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ATOMIC DROP Atomic drop (AD) are Brighton based producers James Anthony and Ken Barrett. Together they sonically sculpt deep and filthy bass heavy music that fuses all the best elements of dance. Coming from the sound and scene of the UKs capitol and South East, their sound is next level electronic dance music for 21st century party people. The fresh sounds of AD have seen the band share the stage with artists as large and diverse as Underworld, Orbital, Faithless, Tinnie Tempah, Chase & Status, Booka Shade, Sub Focus and Myles Dyson. Playing and Headlining at arguably some of the best clubs, events, festivals and productions the world over. Currently with over 65 releases on 18 different labels worldwide - AD are permanently busy studio-wise collaborating and remixing with producers like, Candyland, Darth & Vader, Tim Healey, Lee Coombs, Deekline, Lazy Rich and Alex Mind - and are also working with top vocalists, such as, Cheshire Cat (Leftfield), Top Cat, Rod Azlan, Skibbadee and Lindy Layton (Dub Pistols) - constantly churning out new club cuts and remixes for labels like Big Fish, Plasmapool, Bazooka, Surfer Rosa, Burn The Fire, Adapted and LOT49. https://soundcloud.com/atomic-drop

MECHANIMAL Mechanimal launched its first live in October 2009 and has been blasting full power trance music around the globe since. Now with over 20 successful releases and ever growing experience Mechanimal is shaping its debut album ready to drop on dancefloors worldwide! Music: www.soundcloud.com/mechanimalmusic Beatport: http://dj.beatport.com/mechanimal

Pyramid PYRAMID are West London production duo and DJ/MC combo outfit Nicky D'Silva and Scott Maclean currently signed with the award-winning Funkatech Records. Long acquainted studio partners and good mates the pair are seasoned live performers, regularly tearing up parties all over the globe from Glastonbury to Galway, known for their trademark electric sets and limitless energy on stage. Originally rooted in breakbeat, their sound has evolved into a melting pot of beats and basslines set at around 140bpm. Be it breaks, dubstep or anything in between, these guys are hot property right now with production work commissioned by some top names; from majors like Polydor to Tiesto's Black Hole imprint and onto big underground indies Dub Police and Lot49. PYRAMID are definitely ones to watch this year! http://www.youtube.com/pyramidbreaks http://www.twitter.com/pyramid_breaks http://www.soundcloud.com/pyramid-1

The Dub Smugglers Soundsystem has become quite the well known name on the Manchester scene, and are the perfect headliner to the Drop Soundystem outdoor tent for IllumiNaughty’s 8th Birthday on the 8th of February. Truly revolutionizing IllumiNaughty’s festival atmosphere, the Drop stage hosts a wide range of bands and DJs with a large focus on Dub and Reggae of which the Dub Smugglers are expert selectors. Having hosted nights in Manchester and beyond, such as their sold out night featuring the Resonators back in late 2013 and played abroad at festivals such as Outlook among many the Dub Smugglers are set to get your grooving at the Masked Ball Part 2 as part of a vibrant and eclectic lineup in the Drop Tent! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dub-Smugglers/128547807222

mary miss fairy knows how to work a crowd, as many of you will have experienced at her debut set for IllumiNaughty at our Halloween Takeover event in 2012 – the first outing of the illumiNasty room that has developed into an almost infamous rival of the trance sounds of the bigger brother illumiNaughty room. Well things haven’t stopped for Mary Miss Fairy since then, from touring across the UK and Europe, from performing on Pirate Ships at Shambala Festival among many this summer, to showcasing her fantastic vocals with “Atomic Drop” who she will be sharing the stage with on the 8th of February for their song “Inside My Head”. From big dirty electro basslines to the grooviest of minimal techno, we’re ready for Mary Miss Fairy’s second appearance at illumiNaughty at the Masked Ball 2, make sure you don’t miss this one! https://www.facebook.com/DJMaryMissFairy http://www.marymissfairy.com/ http://soundcloud.com/marymissfairy

John 00 Flemming - Live Psytrance!

