Todmorden Gigs, Events & Festivals Guide

Into The Valley May 2010

Experimental club night continues to provide leftfield nu-disco, flat caps and whippets…

Into The Valley presents Lancashire’s Demdike Stare (live) and DJ MLZ

There’s a line-up to shake Hebden to its valley roots with a band from way over the Yorkshire / Lancashire border. Fresh from Manchester’s FutureEverything festival, Demdike Stare, named after Pendle’s most famous witch, is the occult new project from Miles Whittaker and Sean Canty, both obsessive vinyl collectors and two individuals operating at the heart of Manchester’s fragmented music scene.

Miles is probably better known as Modern Love’s DJ MLZ or one half of Pendle Coven. Sean Canty is the dedicated digger behind the Haxan events and a member of the hugely respected Finders Keepers crew of vinyl vultures. This incredible project tracks the sonic leylines of cult soundtracks, classic House templates, punctured dub and modified techno with a proper Lancastrian twist, into asymmetric music that quite brilliantly defies categorisation.

Demdike Stare will be bringing their melting pot of sounds to the Hebden massive live and on wax as DJ MLZ takes over. Resident support comes from local jocks Flash Atkins (PAPERecordings / We Are Woodville) and Chris Price (What the Freak)

The last few Into The Valley’s have been a lock out so tipping a wink to the faithful in these credit-crunching times entry is £5 in advance, online and on the door before 10pm, then £6/£8 thereafter.

DJ MLZ (Pendle Coven)
Flash Atkins (We Are Woodville / PAPERecordings)
Chris Price (What the Freak)
Demdike Stare – (Live)

Date: Saturday, 29 May, 2010
Time: 9.00pm – 1.30am
Venue: Trades Club, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge, Tel: 01422 845 265
Tickets: £5 in advance (before 10-pm on the night) or £6/£8 (after 10pm)

Visit The Into The Valley MySpace Page