Festivals

Cheshire’s Hide&Seek presents ‘Life In Colour’ with Irresistible Line Up

Apollonia, Black Loops, Dam Swindle, Gene on Earth, Jeremy Underground, Ingi Visions, KRN, Raresh, Sonja Moonear, Spokenn, The Ghost, Voigt.Mas, Youandewan, Josh Baker, Sugar Free, Sweely and more

This year’s long-awaited Hide&Seek Festival is expanding its capacity in light of the latest lockdown lifting. More tickets are now available and are selling fast for this most cultured of get-togethers on September 4th. It all goes down in the beautiful grounds of Cheshire’s Capesthorne Hall which is set to come alive under the new and soul-enriching concept of ‘Life in Colour’, with a wealth of extra special design and production to match the world-class lineup of Apollonia, Black Loops, Dam Swindle, Gene on Earth, Jeremy Underground, Ingi Visions, KRN, Raresh, Sonja Moonear, Spokenn, The Ghost, VOIGT.MAS, Youandewan, Josh Baker, Sugar Free, Sweely and more. The whole event is curated by Josh Baker, the young and impressive Manchester artist who has made a big impact with tunes on LOCUS and Automatic Writing, DJ sets around the world and now Hide&Seek Festival. Final tickets are available now at www.residentadvisor.net/events/1319479. 

Hide&Seek presents ‘Life In Colour’! Here to inject new life and multi-sensory experiences back into the atmosphere. It will allow people to truly express themselves after what has been a black and white period in our lives. It’s time to dance, reconnect, laugh and love. Time to see life through a different lens as Hide&Seek tell a story, a story that will last a lifetime. 

Anyone who attended the Hide&Seek debut in 2019 knows the lengths the team went to in order to make it really stand out as a boutique gathering of true music lovers. The festival will build on that fine reputation in 2021 in the historic grounds of the 18th century Capesthorne Hall Estate and bordered by picturesque, green and rolling Cheshire countryside. This truly magical setting overlooks three lakes, stunning formal gardens and once more promises to be the location of a breath-taking experience that puts you at one with nature, music and like-minded souls. 

The music is a mouthwatering selection of underground heroes, taste-making DJs and influential selectors who have a forward-thinking sound. They span all forms of house, electro, breaks and minimal with French trio Apollonia leading the charge next to big hitters Dam Swindle from Amsterdam, the cult Black Loops and Berlin favourite Gene on Earth. Famously passionate deep digger Jeremy Underground also returns with sublime selections from Raresh and spaced out sounds from the VOIGT.MAS pair of John Dimas and Voigtmann, slick vibes from Sonja Moonear and classy grooves from Berlin mobile record store duo The Ghost, KRN, Josh Baker, Miller, Laidlaw, Sugar Free, Sweely and Youndewan with Back to Basics resident Tristan da Cunha bringing the party next to many more. 

This year’s Hide&Seek is set to be an unreal celebration of the power of dance music to bring us together, and in more sensational colour than ever before. 

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The countdown is on to the much anticipated Hifields festival in Chippenham Park in Cambridge. It runs for one special weekend from July 31st to August 1st and tickets are to be offered to NHS staff in and around the South West region. 

This move is a big thank you to all the wonderful NHS staff who have helped the region get through the worst public health crisis in 100 years. 

Hifields has developed into a nationally renowned two-day festival, curated by music lovers for music lovers with 6000 people expected in 2021. It is a festival that strives to be green with reusable cups for drinks, shuttle buses from local towns and train stations, green generators, and recycling where possible. This year it’s at all new location Chippenham Park with rolling green meadows, a beautiful lake and plenty of natural British countryside vibes. 

The festival makes a lasting impression that goes beyond the two days by encouraging attendees to get involved in music and arts by seeing people they know involved in the event and on stage, as well as a Circus workshop provided by Flotsam the Fool’s Circus Workshop and full fairground. Local hosting brands include Warning, Zest and 17 Music as well as Point Blank London Music School and Red Bull, Garage Nation, Raver Tots for the young ones. 

Music comes across four bespoke stages The Meadow, Lost Woods, The Big Top and the Treasure Zest. Across the weekend, headliners include DJ.