John 00 Fleming is an artist who has achieved international success in a career spanning over 20 years without dishonouring his musical essence or fans. With over 10 million album sales and 30 produced mix compilations, John’s a proven musical pioneer whose essence lies in what his fans call, ‘the J00F sound’. The J00F sound is as unpretentious as the artist, and is best described as deep and textured progressively edged trance, in an electronic dance music style that is an antithesis to what is normally produced within the genre. In an industry rife in self worship and mirror gazing, John is characterised by a passion and ability to connect audiences by injecting his unique underground musical style, and not his ego, into the mainstream vein. This connection has manifested in ten mix compilations and five singles in the UK Top 40 charts on iconic labels: Virgin, EMI and Warner Music. It has also seen him headline major events worldwide, seeing in over 10,000 appearances at the likes of; Ministry of Sound, Godskitchen, Digital Society and Global Gathering, through to Holland’s Dance Valley, Serbia’s Exit Festival, Brazil’s Exxxperience, Australia’s Future music festivals, Belgium’s Tomorrowland, and the U.S.A’s Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC). John’s renown lies in his desire to give back to his fans. His much lauded 2010 BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix has spawned J00F Editions, an international tour which innovatively refocuses the music onto the club and its clubbers. J00F Editions resurrects the scene of old, and reintroduces the clubbing experience to extended sets, new sounds and new artists to deliver a true musical journey devoid of fluff and predictive cliché that has quickly gained international respect, residencies and support from other leading figures such as Dave Seaman, Sister Bliss, Avalon, Passion and Ministry of sound. JOOF Editions has been a huge success touring over 80 venues in the last two years. John’s record label, J00F Recordings, and his monthly radio show, Global Trance Grooves, broadcast on iTunes and DI. FM provides John another path to walk his own line. Here, he promotes rising stars in addition to giving over four million subscribed fans the latest in J00F’s inimitable sounds. John is also one of a select few endorsed by Pioneer. As the industry heavyweights inside every DJ booth, John provides subject matter expertise and consultancy in a partnership which ensures the upward evolution of the electronic music world’s tools of the trade. John’s esteem within the industry has garnered respect from electronica luminaries like Jean Michael Jarre, Muse and Simple Minds, and while humbly accepting peer endorsement he continues to let his production skills do the talking. Following the release of his debut artist album ‘Nine Lives’ in August 2011, John switched his focus to scoring for major network TV and films. Working alongside The Royal Philharmonic orchestra at the famed Abbey road studios, London (home of The Beatles) his work has featured in the soundtracks to shows on BBC, Fox, and NBC and in films released by Universal, Warner, Sony and others. Diversifying his talents into the soundtrack world, John honed a separate facet of his artistic identity, and gave himself the freedom to focus on his sophomore album ‘One.Hunderd.ten WKO’ released in March 2013. Already being tipped as electronic album of the year by The Daily mail national newspaper. 2013 will also see the launch of the J00F Music Group, bringing together like-minded artists and DJs from labels such as Platipus, Mistiquemusic, Baroque, Renaissance and John's own J00F Records imprint, with the aim of creating a unified platform from which to launch the next wave of deep space expeditions into the serious side of trance and progressive. With underground resistance gathering momentum, the future looks bright for this sleeper movement of contemporary club culture. John 00 Fleming is a performer who adroitly crafts something musically organic from the inorganic, artfully opening your senses into a genre far more pervasive than you currently know. Challenge yourself, and get intelligently immersed, inside his adventurous odysseys. ENDS https://soundcloud.com/john00fleming Agent/Management : www.assuredartists.com http://hammarica.com/hammarica-com-daily-dj-interview-john-00-fleming/

Merry Christmas and Happy New year!!!! All the best from the IllumiNaughty team for the rest of 2013! We hope you've had a lovely Xmas and are looking forward to bringing in the New Year ! https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151869935688161

Growling Mad Scientists The groundbreaking psychedelic trance group Growling Mad Scientists are Riktam Matkin and Bansi Quinteros, who regularly tour the world. Their mind blowing music pushes and blurs sonic boundaries and has inspired both producers and punters alike, making G.M.S. one of the most in-demand live electronic music acts in the world. Having graduated from spinning for small parties and clubs to performing at mega-festivals like Dance Valley and The Boom and packing super big clubs line New York's Avalon & Ibiza’s Privilege. G.M.S. aren't ones to rest on their laurels. http://www.gms-music.com/ https://soundcloud.com/growling-mad-scientists

