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Mi Ami at Ruby Lounge 2010-05-28
One of the next shows from the fantastic WOTGODFORGOT promotions is Thrill Jockeys MI AMI who will be playing at the Ruby Lounge on Sunday June 6th. We think this show is well worth checking out but follow the link and decide for yourself.
May Podcast from Chartist 2010-05-27
May's Podcast comes courtesy of Chartist, aka Joe Webster, aka the Jack of all trades of the Mind On Fire band. Joe can be found at various times manning the bass, melodica, xylophone, percussion to name just a handful. This mix gives you a flavour of just some of the sounds gracing his turntable at this moment, including Saul Williams, Fuck Buttons, Nedry, Subtitle, James Blake, The Clash, Yeasayer and more.
Print your own MOF shirt at Eurocultured! 2010-05-26
This weekend at Eurocultured Festival, you will be able to get your hands on a fresh Mind on Fire or Hoya Hoya t-shirt in a special live screen printing session with one69a. Check the video below!
One69a Live Tshirt Print from NisusHD on Vimeo.
Eurocultured tasters... 2010-05-26
As if these acts needed an introduction, but as we get ever more excited about Eurocultured Festival this weekend, we thought we'd whet your appetite with a few taster videos of what to expect from some of the headliners... we can't wait.
Nat Birchall Interview and Mixes 2010-05-24
With his fantastic new album "Guiding Spirit" out today (Monday 24th May) on Manchester's Gondwana Records we caught up with Saxophonist Nat Birchall to talk about music and his inspirations. As well as this we were lucky enough to be given 2 fantastic mixes by the man himself, so be sure to check em out. Click the picture above to see the interview and click HERE to buy the album.
With his fantastic new album "Guiding Spirit" out today (Monday 24th May) on Manchester's Gondwana Records we caught up with Saxophonist Nat Birchall to talk about music and his inspirations. As well as this we were lucky enough to be given 2 fantastic mixes by the man himself, so be sure to check em out. Click the picture above to see the interview and click HERE to buy the album.
Art Of Corruption Video 2010-05-24
Check out this video from our night with Ctrl Alt Shift magazine at Contact Theatre last month, featuring Nedry, In The Loop and Breadwinners... the night raised over £500 for the Ctrl Alt Shift Haiti appeal, and you can find more info about what they do here.
Exclusive Szare Download 2010-05-22
If you have been keeping an eye on the releases coming out of the enigmatic Horizontal Ground label you may already be aware of the work of Manchester production outfit Szare, a.k.a 19 26 1 18 5. If not, now is your time to familiarise yourself with their sound (also check this recent article from Fact Magazine). Fresh from a 3hr headline set at the Grounded Theory club night in Berlin we have been given an exclusive track, available for free download here at mindonfire.co.uk. Without further ado.......... Be Funky
If you have been keeping an eye on the releases coming out of the enigmatic Horizontal Ground label you may already be aware of the work of Manchester production outfit Szare, a.k.a 19 26 1 18 5. If not, now is your time to familiarise yourself with their sound (also check this recent article from Fact Magazine). Fresh from a 3hr headline set at the Grounded Theory club night in Berlin we have been given an exclusive track, available for free download here at mindonfire.co.uk. Without further ado.......... Be Funky
American Men - Cool World video. 2010-05-19
Have a little sneak peak at what to expect from American Men, playing our Hope Mill Alldayer with Bad Science and This City is Ours on Saturday 5th June....
MOF Band play Sacred Trinity Church... 2010-05-19
On Friday 11th June, as part of the This City Is Ours live showcases, Mind on Fire Band will be playing at Salford's Sacred Trinity Church alongside Hoya Hoya's Illum Sphere and our resident VJ Cycloptic a.k.a EMN with their debut live A/V set, as well as the awesome King Kapisce from over the hills in Sheffield... its a great little venue and the last TCIO party there was awesome so make sure you get down!
MOF Beats Mines 2010-05-19
Mind on Fire DJs will be doing our bit at the upcoming Music Beats Mines event, next Wednesday 2nd June across Fac251 and Joshua Brooks. Raising funds for MAG, its a great event for a worthy cause, and is set to feature a whole host of local talent, check the event for details....
Szare Podcast for Little White Earbuds 2010-05-17
After the festivities of Future Everything this weekend, we thought we'd give you a quick heads up about a new Horizontal Ground / Szare mix for Little White Earbuds, before their debut Berlin set this weekend...
MOF Band on Chorlton Arts Radio on Monday 2010-05-14
This Monday 17th May, members of the Mind on Fire Band will be in the Chorlton Arts Radio studio, talking about the upcoming EP release and playing a few tracks... Listen in at 4pm on www.chorltonartsradio.com
New Plato EP 2010-05-14
Real Hip Hop Heads, check the brand new EP from Plato, made up of In The Loop residents Bedos and Pitch, available now on Soundcloud.
American Men @ Hope Mill on 5th June! 2010-05-14
We are super excited to announce we will be teaming up with our friends Bad Science and This City Is Ours for a gryeat little alldayer and BBQ at Hope Mill on Saturday 5th June... Headlined by Lucky Me's American Men, with support from Borland, MOF Band and Kites, as well as much more to be announced, its set to be an awesome little party. Capacity is limited so getting advance tickets is a must! More info by clicking below.
MOF Band play Band On The Wall in July! 2010-05-12
The Mind on Fire Band have been confirmed for a show at the new Band On The Wall, on Friday 2nd July, supporting NYC's Now vs. Now trio, along with Matt Halsall and Baba Israel... check the event details below. We can't wait!
