What do you get when you take 2 people who share a love for Italo Disco, EBM, synths and the movie Tron? We're not totally sure but that's what the basis of Chris Massey and Elliott Lion (of the acclaimed British band "Editors") came up with under the 'ISO City' guise and we're frothing like mad to drop this 2 tracker which absolutely slaps like crazy!

Light Cycle revs like crazy with a snarling arp bass line atop pounding tom drums and snappy percussion right before a laser blasting synth line explodes into your frontal lobe and releases warp factor endorphins all over your brain! Imagine a cosmic rave aboard The Death Star with everyone doing that dance off Buck Rogers whilst tripping off Romulan wine and you're halfway there. Serious epic soundscape.

Master Control Programme continues the throbbing arp line action and goes into an altogether deeper cosmic zone with some cold wave-esque buzzy synth lines which lead way to the kind of synth stabs that make John Carpenter's Halloween theme sound like something for sunsets at Mambo. Hooky and hypnotic as heck.with a belly full of mushrooms and a rush of dopamine this one could well & truly send you into the outer reaches of the cosmos. Strap in!

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PREMIERE: ISO City - Light Cycle [SPRECHEN]

Paper pres. Low Life (Bill Brewster & Frank Broughton) at The Golden Lion: Tickets - skiddle.com/e/36710443

The term legend gets thrown about etc etc blah blah. but its hard to talk about Bill Brewster without including the L word.

Someone who has been at the forefront of music throughout his whole life whether its wearing his journalist hat, author cap, producer trilby, remixer bandana or of course his disc jockey deerstalker, Bill Brewster is an absolute tour de force of the scene.

We're thrilled that him and his Low Life partner in crime and fellow author Frank Broughton will join us on Dec 9th at The Golden Lion for a social shimmy shindig and to crank up the excitement factor he's done us this rather superb guest mix which you need to crack on & crank up asap!

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Bill Brewster - Paper Guest Mix

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Jonnie Wilkes, signed here as J.G. Wilkes of Optimo fame, is driving eclecticism to new frontiers for your ears only. Belfast-made and Glasgow-situated artist/DJ keeps us entertained on the shores of Leftfield, House, and Wave in his two-hour ride for LAYERcatalogue.

We hear a monument to a curiosity that naturally fits with studying Fine Art like Jonnie did. He put his art career aside to pursue music full-time with occasional visits to the world of galleries.

LAYER358 is that testimony of impeccable taste and a great sense of dance floor dynamics.

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LAYER #358 | J.G. Wilkes (Optimo)

AMF founder Liam Oliver sat down with Sprechen label head and Manchester DJ Chris Massey to talk about his new musical endeavor Thief of Time.

Thief of Time is Chris’s new album and moniker he’s been developing since before the first lockdown (remember that!).

We spoke with Chris about creating his first album, his inspirations, and reasons for choosing now to leap into LP territory.

Thief of Time comes from a deeply personal place and covers themes of imposter syndrome, social injustice, and love and relationships. The album spans many genres and emotions with something for everyone from cinematic strings, to left-field guitar tracks.

We discuss all this and more with Chirs.

Watch the interview over one the website: https://allmyfriendsmcr.com/podcast/thief-of-time-where-do-i-belong/

AMF interview The Thief of Time about his debut album Where Do I Belong

Live recording of a set to promote my debut release with the mighty Nervous Records.

Launch party kicked off with Chris Massey, leading on to this closing set. Was a really ace turn out, so for anyone who couldn't make it. Enjoy listening back! 💛✨

Tracklist:

1. East Coast Love Affair - I Can't Wait Feat. Philomenah (House Dub)
2. Mochakk - Da Funk feat. Joni
3. WAND7R - My House
4. Jordan Peak - My Mind Was Made Up (15:57 edit)
5. Bawrut - Sonidero Usera (Fernanda Arrau Remix)
6. Ralph Session/Mr. V - Bounce To This (Underground mix)
7. Plastician - Speed Demon
8. Gina Breeze - Shadows feat. Sophie Joy
9. Papa Nugs - Loosey Goosey
10. Inner City Harder (EATS 2023 REEBEEF)
11. Jaded, Dombresky - All For You (Extended)
12. Luuk van Dijk - Blow My Fuse
13. Loofy - Last Night
14. Low Steppa & Crusy - This Is The Sound
15. Audiojack - Coloursound
16. Gina Breeze - Feel My NRG feat. Alissa Brianna
17. Gaston Blurry - It's Up to You (Etienne de Crecy rework)
18. Pancake - Don't Turn Your Back (Dub)
19. Gina Breeze - Love 4 U (unreleased)
20. Lutsu & Razor - Certy (Coffintexts Remix)
21. Act Bad (Roza Terenzi Remix) - Bashkka
22. Matisa - Baby (Chloé Robinson, DJ ADHD Remix)
23. Deeper in Love (Chloe Edit)
24. SOBSTORY - This One (Extended Mix)

Nervous Single Launch Party - Joshua Brooks 2024

Ben Davis is wearing his captain’s hat as he steers the good ship Paper Air Waves around the seven seas of Balearica, spiritual jazz, psychedelic afro and straight up slammers. Calm waters are expected.

