I apologise for the lack of information I've been blogging recently - life moves at at least 100mph these days.
I'm going back to a shoot I did a few months a go. A Belfast-based record label (DSNT) got in touch with me about shooting one of their artists who was based in Manchester. We worked some things out and eventually I got in touch with the artist, Deadsound, to organise it. It was a great coincidence when it turned out he lived on the same road as me, just a few doors down!
Check this mix from my man:
In organising the shoot, we decided on using the derelict...
Last year was definitely one that cemented Croatia as an essential summer destination for music-lovers. Especially those tired of the cliche and expense of the self parody that has become of Ibiza.
Real electronic music fans had quite a selection depending on their tastes; Hideout, Soundwave, Outlook, Dimensions and more ensured there was a reason for everyone to get a 'HRVATSKA' stamp in their passport.
I was lucky enough to make a couple of trips their, the first one was for Hideout 2012. A huge festival of varied dance music, ranging from the deepest house through to full...
Following on from my 'Best ofs' in 2010 and 2011, I decided 2012 featured so much amazing music from my fellow Mancunians that I would do a BEST OF MANCHESTER 2012 mix.
40 Tracks going through many genres and tempos. Give it a go! Oh and pls download & share if you care for it :)
The tracklisting is as follows:
Frameworks - Vanish ft Sabira Jade
Versa & Rowl - Jupiter
Arnaldo - A Song Name of One Word
Daughter - Love (Synkro Edit)
Fantastic Mr Fox - Power
Mr Scruff - Nervous Energy
Alex Coulton - Bounce
Stickman - Nappy Heads
Trevino...
Continuing my recollection of the past year I have to recount my trip to the most impressive club I have ever visited: Berghain.
It feels almost cliche to say that, but it really does live up to every expectation. The huge imposing power station on the East-side of town is a perfect looking venue for such a legend and getting in is not like wandering up to Fabric!
My visit to Berlin was primarily to see the Festival of Lights, however, shortly after my girlfriend and I had booked to go my thoughts turned to nightlife! I read many articles about Berlin and the resounding...
2012 was a fantastic year for music. I've truly lost count of the amount of amazing music I've heard over the past 12 months. I said I wasn't going to do any lists and I'll stick to that. Here's some random tunes that were the first to spring to mind when I started thinking about it - no favourites, no order & I'm sure I'll miss loads out, but there's enough here to enjoy!
John Talabot's superb remix of The xx, with a lick of Nero in for good measure
Exit Records smashed it with every release this year, this banger from Fracture was no exception!
Om...
Obviously, I talk a lot about photography- that is the general theme of both my website, and photographers websites in general- but in my 2012 review I'm going to big up anything that springs to mind as being outstanding. All of which leads us to...
Curiously Strawberry: Cereal of the Year 2012
Anyone who knows me very well will know I am a little bit of a connoisseur when it comes to cereal. Mainly stemming from being an extremely fussy eater as a child and cereal being one of the few things I would actually eat without shouting, screaming or distributing most of it on the kitchen...
One of the standout moments of 2012 was in early February. It was freezing cold and snowing on a Saturday night when I decided to take a trip into Manchester to a night called Selective Hearing. This was my first such trip to one of these events, although I had heard good things, the top of the bill was one Addison Groove, who I was desperate to see again after a storming set at a Swamp81 night in Cable in Oct 2011 (my favourite night of that year). Also on the bill were Randomer, who I knew pretty well from D&B releases on Med School and Hospital Records, and Objekt, a guy I had never seen...
Hey everyone! Welcome to 2013 (I've been here a while cos I'm bare future). I hope its going well! Whilst I won't be doing a best of.. list, I'll be sharing some of my favourite things of 2012 over the course of the month. Stay cool!
The next Hideout Festival was announced a few weeks ago, at a time where more and more Croatian festivals are cropping up, Hideout has stuck its head and shoulders above the others and is showing no signs of sinking! The 2013 lineup features some of the best names from across the electronic music world, covering everything from deep house to drum & bass. Put all these guys in 4 awesome venues on an idyllic Croatian beach and you have a recipe for one of the greatest experiences summer can offer.
I've worked shooting at Hideout since its inception and can happily say it more than...
The sublime Submotion Orchestra (soundcloud) came through Manchester recently on their last UK tour. They were promoting their second album, Fragments which, if you know Submotion Orchestra, is more of their unique brand of Jazz-Dub fusion.
If you are unaware of the band they are one of the best kept secrets in UK music, with truly beautiful songs with superb percussions, deep warm bass and the magnetic Ruby Wood on vocals, usually seen with a crowd in the palm of her hand. Check this out...
On this tour they played in the Ruby Lounge, a great little underground...
