOVEMBER
10pm – 6am @ brand new venue COUNTER CULTURE
7-9 Crucifix Lane, London SE1 3JW

£5 Earlybird.
£8 Advance,
£10 On the door

AV IT!

11-10-10

IF YOU KEN WHIT AH MEAN?

Numbers on Friday with James Blake, Girl Unit and Joker was just as I thought it would be….MENTAL. Some bright spark (or some bright sparks cigarette) set the fire alarm off during in Joker’s set and we saw someone get whacked around the chops with a belt buckle. Then we got complimentary chicken nuggets in McDonald to soak up all the Bucky. Glasgow, you dreamboat.

Anyways, here’s a nice new mix from the one they call Jackmaster straight outta the Numbers camp with a tracklist to boot. Ranging from Ludacris to T. Williams and Untold, this one is sure to get all those eclectic tastebuds a ring-a-dinging.

Jackmaster Mix by Pigeon Promotions

Track list:
Ludacris – Girls Gone Wild
Cowbell Edit
DJ Sneak – Move Your Butt
James Fox – New Jack Swing (Unreleased)
Bounce Camp – Big Dancin (Top Billin’)
Pearson Sound – Blanked (Forthcoming Hessle)
T. Williams & Breach – The Bees (Unreleased)
Untold – Stereo Freeze (R&S)
R1 Ryders – ???? (Unreleased)
Horsepower Productions – Mexican Slayride (Forthcoming Tempa)
Joe / Ludacris – How Low Claptrap (DJ Orgasmic Blend)
Hudson Mohawke – Thunder Bay (Unreleased)
Alias – Gladiator (4×4 Mix)

11-09-10

UM OK, WELL STOP MAKING ME THEN

We got dropped this killer FREE track and mixtape from Stopmakingme to share with you guys… its a churning cosmic banger and, yeah, you should be! We couldn’t be arsed writing anything because we also got sent this lovely blurb that tells you pretty much everything you want to know about him and this forthcoming EP… read on if that’s what floats your boat or just pillage the goods linked at the bottom, but anyway im off brush up on my gully creeper and dutty wine, so i’ll leave you with this:

“Stopmakingme is well known for his residency at London institution Fabric as well as regular appearances at nights such as Bugged Out and Durrr. Now his star is set to rise further as Erol Alkan has hand picked him to be the resident DJ for his Phantasy Sound label, hosting their radio show and helming their new club night.

The EP is culmination of all things he loves about the dancefloor and influences he’s absorbed from London life. Arpeggiators and analogue synths; oddball Italo Disco big enough to work in main rooms; rolling Krautrock basslines and current bands like Factory Floor who have helped resurrect them; Hot Mix 5 hand claps; pulsing electroclash with camp vocals; the simplicity of ESG and every other early Factory Records release as well as the modern day electro he’s grown up on like Simian Mobile Disco, The Chemical Brothers, Erol and Tiga, all of whom he’s had the chance to warm up for, hands shaking uncontrollably every time.

Dan’s love for Trash, Optimo, Soulwax and older references like The Paradise Garage all come through in his DJ sets where electro and techno sit alongside updated post-punk, huge disco, mutant new wave and perfect pop choruses whilst no momentum – or any dancefloor – is lost.

He also co-runs the hugely successful Kill Em All club night with the Filthy Dukes, championing new music made by live bands as much as electronic artists. It’s a place where “an amazingly exciting new live act could blow the mind of a techno kid whilst an indie band in the corner think of how quickly they could sell their guitars and buy samplers when dancing to Boy 8-Bit.” In the odd spare moment, Dan also writes a regular feature for Dummy Magazine where he interviews others within his scene (as well as a few heroes.)”

Stream Full EP:  http://soundcloud.com/stopmakingme/sets/wrapped-in-plastic-ep-kill-em-all-records

Download: K & Big V – The Deadstock 33s Remix (MP3 192) / Discuss (MP3 192)

Mixtape: http://soundcloud.com/stopmakingme/stopmakingme-autumn-2010-mix

11-02-10

THE RETURN OF BASSLINE?

Just found this bad boy on the Mixpak Records Blog. DJ Pantha with some stealth new bassline track called ‘Candy Shop’.

