Northwest Clubbing Highlights – August 2014

Hustle celebrate part one of their second birthday on 2 Aug by teaming up with the Southport Weekender crew to bring Karizma and Rahaan to the Shipping Forecast basement. The former is a master of tough and tight house productions – and a beast on retrigger duty according to Atjazz – while the latter is a legendary Chicago jock who is arguably one of the leading lights in the disco fraternity. Super early £7 tickets have gone already, but you’re still getting value for money at £13 adv.

Over in Manchester, the awesome Awesome Tapes From Africa will be breathing life among the Soup Kitchen contingent (2 Aug, £7). It’s a Manchester debut for Brian Shimkovitz, proprietor of previously unheard gold from all over the continent, including Penny Penny’s '94 album Shaka Bundu, which has gained quite a bit of attention over the past year or so. His is a haul not to be missed.

Meanwhile, Liars Club have achieved the enviable feat of roping in DJ Maseo, of De La Soul fame, to provide an eclectic soundtrack of funk, soul, hip-hop, and old-skool faves on 6 Aug – £5 is the magic number. August 8 sees Tussle host half of heavy house duo Dungeon Meat’s Tristan da Cunha in the intimate Kraak Gallery. Dungeon Meat have been riding high since last year’s EP on My Love Is Underground, which also includes the most aptly-named single of recent times in The Fuck Off Track. Da Cunha is joined by local Love Dose resident Motif – tickets are also a measly £5, so yeah.

Back in Merseyside, the Blade Factory welcomes Dauwd, a multi-instrumental Welshman who now resides in Brighton. Dauwd’s output is akin to the percussive textures of Deadboy and Dark Sky, with a distinctly positive edge. A solid option on 16 Aug, and for only £6.

Saturday 23 Aug sees Liverpool night Freeze bring in a few big names to the Bombed Out Church: John Digweed returns after a four-hour stint back in April and, this time, he’ll be playing a sunset cruise-style set in daylight hours. Paco Osuna is a very safe bet too, as a mainstay at Richie Hawtin’s Ibizan venture Enter, which takes the total running time to a mammoth 17 hours over two venues. Tickets are going for £30 – yikes.

A day later, you can catch the mUmU residents going day and night in a TBC Liverpool venue, aided by the tunnelling sounds of Pan-Pot. The Berlin duo have been ripping apart the darker recesses of techno for a good few years, and always come from an experimental angle. August 24 will most likely prove no different, and if you’re so inclined you can grab a ticket for £17.50. Same night in Manchester, you’ve also got the choice of Zutekh vs Tpot’s bank holiday special at South, with Ryan Elliott and Midland involved in party proceedings, which span from 3pm to 2am on Monday morning.

Whatever you decide, stay safe, and go easy on the lemon meringue.