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02-09-11

CANBLASTER? YES HE CAN!

If you’re the same as me you’ll have 100’s of podcasts random mixes and just general waste clogging up your hard drive. In an attempt to spring clean my computer the other day i was going through all my podcasts and deleting out the rubbish, and checking out the stuff that had recently downloaded that i’d not got chance to listen to yet.

Boy OH Boy did i miss a trick by not getting onto this one sooner… its an absolute BURNER!!! Honestly, first time i ever wheeled up a podcast (?!?) when he drops his forthcoming French Fries remix (Video Below)! This mix is properly refreshing and he’s onto some serious future business, i know we always say it but this guy is one to watch and if no one books him to play manchester soon then we might just have to come out of hiding to do just that! Download the mix from the link below and visit XLR8R to find out more info… we’ve also included a cheeky little bouns for you which is another of our favourite tracks from the mix.

Canblaster XLR8R Mix

Bouns Beat: Drop The Lime – Hot As Hell (Canblaster Remix)

02-08-11

XXXY

xxxy is a Manchester based producer and DJ who’s been taking discerning dance floors near and far by storm of late

With a sound that takes in all the best bits of garage and early house and a DJing style that combines fluidity as well as fun, the local boy has really been floating the Contort Yourself boat of late.

Try to catch him on one of his regularly fantastic excursions on U-Stream and cop his recent release Ordinary Things / You Always Start It on Ten Thousand Yen the a-side of which featured on our Winter’s Heat mix.

You Always Start It (master) by xxxy

BONUS BEAT
Radiohead – Videotape (xxxy’s Straight To Video remix) DOWNLOAD

01-28-11

WINTERS HEAT

1) D/R/U/G/S – VELODROME 2 (testmixx)
2) Idiotproof – Sandwiches [Disturbed Beats]
3) El Prevost feat D. Ham – Do You Remember (KiNK Remix) [Eleveation recordings]
4) Joy Orbison – BB [Doldrums]
5) Magnetic Man – Getting Nowhere feat. John Legend (Yoruba Soul mix) [Columbia]
6) The Detroit Experiment – Think Twice (The Countach’s Friendly edit) [CDR]
7) Kommune 1 – ksmchldn [WHITE]
8) Julio Bashmore- Battle For Middle You [PMR]
9) Amerie – One Thing (French Fries remix) [WHITE]
10) Tom Demac – Crewcuts & Curls (Jamie Jones’ Water Cooler Remix) [Murmur Records]
11) James Blake – CMYK (Eldoko remix) [WHITE]
12) xxxy – Ordinary Things [Ten Thousand Yen]
13) SBTRKT – Colonise [Young Turks]
14) Falty DL – Phreqaflex [Planet Mu]
15) D1 – Pitcher (128 mix) [Dubpolice]
16) Jesse Rose – You Know It (Jesse’s Made To Play edit) [Made To Play]
17) Johnny Dynell – Jam Hot (Tensnake remix) [Smash Hit Music Co.]

ScottYeah-WintersHeat by ContortYourself

Alternative download:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/8582613346a6fce2/

01-27-11

DETROIT GARAGE DOES DETROIT TECHNO

The Dirtbombs have knocking around for an absolute age, peddling the kind of filthy garage-rock that got them swept up in a wave of über-hype around the turn of the century along with bands like The White Stripes and ADULT. Having been residents of Detroit for quite some time, it seems that they have picked up an ear for the city’s other main musical export -TECHNO.

This fascination has led to The Dirtbombs throwing a batch of Detroit classics into a melting pot, stirring them around (rather haphazardly) and touring them out onto the dance-floor.

The results are ‘Party Store’ which is chock-full of some seriously filthy punk-funk bangers, fire yourselves down to your local independent record emporium and get yourselves a copy.