‘WHEN YOU WAS SLEEPING…I SAID I WAS CREEPING’

I think the majority of people hated bassline, but I enjoyed the MC’s with Huddersfield accents and dancing like this…

11-01-10

TILT SHIFT

We posted the new Mosca track, ‘Tilt Shift’ on the blog a few weeks back…and now Manchester’s own from Swing Ting boys Samrai & Platt have gone done a killer remix of it for your aural pleasure.

Mosca – Tilt Shift [swing ting remix] by Samrai
The Tilt Shift EP is forthcoming on Fat City this autum/winter.

If you like what you hear then Mosca plays at The Oldboy’s night, EAT MY BEAT, on 20th November. It’ll be way into Movember so I expect to see the porn taches in full effect by then.

11-01-10

FLEX YOUR BICEP

With the stench of Halloween still thick in the air our guest at this weekends rave BICEP dropped us over a dastardly mix to get things warmed up. Its part of their 3 hour Marathon Halloween mixtape. The last third being devoted to us and their forthcoming show, specially sliced off neatly into an hour chunk for your listening pleasure. This darkness was compiled over the past year from scored film soundtracks, dusty vinyls and anything we have recorded. Bicep take you on a journey though all the sounds that have shaped their favourite time of year…

Brian Bennet – Chain Reaction
Master C & J – Face It
Gino Soccio – There’s a Woman
M – Pop Muzik (Todd Terje Remix)
The Immortals – The Ultimate Warlord
Fast Eddie – Acid Thunder (Fast Eddie Mix)
Lime – On The Grid)
Shakedown – At Night (Alan Braxe Mix)
Hard Ton – Flawless (Lowlow Flow Mix)
Inner City – Big Fun (Simian Mobile Disco Remix)
Quando Quando – Love Tempo (Remix)
Blackbelt Andersen – Sondag
Actor One – Popcorn
Soft Rocks – Light Bulb / Yello – Angel No
Oni Ayhun – OAR003 – B
Isolee – My Hi-Matic
Smoky N Mirrors – Trippy Disco
Musique – Summer Of Love
A Number of Names – Shari Vari

DOWNLOAD THE MIX / GET TICKETS

10-28-10

PUNKS JUMP UP TO GET BEAT DOWN

Punks Jump Up were the very first guest djs we ever booked at our night… to be honest we didn’t have a clue what we were doing back then but one thing was certain, these guys KILLED it. We’ve brought them back to manchester a couple times since, once to Sankeys and another time in Common which was a total blast! But the return leg to the rave cave is well over due.

Since those times 4 years ago they’ve not let up, they’ve been a constant barometer for hyped up electro party bangers and always on point with remixes for the likes of Tiga, Gossip, Crystal Castles, Zongamin, Kele, Miike Snow, to name a few. So its good to see them back in the saddle with a new Single “Blockhead” dropping on Kitsuné’s Anniversary Masion No.10 comp next month. It will also be getting a full release backed with some badman remixes no doubt before the end of the year, and rumours are their debut LP will be dusted by the end of the year scheduled for release summer 2011. Filled with Cameos from Peter Bjorn & John, Chromeo, Black Kids, DVNO, Saintsaviour (Groove Armada), We Have Band and more things look to be hotting up for these guys in 2011 so keep an eye on their prize.

For the mean time cop this mix which features the aforementioned single…

love.

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10-26-10

WELL HUNG

We’ve just peeped this nice mix online that
Andrew Hung of Fuck Buttons put out a few weeks back and its got a lot of stuff that im really into at the moment. Some great future house vibes, spazzy pop and acidic electronica… just what the doctor ordered for a bit of mid day listening.

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?mzrgoey0l3d

1. Broadcast – Tender Buttons
2. Four Tet – Angel Echoes (Caribou remix)
3. PVT – Window
4. Earthling – Nefisa
5. Cocteau Twins – Cherry Coloured Funk
6. The Bug – Skeng
7. Factory Floor – Lying
8. Massive Attack – Unfinished Sympathy
9. Britney Spears – Breathe on me (James Holden vocal remix)
10. Chloe – Distant
11. 808 State – Pacific State
12. Booka Shade – Bad Love
13. Charlotte Gainsbourg – IRM
14. Paul Kalkbrenner – Gebrunn Gebrunn

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10-26-10

SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES

CONTORT YOURSELF & NOW WAVE Present: “DEATH”

A Hallowe’en special
Friday 29th October – 10pm until the Death,
Joshua Brooks, Princess Street, Manchester

The second coming of “DEATH” sees Now Wave & Contort Yourself locked in an unholy unison, forming a two headed behemoth once again, bewitching your soul with the promise of a horrendous bounty… Resident Djs from both teams will be filling the venue with a horrific sound track of spine tingling electro, terrifying disco and blood curdling bass.

