Friday, October 28th
Joshua Brooks, 2 floors, funktion one
STACEY PULLEN (Cadenza, Black Flag)
TERRY FRANCIS (Fabric, Wiggle)
ARGY (Cocoon, Ibadan, Poker Flat)
DEEP SPACE ORCHESTRA (Quintessentials)
£10 / £12.50 / £13.50 / £15
£10 Early Birds: https://content-1.eventwax.com/content- ... arly-birds
RA Tickets: http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?291361
Skiddle Tickets: http://www.skiddle.com/events/11523376/
It seems like it was only yesterday that we welcomed Detroit legend DJ Rolando to grace the Content turntables at our very first party and yet a lot has happened in that time. We've take up a residency at Joshua Brooks voted Best Venue 2010 by City Life, we won the Best Bookings accolade at the same awards by securing the services of some of the worlds greatest DJs, most innovative producers and most vibrant live performers. We've had two of the forefathers of techno play Juan Atkins and Derrick May and played host to two of the innovators of the deep house sound, Chez Damier and Joshua (Iz). We've given Manchester débuts to current rising stars like Sascha Dive, Delano Smith and Iron Curtis and given massive names like Kenny Larkin, Raresh and Octave One their first shows in the city outside of the massive events they're used to playing. We've hosted Manchester's first ever secretsundaze party and had one of the pioneers of the UK scene Andrew Weatherall over to absolutely smash the place to bits.
With all this under our belts in just two short years, we thought that our 2nd birthday needed to be something super special for us to fully encapsulate everything that we've stood for over the past 24 months. With this in mind, on October 28th, we shall be taking over both floors of Joshua Brooks, installing a Funktion One soundsystem upstairs and bringing you four of the world's finest acts. Read on for more info on them...
Stacey Pullen is the Kosmik Messenger. An innovator from the second wave of Detroit techno, he grew up under the mentorship of Detroit's legendary three: Derrick May, Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson. The Black Flag label boss has released on a whole host of prestigious labels such as Transmat offshoot Fragile, R&S, Balance and Cadenza. As a DJ, his skills are unquestionable as you would expect of someone who was asked to record one of the first Fabric CDs and RA podcasts...
Terry Francis is quite simply one of the Dons of the UK clubbing scene. Through his underground Wiggle parties with Nathan Coles, his critically acclaimed Architecture mix CD and his residency at Fabric, it's fair to say that Terry demonstrates that he is one of the most complete DJs on the planet. Often labelled as one of the Godfathers of tech-house (or house-no) as he calls it, he does what all the very best DJ's do. He blurs the lines between the past and the present to create the future and always plays from the heart. Crucially though, his fluid mixing and flawless track selection mean he does it just that little bit better than almost anybody else.
Argy is one of Europe's hottest new stars. In just 6 short years he has released on such high profile imprints as Cocoon, Dennis Ferrer's Objektivity, Cadenza, Poker Flat, Permanent Vacation, Versatile, and his own These Days. His gig at Content is part of his Fundamentals album release tour, forthcoming on Ibadan. His DJ sets are very much like his productions diverse, hypnotic, deeply musical, yet strikingly state-of-the-art house music. Be prepared to witness a legend in the making...
Deep Space Orchestra are also relative newcomers to the scene but like Argy are also making big waves very quickly. Comprising of members Chris Barker and Si Murray who have been DJing and producing together since 2005. The duo have released on a number of heavyweight labels such as Delusions of Grandeur, Quintessentials and of course their own Use Of Weapons. As well as being geniuses in the studio, the pair are equally at home behind the 1's and 2's as their recent guest mix for Gilles Petersons Worldwide show will attest. But don't just take our word for it, come and see for yourself...
Capacity for this event is limited to 400 tickets. Due to the popular nature of our events, we highly advise you purchase in advance to avoid missing out on the party of the year...
We will also be running a joint afterparty with the Warehouse Project, on til 7:30am. For more info and tickets, follow this link:
http://www.skiddle.com/e/11504356/?skrep=201420