BREAKZ IS BACK! It’s been a while since our last gig in town and we’re extreeeemely excited about these two bookings in Mansion Nightclub (formerly Ziggys).

NU:TONE [ HOSPITAL RECORDS ]
SILKIE [ DEEP MEDI / ANTI SOCIAL ]

Hospital Records are one of the most respected drum and bass labels in the dance music business. With their massive releases and fantastic Hospitality events, nobody can underestimate their influence on the modern dance scene, both in the UK and worldwide. We’re fantastically proud to get the almighty Nu:Tone for his debut in York. It’s sure to be an awesome set, and if you haven’t heard of him, we strongly recommend you check out his tunes.

Silkie is one of the pioneering figures in the dubstep scene, watching it grow from over a decade ago. Signed to Mala’s groundbreaking label Deep Medi, he has wowed critics and audiences alike with his melodic, energetic and jazzy take on the dubstep sound. With two albums, numerous EPs, as well as blinding sets at the biggest underground events; such as Outlook Festival, Subdub and DMZ, this is simply not one to be missed. This is a set to change the perceptions of everyone who thinks all dubstep sounds the same.

We are pleased to also welcome DJs from Circulation Magazine, the most respected music publication on York University’s campus, who have really been pushing great underground music in their reviews and interviews, both online and in print. They’ll be warming up with a mixture of some of the hottest music in 2012, as well as some classics. Also supporting are Breakz residents, with some new additions plus our winner from the Open Decks DJ Competition: Sparkwright

NU:TONE
SILKIE
DISSENT / KING L / SIKH & DESTROY
CIRCULATION MAGAZINE DJs
SPARKWRIGHT / YENZ
CRUSTY BEAVER / SENTRY
SIMON MURPHY / MEHKANIZE

L: Mansion Nightclub York
D: 10th March 2012
T: 2200 – 0300
£: 5 adv / 7 otd

Advance tickets will be available from us, Your:Shop and Attic Records from Monday 20th February.

BREAKZ is proud to present the OFFICIAL OXJAM AFTERPARTY at Stereo on Gillygate.

This is the first Breakz gig this academic year, and as always we will be bringing you the finest in underground electronic music.

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The back room will be hosted by Breakz residents, smashing through the heaviest hitters in Dubstep, House, Funky, Grime, Garage and Drum n Bass… and there’s also a special guest DJ to be announced as well! In the front bar we have Acid House Gentlemen’s Club providing a chill out area, playing whatever the Funk they like!

And the best bit – free entry if you went to the Oxjam gig at Duchess beforehand!

ALL PROCEEDS ON THE NIGHT WILL BE GOING TO OXFAM!!!

So get down, dance, and be happy in the knowledge that your money is going to a well deserved cause.

Oxjam York 2011
Local music. Global impact.

L : STEREO (GILLYGATE, YORK)
D : FRIDAY 21st OCTOBER
T : 2200 – LATE
£ : £3 ON THE DOOR or FREE WITH OXJAM WRISTBAND

Wristbands £5 adv. from Duchess website or £6 on the night at any of the Oxjam gigs

Fresh off the heels of our huge 10th birthday (thanks for everyone that made it down), Breakz are proud to present the hottest LIVE DUBSTEP (/jazz) act in the scene at the moment, right at home in The Courtyard.

This will be one to remember.

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Submotion Orchestra is a live 7-piece project from Leeds, incorporating deep bass-driven grooves and dense textures in their progressive live dubstep sound. Submotion Orchestra have rapidly built up a reputation as one of the most interesting and original projects emerging from the UK today. Drawing upon dubstep, soul, ambient electronica, jazz and dub, their unique music is at once delicate and heavy, spacious and dense, highly atmospheric but firmly rooted. Earth-shaking bass and drums combine with lush keyboard and trumpet textures to create the perfect bed for the fragile beauty of Ruby Wood’s vocals, and the celestial effects of sound designer, and established producer in the bass music scene, Ruckspin.

