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Calling all DJs!! We've got slots available for the after party - if you'd like to be considered, upload your mix on soundcloud.... http://soundcloud.com/illuminaughty/dropbox Winners will be announced on 20th January

23 early bird tickets @ £10 left for the illumiNaughty •• Chapter XXIV •• The Masked Ball •• grab them while you can! Love n Chaos! Early bird tickets available from the illumiNaughty website.. http://www.illuminaughty.co.uk

The illumiNaughty crew wishes you all a very groovy Christmas and a bangin' New Year!! Thank you for your support in 2010! Xx Love n Chaos xX

EPHEDRIX (Dacru Records, Belgium) Ephedrix are Jochem Peeters and Joris Marckx from Belgium. Their uplifting melodies, groovy percussion, crystal clear bass lines and a pumping sound has made them one of the most prominent figures in the Belgian psytrance scene. And it wasn’t long before their unique style was picked up by party promoters around the world. In 2005 they joined with Belgian label Dacru records. After various releases in compilations the debut full album 'Far Away' was out in April 2008, which was met with instant success! On September 24th, 2009 Ephedrix released their second album, ‘Expander’, a remix special with contributions by artists from around the globe: Silicon Sound, Protoculture, Talamasca, Chronos, DNA, Aquila, Electro Sun and more. All tracks breathe the true Ephedrix spirit of playful melodic and driving beats. Having built a reputation throughout the years with their energetic live act, this energy will also be felt in the new tracks. Built for your pleasure, this release will take its rightful place in your collection and illumiNaughty is proud to present Ephederix to you at illumiNaughty's 5th birthday party 'The Masked Ball' Click the link below for an exclusive Epherdrix mix! http://illuminaughty.co.uk/site/index.php?option=com_user&view=login&return= Love 'N Chaos The illumiNaughty crew

Check out the pictures from illumiNaughty's last epic adventure! Chapter XXIII 'Welcome to the JuNgle' Pictures at.... Official site of illumiNaughty or IllumiNaughty | Facebook Love 'N Chaos The illumiNaughty crew