8.2.14 illumiNaughty 8th Birthday. Masked Ball Pt II Manchester On Saturday 8th Feb the portal to pandemonium is prized to open once again as IllumiNaughty presents The Masked Ball (Part 2) at Manchester Academy. Phantoms, Jesters, Lords and Ladies will grace the stages and dance floors of our psychedelic ballrooms filled with the sounds of enchanted trance, bountiful breaks, tasty techno and dirty bass lines. With more stalls, massage hot spots, interactive games, face and body painting, indoor and outdoor stages and more live music than ever before, theres something for everyone no matter what sparks your enthusiasm! So choose your masks of anarchy and pimp up your glad rags and join us for the next installment of IllumiNaughty's Indoor Festival! EVENT THEME: Masked Ball ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ illumiNaughty - Academy 2 Trance & Psytrance ✣ GMS (Growling Mad Scientists) (Zero 1 Music) ✣ John 00 Flemming (Joof Records) ✣ Mechanimal (Mutagen Records) ✣ Mazieg (IllumiNaughty) ✣ Matt Lickess (IllumiNaughty) ✣ Jon Cockle (Joof Editions) ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ illumiNasty Club Academy Breaks, Glitch & Electro ✣ Deekline (Hot Cakes/Rat Records) ✣ Pyramid (Funkatech Records) ✣ Atomic Drop (Adapted Records) ✣ Mary Miss Fairy (Wonkay, Broken Records) ✣ Leuce Rhythems (IllumiNasty) ✣ Dave King (Killatunes) ✣ James Jackson (IllumiNasty) ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Twisted Playhouse Union Bar Ghetto Funk & Electro Swing ✣ Itchy & Scratchy DJs (Dance off Riddim Fruit) ✣ Chicken Brothers (Speak Easy) ✣ Final Conflic (Supatronics) ✣ Ocelus (Happy Slap Boutique) ✣ Snuff B2B Jess (Snuffsounds Split Recordings) ✣ DJ Clumsy (Madhatters Soundsystem) ✣ Adnate (Trevision) ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Drop Productions Outdoor Marquee Dub, Reggae & Bass ✣ Dub Smugglers (Dub Smugglers Sound System) ✣ Black Star Dub Collective (Pumpkin Records) ✣ Dirty North (F.L.O.W Records) ✣ Long Shot (Drop Productions) ✣ Djembeklan (Drop Productions) ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ AFTER HOURS Secret Location 5am 9am illumiNaughty & illumiNasty DJs (2 Rooms) ✣ EEsh (illumiNaughty) ✣ Zap Attack (IllumiNaughy) & More TBC ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ TICKETS (MAIN EVENT) Available from: www.illuminaughty.co.uk ►EarlyBird: £12.50 ►Late EarlyBird: £15.00 ►Advance: £17.00 ►MOTD ►After Party Advance: £4 ||| GROUP DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE ||| Tickets also available from: Soundbase 01612388727 (Mcr) Cyberdog 01618332177 (Mcr) Jumbo Records - 01132455570 (Leeds) Dr Hermans 01517098392 - (Liverpool) Info & getting involved: team@illuminaughty.co.uk​

Tonight!!!

Check out review from last event! http://justanothermagazine.wordpress.com/2013/11/12/illuminaughty-halloween-review/

One week to go don't forget your tickets!! Talamasca Live!!

One week to go don't forget your tickets!! Talamasca Live!!

Check out the photos from the last event! https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151818429003161.1073741849.31236508160&type=1