One69a in Onefiveeight issue 4! 2010-05-11
Our good friends from one69a, who have been doing our limited run of MOF tshirts, have an awesome event on this weekend at Islington Mill. As part of their New Manchester weekend, there will be live screen printing workshops in the afternoons... Drop in anytime between 1-5pm to design and print your own tshirt to take home.
Our other good friends onefiveeight, who we are plotting various activities with over the summer, have a feature on one69a in their new issue - check it out!
Our other good friends onefiveeight, who we are plotting various activities with over the summer, have a feature on one69a in their new issue - check it out!
MCR Scenewipe 2010-05-11
Just a quick heads up about the MCR Scenewipe website if you have't seen it already... They were down at Sounds From The Other City last weekend, and specialize in location recording of bands and artists in strange venues... Check out a whole range of mancunian talents in their videos by clicking the link below... Enjoy!
New Manchester this weekend. 2010-05-11
2 days of events at Islington Mill starting this friday!
BOOM.
BOOM.
New Borland EP 'Radio Waves' 2010-05-11
The brand spanking new Borland EP containing live recordings from various radio appearances is now available on their Bandcamp page, so get over there and check it out... Its a name your own price type of thing, so you can even have it for free if you're a cheapskate!
This City Is On Fire review by Now Then 2010-05-11
The people at Now Then Magazine have written a nice little review of the show with Mount Kimbie at Islington Mill in March... click the image below to have a read, and check out the other stuff on their Manchester music blog too...
Submissions for MOF projects 2010-05-07
As always, we are looking for artists to submit tracks for consideration for the website and also for upcoming MOF projects. Now there is another way to submit. The gorgeous model tape you see below has been placed behind the counter in Market Streets NOISE LAB for you to drop tracks into. Simply place a data disc with a couple of tracks, a couple of pics, a biog and contact details in and we will be collecting submissions weekly. We are starting a project with the 158 Crew and Noise which will culminate in a Magazine and CD so get involved.
GRAILS at Ruby Lounge! 2010-05-07
If you need another wotgodforgot fix after our stage at Sounds From The Other City last weekend, they have a real treat coming up next week with the fabulous GRAILS at the Ruby Lounge. You would really be a fool to miss it.
Mind on Fire Band EP Launch 2010-05-07
The Mind on Fire Band will be playing our first live show in a while, this Monday at Abode in Chorlton... Its a free show, and we will be showcasing tracks from our forthcoming EP as well as a couple of new tunes. We will also have the last few of our Soundwave tickets for sale so come down and say hello.
Petition to keep NoiseLab open 2010-05-06
Please take a moment of your time to sign the online petition to keep NoiseLab on Market St open so they can continue their fantastic work.
Please take a moment of your time to sign the online petition to keep NoiseLab on Market St open so they can continue their fantastic work.
Mouth Music @ Contact Theatre 2010-05-06
After playing host to MOF on the Bank Holiday weekend just passed Contact are hosting another very exciting event you should check out. "Mouth Music" is bringing some of the cream of the International Beatboxing scene here to Manchester so be sure not to miss it!
After playing host to MOF on the Bank Holiday weekend just passed Contact are hosting another very exciting event you should check out. "Mouth Music" is bringing some of the cream of the International Beatboxing scene here to Manchester so be sure not to miss it!
Art of Corruption review on Pigeon Post! 2010-05-05
So after the success of our Haiti Fundraiser at Contact Theatre last Friday, we'd like to say a massive thank you to all the artists and DJs who performed, everyone from onefiveeight, Young Identity and Ctrl Alt Shift who made it happen.
There is been a nice little write up on the event by the people at Pigeon Post which you can check by clicking the image below...
And make sure you cop the Nedry record ' Condors' too, its bloody brilliant!
There is been a nice little write up on the event by the people at Pigeon Post which you can check by clicking the image below...
And make sure you cop the Nedry record ' Condors' too, its bloody brilliant!
Celt Islam at Reggae Thursdays! 2010-05-05
After Mick's Mix debut set at Reggae Thursdays along with MOF residents last week... This week is going to be pretty special as well, with a special set from Celt Islam alongside Neighbourhood resident and Dub Smugglers head honcho Ed Speed. Get down!
After Mick's Mix debut set at Reggae Thursdays along with MOF residents last week... This week is going to be pretty special as well, with a special set from Celt Islam alongside Neighbourhood resident and Dub Smugglers head honcho Ed Speed. Get down!
MOF t-shirts with one69a 2010-05-04
If you were at The Kings Arms this Sunday for the Mind On Fire/WOTGODFORGOT stage of the Sounds From The Other City this Sunday you will have seen the wonderful people from one69a beavering away in the back room screen printing limited edition MOF t-shirts, of which you can see an example above. If you missed your opportunity to get one, fear not as they will be back at our Eurocultured event with Hoya Hoya at the end of this month. No need to cry yourself to sleep over missing out just yet.
If you were at The Kings Arms this Sunday for the Mind On Fire/WOTGODFORGOT stage of the Sounds From The Other City this Sunday you will have seen the wonderful people from one69a beavering away in the back room screen printing limited edition MOF t-shirts, of which you can see an example above. If you missed your opportunity to get one, fear not as they will be back at our Eurocultured event with Hoya Hoya at the end of this month. No need to cry yourself to sleep over missing out just yet.