Release Drops 16th July via CODEX label

Artist: Spartaque ft. ODYSSAY 

Title:  My Religion

Label: CODEX

CatNo: CODEX127

Label: CODEX

Release Date: 16/07/2021

Tracklisting: Spartaque & ODYSSAY – My Religion 

Vitalii Babii, aka Spartaque, has been championing his take on the techno sound for well over a decade now, making a concentrated effort to carve his own definitive path in the electronic music landscape. Hailing from Ukraine, the tenacious musician is wholly dedicated to his craft, with heavy touring and an ever-flourishing discography to match. With an early interest in house music at the age of 16, it was only a matter of time before he began to hone in on his passion. Reaching a pivotal point in 2007, he was chosen by Virus Music after winning a mixing contest to perform at the Ukrainian Global Gathering, the country’s first music festival. This opened many a-door for the accomplished talent, and set a precedent for the upward trajectory of his career both in the studio and behind the decks. Proficiently polished through and through, Spartaque’s unparalleled knack for producing intensely raw and organic techno is few and far between in the modern dance music domain, as he now stands as one of the most influential figures on the circuit.

Spartaque’s latest is a collaboration with ODYSSAY, who he links up to great effect on a big new single for CODEX that will blow any dance floor part. The thumping My Religion is a hard hitting and heavy melodic techno track with immovable drums. The wall- rattling percussion, thunderous claps and scintillating synths all add up to a tense and alluring groove, and the beautiful vocals from ODYSSAY really reach out to the listener and give it that extra edge. This is powerful music that will make an indelible mark no doubt. 

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● Manchester’s infamous Joshua Brooks reopens under new management. With a £200 000 refit, the new-look Joshua Brooks offers all-day drinking and dining and new additions of a terrace and Cubanitos kitchen.

● Joshua Brooks will play host to a stream of opening parties with globally renowned DJ’s including Darius Syrossian, Mason Collective, Mark Knight and many more.

Manchester’s 24-hour party people can dust off the dancing shoes with the revival of the infamous Joshua Brooks, one of the city’s most adored clubbing institutions.

This iconic venue will reopen its doors to drinkers, diners and ravers on Friday, July 23rd 2021, playing host to techno heavyweight Darius Syrossian, followed by legendary House DJ Mark Knight on Saturday, July 24th 2021.

Proudly taking over an extensive corner plot on Princess Street, Manchester, this clubbing mecca is currently undergoing a £200,000 revamp courtesy of new owners Jorge Meehan and Brian Murphy. This entrepreneurial pair are renowned in the industry for owning and operating shindigs such as Wile Out Festival, Southern Sunset Festival, Social Avenue, Milton Keynes Reggae Festival, Acropolis and many more. With over 20 years of combined experience, they will be turning their expert attention to breathing new life into Joshua Brooks, bringing this historic venue back to its former glory with an extensive ‘back to brick’ refit.

The venue will officially reopen on Thursday, July 22nd, 2021, for an exclusive press launch party with headliners Darius Syrossian alongside home-grown DJ’s Mason Collective, a dynamic trio rising through the underground music scene with their signature high energy grooves and explosive DJ sets.

The new-look Joshua Brooks will be a one-stop-party shop for musically minded Mancunians, combining drinking, dining and dancing from dusk until dawn.

By day, the revamped bar will be a home-from-home for the city’s workers, featuring comfortable seating, exposed brickwork and all of the nostalgic charm for which the venue was known.

There is also the addition of an on-site food kitchen courtesy of “Cubanitos”. Well known at festivals across the country, this campervan turned food kitchen concept will be permanently parked up in Joshua Brooks, offering tantalising Cuban street food from 12 pm-11 pm every day.

Expect traditional Cuban sandwiches, tongue-tingling “Picante” Burgers, artisan Hot Dogs, “Ropa Vieja”, a flavoursome Cuban beef stew and obligatory sides of Dirty Rice, Slaw and “Empanadas”. Dessert lovers can indulge in the Pina Colada Panna Cotta with Dark Rum and Charred Pineapple or a palette cleansing Mojito Sorbet. A small plate menu will also launch in early August, featuring authentic, traditional Cuban dishes but with a modern-day twist.

As the lights go down, early evening drinkers can treat themselves at the bar to expertly crafted Cuban-themed cocktails or one of the many draught beers on offer that includes Camden Hells, Goose IPA and Manchester’s own Union Lager. The new outdoor terrace provides the perfect place for enjoying al fresco drinks and watching the world go by.

