INFO

BLOG

RAVES

TICKETS

RESIDENTS

PHOTOS

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/

01-18-11

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

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?!?

12-03-10

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

12-01-10

DECEMBER MIXTAPE

Scott Yeah back at the helm and rounding things off for 2010 with blissfull mix of dreamy pop, cosmic disco and chugging house to warm those wintery toes and get the blood throbbing through those veins again… Enjoy!

1. Aeroplane – Without Lies (Breakbot Remix) [Eskimo Recordings]
2. Maserati – Inventions (Justin Vandervolgen Remix) [Temprary Resistance]
3. Dual Shaman – Ocean Breeze [Wltd]
4. Dj Godfather – On Da Flo’ (Djuma Bootleg) [Get Physical]
5. Azari & Iii – Into The Night (Prince Language Remix) [Scion Av]
6. Brass Connection – Happy People [Pol_on Edit]
7. Stopmakingme – K & Big V (The Deadstock 33s Remix) [Kill ‘em All]
8. Maxxi Soundsystem -criticize [Maxxi Soundystem]
9. Caribou – Sun (Midland Edit) [Domino]
10. Siriusmo – Blaue Sonne [Monkeytown Records]

Mixed By: Scott Yeah

DECEMBER MIXTAPE by ContortYourself

Itunes Podcast:
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/contort-yourself/id335159744

Alternative Download:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/8336059192382042/

x

11-22-10

MEGA MEGA MIX

Not only will this be the last Contort Yourself of 2010 but it also heralds the last Contort Yourself in our current format… With the New Year on the horizon, we’re taking a brief sabbatical over January returning back in Feb 2011 (same dates, same venue, don’t worry) but in an altogether different guise. We’ll leave it at that for the time being, but be sure to watch this space for more info early in the new year… so to celebrate the end of this year we though it only right to get stuck into everyone’s favourite the MEGA MIX, but with a little added MEGANESS!

The best Djs from Manchester’s Most awesome nights weren’t available, so we scrabbled together this bunch of idiots to get a bit too drunk and play totally awesome music right down your listening holes.

Dan English (Naïve Melody)
Oscar Wildstyle (Everywhere)
The Countach (Jupiter Rooms)
Benjamin Yourself (CoYo / Freitags)
S’il Vous Plait
Oldboy (Eat My Beat / CoYo)
Natalie Esquire (Murkage / Super Super)
Scott Yeah & GezMagus (CoYo)

We cant think of a better way to see off the end of the year and this chapter of Contort Yourself, so we hope you can join us for what will prove to be an unforgettable night!

SATURDAY 4TH DECEMBER
11PM-3AM THE ROADHOUSE, MANCHESTER
£4 b4 11.30 / £5 Adv or Flyer / £6 After.

CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS

10-26-10

SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES

CONTORT YOURSELF & NOW WAVE Present: “DEATH”

A Hallowe’en special
Friday 29th October – 10pm until the Death,
Joshua Brooks, Princess Street, Manchester

The second coming of “DEATH” sees Now Wave & Contort Yourself locked in an unholy unison, forming a two headed behemoth once again, bewitching your soul with the promise of a horrendous bounty… Resident Djs from both teams will be filling the venue with a horrific sound track of spine tingling electro, terrifying disco and blood curdling bass.

OVERALL PRIZE FOR BEST COSTUME:
£100 cold hard ca$h
Lifetime guestlist to both Contort Yourself & Now Wave events
Some really cheap champagne!!!

* PLUS * PLUS * PLUS * PLUS * PLUS * PLUS * PLUS * PLUS *
£250 Worth of American Apparel For Best Dressed Boy & Best Dressed Girl.

* PLUS * PLUS * PLUS * PLUS * PLUS * PLUS * PLUS * PLUS *
American Apparel Goodie Bags for the first 100 in on the night.

£5 advance, £6 before 11pm, £7 after

TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM:
http://contortyourself.com/index.php/tickets/

10-19-10

PART OF THE SUMMER NEVER DIES

Download URL (320kbps): http://bln.kr/PZH~/

More info here: http://knobjockeys.org/

10-14-10

UNBELIEVABLE TEKKERS

Teki Latex may not have come directly to your attention before but he’s been a MASSIVE influence on the sound of our night for the past 2 years. Yeah, i know he’s the guy from TTC but more importantly he’s the mand behind both INSTITUBES and SOUND PELLIGRINO. In our books that deserves an massive round of applause… two of the most forward thinking, influential and consistently on point labels there is.