OVERALL PRIZE FOR BEST COSTUME:
£100 cold hard ca$h
Lifetime guestlist to both Contort Yourself & Now Wave events
Some really cheap champagne!!!

* PLUS * PLUS * PLUS * PLUS * PLUS * PLUS * PLUS * PLUS *
£250 Worth of American Apparel For Best Dressed Boy & Best Dressed Girl.

* PLUS * PLUS * PLUS * PLUS * PLUS * PLUS * PLUS * PLUS *
American Apparel Goodie Bags for the first 100 in on the night.

£5 advance, £6 before 11pm, £7 after

TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM:
http://contortyourself.com/index.php/tickets/

10-25-10

NOVEMBER MIXTAPE

OLDBOY steps up for the november mix tape which were dishing out nice and early as we’ve been late with the last two… nice dirty techno flavours with a big dollop of bass for good measure: Download / Stream / Ignore

TRACKLISTING:
1.Hot Natured – Equilibrium
2.Art Department – Vampire Nightclub ft. Seth Troxler
3.Azari & III – Indigo
4.Soul Clap – Bobby
5.CSY & Stripes – Somethin’
6.Sidney Samson, DJ Gregory – Salon ft. Drama S
7.Girl Unit – I.R.L (French Fries Remix)
8.Velour -Scent of Romance
9.DJ Haus N’ Benz – More Girls
10. MJ Cole & Wiley – From the Drop (L-Vis 1990 Remix)
Mixed by: OLDBOY

Alternative Download:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/81859250a06ca19e/

NOVEMBER-MIXTAPE by ContortYourself

10-22-10

HAPPY CLAPPERS

Elyte and Cnyce’s paths were crossed for all time when a Sun Ra light beam sent from Saturn collided with the P-Funk Mothership and sent them tumbling to earth. Now, Soul Clap time travels on a musical spaceship of dopeness…

We love Soul Clap, we just thought we’d bring it to your attention as we slotted one of their tracks in the Nov mixtape which is coming your way very soon… until then enjoy their XLR8R mix from earlier this year and a couple free tracks at the bottom of the post.

01 Soul Clap’s Boston, Massachusetts Intro
02 Soul Clap “Dreams Of Tomorrow (Mo Money)” (Wolf + Lamb Black)
03 SECT “Hi-Fi All Around” (Culprit)
04 Soul Clap “Extravaganza” (Wolf + Lamb Black)
05 Tanner Ross & Sergio Santos “Excuse Me While I Hit This” (Airdrop)
06 SECT “Man Of Wisdom” (Culprit)
07 Clapz II Dogz “Dogz” (Glass Table)
08 Mystery Roar “Mayhem (Soul Clap Edit)” (Dopamine)
09 Axel Bartsch “Daight (Soul Clap’s E-Funk Remix)” (Suol)
10 Gadi Mizrahi & Soul Clap “Yer Body (Kills Me)” Double Standard)
11 Bad Rabbits “She’s Bad (Gadi Mizrahi & Soul Clap Remix)” (Karmaloop)
12 Bon Johnson ft. Dana D “From the Heart” (white)
13 Armand Van Helden “Spin The Bottle (Axis Mix)” (AV8)
14 Darryl Douglas “Holding On (Kon’s Edit)” (white)
15 Soul Clap “Baker Man” (AUX)
16 Soul Clap “Ghosts Edit” (white)

Soul Clap Boston Mix For XLR8R Download

Soul Clap – Rock The Boat  (Download)
Soul Clap – “Bobby”  (Download)
Soul Clap – “Kissing Game”  (Download)

http://soundcloud.com/soulclap

10-20-10

Azari & III – Into The Night

Scion A/V Video: Azari & III – Into the Night from Scion A/V on Vimeo.