Once refreshed, it will be time to go deep into the hallowed underbelly of this infamous venue, where the basement will play host to a handpicked selection of the world’s finest Techno, House and Funk DJ’s. Reviving the spirit of Manchester’s original basement party every weekend from 11 pm-4am will be Phase One DJ’s that includes Manchester heavyweights Mason Collective, drag Queen DJ and producer Jodie Harsh, D&B and Jungle DJ Kahn, Global Fire Record label owner Guy J, French House and Disco DJ Jeremy Underground and many more.

Jorge MD of Joshua Brooks and JBM Events said:

“We are so excited to reopen the doors to Joshua Brooks. When we found out it was no longer returning as a club, we felt compelled to take the project on so Manchester did not lose yet another clubbing institution.We have so much love for the space after running events there for over seven years, and we are so proud to be able to open up once again with the new additions of the kitchen, the terrace and, of course, some of the world’s finest DJ’s.”

Ready to return with a vengeance, Thursday, July 22nd 2021, will play host to an exclusive VIP and press preview party featuring musical maestros Mason Collective and Darius Syrossian who will resurrect the spirit of Manchester’s most famous musical mecca for an ultimate revival rave with many more to come.

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● Phase One DJ’s:

PHASE 1.. (A-Z) ANOTR BELLAIRÉ DARIUS SYROSSIAN DAVE LEE ZR DRS LIVE GUY J JEREMY UNDERGROUND JODIE HARSH JOHN SUMMIT KAHN MARK KNIGHT MASON COLLECTIVE NATASHA DIGGS NEEK NEW ORDER OFFICIAL AFTERPARTY NICK WARREN SLAM

● Joshua Brooks will be open every day from 11am late.

● Joshua Brooks is based at 106 Princess Street, Manchester

Upcoming events: 

Friday 23rd July – Joshua Brooks Opening – Darius Syrossian

Saturday 24th July – Joshua Brooks Opening – Mark Knight All Night Long 

Saturday 31st July – Moxy In The Skate Park Afterparty – Darius Syrossian 

Saturday 28th August – Joshua Brooks presents Dave Lee 

Saturday 29th August – Joshua Brooks presents Jodie Harsh Pride After Party 

Friday 24th September – Haus22 & Joshua Brooks presents Slam All Night Long

Friday 1st October – Joshua Brooks presents Bellairé

Saturday 2nd October – Joshua Brooks presents Guy J All Night Long

Saturday 9th October – Joshua Brooks presents Natasha Diggs

Friday 15th October – Joshua Brooks Drs Live After Party

Saturday 23rd October – Joshua Brooks presents Jeremy Underground

Saturday 30th October – Joshua Brooks presents ANOTR All Night Long

Saturday 13th November – Joshua Brooks Presents Suat 

Saturday 20th November – Joshua Brooks presents Kahn & Neek

Saturday 11th December – Joshua Brooks presents Nick Warren All Night Long 

SIGN UP FOR A FREE TICKET FOR LOVEFEST 2021

Seems like not all ships have sunk for music lovers and there is a tiny beacon of hope. Its name is Lovefest in Serbia. Serbia is on the list of counties to host big, open-air music festivals this year, and the best option for that is Lovefest. 

What’s more, you also have the chance to sign up for a free ticket, and to be among the 500 chosen to join the thousands of music and good energy fans who will dance safely in the crowd. We all know that you missed it so much. All you need to do is to have goodwill and fill in the data in the form. 

Lovefest will be held from 5th-7th of August this summer in a dreamy green location of a small town called Vrnjacka Banja. The well-known city park lake will host artists such as Michael Bibi, currently one of the hottest DJs in the world, Joseph Capriati, Seth Troxler, Ilario Alicante, Loco Dice, as well as the trio from the Parisian underground – Apollonia. This year, Lovefest could be a good substitute for Berlin’s Panorama Bar with artists such as Palms Trax, Tama Sumo, Lakuti and Call Super sure to bring that Berghain vibe. 

The 15th edition of Lovefest will be held with full capacity, and it’s totally Covid proof. Only vaccinated people will be able to enter the festival, as well as those with a negative PCR test. Also, body temperature will be measured and there will be available free rapid antigen tests at the entrance. 

