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Reach Manchester: DRIFT CINEMA // THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH + JON K x KULT COUNTRY

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…matic experiences by creating events with a difference; showcasing iconic, cult and current films in unique environments. DRIFT was born from a group of filmmakers thinking about the lack of outlets in Manchester for rising artists, so a priority of ours is to give people a chance to exhibit their own work, and provide regeneration for the artistic community. Throughout 2013 we have the first group of DRIFT events; with the first planned for 1st M…

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George Semper’s Inner City Review reissued on Arc Records

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…He was the creative force behind Hammond organ classic “Makin’ Waves”, the cult 1977 Bay Area funk record “The Perfect Circle”, and a collaborator with the likes of Donny Hathaway, Jimmy Smith and Brenton Wood. It’s the second release on the “reissues and oddities” imprint launched earlier this year by Peterson. Gilles purchased the record some years ago at Groove Merchant in San Francisco, and when posting it on Instagram recently was contacted b…

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Featured Events Groovement Premiere Interviews Manchester New Music 

Interview: Loose Lips present Blah Records Showcase + Masaki Uchida track premiere

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…ese producer called Masaki Uchida… spanning futuristic grime, eerie soundscapes and industrial noise. This is topped off with events in Manchester, Bristol & London (moving between each city for a party each month) and then monthly live sessions in London which raise money for a different charity each month and focus on anything live…from hip hop to live electronics and various bands/singers. You can explore the content of each of these projects o…

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Featured Events Manchester 

15 FEB 2014 // King Cesar & Burgundy Blood @ First Chop

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…round New York Super Crew Monsta Island Czars. Their official debut LP “Escape From Monsta Island”, largely produced by Cesar, earned huge critical acclaim reaching almost cult status with underground Hip Hop fans. For his first ever UK shows he is joined by Heavy Crates collaborator Burgundy Blood. A Stalwart of the Manchester music scene for over 2 decades Burgundy Blood came back fresher than ever in 2013 with his multi-member Hip Hop concept ‘…

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Issues Manchester 

Preview: GRIMM UP NORTH presents MANIAC x 247°F // THU 7 MARCH

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…nd full-blooded re-imagining of William Lustig’s infamous, oft-banned 1980 cult shocker, from the boundary-pushing creative team behind Haut Tension / Switchblade Romance, P2, Mirrors and the Hills Have Eyes and Piranhareboots, this nightmarish study of misogynous psychosis is shot almost entirely POV, forcing the viewer to inhabit the fetid world of Zito’s imagination, and thus to become uncomfortably complicit in his bloody crimes. Challenging,…

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Issues Manchester New Music 

Preview: KISS OF THE DAMNED // Dir: XAN CASSEVETES Music: STEVEN HUFSTETER x DEMDIKE STARE

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…Death Waltz Recording Company… it struck me as a possible reissue of some cult movie I’d never seen, but it’s brand new with a beautifully painted poster (who artist’s name I can’t seem to track down this minute). As Spencer Death Waltz ascertains, there simply isn’t enough good painted poster art around anymore. Check the official site here. Murky Manchester ambience meisters Demdike Stare, aka MLZ and Sean Canty (née Vinylment) contribute to th…

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Manchester 

Reach: MANCHESTER FOR GAZA // 4DEC12

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…M // – Now Wave – Selective Hearing – Heavy Rain – Chow Down – BPM – Beach Cult – OLDBOY – So Flute – Swing Ting – Hit & Run – HeadGone – Purp & Soul – GENERIC GREETING DJ’s – Idiosync – BLAM! (Dont Flop) – Jumanji – Half Full – Gold Teeth – The Murkage Club – Total Garage – Doodle – Coded Rhythm – Fresh Fridays – Overproof Hosted by -Tee Dot (BPM) -Two – One (JUICY/MURKAGE) CAKE SALE, ART FROM GENERIC GREETING & MUCH MORE GOING ON FROM 8PM. VISUA…

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New Music News 

ATIC’s FOLLOW THE OUTLINE Album of the Week in The Independent

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…d. Various: Follow The Outline AITC Andy ‘AIM’ Turner delicate hip-hop, on cult Manchester label Grand Central, soothed many a comedown and hangover in the early noughties, and a decade on as his label’s debut compilation will do the same. Highlights including Aim’s ambling, headnodding beatscapes, Gripper’s lo-fi cosmic disco and accordion house, and Crowhead’s dark, tense dusty rave, perk the spirt and are the antidote to January blues. Boost th…

