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baggy

I’ve always found unique ways to feed my obsession with vinyl & second hand shopping since it was pointed that I might have a small compulsion with hoarding pieces of dusty round plastic and woollen cardigans. Being brought up on a diet of blue eyed soul and classic Stax/Motown gave me a solid background for my interest in all things musical resulting in several stints during my teenage years jamming with local (mainly bad!) art school bands. With over 15 years of dedicated record collecting I’ve had the honour of DJ'ing to festivals crowds at Snowbombing in France, Austria & Switzerland in addition to major parties at Sonar & Beachbombing in Barcelona and more recently Glastonbury 2009 within the Guardian Lounge and hosting and performing at the Futuresonic Festival. I've also been fortunate enough to have been invited to DJ at parties and venues up and down the United Kingdom. In addition to contributing towards this site and associated podcasts if you are ever in Manchester city centre you can catch me at one of our regular Cosmic Disco residencies at various city centre venues. Check out the 'DJ Dates' section for the latest info. Email me

Mixes from me

  • Baggy – Italians Do It Better Guest Mix

    Living (As well as DJ’ing) in city centre Manchester means that I’m pretty much up to speed with every single musical event that occurs in our rainy city. Or so I’d have you think…
    Whilst chatting to Italians Do It Better label owner Mike Simonetti regarding an IDIB tour of the UK he asked if I [...]

  • Baggy – El Diablo’s Social Club Guest Mix

    El Diablo’s Social Club have been at the forefront of Manchester’s underground club scene for over six years by throwing parties in disused warehouses, basement spaces, canal barges, brothels and numerous other nefarious spaces they could get away with breaking into, setting up a sound system and cramming in a few hundred close friends and [...]

  • Baggy – Disco Whiskers

    Cosmic resident mix-time.
    After a predominantly disco-centric set at last week’s Ghettospheric, Baggy decided to put together a new mix whilst prepping tracks to play during the Cosmic Disco guest booking in Bristol.
    Featuring all facets from straight up Disco, (A little) Nu Disco, Boogie, Italo and Post Disco, this mix starts off mid-tempo building to a fast pace, [...]

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  • Space Race 10 – The Final Frontier…

    It’s been a little over two years since Baggy produced the first in his series of ‘Space Race’ mixes exclusively for Cosmic Disco and after nine editions he has finally decided that now is the right time close the book on the series by completing a final chapter where he has included a number of [...]

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  • Cosmic Disco – Best Of 2008

    As 2008 draws to a close and we take stock, it’s safe to say that it’s been one heck of a year at Cosmic Disco HQ. We’ve featured some rather special mixes and interviews, flown in some of our favourite bands and DJ’s and made plenty of new friends along the way. There’s going to [...]

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  • Baggy – Dig For Victory

    It’s been quite some time since I last posted one of my own mixes and I’m still (Albeit slowly…) working on the final installment of the Space Race series which will be a ‘Best of’ mix featuring my favourite tracks taken from the previous 9 editions.
    In the meantime I threw together a little compilation from [...]

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  • Space Race Volume 9

    In nuclear physics, a nuclear reaction is a process in which two nuclei or nuclear particles collide to produce products different from the initial particles. In principle a reaction can involve more than two particles colliding, but because the probability of three or more nuclei to meet at the same time at the same place [...]

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  • Space Race Volume 8

    228 exoplanets are known around nearby stars.
    The majority of these bodies are massive Jupiter like planets beyond our solar system. The first confirmed detection of such an exoplanet’s existance was only recently in the 1990’s but since 2000 more than 15 additional planets are being discovered each year.
    It’s now estimated that 10% of sun like [...]

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  • Space Race Volume 7

    A profound consequence of Einstein’s special theory of reletivity is that no material object can travel as fast as light.
    It is forbidden.
    There is a commandment: Thou shalt not travel at the speed of light, and there is nothing we can do to travel that fast.
    Originally entitled ‘Indian Summer’ and created for the Kumo [...]

