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Going out. It’s important. The very reason why Skiddle was founded was to unite people that love events. If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s that going out gives us normality, a chance to let go and connect with our community. But is it more than that?
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Monday May 24, 2021
S3 Ep1 - Yousef
Monday May 24, 2021
Monday May 24, 2021
We’re back. It’s series 3 and times have already changed since our last episode with the further lift in restrictions, allowing mixing indoors, indoor hospitality, and live entertainment… If you’ve been hiding under a rock (no judgement from us btw) then you might not have heard about the recent government pilot events in Liverpool, and two of these dates were organised by DJ, promoter, producer and record label owner, Yousef. This is why our first episode for series 3 of The Going Out Podcast, had to be with him.
We started the conversation by talking about Yousef’s time growing up in Crosby and his first going out experiences in the area and then into Liverpool (does ‘The G’ mean anything to you?). Our conversations led us to chat about the iconic CREAM night at Nation where Yousef shared tales from the crowd and DJ decks, and then of course, his own night; CIRCUS.
We loved this conversation for many reasons, the main one being the conversation being so uplifting and positive after a strange 18 months in the music and events scene. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
Tuesday Nov 04, 2014
Weekends Matter November 2014 - Guest Mix Jozef K
Tuesday Nov 04, 2014
Tuesday Nov 04, 2014
Halloween is behind us and Christmas and NYE is still in the distance (if rapidly approaching), meaning November is looking good. That means podcast time and as ever we've traversed through the best gigs and clubs around, with music from MK, Nicky Romero, Justin Robertson and Mighty Oaks among the starlets soundtracking our monthly radio show (stream it above on Spotify).
As is tradition, it's closed off with a guest mix from one DJs rocking our world at present. In the second part of our love letter to Sankeys (the first saw us with Tribal Sessions resident Darius Syrossian), we've turned to the Mancunian institution's other heralded resident Jozef K for a full throttle ensemble of house and techno.
The full tracklist, alongside all you need to know about where to catch the players behidn the music this month:
MK 'Ey Yo' - MK headlines Mixmag Live on Saturday 15th November.
Redlight ft Roses Gabor 'Stupid' - Upcoming Redlight dates.
Nicky Romero 'Feet on the ground' - Nicky Romero's Reboot tour hits the UK this month.
Flight Facilities 'Two Bodies' - They headline Electric Brixton on Saturday November 29th.
Sunshine Underground 'Finally We Arrive' (Justin Robertson's Deadstock 33s remix) - Justin Roberston dates, and check out the recent interview with him.
Recloose 'Dust' - Recloose joins Chez Damier at the Content Fifth Birthday on Friday 14th November.
Mighty Oaks 'Brother' - The band are on tour this month.
Friday Oct 03, 2014
Wednesday May 21, 2014
Weekends Matter - The Finale: Gareth Emery (Digital Society)
Wednesday May 21, 2014
Wednesday May 21, 2014
We're changing our podcast. For over two years we've brought you fortnightly insights into what we feel is the very best in clubland, but as our Mixcloud series of mixes got more and more we will be making the podcast monthly and about all the types of events we do on Skiddle... keep an eye out for the new one when it launches in a couple of weeks.
We've still got time for one more of the existing format, so we've got together the very best of what's on offer this Bank Holiday weekend.
The top five includes the prison based madness at A-Wing, Derrick Carter bringing the house thump to Brighton, DJ EZ rocking it for eight hours in London, Ram Records' D&B brilliance in Birmingham and the opening party for Space in Ibiza - all worthy choices if you're still undecided about what to do this weekend.
The final main event we've bestowed the podcast upon though will be Digital Society, where Gareth Emery brings his Drive tour to the O2 Academy in Leeds on Sunday 25th May, and it's him in hte mix here.
There he'll be joined by Eddie Halliwell, Bryan Kearney, Craig Connelly and more. Head here for tickets.
Wednesday Mar 19, 2014
Weekends Matter 59: Sonny Wharton (Bitch)
Wednesday Mar 19, 2014
Wednesday Mar 19, 2014
Sonny Wharton is Skiddle royalty. A firm favourite and friend of the business for an eterity, he's been with us at some of our key junctures over the past velkeven years as a DJ and supporter. A perennial choie for our sessions in the Bass Camp at the Wickerman Festival, he returns to Manchester to headline Bitch's March party at Venus on Saturday 29th March, our key event. Get your teeth into this full frontal mix of house, electro and techno to whet your appetite for that.
Wednesday Jan 29, 2014
Weekends Matter 56: Samuel Lamont (Cream Reunion)
Wednesday Jan 29, 2014
Wednesday Jan 29, 2014
This edition of Weekends Matter sees us looking back longingly to yesteryear. Between 1992 and 2002 Cream was, for many clubbers and DJs, the best club in the world and the legacy it holds lives long to this day. A weekly exercise in club culture at it's most far reaching, it featured the best DJs around and defined hedonism in the 90s, eventually spreading to Ibiza and the fields of the UK with the domineering festival Creamfields.
The brand itself is still one of the world's biggest, with huge Creamfields events across the planet and the club itself knocking out three barnstorming events in their Nation home every year alongside their huge Amnesia shows. The Cream Reunion was set up to celebrate that initial decade, and this podcast is helmed by Samuel Lamont, the DJ behind that event, with a stunning mix of classic pulsating trance.
