Starting off the year with deeper sounds to settle into the winter months.

January '24

J D Twitch in the pocket for Sameheads resident party Perfumed Garden --- 

Put ogether by honey bunnys Bad Boy Baader & Electric Evelyn.

Cheers Keith x

Basement Parties

J D Twitch (Optimo) - Perfumed Garden @ Sameheads 19.04.24

Nice Music 001 – Sunny Crypt

In the first in a new mix + interview series delving into the minds behind the labels we love, we dive deep into the fantastical world of Gabriele and Paolo, the duo behind esoteric label Sunny Crypt.

"Being very honest, not every release has a charming story about being an exotic find or hearing it somewhere on a special occasion. Most of the time, the whole reissue process starts late at night on the Discogs explore page, with a difficult-to-explain feeling in the gut... There’s always a mixture of different feelings that come with sliding into someone’s life and asking about a record they made 30-something years ago."

Read the full interview: https://hypersoft.cc/sunny-crypt

Nice Music 001 – Sunny Crypt

Local legend Lora Mipsum takes the tools for number 33.

Heads down and grooving, it’s a peek into the darker corners of her bag.

Tuck in.

mooncoral.tape33 ~ Lora Mipsum

A star amongst stars, Desyn has long been a prized artist in our community. His combination of atmospherics and groove is always a welcome sight on any lineup, but when he is combined with the rest of his Faciendo cohorts and Novaturient agency mates you know a memorable night is in store. From his time in the more progressive heights of house music, through to the underground forms he latterly has become synonymous for, Desyn has long been known as a barometer of quality that many gauge themselves against. [continue reading at...https://trommelmusic.com/music/podcast/trommel-227-desyn/]

Trommel.227 - Desyn

Very kindly recorded live on the night by @mucaromusic and given some mastering love by @alignrepeat, this is my opening set from the 2nd room at Vent for Mind Off. I really wanted to dig out lots of old deep and warm sounding records for this set and slowly build as people ventured into the room, so I spent a lot of time trying to pack my record bag with old favourites and others I've hardly played since getting them 10+ years ago! Those that have seen me play a lot in Manchester will likely recognise the odd 'Slagbat classic' in there so hopefully that'll bring back some good/questionable memories too. So pour yourself a brandy, turn on your lava lamp(s) and get come take a dip in the deep end.

Move D and Benjamin Brunn - On The Magic Bus | Smallville @benjaminbrunn @move-d
Sven Weisemann - Deep Passion (Sven's Repassion Mix) | Styrax Records @svenweisemann
Subsequent - Diode | Verdant Recordings @verdant-recordings
Baaz - Untitled 2 | Office Recordings @bastian_fatma
Mixthoven - Circuitry | Superb Recordings @mixthoven
Pistol Pete - Garlic Express | Lampuka Records @lampuka-records
Mr. Fingers - Outer Acid (Upsammy Hearing Voices Remix)  | Alleviated Records @al
Orion 70 - Enki | Soul People Music https://orion70.bandcamp.com
Sven Weisemann - Floating Dub | Meanwhile
Stereociti -  Tsukayga | Mojuba @stereociti
Sam Goku - Earlier Forms | https://samgoku.bandcamp.com @samgoku
Gilbert - High Rising | MOS Recordingsm @gilbert_sound
Tekseven - Sunday Blue | Black Economy @tekseven
I can't remember...please help!
Marcus Paulson - Brutal North | MOS Recordings @marcus-paulson-189657009
Tin Man - Sawying Acid | Acid Test @tinman
Sam Goku - Silver Rushing Streams | https://samgoku.bandcamp.com
Gilbert - Reflections | MOS Recordings @mosrecordings
As One - The Ladder | De:tuned @detunedrecords

SBat - Live at Mind Off 2025-09-05

e/tape at Waking Life 2025

Introducing El Rio and Bonanza hero Benny.

He's built one of the world's best dancefloors on Colombia's Caribbean coast, and he's also a serious plate jockey. Driving, danceable and daring - enjoy the ride. 

~

@bennyelrio

mooncoral.tape35 ~ Benny

Originally from the Midlands and now London based, Dean Watton is a relentless selector and party-starter whose sets fuse raw club energy with underground sound. Championing a grittier, more live-sounding and punk-spirited take on tech house, Dean is also the driving force behind Shady Sisters, a party and label that channels the same rebellious energy as his sound.

Podcast 006 - Dean Watton

Soothing rhythms from a Giegling mainstay.

Read more: https://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast-episode.aspx?id=514

January '24

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