After the huge success of the Night Slugs takeover, we move on to our next gig on the 9th February featuring the sounds of Mosca, Disclosure, SertOne b2b Bolts & Real.

£6 advanced tickets available:

online from http://www.skiddle.com/events/11580216/

or physically at 3B records, Slater Street

Abandon Silence are proud to present a special double bill as two of the UK's hottest artists head to The Hold. 2011 was the year of Mosca, from his early releases to the inescapable Bax, played by artist as diverse as Seth Troxler, Skream and James Blake. To quote Fact, who placed the track at number 2 in their 2011 countdown; "Suave as you like, it blew up any dancefloor it came near and reminded us why we fell in love with UK club music in the first place." Supporting Mosca is the prodigious duo Disclosure, who bring their fresh and exciting live show to The Shipping Forecast. They spent the last couple of months of 2011 on tour as a part of the Annie Mac Presents... tour, being handpicked by the Radio One DJ herself. Despite their relative infancy, they have crafted a reputation as one of UK electronic music's 'next big things'. Support comes, as ever, from Abandon Silence residents Sertone, Bolts and Real.

Night Slugs...

Wow.. Thursday night was more than anything we could've imagined. We sold out all of our advanced allocation of tickets, with the tickets held for the door all going within 20 minutes. The record breaking crowd were treated to a sonic display by L Vis 1990 and Bok Bok that will live long in the memory. With no rules except for a rising bpm, the two Night Slugs cohorts lead The Shipping Forecast through their back catalogue, with many a surprise thrown in for good measure. As you can see from the pictures below (full album here), a good time was had by all...]

Abandon Silence presents Night Slugs... all night long

Abandon Silence presents Night Slugs... all night long

L VIS 1990 b2b BOK BOK (5 hour set)


Thursday 26th January 2012
The Shipping Forecast

£6 advanced tickets
Online at Skiddle ( http://www.skiddle.com/events/11574754/ )
Physically available at 3B Records, Slater Street


After an epic 2011 that included visits from James Blake, Joy Orbison, Ben UFO, Blawan, Sbtrkt and loads more, Abandon Silence move in to the new year with a record label takeover that has truly been over 18 months in the waiting.

Night Slugs has been one of the foremost labels in the UK Bass Music genre, with a catalogue of releases over the last 2 years to rival any other stable.

For this special night we are proud to welcome label bosses L Vis 1990 and Bok Bok to host proceedings all night long. An epic 5 hour set encompassing all areas of bass music, this promises to be one of the most memorable Abandon Silences to date.

L VIS 1990

L Vis 1990, real name James Connolly, had a huge 2011; a couple of single releases earlier in the year were followed by the hotly anticipated Neon Dream LP on Island Records. The album was one of the year's most acclaimed records, popping up on many of the 'End of year' lists. He will be making his Abandon Silence debut alongside his label mate...

BOK BOK

Making his Liverpool debut with this unique show, we cannot express how happy we are to be hosting Bok Bok at The Shipping Forecast. His 2011 EP, Southside, came out in mid-2011 in a maelstrom of hype due to a number it's heavy tracklist featuring some of the producer's best ever work. Tracks like Silo Pass and Hyperpass ran the Spring and Summer playlists, encorporating the sounds of house, techno and grime to devastating effect.



With a calendar of further stellar guests to come, as well a huge 2nd Birthday bash in June, we cannot wait to share 2012 with you once again.

Abandon Silence NYE Party details announced...

Abandon Silence & The Shipping Forecast present... Pearson Sound Dauwd Real Horza Sadly we must call time on what has truly been a fantastic Autumn run of shows. To celebrate the closing of Abandon Silence for the Christmas time, we can't think of anyone better to come party with us. Having played for us just over a year ago under his Ramadanman guise, we welcome PEARSON SOUND to The Shipping Forecast. Heading to Liverpool after the release of his universally acclaimed FabricLive mix, we are proud to welcome him to The Hold. One third of the team behind the Hessle Audio label and formerly known as Ramadanman, Pearson Sound (aka David Kennedy) has certainly been keeping himself busy over the last couple of years. His refix of Hardrive's classic track 'Deep Inside' has been one of the year's most played tracks, with support coming from DJs across the musical spectrum. Local support for the gig comes from Chester's highly tipped youngster Real and Abandon Silence residents Horza & Dauwd. Tickets available now from http://www.skiddle.com/events/11524016/

