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Rahaan at Cutloose video
Rahaan returned to Manchester to play our June party down at the Roadhouse. Here’s what you missed.
Continue ReadingMoodymann – Henny & Kenny
Rollerball enigma and silhouetted man-on-the-mic Kenny Dixon Jr. aka Moodymann is one of the most enigmatic and charismatic figures that house music ever bred. Despite his refusal to give interviews and play the press-and-promo game, Kenny’s voice has been clearly amongst the loudest, when it comes to preserving the rich heritage of Afro-American music, while [...]
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Chart : Mark Webster April 2010
New month. New chart. That said it was probably February since I last shared one. March was an extremely busy month for sure. Loads of great new music out there. Here’s some recent purchases and selections for April. Enjoy. http://www.juno.co.uk/charts/dj/447-Mark_Webster/399318-Chart/
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Chart : Wes April 2010
Some great new music around at the moment and some future Cutloose bombs for sure. Enjoy. http://www.juno.co.uk/charts/dj/467524-Wes_Cutloose_Manchester/399466-Chart/
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Chart : Paul Jenks – April 2010
Here’s my latest chart featuring choice cuts from the last view months. You can can view and listen to the selections on the Juno website using the link below. Enjoy. http://www.juno.co.uk/charts/dj/522715-Paul_Cutloose/391743-Chart/
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Photos : Cutloose present Gerry Rooney
Nik Torens from Resident Advisor made the trip over to Manchester to kindly take some pictures at our April soiree with Gerry Rooney. You can head over to the Resident Advisor web site and view them in full there. Cutloose present Gerry Rooney – Resident Advisor Photos
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Matthew and Jolyon – July 16th
Matthew Burgess and Jolyon Green are residents at one of the best underground parties in London – Lowlife – put on by Bill Brewster & Frank Broughton. Between them they have been playing out and making people dance for over 15 years. We’re looking forward to their return to Manchester in for our July basement [...]
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Rahaan – June 18th
The Cutloose party train keeps on chugging, bringing Chicago’s Rahaan to town for June’s smackdown at the Roadhouse. Rahaan’s fearsome talent behind the decks has led to a fanatical following garnered from the disco and house music cognoscenti. And rightly so – his formidable mixes are highly regarded worldwide, weaving rare and choice cuts flawlessly. [...]
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Idjut Boys – 21st May
Cutloose have been eagerly anticipating May’s party for some time! This month’s guests, the Idjut Boys have acquired legendary status as fine purveyors of dubbed out late night grooves, hypnotic heavy-echoed conga and cascading guitar riffs. The Idjuts’ innovative eclecticism and good time attitude has seen them successfully supersede trends for over a decade, grabbing [...]
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CL011 : Paul Jenks – Café del Marhaba
After a brilliant weekend with DJ Spun last Friday, Paul set about serving up a selection of records that are perfect accompaniment for your Sunday afternoon. The 2nd in a series of mixes containing the number 7, this time Paul digs deep and features some of the records that he wouldn’t normally get the chance [...]
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Patti LaBelle – The Spirit’s In It
The Spirit’s in It is a 1981 album released by singer Patti LaBelle. The album was her first release off Philadelphia International Records after coming off a seven-year contract with Epic Records and four studio albums. The Gamble and Womack produced title track is an absolute belter. Spun proclaimed this was his favourite all time [...]
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CL010: DJ Spun live at Cutloose 19th March
New York’s DJ Spun flew into Manchester to play our March party at the Roadhouse last Friday. We recorded Spun’s set with his kind permission where he showcased his music from genre to genre, coast to coast and shared a host of classic and future gems from his cultivated crates. Enjoy the mix.
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Nancy Martin – Can’t Believe
At the start of 2010 we had opportunity of providing the support to a Red Bull Music Academy event staged at the Deaf Institute in Manchester. Also featured on the bill were A Guy Called Gerald and Marshall Jefferson. The three of us weren’t sure what to expect not having seen or heard either of [...]