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  • Cosmic Disco 4hr Set from Best Foot Forward

    Cosmic Disco would like to give a huge thanks to Mark ‘Schoolsy’ Scholes and Kevin ‘Woolfy’ Maguire for inviting us down to Bar Common last Saturday for what was an excellent night of excellent music played to excellent people.
    Not only did Best Foot Forward manage to convince all 3 members of Cosmic Disco to appear [...]

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  • Space Race Volume 6

    Dish: Space Race Volume 6
    Chef: Baggy
    Preparation Time: 2mins
    Cooking Time: 66 mins
    Ingredients:
    x20 pieces of vinyl (See below)
    x2 turntables
    x1 mixing console
    x1 amplifier
    x2 speakers
    leads/cables

    Antena – Camino Del Sol (Todd Terje Remix)
    Evil Eye – Holiday Du Zombi
    Windsurf – White Soweto
    Status – Vapour (Padded Cell Remix)
    Sorcerer – Divers Do It Deeper
    Boards Of Canada – Nlogix
    Koto Chinese – Revenge
    Sorcerer & Hatchback [...]

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  • Baggy’s Bank Holiday Bonanza Mix

    Here’s one I did a little earlier…
    The 1st Bank Holiday in May gave Baggy a few hours to kill so he thought, ‘Why not whip up and share some music?’
    If any of you would like to start on the track-list Baggy will confirm them as and when listed correctly.
    Enjoy!

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  • 2 Hens, 18 Chicks & 2 Cocks…

    Cosmic Disco were invited to play a chilled afternoon slot at the Niteshift 2nd birthday, held at Pure Space in Manchester, between the hours of 5pm – 6.30pm on Saturday 28th April 2007.
    Other Dj’s on the day included Greg Wilson and Mancunian legends Moonboots and Balearic Mike.
    Due to THP’s club residency commitments he was unfortunately [...]

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  • Space Race Volume 5

    Blended – Earth time, March 2007 AD…

    Fabrizio Mammarella – Allugunnio (33-9) [Bear Funk Gold]
    Fre$hro – Arrow Highway [Rong]
    Asha Puthli – Space Talk [Jazzman]
    Eimur Deodato – Skatin’ [Warner Bros.]
    TomBoy – The Movies [Gomma]
    Western Roots – Rockers Galore [High Noon]
    Norman Connors – Captain Connors [Ether]
    Airto – Coque De Cuica [Street Sounds]
    The Cure – Hot Hot Hot (Extended) [...]

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  • Baggy’s LadyAdri MySpace Mix

    At the tail end of 2006 I did a mix for a friend on MySpace, catering to tastes I thought may be familiar and a few that she wouldnt be too aware of.
    I grew quite to like this mix so thought it’d be nice to share it with you out there.
    Enjoy!

    D-Roy Band – Trenchtown Skank
    Fern [...]

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  • Space Race Volume 4

    Happy New Year!
    After a great 2006 we fully intend on bringing you more fantastic music, both old and new, throughout 2007.
    Keep ‘em peeled to the site for more very special, exclusive guest mixes, interviews, radio show podcasts and also details of upcoming Cosmic Disco parties planned throughout Manchester in the coming winter months where you [...]

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  • Space Race Volume 3

    Volume 3 is my latest mix in the Space Race series, compiled in October 2006 from a selection of records i found digging around the North West of England. Some newish tracks here but as usual, mainly old skool bombs!
    This one’s on a slo-mo disco, balearic piano house and danceable rock tip.

    Out of This World [...]

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  • Space Race Volume 2

    How did you like volume 1?
    Here’s number 2 which i mixed in July 2006, perfect listening for my headphones whilst I was sunning it up on the beach, on the south east coast of Spain. Only 9 months till i reach the beach again…

    Pink Floyd – Fearless
    Alan Parsons Project – I Robot
    Alan Parsons Project – [...]

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  • Baggy – Space Race Vol. 1

    Check out Volume 1 of Baggy’s intergalatic Space Race series of mixes.
    Now updated as .m4a including album and track artwork!

    D-Roy Band – Trenchtown Skank [12" D-Roy Records]
    Fern Kinney – Baby Let Me Kiss You [LP Cut – Groove Me – WEA Records]
    The Fixx – Reach For The Beach (Dub) [12" MCA Records]
    Robert Palmer – Work [...]

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