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TEKTU for days? TEKTU for Tuesdays !

MVSON collective, possibly some of the most vibrant, multi-faceted guys you can bump into up north. They’re the freshest faced DJs you could hope to find lurking down in the funky Joshua Brooks basement. If you're into house and techno then there’s no reason why you shouldn’t have heard of TEKTU. Unless you are… you know… living in a basement. The place we visit every Tuesday night, Joshua Brooks has a warm and welcoming vibe as soon as you walk down the stairs, with two bars on hand and a niche venue, the drinks queue is never more than a couple minutes wait.  The student night created by MVSON collective and Mucky features, TEKTU is where to go to catch your weekly dose of house, garage and a cheeky bit of techno. From the sounds of Shonky-Kotero Mi Amor to Shanti Celeste-Golden the boys are constantly looking for something new to throw our way; MVSON collective vibe off each other and create something special every week. It’s never the same when they invite the likes of Josh Howard, Mitchell Collinge, Zac Stanton, Yousuf Darr, Black Tyles, Josh Baker and more to give TEKTU a different feel every week. Did we mention it’s on a Tuesday? Because really… On a scale of techno to techno, how much techno do you techno? You don't know? Ask the boys... They know. Week after week, when you’ve got a boisterous crowd that you could call family, you get the feeling that you’re coming home - just with sick music and banging company… Though your Nan’s bathroom might be a tad bit nicer. ‘To bring the fun back into the basement scene, to lighten up the mood and to create a banging night’. –Mucky Features.

And Joshua Brooks provides just that. With the sweet smell of rum (can’t go wrong with those £2.50 doubles can we?) and the ceilings covered in brightly coloured ribbons, blow up monkeys and aliens looking out over the decks, they allllll about the funk. You might even come out with a Hawaiian Lei...

As the old saying goes, get in early to get lei’d. Peace, A Littlewood & B Goddard Photography by Sunstryder Photography.

Ms Dynamite

Drip, drip, drip..

Sweat dripping from the ceilings, music dripping from the speakers and water dripping from the soles of my muddy water soaked shoes.

Is this all you could ever want from a student night at Antwerp Mansion?

No, wait.. there's more.

Keeping your feet moving and the blood pumping in your veins, the sweet remixes by the Kinyume DJ's provide you with all your favourite house tunes to keep your adrenaline levels up and if they say love has no gender, well Kinyume has no genre, his variety of house to bass, dub to garage and a bit of techy house inbetween, he's got you covered.

Whether you're breaking down to Duke Dumont or getting dirty to Julio Bashmore to keep the place jumping, the crowds's energy levels were insane to say the least. I can't express the love we want to spread for Kinyume, that smash it wherever they go, if its Antwerp Mansion or Lightboxx they don't, they won't, disappoint you. Not to mention the help that Kinyume received by T- Man hyping up the set, dropping the beats and grabbing girls on stage to get down, dirty and funky with. He added to the sweet vibe of the night and nothing could be said against this duo. That might be down to their management by Mucky Features as to why they’re so talented but we’ll let you decide that!

The venue has a little to be desired with some seriously questionable furniture and bathrooms, but you just can't help but feel so. damn. cool to be there.

Literally an abandoned mansion, you probably would be petrified to walk through it on an empty night, but filled with students and music moving you in all the right ways, it condenses to the perfect student night, the ambience is laid back with awesome art work on the wall, you walk around feeling like you should be on some MTV video.  

Anyway we’re bowing out, go and check out Antwerp Mansion down in Fallowfield for a messy student night, and stay tuned as we visit Joshua Brooks next.

Peace,