llumiNaughty 5th Birthday •• The Masked Ball •• KRUNCH • FAR TOO LOUD • EPHEDRIX • & more.... Famed for its astounding ambience, unparalleled visual enchantments and carnival atmosphere, Manchester’s most magical club night IllumiNaughty returns for its 5th Birthday celebration - Illusions will shatter and a whole magic box of tricks unleashed - Come join the masquerade and dive deep into a mystical world of swirling beats and blissed out Ballroom oblivion….. •• Chapter XXIV •• The Masked Ball •• •11th February 2011• Home to Magicians, mad heads, merry makers and dancefloor maniacs IllumiNaughty is the Norths biggest club night relentlessly committed to producing events of the highest calibre. Specialising in cutting edge club merriment this fearless team of funsters fuse the best new music, theatre, art and performance into one night of unforgettable creative chaos. Stand astounded as the Ritz is transformed into a mysterious maze where you will undoubtedly lose your mind and your wits, a psychedelic funhouse and temporary portal into chaos where anything is possible!! Through décor, visuals, cabaret, live art and a pounding psy-trance soundtrack IllumiNaughty opens doors to mystical Netherworlds where imagination is unleashed and all the creatures of the night come to play. At ‘The Masked Ball’ expect mystery and mystique to merge in a contemporary circus of deviance, dance and delight….. PART 1: 10pm - 5am The Ritz Ballroom PART 2: 5am - 9am Secret Location •••• LINE UP - ARTISTS •••• KRUNCH (Homegga Records, Israel) ''THE KRUNCH TIME'' has come... On a never ending search for new sounds and ideas, the Krunch style is clearer and more exciting than ever! Previously touring the world as the legendary Dark Soho, the project “Krunch” came together in 2006 and became an instant hit with the release of their debut album in 2008 (Booster: Homegga Records) as well as tracks on many compilations! Constantly experimenting with fresh production styles and sounds, Krunch is a firm favourite in the scene, a truly outstanding sound chosen by the biggest psytrance DJ’s all over the World...and now it’s Krunch time for illumiNaughty! KRUNCH on Myspace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads EPHEDRIX (Dacru Records, Belgium) One of the most prominent figures in the Belgian psytrance scene, Ephedrix are experts at creating a truly pumping sound - a big fat dose of uplifting melodies, groovy percussion and crystal clear bass lines! Their energetic live act has become renowned, being recognised by party promoters all over the globe! Since the release of their last album (a concoction of powerful remixes met with huge acclaim) the guys have been back in the studio, creating new tracks which ooze masses of energy and breathe the true Ephedrix spirit of playful melodies and driving beats! Ephedrix on Myspace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads FAR TOO LOUD (Funkatech Records, UK) An illumiNaughty favourite - Far Too Loud, (a.k.a. Oli Cash) has gained a significant reputation in dance music for quality, dancefloor-destroying production. Originally rooted in breakbeat, the FTL sound was quickly recognized as being something different through the influence of other styles of dance music! Since his first performance at illumiNaughty we have been inundated with requests to bring him back – so there’s no better time to do this than our 5th birthday!! Expect hard-hitting beats, dirty basslines, detailed production and twisted sound design that has set FTL apart from the rest. Far Too Loud on Myspace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads •••• LINE UP – DJ’S •••• Rizo (Homegga Records, Israel) Matt Lorraine (Psy - co, UK) Mazieg (illumiNaughty, UK) & More TBC •••• LINE UP – VISUAL TREATS •••• Performance: Ultra Violet Violence & Meddling Pixies Visuals: Ninowis Magic (Stage & Crowd Shows): Alexander Wells Decor & Halls of illusions: illumiNaughty & Markets / Body Painting / Lasers Jesters, jokers, phantoms, fairies and frolickers can all prance their way into paradise amidst brand-spanking new rhythms and optical amusements. Let fantasy and reality dissolve for one night only in a masked mirage of Trance, trickery and tantalisation. Cover your face and enter the dream in a world of wonder where nothing's quite as it seems…… Ticket Outlets: http://www.illumiNaughty.eu/ http://www.skiddle.com/ http://www.ticketline.com/ Cyberdog / Hermans / Gaffs /Lloyds EarlyBird: £10 / Advance £12 / MOTD After Party £5 Love n Chaos (and huge thanks to all who have supported us over the last 5 years) illumiNaughty

•• illumiNaughty Funding Available •• •• Applications NOW being taken•• .....And seen as though we're always hot on the heels of the next epic trek into madness, we're sending an early call out to friends, artisans and creatives to come help shatter illusions and sprinkle a touch of mystique at... CHAPTER 24 :.: The Masked Ball :.: • 11th Feb 2011 • We're always looking for bright sparks with big ideas to jump onboard the Good Ship Goblin and join the voyage to chaos. Performance : Music : Art are all key aspects of the illumiNaughty experience :: so if your a painter, performer, sculptor, musician, VJ, DJ or visual artist get in touch NOW! Ideas must compliment the larger concept of the event but if we like your style we'll get fully behind you and help fund your piece. This time, think..... Baroque Bizarre : Masked Beauties : Halls of Illusions : Jesters : Harlequins : Roving Magicians with a trick up their sleeves ....worlds of music and make believe.... Proposals need to be submitted by 10th December to give us time to co~ordinate and accomodate but we're encouraging you to think out of the box! Past the Box! Beyond the Box!Infact screw the box up and use it as a football!!! All proposals can be sent directly to the Creative Team by email to goblins@illumiNaughty.co.uk As always Love 'N Chaos The illumiNaughty crew

