One commentator said to FUC51 that, if we actually bothered to go to Fac251, we'd "see that it's actually packed full of teenagers having a great time to new bands or modern tunes". Yes, we know they have a dubstep night.
Alas, this point isn't exactly helped by this poster, spotted this weekend promoting a veritable array of Hacienda Dad's Army types.
Allister Whitehead (CHECK!) Hooky (CHECK!) Elliott 'last record at the Hacienda' Eastwick (CHECK!) Greg Wilson (CHECK!) Graeme Park (CHECK!) Martin Moscrop (CHECK!)
Arthur Baker, in case you'd forgotten, is credited with teaching Hooky to do his trademark 'ride the bass EQ like a champion jockey' DJ move, as mentioned on his Myspace:
"Im messing with the eq. on the desk , as taught to me by the great Arthur Baker, to emphasise rolls hand claps effects etc, then you sneak the bottom end out then bring it back in suddenly for added frisson. Shit he will kill me for telling you!"
See this 'secret weapon' in action here.
See this 'secret weapon' in action here.
Bass down, treble up? Then.... drop the bass back in? Shit, this is GOLD.
ReplyDeleteFac51 is MCRs Yellow Submerine without the wheels and Jap tourists....yet..
ReplyDeleteAll I've heard so far at FAC251 is a load of old stuff I'm bored to death of and no longer want to hear on a night out, The Cure, The Smiths, Shed Seven (kill me NOW!). The music policy at this place is mercenary, ie. anything that might appeal to students and bring in the money. No more inspiring than what you might hear at The Ritz or 5th Avenue.
ReplyDeleteIt's no platform for anyone with a musical vision yet, and I bet anyone playing there is given a talking to about what they should be playing, and what 'goes down well here'.
What David Brent did next! I feel embarrassed for him, what do his kids think?
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic video for making your point..... You must have loved finding that! He certainly has some, shall we say interesting, moves!
ReplyDeleteStart your own club, form your own band, fight the system.
ReplyDeleteYou whiny fuckers
I played there the other week upstairs. really good young crowd getting off on brand new music. i didn't play ONE old Hac tune or 'classic' and the dancefloor stayed full all night.
ReplyDeleteSorry.
Elliot Eastwick
Why are you apologising? We doubt every fucker who plays there is lining up 'Voodoo Ray' 26 times.
ReplyDeleteThere are still a shedload of shit revival nights on in there, well done for not plauying one of them.
why not point out the revival nights then? instead of the ones where people are playing new music?
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why not point out the revival nights then? instead of the ones where people are playing new music?
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Well, regardless of whether they play 'new' music or not, that whole flyer's worth of DJs comprises balding men in their 40s.
ReplyDeleteWell fucking progressive. Manchester's full of good young DJs, we don't see any one there - so argue that you play 'new' stuff all you want, it's still a comfortable revival night.
Right. So basically it's that you don't like people who aren't young rather than for any musical reasons?
ReplyDeleteThat's not what we said. That list of names on that flyer could have been from any time over the last 30 years. It's hardly progressive.
ReplyDeletebit of a non-argument you've got going.
No it isn't, that's what you basically said. That anyone over a certain age can't possibly do anything new. You're just sneering at a bunch of grandads.
ReplyDeleteJust show a bit more ambition beyond that, is all.
ReplyDeleteit's a fuckin club (sells beer, has a dance floor, few lights, pa system that sort of thing)going next Friday night for a mates party. should be a laugh. what you doin'? going art in the laarndan. knobusheadius
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