Fire up the Ford Escort, check the AtoZ road map and make sure there's a full tub of Vicks Vapour Rub in the glove box! That's the order of the day with this amazing 3 track of warehouse rave tackle from the studio of Acolyte, a new collaboration project by Joe Morris & Tom Gray that is a full-on force of bass bin rattling action.

Title track Helter Skelter is ruff, raw & ready right from the offshoot and absolutely reeks of sweat drenched walls from a Blackburn abandoned mill building circa 1989. Plenty of familiar vibes packed in here though this is no nostalgia trip as it wraps around & whacks you over the head with the rave stick. One for all the Optimo style fans. BIG!

Kill The Bill continues its hat tipping to the smiley face folk with scattered & hooky vocals tripping over 'that' familiar style bass sound that instantly makes you hold your hands up & declare you're having the best night of your life. Snappy keys & stabs finish off the party on this groovy number.

Sirens is a slower, chuggy entry though no less acid house than its predecessors. Plenty of squelches, 303 action & hazy tripped out synths make this sound like a long-lost track from one of The Orb's studio sessions but will now find its way firmly into those warmup/transferring to mid-session kind of sets. Lovely scene setter!

Helter Skelter

Kill The Bill

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Sam Pratt @DISCU | The 212 Cafe. Leeds

The bond between Sprechen & Black Hawks of Panama is a long one which started when Danny Whitehead (aka Black Hawks) gave Sprechen’s Chris Massey his very first ever DJ gig after he won a local DJ competition in sunny Bolton many moons ago! Skip forward a good 20 odd years and things have now gone full circle with a 2nd release dropping on Sprechen by Black Hawks of Panama and it’s another absolute top shelf discotheque rocker of seismic proportions.

Discoteca-Bisteca slaps from the very get go with the pump-o-meter cranked up to 11! Filtered diva vocals, trippy synth lines and a chest thumping bass line all of which builds & builds & builds before dropping into some serious filtered breakdown action. You know when you need to choose your first track to play when taking over from the warmup to announce your arrival? This is it!

Primero tips the hat to one of the most well-known Italo disco tracks to ever strike fear into anyone that is thinking of smuggling. Lovingly reworked and given the Black Hawks treatment for maximum dance floor igniting when you need to drop a secret weapon. This one does it all…big stuff indeed!

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PREMIERE: Black Hawks Of Panamá - Primero [SPRECHEN]

A mix I recorded for the legendary Gazzz696 YouTube channel https://soundcloud.com/gary-j

Youtube Mix

Manzo Mix for Gazzz696

Discovered this vinyl mix on a 60 min cassette recorded at Cafe Mambo in 1999.

It was after Sasha had graced the decks for just the 2nd time, so it's more towards that style of music.. enjoy!

Danny Whitehead Cafe Mambo 1999  Cassette Rip

I Just Want To Mix: Volume 1

Up next is a producer and disc jockey who has been on the radar for quite some time, a familiar face who has released a sprawling array of music on some of our favourite labels across the last ten years. His music has appeared on the likes of Gomma, Höga Nord Rekords, Les Disques De La Mort and his own La Belle label, of which he is a founding member. 

We are talking about Golden Bug, a producer who has worked tirelessly and released an innovative collection of music which draws influence from krautrock, house, techno, electronica and new wave. His style is varied and unique, channelling a punk esque aesthetic in a powerful, forward thinking manner. This is also prevalent when he dj's, as you are about to find out. Not one to stand still or play to the confines of genre - his sets are far reaching and eclectic.

Dancers get ready. 

This one was taken straight from the Renate booth, it brings the heat.

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Golden Bug: The Ransom Note Mix

Paper favourite Richard Seaborne is back and on fire with two killer tracks. 

Ken has pumped drums doing the heavy lifting while a minor piano progression works with the simple string line and the funk bass filters to full effect. Make no mistake, this is a stripped back bomb to cause scenes. 

Susy takes a different route down to the depths of arpeggiated chug. Back in the day acid bass, attacking distorted stabs, italo pads and filtered samples push it deep in to hypnotic ALFOS territory. A track that will rock boxes from techno to house to disco and back.

Support & vibes from:

Nutricious: 
"Always incredible music from Richard Seaborne. This rocks."Robot 84:

Robot 84:
"Nice deep vibes on this one, really feelin it..."

James Rod:
"Super cream!!!"

Somerville & Wilson:
"Loving the tasty vibes of Susy! Proggy Chug tastic! FULL support here"

Fingerman:
"Loving the tasty vibes of Susy! Proggy Chug tastic! FULL support here"

Susy

Richard Seaborne - Susy

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The weather turned stormy during Heidi Lawden's afternoon set, but her pumping house channeled sunshine all the way through.

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Phil North

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