Club nights in Manchester this week: 19-26 Jan

We've scoured the listings to bring you our pick of club nights in Manchester this week – plus the latest news on clubs you should book ahead for, festivals and more. Think we've missed something? Send lauren@theskinny.co.uk the details...

Don't-miss parties this week...

Eastern Bloc record shop is the place to warm yourself up for the weekend, with an in-store session from Posh, Matt & Chris E on Friday 20 Jan – starting off nice and cool and building the night up with jazz, house, hip-hop, latin and more – and a deep ArtSounds showcase on Saturday 21 Jan with shop affiliate and friend Steve Conry taking the controls all night long. From 6pm, free

Project 13 & Annex: Helena Hauff @ Hidden, 20 Jan 

No one goes as hard as Project 13, who team up with Annex Agency to present Hamburg's mistress of experimental EBM/leftfield electronics, Helena Hauff. She's joined by Minimal Wave Records figurehead Veronica Vasicka, NTS Radio regular and dredger of electronic sludge Lee Gamble playing back to back with L.I.E.S. label founder Ron Morelli, and Poland's club Radar originator Olivia. Punishing in the best possible way, with tickets limited to just one room for an intense as possible experience. From 10pm, £18

DJ Sprinkles @ Hidden, 21 Jan

Hidden ends a strong weekend with an appearance from cult DJ, multi-media producer and all-round educator Sprinkles, supported by Annabel Fraser and the reliable So Flute team. Hurry up – only a few final release tickets remaining. From 11pm, £15 

The Wasted Kollective launch @ Islington Mill, 21 Jan

140bpm producers and Deep Medi Musik talents Kaiju head up the Wasted Kollective's inaugural bash, flanked by Black Josh / Sleazy F Baby (Blah Records), Tijani, Skunglejunk (Bloc2Bloc) and the Kollective's own Harry Rodger and PK Brako. Get down and support some new sounds. From 10pm, £5 

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Below the Surface with Gilles Peterson @ Hidden, 10 Feb 

Positive vibes will be the order of the day at this get-together of big-sky thinking selectors, led by BBC Radio 6 Music's Gilles Peterson. Manc tropical house favourite Ruf Dug shares in Peterson's globe-trotting musical DNA, while Lone is one of the UK's most cerebrally searching young producers. They're accompanied by a full Manchester complement of Adesse Versions, Jack M, De La Crème and Cult DJs in Below the Surface's first party of 2017. From 9pm, £20

Zutekh 8th birthday @ Hidden, 25 Feb 

Zutekh still feels like one of the freshest nights on the scene, so it's hard to believe they're nudging a decade old. But eight they are, and they're celebrating in style by bringing in one of their long-loved regulars, Midland, ably supported by Amsterdam's Trouw club regular Job Jobse and word-of-mouth Hotflush Recordings talent Or:la. Finally, making his Zutekh debut is Mr Price of London/Bristol/Cardiff's Studio 89 party series. Hip hip! From 9pm, £15