"Discoveries are made by not following instructions, by going off the main path, by trying the untried." (Frank Tyger) Do you ever ponder the construction of incredible inventions? Wish you could make digital masterpieces, living visual landscapes, audio mazes or mind-blowing installations if you only had the pennies and a place to do it? If your head is fit to bust with inspiration but your pockets are empty then pay attention because here is your chance to get that pipe dream launched into the big stream! For almost a decade illumiNaughty has worked to create bigger and more breath-taking installations and performances at each event. Since moving to Manchester Academy, IllumiNaughtys Indoor Festival has quadrupled in scale and there are now 4 floors of chaos and a multitude of nooks and crannies to fill! WE NEED YOUR HELP! The Goblins at IllumiNaughty HQ have set aside £1000 to help any budding crafts person, tech-wizard, sculptor, VJ, programmer or sci-fi boffin conceptualise any creation in the field of art, science or technology to be showcased at an IllumiNaughty event to audiences of up to 2000 people. Creations must be professional, functional, safe and ideally interactive. Above all else, they **MUST** engage or enchant an illumiNaughty crowd. The Goblins are looking for hard working, practical creatives capable of designing and executing their own projects to make our audiences heads explode. Let your imagination take the reins - nothing is impossible the only limit is your own imagination. HOW TO APPLY We will fund creative ideas, however small or large, up to a maximum of £1000. To apply send a proposal to team@illuminaughty.co.uk of up to 500 words max explaining what you want to create. Please include details of how it will be integrated into the event, and how much time you will need to make your idea a reality. In addition to what you need to let us know how much funding you need for your creation, and how the money would be spent. Your proposal will be considered by the production team and then the team will make the decision on the grant winner(s). Please note creations will be kept by illuminaughty Good luck (and of course) Love N chaos https://www.facebook.com/events/621771237890122/?ref=3&ref_newsfeed_story_type=regular

"Discoveries are made by not following instructions, by going off the main path, by trying the untried." (Frank Tyger) Do you ever ponder the construction of incredible inventions? Wish you could make digital masterpieces, living visual landscapes, audio mazes or mind-blowing installations if you only had the pennies and a place to do it? If your head is fit to bust with inspiration but your pockets are empty then pay attention because here is your chance to get that pipe dream launched into the big stream! For almost a decade illumiNaughty has worked to create bigger and more breath-taking installations and performances at each event. Since moving to Manchester Academy, IllumiNaughty’s ‘Indoor Festival’ has quadrupled in scale and there are now 4 floors of chaos and a multitude of nooks and crannies to fill! WE NEED YOUR HELP! The Goblins at IllumiNaughty HQ have set aside £1000 to help any budding crafts person, tech-wizard, sculptor, VJ, programmer or sci-fi boffin conceptualise any creation in the field of art, science or technology to be showcased at an IllumiNaughty event to audiences of up to 2000 people. Creations must be professional, functional, safe and ideally interactive. Above all else, they **MUST** engage or enchant an illumiNaughty crowd. The Goblins are looking for hard working, practical creatives capable of designing and executing their own projects to make our audiences heads explode. Let your imagination take the reins - nothing is impossible – the only limit is your own imagination. HOW TO APPLY We will fund creative ideas, however small or large, up to a maximum of £1000. To apply send a proposal to team@illuminaughty.co.uk of up to 500 words max explaining what you want to create. Please include details of how it will be integrated into the event, and how much time you will need to make your idea a reality. In addition to what you need to let us know how much funding you need for your creation, and how the money would be spent. Your proposal will be considered by the production team and then the team will make the decision on the grant winner(s). Please note creations will be kept by illuminaughty Good luck (and of course) Love N chaos https://www.facebook.com/events/621771237890122/?ref=3&ref_newsfeed_story_type=regular

