1. Marcus Marr – Pleasure Moon feat. Helen Ward [New Finger]
2. Toby Tobias – Crocodile Slippers [Late Night Audio]
3. Mark Duffin – Captain Five Minutes Ago (Dub) [Solar Disco]
4. Chamboche – The Window [Unreleased]
5. Quarion – Pepper Candy [Retreat]
6. Creatures of Habit – How We Lustre (Nick Chacona Mix) [Solar Disco]
7. Wolf + Lamb feat Smirk – Therapist [Wolf + Lamb Music]
8. Mano Le Tough – Baby, Let’s Love [Dirt Crew Recordings]
9. Conforce – Black Stroke (KiNK & Neville Watson Remix) [Modelisme]
10. Cristian Vargas – Rogue State (Joe Morris Black Ops Remix) [Baker Street]
11. Aswefall – Nevermore (Clement Meyer Remix) [Isolering]
12. Mark Duffin – Captain Five Minutes Ago (Tony Lionni Remix) [Solar Disco]

6th Borough Project – Slow It Down Baby
Cage & Aviary – Beat n Path
Chamboche – The Edge
Mat Playford & Tomas Malo – Flesh & Bones
The Revenge – Forver In Thier Debt (Pitched Down Mix)
Matthias Meyer – Infinity
Tiga – Overtime (Motor City Drum Ensemble Tape Dub)
Azari & III – Hungry For Your Love
Cage & Aviary – Beat n Path (Brennan Green’s Anxious Acid Version)
Neurotic Drum Band – Robotic Hypnotic Adventure
Superlounge & Alex Niggeman – Play House!
Mano Le Tough – Eurodancer (Tensnake Remix)

6 years!? How did that happen? It was only supposed to last a couple of months, but here we are 6 years older and not much wiser! It’s not often we blow our own trumpet at Polaroid towers, we prefer to let the music do the talking, but after putting on monthly parties almost consecutively for 6 years, for a small independently run underground club night its no mean feat I’m sure you’ll agree. We also think it’s earned us a much needed rest. So not only will this party be our birthday, it will also be our last, for a while. We can’t say for how long, we don’t know. We’ll still be around doing our thing; we just need a break from putting on monthly parties for a little while…

So we want to ask you to join us for our birthday and going away double header. As always the music supplied will be second to none. Joining us on guest DJ duties will be Phoreski, a DJ who shares our vision and passion for whacked out disco and acid house music. With releases on such esteemed labels as Mule Musiq and Eskimo and a regular feature at red hot London night Bad Passion, Phoreski has buit a huge following for his DJ skills and has spun at parties around the globe. A Phoreski DJ set is something so unique in its track selection, programming and mixing, that it has crowds flocking to the DJ booth to find out what he has just played.

In support two local hero’s who need no introduction. Craig Christon and Andy Whittaker are part of Leeds dance music furniture; purveyors of quality leftfield disco and balearica as Lunar Jam, between them they have racked up years of DJ experience all over the UK and beyond. With quirky edits on their own Lunar Jam imprint, whilst also running the seminal 2020 Vision and its disco off-shoot Redux, their knowledge of quality music is never in question.

Polaroid l 6th Birthday Party
With Guests DJ’s

PHORESKI (Eskimo/FatFuk/Bad Passion)
Craig Christon & Andy Whittaker (Lunar Jam/Redux/2020 Vision)

Plus Residents
Joe Morris & Nick Smith

11pm – late
Wire l 2 Call Lane l Leeds
£7/6 NUS
Email info@polaroidclub.co.uk for guest list or place names on facebook event wall

Live mix recorded at last month’s Polaroid by OOFT

Following a long background in music from drumming in high school bands to music PR and several years working at UK online music store Juno, Jay Shepheard first arrived on the scene in 2007 with the release of his debut EP “Black Label 19″ on Compost. With the help of strong DJ support the EP gave Jay a good profile straight off the bat which was built upon nicely with the follow up EP “Black Label 28″. Both of the 4 track EPs received critical acclaim from DJs, music lovers and the press alike and earned Jay a nomination for Best Deep House act of 2007 in the Beatport Mucic Awards.