A sufficient number of disinfection stations will be available at the festival, as well as a sufficient number of bars for buying drinks, and mobile toilets. Payment at the festival will be made exclusively with tokens, so we avoid additional contact. 

Sign up, and join the crowd on Lovefest 2021. See you in Vrnjacka Banja!

Line-up:

Anfisa Letyago

ANNA

Apollonia

Enrico Sanguiliano

Ilario Alicante

Jamie Jones

Joseph Capriati

Loco Dice

Michael Bibi

Seth Troxler

William Djoko

Call Super

Danielle

Dejan Milicevic

DJ Fett Burger

Lakuti

Marko Milosavljevic

Palms Trax

Patrice Scott

Solar

Tama Sumo

Telephones

Timmy Regisford

Volcov

Willikens & Ivkovic

Woody 92

Zaltan

Andria

Cristina Lazic

CVNTKVC

DJ Lale

Ilija Djokovic

Iva Arifaj

Luton

Kristijian Molnar

Natasha

Nikola Vemic

Runy

Scwabe

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Electric Woodlands Invites You Deep Into The Forest

Chase & Status, Hybrid Minds, Dimension, Crucast, Richy Ahmed, Kings of The Rollers, Flava D, John Summit, Bad Boy Chiller Crew and more take over 3 incredible stages of music for a brand new festival this September.

Stages hosted by: Dnb All Stars / Crucast / Foreverland 

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Electric Woodlands is an all new festival that invites you deep into an enchanted woodland for 11 hours of musical escapism on September 25th 2021. Three beautifully bespoke stage designs, lush green landscapes and a hidden forest will be soundtracked by a who’s who of drum & bass, house and bass stars including Chase & Status, Hybrid Minds, Kings of the Rollers, Dimension, Flava D, Richy Ahmed, John Summit, Detlef, Latmun, Skepsis, Darkzy and Bou, as well as special guests Bad Boy Chiller Crew plus many more. Electric Woodlands offers a full Covid ticket guarantee. 

The beautiful Bygrave Farm in Baldock is only 30 minutes from London but is a secluded and natural space that feels a million miles away from everyday life. A partnership with Big Green Coach means there will be plenty of buses from surrounding areas, as well as shuttle buses (10 mins from festival site) from the nearby Stevenage Station. The site will be converted into an immersive musical wonderland with a range of food and drink options to keep you fuelled through the day. The team behind the festival is the newly formed yet vastly experienced Louder, responsible for organising over 300 events and club shows a year including festivals  to all day events and club shows at the UK’s most prestigious venues including Printworks, Ministry of Sound, Clapham Common, O2 Academies, The Drumsheds and The Warehouse Project. 

Electric Woodlands will host 3 stages of music, each hosted by acclaimed brands and genre-leaders, featuring a mix of red hot up and comers and established pioneers. DnB Allstars, the largest global online community of drum & bass fans, will host The Big Top, headlined by juggernauts Chase & Status and Rage. They’re joined by fellow big hitters Hybrid Minds, Dimension, the legendary Kings of the Rollers, as well as special guests and stars of the moment Bad Boy Chiller Crew, plus many more. 

The Clearing Stage will be hosted by the mighty bassline collective CruCast, who have taken the scene by storm with a vital new strain of high energy bass sounds. They showcase leading practitioners Skepsis, Darkzy, Kanine, DJ Q b2b Jamie Duggan, Window Kid, Zero, Tsuki and more as well as special guest and garage, grime and bassline queen, Flava D. 

The Enchanted Forest stage is hosted by the famously colourful and eccentric Foreverland, with cutting edge house selectors Richy Ahmed, special guest & one of the fastest rising stars of house music John Summit, Detlef b2b Latmun and more from the likes of Alisha, Lewis Tala, Royal Hustle and Kayley Harriet all taking to the decks. 

Electric Woodlands is set to be a much needed, one day getaway and unforgettable experience which will undoubtedly become a permanent fixture in the festival calendar. 

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UK’s first Dance Music Festival of 2021 gets Green Light from Government

Summer of Love festival is set to welcome thousands of partygoers to the UK’s first full blown dance music festival in Bristol since the Pandemic

Organised by the team behind Bristol’s Lakota Nightclub & Gardens, the festival is set to take place on the first weekend that restrictions are lifted: Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th July. The festival aims to unite friends, old school ravers, and like-minded people as the UK eases its way out of lockdown restrictions. The festival is set in a brand new, secret location just outside of Bristol.

