remixes by narciss, cinthie, curses, kid simius

smashin raw party monster

bakk heia records has evolved as an extension of manchester/salford based club night bakk.heia. the label mirrors the party s ethos: blurring the lines between ambient drones, performance, abstraction, hedonism, and dance music.

manchester s ourtime music return with something of a electronic masterpiece ! after a 14 year hiatus, salford s elusive cosmic composer returns to his sonic insomniac guise with a debut lp of the finest underwater electro & crisply rendered electronica as always, super limited !!

black lodge ist ein mysteriöser produzent aus manchester, der in den 1990ern mit releases auf mo’wax und the trilogy tapes began, mitglied eines okkulten northern soul-kollektivs und der enigmatischen formation gescom ist, ferner dj eines pirantensenders, graffiti-künstler, badly drawn boy-remixer und autechre-artwork-designer. auf dem neuen label disciples veröffentlicht er nun eine kollektion mit aufnahmen aus dem lodgewars-archiv, aufgenommen im obergeschoss des kings arms-pubs in salford, manchester. geisterhafte drone-sounds und -melodien, die die ränder von ambient, post-punk und industrial besudeln. die streng limitierte lp-auflage erscheint auf schwarzem vinyl in schwarzer innentasche in schwarzer hülle mit sticker.

after over a year of radio silence, ourtime music introduces stark. a collection of coded messages from within the city of salford. limited

our 003 has arrived, a trio of tracks from the vast archives of salford s own sonic insomniac, mr d.ball. although previously unheard, these tracks evoke instant feelings of nostalgia and reminiscence.as always dave exhibits his effortless knack for combining emotive melodies with liquid basslines and refined percussive rhythms.from the majestic electric piano and live strings of title track elements,to the graceful, wandering synth lead and growling bass of doreen through to the epic 13 minute b-side healer with its subtle chord progressions and sumptuous live bass crescendo.timeless,sentimental music that will appeal as much to lovers of classic techno such as underground resistance or mayday as much as it will to fans of ash ra tempel or jean luc ponty.all tracks recorded in salford between 2002-2006, extracted from minidisc 2015.

red laser seems to be attracting a wealth of young parisian talent as they release more heat from paris via red laser new comer romainn bezzina. bezzina has worked closely with bent producer simon mills to create and compile this ep of sultry analogue baleario disco especially for the manchester label. bezzina s remix of gary low s i want you has already appeared on the recent red laser disco compilation and now gets a re-press on this heavyweight twelve for increased sound quality. bezzina also drops fly away jack, a splendid shuffler reminiscent of van mccoy or bebu silvetti with a touch of love unlimited thrown in. these accompany 2 more tracks of sensual synth deepness including an exclusive vinyl release of bent s exercise 4 to make even the icy sleet of salford turn into the sweltering sun of st tropez.

excellent hypnotic groovin deep house anthem... epic

the band recorded cadenza last summer locked in a salford basement experimenting and stretching their songs into new and unexpected shapes. produced by brendan williams and phil bulleyment they’ve created an album that, whilst drawing on the eccentricities of sparks, the piano methods of steve reich and the unhinged prog-pop of the cardiacs, has at its heart a real pop pulse.

generally based in london, soundspecies encompasses a collective of friends and different projects, with the momentum and focus coming from a family connection, four brothers raised with a jamboree of musical instruments for toys learnt a love for jamming and creating sounds from an early age... fast forward through developing years... henry gettin busy with beats and decks and sussing the london scene - olly playing lots of bass in bands & training in music recording, composing and acoustics at salford uni, manchester - nat working hard and playing hard on his guitar - barnaby composing and playing sax in various bands then travelling and suckling inspiration in brazil, morocco, borneo... expanding the family until the whole world is our friend... music is a universal language, a communication with like minds...fellow soundspecies worldwide. this is the first artist project to be born from the legendary cd-r sessions!

shafunkers are the manchester based production duo alex mcculloch and austin moore. after a random meeting at salford university in 1997, they quickly realised a shared passion for music production and they began their musical partnership by creating drum n bass and breakbeat tunes under the guise of sinewave. both classically trained musicians with influences ranging from jazz to the beatles, the duos mutual love of dance music eventually led to them to start producing house music together. tick tock is no exception to their remarkable quality, in fact alex has described it as some of their hottest work to date. a catchy, melodic hook floats effortlessly over quirky electronic percussion. remixed by danny freakazoid and ben hoo.

a.r.c. soundtracks is the audio/visual project of k.craig and david armes. dereliction//mirror is the duoÕs third release, following on from a debut album, archive: volume one (little crackd rabbit) and a cassette release for sacred tapes, from a shattered beam. dereliction//mirror was created on-residency at salford s islington mill, home to gnod, sacred tapes and many other noise/experimental musicians and labels. it is an audio/visual piece that uses the semi-derelict attic spaces as both inspiration and source material. focussing on the notion of ruins and their potential for reappropriation, dereliction//mirror combines a dense, multi-layered sound-world with ritualistic visuals to create an immersive, hypnotic work. this new film and soundtrack takes us into a bleak auditory realm of post-industrial structures and traces the role of the body within these liminal spaces. strained harmonics and industrial, discordance mesh with veiled rhythms and spoken-word narrative to create a heavy, static energy to both sound and visuals.

das britisch-norwegische drum n bass-duo calyx & teebee begeistert seit nahezu zwei jahrzehnten ganze legionen an fans, sowohl solo als auch im tandem, als raffinierte djs wie auch mit eigenen releases auf ram, metalheadz oder moving shadow. auf ihrem fabric-set decken sie mit 34 top-tracks das volle spektrum des genres ab und beweisen einmal mehr ihre charakteristische fingerfertigkeit als djs der extraklasse.