DJ Nature-1970

The 'Nature Boy' got on a bit and all he left us with was 'Return of the Savage'.  Probably the best house/disco album of 2012. Landing a bit late for last years best of lists, many compared it (quite lazily in my opinion) to aspects of Moodymann/Theo Parrish due the fact he's lived stateside for 20 plus years, but for me it's just high quality dance music full of samples harking back to a time when the market wasn't so diluted with tired shit sounding like it was made on a crusty keyboard. As the Ransom Note magazine noted, 'this shit breathes'.

DJ Nature-1970 (buy)

The Bristol boy done good comes back for a home appearance this Saturday 16th March together with Felix Dickinson, Futureboogie DJs, Wolf Music DJs plus residents for a heavy night at Factory Studios. Get tickets here.

Binary Party #2

After the success of the first Binary Party in October, it's about time we had another one. This time we've managed to secure the services of Manchester's own BE. After emerging with the hypnotic disco/house groove of 'Nocturnal Jam' on one of Chicago's premier house labels, Still Music in 2007, BE has continued to impress with a succession of quality releases on a wide variety of labels. His tune 'Pass it On' released under Mancunian label Development in September has been getting props throughout and has been supported by people such as Recloose. Only last month he graced Italian imprint Neroli with the second in a series of 12 inches prepped to celebrate their 10th anniversary. Juno were mightly impressed: -

"The real gold however is nestled on the B Side, with "So" from Mancunian Be (Prime Numbers/Wolf Music) a heaving mass of Detroit influenced brilliance which locks into a Rhodes heavy and delightfully soul flecked groove midway through"
Pick it up here.

He will be joined by Resident Binary expert LUKUBU aswell as residents.

Get on down.

ARCADIA, 84 Great Ancoats Street, Manchester, M4 5BG.

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