The End is set to launch a new free monthly music series, which you will be able to download from the club’s recently revamped website www.endclub.com. Named Recommends, each volume in the series will be a choice selection of some of the best music around.

The End’s virtual mixtape is the modern day equivalent of sitting with all of your cassettes spread out on the floor, painstakingly copying tracks one by one onto a master tape, which you then hand-decorate and give to your best friend or potential snog. Thankfully, the wonderous world of technology means this process is no longer necessary – but nonetheless, the same blood, sweat and tears has gone into selecting the perfect soundtrack each month.

Each instalment will bring you something a little different – whether a snapshot of what’s great from a specific genre, a showcase from one particular label, or a cross-genre musical medley of tracks that are rocking The End’s stereo right now. Each volume will aim to introduce some new acts that are kicking musical ass at the moment, alongside tracks from artists already at the top of their game.

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Kissdafunk Leeds Presents Two Parties in March

Kissdafunk Easter Special, Sunday 23rd March and Kissdafunk Ibiza Reunion Friday 28th March

Leading Leeds house night, Kissdafunk is hosting, not one, but two parties at Mission this March. After being unable to decide whether to host one over the Easter Weekend or in its regular monthly Friday slot, the KDF Team decided to do both and give fans a double-dose of March madness, each with its own twist.

Kissdafunk Easter Special, Sunday 23rd March

Mark Knight, Rob Tissera, Trophy Twins, Sonny Wharton, Marc Leaf

KDF is renowned for its extra-special bank holiday parties because its loyal fans really know how to party hard; especially when they don’t have to go to work on Monday. Now, throw in the fact that it’s the first Bank Holiday KDF of 2008 you know its gonna be more than a little bit mad-capped.

Guest DJ music is provided by Toolroom Records head honcho Mark Knight. The last time he played at KDF was for its third birthday and that was pretty special. Talented spinner Sonny Wharton also swaps his Easter Eggs for the Mission DJ booth. A KDF stalwart Sonny and memorising artist who’s played everywhere from Space the Cross who know he’s gone to nail it!

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Something happened a few months ago. In great flashes of wide screen imagery and insight Vincent and Vickers were communicated to via Shamanic 2000 year old principles. Messages were sent via the supernatural fifth dimension on how Tribal Sessions should evolve coming into its 8th year.

Scribbled down on a few loose pieces of paper, the transcriptions survived the 6000 mile journey from Brasil to Manchester where they were propagated and brought to life. Think ancient civilisations, deep jungle and crazy ancient tribes.

The sharp-eyed amongst you will have already spotted our new imagery in this month’s artwork.
Now prepare to have your mind expanded and your senses excelled by the jungle; which we are bringing to Sankeys every Friday.

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Danny Howells ‘Dig Deeper’ moves to Ministry. Launch 26th April with Howells playing an EPIC 7 hr set!

“Deepsexyfuturistictechfunkhouse” that’s what the kids are calling it and from Big Ben to the Big Apple Danny Howells is a man on a mission bringing his unique sound to the world. Oozing charisma, a better guide you couldn’t have for a musical mystery tour, one of the many reasons why Danny’s 10hour sets at New York hot spot Vinyl are quite so legendary! We’ve got him for 7 playing the Box from open til close, and you’ll be spoilt for choice as Notting Hill veteran Norman Jay, Bent (DJ set) and Marc Hughes play the Bar, while Housexy and the LMP DJs occupy the Baby Box and Lounge. Danny comments:

“I’m really, really excited about my first Dig Deeper at Ministry. The Box looks perfect for an all-night set, and I’m looking forward to playing on a great sound system in London. The DJ box looks amazing – the kind you’d expect to find in the best New York clubs – great layout and room for all the records I’ll be bringing with me! The bar’s gonna be great too, with Norman Jay and Nail from Bent. All in all, it’s a new chapter, and something for me to get my teeth stuck into.”

John Digweed concludes the first chapter of his Transitions series with a bang…

Since it’s launch Transitions has become one of – if not – the most anticipated releases in the compilation calendar; over the past two years its single disc, twice-yearly format has provided dance music fans a regular, contemporary snapshot of John. Now the first chapter in the Transitions’ series reaches its conclusion with the highly anticipated fourth volume.