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CL009 : Brennan Green live at Cutloose 16th October
After celebrating our 1st Birthday party with the Linkwood guys we welcomed Brooklyn’s finest in the guise of Brennan Green for our next soiree. After consuming a whole bottle of Tequila Brennan played a blinding mix of records from start to finish. Here’s the mix in full from last October. Turn it up loud and [...]
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Gerry Rooney – 16th April
Cutloose welcome Gerry Rooney into town to supply the soundtrack for April’s party. A serious audiophile with great taste, Gerry has delivered deep disco obscurities and acid house basslines at a spectrum of revered parties across the globe, including Yellow in Tokyo, Full Pupp in Norway and APT, NYC. Inspired by the acid house cultural [...]
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CL008: Gerd Janson live at Cutloose 20th November
Here’s the first in a series of live Cutloose recordings from our monthly party at the Roadhouse. Back in November last year Frankfurt’s Robert Johnson resident; Gerd Janson brought his blend of fresh house and disco cuts to Manchester. We said back then that he expertly fuses the new and the old and when you [...]
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Krysko – Live at the Redlight – Sankeys Soap 2001/02
It’s nearly 10 years since most of us were celebrating the weekend inside Sankeys Soap. The club had been previously closed closed down with rumours to never re-open and was eventually resurrected by two local promoters in the guise of Sacha Lord and David Vincent. After a period of time Saturdays at the club were [...]
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CL007: Cutloose live at the Deaf Institute
We dropped in at the Deaf Institute to help out with providing the music for the Red Bull Music Academy night where Marshall Jefferson and A Guy Called Gerald were the guests. Here’s a 30 minute mix showcasing some of the records we played. Enjoy. [display_podcast]
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DJ Spun – 19th March
Cutloose is excited to announce that Rong’s head honcho DJ Spun will reign over the decks for our March party. Spun has had an embryonic influence on underground US music scene from genre to genre, coast to coast. He evolved from playing in San Francisco bands in the early 80s, sharing the stage with punk [...]
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CL006 : Mark – December 2009
Here’s a brand new mix full new buys during the festive month of December with a dash of Cutloose 2009 favourites. The Guilty Mole – Rotation Larse & Fish – Mehari Mark E – Beat Down Native Sound – Silver Platter The Zohar – Getting down in my car Drums – Drums Private Disco – [...]
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Taja Sevelle – Love Is Contagious (Ben Liebrand mix)
Taja Sevelle hails from from Minneapolis, Minnesota who began her music career in 1987 when she was signed to Prince’s Paisley Park Records label. In the same week she was accepted into the Berklee College of Music in Boston and she was offered a deal from Prince. In 1987 the single, Love Is Contagious, became [...]
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Cutloose End of Year Review | 2009
2009 has been a fantastic year at the Roadhouse where we’ve staged and debuted our favourite DJs from around the world. We made the move to our favourite Mancunian basement in February after taking January out to plan what to do with the following 11 months. The opening night was rammed to the rafters and [...]
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CL005 : Mark Webster
In amongst a room full of records there’s an area dedicated to 7s that I’ve collected over the years which have been handcrafted into the mix available below. The inspiration for the selections stem from lazy Sunday afternoons listening to my dad play his weekend purchases. He was a regular at most of the North [...]
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Krysko – Live at The Warehouse Project – November 2009
The Warehouse Project enters into it’s last month of the season this weekend. So far it’s showcased a selection of DJs and electronic acts below Piccadilly train station with most parties selling out within weeks of being announced. Matthew Krysko has lent support most weekends in the main room and the now popular backroom that [...]
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Tears for Fears – Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams
Tears for Fears was formed in the early 1980s by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith who’ve been successful selling more than 22 million albums worldwide with well known songs such as “Sowing the Seeds of Love”, “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” and “Mad World”. During the 1980s they were heavily inflluenced by artists such [...]