Formed in Leeds in 2009, the band quickly made a splash on the scene, with their live gigs leaving audiences open-mouthed, and their debut EP on Ranking Records drawing raves from everyone up to Radio One’s Gilles Peterson, while their now-legendary weekly residency at the tiny Hukaz Bar in Leeds gave fans the unique opportunity to see the band create new material up-close and personal. Festival gigs at The Big Chill, Latitude, Outlook, Bestival and many more followed in 2010, culminating in the recent release of their debut album, ‘Finest Hour’. Ruby Wood is fresh from touring with Bonobo, and with festival appearances at Glastonbury amongst many others this year, this amazing outfit are set to become one of the most influential and eclectic acts in the bass music scene. Put simply, this could quite be the most unique night The Courtyard will ever see.

SUPPORT FROM BREAKZ & IDIOTEQUE DJS

TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM YOUR:SHOP

L : THE COURTYARD (YORK UNIVERSITY CAMPUS)
D : THURSDAY 9TH JUNE
T : 2030 – 1230
M : LIVE DUBSTEP / DUBSTEP / DRUM & BASS
£ : 5 ADVANCE / 7 ON THE DOOR

Breakz is very proud to announce its tenth birthday!

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Breakz has been in existence for just over 10 years, in that time Drum&Bass has exploded and the phenomenon that is Dubstep has taken over the world.

We’ve got the king of ‘jump up’ Hazard, production masters Sigma, Dubstep monster Stenchman, and all round genius Icicle. Bristol badman MC Carasel will take care of microphone duties. This is going to be the biggest rave ever to hit York – we are beyond excited.

HAZARD
SIGMA
STENCHMAN
ICICLE
MC CARASEL

DISSENT
KING-L
SIKH & DESTROY
TRICK
VYDRA
MC MARK MANIC

More guests TBC in room 2 of Tokyo. It’s also Trick & Dissent’s birthday bash – they’re going to be smashed.

Massive Funktion1 sound across two rooms.

Limited advance tickets at £7 in Your:Shop and Attic Records from Friday. Watch this space for when they are released.

L : TOKYO YORK
D : BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY 30th MAY
T : 2300 – 0400
M : DRUM & BASS / DUBSTEP
£ : 7 ADVANCE / MORE ON THE DOOR

18+ R.O.A.R

F*CK THE ROYAL WEDDING! It’s the Lovedough & Breakz marriage we care about!

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Breakz will now be hosting Room 2 in Tokyo every Friday, as well as supporting some of the biggest acts on the planet in Room 1 – namely Pendulum the week after this.

So that’s Dubstep, Drum & Bass, House, Garage, and loads more on the Funktion1 sound Breakz deserves. After being disappointed by sound systems in York so many times, we are very excited.

RESIDENTS ON ROTATION :
DISSENT / KING-L / SIKH&DESTROY / TRICK / VYDRA / MC MARK MANIC

L : TOKYO YORK
D : FRIDAY 29TH APRIL
T : 2200 – 0300
M : DRUM & BASS / DUBSTEP
£ : 3 b4 12 / 5 AFTER [BREAKZ MEMBERS]

The vibe at Alix Perez was immense, massive thanks to everyone who battled through the weather and made it down – including Alix Perez, who did a storming set! The Gallery has now had a wealth of ace Friday nights, for our next one we are teaming up with Herbal Mafia to bring you drum and bass supremos SIGMA [Breakbeat Kaos].

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Production powerhouse SIGMA have been making waves in the drum and bass scene since 2007 with early releases on Charge and Viper, leading up to the massive anthem All Blue on Zinc’s Bingo imprint (DNBA’s most downloaded track ever). Now with a wealth of releases on some of the top labels in the game (Bingo, Breakbeat Kaos, Hospital, Charge, Viper) and their own label Life Recordings, they’re some of the most sought after DJs in the business.

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Once again it’s only £4 before midnight / £5 after. Get down early!

