Dave Lee [JN] Day Time Disco at Joshua Brooks

Dave Lee returns to Joshua Brooks for a proper Saturday afternoon session - Day Time Disco under the bricked arches, where the Void Acoustics system turns Manchester's most credible basement into disco and house heaven from 4pm.

The Z Records founder has been championing this music since 1988, when his Republic Records helped birth UK house. From Larry Levan's Paradise Garage legacy to current orchestral disco productions as AC Soul Symphony, Lee connects the dots between disco's golden era and house music's future. His recent "Metamorphosis" featured a 40-piece orchestra creating new disco, not recycling old.

December in Joshua Brooks' basement means Love Is The Message. The afternoon format lets Lee stretch out properly - building from soul and boogie through to peak-time disco-house energy. This is the selector who plays Glitterbox Ibiza but refuses nostalgia-only sets, the producer behind "Disco Made Me Do It" who still runs Z Records with zero compromise.

Express yourself this December. Dave Lee under the arches. Heads know what to do.