Feast your peepers friends and revellers on the latest stampede of pics from illumiNaughty's Welcome to the Jungle. Captured by our crack team of urban snappers all exotic breeds of clublife were caught busting a groove and getting down @ The Ritz Ballroom 8th October (follow the link below for more optical stimulation...) Official site of illumiNaughty or IllumiNaughty | Facebook As always Love 'N Chaos

Creative Grant WINNER Announced!! .. A Flamboyant Flock of body painted beauties will join us in The JuNgle .. Well, well, well!! It's been tough but after an exciting few weeks evaluating and pontificating over the entries to our Creative Grant competition we've reached our final decision. The competition was fierce and we had some truly outrageous ideas that all needed weighing up against practical and artistic concerns (i.e. space available, time allowances and how well the ideas fit into our jungle theme). We are more than pleased to announce our winner KAREN BELFIELD who will be throwing into the illumiNaughty mix a flamboyant flock of JuNgle-themed body painted beauties and also installing a "Transformation Station" at the event. Face-painting doesn't event scratch the surface of what this lady can do - so get ready to be painted up with animal prints and tribal patterns galore!! Don your glad rags, put on your war paint and stick a feather in your hat because... things are going to get pretty wild!!! So, thankyou very much to everybody for their proposals and the time and energy that went into them, it is massively appreciated and if we could we'd have had you all!! Keep your peepers peeled as there will always be more opportunities in the future to shine amongst the illumiNaughty constellations! All that's left to be said is big BIG love to you all and we can't wait to see you at Chapter 23 :: Welcome to the Jungle! AAAAAWWWWOOOOOOOGGGGAAAAAA!!! Love n Chaos The illumiNaughty Crew

Beatnik (Liquid Records, UK) BeatNik, is a 22 year old Psytrance music producer and DJ, who, despite his young age, has already been producing electronic music for over a decade.Studying music classically from the age of four, his first CD release was “Streamline” back in December 2005 on Nano Records - following this have been more releases on other influential labels such as Ministry of Sound (Psy-trance euphoria 2), Liquid Records (Album: Divine Inventions) and more... with forthcoming album ‘Interloper’ in the pipeline on Liquid Records. Expect a combination of many elements...from funky cheeky electro edged grooves, to full-on darker sounds and structures, to filmic edged soundscape. All this alongside a renowned highly energetic live set!

BIONIX (Mind Control Records, France) Bionix is the new solo act of Jean Marc Segondy and Mind Control Records latest weapon! With a huge amount of production experience up his sleeves and many releases under various guises, Jean-Marc’s solo project is a platform to explore brand new musical horizons! The first Bionix album “Technoid” was released in February 2010 and rapidly made its mark on the scene. Creating a tougher sound which is perfectly suited to that full-on night-time experience, you can expect big soundscapes, pumping basslines, phat drops and an utterly hard-hitting dancefloor experience at illumiNaughty’s Chapter XXIII!

BIONIX (Mind Control Records, France) Bionix is the new solo act of Jean Marc Segondy and Mind Control Records latest weapon! With a huge amount of production experience up his sleeves and many releases under various guises, Jean-Marc’s solo project is a platform to explore brand new musical horizons! The first Bionix album “Technoid” was released in February 2010 and rapidly made its mark on the scene. Creating a tougher sound which is perfectly suited to that full-on night-time experience, you can expect big soundscapes, pumping basslines, phat drops and an utterly hard-hitting dancefloor experience at illumiNaughty’s Chapter XXIII!

