Check out more of Talabot at his Soundcloud and MySpace.

07-18-10

MEGAMIX RETURNS

THE MEGAMIX IS BACK!!! I’m sure you all know the drill by now, but for those of you new to the concept here’s how it goes:

Each Night/DJ gets a 30 min slot to burn out the purest heat, all killer no filler, sweep the floor and get the party juiced in good style. The final hour results in an every man for themselves, Back 2 Back, No Holes Barred, All Holes Plugged…Megamix!!!

We’ve lined up another cracking night filled with Manchester’s premier disc jockeying power:

NAÏVE MELODY: This year has been epic for NM, with some bookings that can only be described as that of “legendary” status…. Smagghe, Weatherall, Twitch & Wilkes, Baldelli, ooooft! Anyone putting together parties like this knows what’s up so we don’t need to tell you that they’ll crush it proper!

EAT MY BEAT: Batty Bass, Wonky House, Tropical Techno, whatever you want, these boys can bring it… if there’s a party that needs starting they’ll be sure to do the job reeeeeeaaaaaaaaal nice!

TRAMP!: Tramp was one of our favourite Manchester Nights ever, but since its death William has gone on to make a name for himself in his own right as one of the best djs in Manchester, and deservedly so. Regular bookings alongside the biggest boys in the business has seen him tearing into the biggest clubs and even taking over the reigns of the world famous OPTIMO for the night and also warming up for some guys called 2ManyDjs!?

NOWWAVE: These boys know their stuff… they’ve put on pretty much every band that is cool and even those that didn’t even know they were cool yet. They’re so far ahead of the curve one of them once managed to high five an apparition of himself from 2 weeks in the future? Needless to say they can handle themselves behind the wheels of steel, (Especially when asked to stand in for Scratch Perverts on the main stage of Parklife?!?) so get set for some serious party throbbers.

STOP MAKING SENSE: Every time I see these lads play they smack it… Tropical Dubs to Spaced out Techno to Pumping Disco, these boys’ will be heating it from the depths of their collection for you dancing pleasure.

CONTORT YOURSELF: Yeah that’s us… we’ll be going in strong and fast jackin’ out the house party rhythms and durty disco thumpers.

SATURDAY 7TH AUGUST 2010
11:00 till 3:00 at the Roadhouse, Manchester
£4 b4 11.30 / £5 ADV or W/FLYER / £6 After

CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS

07-15-10

BENJAMIN YOURSELF LIVE AT FREITAGS

Benjamin Yourself steps up first in a series of live mixes that will be coming out of the FREITAGS camp over the next few months. Stitching together dreamy cosmic disco sounds, leftfield pop and summery house vibes this mix was recorded live on Friday 9th July 2010 at COMMON Bar, Manchester.

Tracklist:
Static On The Wire – Holy Ghost!
Home From The Can (Tensnake Remix) – Polargeist
Heaven’s in the back seat of my Cadillac (Revenge Rework) – Hot Chocolate
Swoon (Lindstrom and Prins Thomas Remix) – The Chemical Brothers
East Village Hustle – Daniel Wang
Everything Up (Zizou) (Mock & Toof Remix) – Zero 7
Far Away (Hercules & Love Affair Remix) – Cut Copy
Where’s Jason K – Syclops
Yearning – Black Van
In Your Eyes (Tensnake Remix) – Toby Tobias
Ipso Facto (Pete Herbert Remix) – Camboche
Pillow Talk – Mark Seven
Open To Your Love – Rudy’s Midnight Machine
I Know, I Hear – Holy Ghost!
Basic Space (Sampha Remix) – The xx
When I Hear Music – Debbie Deb
Bubble Bath – The Swiss
04 Love Get Out Of My Way (Holy Ghost! Remix) – Monarchy
Get It Right – Tensnake
Mommy (TBD Remix) – Populette
I Got A Feeling – Shit Robot
The Deep End (Holy Ghost! Day School Dub) – Curses
Don’t (Social Disco Club Edit) – Disco Deviance
Soul Train – Soundstream
White Horse – Laid Back
This Is Acid (K & T Mix) – Maurice
High Together – Siriusmo

Freitags Live – Benjamin Yourself 09/07/10 by FREITAGS

Alternate Download Link:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/78341880c1b761d2/

07-13-10

DAFT FUNK

Bang into Social Disco Club’s stuff at the moment… this one dropped a month ago but you can still get hold of it in Piccadilly Records.