Anyway enough of us sucking him off… Check out his latest single below which dropped a few months back on SP and has killed it in our sets ever since, and if that’s not enough check his new promo mix. This dude know’s what’s up and’s got the skills to pay the bills… keep em peeled as he might be dropping into a cave near you soon! Until that day enjoy these.

Teki Latex – “Dinosaurs With Guns” (official video) from Institubes on Vimeo.

track listing:
Detroit grand pubahs: Sandwitches
Soul Clap: Sex In The Kitchen
Butch: Mushroom Man
Cajmere: Perculator (Claude von stroke remix)
Mikix the cat : deep down
Butch: XTC
Tensnake: Coma Cat (Roundtable knights)
Lorenzo Vektor: Turn it up (canblaster remix)
Usher: OMG
TWR72: Tunnel
Momma’s boy: Bot Band Concerto
Teki Latex: dinosaurs with guns (canblaster remix)

Grab the mix > H E R E

10-11-10

LICK IT GOOD

Im sure you know that we’re into The Martin Brothers in a big way… their latest single Steal Drums has destroyed the cave on many an occasion and “Dum” is one of our favourite tracks of all time! But branching out on their own these two are just as devestating. If you’ve copped the October Top 10 Mix then you’ll recognise this track from it, an awesome mash of Alter Ego, Claude Vonstroke, Khia and of course Christian Martin. We love the drawn out vocal loop over building over the rough synths, keeping you waiting for a whole 5 minutes before we get stuck into some real business. A sturdy bassline, strange futuristic vocal echoes, plinky plonky techno melody and a good old fashion dollop of JACK make this one bump along with a presence. Thanks to JACKMODE you can download this one for freemans… click the arrow at the side of the player below douchebag.

ALTER EGO VS. CLAUDE VONSTROKE – WHO’S AFRAID OF MY NECK (CHRISTIAN MARTIN EDIT) by Jackmode

http://www.myspace.com/christianmartinmusic
http://www.myspace.com/justinmartinsmusica

10-07-10

OCTOBER TOP 10 MIX

This month COYO Don HUMANMAN takes the helm with a full on jacking dance party tape, throw your hands in the air and lose your shit cos this one’s got a bump to it.

1. Bot Band Concerto – Momma’s Boy [Sound Pelligrino]
2. Breakfast – Le Le [Gomma]
3. Who’s Afraid of My Neck (Christian Martin edit) – Alter Ego vs. Claude VonStroke [Jackmode]
4. Zzafrika – ZZT [Turbo]
5. Bring It – Bobmo [Institubes]
6. Any Which Way (Carte Blanche Remix) – Sissor Sisters [Polydor]
7. In It Together (Acid Girls Remix) – Human Life [Lifex Recordings]
8. We Have Love (Hot City Remix) – Hot Chip [Parlaphone]
9. Won’t Be Long – Drums Of Death [Greco Roman]
10. Pineapple Crush (MCR Warehouse VIP Mix) – Lone [Cheap Thrills]

Alternate Download:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/812343490fa69e6f/

ContortYourself

10-04-10

THIS WEEKS GOLD

Now i know technically this is their September mix and i should have been more on point and brought this to your attention earlier but hey we been busy… Regarless of that the boys at THIS WEEKS GOLD have put together this solid mix, taking things deep and dark as winter sticks its icy claws into the what’s left of any heat we can come to expect from that happy little sun. Get stuck into this mix, take a peek at their blog (linked above) and keep your eyes peeled as you may catch them at a discotheque near you soon.

x

09-30-10

HOMEWORK

Cruising through my podcast i just noticed that Made To Play have finally updated their podcast with an absolute pearler from Homework. We first picked these guys up with their Fissa Tune / I Got One Remixes EP on Shir Khan’s EXPLOITED imprint, of which “I Got Two” has been a big tune in the cave and well worth searching out. But back to the point in hand, this mix, in which Homework take things deep with some ace tropical gutter house riddims… nice way to kick off the afternoon!