Along side his studio productions Jay is also building a reputation on the worlds dance floors, using a combination of DJing and Ableton Live software to showcase new, unreleased and exclusive material at venues and clubs such as Fabric, The End and T Bar in London, Hive in Zurich and DIY in Hamburg.  2010 is already looking to be a busy year for Jay with further12″s on the way from Compost Black, a stack of remix projects and his DJ mix of the best Black Label tracks from last year on the 3rd label CD compilation.

Polaroid l Friday 5th March

JAY SHEPHEARD (Compost Black Label, Berlin)
Death on the Balcony (MagicBag)
Joe Morris & Nick Smith

Wire, 2 Call Lane, Leeds
11 – late
£6/5 nus
Email info@polaroidclub.co.uk for guestlist
Place names on event wall for cheaper entry

Pre-party @ Distrikt Bar from 8pm

2009 was the year Ooft Music rose out of the Glasgow underground. Together with The Revenge on thier Five20East and Instruments of Rapture imprints they unleashed a simmering hotpot of exclusive edits, deep-as-you-like house, forgotten funk, 80s boogie and more. When heroes as diverse as Todd Terje & Prins Thomas through to Chris Duckenfield & Laurent Garnier are digging the music, you know you’re on to a good thing.

In support this month, Pete’s 50th are an ad-hoc party currently causing a stir in East London. The plan is… there is no plan. Operating out of Dalston sweat-pit Visions whenever they choose to, recent guests have included Soul Clap, Cage & Aviary and Serge Santiago.

Residents
Joe Morris & Nick Smith

11-4am
£6/5 NUS Guest List – info @ polaroidclub.co.uk
Wire, 2 Call Lane, Leeds

Here’s a mix we’ve just done for the Music For Friends podcast. Tracklist:

Rocha – Hans of Love (Mugwump Magent Rekrump Mix)
Mark E – Codsall Juniors
Chloe, Krikor & Plain Soleil – Casus Beli
Mario Basoanov – Do You Remember? (6th Borough Project Mix)
Ilija Rudman – Night People (The Revenge Midnight Mix)
Glimpse & Jay Shepheard – Colours
The Faint – Battle Rhythm For Children (Tensnake Dub)
Drrtyhaze – New York City Jacks
Sounds Superb – Pseudo Wind
Lindstrom & Christabelle – Baby Cant Stop (Idjut Boys Mix)
Pepe Bradock – Deep Burnt
Sandee – Notice Me (House-apella)

We have been featured on the rather excellent Warm HQ blog, with a little write up accompanied by a recent DJ mix that includes two of our own tracks. Check it out.

For our final party of 2009 we welcome back one of very favourite DJs and Tigersushi label boss Joakim. If you were in attendance last year at our fourth birthday party you will have heard Joakim tear the place apart with an exquisite set through disco, acid house, techno and some wonderfully wonky electronic gems. Fresh from releasing his new album ‘Milky Ways’ to critical acclaim and touring the world with his live band Joakim and The Disco, Joakim returns to the decks for us to close 2009 in style.

Also this month, and because it’s nearly Xmas we thought it would be fun to have a fancy dress theme; with a twist! Inspired by rubbish presents at Xmas we want to see you all in shit jumpers. You know the sort, jumpers with animals on, jumpers with sequins on, those bad fruit of the loom and naf naf sweaters from your teens, jumpers with outrageous shoulderpads and those mohair nightmares you gran got you in 1989. Get thinking, because the best shit jumper will win free entry into Polaroid for you and a friend for the whole on 2010!