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Theo Parrish – SOLD OUT
Cutloose kick off 2010 with a bang, welcoming Theo Parrish to sculpt the sounds in his distinct maverick style for our opening party of the year. Cutloose fervently advocate Theo’s neat articulation of his core musical philosophy - Love of the music should be the driving force of any producer, performer or DJ. Interspersing the [...]
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End of Year Riot – 27th December
After a majestic Summer in Petrcane with the Electric Elephant festival; Electric Chair return this December with their End of Year Riot and they’re taking it back to basements. We’re getting involved and helping out with the support in the Electric Chair Saved My Life room. There’s a riot going on! When, where and how [...]
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Photos : Cutloose present Gerd Janson
The guys from our favourite online electronic music magazine Resident Advisor called in on Friday and photographed the evening. You can view the gallery in full on their website. Cutloose present Gerd Janson – Resident Advisor gallery
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Chart : Gerd Janson – November 2009
Gesloten Cirkel – Gesloten Cirkel – Murder Capital Jef K – Morning EP – Silver Network Rick Wilhite – The Godson EP – Rush Hour Leron Carson – Red Lightbulb Theory ’87-’88 – Sound Signature Azari & III – Reckless With Your Love – Permanent Vacation Super Value – Special Edits 05 – Super Value [...]
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Fred Wesley & The JB’s – Doin It To Death
Fred Wesley is an American jazz and funk trombonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s and 1970s. As a child he took piano and later trumpet lessons, and at around the age of 12 his father brought a trombone home, whereupon he switched to trombone. During the 1960s and 1970s [...]
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Cutloose present Firecracker Recordings – Random Circuits review
We celebrating turning 1 in September with Firecracker Recordings and Linkwood Family. The guys from the electronic music magazine Random Circuits came down to see what all the fuss was about. Read on. Manchester over the past year has seen a flurry of club nights come and go. Those that never made it did so [...]
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Cutloose present Theo Parrish – Resident Advisor review
Theo Parrish makes his return in February next year; though back in July he played for us at our favourite basement The Roadhouse. We’ve printed the Resident Advisor review in full below or you can go read on their website. It was difficult to think of a starting point for this review. Concentrating on anything [...]
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Mark E – December 18th
Cutloose is delighted to welcome back the esteemed Mark E to set the tone for the festive celebrations at our Christmas Party. Mark, who ripped it up at our April party, made a storming introduction in 2005 with his acclaimed re-work of Womack & Womack’s “Baby I’m Scared of You” (Jiscomusic), followed up by further [...]
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Gerd Janson – November 20th
Gerd Janson has been serving the hottest house and disco cuts for years at Frankfurt’s Robert Johnson, where he hosts the long running Liquid club night with comrades Thomas Hammann and Sven Helwig. Like many kids growing up in early 90s south-west Germany, Gerd was a regular guest at Mannheim’s legendary Milk Club, where he [...]
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Morgan Geist on We Make it Good
There’s a great new Morgan Geist mix over on the We Make It Good Website. Here’s what they’ve got to say about it. Morgan Geist – of Metro Area / Environ / Unclassics fame – dug deep into the recesses of what must be a record collection the size of a mountain to weave together [...]
Continue ReadingChart : Mark – September 2009
Some fresh new sounds on heavy rotation this week. All showcased at a basement near you. Here’s a direct link to the chart. http://www.juno.co.uk/charts/dj/447-Mark_Webster/319366-Chart/ Don’t forget we’ve got Brennan Green playing at our next party on 16th October. You can buy advance £5 tickets from here http://www.cutlooseclub.com/tickets/
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Brennan Green
After a cracker of a Birthday party we’re already getting set for our October soiree down at the Roadhouse. This month we welcome Brooklyn’s finest in the guise of Brennan Green. DJ and producer Brennan Green is associated with a number of current trends in dance music – house, disco, nu-disco, leftfield, cosmic, post punk, [...]
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Firecracker Recordings sleeve art screen printing
The sleeve artwork on the Firecracker Recordings record bag is some of the finest around. Jony Lyle produced this short film documenting the process of hand screen-printing 1000 vinyl record sleeves in an art studio in Edinburgh, Scotland during April 2009 for Firecracker Records. It’s processes like this that still make records worth collecting.
