Four
weeks in and the talent is really starting to hot up, with a selection that
start to really throw up delights in terms of pure club line-ups. And in that
respect we mean when the talent really serves to find one particular clubber,
one particular sense of musical nous, and really full on deliver exactly what
they’re after.
These are the kind of line-ups that make fans of a particular
style of music sit up and take notice across the country, the kind of
programming that brings in the masses from around the nation.
The
Friday sees legendary Mancunian rugged beats impresarios Ape in session, and
boy do they showcase some style. The name of the game here is breakbeats in all
its glory and tempos, from the groove heavy shizzel floating in hip-hop
straight through to the fury of drum n bass. Andy C is top of the tree, bringing
his searing selection of boom up to the foreground with another one of his
searing workouts. He’s joined by the Nightmares on Wax Soundystem in full
effect, DJ E.A.S.E, Ricky Ranking, Chyna B and Ella May all stepping up to
splice the hip-hop, neo-soul and fluttering breaks together. There’s a hot-bed
of local talent also waiting in the wings to deliver a sterling assessment of Ape’s
kalediscopic musical reach.
And
then onto Saturday, when things get really, really intense as Techno hogs the
limelight. Sequence come to 112-116 to celebrate their 4th birthday
and they are coming armed to the veritable teeth to rock Princess Street to its
foundations.
Headlining
this journey through brutality is British techno’s shining light, the one and
only Surgeon. No other can combine the sheer intensity of techno at its
blistering, hardcore best alongside the finer moments of dance quite like this
lightning fast DJ, known to splice obscure acid house gems as readily as the
drum led barbaric slayers he’s pioneered. He’s joined by minimalism’s founding
father Robert Hood, his live show demonstrating the bleak vision of Detroit’s
musical manifestations. Further live appearances from Clark, Redshape and Andy
Stoot show techno in its most uncompromising fashion, and crafting a sonic tour
de force rarely seen in one club. The sound of the future, this is dance music
at its most disturbing.
The Full Line-ups
In Session with: Ape
Friday 15th February
DJ E.A.S.E
Ricky Ranking
Chyna B and Ella May
Guts
Gelka
Negghead
Info: 0161 835 3518
Tickets available from www.skiddle.com
Saturdays at 112 – 116 Princess Street: Sequence 4th Birthday
Rob Hood [Live]
Redshape [Live]
Andy Stoot [Live]
Mark Turner
Computer
Controlled
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