Cosmic Disco

Dissident Calls It A Day…

Posted on 29. Nov, 2009 by baggy.

We got message of some surprising news earlier this week when Andy Blake, head honcho over at Dissident announced his decision to call it a day with his fantastic label:
Hi everyone, I hope you are all well.
As some of you may have heard on the bush telegraph, i’ve decided to
shut Dissident down.
When I started the [...]

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Naum Gabo – Pictur [TINAE]

Posted on 26. Nov, 2009 by silvestre.

Thisisnotanexit may be releasing a 12″ every month, but they do not diminish in quality. They keeps getting better and better…
The latest instalment is from Naum Gabo, not the Russian sculptor pioneer in kinetic art (He is, unfortunately dead), but two Scottish guys, James Savage and Jonnie Wilkes. They remixed Detachment’s ‘Fear No Fear’ to great [...]

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Baggy – November 2009 Chart

Posted on 25. Nov, 2009 by baggy.

Here’s my top 10 12’s and LP’s that have been getting heavy play over the last 4 weeks or so.
Odessa all the way!

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KZA ‘Dig & Edit’ Album Launch Party

Posted on 23. Nov, 2009 by baggy.

Oki-Ni are happy to announce a special event with legendary Japanese DJ and producer KZA (Force of Nature). KZA is making a rare appearance in London to promote his recent album ‘Dig and Edit’.
To celebrate this release, Oki-Ni produced a limited run box set in collaboration with  KZA’s label ‘Mule Musiq’, so they are delighted [...]

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Neil Diablo – It’s A Long Way There

Posted on 20. Nov, 2009 by baggy.

Neil Scott aka Neil Diablo is not only a very close friend of Cosmic Disco but he runs one of Manchester’s most established and credible underground club nights (El Diablo’s Social Club), is one of the cities best resident DJ’s and has has more recently moved into the world of music production.
For those that may [...]

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Cutloose present Gerd Janson – November 20th – The Roadhouse

Posted on 18. Nov, 2009 by thp.

It’s that time of the month again when our best friends Cutloose showcase another Manchester debut. This Friday sees the Robert Johnson resident Gerd Janson making his way over from Frankfurt to detonate the basement of the Roadhouse.
All the party details are available on their brand new super website.

http://www.cutlooseclub.com/2009/10/19/gerd-janson-running-back-robert-johnson/

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Marcello Giordani – Italo Deviance

Posted on 16. Nov, 2009 by niles.

We have a pretty stringent criteria for mixes here on Cosmic Disco.
I loaded this onto Duncan (El Diablo’s) iPhone recently and made sure it was the only thing on there.
Consequently he’s been listening to it non-stop for the last week and we can confirm that it is absolutely mint.
Marcello runs the super consistent Italo Deviance [...]

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Soundproof Magazine’s Top 20 Manchester Albums of All Time

Posted on 16. Nov, 2009 by baggy.

Along with a number other (More noteworthy…) local taste-makers, we were recently asked to compile a list of our all time favourite albums that have been created by Mancunian artists on behalf of the excellent Soundproof Magazine.
As a result a number of our choices have been included within the final shortlist, making for very interesting [...]

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Performance – Reptile

Posted on 13. Nov, 2009 by baggy.

Now, anyone who regularly listens to our podcasts, mixes or even has chance to hear us play out will no doubt know that we don’t restrict ourselves to just playing weird French disco or obscure tracks taken from foreign film soundtracks but we also have somewhat have a penchant for 80’s pop.
New Mancunian band Performance [...]

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Detachments – ‘Circles’ Remixes

Posted on 10. Nov, 2009 by silvestre.

Thisisnotanexit is proving to be a very prolific label this year. Great releases and great remixes…
Detachments‘ ‘Circles’ has gotten the remix treatment this time: part one is for the balearic heads with the Beg to Differ the One that will get top spin. The ‘Night Plane’ remix is pretty upbeat with great synth and guitar [...]

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