Fasten your seatbelt, open your minds and get ready for French full-on duo DJ Bio (Jean-Marc Segondy) and DJ Spawn (Barthélémy Bayona) – operating under the title X.S.I! Meeting in 2002 after DJ’ing at the same club they soon started making psytrance together with their first track being released in 2003! After cultivating their sound and working towards more mature production techniques, their first album Warning Zone was released on Mind Control Records in 2006. Since then these guys have toured internationally as far afield as Japan, Brazil, Russia, Mexico, India, Portugal and many more. With a host of outstanding collaborations with the likes of Talamsca, Mad Maxx and Massive, the boys have released an album full of blistering floor-fillers entitled XSI & Friends (Phantasm Records). Keeping busy in 2010, their third album is currently in production containing remixes of some of the biggest names in the world of psy such as GMS, Krunch, Pixel, Domestic and more! Expect dancefloor mayhem as XSI take to the stage at Chapter XXIII Welcome to the Jungle! X.S.I on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads

••• Chapter XXIII • Welcome to the jungle ••• Part Theatre – Part Festival – Part Circus - Part Madhouse ••• MANCHESTER ••• DayDreams :: Afflecks Palace Arcade :: Dr Hermans :: 59 Church St, City Centre :: Cyberdog :: Afflecks Palace Arcade :: Lloyds Newsagent :: Wilmslow Rd, Fallowfield :: Gaffs Newsagent :: Wilmslow Rd, Fallowfield :: ••• ONLINE ••• http://www.illuminaughty.co.uk http://www.skiddle.com http://www.dontstayin.com http://www.accessallareas.org http:// www.ticketline.co.uk/illuminaughty-tickets ••• Street Team ••• Buz :: 0792 777 0002 :: Salford Heather :: 07525 065 822 :: Chorlton / Whalley Range Stef :: 0754 047 6298 :: Rusholme Advance Tickets: £12 (+ booking fee) available until 5th October 2010

WANTED STREET TEAM: Creating a vibrant and chaotic world where music, art & performance merge, illumiNaughty have grand plans over the upcoming months! With various projects in the pipeline, we need a team of dedicated promotional crew to assist in publicising our escapades to the masses!! If you can spare a few hours to help us promote our events (and want to earn some £’s), then drop us a line at goblins@illumiNaughty.co.uk with ‘Street Team’ in the title!

CREATIVE GRANT: ATTENTION: Visuals :: Performers :: Experimenters ::Creators :: Artistes :: Inventors :: If you have a creative idea brewing at the back of your mind that you’d like to see in the flesh, then here’s an opportunity not to be missed!* There’s just a few days left to get your entries in, but that’s plenty of time if you’ve already got something in mind.* Offering a whopping £200 to any individual or group who can conceive a concept that fits in with the Urban Jungle theme, we’ll fund the most imaginative idea to be part of CHAPTER XXIII.* Full details are available on our Facebook Pages & website. We’ll be looking at all the entries in the next few days and replying to everyone to let them know whether they have been shortlisted. Full Details: GRANT: Chapter XXIII CLOSING DATE: 15th September

EARLYBIRD TICKETS: illumiNaughty’s intrepid adventure into the Urban Wilderness where beat-driven bedlam, mind twisting installations and jungle creatures stalk the dancefloor is nearly upon us! With time ticking there’s just a few days left to purchase EARLYBIRD TICKETS for this event extraordinaire! After 15th September presale tickets will be £12 advance and £15 on the door. Earlybird Tickets are available for just £10 from the following locations: http:www.illuminaughty.co.uk http://www.skiddle.com http://www.dontstayin.com