Continue ReadingLinkwood and House of Traps – Resident Advisor podcast
Here’s the Linkwood and House of Traps Resident Advisor podcast from March earlier this year. It’s a blinder with a fine selection of cuts on it. Edinburgh’s Firecracker Recordings has been one of the biggest suprises in house and disco productions in recent years. The label’s first three EPs sold out quickly and many were [...]
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Firecracker Recordings & Linkwood Family
In keeping with the musical philosophy Cutloose has espoused over the last year, we are delighted to welcome Firecracker Recordings – Linkwood, Fudge Fingas and House of Traps to celebrate our 1st Birthday – for some of the finest in house, disco, techno and boogie and of course, the newest sounds from the Firecracker roster. [...]
Continue ReadingChart : Wes – August 2009
Some spanking records young and old currently doing the rounds for me down at Cutloose…click below.. http://www.juno.co.uk/charts/dj/467524-Wes_Cutloose_Manchester/306103-Chart/
Continue ReadingGemini – Joker
We always try and like to write what we know about the records and the artists we feature here. Though I don’t think I could highlight how good Gemini aka Spencer Kincey more than what’s already been produced over at Discogs. One of the most forward-looking producers in the continuing Chicago renaissance of the 1990s, [...]
Continue ReadingMaster C & J – Face It
Master C & J were made up of members Carl Bias, Edward “Get Down” Crosby and Jessie Jones. They released a swift selection of records in the mid to late 80s out of Chicago. Each member had success elsewhere though it seems by the early 90s it had all come to end production wise. ‘Face [...]
Continue ReadingChart : Paul – August 2009
The records in this chart transcend a number of genres which for me is what playing music is all about. Special mention to our pal Mark Seven with his new release Travelogue and those lucky enough to get his 3 hour mix CD when he played at Horse Meat Disco are in for a treat! [...]
Continue ReadingChart : Mark – August 2009
Here’s a selection of music I’ve bought over the last couple of months. All digital releases this time around. There’s a few edits in here though some are pretty decent for a change and not the usual re-hash of a disco classic. Notably the take on Fashion – Move on. Good work. Nice touches from [...]
Continue ReadingNacht Und Nebel – Beats of Love [Remix]
The term “Nacht und Nebel” derives from the policy Hitler issued in 1941, where he allowed prisoners from the resistance in occupied territory to “vanish without a trace, and no information was given as to their whereabouts or their fate.” Suspected underground agents and others would vanish therefore into the “night and fog”. Dark name [...]
Continue ReadingLoredana Bertè – In Alto Mare
Italians do it better? Some might say. In Alto Mare is one of those records that defines good pop music. Loredana Berte is an Italian singer who had great success through the 70s and 80s experimenting with different genres from rock to reggae and from funk to pop. She continued to produce music through out [...]
Continue ReadingSoft Rocks – Pitch it up mix
Long time no communication. We’ve been busy at Cutloose towers working on the bookings for the rest of the year. More details coming soon about November and December. Meantime here’s a majestic mix from our next Cutloose guest; Soft Rocks. If you’re planning on coming to the Roadhouse on the 21st then we recommend you [...]
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Soft Rocks
Soft Rocks are four-piece Brighton collective who have set the music and club-land scenes ablaze with their edits, productions and DJ sets. As well as producing and DJing, they’re heavy-duty record collectors who have gained a reputation for discovering many lost classics. Their sets embrace a variety of styles from rock, house, Afro, boogie, disco, [...]
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Theo Parrish
** THIS PARTY HAS NOW SOLD OUT ** We’re delighted to welcome Theo back to Cutloose for what promises to be an incredible Cutloose party at the Roadhouse. Without being over evangelical about Theo; there is something for every music lover, ranging from Hamilton Bohannon and James Brown to the likes of Omar S and [...]
