We are very excited to introduce you to the first of our resident DJ’s for Beng! Beng! Beng! our very own SonofBingo. With everything from Indian movie soundtracks, to twitching electro and sparse jazz fantasies in his bag, it’s guarantied to be the chunkiest of dance freak-outs with a soulful afro/eastern edge. Check out the first of… →
We are very happy to announce that this year we will be back at Sounds From The Other City. At last year’s festival, we brought a colourful carnival of monsters to the Regent Trading Estate at Salfords finest festival. In 2018 you can expect bigger and better things from OneFiveEight… Sounds From The Other City… →
Manchester DJ Residents OneFiveEight are pleased to announce our new monthly residency at GRUB Mcr. Located at the old mayfield depot site, GRUB is a food lovers paradise. We will be there one Friday a month, from 6pm until late. Visit GRUB If you haven’t visited GRUB yet, then you’re missing out. Expect some of… →
We are very happy to announce that OneFiveEight will be hosting a day of Live Broadcasts across Reform Radio at this year’s Sounds From The Other City. We’re over the moon to be back at the festival after a year off, and this year promises to be our best yet. Regent Trading Estate OneFiveEight have… →
We’re very happy to announce that we’ll be broadcasting our regular OneFiveEight Radio Show live from the ShinDigger Rhythm & Brews Launch Party on Friday 24th March. The Party starts at 6pm with live broadcasts from Reform Radio regulars Out Of Quiet at the ShinDigger Brewery (just opposite Band On The Wall). The Beer The beer, a zesty… →
I’m posting this a little late in the day, but if anyone isn’t aware BandCamp have announced that they will be donating their profits to American Civil Liberties Union today (Friday 3rd February). Time for a spending spree I think… Go To BandCamp and Start Purchasing Just a few selections I recommend. Kelp – The Curved Line Managed… →
Join the OneFiveEight DJs for a jumbled up selection of Disco, Funk, Soul, Jazz, Hip-Hop, House, Broken Beats and Reggae on Friday 26th February 2016 at Common.
Silhouettes – Floating Points After what seemed like a lifetime, Floating Points (AKA Sam Shepherd) released Elaenia his debut album, and in my opinion it did not disappoint. Bringing a level of intricacy to the Ambient Electronica scene only possible by an artist with a neuroscience PhD. The whole album is sublime, it blurs the lines between Jazz and… →
OK so I know we’re nearly 1 month into 2015 already, but better late than never. Here are 14 of my favourite tunes from 2014. There’s a mixed bag, which if you know me represents my taste pretty well. There’s a bunch of well known tunes that I’ve enjoyed hearing a lot of on the… →
Jody Hartley is a Manchester based photographer who, rather than specialising in a particular field of photography, chooses to reflect his interest in the various subjects the world has to offer, with a mixture of architectural, live music, landscape, travel and simply the weird and the wonderful. My particular favourite series of jody’s pictures are… →
‘Fruits of the Feminine’, on the 16th of October at Korova Cafe, Preston, is the first in a trilogy of events concentrating on gender equality and not exclusively from a feminist perspective but also seeking to recognize aspects of inbalance and unfairness in the masculine and trans-gender experience in modern day society and this will… →
The OneFiveEight collective (Herbal Sessions DJs) returned to Kendal Calling this year to play the Glow Tent. This is Mr Breen’s section taken from that set. Mr Breen at Kendal Calling 2014 by Mrbreen on Mixcloud
Introducing David Shurr… He’s a lovely talented singer/songwriter who works on amazing projects around the north west, I asked him about his latest release ‘The Skin I’m In” here’s what he said. It’s difficult to actually detail eloquently what this project means to me, as it has developed considerably since it’s initial conception. I actually… →
Before I knew what track I was going to receive for my insert into OneFiveEight’s expo:3, I was lucky enough to have a listen to all of the audio entries. I got lost in a world of my own, listening to each of the entries with a deep meditative concentration. After listening to them all… →
For OneFiveEight’s third art exhibition we asked people to supply pieces of their music to provide inspiration to a range of visual artists from across various disciplines. The supplied tracks range from ambient experimental pieces to dance floor bangers by signed and un-signed artists alike. We randomly distributed the tracks to 24 different visual artists with a… →
On 17th May 2014 the OneFiveEight collective will be holding their third creative exhibition, Expo:03. The exhibition will be held at the Kraak Gallery in Manchester’s Northern quarter with the after party in the event space across the ally. The exhibition will feature 24 pieces of artwork that have been created as a response to… →