1. Third Attempt – Another Precious Day on Earth
2. Third Attempt – Keep Your Head Up (Flash Atkins Reprise)
3. Third Attempt & Steve Cobby - Feeling Seen
4. MAde - Offentlig Salærsats
5. Actress - Hit That Spdiff ( b 8 )
6. Matthew Halsall – Water Street
7. Four Tet - Parallel 6
8. DJ Gigola – Intro
9. Joan Bibiloni featuring Rhys Ifans - Badia On í rica [Welsh Version]
10. Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids - Thank You God
11. Aroop Roy -  Mama Me Mwana
12. Nihiloxica – Olutobazzi
13. DJ ZNOBIA – Marimba
14. Jantra – Makhafi 
15. Pulo NDJ – Mbaoundaye
16. La Yegros - A Ver a Ver
17. KAIFO - Segundo Aire
18. Lady Donli - Classic (feat. Kida Kudz)
19. Oshun - Solar Plexus
20. Ultraísta - Ordinary Boy
21. Flash Atkins - Mistpoffer

Paper Air Waves  - Feb 24

Next up in our Let The People In mixtape series to build you up to the big day on Saturday 4th May comes from Semi Peppered.

Channeling his dearth of warm up and bar DJ experience, Gretty (AKA James) has pulled together some of his favourite sub-peak bangers, working through downtempo electronics, street soul and house.

Including tracks by Patrick Cowley, Fila Brazilia, Space Ghost and more...

Like what you hear? Grab your tickets here > https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Manchester/The-Yard%2C-11-Bent-Street%2C-Manchester%2C-M8-8NF/Let-The-People-In-2024/38041230/

Let the People In! Mixtape #10 - Semi Peppered

Hailing from Madches... sorry... Manchester, Sprechen is one of those imprints whose core sonority turns its catalogue into a wealthy source for the ones in search of high-quality space-inspired gems. From Saturn-sunset Balearic deliciousness to Mars-dawn House Music furor, its collection fails to disappoint – and its forthcoming episode is another irrefutable proof: The acclaimed “Edgy Future Discotheque” VA-series reaches its sixth volume and showcases the aforementioned soundscapes. Coyote remixed by Massey, Popsneon, La Guardia De La Luz (with not one but two tracks on board), Mummy's Boy, and minimalArchiv jumped in hard with stunning cuts devoted to triggering zero gravity experiences on the dance floor.

The theme we hand-picked to premiere was cooked with love by maestro Chris Massey, the label honcho himself, who decided to give a go on Coyote's “Cami' De Sa Veleta”, originally released in 2021, and delivered an “emotion-filled blast of synth-tinged and sunshine-drenched amazingness”. Melodic leads, soothing percussive elements, and a roaring synth extravaganza create the perfect opening for the compilation.

You can find (and buy) this and other music pearls on the Juno Download page of the label: https://www.junodownload.com/labels/Sprechen/

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PREMIERE612 // Coyote - Cami De Sa Veleta (Massey Remix)

This time all-round superhero Flash Atkins aka Ben Davis, head of Paper Recordings, opens up with “an hour of the weird stuff” as he puts it. TIP!

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MUSIC IS THE ANSWER W/ SECRET SOUL SOCIETY + GUEST: FLASH ATKINS - 12 APR 24

Born in Bolton...based in Stockport...
Massey is very much an integral stalwart of Manchester’s underground electronic music scene where he is immersed in music on a daily basis and juggles multiple roles from producer, engineer, remixer, promoter, booker, programmer, radio host, A&R & tea boy (obvs).

He runs his own label Sprechen and oversees an A&R/label manager role for the legendary Paper Recordings as well being a resident at Manchester’s Sticky Heat alongside running a whole manner of club, music & arts related events via Sprechen.

His DJ sets jump genres from house to disco, Italo, ‘jolly techno’ to boogie & ‘weird
Stuff’ alongside his own productions & remixes which have entertained dancers
at gatherings not only at clubs and festivals in the UK, but also across across
Europe at the likes of Barbarellas Discotheque & for Frekuensi Minor in
Jakarta. 

He has DJ'd alongside the likes of Lindstrøm, Optima, Cynthia, Justin Robertson,
Nancy Noise, Rex the Dog, Horse Meat Disco, Hifi Sean, Raw Silk &
Awesome Tapes From Africa and Sean Johnston/Hardway Bros at the seminal night ALFOS which Sprechen promotes in Manchester.

More recently her has developed Sprechen into being more than just a record
label and to be more a hub to nurture new & emerging creatives and where he
can assist and mentor in the final mix & engineering stage of music
production. 

His latest venture has been 'The Thief Of Time', a cross genre studio project which focuses on music away from the clubs and is heavily influenced by a life lived through the 80's with sounds, stylings, aesthetics & narratives all taking place in the semi autobiographical productions.

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“For the Feincast I wanted to try and focus on an sounds that are very much in my sets when playing the late set at any Sticky Heat parties as well as at ALFOS but which are also quite easily linked to my sound as The Thief Of Time. Being a child of the 80’s I have a particular findness for sounds that are heavy on synths and packing loads of energy whether that’s fast or slow, stripped back of stacked with loads of layers. Hopefully that is fully represented here!"

FEINCAST XXXV:  Chris Massey (The Thief Of Time) [SPRECHEN]

By day a Flautist for The Halle Orchestra, by night a DJ spinning energy infused house music with disco tendencies, SEZBENNY is a whirlwind of music 24/7!

Her sets consist of of high octane vibes with a jump around genres that are always firmly in the 'pumping' category and which have seen her play at a ton of ace Manchester based events including Sticky Heat, What She Says, Studio Honey and many more.

Her mix for us is a perfect showcase of what you can expect to hear whenever she is soundtracking the evening...gurantee pop off!

https://www.instagram.com/sezbenny/

Sprechen Mixtape #4 -SEZBENNY

A record label from the North West of England... 

Launched by former Electric Elephant booker & manager Chris Massey as a side project alongside his A&R role at Paper Recordings....

Sprechen is a platform to showcase electronic music designed for the dance floor...with a passion for melody, groove, soul & energy with no limitations of style and a diverse release policy...

Speak Music...

Sprechen Mixtape #4 -SEZBENNY

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