Saturday 1st of February Lamont will be part of a fleet of DJs that hark back to the club's domineering era, including X-Press 2 (who we spoke to earlier in the week) and Guy Ornadel (and read our interview with him here). There's still some tickets left here for the party, and this mix is a chance to journey down memory lane for anyone who has a misty eyed memory of the club at that point.
As ever we've run down the top five regional events alongside the Cream reunion, these being as follows:
Monocult Seventh Birthday - Leeds
The Gallery resents Lange - Southampton
Gatecrasher present R3hab Third Birthday - Birmingham
Notsoslient's Dimensions festival Launch Party - Edinburgh
Elevate - London
Thursday Dec 05, 2013
Weekends Matter 53: Laidback Luke (Cream)
Thursday Dec 05, 2013
Thursday Dec 05, 2013
The first mix of our third year of podcast is here and what an absolute head rush it is. We've gone all Christmassy, but luckily that's raiding the best events that lurk just before and after the 25th December rather than an overload on Yuletide excess. And it also includes a guest mix form one man who really has blown 2013 into smithereens, Laidback Luke.
The Dutch DJ is truly a superstar of global dance music, his heady concoction of furious techno, rump shaking house and blistering electro a sure-fire winner across the planet. One place it always feels very much at home though is when coming full throttle out of the speakers of a Cream event, be it Liverpool, Ibiza or of course Creamfields. This month he headlines a stunning showcase at the nerve centre of the club, Nation, on Boxing Day.
Luke will be joined by Eddie Halliwell, Benny Benassi, Tim Mason, Deniz Kyou and a rare DJ set from Chicane (head here for more info), and if you were in need of a guaranteed way to blow that excess fat from Christmas it doesn't come much bigger and better than this.
As ever we also spotlighted five other nights form around the country to get your grind on this Christmas, ranging from Soloumn's deep house to Aly & Fila's trance, and even Alexander O'Neal's sultry soul. They are as follows:
North: Geestar Productions present Alexander O'Neal @ The Ritz Thursday 26th December
South: We are Junk @ Junk Club Saturday 21st December
London: Diynamic Showcase @ Electric Brixton Friday 27th December
Midlands: Gatecrasher Birmingham Boxing Day White Party
Scotland: Zoom Xmas Party @ The Arches Saturday 21st December
Like this? Try Skiddle Mix 034 - Aly & Fila (Goodgreef).
Wednesday Nov 20, 2013
Weekends Matter 52: Dave Seaman (Selador)
Wednesday Nov 20, 2013
Wednesday Nov 20, 2013
Yay, we're two! Well Skiddle is actually a lot older than that but the Weekends Matter podcast has now clocked up two years of fortnightly doses of the best in clubland. We've had a wide range of DJs of all musical persuasions commanding the guest mix slot, with eclectic brilliance from Greg Wilson and Norman Jay, stadium crushing electro from Steve Aoki and The Japanese Popstars, house from Yousef and Groove Armada up to trance from Paul Oakenfold and the most recent incumbent, Sander Van Doorn.
Each one has been helmed by Funkademia's David Dunne, his dulcet tones describing our carefully handpicked clubbing selections for you. And now we've approached our 52nd episode, two years and a half century
The mix comes from one of the Icons of dance music as we know it, legendary DJ Dave Seaman (play it above). He made compilation history this year when he became the first DJ to ever fund a mix compilation via crowd sourcing, and has also seen a fresh approach to cutting edge house and techno emphasised by his brand new record label Selador, which you can read all about his here.
The label takes over Liverpool's much loved Rave in a Cave this weekend The Williamson Tunnels as part of 303 presents, Dave joined by the man he runs the label with Steve Parry - head here for all your info on that. We also selected the following top five events alongside the main offering:
London: Cocoon London @ Building Six - Saturday 30th November
North: 7 Years of Ketoloco @ The Mint Club - Friday 22nd November
South: Bedlam presents Rudimental @ The Brunel Rooms - Friday 29th November
Midlands: Seven Part Four w/ Laidback Luke @ The Institute - Friday 29th November
Scotland: Paradiso & Nu:gen Present Hard Rock sofa @ City Nightclub - Saturday 30th November
Tuesday Nov 05, 2013
Weekends Matter 51: Sander van Doorn (SW4 Sessions)
Tuesday Nov 05, 2013
Tuesday Nov 05, 2013
The Weekends Matter podcast has come through the door and it's a cracker once again. The final podcast before we celebrate two years of knocking them out comes courtesy of one of the biggest names in the business, the one and only Sander van Doorn.
The Dutch DJ will be the headline act at SW4 Sessions at Electric Brixton on Saturday 16th November, one of a select number of shows the world-beating festival does in club spaces with the starlets of the festival. It's Sander's first set in the capital since his stage owning performances at SW4, and this set will get you in the mood for his groove heavy take on trance, house and electro. Head here for further info on the event, where Jochen Miller supports Sander's deck acumen.
Monday Oct 21, 2013
Weekends Matter 50: Mark Knight (Halloween Spooks)
Monday Oct 21, 2013
Monday Oct 21, 2013
This edition of Weekends Matter, the inaugural fiftieth installment and a Halloween special, comes from Toolroom records head Mark Knight who plays at Halloween Spooks on the 31st October.