Picture it....
Easter weekend 2012. 
The LAIRD in Melbourne. 
The promoter being the brains behind a plethora of huge parties in Queensland. 
The DJ's are myself and Jayson Leahy.

Pure Underground music with rhythm and soul.


GRUNT      -        CD DISC            LABEL & TRACK-LISTING           (Uploading soon!!!!!)

In 2003, a small club opened it's doors underneath the famed JBF building at Taylor Square, Sydney. It's name : Manacle. Within a few months the idea of a Day Club emerged. At first it was slow going and I remember playing to only a few people, but as word spread, all that was to change.

Within the next six weeks it quickly became THE place to be. The name Manacle was on everybody's lips and the new Day Club "BENT" was born.
People arrived after dancing all night in the nightclubs as well as those that would miss the Saturday nights entertainment along Oxford Street, so that they could awake at 6.30am and be fresh faced for the opening of BENT at 7am on the Saturday, Sunday and Monday mornings.
Manacle not only saw the emergence of BENT, but also other regular events like D2D (Dusk@Dawn), Man Hole and Manoeuvres. Throughout the history of Manacle I also became the Friday night resident and saw the birth of an extremely popular night entitled BOYZONE and then the later famed GRUNT.

I hope you enjoy this journey back to those days. 

The double CD was originally entitled UNITY. The triple set was FAITH, HOPE & CHARITY. The earliest recording done in 2003/04 is called League. ALL these releases were only given to friends and the most loyal customers. This is the very first time that they have ever appeared digitally and available on the internet.

I sincerely hope you enjoy this Flashback to the music that helped create the most popular and notorious Day Club in Australian history.
A special thank you to Andrew Clarke & Stuart Fraser for creating such an amazing piece of Australian Gay history and for also providing the logo!

Release One   -   Two CD Set
UNITY         -    DISC ONE           -    Uploaded November 2011
UNITY         -    DISC TWO          -    Uploaded November 2011

Release Two        Three CD Set
FAITH         -    DISC ONE           -    Uploaded December 2011
HOPE          -    DISC TWO          -    Uploaded December 2011
CHARITY     -    DISC THREE       -    Uploaded December 2011
  
Release Three      -    Two CD Set
LEAGUE       -    DISC ONE                Currently in Production    -    Links will become live in 2012
LEAGUE       -    DISC TWO               Currently in Production    -    Links will become live in 2012

Splashback is a representation of many gigs that I am playing that do NOT feature a dance-floor.

Think of sipping cocktails on a lazy Sunday afternoon and tapping your feet to the groovy beat. Just when it looks like the music is going to take off, it is pulled back with the next tune. The energy is always kept in check and very different from the big nightclub experience. Groovy Vocal House and Cocktail tunes sprinkled with a dash of Disco..............Mmmmm!


So join me in a martini, turn down the volume and lets groove into the evening.......


SESSION ONE    (Early Evening)     Disc One   Tracklisting   Label     

Splashback is a representation of many gigs that I am playing that do NOT feature a dance-floor.

Think of sipping cocktails on a lazy Sunday afternoon and tapping your feet to the groovy beat. Just when it looks like the music is going to take off, it is pulled back with the next tune. The energy is always kept in check and very different from the big nightclub experience. Groovy Vocal House and Cocktail tunes sprinkled with a dash of Disco..............Mmmmm!


So join me in another martini, turn up the volume and lets groove through into the night.......


SESSION  TWO CD  (Late Evening)    Disc Two   Tracklisting   Label

This is a live recording from the TROPICAL FRUITS "Hard Labour" party held at Tregeagle. 

Click on the link below then click on the "Download This Folder" to download this totally live set that has been cut into an 80 minute file to allow you to burn directly to CD.

Artwork and Track listing is also in the folder.

Go Underground...........    
     
DISC ONE  

Please find below three links to my TOTALLY LIVE set at the 2009 CHUNKY party, Sydney, Australia.
I have made three links so that each link may be burnt onto a compact disc, thus this will provide a THREE CD set.
Please remember that this is a live set mixed LIVE on the night and thus any flaws are inherent of the event!Please remember that YOU MUST DOWNLOAD ONLY ONE FILE AT A TIME or else they will be incomplete OR stop near the end of the download!!!!

DISC ONE
DISC TWO
DISC THREE

Please find below two links to my TOTALLY LIVE set at the 2009 Inquisition party, Sydney, Australia.
Inquisition is an annual Fetish & Leather event and the music is non-commercial and generally non vocal.
I have made two links so that each may be burnt onto a compact disc
Thankyou for being a member of MA15+ and I hope that you enjoy the music
(Please remember that this is a live set mixed on the night and thus any flaws are inherent of the event)
x
Mark

DISC ONE
DISC TWO