Less Effect - Addison Groove / Lack / Impurity

After our first dance in Manchester back in October with Horsepower Productions and Karma, we thought it was about time we made our return down the M62 to have a good old skankout with our Manchester family, this time bringing the brilliant Addison Groove with us. We’ll again be returning to our new home Soup Kitchen, which for anyone who came to the last one will know suited us to a tee – dark basement, weighty soundsystem – perfect!

For anyone unaware, Addison Groove was a stalwart of the early Bristol dubstep scene under his alias Headhunter, releasing music since 2006 on labels such as Ascension, Wheel & Deal, Black Box and the massively influential Tempa imprint where he racked up six releases from 2007 to 2009. It was in 2010 that he really came to prominence in the wider scene with his brilliant and extremely popular ‘Footcrab’ release on Swamp81, bringing strong Chicago juke and footwork influences into his music at a time of fruitful experimentation in the UK bass scene. 

Since then he has really come into his own, releasing music in a wide variety of styles, taking in influences from electro, acid, jungle, techno, UK funky, but all while keeping that focus on bass which is of course what we’re all about at Less Effect! Under his Addison Groove project he has collaborated with producers such as DJ Die and previous Less Effect guest Sam Binga, been remixed by DJ Rashad and Doc Daneeka and become a regular fixture on Modeselektor’s 50Weapons label – we could go on!

A DJ as much as a producer, and equally as versatile, he has had several appearances on Boiler Room and countless radio appearances on stations such as Rinse FM and BBC Radio 1. He played for us back in April 2014 and absolutely smashed it, so we can be sure he’ll do the same again.

Support on the night from Less Effect residents Impurity + Lack.

Artwork – DK Designs.