Abandon Silence presents Pearson Sound / Ramadanman

Abandon Silence & The Shipping Forecast present... Pearson Sound Dauwd Real Horza Sadly we must call time on what has truly been a fantastic Autumn run of shows. To celebrate the closing of Abandon Silence for the Christmas time, we can't think of anyone better to come party with us. Having played for us just over a year ago under his Ramadanman guise, we welcome PEARSON SOUND to The Shipping Forecast. Heading to Liverpool after the release of his universally acclaimed FabricLive mix, we are proud to welcome him to The Hold. One third of the team behind the Hessle Audio label and formerly known as Ramadanman, Pearson Sound (aka David Kennedy) has certainly been keeping himself busy over the last couple of years. His refix of Hardrive's classic track 'Deep Inside' has been one of the year's most played tracks, with support coming from DJs across the musical spectrum. Local support for the gig comes from Chester's highly tipped youngster Real and Abandon Silence residents Horza & Dauwd. Tickets available now from http://www.skiddle.com/events/11524016/

October Memories

After the madness of Jacques Greene, our two October shows blew us away. Firstly we hosted the Hessle Audio crew with performances from Blawan and Ben UFO, and then last week Oneman and Mele headed to The Shipping Forecast.

Below is a selection of the photographs from the Hessle Audio night, which can all be viewed here... (Oneman/Mele photos to follow)

Abandon Silence presents Hessle Audio w/ Ben UFO, Blawan & residents

This Thursday Abandon Silence hosts Hessle Audio with a huge takeover of the Shipping Forecast featuring the sounds of Ben UFO and Blawan. Full details below...

Ben UFO
Blawan
Merseyside Acid Committee (James Rand & Mele)
Rich Furness

Thursday October 13th 11pm - 3am
Advanced tickets £5 from Skiddle at -- http://www.skiddle.com/events/11516250/

Abandon Silence cracks on with it's new Autumn calendar as we host possibly our most hotly anticipated show of the year as Leeds based record label Hessle Audio stop by for a night of debauchery and frivolity. The label has released tracks by Ramadanman, James Blake and Addison Groove.

One third of the team behind the label, Ben UFO, will be headlining the gig alongside Blawan. Fresh from one of the tunes of the Summer, Getting Me Down, Blawan will be bringing his techno inflected sounds to The Shipping Forecast. Headliner Ben UFO is a rarity in the bass music scene as just a DJ, not a producer. However, his eye for selection and supreme DJ skills has seen his stock rise to one of the most revered artists in the genre.

Support comes from the worldwide debut of the new 90s influenced project by Mele & James Rand, The Merseyside Acid Committee, and Abandon Silence stalwart Rich Furness.

Jacques Greene... wow

Wow! That's all that we can say about last week. Despite the huge response to our Autumn Line Ups announcement a few weeks ago, we didn't expect such a turn out as we got for our opening night with Jacques Greene. After selling out our advanced tickets, we then had to close the door just 45 minutes after opening due to safety issues with the venue!

We must say some huge thank yous to Jacques Greene, Ifan Dafydd, Dauwd and Rich Furness for smashing the dance. Other mentions must go to Joe Coghill, Pete McGinniss, James Rand and Lew Boardman for helping the night run so smoothly. Below are a selection of the best pictures from the night, with the full album available to view here

Abandon Silence Autumn Listings

After a busy Summer schedule which included a performance at Parklife Festival and an epic trip to Outlook, Abandon Silence are proud to return to The Shipping Forecast this Autumn.
As a part of our reinvention for the 2011/12 year, we are now turning in to a fortnightly club night. This is the perfect change for us and you, as now we can host twice as many of the world's best bass music artists!

Without further a do, here are the line ups, as well as ticket links. As always, we recommend that you purchase an advanced ticket to save money and guarantee a spot in the crowd!