TRACK LISTING
1. Cosmic Cars
2. Sharevari
3. Good Life (Basement Roots Mix)
4. Strings Of Life
5. Alleys Of Your Mind
6. Bug In The Bass Bin
7. Jaguar FREE DOWNLOAD
8. Tear The Club Up
9. 謎 のミスタ-ナイソ (Detoroito Mix)

01-20-11

MY HOUSE

Awesome new track and video from the ever throbbing Hercules & Love Affair taken from their new album due out at the end of this month….

…plus this ace remix from StopMakingMe will be featured on the single release…

BONUS BEAT: Hercules & Love Affair – My House (Leo Zero Remix)
Unsure whether this is an official remix or he’s got hold of the acapella and done his own re-rub, what ever it is it’s all over the internet and its an absolute burner so sure they wont mind us sharing it.

x

01-19-11

THINK TWICE THINK TWICE

good friend of COYO The Countach has re-upped his DJ friendly re-edit of Detroit Experiment’s Think Twice… we though that if you missed it the first time then you best be quick and get you hands on it now as its a proper late night burner!

The Detroit Experiment – Think Twice (The Countach’s DJ Friendly Edit) by The Countach

While you’re here check out his recent mixtape for the Circus Dj Competition for which he scooped up fist place with ease and will be opening up business for Seth Troxler and John Digweed at said Liverpudlian institution next month… Plus it ends with one of our favourite tracks of all time!

Circus DJ Competition Mix by The Countach

01-18-11

MOUNT BASHMORE

Eurgh… more kids with a stupid fucking talent for making some of the most on point forward thinking music out there right now. I mean look at this guy, come on, he’s barely out of his teens and he’s knocking out music like this:

MASSIVE… i know… we’re gonna stick our heads on the line here and say that this is possibly one of the top 10 tunes that will come out this year and its only January!?! In fact it dropps on the 31st of Jan to be precise and you can pick it up HERE. For more info on one of our favourite producers of the moment hit up his myspace http://www.myspace.com/juliobashmore snd for further listening cop for this mix that he put together in August of last year for Crack Magazine HERE

x

01-18-11

MIXTAPE TRIO

YO! Sorry we’ve nto been updating the site for a while we’ve been too busy having new age fun with a vintage feel… never the less we’re back and here three absolute corkers for your listening pipes. They’ve been on heavy rotation here at COYO towers and we’re pretty sure you’re gonna dig them too!

Find out more and that my clicking things and stuff…

JOAKIM’S BEST OF MUSIC YOU CAN DANCE TO IN 2010 by Joakim

KRL – Fill Yer Boots Guest Mix Five by Fill Yer Boots

The Best of 2010 Mixtape by White Girl Lust

01-11-11

KiNKY BOOTS

KiNK aka Strahil Velchev has been tickling the earholes at CY HQ for some time now. His unique ‘Chicago via Sofia’ sound has found him famous fans in the shape of legends like Carl Craig, DJ Sneak and Josh Wink so who are we to argue.

Here’s a couple of our favourite tunes/remixes along with his Resident Advisor mix from last November, so run along and get your groove the fuck on.

KiNK – Resident Advisor mix 232 November 2010 (DOWNLOAD)

01. Bnjmn – Blocks – [Rush Hour]

02. Jeff Mills – Every Dog Has its day – C2 – [Axis]

03. Hunee – Bobo – [Rush Hour]

04. Lemos – Sher Base – [Bass Culture]

05. KiNK – Psyche Funk – [Undertones]

06. Unknown – Untitled

07. Bnjmn – Untitled

08. Maskin Ljud – Filtrerad Symfoni – [Färden Records]

09. STL – Jungle Sometimes – [Something]

10. Stefan Goldmann – The Maze Part 1 – Macro

11. Marcello Neapolitano – Everyday Madness – [HHYR]

12. Riva Starr – More (KiNK mix) – [Snatch!]

13. Lone – Angel Brain – [Magic Wire Recordings]

14. K Alexi Shelby – My Medusa – [Transmat
]
15. hole in one – x-paradise (DJ G-Spot mix) – [See Saw]

16. Sendai – Northeast – [Time To Express]

17. Autechre – Eutow – [Warp]

BONUS BEATS
KiNK – Bitter Sweet DOWNLOAD
Jackname Trouble – Light Again (KiNK remix) DOWNLOAD
El Prevost feat D. Ham – Do You Remember? (KiNK remix) DOWNLOAD HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

01-10-11

OH NA NA

You know I’m swag. You know I love bassline. Burgaboy takes me from rainy Manchester to heaven and back for 3 minutes and 35 seconds….

