DANCEFLOOR((
INKEY PROMOTES
running that isn’t dependent on students
SPELLBOUND,
or whichever big name happens to be
MANCHESTER’S TOUGH
on. When something comes out of
DRUM AND BREAKS
Manchester it comes out ferociously
NIGHT...
proud and now we can stick our head
up because now there’s talk of breaks
POLICIES...
nights and break-step and we’ve been
Up here, there’s a big breaks
doing that for years. A breaks vibe,
background. Massive 2-step, drum &
heavily influenced by drum & bass is
bass, ol skool influence, an exceedingly
where we’re going.
lively sound. We do breaks for the first
half of the night, straight in at the deep
MCS...
end. We moved to this bigger venue two
We’ve got three or four MCs with anoth-
years ago and decided to split it. We
er dozen to come through. They mean
promote 12 months of the year and there
more to people up here than the DJs,
aren’t 12 drum & bass DJs to pack it out
the respect is huge in the city. There’s
every month, so you need a different
been enough drum & bass nights up
package. The breaks isn’t a massive pull
here that haven’t worked and have been
on its own but it makes the difference. It
moody because they’ve booked a
means I don’t have to go to the big names
London MC. It’s not that people don’t
all the time and the night will always pull
like them, it’s just they don’t rate them.
through. If you run things all year, every-
So you’d get idiots trying to grab the
one up here knows what you’re doing.
mic and the DJs would go off in a huff
and talk on the radio about Manchester
MANCHESTER VIBE...
being dangerous. We just put two
We haven’t got residents, I just shuffle it
mics up and any troublemakers went
around. Otherwise you choose a couple
home to write some lyrics!
of DJs, have a big guest and you don’t
get anywhere. We’re trying to nurture
Andy C and Si Smith play Spellbound 29
something a little bit more unique. I do the
June and the night happens each and
night to get a Manchester scene up and
every month at Planet K, Manchester.
MELTDOWN
13 Jul: Grooverider; 27 Jul: Plump DJs.
SUBTUB WAH WAH
AT THE BEACH
Resident: Sonny Woods
AT PLANET K, MANCHESTER AT JAZZ CAFE
KINGS ROAD ARCHES, BRIGHTON
£6/7. Info: 0161 4489431 / subtubclub@hot-
5 PARKWAY, CAMDEN TOWN
9pm-3am. £8.50/£7.50 concs. Info: 01273
PROGRESSION SESSIONS
mail.com 22 Jun: DJ Krush, DJ Hide,
10.30-2am. Weekly. Residents: Chris
608886. 3rd Fri every month. 15 Jun: AT THE END, 18 WEST CENTRAL ST.,
Quantic, Goose & Roscoe
Goss (London Elektricity), Dom Servini,
Brockie, Ray Keith, Marly Marl, Friction + LONDON, W1 Simon Goss.
MCs Det & Darrison; 20 Jul: Optical, Swift, 11pm-5am. £12/10/8. Info: 0207 419 9199.
SURE THING
Total Science, Quantum + MCs GQ & 13 Jul: LTJ Bukem, Nookie, PFM, MC
AT FORM, 4/5 GREEK ST, LONDON W1 WASTED
Darrison Conrad
£5. Weekly hip-hop & breaks
AT THE EMPIRE CLUB, BOGNOR REGIS
3rd Friday every month. 10pm-3am.
MIXED SUBSTANCES RAM RECORDS
£6/£5. Info: 07940 245724 / www.waste-
AT THE JUNCTION AT THE END
TEMPO TANTRUM
donline.co.uk Beats & breaks with residents:
COLDHARBOUR LANE, BRIXTON 18 WEST CENTRAL ST., LONDON, W1
AT MINT. 182-186 ST JOHN ST,
CLERKENWELL, LONDON EC1
Karoshi & Disco Assassins, Spencer
9pm-3am. Free b4 10.30/£3 after. 1st Fri 10pm-6am. £12/10. Info: 0207 419 9199. 6
£3 after 9pm. Monthly. Info: 020 7253 8368.
Chapman, Dillinger & Dave Roman.
every month. Residents: Justice, Doug Hart, Jul: Fabio, Andy C, Red 1, Shimon, Moving
29 Jun: DJ Tipper + residents Marcus,
Nick Pond & Curtis. Fusion, Ed Rush, Optical, Hype, Randall +
Darius, Matt Juice, & G Man with breaks X
MCs GQ, Flux, Moose
AT LE BATEAU, DUKE ST
MONTHLY SESSIONS
& 2 step
LIVERPOOL. 10:30PM-4AM
AT CLUB BAY, WITNEY TOWN
REFUGE
£11/£9 Concs. Info: 07967 626 927. 6 Jul:
FOOTBALL COMPLEX, OXFORD
AT SWITCH, EUSTACE ST
THE CLINIC
Hype, Futurebound, Andy Haze, MC-S.
£5. 9pm-2am. 29 Jun: Rareform, Alicia, TEMPLE BAR, DUBLIN.
AT COSIES, BRISTOL
Lunar, Nugroove + MCs Manik D, Benji, Killa 10.30pm. £7. Weekly. Info: 00-353-1-874-
Last Fri of the month. 8pm-1am. £3 after
saturdays
& Evil G 1243. 22 Jun: AAA, Rohan & Ali; 29 Jun:
9pm. Residents: General Midi & Lurch.
Naphta, Psyence & Don Rosco; 6 Jul:
MOVE SOMETHANG
Rohan, Ultra and Kenny; 13 Jul: Naphta.