Abandon Silence 'Welcome Back' Party

JACQUES GREENE
IFAN DAFYDD
Dauwd
Rich Furness

Thurs 29th September
Adv tickets £5 at - http://www.skiddle.com/events/11514098/

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Abandon Silence presents Hessle Audio

BEN UFO
BLAWAN
Merseyside Acid Committee
Rich Furness

Thursday 13th October
Adv tickets £5 at - http://www.skiddle.com/events/11516250/

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Abandon Silence presents... Ink @ Chibuku at The Masque

Headliner TBC
Dauwd
Horza
Horus

Saturday 15th October
Adv tickets £15 at - http://www.chibuku.com/shop/

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Abandon Silence

ONEMAN
MELE
Dauwd
Rich Furness

Thursday 27th October
Adv tickets £5 at - http://www.skiddle.com/events/11524004/

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Abandon Silence presents..

PEARSON SOUND / RAMADANMAN
supports tbc

Thursday 10th November
adv tickets £7 at - http://www.skiddle.com/events/11524016/

Abandon Silence 1st Birthday: thanks and pictures

On the 2nd June, we celebrated our 1st Birthday at the fantastic Shipping Forecast bar in Liverpool City Centre. Performances came from Joy Orbison, Alix Perez and the return of every local DJ to have partied with us in the past 12 months.

I would like to take this moment to thank everyone that has assisted in every way, big or small, to the progression and success of Abandon Silence.

On the promotions side, we now take a Summer hiatus, and will return bigger and better in September, see you then!

Thanks,

Abandon Silence

ps. below are a selection of the best photographs from the night. The rest can be viewed BY CLICKING HERE

One to Watch: Clams Casino

After the release of his highly acclaimed self-titled instrumental mixtape, Clams Casino has gone in the most perfect direction. After previously producing diverse hip hop for artists such as Lil B and Soulja Boy, he has decided to release his latest EP, Rainforest, through the New York based label Tri Angle. Famed for releases from 'drag'/'witch house'/ 'calypsostep'/'needlesslabelstep' artists such as Balam Acab, the ease with which Rainforest fits in to the label's roster is highly exciting.

You can stream the EP from Soundcloud below - it is available to buy from the 27th June.

Enjoy...

Rainforest EP by clammyclams

Jack White, Norah Jones, Dangermouse and Daniele Luppi - Rome (Album Review

In the last couple of years there has been an uprising of the so-called ‘Super Producers’. Most of the music coming from these guys sound like a collection of singles produced for different vocalists by the producer, with the only unifying aspect being a love for noodly jazz (cough.. Ronson… cough) or pulling out ‘unexpected’ covers (cough.. Ronson.. cough) or, in fact, the fact that they’re best mates with said producer. (cough… no point anymore… cough)

Read the rest here...

Hudbu Festival - this September

This coming September, you can catch Abandon Silence founder Andrew Hill performing a DJ set at the brand new Hudbu Festival! Based at Wirral Rugby Ground just over the River Mersey from our usual home in Liverpool, an awe-inspiring line up of the world's finest DJs and producers looks set to shake the very foundations of the UK festival scene. Though don't take my word for it, check the video out here....

Dauwd: Could It Be / Shimmer FREE DOWNLOAD

Liverpool based artist Dauwd releases his debut EP for free this Month from the Bandcamp page of the ever brilliant Pictures Music. The fact that Dauwd met Pictures Music man Alex Clapworthy at our Mount Kimbie gig last October makes this release even more exciting for us! So, to the tracks...

‘Could It Be’ is the brother in arms of Joy Orbison’s calling card ‘Hyph Mngo’, with acid undertones guiding the tracks progression through an ambient and beautiful introduction, to the house breakdown and unexpected but brilliant bass wobbles in the finale. The influence of Mount Kimbie’s debut LP ‘Crooks and Lovers’ can be heard across the flipside ‘Shimmer’. Playfully light guitars are present throughout, as are some superb vocals. This release is absolutely perfect for the Summer vibes, and from listening to Dauwd’s other productions, this guy is set for a great future.

Click here to download both tracks for free from Dauwd's Bandcamp page.

Dauwd - Could It Be/Shimmer by Pictures Music

Salem vs Britney

Salem didn’t just highlight the witch house/drag movement, they dragged it kicking and screaming in to the public consciousness with their critically acclaimed debut LP ‘King Night’ in 2010. Add to that a string of hugely anticipated live shows and devilishly flipped remixes, and you’ve got a surefire underground sensation on your hands....

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