Kaluki celebrates 6th anniversary with Solomun - Sat 8th Sep

In swings one of the year’s hottest names for the Kaluki 6^th anniversary celebrations on Sat 8^th Sep, with a man who has been one of the dominant forces in Sankeys Ibiza’s radiant successes with his Diynamic Neon parties: Solomun. Solomun was already a big deal in house music circles prior to 2011, having recorded on a slew of the most respected imprints knocking about, Freerange, Buzzin’ Fly, Dessous, Classic, Compost and Get Physical among them, as well as his own Diynamic imprint.

Last year saw him come into his own however, the beyond amazing re-rub of Noir and Haze’s ‘Around’ endearing him to DJs of every discipline and a new template being etched of pitched down sweet and sensual grooves. Tonight he dominates Sankeys for a monstrous six hour set, sure to deliver the kind of sweat drenched workout that only men of his sterling discipline are capable of. Kaluki’s founder and resident Ellesse supports, helping to celebrate the wildly successful party he created, reaching 6 amazing years old.

Special Continue mix from Jozef K for this Friday at Sankeys

Please find below a link for a special mix from Sankeys’ Jozef K, who mixes a track from each of this Friday’s artists to brilliant effect.

DJ Pete, Kölsch, SYNKRO, Boddika Nonplus, James Holden and
Cosmin TRG are featured, and are taking over the club this Friday!

Jozef K's special Continue mix

August bank holiday weekend at Sankeys...

As the Summer Bank Holiday season swings to an end, Sankeys flips the musical styling for one weekend to invert their usual Friday/Saturday split. This time the deepness and musical ingenuity that normally characterises Saturday’s dalliances hogs the limelight the day before, with Friday’s bolshy, escapist and in-yer-face blissful abandon getting switched to the main weekend slot. Both benefit from a rather delectable ensemble of talent assembled for Continue and The Manchester Pride Dance Party.

As part of the summer’s 18^th anniversary celebrations at Sankeys, Continue has added further gravitas to the club’s pantheon of in-house parties. Friday’s instalment sees legendary DJ Pete making his Manchester debut. The Berlin native has been one of the iconic figures in the city’s mesmerising take on global electronic trends, his dub infused techno under the Substance alias adding a lasting legacy to the genre worthy of stalwarts such as Basic Channel. Melodic techno provocateur James Holden, himself a fearless exponent of leftfield electronica, gifts an extra sense of beat led swagger.

The support cast then ripples elegantly through the more esoteric elements of dance music, with Danish sensation Kolsch adding a live element, Instra:mental member Boddika, Cosmin TRG (who’s recent efforts on Modeselektor’s 50 Weapons imprint have been nothing short of inspirational) and Mancunian dream-laden beatsmith Synkro the final guest.

Saturday then pumps its fist to the sound of Federation. The Leeds based party has become something of a Sankeys Bank Holiday tradition, their effusive take on vocal led house, foot-stomping electro and filthy beats perfect for the epic showcases that can only take place when the weekend plunders another day from the working schedules.

The August Bank Holiday this year also marks the end of Manchester’s week long Pride celebrations, and with the city one of the finest in Europe for its open and inclusive attitudes towards everyone regardless of race, sexual orientation or gender, Sankeys and federation will be offering the perfect riposte for everyone to celebrate the rainbow culture.

Sankeys Friday 17th & Saturday 18th August

This weekend is all about doffing the caps to the people who bring the music to us all. Whilst DJs are undoubted gatekeepers in the musical world the job of the record label, many helmed by DJs themselves, represents a crucial cog in the process of delivering us music. So this weekend brings two of the most influential in the genre down to Manchester, complete with the artists - and in once case the lynchpin - behind the label.

Friday night sees Turbo recordings in the building. The brainchild of legendary Canadian DJ and producer Tiga, the label has been one of the most revered and iconic imprints in modern dance music, influential in the development of electro clash and pushing bass-soaked techno forward. Tiga, fresh from the honour of producing the hundredth instalment of Damian Lazarus’ Crosstown Rebels instalment, naturally headlines the event.

Joining him will be Duke Dumont, the spinner whose trusty re-rubs of pop mainstays like Lily Allen, Bat For Lashes and the Mystery Jets dovetails with a reverential status as global selector par excellence, not least with Fabric where he has built up a fervent partnership. Fresh faced Scottish duo Clouds complete the bill. Up in Spektrum, bass-driven beat masters Chow Down and Dark Sky take over for the night.

The limelight the following evening falls on the huge presence of Cadenza, Luciano’s scintillating emporium of house and techno. Much like the master’s DJ sets, the music released is a slew of tracks permeated by the European and Latin influences that ground many of the artists involved. This is persistently emblematic with German groove shaman Reboot who headlines the show with his blend of acerbic drums and off kilter rhythms.

He’s joined by Detroit legend Kenny Larkin, the Motor City native currently enjoying a revitalisation at the pinnacle of the music’s zeitgeist. Andrea Olivia also represents the Swiss label, whilst some home-grown talent in the shape of Sankeys’ resident and Kaluki promoter Ellesse gives Manchester its own spotlight.

Roger Sanchez streamable mix

Roger Sanchez’s peerless mix from Savanna demonstrates why he is one of the world’ biggest DJs and one of its most respected producers. Touching down at Sankeys this Friday August 10^th, here’s a chance to catch this master at work in advance of his mouth-watering Manchester show. Check out this hour of amazing house music here: Roger Sanchez mix

Jozef K talks about Continue...

Continue is everything I wanted from a night, (think I've started up 4 or 5 before this I've lost count!), and now we’ve finally cracked it I think!

There's an amazing crowd, which make the night what it is, everyone is really into their stuff and always up for a party.

Having such a crowd enables us to have a music policy of anything goes (within reason!), looking at our past bookings we usually lean toward a bass/dub techno vibe but there’s been a lot of exceptions, these are just a sample of what's in my head right now:

Tin Man playing his unique acid sound live (debuting it even before playing at the ever innovative Berghain we was proud of that!)

John Heckle playing across the board with a Roland 707, I still don't know what the fuck he was doing with it! I asked him to explain about 8 times, some thing about live samples or sommat!

The Smallville showcase with Moomin, Smallpeople and Juniper was really special too, basically just played deep house on vinyl all night!

So, there are some restrictions, we are open to anything and I think this makes the night what it is, just good tunes basically!

A highlight show to be honest was the last one, with Benjamin Damage and Doc Daneeka, it was a really 'Continue' booking and the music worked really well in terms of progression. With a 2 hour 115bpm warm up from Oliver Byrne, through to some dick head Jozef K who slightly ruined it! Before Daneeka and Damage wrecked it with their house techno/garage vibe, hard to describe seriously! Basically they just rinsed it, they played that new Bashmore one... went off! (personally wasn't too keen on the broomstick song though ;-])!

The legend that is Conor Faktion ended it playing a quality techno set that only years of DJing and being involved in music could be bring. I believe he played Richie Hawtin - Minus / Orange toward the end...

Long live Continue!

The next Continue is:

Continue
Friday 24^th August
@ Sankeys, 4 Radium Street, Manchester, M4 6AYDJ Pete (Hardwax)
James Holden
Kolsch (live)
Boddika
Cosmin TRG
Synkro
Jozef K£11 available in Gaffs and O.T.D all night
11pm – 5am
Tel: + 44 (0) 161 236 5444www.sankeys.info