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Chart : Wes – June 2009
Ten tip top records getting the majority of my attention this month. Cameo – It’s Serious [Chocolate City] New York’s Larry Blackmon & Co do the business with this funked up disco number from way back in…wait for it…1977. That bass line! Jamie Hodge – Jazzy Disco Track [Rush Hour] Very tasty 3 track EP [...]
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Cutloose present Mark Seven – Resident Advisor review
Here’s the lastest review from the dance and electronic music magazine; Resident Advisor. As usual you can stick around and digest here or head over to Resident Advisor website. Chequered shirts, for me, are the primary colours of two distinct groups of people; one wields an axe, whilst the other gets fired up on booze [...]
Continue ReadingTheo Parrish mixes and tickets for July
What better way to start off a brand new mix with some classic Theo Parrish mixes. I’ll let the music do the talking. Enjoy. Don’t forget; tickets are still available with no booking fee for Theo Parrish in July on our tickets page. Samuari FM mix Check out the mix over at Hyptyo Deephousepage.com mixes [...]
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Felix Dickinson
We come together with our favourite super information highway music blog Cosmic Disco for another ‘Thank-You’ to all those who have shown us ever growing support over the last 6 months with another FREE PARTY! After our now legendary joint party with Cosmic Disco featuring Mark Seven back in December 2008, we’ve decided to a [...]
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Mark Seven – 7 steps to heaven
Mark has provided us with some of his favourite records at the moment, imaginatively titled ‘7 Steps to Heaven’ – subliminal or not so subliminal! Elektrik Dred – Butter Up [Sounds Of Florida Records] 1983 Jimmy Bo Horne – Is It In? [T.K. Records] 1980 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfYWKNiLWeY The Brothers – Didn’t Wanna Hurt You Like That [...]
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The Guardian : Club Preview – Cutloose, Manchester
This Friday’s party makes the Guardian this weekend. Full support all round from our favourite broadsheet. We’ve printed the article below or you can go and read on the Guardian website. Manchester’s healthy club scene is offering a broader range of music than ever before. Yet since the spirited, eclectic Electric Chair finished, nobody has [...]
Continue ReadingThe Countach – Aqua Marina
With summer around the corner it felt right to share this Balearic number with everyone – Sweet Dreams all the way. Released in 1990 on New Music International, an Italian House and Dance label, the essence of this record is captured in the introduction – the sound of rushing water, exquisite vibes!
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Chart : Paul – May 2009
With the imminent return of Mark Seven at our May party, it seemed appropriate to demonstrate my own personal affection for lucky number 7 by selecting 7 of my favourite 7”s and compiling a mini mix. The mystical number seven is known to be lucky to some, powerful and magical to others; in Christian tradition [...]
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Cutloose present Mark E – Resident Advisor Review
After an incredible party with Mark E who well and truly smashed the Roadhouse, here’s what Resident Advisor had to say about it. After being introduced to the Cutloose way of life just 3 months ago I haven’t looked back. Their flyers alone speak volumes to me, listing only the headline act—for which there is [...]
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Mark Seven
Mark is certainly no stranger to the underground music scene as his involvement goes as far back as the early 80’s, from promoting parties such as ‘Bizarre’ on the then fledgling Balearic scene, in addition to being a regular at the Danny Rampling organised ‘Shoom’ events. In recent years, Mark has co-promoted ‘The Lodge’ and [...]
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CL004 : Mark Webster
We’ve been pretty slack on the mix front recently so apologies. This week I selected 10 records at random from the racks and recorded them in sequence. There was a couple from the disco cube, some early acid house and a few boogie tracks for good measure. It’s mixed not mixed with some end to [...]
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Mark E’s Home Bankers
Chamboche – Ipso Facto Who said the Midlands had no je ne sais quoi - local produce is often the best tasting – definitely worth checking out some of Chamboche’s productions starting with Ipso Facto. More : http://www.myspace.com/chamboche Tensnake – Can you feel it Hamburg producer Tensnake continues his good work, shifting from his [...]