SUPPORT FROM BREAKZ :
DISSENT / KING-L / SELECTOR SCRATCH / SIKH&DESTROY / TRICK

SUPPORT FROM HERBAL MAFIA :
EDDIE GRIME / MOXX / YENZ / ZIPPY

L : THE GALLERY NIGHTCLUB YORK
D : FRIDAY 17TH DECEMBER
T : 2200 – 0300
M : DRUM & BASS / DUBSTEP
£ : 5 ON THE DOOR / 4 BEFORE MIDNIGHT

BREAKZ present ALIX PEREZ [BREAKBEAT KAOS]

Friction absolutely smashed it on the 5th, a huge thank you to everyone who came down and made it the night it was – The Gallery was bouncing! For our next Friday night we have the sublime ALIX PEREZ [Shogun Audio] with support from some of York’s finest underground DJs…

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SUPPORT : DISSENT / KING-L / SELECTOR SCRATCH / SIKH & DESTROY / TRICK / YENZ / MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED

L : THE GALLERY NIGHTCLUB YORK
D : FRIDAY 3RD DECEMBER
T : 2200 – 0300
M : DRUM & BASS | DUBSTEP
£ : 5 ON THE DOOR | 4 BEFORE MIDNIGHT

If you didn’t sign up at Freshers Fayre we will be selling membership in the Courtyard on Tuesday from 2-4. Look for the Breakz banner or call 07824534301. Membership cards are £5 and will get you into Tokyo Tuesdays for free every week – amongst other benefits! Otherwise £2 queue jumpers are available in Your:Shop…

Special guest DJ: Millski (The Takeover)
Resident DJs: Dissent, King-L, Scratch, Sikh&Destroy, Trick, Yenz.

>> ROOM 1 is RISKY DISCO
Electro anthems and club classics with resident DJs Gavin Atkinson and Dan Whiting!

>> ROOM 2 is the BREAKZ SOCIAL
After a week off in our new Tuesday night haunt we’re coming back with a bang and holding the first official Breakz social! Expect reggae, dubstep, house, grime, dnb, and loads more. It’s absolutely free for Breakz members or with £2 queue jumpers from Your:Shop!

>> ROOM 3 is LIVE LOUNGE + INDIE
Live acoustic sets from the guys at BandSoc, alongside DJs from IndieSoc!

TOKYO YORK
TUESDAY 2ND NOVEMBER
2200 – 0300

£2 ADV Q-JUMPS / FREE FOR MEMBERS
Your:Shop or 07824534301

BREAKZ is very proud to present the mighty DJ FRICTION!

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Friction is one the biggest names in drum and bass – his three deck vinyl sets are famous world wide – the Gallery will never know what hit it! He’s also owner of the massive Shogun Audio label, and with his own recent releases with Camo & Krooked there’s never been a better time for his York debut!

SUPPORT : DISSENT, KING-L, MOXX, RUDETONE, SAGEN, SELECTOR SCRATCH, SIKH & DESTROY, TRICK, YENZ, ZIPPY.

L : THE GALLERY NIGHTCLUB YORK
D : FRIDAY 5TH NOVEMBER
T : 2200 – 0300
M : DRUM & BASS | DUBSTEP
£ : 5 OTD | 4 ADV

For the last event of the academic year we’ve got two artists representing the best in dnb and dubstep!

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ORIGINAL SIN
Jump up dnb giant Original Sin will rock out the main room, after going solo from Generation Dub he’s gone from strength to strength, playing at the biggest raves in the world and producing dancefloor smashers on Hype’s Playaz Recordings. Check out his recent EP ‘Dr Feels Good’. Support comes from Breakz legend Zippy; Tinnitus legend El Mundo; local lad Sweep and Breakz residents Trick and Goatboy.
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WALSH
Having been in the dubstep scene from its conception in Croydon, Walsh is the man of the moment with his new label Biscuit Factory Records. The first release is a collaboration with Benga, which demonstrates his skill at producing a surging bassline. An awesome DJ sure to kill the back room, support comes from the Base boys RLM & Rudetone; Herbal Mafia favourites Brothers Grime and resident Sikh & Destroy.
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With bass reinforcement from the Soulspun soundsystem, we’re looking forward to a monster rave!

L : HUB NIGHTCLUB, YORK
D : SATURDAY, 26TH JUNE 2010
T : 2200 – 0300
M : DRUM & BASS | DUBSTEP
£ : 5 ADV (YOUR:SHOP, PULSE, ATTIC RECORDS) | 7 OTD