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Manchester
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 11:54 am
by gergbot
First of, sorry if theres another thread about this, and if I'm posting this in the wrong bit, but i'm too hung over to search through the forum right now.
Basically i got in to manchester uni yesterday and was wondering what decent dubstep nights there are round manchester? i'm into stuff like dmz, skream, clubroot, loefah etc so preferably no 'heavy' dubstep nights.
thanks a lot
Re: Manchester
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 12:10 pm
by domhunt
Re: Manchester
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 12:30 pm
by gergbot
cheers mate! appreciate it
Re: Manchester
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 12:40 pm
by format-mcr.
Congrats! Welcome to the city of 100 dubstep nights... Seriously though, Dom's sent over some of the finest there but skipped a few:
There's us (Format) -
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4 ... 915&ref=ts - can say keep your eyes peeled as I onbviously know what we have coming.
not strictly just a dubstep night but Hoya:Hoya gots to be mentioned too:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=1 ... 014&ref=ts
Otherwise, you can't go far wrong with what has already been mentioned
Re: Manchester
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 12:50 pm
by geobeats
I go to Manchester Uni, safe!
29th October, Warehouse Project Line Up Looks MAD
Magnetic Man [ Live ]
ft Skream, Benga & Artwork
Flying Lotus [ Live ]
Joker
Martyn
Digital Mystikz: Mala & Coki
Joy Orbsion
Floating Points
Dorian Concept [ Live ]
Ikonika
Illum:Sphere [ Live ]
Jonny Dub / Krystal Klear
Jon K / Éclair Fi Fi
Re: Manchester
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 1:02 pm
by gergbot
thanks a lot man! big up
geobeats wrote:I go to Manchester Uni, safe!
29th October, Warehouse Project Line Up Looks MAD
Magnetic Man [ Live ]
ft Skream, Benga & Artwork
Flying Lotus [ Live ]
Joker
Martyn
Digital Mystikz: Mala & Coki
Joy Orbsion
Floating Points
Dorian Concept [ Live ]
Ikonika
Illum:Sphere [ Live ]
Jonny Dub / Krystal Klear
Jon K / Éclair Fi Fi
i'm going to manchester met, just down the road ennit? i'm definitely hitting the warehouse project
Re: Manchester
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 1:06 pm
by domhunt
Many huge nights going down during Freshers, i'll keep you posted.
Re: Manchester
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 1:09 pm
by HamCrescendo
I'm going manchester university too, glad to see theres a host of good shit going on.
Warehouse project has some nuts line ups aswell.
Re: Manchester
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 1:10 pm
by cogidubnus
gergbot wrote:First of, sorry if theres another thread about this, and if I'm posting this in the wrong bit, but i'm too hung over to search through the forum right now.
Basically i got in to manchester uni yesterday and was wondering what decent dubstep nights there are round manchester? i'm into stuff like dmz, skream, clubroot, loefah etc so preferably no 'heavy' dubstep nights.
thanks a lot
Welcome to Mancland!
Yeah, Sicknote's on tonight at Saki Bar in Rusholme and it's free - Original Face, Acre, Blood Boy, Cogidubnus & Ed Teach on deck duties - details at
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=150717068272680 - we play the deeper end of dubstep, future garage, experimental hip-hop and all that shizzle.
Re: Manchester
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 1:34 pm
by gergbot
domhunt wrote:Many huge nights going down during Freshers, i'll keep you posted.
cheers pal
cogidubnus wrote:gergbot wrote:First of, sorry if theres another thread about this, and if I'm posting this in the wrong bit, but i'm too hung over to search through the forum right now.
Basically i got in to manchester uni yesterday and was wondering what decent dubstep nights there are round manchester? i'm into stuff like dmz, skream, clubroot, loefah etc so preferably no 'heavy' dubstep nights.
thanks a lot
Welcome to Mancland!
Yeah, Sicknote's on tonight at Saki Bar in Rusholme and it's free - Original Face, Acre, Blood Boy, Cogidubnus & Ed Teach on deck duties - details at
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=150717068272680 - we play the deeper end of dubstep, future garage, experimental hip-hop and all that shizzle.
safe, nice one
sorry to be annoying, but anyone know anything about decent record shops? thanks to all the replies so far and to all the congrats messages!
Re: Manchester
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 1:46 pm
by domhunt
For Dubstep? Eastern Bloc Records and Piccadilly Records.