Design and art direction for the album Galactic Structure by OneFiveEight’s own manchester based electronic music producer and DJ Outpost. A photographic approach was taken with the idea to make some artwork that relates to the lo-fi handmade nature of Outposts music. Listen to Outpost’s music below – full album release coming soon. Focusing on… →
New Project. New Single. Dedicated to Diane Cluck. Everybody should listen to Diane Cluck. David Shurr is a talented vocalist and musician in his own right. listen to him too. The initial intention was to write a bunch of new music using an entirely new and relatively limited sonic palette including toy music boxes and… →
It’s been a while since I’ve recorded a mix… so, as the nights become darker and the outdoor parties die down for another year, here’s a selection of tunes that I’ve been playing out over the past year. These tunes are certain to keep you warm on a dark winter night. So pop a bottle… →
A Remix For GOAT Earlier in the year OneFiveEight’s Raikes Parade and the mighty Gnod teamed up to create a remix of “Run To Your Mama” by the incredible Swedish Psychedelic band GOAT. The remix made it on to a special record store day release by the band’s label Rocket Recordings. The release was part of two 12″s… →
The 6 tracks of BOXT EP are the first offering from electronic duo OtherChannels. Hip-hop’s ethics on sampling and structures are firmly in place here, keeping the heads noddin, however the reverb drenched location recordings add a somewhat more immersive flavour. Groove driven beats and melodic vocal samples contrast against saturated tape loops for a… →
Here’s a video of Raikes Parade playing the last track from his set at this years Sounds from the Other City, on the Tesla Tapes showcase. @ the Salford Arms. BIG Thanks to Rob Bulman from Manchester Music Live for the footage The video is a taster of what you can expect from Raikes at… →
Ey Up! I was just checking out FlyLo’s Facebook and noticed he’d dropped a Captain Murphy Acapella up on there, I’m presuming he intended for us to make good use of it, so i had a pop.
Latest Ep from Raikes Parade – A trip through psychedelic beats and bass. The ep is a series of Live recordings taken over Christmas 2012. Released independently through Tesla Tapes. “This is proper good Head & Heart music, one for the Tokers ‘n all.” Released 19 January 2013 Raikes Parade Live & Direct
On the 9th February 2013 the OneFiveEight collective held our first exhibition at Kraak in Manchester. The event consisted of an exhibition and music event showcasing the latest work from our artists, musicians and friends. A wide range of styles that represent a broad spectrum of talents were on show at the event. Artwork included Photography,… →
[soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/75157594″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] This is the first new track from Manchester based band 48acres in several months. Expect to see much more from them on OneFiveEight. Taking influences from Trip-hop, dub and broken beat their luscious sound will be featuring whenever we hear new material from band members: George Jerome – Production, Drum… →
There was only so many times that i could be made to smile like a proud father at the standards being laid down by some of Prestons homegrown musicians and producers. So i selected a couple of my favorites to share with ya’ll because i know you’ll know what i mean. Check out The Tone Of… →
I’m sure anyone who was at the Herbal Sessions 5th Birthday party at Islington Mill on 24th November will agree this party went off big time. Here’s my mix from the evening (excuse some of the dodgy mixing, I was too busy jumping around like everyone else!) Mr Breen’s Herbal Sessions 5th Birthday Mix… →
Four Tet – Outspoken (Rounds) mixed with Beautiful World (Renegades) by Rage Against The Machine – This is a recording made in djay for mac.
Our good friend Tasha Whittle from The Colouring Box, did some painting down at the Mob Film Company in Manchester last week. They filmed her working and made a nice little video with our very own Raikes Parade on the soundtrack. Click on the image above to check the video out or find out… →
Bored on the rainy afternoon of the bank holiday I decided to try do something creative with my time. So I opened Photoshop and started tinkering with a few unfinished ideas I’d been playing around with. I was getting nowhere and the temptation to sack it off and go to the pub was growing. So… →
New Tracks from OFE’s Brown – Enjoy Free Brownloads over @ http://dwelling.bandcamp.com/ Cheers to Cameron Crook for the Remix, Jimpeg for the lovely artwork, Dan Wilkinson, Luke French and Josh Clifton for ideas and skills