Tracklist:

01 Dale Howard – Body Talk
02 Chopstick & Till Von Sein – You Don’t See
03 Andre Crom & Martin Dawson – Gonna Be Alright
04 Wolf + Lamb – Want Your Money
05 Renaissance Man – Mindmap
06 Homework – Behind The Fence
07 Dum – Mayor’s Wife (Acumen Mix)
08 Homework – I Got One (You’re It) (Eric Volta Remix)
09 Oxia & Eric Borgo – Plastic Bed
10 Franc Spangler – Forever And A Dub
11 Andre Crom & Luca Doobie – As It Is
12 Zombie Disco Squad – Zimbo
13 Homework – Trumpet Express
14 Mano Le Tough – Eurodancer (Tensnake Remix)
15 Homework – Lenny
16 Homework – The Rules Of Hip (Vocal)

Made to Play – POD011 – Homework by Made to Play

09-13-10

SEPTEMBER TOP 10 MIXTAPE

With the summer on its arse, trees giving up their leaves and the nights drawing in… we celebrate a return to the cold shitty weather that we are more accustom to by taking it deep, dark and dirty for this months Top 10 Mixtape.

1) Art Department – Without You (CROSSTOWN REBELS)
2) David Keno & M.In – Can’t Feel (SONIDO GERMANY)
3) Grinderman – Heathen Child (Andrew Weatherall ‘Bass mix) (MUTE RECORDS)
4) Lone – Pineapple Crush (MAGIC WIRE)
5) Chromeo – Don’t Turn On The Lights (Christian Martin remix) (VIRGIN)
6) The Martin Brothers – Full Moon (DIRTY BIRD)
7) L.A. Riots – The Drop (Duke Dumont’s Thudding Like Elmer remix) (FOOLS GOLD)
8 ) Cajmere – Percolator (Claude Von Stroke remix) (CAJUAL)
9) Japanese Popstars – Let’s Go (Green Velvet remix) (GUNG HO)
10) Big Boi – Shutterbug (Jack Beats Dirt mix) (WHITE)

SEPTEMBER-TOP-10 by ContortYourself

Mixed By Scott Yeah

08-09-10

WHAT WENT WILD?

In another new and pretty much action packed topic that we’re staring on this blog we’ll be attempting to sift through our hazy memories of the last rave, looking at the back of record bags, checking out playlists and basically asking people that were less drunk than us to round up the tunes that went off and made the night.

so without further a do… here’s (from what we can remember) went wild:

Jamie Jones – Ruckus
Skream- I Love The Way
Mr. Oizo – Flatbeat
Shit Robot – I Got A Feeling
Kelis – Millionaire
Debruit – Nigeria What
Beastie Boys – Sabotage (Alex Metric Remix)
Jackpot – Brief Encounter
Diplo – Percao ft. Pantera Os Danadinhos
Joris Voorn – Sweep The Floor
Tony Lionni – Found A Place

x

08-02-10

AUGUST TOP 10 MIX

In the first of our new series of Monthly Top 10 mixes, Scott Yeah delivers us a healthy slice of Jackin’ House, Durty Bass and Wonky Disco, just right to get the juices flowing for the dance.

1- One Man Party – Listen to the Bass (CDR)
2- The Martin Brothers – Steel Drums (Riva Starr dub) (Dirty Bird Records)
3 – Jackman Trouble – Light Again (KINK remix) (Pets Recordings)
4 – Diamond Lights & Amy B – Move On (Azari & III remix) (YES YES Records)
5 – Marcus Prince & Carli – Mat, Bira, Kvinnor, Weed (Kingdom Remix) (Palms Out Sounds)
6 – Riva Starr – Black Mama (Made To Play)
7 – Jimmy Edgar – Hot Raw Sex (K7!)
8 – Hot City – Freakin’ Hot (Hot City Bass)
9 – His Majesty Andre – Nightflight (MODA music)
10 – LCD Soundsystem – I Can Change (Tiga remix)

August Top 10 – Mixed By: Scott Yeah by ContortYourself

Alternative Download: http://www.zshare.net/audio/7892268558e6ab14/

Itunes Podcast: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/contort-yourself/id335159744

07-21-10

PARTY KILLER

The original Hugh Grant of the dancefloor is back… David E Sugar played for us over 2 years ago and pretty much crushed it. He had some banging singles at the time and Kitsune were all over him like a rash. But since then everything in the E Sugar camp has been distinctly quiet, which is why we’re happy to catch this ace new single and word of a full album in due in October. Having previously had release on the aforementioned “Fox” and CoYo Fave’s Greco Roman, its safe to say he’s lining this one up for the poppier end of the dancefloor. Party Killer drips with lazy jangly guitars reminiscent of Talking Heads, great vocal hooks, saddling up against the likes of Hot Chip and Friendly Fires, what’s more it comes with a killer video.