Why does this guy

01-10-11

THE LOVE QUADRANT

It makes me sick to think this guy is only just out of his teens and yet he’s churning out some of the most forward thinking, blissed-out, cosmic boogie and electronical doo-woop going… peep his AWESOME “The Love Quadrant” video below and FACT mix from the start of last year. I know this mx isn’t the newest but for sure gives you a real flavour of what this guy is about with a whole host of his own productions in there. If you’re after something a little more up to date then get involved in his Resident Advisor mix from the beginning of November last year.

Download the mix HERE

Find more from SDC on Hype Machine

12-27-10

THE BEGINING OF THE END

Dear Contortees.

Its with a heavy heart that we must inform you that Contort Yourself as you know it will be no more as of 2011.

As a famous man once said “We’ve had a good run”… and we thank everyone who’s ever played or attended any of our parties. It’s all of you that have made Contort Yourself so special to us over the past four years, so Thank You.

We’re going to go out in true style with our NYE party at Night & Day this weekend. As you know the door price is LOW and there’ll be plenty of drinks offers on the night to help loosen your boots. We’ll also have a whole host of friends joining COYO residents on the decks to see things out proper. SO if you’ve not made plans as yet we’d love to see you and help us celebrate the special night.

For more information and ticketlinks check the event page here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=149187165128421

Big Love.

Team CoYo.

PS. We’ll still be running our blog with free mixes and party vibes dished out on the regs as well as ruining other peoples parties when given the opportunity as guest djs… who knows there could even be a few one offs every now and again?!?

12-26-10

CHRISTMAS COMA

chillin dawg

12-21-10

DOUBLE BAGGED

Check out this great mix from the antipodal Bag Raiders.

Knight Moves – Gonzales
Sometimes (Gloves Extended Dub Mix) – Miami Horror
Party Over Here, Party Over There (Shir Khan Mix) – Joyce Muniz
House Feeling – Pirupa
All Night – Voltage
Get Innocuous (Soulwax Remix) – LCD Soundsystem
Percolator (Riva Starr Remix) – Cajmere
Eastern Ensemble – Dan Castor
Snake Charmer – Bag Raiders
History (Jono Fernandez Dub) – Groove Armada
Kambute – Lazaro Casanova
Into The Night (Prince Language Remix) – Azari & III
Drop The Lime (Generiks House Remix) – Drop The Lime
Difficult (Azari and III remix) – Uffie
Canoa – Gregor Salto & DJ Gregory
Can’t Stop Singing (Solo remix) – Mowgli + Tara Macdonald
I want to be with Two – Adam Bozzetto
It’s Time To Start The Weekend – Jesse Rose & Riva Starr
Way Back Home (Alternate Club version feat Duane Harden) – Bag Raiders
Girl – Moonchild
The Sound of Violence (Cosmo Vitelli Remix)- Cassius

JJJ Radio week 4 more house mix by bagraiders
Lovely!

12-16-10

NOBODY JACKS FASTER

Massive BRAPS to Jackmaster who won DJ Magazine’s “Best Breakthrough DJ Award” 2010 (we voted for you!). If you came down about this time last year to see him play at COYO you’ll know why he scooped the gong. We knew we were in for a top night when we got a very cryptic phone call from the man himself earlier in the day saying “Do you boys like to party, you know, really party”. This was one of my personal favourite nights we ever had in the cave, so in honer of this check out the first Numbers Podcast that takes you From Paris to Baltimore via Detroit!

