Our Stretch party returns… Every 2nd Friday of the month in the more intimate surroundings of Chorlton’s freshest bar – The Jackalope (formerly Escape), where Stretch’s Dan Soulsmith, alongside special local guest DJs, will be providing a freestyle blend of solid grooves to warm up your weekend. This Friday 8th Feb our guest DJ will be: Adam H (Stay Free) https://soundcloud.com/stayfreesound…Continue reading Stretch @ The Jackalope in Chorlton
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Northern Groove D&B Shows January 2013
Hosted by Dan Soulsmith. Broadcasting live on bassdrive.com. Wednesdays 6pm – 8pm (local time) from Old Trafford, Manchester, UK. Listen live via the bassdrive pop-up player. [2013.01.01] Northern Groove Show (Best of 2012 Part 3) Tracklist: Mr Joseph – Falling Deep [Fizzy Beats] Raw Q – NY State Of Mine [Intrigue Music] Rowpieces – Almost Exterminated [Jazzsticks Recordings] Savage Rehab –…Continue reading Northern Groove D&B Shows January 2013
Northern Groove D&B Shows December 2012
Hosted by Dan Soulsmith. Broadcasting live on bassdrive.com. Wednesdays 6pm – 8pm (local time) from Old Trafford, Manchester, UK. Listen live via the bassdrive pop-up player. [2012.12.04] Northern Groove Show Tracklist: iM3 – Into The Darkness – Seathasky Remix [Rotation Recordings UK] Big Bud – Wobbegong [Sound Trax] InnerLoop & FreeBird – You Have Nothing To Fear Unreleased] Duoscience – Safira…Continue reading Northern Groove D&B Shows December 2012
Dan Soulsmith’s Wedding Jam
In 2013 I’ll be pushing the Wedding Jam brand to venues in Manchester. I hooked up with Liverpool based Wedding Jam head honcho Paul McGuire a couple of years ago through our shared passion for liquid Drum & Bass, both of us previously having ‘worked’ for our hero LTJ Bukem as his Press Officer. Small world! So with our shared Merseyside…Continue reading Dan Soulsmith’s Wedding Jam
Northern Groove D&B Shows November 2012
Hosted by Dan Soulsmith. Broadcasting live on bassdrive.com. Wednesdays 6pm – 8pm (local time) from Old Trafford, Manchester, UK. Listen live via the bassdrive pop-up player. [2012.11.06] Northern Groove Show Tracklist: Switch – Your Love [Prestige Music] Blueprint & Self Definition – Embrace [Vibration Records] Presents – Can I [Phuzion Digital] Raw Q – NY State Of Mine – Intrigue Music…Continue reading Northern Groove D&B Shows November 2012
Northern Groove D&B Shows October 2012
Hosted by Dan Soulsmith. Broadcasting live on bassdrive.com. Wednesdays 6pm – 8pm (local time) from Old Trafford, Manchester, UK. Listen live via the bassdrive pop-up player. [2012.10.02] Northern Groove Show Tracklist: Dekoi – Thinking About Thinking [Liquid Tones] Alexus – Paradiso [Liquid Drumz] ParaDigm – Sunrise [Liquid Drumz] Tim Cant – Night Move [Soul Deep Recordings] Arp-1 – Life Circles feat.KP…Continue reading Northern Groove D&B Shows October 2012
Stretch Local @ Un-Convention Manchester 10/11/12
For the last 6 months a group of people who share a passion for Manchester music, art, film and spoken word have met in Hulme every week to collaborate, share ideas and programme an all-day festival that takes place in, and celebrates the creative influences of Hulme itself… Un-Convention 10.11.12 will be a unique event exploring Moss Side and Hulme’s rhyme,…Continue reading Stretch Local @ Un-Convention Manchester 10/11/12
Stretch Local with Ste Spandex, Trash-O-Rama & Abigail Ward 12/10/12
Our next Stretch Local features three of Manchester’s freshest DJing talents as we present Trash-O-Rama (Homoelectric / Bollox) and Ste Spandex (Wet Play). Alongside Stretch’s Abilgail Ward we anticipate DJ sets that fit the Stretch Local policy of in-the-moment musical eclecticism. Trash-O-Rama is Manchester’s ‘dirty basement disco for Freaks, Fags, Feminists & their F***ed up friends’. DJ duo Polly Esther &…Continue reading Stretch Local with Ste Spandex, Trash-O-Rama & Abigail Ward 12/10/12
Northern Groove D&B Shows September 2012
Hosted by Dan Soulsmith. Broadcasting live on bassdrive.com. Wednesdays 6pm – 8pm (local time) from Old Trafford, Manchester, UK. Listen live via the bassdrive pop-up player. [2012.09.04] Northern Groove Show Tracklist: Dynamic – Big City Swing feat. mSdoS [Black Reflections Records] HumaNature – Her Touch [Unreleased] Skeletone – Slowtime [Soul Deep Recordings] Furney & Paul SG – 1955 [Jazzsticks Recordings] Furney…Continue reading Northern Groove D&B Shows September 2012
Sretch Local with a Special Secret Guest & Jason Boardman & Abigail Ward 28/10/12
The next Stretch Local night features three well respected Manchester DJs who’ll be spinning their treasured vinyl records from start to finish. Our special ‘secret’ guest is a true legend of Manchester’s pre-rave dance scene, specially employed by the late, great Tony Wilson back in 1982 to bring the freshest black dance sounds to the Haçienda. Wilson had been inspired by…Continue reading Sretch Local with a Special Secret Guest & Jason Boardman & Abigail Ward 28/10/12