The world of strobes, sticky floors and ecstatic crowds seems a million miles away. In its place is Tier 3, an uncertain arrangement in which already mounting pressures on the nightlife industry have increased.
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Sounds of the City: A guide to the music of Two Tail
Not much insight can be gained from looking at the Macclesfield-based producer Two Tail’s Soundcloud profile, aside from the 24 year old’s commendable desire to “make music for your dog”.
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Meekz, Manchester and modern masculinity
Manny Meekz’s debut EP Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop, inhabits a dark world of gritty alienation. The Gorton MC has delivered a project full of sober bravado, compulsive violence and forensic self-examination.
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Review: Boston Manor – GLUE
Blackpool-natives Boston Manor paint an Orwellian picture with strokes of anger, desperation, and vengeful indignation in their third album, GLUE.
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Bing Satellites: Ambient music born of Manchester and our modern world
Ambient music is growing in popularity, and Mancunian artist Bing Satellites is amongst the genre’s finest creators.
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Review: Interplanetary Criminal – Dubs Vol. 1
Packed with pulsating basslines and slick snares, Dubs Vol. 1 and Vol.2 have allowed the Manchester-based artist to successfully carve out a unique sound amongst the saturated new wave of UK garage.
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