IllumiNaughty Chapter XXIII WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE 8th October 2010 : Manchester Ritz : 10.30pm - 6am Springing up from the cracks in the pavement and winding itself around Manchester's moistened Metropolis, illumiNaughty returns on the 8th October 2010 to wander off the beaten track and venture into the heart of the Urban Jungle! Cultivating a lush jungle paradise the green fingered Goblin clan are back to forge creative chaos for Chapter 23 - Welcome to the Jungle! Come witness The Ritz taken over from rooftop to rafter by a vast indoor oasis, a space fo creatures of the night to co-exist amidst an exotic ecosystem of the most ®evolutionary beats - things are set to get pretty wild! Expect mind twisting visuals, rythmical chaos, space splicing lasers, Amazonian dancers, eipc laser/light shows, stilt walking wildlife, market stalls, manic monkey business and extreme musical mayhem with miscreants and merrymakers of all breeds grazing happily side by side! With a hardcore high energy attitude and open minded vibe few nights in the North rival the colour, creativity and carnival atmosphere of illumiNaughty. Part Theatre - Part Festival - Part Circus - Part Madhouse it is an event extra-ordinaire mixing live performance, beat driven bedlam and giant sculptured installations into a mind blowing theatrical explosion. Welcome to the jungle will be an intrepid adventure into an Urban Wilderness where past and present Primalim collide. Come and be part of it, Evolution will not be televised!! FEATURING: :: XSI :: (Mind Control Records, France) http://www.myspace.com/xtrasoundindependant :: BIONIX :: (Mind Control Records, France) http://www.myspace.com/bio95 :: BEATNIK :: (Liquid Records, UK) http://www.myspace.com/beat_nik :: LIBRA 9 ::(Halcyon / Puzzle Project, UK) http://libra9.co.uk/ :: ANDI LEPPARD :: (Antiworld / Puzzle Project, UK) http://www.myspace.com/andileppardmusic :: MAZIEG :: (illumiNaughty, UK) http://www.myspace.com/maziegmusic :: EE'SH :: (illumiNaughty, UK) http://www.myspace.com/eeshproject :: INSOMNISCENE :: (illumiNaughty, UK) http://www.myspace.com/insomniscene Performance :: Ultra Violet Violence :: Decor & Installations :: illumiNaughty :: Visuals :: Cycloptic :: Early Bird Tickets ON SALE NOW: http://www.illumiNaughty.eu PLUS: illumiNaughty are offerinf a £200 Creative Grant for any individual or group (of any artistic persusion) to showcase their work at this event! The most resourceful or innovative idea that fits in with the Urban Jungle theme will find a place amongst our lush jungle paradise! FUll details available from the illumiNaughty website a platform for artistic experimentation and an alternative community core. Tickets: Manchester: Dr Hermans / Gaffs Fallowfield / Lloyds Newsagent Liverpool: Dr Hermans Leeds: Jumbo Records Online: http://www.illumiNaughty.eu & http://www.skiddle.com info: goblins@illuminaughty.co.uk Love n Chaos

THIS SATURDAY..... illumiNaughty will be tarting up and trans-mutating THE ZOO into a heaving den of animal indulgence. Expect sonic mayhem from pioneering trance-experimenters, beastly beauties, 3D visuals, human hybrid, circus freaks and mystical mammals galore!! This will be the last Chapter before illumiNaughty hang up their dancing shoes for summer - a sumptuous sensory cocktail of festival antics is not to be missed!! :: Featuring :: 10.00 -11.15 NOSF (illumiNaughty) 11.15 -12.30 Mazieg (illumiNaughty) 12.30 - 02.00 Sabretooth (Sabretooth Records) 02.00 - 03.30 Zeus (Point Zero Records) 03.30 - 05.00 Dino Psaras (BOA Group) 5.00 - 6.00 Draven (illumiNaughty) ~ Online tickets sales no longer available :: Entrance £10 on the door ~ :: Competition :: Just a reminder that we are expecting a multitude of wild and wonderful costumes for this event!! The punter donning the most outlandish, outrageous or outstanding costume will win a bunch of illumiNaughty goodies! Think wacky, think wilderness, think wicked and weird! The winner of this competition will be the person who throws conventionality out the window and creates something that stands out from the norm! “Stepping through the doors of an illumiNaughty, is like stepping through a portal into another dimension where reality is stretched, flipped and exploded.” Love & Chaos illumiNaughty