The boys are back with another HUGE track… these guys can do no wrong im my eyes. Fusing dark basement house vibes with blissful cosmic disco euphoria they’re so on point it makes me want to cry. Enjoy their new single which is out soon on what looks like Scion Audio Visual / Turbo Recordings, but until then check out these remixes of one of our favourite tracks they’ve made so far.

Azari & III – Reckless (With Your Love) (Midnight Magic Remix)
Azari & III – Reckless (With Your Love) (Tensnake Remix)
Azari & III – Reckless (With Your Love) (DJ Sneak Remix)

10-19-10

PART OF THE SUMMER NEVER DIES

Download URL (320kbps): http://bln.kr/PZH~/

More info here: http://knobjockeys.org/

10-18-10

POPEY-M

Boltonmore and I are gonna clock up some serious mileage on the Pope Mobile next month for an eagerly awaited/severely belated night in Glasgow hosted by the one and only Numbers.

If anyone wants to join in the fun, there’s always room in the Popey. We’ve only got one VERY STRICT car rule – no brostep on the CD player.

Oh…and a Man vs. Food esque KFC challenge at a random service station of our choice.

Joker
(Kapsize, Hyperdub)

James Blake
(R&S, Hessle Audio, Hemlock)

Girl Unit
(Night Slugs)

Numbers
Friday 5th November
Sub Club, Glasgow
11 till 3am
£10

Whilst we’re here…

Ahhhhhh.

10-18-10

JACKMASTER URB MIX

Jackmaster just dropped this mix for URB and its HUGE!!!! we had him down last year and he blew us away with not only his skills on the decks but the sheer audacity of his selections… look no further than this mix to understand why we love him so much.

01. Wish & Fonda Rae – Touch Me (KN Records)
02. Oni Ayhun – OAR003B (Oni Ayhun)
03. Optic Nerve – Light Span (Direct Beat)
04. Cajmere – Brighter Days – Underground Goodies Mix (Cajual)
05. Logic – Blues For You – Hard Dub (Strictly Rhythm)
06. Boiling Point – Good 4 U (Nice N Ripe)
07. Pierre’s Fantasy Club – Mystery Girl – Set Me Free (Forthcoming Numbers)
08. The Untouchables – Dance To The Rhythm (Strictly Rhythm)
09. Violet – Burn The Elastic (Radio Rhythm)
10. 69 – Filter King (Planet E)
11. D Rashid & Rishi Bass – Raw (G-Rex)
12. JTRP – Dungeons (Forthcoming Deep Teknologi)
13. DJ Gregory – Klappa (Defected)
14. Breach – Man Up (PTN)
15. Ill Blu – Meltdown (Forthcoming Numbers)
16. CJ Boland – Sugar Is Sweeter – Armand Van Helden Remix (FFRR)
17. DJ Technics – Get Up On It (Baltimore Break Beats)
18. Sony – Sugar Rush (???)
19. Lil Silva – Different VIP
20. Ill Blu – Overdose (Forthcoming Numbers)
22. Tonka – Freeze – Edit (Great Stuff)
23. Mosca – Done Me Wrong (Forthcoming Numbers)
24. Ghosts On Tape – Homeless Gypsy Dub (Unreleased)
25. Grievous Angel – Move Down Low VIP (Soul Jazz)
26. Hardhouse Banton – Colonel (Jackmaster Special)
27. Damage – 808 VIP (Unreleased)
28. Boddika – Rubba (Forthcoming Swamp 81)
29. Boddika – Syn Chron (Forthcoming Naked Lunch)
30. Raw Milk – Spreo Superbus (Forthcoming Numbers)
31. Addison Groove – 5 Mins Of Funk (Unreleased)
32. F – Slowdown (Unreleased)
33. Ytac – Switchism (Bomb Shop)
34. Ramadanman – Glut (Hemlock)
35. Unknown – Untitled (???)
36. Geeneus – Congo (Tempa)
37. Macabre Unit – Lift Off (Terrorrhythm)
38. Icicle – Anything (Forthcoming Tempa)
39. Instra:Mental – Voyeur (Forthcoming Disfigured Dubz)
40. Skream – Jukebox (Unreleased)
41. J. DOE THEM
42. Submerse – Hold It Down (Forthcoming Well Rounded)

Download it HERE