Essential.

Daft Funk – JUST IN AT JUNO! by Social Disco Club

07-13-10

SAYTEK LIVE – THIS SATURDAY!!!

In the second of our summer Co-Pro’s we’re teaming up with another Manchester institution MICRON for a one off special back in the 3rd Saturday slot! Last year we clubbed together and brought NOOB down to the cave for what was one of THE PARTYS OF THE SUMMER and this one shapes up to eclipse that!

Saytek has gained a reputation for many as the most exciting and innovative live act to emerge from the UK house and techno scene in recent times. setting himself aside from the click ‘n’ play masses, Saytek’s fully improvised live shows see him get hands on with a Roland MC909 , a Kaoss Pad , synths, a sampler, Ableton and FX to create a unique deep intelligent dance floor orientated journey that combines cutting edge grooves with Detroit soul, jackin acid and tribal percussion garnished with intricate melodies, left field jazz and Latin flavours.

His talent as a live artist Has gained him headline bookings at Fabric, Sankeys, mUmU, The Zoo Project Ibiza, Cafe De Anvers Belgium, Patent Blua Berlin as well as countless clubs and festivals across the globe .Fresh from the release of his second accliamed & massively popular Zoo Project album Saytek is working with Partner Cubism records who are re-editing and sourcing top remixers for his live work to create monthly series “Saytek Live
Remixed” the first of which is out now and already gained the support from the likes of Richie Hawtin , Anthony Collins , Steve Lawler and Laurent Garnier …

ALBUM REVIEWS:::

“Excellent” – 4.5/5 DJ Mag
“This is one all aficionados of techno and house should be reaching for, post-haste.” – 9/10 iDJ Magazine
“dieser wunderbare Live-Mix von Joseph Keevill entstanden” 5/5 Rave Line Magazine (Germany)
“Recorded at Ibiza’s legendary Zoo Project, this album shows why Saytek is one of the hottest live acts” – 8/10 Datatransmission.co.uk
“A jaw dropping insight into on the fly creativity” 8/10 Till Late Magazine

LIVE SHOW:::
“A live show not to be missed” – Manchester Evening News
“The music Saytek creates is consistently amazing dance floor gold dust” – tilllate.com
“Saytek Has gained a reputation as one of the most
exciting and innovative live acts around”– Beatportal.com

Check out his Highly Acclaimed “LIVE FROM THE OTHER SIDE” mix recorded live using a MC 909, ABLETON 8, FL STUDIO, NOVATION ZIOSYNTH, KORG KAOS PAD3, AUTOLOOP MODULE + DJM 800

SAYTEK  - “LIVE FROM THE OTHER SIDE” – ZOO PROJECT RECORDINGS (Full hardware live performance) by SAYTEK

07-08-10

TRAMP! TOP 10 SUMMER SIZZLAS!

Ahead of tonight’s rave Will Tramp! treats us to a Top 10 of Summer Sizzlas that are floating his yacht currently.

1. Ramadanman & Midland- Your Words Matter (Aus Music)

2. Sbtrkt & Sampha – Evening Glow (Ramp Recordings)

3. Monarch- Love get out of my way (Holy Ghost Remix) (Monarch)

4. Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs- Garden (Greco Roman)

5. Chemical Brothers- Swoon (Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas Remix)
(Parlophone)

6. Chromeo- Don’t Turn The Lights On (Atlantic)

7. Shit Robot- I Got A feeling (DFA)

8. Four Tet- Angel Echoes (Caribou Remix) (Domino Records)

9. Drake- Fireworks (Deadboy Tearjerking Slo-mo house edit)
(unreleased)

10. Velour- She Wore Velour (Unreleased)

05-18-10

Drive U Crazy

This is fast becoming one of my favourite tunes of 2010… Egyptrixx is gonna be HUGE this year. He smashed it back in February when he played for us and was a thoroughly nice chap to boot! think the reason why i love this tune so much is because it slays the club, but sounds so chilled at the same time? what ever he’s on its some next ting so watch out for more from this guy real soon.

HumanMan

05-14-10

THE SWISS

Although we’ve reduced the frequency of contort yourself proper to once a month, this doesn’t mean we’re letting up on the party action. Moving back to once a month allows us to free up some time and get stuck into some new little jaunts, presenting lives shows, throwing one off parties, secret raves and all manor of discoid nonsense.