Talamasca Talamasca (or Talamaska) is a psytrance project based in Paris, France. This project is the solo project of Cedric Dassulle, also known as DJ Lestat. Lestat promotes the music of Talamasca at parties on his journeys as a DJ all around the world. He played piano for over 13 years and started his career as DJ in 1992. In 1995/96 he was resident DJ in a prestigious Rex Club in Paris. In that same time he was influenced by Trance music that he played during parties and wanted to create his own. In 1996 he met the other cofounders Steve Eli and Xavier de Galloy that were at that time House producers and had their own music studio. Together they decided to cooperate on a trance project and founded Talamasca. Steve and Javier gave all the possible advices to Cedric, that after six tracks he could fly by his own, and made from then over 100 released tracks on the most prestigious labels. Talamasca in Latin means "animal mask", and it is also name of the secret society of psychic detectives that were described in the books of Anne Rice. DJ Lestat read these books and decided to call the group by this name. He also called himself Lestat, which was the name of the main character of The Vampire Chronicles. In these books, the Talamasca includes some people who have mind powers, and that's why the Talamasca new label is called Mind Control. Lestat is very energetic, travels all around the world and has many friends amongst other Psy-trance artists. He often cooperates with many of them in various projects. Lestat produced many tracks with artists like Nomad, Oforia, Space Cat, and Xerox. The group also participated in founding the Psychedelic Trance Label 3D Vision together with Christof Drouillet, DJ Mael and Javier Galloy. Recently DJ Lestat started up his own label called Mind Control. One of Talamasca's most recent albums, Zodiac, was released in 2003 and gained great popularity among Psychedelic Trance fans. The album consists of 12 tracks, each of them named after a different Zodiac sign. Then he made his 4th album "Made in Trance", a collaboration with other French artists. In 2004, Talamasca created a new label "Mind Control Records", based in Paris New Album out now!! After a few years of soul searching, the master has captured the essence of what Talamasca stands for in this brand new full album. Jampacked with powerful grooves and inspiring melodies. 'Psychedelic Trance' was designed to reflect the artist's personal interpretation of the genre, and is bound to be a must in every dj bag. With an impressive 15 year legacy of quality tunes, Talamasca will yet again rock you to the core. http://www.psyshop.com/shop/CDs/dac/dac1cd019.html https://soundcloud.com/talamasca https://www.facebook.com/talamasca.mind.control

IllumiNaughty Exclusive Christmas Special 13.12.13 Tickets for the next event featuring Talamasca on the 13th of December are READY to go now! 10 tickets for £10 each, get your group together and get on it!!! Dual tickets are still available for Xmas and the Masked Ball for £24 for the IllumiNaughty loyalists out there! Admit it, you know you're coming so grab a bargain! http://www.illuminaughty.co.uk/site/index.php/tickets-buy

IllumiNaughty Exclusive Christmas Special 13.12.13 Calling all ravers and misbehavers: You are cordially invited to come and celebrate with us at the Goblin Grotto this Christmas. This will be an intimate small illumiNaughty event so tickets are very very limited. We will be decking the halls with the usual illumiNaughty style visual feast at Suede nightclub, and the carol singing will be coming in the form of a blasting full power set from one of our favourite artists psychedelic trance legend TALAMASCA, alongside other illumiNaughty friends and residents. As it will be deep into the cold Manchester winter, expect fire, lasers, and maybe some mistletoe. We dont care if youre Naughty or Nice, and you dont have to bring presents, as long as you come ready to for a serious party! Yours merrily, The Goblins PS, Due to the limited capacity this event will not have a guest list so get your tickets fast. http://www.illuminaughty.co.uk/site/index.php/tickets-buy Facebook Event Page https://www.facebook.com/events/1380356862189311/?ref=2 Venue Suede Longworth Street, Manchester, M3 4BQ

We would just like to say a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone involved in making what was undoubtedly one of our best parties to date, such a success!!! From the core team who have worked tirelessly for three months; planning, organizing and marketing this event, to the street team who spent so many days and nights in the cold and rain spreading the word, to the production crew who worked solidly for three days transforming Manchester Academy into a mystical Halloween wonderland, to the fantastic performers, DJ’s, bands, Stage Managers, Runners, Photographers, Videographers, Stall holder, volunteers, the Manchester Academy staff and of course Drop Productions for once again providing a great outdoor stage! You all did a fantastic job and we cannot thank you enough for your support and hard work! Of course, the biggest thank you of all goes to the amazing crowd who are the most fun, friendly and down to earth bunch we could ever ask for! Saturday night was as always, full to the brim with positive vibes and happy, smiling faces! Without all of you illumiNaughty would not have become an event that we are all so proud to be part off. WE FUCKING LOVE YOU!!! BIIIG LOVE AND CHAOS TO YOU ALL and we hope to see you at one of our next installments! xxx

*** AFTER PARTY NEW VENUE: ALTER EGO *** Due to licensing issues beyond our control we will be heading to our regular after party venue ALTER EGO from 5AM! check the event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/662703093762138/?ref_newsfeed_story_type=regular

New Mix from Tristan!! https://soundcloud.com/djtristan/tristan-dj-mix-october-2013

Check out new mix from Hedflux!! https://soundcloud.com/hedflux/wanderlust-promo-mix-oct-2013