#001 From Paris to Baltimore via Detroit (Mixed by Jackmaster) by Numbers

12-16-10

SHINY DISCO BALLS

You love big gay disco balls spinning, rotating, gyrating, thrusting all over your face and body? If the answer’s yes then this is the compilation for you! Shiny Disco Club is a Label based out of Lyon, and they’re offering this Hefty compilation of Millenium Disco for nishmans! Weighing in at a mighty 29 Tracks (all of which are 320kps we might add) there’s a lot to stomach here… but once you’ve separated out the wheat from the chaff there’s a pretty sturdy wedge of heat here, plenty to get any party started.

SHINY DISCO CLUB (SDCR 001)
FREE COMPILATION – “MILLENIUM DISCO”

Download it :

Part 1 : http://www.mediafire.com/?r3cw9wchyika1gq

Part 2 : http://www.mediafire.com/?3g6zc5okhu9ohg4

12-16-10

FEELING YOUR BICEP

Last months guests, full time blog champions and all round handsome chaps BICEP just dished us a promo of their new EP. Let me tell you its wild. Now i know that COYO’s BPM counter has been turned down a few notches lately but this doesn’t stop this slew burner from packing any less heat! If you dont trust us check out what all these top boys have to say and cop the lead track Darwin at the bottom… but while you’re here keep your eyes on www.throneofbloodmusic.com as its getting its full release in early 2011!

“Feeling all three of these” Erol Alkan

“OMG! ‘Darwin’ in both mixes is veeeery good!” Kiki

“Big one… awesome!” Jokers of the Scene

“Nice release. Really digging the deep hypnotic vibe of’Drippin’. Great stuff.” Disco Bloodbath

“Absolutely superb release myabe my favourite so far! Loving the original and retro grade remixes 9/10 fantastic.” Riotous Rockers

“This Bicep release is slammin man!” 40 Thieves

“Really strong release. enjoying “Drippin” the most! ultra-deep-dark club journey” The Beat Broker

“Fookin lovin this… All tracks superb.. Def gonna spank em all.” Jet Project (Get Physical)

“Brilliant. Love both tracks” Nick Warren

“UG deep vibes! Big support.” DJ Ionik (Traveller Records, Kojak Giant Sounds)

BICEP – Darwin (128kbps)

http://www.mediafire.com/file/wdae0mfm6ff96by/Darwin.mp3

12-13-10

TRIED FOR YOUR LOVE

Hudson Mohawke showers Hoya Hoya’s own Krystal Klear’s track ‘Tried For Your Love’ with a bucketful of heat that’s sure to get the dancefloor so full it’ll be bustin’ at the seams. If you got that mad and undying love for divine piano stabs then quite frankly, this ones for you.

If you’re looking for more reasons to listen then this guy is one of the biggest personalities in Manchester…and plays one helluva mean set that makes that wannabe-cool-folded-arms-against-the-wall thing damn near impossible.

Click here to download the remix for FREEEEEEE from RCRDLBL.

12-04-10

COULD LIFE GET MUCH WEIRDER?

This guy knows what life is about. He’s got god awful teeth, an enviable microphone waggling technique and serious miming skills. Not to mention an out of sync dance troupe all kitted out in painfully 80s full-body-leotard type-ish outifts.

I wonder where O’Gar is now?

12-03-10

CONTORT YOURSELF AND FRIENDS NYE DISCO!

Contort Yourself takes the reigns of the good ship Night & Day for one special night, seeing off the old and ringing in the new with a back to basics NYE Party!

The Contort Yourself crew will be joined by Friends from some of your favourite Manchester nights dishing out Cosmic Disco, 8-Bit Balearia, Jackin’ House and Wonky Techno in true style. With a SUPER low door price (£5 Early Birds), drinks offers at the bar and maximum disco vibes, not many can rival this as number 1 choice for your NYE celebrations… Keep your eyes on here for announcements soon on the full line up!

Night & Day Cafe 10pm – 3am
£5 Early Birds / £8 Standard Adv / £10 Doors

Tickets Available From:
http://contortyourself.com/index.php/tickets/
Skiddle.com / Ticketline.co.uk / Seetickets.com / Night & Day Bar