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 18th 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.
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