As much as we’re into kicking back to the original the dance floor wants more, so this is where previous CoYo guests Renaissance Man step in treating us to a full on blissed out tech house monster, with all the trademarks and trimmings that has come to make this pair one of the most in demand remixers on the block!

David E. Sugar – Party Killer (Renaissance Man remix)

07-18-10

MEGAMIX RETURNS

THE MEGAMIX IS BACK!!! I’m sure you all know the drill by now, but for those of you new to the concept here’s how it goes:

Each Night/DJ gets a 30 min slot to burn out the purest heat, all killer no filler, sweep the floor and get the party juiced in good style. The final hour results in an every man for themselves, Back 2 Back, No Holes Barred, All Holes Plugged…Megamix!!!

We’ve lined up another cracking night filled with Manchester’s premier disc jockeying power:

NAÏVE MELODY: This year has been epic for NM, with some bookings that can only be described as that of “legendary” status…. Smagghe, Weatherall, Twitch & Wilkes, Baldelli, ooooft! Anyone putting together parties like this knows what’s up so we don’t need to tell you that they’ll crush it proper!

EAT MY BEAT: Batty Bass, Wonky House, Tropical Techno, whatever you want, these boys can bring it… if there’s a party that needs starting they’ll be sure to do the job reeeeeeaaaaaaaaal nice!

TRAMP!: Tramp was one of our favourite Manchester Nights ever, but since its death William has gone on to make a name for himself in his own right as one of the best djs in Manchester, and deservedly so. Regular bookings alongside the biggest boys in the business has seen him tearing into the biggest clubs and even taking over the reigns of the world famous OPTIMO for the night and also warming up for some guys called 2ManyDjs!?

NOWWAVE: These boys know their stuff… they’ve put on pretty much every band that is cool and even those that didn’t even know they were cool yet. They’re so far ahead of the curve one of them once managed to high five an apparition of himself from 2 weeks in the future? Needless to say they can handle themselves behind the wheels of steel, (Especially when asked to stand in for Scratch Perverts on the main stage of Parklife?!?) so get set for some serious party throbbers.

STOP MAKING SENSE: Every time I see these lads play they smack it… Tropical Dubs to Spaced out Techno to Pumping Disco, these boys’ will be heating it from the depths of their collection for you dancing pleasure.

CONTORT YOURSELF: Yeah that’s us… we’ll be going in strong and fast jackin’ out the house party rhythms and durty disco thumpers.

SATURDAY 7TH AUGUST 2010
11:00 till 3:00 at the Roadhouse, Manchester
£4 b4 11.30 / £5 ADV or W/FLYER / £6 After

CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS

07-16-10

SOLO JACKMODE MIX

I hate the term “Midget House” that everyone seems to band around when talking about SOLO… It seems that every other day someone’s invented a new genre that last until 4pm that afternoon. What ever you want to call is SOLO is making some killer tunes and has been for the last few years, getting releases out on Sound Pellegrino, Exploited, Southern Fried, Ninja Tune and Deadfish to name a few, but this mix really nails home the direction he taking his music right now. With a frustratingly vague tracklist SOLO blends together jacking house, tropical thumpers and a few of those “oh so cool” retro vocal samples that sound like their out of 1950’s downtown speakeasies.

We’ve wanted to get him up to the cave for ages, but never been able to make the dates work so its good to see the lads over at Prostitutes & Policemen have bagged him up for their freshers special when the new terms starts alongside Glimpse, Julian Jeweil and a Manchester debut for COYO Fave Harvard Bass!

Until then get stuck into this mix recorded exclusively for JACKMODE.

01. No Worries-Butch
02. Como me Gusta
03. Et Moi-Voltaxxx Lissat
04. Cdr
05. Miami Whatever-Sebastian Leger
06. CdR
07. Briseuntokke-Mijail-C.Agras- Loko Rmx
08. Bama-D.Amo J Navas
09. Cdr
10. Piano Mistake-C.Agras-N.Oveda
11. ScrubThe Tub- Edwin Oosterwal
12. Cdr
13. Cdr

SOLO – JACKMODE JULY MIX 2010 by Jackmode