News — #phantasymix

Born in Belfast, with a DJing career forged in Dundee and now to be found regularly raiding record shops across Berlin, Sally C has quickly become among the most instantaneously popular and in-demand DJs out of the UK in some time. An already blazingly knowledgeable selector leading the charge of a newer generation of DJs connected to a timeless pulse of party music, Sally C’s sets seamlessly blend inventive contemporary rave and techno with the warm, wild heart of nineties house.Her contribution to the ongoing #PHANTASYMIX series is no exception, featuring records from a diverse range of artists and eras, repping Schacke,...

The past few years have seen a new-wave of exciting and daring parties re energise the Manchester scene, many taking place at the now notorious White Hotel and often within a daring continuum of queer and alternative rave culture. Alongside the likes of Kiss Me Again, High Hoops and the timeless Homoelectric, Body Horror has made sheer impact with occasional but unforgettable transmissions of filth and fury from an uncompromising collective.Lead by resident DJs Bleaching Agent and The Niallist, two veterans of the UK noise and techno scene who will doubtlessly be familiar to panel-beating enthusiasts world over, Body Horror...

Timothy Clerkin has long been part of a bubbling, burgeoning acid house underground in the UK. In his previous partnership, Eskimo Twins, he became known as one of the best resident DJs in the UK, skilfully warming up for some of the biggest DJs in the world with charismatic house and tempo of the sort that never felt the need to burst the BPM barrier. Then, under the name Heretic, he specialised in perfectly measured druggy ‘chug’ that stood out from the pack.More recently, Clerkin has been operating under his given name. And although his trademarks are still much the...

Slowly, surely and charismatically, Charlotte Bendiks has become one of dance music’s most exciting and offbeat new figures. The Norwegian DJ and producer has already released on Comeme and Hivern Discs, and garnered a reputation for her unpredictable sets that explore the more unexpected ends of house and electronic music in general. As such, she makes the perfect candidate for the latest edition of the #PHANTASYMIX. Bendiks is also a keen conversationalist, as demonstrated in this transcribed semi-regular catch up with our own John Thorp, in which Charlotte lets us in on the somewhat depressing secrets of Norwegian drinking culture,...