Its no secret that we’re close “man friends” with the now wave troupe, so it comes as little surprise to see us teaming up with them once again to present a rather special little sunday night soiree! So without further ado we present to you austrailia’s hottest new boutique disco stars… the swiss

“in a time when everyone who isn’t crookers is claiming to be a “disco act”, there is an insurmountable wash of pretenders. Adelaide trio the swiss, however, are a legit live disco band who’s existence is based entirely on flavour and good times rather than the cobra snake and fitted caps. (nerdy bit: they are a band who are getting giancarlo meo tattoos rather than looking up giorgio moroder best-of tracklists)

The bubble bath ep on modular recordings (out february 2010) is testament to what lies at the core lifestyle of the swiss: crisp and snappy drums, quicksand laser-sludge bass, dizzy pops & flourishes, melody rays and synthesised strings that glide on the thermal currents of life. It’s as much a breathy telephone call as it is a mid-range bordeaux shared between ensconced lovers. Beyond the raw and sensual output of the band themselves, the ep also comes stacked with two floor-ready remixes from facecrushers knightlife and tensnake.

Beyond signing to modular, lighting up the festival circuit, getting “bubble bath” added to national rotation on triple j, supporting ladyhawke on her national tour and readying a national tour of their own, the swiss’ journey to the centre of 4/4 has so far not gone unnoticed. Erol alkan & sinden have uttered some kind words, aeroplane are opening many a set with a swiss jam and showing the three-piece glowing chart appreciation, but most of all the kids at the shows are going señor bananas. The stars are aligning and they play drums, bass and keys in the swiss.

Harvesting hits in the studio with australian mega-producer/songwriter donnie sloan (empire of the sun) the swiss have a lot to live up to when hitting the stage; they deliver every time with a searingly hot, intensely energetic live show.”

“bubble bath by the swiss. That is all…” – erol alkan
“i’m sat alone in my living room at 3am and i suddenly want to dance” – fake blood
“bubble bath is genius!” – sinden
“aeroplane hearts the swiss” – aeroplane
“can’t get enough of this tune” – annie mac

alongside these antipodean disco mavericks we have residents from both now wave and contort yourself jostling for supremacy over the dance floor in a battle royal, with weapons of choice being jackin’ house, cosmic disco, wonky techno, un classics and leftfield pop.

Tickets are £5 available here: http://www.skiddle.com/events/11373107/

04-27-10

RENAISSANCE MAN COMES TO CO/YO!

RENAISSANCE MAN:
It is a strange land in the far north of Europe, usually renowned for its uncouth inhabitants’ penchant for daredevil sports, power tools and music that sounds like it has been made with the aforementioned. Yes, Renaissance Man may hail from Finland, but beyond an iron constitution that allows these artists to keep on playing and playing, the similarity ends there. The two halves of Renaissance Man met whilst working in an architecture office in Helsinki. They saw in each other prime examples of an end-of-naughties cultural multitasking airmile-guzzling kind of lifestyle that prompted them to join forces under one name and build the kind of house they really wanted.

From 2008 onwards, their monthly club night NOW! had already treated Helsinki to the sounds of their musical contemporaries. In late 2008, the pair decided to change the dynamic and unleash their own creations on an unsuspecting world, trawling the aural universe in search of sonic nuggets to pepper over their tracks. Debut Spraycan was released on Switch’s Dubsided in early 2009, followed by Rhythm on the Kitsuné Maison 7 compilation. A subsequent EP on Parisian label Sound Pellegrino launched title track What Is Guru as one of the year’s underground hits, making Renaissance Man highly sought-after remixers for the likes of Brodinski, Crystal Fighters, Health, Le Corps Mince de Françoise… Original tracks and remixes have seen support from fellow DJ’s including Diplo, Annie Mac, Claude Von Stroke, Tiga, Jesse Rose…

This rollercoaster success has led to some serious thumbing of Renaissance Man passports with gigs across four continents in major clubs (Social Club/Paris, Hive/Zurich, WMF/Berlin) and festivals (Stereosonic/Australia, Les Transardentes/Belgium, Igloofest/Montreal). The mayhem looks set to continue in 2010 with at least two new records, including an EP on the Made to Play Label, remixes for The Very Best, Solo and The Crookers, plus numerous international shows in prestigious venues including Fabric and Panorama Bar. Who knows, that elusive Renaissance Man album might even make its appearance…

Taking their inspiration from 3000 years of art and science, Renaissance Man prove that you can think out of the box, but that it’s even better to think outside the walls. Or make that borders.