Summer of Love is excited to host an enormous weekend of music, impressive stage builds, festival production and dance performances. The forecast is set to be the best days of the summer, shining over what will be the first moment we are all able to dance together again. It’s going to be a time to join old friends and create history together all in one field of ultimate freedom. This will be a moment we will all be talking about for years to come!

Step aboard one of our freedom buses and let us take you on an adventure into a post lockdown destination where you will arrive at an event like no other. Attendees are able to buy £5 return bus tickets from multiple locations close to the centre of Bristol. Summer of Love’s programming was built around curating a gender balanced lineup. From headliners through to the rising stars of Bristol, they will all be stepping out to perform to thousands of partygoers across the festival’s three spectacular stages (and two more secret stages!)

Headlining the festival on the Saturday are two local superstars with global reputations for energising dancefloors: Eats Everything and Sam Divine.

Having cut his teeth as both a raver and DJ at Lakota, it is fitting to have Eats Everything champion Lakota’s first ever festival. Sam Divine, who hails from Weston-Super-Mare, has been an integral part of growing the house scene in not only the South West and UK but arguably around the globe as the “Queen of Defected”.

Top of the billing for Sunday’s lineup are Wilkinson, Sherelle and Watch The Ride. Platinum drum and bass producer Wilkinson has cemented himself as one of the most successful stars in dance music having had numerous anthems top the UK’s charts.

Meanwhile Sherelle leads a new generation of ravers, fusing cutting-edge drum and bass, jungle and footwork music to a mainstream audience with new generation disruptors. Watch The Ride is the moniker for three legendary figureheads of the drum and bass scene: DJ Randall, DJ Die and Dismantle. The combination of the three artists’ experience and extensive record collections allow Watch The Ride to consistently leave ravers craving more.

Alongside these musical heavyweights, some of the best up and coming talent in the South West will be showcasing their skills, allowing festival goers to discover the stars of tomorrow. Supporting local talent and curating a gender balanced line up were important considerations for the team when programming the festival. Whereas many festival lineups being released have been met with criticism for failing to include female artists, Lakota’s Summer of Love festival has over 50 female artists performing over the two days.

“It’s important for us to inspire women and show that a career as DJ is a realistic aspiration for young women. We also wanted to create a festival that is supportive of the wider communities within the music industry. We’re really proud of the diverse lineup we have put together for our first festival.

We believe that Bristol is blessed to have some amazing talent, both male and female, big and small from all communities. We’re confident that this event represents the diverse talent of the city and UK and will inspire the future female stars of tomorrow by giving womxn a platform to showcase their talents.”

The festival site boasts three high impact stages with massive production, as well as two smaller secret stages, encouraging attendees to wander around the festival site from stage to stage exploring all that the immersive site has to offer. And for the thrill seekers among the crowd, there will be a fairground to enjoy too.

Food is provided by a delicious selection of Bristols favourite local street food vendors, serving a variety of cuisines using the finest locally sourced ingredients. “We are trying to ensure that any impact we have on the environment is as small as possible. We think it’s essential to be conscious of your carbon footprint and should try to improve this whenever you can in your day-to-day life.”

The bars at the festival will also be plastic free, with a plastic alternative being used in place of the standard plastic cups used by most festivals.

Some 495 days after restrictions were first imposed, just like the days of old, this latest ‘Summer of Love’ is almost upon us and when it arrives, the festival will be the perfect place to reconnect and remind us of the core values we all share as humans: peace, love and unity.

Tickets are running low for both days and likely to sell out over the next few days.

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Artist: Gadi Mitrani

Title:  “Over The Moon”

CatNo: DNSOTF047

Label: Do Not Sit On The Furniture Recordings

Release Date: 7/16/21

We’re “Over the Moon” to welcome Gadi Mitrani to Do Not Sit with his melodic two-track EP. A fixture in his hometown of Turkey and with releases on the likes of Kompakt KX, Tale & Tone, Seven Villas and his own imprint Love And Above, Gadi has built a name for himself on the world stage, and it’s easy to see why with his new one for us.

The title track’s organic mood weaves in and out of dreamy synths and deep rhythm, while “Rise To The Moon” invokes beautiful undertones of culture and fancy.

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