“This was perhaps the hardest one yet,” says Digweed, “The proximity between releases meant each new volume was strongly influenced by its predecessor – as we moved from one to the other they had to relate and make sense. ”

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From the land of Bjork, Mum, GusGus (and realy bad jumpers), I bring you an excellent Icelandic band that lets your creative mind venture a little further – FM Belfast. There’s already some amazing hype on this band (they just played SXSW and will play Bestival this year) and this is only their first actual single release…Take note!

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Electronic music innovators The Grid, return with their first studio album for over a decade…

The late 80’s through to the mid 90’s saw a revolution in music. A whole generation became defined by a love for electronic beats; outdoor raves caused moral panic and the clubs were packed with party people. DJs became superstars and the charts succumbed to the futuristic sounds. The Grid were leading the way, releasing 3 albums and 10 singles between ’88 and ’95, all of which made the UK charts, including the million selling ‘Swamp Thing’ that crashed into the UK Top 3 in 1994. The track and video encapsulated the technological, electronic and drug fuelled revolution that was taking place and both became seminal moments in dance music history.

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The first ever SoundCity! music festival and conference will take place in Liverpool this May with some of the hottest acts and hottest hopefuls all lined up to grace a city which is internationally recognised for producing music legends.

It is set to play host to a number of established acts, such as Reverend and the Makers, The Wombats, DJ Yoda, and Hercules and the Love Affair as well as breakthrough talent from across the globe. In total, SoundCity! will take over 30 locations across the city – from well known venues such as Barfly, The Cavern and Carling Academy, to car parks and cellars, warehouses and churches – and will be a highlight of Liverpool’s 2008 Capital of Culture celebrations. The four day event is designed to celebrate key record labels from the DIY and independent sector and the characters that run them by providing a platform on which they can show off established and emerging artists. Records labels such as Domino (home to The Arctic Monkeys), Deltasonic (The Coral, The Zutons), Moshi Moshi and Wall of Sound (Reverend and the Makers, Grace Jones) will all host showcase parties featuring their artists.

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On April 10th, dance music supremo Carl Cox returns for an exclusive night at Heaven. His first UK club date in 3 years will see Carl joined by a stellar cast, handpicked by the man himself. Coxy has also ensured that ticket prices are kept at the lowest possible price, to create an even better vibe on the night.

Carl Cox on his return to Heaven: “I’m really looking forward to coming back to London after a 3 year leave, travelling the world and flying the British flag. I’ll be bringing back to the dancefloor all the music I was able to get my hands on and it’s going to be something special. The last time I was at Heaven was amazing and I truly cannot wait to do it all over again.”

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Since emerging late last year, promotion of Toca’s Miracle 2008 is going from strength to strength, systematically ticking off all the key areas you’d expect a potential hit record to be supported. In anticipation of it’s release date, now the 7th April, Toca’s Miracle can boast playlisting across all key radio networks including Radio 1, Kiss FM, Captial London, the GCap One Network (Music Control) and the Galaxy Network, helping to drive a play increase of over 20% (airplay this week jumps up to no.80).

The promo video – which leaves little to the imagination – will be available for online hosting from March 13th, having by then received it’s Online premier via Yahoo! UK & Ireland. Elsewhere in TV land the video has received great initial support with playlist additions from MTV Dance, The Box and Flaunt!, plus spot-play support on Smash Hits!. With the original cut being deemed too risque for daytime television, we now have two versions (daytime and night-time), available upon request. A preview to the video using an image from the behind-the-scenes picture shoot is attached.

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Bob Sinclar is the super fit, planet loving Parisian pop star and international DJ, Steve Edwards is the Sheffield born, son of a preacher man and famous voice behind the UK no.12 chart stormer ‘World Hold On’. They bring us their next big UK radio project – ‘Together’ – out on March 24th.

On first listen it’s a great pop song, but on closer inspection there is an important message that is aimed at everyone, young and old, black and white, people from any culture or religion. It tells us we are all responsible for the choices we make and we all can make a difference. From recycling our waste and cutting our carbon emissions to just getting on better and caring for each other. This way we will be able to pass on a better world to our children.
“To me Kids are the most important thing in the world and it is so essential to look after them. There are lots of messages about the environment that need to be listened to. Things are changing and it’s real”.This message is illustrated in the exceptional video that supports the release; already topping 1 million hits on youtube. It is filmed across 8 different countries including Paris, Thailand, Mali, Los Angeles and Hawaii.