Eastern Bloc do more of the hype tunes and Piccadilly Records have a huge selection of deep, experimental Dubstep..
They're both on Oldham Street in the Northern Quarter just off Piccadilly Gardens.
Re: Manchester
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 1:52 pm
by gergbot
domhunt wrote:For Dubstep? Eastern Bloc Records and Piccadilly Records.
Eastern Bloc do more of the hype tunes and Piccadilly Records have a huge selection of deep, experimental Dubstep..
They're both on Oldham Street in the Northern Quarter just off Piccadilly Gardens.
nice one cheers. not too far from where i'm staying. i know where my student loans going now haha
Re: Manchester
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 2:05 pm
by isiahfire
Yeah, i'd definately recommend Picadilly over Eastern Bloc, but EB have a better Drum and Bass selection.
I'm very much looking forward to seeing what Format are going to be coming with this term, Their line ups are much more for me now, especially since Rich has been backing a lot more of the crowd pleasing Cicus stuff (no disrespect obviously, guys gotta make money i know.)
But Manchester is a sick city, with a scene thats really easy to get involved in, and something for everyone!
Re: Manchester
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 4:06 pm
by rrr
isiahfire wrote:Yeah, i'd definately recommend Picadilly over Eastern Bloc, but EB have a better Drum and Bass selection.
I'm very much looking forward to seeing what Format are going to be coming with this term, Their line ups are much more for me now, especially since Rich has been backing a lot more of the crowd pleasing Cicus stuff (no disrespect obviously, guys gotta make money i know.)
But Manchester is a sick city, with a scene thats really easy to get involved in, and something for everyone!
Easy now...
Just in response to what you said (and no offense is taken btw

)..... over the summer we've booked more more Circus-esque stuff as the crowd in Manchester that remains tends to be more into the heavy stuff. However, as the hoards of students return, we are able to push the deeper stuff (where my heart really lies....), and you'll see this when you see the bookings! Saying that though we have still booked Youngsta, Phaeleh, Indigo, Madd, Breakage and Marlow in the last few months since the students left.
However, and I would be interested to hear what people think of this, I still want to keep all the different strands of dubstep within the same rave. Hit&Run has always been about variety, and think our best nights have always been when each DJ has been markedly different to the last: e.g. Starkey, Daedelus, Datsik, Swarms and Nosaj thing last March, and James Blake, Borgore, Dom Hz and Cookie last December. I want to educate and illuminate if I can rather than just preach to the converted. I think the problem with "label" nights, whether it's Hessle or Circus, is that you have the same textures, and often the same tunes, for 4/5 hours. I think everything sounds better and fresher in juxtaposition to something totally different to it. And I count it as one of my most rewarding experiences as a promoter when loads of young ravers who were down to catch Borgore left the club that night saying how totally amazing James Blake was, who played a completely uncompromising set of his experimental brilliance.
I am just wondering whether people will still continue to tolerate such variety in the rave. It does seem like one half of dubstep has fallen out with the other. Which is a shame as one of things that so attracted me to it back in 2005 was the fact that within the same set, let alone the same night, there would be such variety.
So if this has been a ramble.... have a great time in Manchester. For me now its party scene is pretty much peerless in the UK, and Djs always comment on how good the atmosphere is up here when they visit.
PEACE
Re: Manchester
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 4:17 pm
by catflap
Just keep what you're doing the same rich, it's obviously working. Last night was pretty good. Newham Generals killed it haha.
Re: Manchester
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 5:20 pm
by rrr
Thanks bro!
Re: Manchester
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 7:18 pm
by scp
seeing as the venues have been covered, il just say that you will love manc 4 dubstep nights

.
iv been very satisfied with the dubstep experience across various nights that have been put on in the last year that iv been @ uni, and long may it continue
Re: Manchester
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 7:22 pm
by HamCrescendo
btw people at manchester uni, what are the best halls? I've been offered richmond park but its baaaaare expensive (my student loan doesnt even cover it), and i heard it wasnt as live as other places.
Re: Manchester
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 7:26 pm
by string
is there any good house/techno/dubstep nights happening in manchester on the 1st/2nd/3rd Sept?
Re: Manchester
Posted: Fri Aug 20, 2010 10:28 pm
by aphid
ama be in manc in september, holla if your off to manc met