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Mark E Interview – Beyond the Stars blog
Excellent read with Mark E over at Beyond the Stars. Mark talks about how he got into DJing plus an insight to those amazing edits. You can read the interview in full here. http://ultraastrum.blogspot.com/ Don’t forget he makes his Manchester debut at the Roadhouse on April 17th. You can read about the party here.
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Cutloose present MCDE – Resident Advisor review
Those sound guys at Resident Advisor came down to check out Motor City Drum Ensemble. We’ve printed the review in full below or you can go read on the Resident Advisor website. Recent releases from Danilo Plessow, AKA Motor City Drum Ensemble, have come on both his own Raw Cuts imprint and respected old hats [...]
Continue ReadingChart : Paul – April 2009
Whitest Boy Alive – Rules (2009) This celebral mix of muscians come back with their second album and boy it’s a beauty. There is certianly less of an indie feel to the music with a welcome injection of boogie with an essence of house whilst keeping the melchanoic vibe that entraced people with their first [...]
Continue ReadingChart : Mark – April 2009
As much as it’s nice to write about the records we buy each month, Juno kindly offer a way for you to listen to the music and if you like you can even go and buy. Here’s 10 recent purchases for your listening pleasure.
Continue ReadingMike Mareen – Dancing in the Dark
Mike Mareen was born and raised in Berlin where before moving to New York he was a drummer and later singer in the group Cemetery Institution. With a change of career as a merchant sailor Mike moved to New York where he performed with several American groups. He returned to Germany and became involved in [...]
Continue ReadingTamiko Jones – Can’t Live Without Your Love
Tamiko Jones, real name Barbara Tamiko Ferguson was Born in 1945 in West Virginia, U.S.A. She began her career as a jazz singer during the early ’60′s getting snapped up by the huge Atlantic Records imprint where she released several hit singles. ‘Cant Live Without Your Love’ was released back in 1979 on Polydor Records [...]
Continue ReadingKomiko – Feel Alright
Well, if this doesn’t get your feet moving on this delightful Friday afternoon then I don’t know what will, this overlooked disco number gets heavy, frequent rotation on my turntables to say the least. Komiko is a collaboration between Daryl Payne whose name you will probably recognise as he co produced the huge disco smash [...]
Continue ReadingToto – Georgy Porgy
A favourite of mine, Toto’s Georgy Porgy is a silky experience – White soul that touches the heart strings of even the most macho of men and a great record to bring the night to a close. Great bassline, drums, vocals and breakdown, what more can I say? Oh yeah – the legendary Cheryl Lynn [...]
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Mark E
Mark E made quite an introduction when his re-work of Womack & Womacks ” Baby im Scared of you” was released on Jiscomusic some 2 years ago, it gained world wide acclaim and became an instant classic within the nu-disco / deep house fraternity. Since then Mark has kept up the pressure with more Jisco [...]
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The Guardian Pick of the Week – March
Saturday’s pick of the week in The Guardian features our party with Motor City Drum Ensemble. You can read more here. http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2009/mar/12/friends-family-room-237 Don’t forget you can still buy tickets online before Friday. See you there!
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First Touch – First Touch LP
Straight out of Germany, the long awaited First Touch debut longplayer is finally here. During a creative period of almost two years and several unexpected breaks and ups and downs, the two band members nanthara and jelly put all strength together and selected ten fine boogie tunes to please your thirst for authentic true 80′s [...]
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Late Night Audio Presents Dasvolt & Brennan Green
Our pals in London, Late Night Audio come up trumps again with a stellar line up including Dasvolt (Live) and the genius that is Brennan Green (Chinatown, Brooklyn, NYC), Saturday 4th April, ably supported by residents Mr Clark and Mr Tobias. This is going to a memorable soiree, a trip down the M1 is in [...]
