This was a great night, organised by Mind on Fire and the MCC Collective (Manchester Creative Cluster). We’d all been looking forward to Onra hitting Manchester and there was a nice air of excitement around the Mint Lounge, not least because Martyn was going to headline later too (I was playing in the backroom at this point – twas empty while everyone bumped and grinded to Martyn).
I’d been chasing Onra for an interview for months and was dead chuffed to be able to do it face to face, even if it was round the back of the club in some wasteland under a space invader. I even got my records signed…
To top it all off, it was Onra’s birthday come midnight. Where better to spend it than the celebratory surroundings of Fresh Bites? Look how ecstatic he is! The MCC more than made up for it later though, with a lovely birthday cake presented to him onstage. Aw. Did you know you share your birthday with Leo the Groovement Cat, Onra? You do now!
Yum! That really IS fresh.
Onra’s reputation continues to swell as we enter 2010 and he’s still, hands down, one of my favourite producers out there. The French press are picking up on him a little more…
Click on the pic to go the download page, big up to the collective who recently scooped one of the UMBRO BURSARIES to release some vinyl singles… looking forward to them…
1. Waratah Blossom – OG Spurious Scholars
2. Jungle Bros Remix – Danny Drive Through
3. Etherial – Kane Testrack
4. Dub Down – Bakery Studios
5. Calling – Woli Wols feat. Martin Connor
6. True Love – Neko Neko
7. Mr. Smith’s Dream – DJ Mischief
8. Saving Skin – To Sophia
9. Music To Wash Your Balls To – TNC
10. <@;-) – From The Kites Of San Quentin
11. Just Gotta Be Me – Omas
12. I Tried – Parkertron
13. Massed – Prefoma
14. Dark Matter – DAYSE & AVER
15. Wildlife – Borland
16. Soulstice – Tsantsa
17. Nadir – CZUK
Happy birthday to the MIND ON FIRE COLLECTIVE who reach 5 years old with a party down at Islington Mill in Manchester tonight… Facebook event
Right then, this is the big one.
To celebrate 5 years of Mind on Fire we are throwing a free party down at Islington Mill as a massive thank you to everyone who has been involved or supported the collective since our early beginnings…
The lineup will feature some Mind on Fire classics, along with some off the cuff collaborations, unexpected guests and of course, a big birthday cake.
So far its looking a little bit like this:
THE MIND ON FIRE BAND (live)
DENIS JONES (dj set)
OMAS + DAYSIS (At Large / Atrial Phoniks)
LOST PROPERTY (Herbal Sessions / Drum Music)
JONNY DUB (Hoya Hoya)
LA77 (Chips With Everything)
More tbc
along with ALL MIND ON FIRE CREW
Wols, Zoir, Loga, Woe, Foyf, Chim, Martinho, Slavin, Data etc
As well as this we will have birthday presents and games, and a fresh install from one of the Mind on Fire originators, the one and only CYCLOPTIC.
There is limited capacity for this show so we suggest you get down early or get in touch to guarantee entry.
The Mind on Fire boys ride in to take over the Unity studio with exclusive tracks from the MOF website (www.mindonfire.co.uk) and chat general shizzle.
Originally broadcast Sunday 12 July 2009 on www.UnityRadio.fm
Manchester collective Mind on Fire bring us 2 hours of special selections from their unified crates plus tracks from the site, a creative hub spilling out a sonic soup of sounds.
Download by clicking on the pic or stream by listening on the player below…
A special Groovement this time around, with host Agent J…
Join Tom & Stu Ferret for a tour of what awaits at the MAD FERRET festival in FALLOWFIELD, MANCHESTER this coming June 12th and 13th…
Live in the studio: THE MOUSE OUTFIT, Manchester’s flamiest up-and-coming live hip hop act, and MIND ON FIRE drop a few tracks and lyrical pitter patter about their role in the madness.
Featuring tracks from festival artists including SONIC BOOM SIX, BOX KID, RIZ MC, FILTHY DUKES, TODDLA T, ROOTS MANUVA, THE STREETS and many more.
First broadcast Sunday June 9th on www.UnityRadio.fm
Today sees next week’s MAHOOOSIVE festival MAD FERRET take over the Unity Radio studios on Groovement. Festival organisers plus Box Kid, The Mouse Outfit and Mind on Fire bring along a choice selection of tunes. Facebook event
Very quick one, with no image since I’m on a ‘restricted and filtered network’… ONRA is heading up this Thursday at the Mint Lounge in Manchester together with dubstep king MARTYN and you can get tickets for a fiver: three pounds cheaper than the door price y’all.
Simply email ‘GROOVEMENT’ to joe@mindonfire.co.uk and it is done.
In other news, had a stonking interview with Ghostface on Sunday night, he was dead nice like. Will be writing up for UK hip hop mag BONAFIDE and editing for podcast here so keep dem ears open. Roll on the weekend.
In fact, roll on next Monday with 16BIT at Cord Bar from 8pm… SNES is in the house! Street Fighter II Turbo ass-whuppin will ensue with tunes in a 16 bit style from Danny Drive Thru and Jonny Dub (hoya:hoya). Hadoken! etc
Visit Mind On Fire for more details about Thursday.
Groovement is proud to present one of the co-founders of the infamous, strictly word of mouth hip hop parties FAMILY GATHERING: AIR ADAM.
Almost any place I’ve been out in Manchester the last couple of years I’ve seen Adam’s lens catching the action – he’s a DJ/producer/photographer who’s been putting in work in Manchester for a decade now.
He’s also known for his mixtapes/CDs and is the founder of the Blackjack Mix Club
As always, Agent J will be presenting the show and as always you can catch us this SUNDAY at 2PM GMT at http://unityradio.fm – show the love!
“…the site aims to bring inventive and often overlooked Mancunian music to a wider audience (this time that audience is a worldwide one). It is about pride in a city full of diverse and inspiring talent and most importantly about a love of music that no matter how hard you try you just can’t shake.”
3 events coincide with the site launch… details below.
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