DROP THE MUSTARD:
DTM is one of the sickest nights in Manchester regularly snaffling bookings from some of the best Djs in the world. What’s more their residents squad truly know how to crush a party… it was only a matter of time before they took up a shift in the cave and they’ll be the perfect accompaniment to our headline guests!

RESIDENTS:
Ya’ll know how we do…. the finest Jackin’ House, Cosmic Techno and Balearic Basslines.

SATURDAY 5TH JUNE 2010
11:00 till 3:00 at the Roadhouse, Manchester
£5 Advance / More On The Door

ADVANCE TICKETS: http://www.skiddle.com/events/11369921/

To wet you’re cockles check this fresh mix that they dropped for Six Pack France:

Felix Da Housecat & DJ Gregory: Kickdrum Soundclash (Renaissance Man Bootcut) – CDR
James Braun & Dan M: Lesson 1 – Mothership
Rene Bourgeois: 4 My Recordz – Supdup
Christian Martin: Balance And Ridum – Cadang
Sissy Nobby: Lay Me Down (Renaissance Man Remix) – Mixpak Records
Kolombo: LOL (Kolombo Remix) – Hypnotic Music
Style Of Eye: Retur 2 (Rythym Version) – CDR
Blind Minded: Tekatek – Trapez
Green Velvet: It’s Time 2 Jack – Cajual
Manna: Some Girls / Some Boys (Downtown Remix) – Suomen Musiikki
Renaissance Man: What Is Guru (Riva Starr Remix) – Sound Pellegrino
Jesse Rose: Heavy Still (Zombie Disco Squad Remix) – CDR
Renaissance Man: Canto Della Kalimba Bootcut – CDR
Erich Lesovsky: Riot Beatz – Stil Vor Talent
Derrick Carter: Friends – The 1:00 Club – Classic Recordings

04-12-10

Party Like Its 1999

Just got a promo of the remaster version of Cassius’ Classic “1999″ and its backed with two epic remixes!

First up you get this KILLER big room Electro House mix form Tim Green, which pushes all the right buttons.

http://www.myspace.com/tg909

..then you get this disgustingly filthy number from the Milaneese Reset! boys… these guys have been tearing it up with some killer remixes of late. definitely worth keeping an eye on.

http://www.myspace.com/resetmilano

04-05-10

JOAKIM CLASSIC TRAX

Ahead of JOAKIM coming down to the cave on May 1st we thought we’d just pull out a couple of our favourite tracks crafted by his fair hand… I wanted to get “Drumtrax” in there too but its not on YouTube, So you’ve got his Late Of The Pier mix as a bonus.

For all the info and ticket links go here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=109035489120897&ref=ts

03-12-10

DEAD CELEB DISCO

Sex with Robots have a tasty rave this Saturday down at Charlies with ALEXANDER NUT (Rinse) occupying the floor… but our man Willy D is also up in the place and he’s put together this extra spacial mix just cos he can!

DEAD CELEBRITY DISCO MIX MURDERED BY WILL TRAMP! by TRAMPMUSIC

02-17-10

FAN OUT!!!

With SURKIN due to cave in your faces at the weekend its good to hear a snipit of the first new material from said Parisian disco destroyer previewed on the Andy George & Jaymo show. Cant wait to get bled out by this beauty… lets goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!

02-16-10

WE NEED SOME MORE HAM IN HERE!

Two of my favourite lady deejays, Star Eyes and Jubilee, went on a magical mystery Midwestern tour not so long ago, and made a spanking video for all to see.

Its funny and plays host to a whole load of amazing wacky ish – The Asshole Castle, a call for more ham, serious shape throwing, topless dancers, cat barrow races and strobes. Lots of strobes!

02-08-10

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

01-14-10

RIP Teddy

01-12-10

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!

01-11-10

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!!!

01-06-10

WHAT YA GON DO?

Threw this old thing together last year. It’s pretty funny. Purple vs. Crunk..YYYYYEEEASSS. And if you want a hot 320 on this bitch then I will give it cha.

What Ya Gon Do (Joker x Lil Jon) by ESQUEEZY

12-19-09

BANG BANG CHOO CHOO TRAIN

Just a little something I threw together on a rainy day.

Peanut Butter Hype by ESQUEEZY