Polaroid
Wire, 2 Call Lane, Leeds
11pm-4am
£7/6 NUS

http://www.polaroidclub.co.uk

http://www.joakimikaoj.com/

This month’s podcast comes from Greg Wilson who’s been kind enough to share his live set from the club last month with us.  As we’ve come to expect from the man, it’s total quality from start to finish, with plenty of Greg’s edits, mash ups and overdubs from his trusty Revox machine throughout.  Enjoy…

Wire has been nominated for best small club in DJ Magazine’s Best of British awards.

Please vote for us, it will take just a second – DJ Magazine

Polaroid l Friday 6th November

With Very Special Guests… THE GLIMMERS

£5 advance tickets from Resident Advisor

After the huge Greg Wilson night last month, there is no let up in quality as we present The Glimmers to rock Polaroid this time. Hailing from Gent in Belgium, Mo & David have been Djing for 20 years and have been responsible for some the best mix CDs around. Their DJ Kicks and Fabric albums are seminal mixes showcasing their dirty, sleazy & punky disco sound perfectly and reflect their DJ sets which are full of fun with emphasis on the party. This will be one not to be missed…

11pm – 4am
Wire l 2 Call Lane l Leeds
£7/6 NUS

http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?121858

1. Floating Points – Vacuum Boogie/Superstars Of Rock – Orange Sunshine Acapella
2. Zwicker – Dragon Fly (Soultourist Remix)
3. Ilija Rudman – Night People (Garage Mix)
4. Bleep District – Revelations (Rapture Rub)
5. Chamboche – Ipso Facto (Pete Herbert Remix)
6. Toby Tobias – In Your Eyes (Tensnake Remix)
7. LSB – F.O.G Dub
8. Zopelar – Till Now (Zopelar Remix)
9. Chamboche – Feverish (The Revenge Remix)
10. Zepp001 – Don’t Sleep
11. Canyons – Fire Eyes
12. Q&A – Tumbling Cubes
13. Precious System – The Voice From Plant Love (Dixon’s Edit)
14. Munk – You Never See Me Back Down (Cut Copy Mix)

Here’s an exclusive mix just for Polaroid straight outta Brooklyn by DFA affiliate, Runaway main man and all round good egg, Jacques Renault. Enjoy…

1 – Mary Wells “Gigolo” Epic records
2 – The Paul Simpson Connection “Treat Me” Dubmental Mix “Pablovia Ravan Mix” Easy Street
3 – Laura Greene “Manhattan” Sound Trek
4 – Syl Johnson “Ms. Fine Brown Frame” Boardwalk Music
5 – Reggie Dokes “Dancefloor Spectacle” We Play House Recordings
6 – Motor City Drum Ensemble “Raw Cuts #6″ Raw Cuts
7 -  Herb LF “Never Stop” Sophisticated Sass Sounds
8 – Andomat 3000 feat. F.L.O. “Goldwill” (Dementa Clemens Remix) Einma Leins Musik
9 – Still Going – Spaghetti Circus – DFA
10 – Jonhick New Jersey “Play The World” Henry Street
11 – Canyons – Fire Eyes (Jacques Renault remix) – DFA

Jacques Renault Polaroid Mix

This month’s guest podcast comes from our party compadre’s from the other end the M62, Naive Melody.  Pioneers of all things electronic, NM put on one of the best parties in Manchester and are fantastic DJ’s in thier own right as this super mix will attest. Go check…

1. Twisted Wires – One night at the raw deal
2. Le Mano Tough – Halve a sun
3. Jarvis Cocker – Discosong (Pilooski mix)
4. Canyons – Fire eyes (Jacques Renault living in the jungle mix)
5. The Mole – There’s hope
6. Mugwump – Tellakin circles
7. Matthew Dear & Seth Troxler – Hurt (original mix)
8. Mike Dehnert – Umlaut2 (Levon Vincent NY Basement Mix)
9. John Daly – Full circle (original mix)
10. Culoe De Song – African Subway (Original Mix)
11. Azari & III – Reckless with your love
12. DJ Jus-Ed – Some More Shit Dub (part 2)
13. Mike – Oi Van Voi
14. Holger Zilske – Mes yeux
15. Isolee – October (Original Mix)
16. John Tejada – Liquid Mirror
17. The Field – The More I Do (Thomas Fehlmann Mix)
18. Luisine – Flat For You [Matthew Dear Remix]

Naive Melody Mix

To help us with the launch of our brand new Funktion One sound system, we have invited a true legend of the dance world.

