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DJ Deep Heat will release a brand new EP, ‘Fly Away’, later this month via GODDEZZ. Have an exclusive first listen to the title track...

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Gut Level Sheffield launches fundraiser for new DIY space

Sheffield collective Gut Level have launched a fundraiser to help set up their new not-for-profit DIY space.

The LGBTQ+ focused group are hoping to raise...

Gatecrasher Classical Rock N Roll Circus Don Valley Sheffield

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Gatecrasher returns to Sheffield’s Don Valley Bowl this summer

Gatecrasher, one of the biggest names from the UK's superclub era, has announced plans for a huge daytime event at Sheffield's Don Valley Bowl on...

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Sheffield’s Gut Level announces Northern DIY club culture Barbican exhibition

Sheffield crew Gut Level are hosting an exhibition at London's Barbican Centre about DIY club culture in the North of England.

The queer-led DIY collective...

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Historic Sheffield venue, The Leadmill, served eviction notice after 43 years, calls for public support

The Leadmill, Sheffield’s longest-running music venue and nightclub, remains at risk of closure after being served an eviction notice from its owners last year. The...

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Industrial strength: finding hope at Sheffield’s No Bounds festival

Centred around Sheffield’s Hope Works club, No Bounds festival’s sixth edition in October mixed cutting-edge rave NRG and thought-provoking art with a community-building ethos. With the help of founder Liam O’Shea, artistic curator Amy Carter Gordon, and club residents Gracie T and 96 Back, Eoin Murray reports back on the inspiring weekender, and learns the story of its spiritual home as it celebrates its 10th anniversary

“Without hope we're fucked,” says Liam O’Shea, founder of Sheffield club Hope Works, and director of No Bounds festival. “Hope can be different things at...

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Gut Level Sheffield reopens in new temporary space

Sheffield's Gut Level is back with a new temporary space after being forced out of their previous space in July.

The queer-led DIY collective and...

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New Sheffield club, FØRGE, opens in September

A new club, FØRGE, is set to open in Sheffield in September.

Having drip fed a series of teasers via social media in recent...

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Gut Level Sheffield announces closure

Sheffield's Gut Level has announced its imminent closure.

On July 1st, the queer-led DIY event space and collective shared the news on Instagram, citing...

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No Bounds announces first names for 2022 festival

Sheffield festival No Bounds has revealed the first wave of artists playing its 2022 edition this October.

The event will once again take place across...

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A history of bassline

From its beginnings in Yorkshire clubs to becoming a nationwide dance music phenomenon and chart success, the bassline sound has survived and thrived, despite the efforts of the police and club licensing authorities. Matt Anniss charts its rise, fall, resurgence and influence on a new generation of DJs, producers and ravers

A quarter of a century ago, a record slipped out on Rumour Records that would change the course of UK dance music history. Created by...

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Sheffield's No Bounds Festival finalises line-up for 2021

RP Boo, Space Afrika and more have joined the bill

No Bounds festival has finalised the line-up for its 2021 edition, taking place next month.

Lorenzo Senni, RP Boo, Space Afrika, The Black Dog and...

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96 Back announces new album, ‘Love Letters Nine Through Six’, on Local Action

The record is the first time the UK producer has used his own voice

96 Back has announced a new album, 'Love Letters, Nine Through Six', which will arrive via Local Action on 5th November.

The LP is the...

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Nkisi, Rian Treanor, 96 Back, more announced as residents for Hope Works and No Bounds 2021

Alex McLean and Gracie T will also join the roster

The residencies for Sheffield's Hope Works club and No Bounds festival have been announced.

London-based, Congolese-Belgian DJ Nkisi is among the DJs joining the roster...

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Promoters in northern England are pushing for a more inclusive return to clubbing

Slowly but surely, dance music in northern England is rebuilding, and the past year has encouraged some promoters to rethink how they can make clubs...

“The clubs are coming back, pass it on!”

Like a whisper rippling through a crowd, excitement is mounting as venues prepare to reopen their doors...

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SHERELLE, Ben UFO, Helena Hauff, Loraine James, more announced for No Bounds festival 2021

India Jordan, Kode9 and Batu will also play the Sheffield weekender

Sheffield's No Bounds festival has revealed full details of its return for later this year.

Scheduled from October 15th to 17th, the festival will take...

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Sheffield’s No Bounds announces virtual festival

Saoirse, Rian Treanor and the Nyege Nyege Tapes collective are all involved

Sheffield's No Bounds Festival has confirmed plans to host a virtual event next month.

The mostly online event will be livestreaming from Sheffield Industrial Museum (SIM)...

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The Sound Of: Central Processing Unit

Our monthly label showcase, The Sound Of, puts the focus on the imprints we love; outlets that are championing new artists, dropping key releases and...

From its distinctive binary code record sleeves to its visionary output, Central Processing Unit has become one of the UK’s most consistently exciting electronic music...