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CL003 : Paul Jenks
A laidback mix with a gentle grove from Cutloose resident Paul, slip into a warm bath, read the newspaper and forget your worries. We’ll try to get him to put the playlist up shortly! Enjoy Marble Magic. [display_podcast]
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Originals Vol.2 Compiled by Mark Seven [Claremont 56]
What can I say…Claremont 56 have come up trumps with another blinding limited edition compilation in the Originals series. Following on from where Manchester’s very own Balearic Mike & Moonboots left us, Cult Leftfield Disco DJ Mark Seven lays down a sterling selection chuggy grooves and obscure disco nuggets for our listening pleasure. Mark Seven, [...]
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Cutloose present Soundstream – Resident Advisor review
Resident Advisor visited our debut party at the Roadhouse where we’d flown in Soundstream. We’ve printed the review in full below or you can go read on the Resident Advisor website. Three empty tequila shot glasses lay stricken across the Roadhouse bar. In front of them are three reprobates recoiling in horror. It seemed the [...]
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Motor City Drum Ensemble
Danilo Plessow is a hard man to pigeonhole. Since 2003, he’s been producing with Joachim Tobias under the Inverse Cinematics banner with an emphasis on soul underpinned by driving hypnotic rhythmical and percussive elements. Their debut full-length Passin’ Through was released this year, but there’s another reason why people have been talking about Plessow in [...]
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Tim Morrison – The Wire Mix
Timmy Mozzer comes up trumps with a intergalactic ‘The wire’ Mix, perfect for all those Aqua Bears out there. You can usually find Timmy down at Charlies on the last Friday of every month for Naive Melody. You may also find him loitering around various after parties dressed as a Transexual Gaelic footballer with great [...]
Continue ReadingJoe R Lewis – The Love Of My Own
This record absolutely blew me away the first time I heard it. A collaboration between Larry Heard and Joe R Lewis, one of Chicago’s most talented, underrated and most inspiring operators. Joe’s career kick started almost 20 years ago down at his local ice skating rink where he organised packed to capacity parties every Friday [...]
Continue ReadingGypsymen – Daylite
It’s Wednesday and there’s a whole heap of work to complete before the days out. I’ve exhausted all the mixes on my iPod and hit Youtube for a nostalgic house music work out. Everyone knows Todd Terry and many of his different production guises. Today’s Youtube video comes courtesy of his Gypsymen alias. I think [...]
Continue ReadingPaul Crognale & Cred – Divide & Subtract
Our good friends at LOOSE have put together an ‘exclusive special disco mix’ for us to share with you all. It features some exclusive edits and reworks from the chaps themselves with a track listing that is sure to get even the more frigid disco head nice and wet. LOOSE are a well established party [...]
Continue ReadingDavina – Dont You Want It
Was digging through my records last night and just had to feature this little belter as not heard it for a while now. Davina is a female vocalist / musician from Detroit who in her early days ran her own record label, she was also the an house recording engineer, talented lady no doubt. After [...]
Continue ReadingThe Popular People’s Front – Stop On By [LeoZero Edit]
It’s not often I’m lost for words but when I first heard this LeoZero aka Leo Elstob (A Mountain of One) edit of Chaka Khan & Rufus’ ‘Stop on By’, it sent a bolt like shiver down the back of my neck culminating in a loss of control of my bodily functions – succinctly, superb [...]
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Cutloose makes The Guardian Pick of the Week
I picked up my usual Saturday mornings tabloids to find Cutloose had made pick of the week in the Guardian. Sound. Scroll down to read about our debut at the Roadhouse where we showcase Soundstream. http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2009/feb/12/north-clubbing-deaf-institute
Continue ReadingGwen Guthrie – It Should Have Been You
Gwen Guthrie needs no introduction really, with a string of classic disco bombs under her belt such as Seventh Heaven, Peanut Butter and of course the infectious Aint Nothin’ Goin’ On But The Rent, she will always be remembered as one of the finest ladies in Disco. Gwen started her career in the music industry [...]
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Nicky Staples – Lo-Salt Mix
Modest mouse little nicky staples waltzes into the cutloose studios and delivers a nice little mix to get the week going. Nicky casts off his affiliation with his dark techno roots and produces a sublime disco experience, drawing upon his sojourns from lands afar such as Basildon and Colne Valley. We can only hope he [...]