For the uninitiated, however unlikely that may seem, Greg Wilson made his name in the 70’s and 80’s where he was a pioneer of the predominantly black electro-funk sound at seminal Manchester clubs like Legends and Hacienda, where he was the first ever resident DJ. Credited with starting it’s first dance night he helped the club develop its reputation as the home of cutting edge new music. He was also the first DJ to mix records live on TV on The Tube show in 1983, and went on to produce and co-write the Street Sounds ‘UK Electro’ LP in 1984, as well as compiling the ‘Classic Electro Mastercuts’ LP in 1994, cementing himself as an oracle of the genre.

Despite these successes, in 1984 Greg retired from DJ’ing to face a new challenge. Returning to the DJ scene in 2003, the Music Is Better Night he played in Manchester that year proved to be a catalyst for him, and Greg has been in demand from club nights across the world ever since. Such is his popularity with a newfound legion of fans young enough to be his children; Greg released the popular Credit to the Edit in the summer of 2005 to great acclaim. He has also released a number of disco re-edits on the Tirk label with a follow up to Credit to the Edit due this autumn.

This is a chance to catch a true legend at work. With Greg’s trademark Reel to Reel tape machine, live edits and exquisite music selection of old and new tracks coupled with our brand new Funktion One sound system, this promises to be a night simply not to be missed.

El Diablos meanwhile have been throwing delighful parties on a disco, house, balearic, whatever tip in various Manchester establishments for the last six years. Currently residing at The Deaf Institute they have hosted revered guests such as Maurice Fulton, Rub N Tug, Todd Terje and many others, while regularly playing across the UK and beyond.

Polaroid Friday 2nd October

GREG WILSON
Neil Scott (El Diablos Social Club)
With Residents
Joe Morris & Nick Smith

11-5am l Wire 2-8 Call Lane l Leeds

£7/6 NUS on the door
£5 adv tickets available from Resident Advisor

Promoters and resident DJ’s Joe Morris and Nick Smith met through a mutual love of disco and acid house and have channeled this passion into running Polaroid, which has gone onto to become one of the most respected nights in the UK. Not content with programming cutting edge line ups, the pair have secured gigs of their own at some of the most esteemed clubs across Europe such as Fuse in Brussels, Dublin’s Pod and the End in London, earning a reputation as some of the most respected new DJs and tastemakers in the north of England. With gigs at Snowbombing and Croatia already under their belts this year, and more exciting dates being added all the time, 2009 looks to be quite a year for them.

We are playing at L’Escalier club in France tomorrow night, the show will be broadcast live on Awdio tomorrow night from 2am – 4am. Tune in if your up…

We were delighted to have been asked to play at the first Airbound festival in Petrcane, Croatia last month. Here’s some pictures and video’s of some of the frivolities. Airbound pics courtesy of Scott Dunwoodie.

Latest tracks by joemorris

Carl Craig – Home Entertainment ‘Combi Re-Edit’
Gary Beck – Drifting [Perc Trax]
M – Pop Muzik ‘Todd Terje Re-Edit’
Tough Alliance – A New Chance ‘Mungolian Jet Set ‘Goofy’ Remix’
Lindstrom – The Magnificent
40 Thieves – Don’t Turn It Off ‘Brennan Green Remix’
Ooft & The Revenge – This Sound
Crazy P – Caught Up ‘Still Going Dub Mix’
Shit Robot – Simple Things ‘Todd Terje Remix’
TBD – What Is It? [TBD Sounds]
LCD Soundsystem – 45:33 ‘Prince Language Remix’