Northwest Clubbing Highlights - September 2014

The month clicks into gear with Tom Boogizm bringing the heat below Soup Kitchen on 6 Sep. Boogizm is a son of Manchester's incredible DJ culture, bred from the belly of musically diverse nights like Eyes Down. A five-hour session offers him just about enough time to dig deep into his intimidatingly large record collection. Free before 12, so it pays to get down early. A week later at the same venue sees the long-awaited return of the aforementioned Eyes Down following a nine-year extended hiatus (13 Sep, £7). Residents Jon K and Kelvin Brown have welcomed the likes of Moodymann, Pepe Bradock and ?uestlove over the years, and have since dipped their toes into other creative waters – Kelvin is now an award-winning filmmaker in his own right. This is a one-off event, fuelled by people power, and certainly not one to miss.

Over in Liverpool, Hustle host part deux of their birthday bash by bringing in Belgian badman San Soda for a night of revelry at Magnet (13 Sep, £13). He’s joined on the night by Sebastian Döring – aka Lovebirds – another talented producer. If that doesn’t tickle your chin then why not head over to see the lads at Less Effect ship in French Fries on the same night (24 Kitchen St, £6). He’s part of the YoungGunz crew and one of the new breed of DJs storming out of France with a keen eye on all things tropical and bass-y.

Back in Manny, Axel Boman comes to Sankeys on 19 Sep, with £10 earlybirds still up for grabs. Boman has recently been teaming up with John Talabot on the circuit, but here’s a chance to catch the man alongside less illustrious Sidney Charles and Darius Syrossian. Expect ‘forward-thinking’ debates on the differences between ‘tech’ and ‘minimal.’ Another shout, for fewer quids, is Youandewan down in the Josh Brooks sweatbox (19 Sep, £6). The following day – 20 Sep – at Gorilla sees the first in a series of five Super Weird Happenings as summer shifts to autumn (the others taking place in Glasgow, Bristol, Liverpool and London). It’s an unusual eight-hour event, which takes in talk, live art, visuals, photography, a Blind Arcade performance, and a three-hour Greg Wilson DJ set for the finale. All for £10. Plenty of choice again though, with Pariah b2b Tessela b2b Kowton looking to tear Josh Brooks a new one – a tenner, again. There’s also the inimitable James.T.Cotton at Islington Mill, who you may know from his mind-bending productions as Dabrye and JTC – yep, you guessed it, ten shnebs.

Zutekh vs Tpot hold their final shindig of the summer at south by getting in the quality pairing of DJ Tennis and Nail on 21 Sep. DJ Tennis has been serving up beats since the late 80s, and has a background in theatre and movie soundtracks to boot; whereas Nail has just recently released a single on part four of the Mosaic Split Series – such credentials warrant a fairly hefty £15 entry. Fast forward to 26 Sep and there’s another tough choice to make. Mancunia’s finest, Garth Be, brings the goods for Tom Boogizm’s night – Boogizm – over at Corbieres. (Garth was kind enough to donate a mix to our podcast series a few months back, have a listen here.) Elsewhere, fledgling purveyors of night-time grooves Dog Eat Dog bring in Freerotation mainstay Jane Fitz for a whopping six-hour sesh at the intimate Q Cavern. No frills, all thrills for this one, and well worth a fiver. Or, if you’re on the other side of the M62 then go catch Truss take over Cold Blooded for a warehouse party that promises to get very messy – location TBA (26 Sep, £3 before 12, £5 after).

That’s all folks – remember to leave no stone unturned... and no turn unstoned.