Continue ReadingDeep Beats Volume One
I remember the first time I heard this record in Legends in the Summer of 92. Wow. Those beats just hooked me in along with that Todd Terry sounding groove. Then the siren. You can’t beat a good siren and they all know how much we love them at Block E in dusty downtown Ancoats. [...]
Continue ReadingAril Brikha – Groove La Chord
Need a Wednesday afternoon pick me up? Today we have a nice serving of classic Detroit Techno. Aril Brikha is a surpassingly talented DJ/Producer from Stockholm whose career jump started back in 1998 when he sent various demo’s stateside to some of his best-loved record labels. Derrick ‘The Dinosaur’ May recalls Aril’s demo landing in [...]
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60 seconds with Frank Timms aka Soundstream
You seem to be spending a lot more time in the studio at the moment, is this a conscious decision to concentrate on the production side of things? Unfortunately I haven’t spend as much time as I wished in studio in 08, I hope 09 will be more productive for that. If it were up [...]
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Peter Croker – Five O’Clock Shadow [Part 1]
We mentioned that if you send us a mix then we would post the best ones so here we go. First up we have a little cracker from our good friend Pete ‘The Siren’ Croker. Synths check. Smokey guitar lines check. Congas check. Vocoder check. Ethereal chants check. Slick bass lines check. Wooshy sounds check! [...]
Continue ReadingRomance – All Dis Music
Mike Woods played me All Dis Music years ago and actually went to re-record it along with Ste Conry from Ten Lovers Music. They re-recorded the vocal too with a friend of Stes. I’m not sure what happened commercially though I do remember playing it out several times. Romance got in touch via my website [...]
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CL002 : Mark Webster
It’s nearly the end of the month and time for some new music. That said this new mix is not so new. It’s remained confined to my Macbook since Summer 2005 and I’ve been meaning to share it for some time on the website or over at Cosmic Disco. It provided the soundtrack to dinner [...]
Continue ReadingTheo Parrish – Heal Yourself and Move [Peacefrog Records]
Theodore Parrish needs no introduction and indubitably sits firmly as my all time most admired DJ and Producer. Heal Yourself And Move is one of the nine belters taken from Theo’s first album ironically titled First Floor, released back in October 1998. The opening synth soaked vibes descend quickly into a deep, sublime, Detroit-infused 11 [...]
Continue ReadingKym – Give Me The Dance
With regards to background information, unfortunately there is not a lot to write about this track as the sleeve doesn’t give much away. I’ve searched high and low for some details on Kym but not even the mighty discogs.com can help me out on this one. There seems to be just the one track ever [...]
Continue ReadingStrong Souls – Do it
It’s all about Dance Mania again. Even in the mid 90s Dance Mania were still delivering unshakable EPs like Hums. It was the Summer of 95 and I was playing out regularly in Wigan [Yep that's right] promoting my own night with my friend. Looking back we didn’t really have a clue about the promotion [...]
Continue ReadingThe Whatnauts – Help Is On The Way
Help Is On The Way is a quality piece of jazz funk that was released on the superb Harlem International Records way back in 1981 when I was just the plump old age of two. The band is the Whatnauts, a trio of singers from Baltimore in the U.S.A who don’t have a massive discography [...]
Continue ReadingWas Not Was – Out Come The Freaks
A band which quite clearly derives and is inspired by Detroit sound your talking not only Motown, Clinton but Coltranesque vibes and with a nod to Frank Zappa. Out Come The Freaks is one funk ass driven piece of music perfect for any part of any night. The vocals from Sweet Pea Atkinson are proud [...]
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Chart : Mark – January 2009
Here’s my first chart for this year. I’d probably say playlist as it’s hard to put such good music in priority order. So from the top. Hot Coins – You can’t pray for your soul [Untracked] When something like this drops it makes me kinda wish I was sometimes still playing at Sankeys. When I [...]
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