Exciting, amorphous and constantly evolving illumiNaughty is a flamboyantly chaotic and beautifully crafted cornerstone of Manchesters alternative culture bound for immortality in the hearts and minds of all who experience it. Stepping through the doors of an illumiNaughty, wherever it may have settled on that particular evening, is like stepping through a portal into another dimension where reality is stretched, flipped and exploded. Promising indoor festival behaviour, a psychedelic playground, unparalleled immersive atmospheres and a regular safe haven for alternative culture to flourish IllumiNaughty has proven itself time and time again to be Manchesters most versatile club night, regularly shape shifting and materialising in various guises across the North! To find out more, feast your peepers over this article which gives an insight into the illumiNaughty story so far.... http://www.dontstayin.com/uk/manchester/the-zoo/2010/jun/05/article-13020

Ben Fraser is a true purveyor of audio pleasure! With his hand in many musical pies, Sheffield-based Ben has been part of numerous projects spanning the sonic spectrum from punk, to techno, to live drumming and of course his infamous solo psytrance project Sabretooth! With a love for all things deep, dark and driving, he has become a master of creating high-energy acid-tinged filthy sounds which create utter chaos on the dancefloor! Having created such a storm at some of our previous Chapters, were chomping at the bit to get our next fix of Sabretooth at illumiNaughty Chapter XXII The Return BUT, if you can't wait till then to listen to Sabretooth's unique brand of slick, driving psytrance, , then we've got a LIVE MIX which is can be downloaded by clicking the link below! Alternatively, just check out the illumiNaughty website which will be streaming this set for the next few weeks!! http://www.sabretoothrecords.com/downloads/sabretooth.zip Full line ups, tickets and info for the next illumiNaughty chapter available from the illumiNaughty website http://www.illumiNaughty.eu Love, sunshine & chaos illumiNaughty

.: WIN TICKETS to Chapter XXII :.: ReWired Review Competition After being bowled over by the level of positive feedback we got from the last event, wed like to take this opportunity to get YOUR perspective on the night that was ReWired. For a chance to WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS to our event, simply write a review of our 4th Birthday which took place at the Ritz on 23rd April. The review can be any style, with as many words as you want the review which make us smile the most will win a pair of tickets for The Return. All entries should be emailed to goblins@illuminaughty.co.uk Goblin Gallery Competition . And....because we're feeling so utterly generous, we've got ANOTHER PAIR OF TICKETS to give away!!!! We want you to share with us YOUR favourite illumiNaughty moments! If you've captured smiles, crowds, creatures, visuals, goblins, costumes or other illumiNaughty kalaidoscopic carnage, then send it over to us! We'll create a gallery of our favourite photos on the website, giving a pair of tickets to whoever sends in the most smile-inducing shot! All entries should be emailed to goblins@illuminaughty.co.uk

The plotting and planning is well and truly coming together for illumiNaughtys venture back to where it all began........ Our Return to the Zoo is a strictly limited capacity event so we recommend getting tickets in advance from one of the following outlets: MANCHESTER DayDreams :: Afflecks Palace Arcade :: Dr Hermans :: 59 Church St, City Centre :: Cyberdog :: Afflecks Palace Arcade :: Lloyds Newsagent :: Wilmslow Rd, Fallowfield :: Gaffs Newsagent :: Wilmslow Rd, Fallowfield :: ONLINE http://www.illumiNaughty.eu http://www.skiddle.com Street Team Buz :: 0792 777 0002 :: Salford Fotis :: 0751 3019 327 :: Manchester Uni Laurence :: 0774 5900 797 :: Withington Stef :: 0754 047 6298 :: Rusholme Love n Chaos illumiNaughty xx

Some pictures from the last party! (clicky the link below).... Love and chaos, illumiNaughty xxx Official site of illumiNaughty http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2259185269&v=photos

Just to let you all know we've finally uploaded the galleries with the pics from ReWired!!! Once again, Massive thank yous to EVERYONE who made this event happen!! Photos are on the website and on the galleries in facebook (clicky the link below).... Love, chaos and eternal thanks, illumiNaughty xxx Official site of illumiNaughty http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2259185269&v=photos