TOTAL ECLIPSE
BREAKSPLOITATION
AT
AT THE BACKYARD CLUB, GREAT
THE PHOENIX, 37 CAVENDISH Kormac, Rosko & Rory Byrne; 20 Jul:
AT THE FIRKIN CLUB
PORTLAND ST.TUBE, W1
SQUARE, LONDON W1
PINNACLES, HARLOW, ESSEX
Rohan, Calibre & Zero Tolerance; 27 Jul:
8pm-2am. £5 b4 10pm/£6. 23 Jun: Mr
10pm–3am. £5. Info: 0973 802162. Abstract
Info: 07940 187963. 8:30pm-2am. £5 b4
Naphta, Criminal K, Con & Indica
Dexter, Break DJ Leacy, DJ MK, Aidan
beats & killa grooves with residents Flowerz
10:30/£6. 29 Jul: Residents; 6 Jul:
Orange, DJ Skye
& Des on the 1st Fri every month
SCIENCE
Residents; 13 Jul: Darren Jay; 27 Jul:
MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S
BROKEN MINDS
Ashatak. Residents: Tony B, Ric-o-chet,
Squidge, Sabotage + MCs HI Rarki, MAD
BUST THE BOX
AT DANCE FACTORY, THE
DREAM’ PT I
MC, Rolls
AT PRESSURE POINT, BRIGHTON
SANCTUARY, DIGBETH HIGH ST,
£4/£6. 10pm-2am. 7 Jul: Pete B. Residents:
AT PHOENIX CENTRE, EXETER BIRMINGHAM, B5
Sonic Boo, Shonky Don, Citizen K
22 Jun: Hard Edge, Beatz & Bobz - £10+bf. 10pm-6am. 3 Aug: Goldie, JJ Frost,
TOKYO GROOVE
Bushwacka!, Andy C, Hybrid Sound System, Randall, Storm, Digital, JB & Spice, Phase 2,
AT FAY, SPRINGFIELD MOUNT, LEEDS
ESCAPE IN THE PARK
Dazee Escape, MC Biggie, MC Fila
10pm-2am. £2.50. Weekly downbeat, rare
groove + d&b in back room, hip-hop & latin
AT SINGLETON PARK, SWANSEA
MUTINY SOURCE
break house in the main room
Noon-11pm. £15. 28 Jul: Science Arena -
Hombre Records, Numbskullz, Fabio, Ed
AT LAKOTA AT THE ZODIAC, 190 COWLEY RD,
81-83 STOKES CROFT, BRISTOL OXFORD
TWISTED FUNK
Rush, High Contrast, DJ Active &
Sidewinder
9pm-5am. £12adv. Info: 01179 426208. 22 9.30pm–2am. £7adv. Info: 01865 420042.
AT ENZO’S, HIGHPOST, SALISBURY,
Jun: Mickey Finn, J-Majik, Frost, Nicky 13 Jul: JJ Frost, DJ Lee, Jay Jay, DJ Baron,
WILTSHIRE
Blackmarket, Addiction, Bunjy + MCs Det, MC Justiyc
£6/8. Info: 01722 782618. 22 Jun: Mickey ESSENTIAL MUSIC
Shabba, Foxy
Finn, Aphrodite, Leggy, N-Deva & MC
FESTIVAL
SPELLBOUND
Fearless. AT HACKNEY MARSHES, LONDON
PERVERTED SCIENCE AT PLANET K, OLDHAM ST,
£35adv. Info:
www.essentialfestival.com /
AT 333, 333 OLD ST, LONDON, EC1 MANCHESTER UNITED DANCE VS FEVER
0990 344 4444. 14 Jul: Reprazent,
10pm-5am. £5 b4 11 or members/£10 oth- 10pm-3am. £6adv/£7 b4 11/£8. 29 Jun:
AT BAGLEY’S, KINGS CROSS, LONDON Freestylers, Nextmen, Goldie, Grooverider,
ers. Info 0207 739 5949. 20 Jul: Plus One, Andy C, Si Smith.
10pm-6am. 315+bf. Info: 0208 3421155 / Fabio, Hype, Randall, Opitical, Andy C, Ed
Matt Flint, The Funky Lowlives, Rick
0990 3444444 /
www.united-dance.com 6 Rush, Darren Jay, Kenny Ken, Rap, Trex +
Hopkins, Orson, Pete Herbert, L, A.D.J.
STEALTH
Jul: Ed Rush, Zinc, Bad Company, Andy C, MCs GQ, Fearless, Skibadee, Foxy, Frenzy,
AT THE HOLLYWOOD CLUB, KEATS AV,
Brockie, Grooverider, Nicky Blackmarket, Jnr Reid, Magika, Ruff.
PLANET OF THE BREAKS
POOLSTOCK, WIGAN Hype + MCs Shabba, Det, GQ, IC3 &
AT THE CELLARS, BUTTERMARKET,
9pm-3am. Weekly. £5. Info: 01942 793356. Fatman D. Kool FM - Hoodlum, Papa-Gee,
EXIT
HOWARD STREET, SHREWSBURY Residents: Fatboy, A-Jay, XTC, Bones, Filthy Rich, D Law, RuffStuff, Shockin’, AT UNION 1, WILLOW RD, DERBY
£6. Info: 07968 077705. 29 Jun: Andy Smith; Sub’Erb & Chaos. MCs Madrush & Broxi. Logan D. MCs Shockin, Junglist, Lok-i. 10pm-3am. £4/£6. 14 Jul: Bryan G & TC One.
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