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The lad from Eindhoven is back with his much awaited debut artist album Supernaturalistic.

After the massive singles Grasshopper, By Any Demand and Riff which all appear on this album, Sander returns to drop 12 tracks of high calibre electronic music seamlessly weaving between calm & atmospheric, transcendently trippy & trancey through to peak-time techno that will light up any dance floor.
Not abandoning his famed Trance roots, Sander van Doorn pushes the scene forward with this collection of cuts that will appeal to a varied audience of dance music fans. Also including a bonus track- a cracking remix of Sia ‘The Girl You Lost To Cocaine’, there is also a hidden track on the CD- if you rewind from Track 1 you should find it!
Highlights include Look Inside Your Head a perfect opener to the album; a distinctively moody and dramatic track that prepares the ground for what’s in store. Sushi and Apple are stripped back yet driving, an indicator to the hybrid minimal-trance sound that is evolving and which wouldn’t be out of place in a James Holden dj set. Next single The Bass is a must for those grimy 4am dance-floor moments, whilst Lobby perfectly illustrates Sander’s ability to completely switch style lanes, a stunningly serene track that feels like you’ve put Doorn in a blender with Massive Attack.

Supernaturalistic is a perfectly executed artist album from Sander van Doorn, one of the futures brightest names in electronic music.

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System is once again delighted to welcome back one of the most respected and forward thinking DJs around as Funk D’ Void returns to Leeds for System’s Easter Special on Saturday 22nd March, playing a monstrous 3 hour set. His brand of acid, electro minimal techno has sent many a dancefloor wild – and wildness is always welcome at System..

Funk D’ Void is a legend on the scene receiving praise from Andy Cato, Hernan Cattaneo, Nic Fanculli, Danny Howells and Nick Warren who all call him a legend. Moving the dancefloor from the 90’s to the 21st century, basements to festivals, Funk D’Void is right up there with the very best. He’s provided the soundtrack to nights that have become legendary. Amid the sea of average disc jockeys there are a few gems that really do deserve your attention, Lars Sandberg (Funk D’Void) is one of them , consistently breaking new ground and delivering quality, the man is a legend. From the deepest of house to the funkiest of techno the crowds love him and the quality music he pushes in his sets.

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Few tales from the Playboy Mansion make mention of the light switches. Yet, when Dimitri from Paris played in the Gothic-Tudor LA estate, he paid more attention to the fixtures than he did to the Playmates. “The whole decor of the place, the furniture, the light switches,” recalls the Gallic disco selector, “it was like something out of a James Bond movie.” Dimitri visited the world famous LA pad in 2000, for the launch of his album, A Night At The Playboy Mansion. Though Playmates were in attendance, he was more attracted to the décor: “Being in the Mansion was like being in those magazines.” You see, Dimitri’s penchant for design classics began almost as early as his love of music.

Born in Istanbul in the 60’s, yet raised in the French capital, he developed his sense of style during those initial years in his adoptive city. “My mother used to take me to the movies from when I was eight until I was 12,” he says, adding that he soon acquired a liking for Rat Pack movies. “Men were extremely elegant,” he remembers, “they were wearing everyday suits, but these suits were great.”

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With the imminent departure of Turnmills from London’s clubbing landscape this Easter, the venue’s world famous Friday night institution The Gallery will be moving south of the river to the Ministry of Sound from Friday 25th April to begin a brand new weekly residency for 2008. Launching on The Gallery’s 13th Birthday, we’ll be turning the clock back to zero as we embrace the next exciting chapter in our illustrious history with our big move to the mighty MoS.

Once we knew that Turnmills would be closing forever, there was only ever one other venue in the capital capable of continuing the high standards we’ve set ourselves. The Ministry of Sound is the biggest club brand on the planet and like Turnmills, has a rich tradition for putting on some of the greatest ever club nights. In short, The Gallery’s forthcoming move to the Ministry couldn’t be any more perfect if we tried and The Gallery gang can’t wait to get started.

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