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New Music 

Focus: DEATH WALTZ RECORDING COMPANY

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…on their way. Spencer Hickman’s label is a purveyor of the highest quality cult soundtrack releases on vinyl, some for the first time. All are commissioned with brand new artwork and the colours of the vinyl are never random. Music released on the label is remastered for vinyl, sometimes by the original composer themselves (hello, Alan Howarth). Now Spencer is dedicating his full timetable to the label (he’s in his last week at Rough Trade right n…

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New Music 

Preview || WIDOWS EP || EARNEST ENDEAVOURS ||

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“Eponymous debut EP from the cult NYC / LA experimental duo, Widows. The regular partnership of MC and producer / DJ – that be Jimmy Jams and Bobby Evans (respectively) – is celebrated, supported yet warped and twisted within a wildly creative EP of drums, raps and electronics that sounds like the future but uncannily like a distant past. Utopian, poetic, bass-driven music underpinned by the utter freedom of creative expression.” WIDOWS BANDCAMP/…

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News || HAMMER FILMS & DEATH WALTZ ||

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…from a variety of fine artists all releases will be on ltd coloured vinyl and contain bonus screen prints and posters. Death Waltz Recording Company are set to become the premier vinyl soundtrack label for cult film enthusiasts!   Boost the signal: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)…

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terry callier live

…rmances including in 1998 Timepeace, which won the United Nations’ Time for Peace award for outstanding artistic achievement contributing to world peace. Now touring his new album, Hidden Conversations (Mr Bongo Records) featuring Massive Attack, The Lowry is delighted to welcome this cult soul hero to its stage in a rare UK appearance. Tickets: £19.50/£22.50 + booking fee http://www.quaytickets.com Presented by Inner City Music in association…

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New Music 

Video: AESOP ROCK // Zero Dark Thirty

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Cult MC and producer Aesop Rock has joined forces with hip-hop powerhouse Rhymesayers Entertainment to release his sixth studio album Skelethon on 9 July 2012. Download “Zero Dark Thirty”: http://snd.sc/InSPth Aesop Rock fits right in with the array of talent that on the label’s illustrious roster, which includes indie rap legends Atmosphere, Brother Ali, and Evidence (Dilated Peoples) amongst others.   “One of underground hip-hop’s most talented…

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Urbis/Cornerhouse presents DICK FONTAINE at HOME GROWN – this FRIDAY

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…anchester Unity Radio’s Street Fighter Turbo show will be catching up with cult film maker Dick Fontaine when he hits Manchester for an exclusive film screening event, at Cornerhouse, organised in conjunction with Urbis to celebrate their current exhibition HomeGrown:The Story of UK Hip Hop (continues to March 2010). Keep it locked on www.unityradio.fm for the interview. The evening will include an exclusive film screening of two of Fontaine’s fil…

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Watch: 80 BLOCKS FROM TIFFANY’S trailer

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…nt and unflinching portrait of a profoundly interesting time in New York’s cultural history, 80 Blocks was, for many years, impossible to find, only briefly available as an educational VHS release in 1985. In the years since its initial release, the documentary has gained an overwhelming cult status. With little to no news coverage over the decades since its release dedicated fans continued to buzz about the film. That buzz grewexponentially via t…

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Tour: THE BAMBOOS hit Europe

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…rdeaux – France Wed 16th – La Bellevilloise, Paris – France Thu 17th – La Vapeur, Dijon – France Fri 18th – Le Poste a Galene, Marseille – France Sat 19th – Le Mas, Puget Sur Argens – France Tue 22nd – BBC 6Music Session, Manchester – UK Tue 22nd – Band On The Wall, Manchester – UK Wed 23rd – Yardbird Club, Birmingham – UK Thurs 24th – The Barbican, London – UK Fri 25th – Festival Au Bord De l’Eau, Sierre – Switzerland Sat 26th – Venue tbc, Berlin…

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hip hop Manchester 

Burgundy Blood – The Fall Of Man

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…The cult northern hip hop crew return, six years after their debut – and they’ve made a film. Buy the vinyl here, or stream and download here. Watch the film The Fall Of Man, directed by Dave Thacker, below.   Boost the signal: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)…

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