Dark Matter Promotions

17/12/2024

Ask My Bull + Woioi + Dave Ives
Golden Lion Todmorden
13/12/24

📷 Scott van der Zanden Photography

17/12/2024

13/12/24
Ask My Bull + Woioi + Dave Ives
Golden Lion Todmorden

📷 Scott van der Zanden Photography

15/12/2024

What an absolutely perfect do to end the year on! It had pizzazz, sequins & lights, crackers, a bubble gun, STUPENDOUS music and a cracking dancing crowd!!

Thank you Ask My Bull and Woioi - you blew us away with your sets! It’s thrilling to see such brilliance in talent and showpersonship. Thanks Red Tin Dave Ives for your magnetic set through the night.

Thank you Golden Lion Todmorden - Gig, Waka, Matthew, Louis, Hani.
Andy Sloman, top notch sound; Rob for tech support, Dawn for the door

Huge thanks to Scott van der Zanden Photography for the epic shots

And thank you to everyone who supported the show, you are all legends.

13/12/2024

12/12/2024

Massive thanks to Dirty Sunbeams for including our last show of 2024 in their top 10 gigs for December!

We are going out with a 💥 with flamboyant and fabulous Ask My Bull, Woioi & DJ Red Tin Dave Ives

Bring your dancing shoes! Golden Lion Todmorden upstairs live room 8pm

Remaining tickets https://skiddle.com/e/40085357

This month, a gratuitous noise fest in Halifax, 90s indie-popsters make a slight return and there’s a festive homecoming at The Trades. Among other things. Here’s our speedy guide to the regi…

11/12/2024

A reminder of times for Friday’s show, upstairs at the Golden Lion Todmorden 💥

8pm Doors (& DJ Red Tin Dave Ives) 🎧
8.30pm Woioi (cosmic grooves) 🪐
9.30pm Ask My Bull (flamboyant jazz punk) 🎷

*Train friendly finish for Manchester & Leeds folk

Some advance tickets left https://skiddle.com/e/40085357

Dark Matter presents Ask My Bull + Woioi + DJ Red Tin Dave

Ace poster by Brett Savage

10/12/2024

This Friday!! Golden Lion Todmorden upstairs live room 8pm

Some advance tickets remaining https://skiddle.com/e/40085357

Dark Matter presents Ask My Bull + Woioi + DJ Red Tin Dave

07/12/2024

Delighted to announce the very wonderful Parastatic will be kicking off their tour with us at the Golden Lion Todmorden Friday 21 February!

With the ace Warm Parts opening the show!

Early bird tickets on sale now https://skiddle.com/e/40438059

07/12/2024

Dark Matter presents Ask My Bull + Woioi + DJ Red Tin Dave
Friday 13th! Golden Lion Todmorden upstairs live room
Tickets https://skiddle.com/e/40085357

06/12/2024

Tonight! Friday 13 December 8pm
Golden Lion Todmorden, (upstairs live room) West Yorks. OL14 6LZ

We are propelling you into orbit 🚀 with festival faves Ask My Bull

For people who like...
jazz, prog, post-punk | drum'n'bass, dubstep, jungle | punk, math rock, prog rock | video game music, film music | flamboyant jazz punk, party prog | gypsy, ska

With the excellent Woioi and their cosmic party grooves ✨, and the legend that is Dave Ives spinning eclectic beauties out of his red tin from 8pm

Advance tickets on Skiddle

Dark Matter presents Ask My Bull + Woioi + DJ Red Tin Dave

Ace poster art by Brett Savage

04/12/2024

Very exciting news from Fuzz Club & MAQUINA.. Such a class album!! And we are lucky to host the Portuguese electro-rockers the following week to hear it played live! Plus we have the stunning live techno duo Flex opening. It's going to be WILD!!!

Thursday 13 February
Golden Lion Todmorden (upstairs live room)

Grab yourself a ticket via Skiddle

Dark Matter presents MAQUINA. + FLEX

We're stoked to announce fast rising Lisbon trio MAQUINA. are reissuing their 2023 debut album ‘DIRTY TRACKS FOR CLUBBING’💥 This highly-anticipated vinyl release arrives February 7th 2025 and you can pre-order yours on limited edition vinyl now: https://maquina.lnk.to/DTFC

Featuring four extended tracks driven by high-octane motorik beats, scuzzy floor-shaking basslines, noise-filled guitar riffs and screamed vocals immersed in delay and reverb. Wrapped in a lo-fi texture, it’s aggressive, danceable and totally hypnotic.

Since the record’s original release the band have toured extensively and are currently touring Europe with Errorr, building a devout fan-base across Europe and a notorious reputation for their carnal, hedonistic live shows. They released their debut full-length album ‘PRATA’ on Fuzz Club earlier in 2024, and now popular demand calls for their debut release to be finally stamped on wax too!

04/12/2024

Applications for the next Factory Sounds cohort are now open 🎵

Factory Sounds is our annual programme designed to support and raise the profile of the music industry in Greater Manchester.

We’re offering financial support of up to £1,000 for anyone based in Greater Manchester who’s involved in music, whether as a professional or amateur. This includes musicians and DJs, producers and promoters, even label owners and managers.

This year, we're increasing the number of talented individuals we're supporting to 15.

Factory Sounds' 2025 cohort is also supported by adidas.

📆 Applications close on Monday 20 January at 10am.

The programme is one of our many artist development programmes, which also include:
👉 Factory International Fellowship | 📆 Deadline to apply: Monday 9 December
👉 Artist Takeover | 📆 Deadline to apply: Monday 16 December

🔗 For more information on Factory Sounds and to apply, visit our website: https://factoryinternational.org/artist-development/factory-sounds/

03/12/2024

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This month, a gratuitous noise fest in Halifax, 90s indie-popsters make a slight return and there’s a festive homecoming at The Trades. Among other things. Here’s our speedy guide to the regi…

02/12/2024

⚡ New show announcement ⚡

Friday 31 January 8pm Golden Lion Todmorden, West Yorks OL14 6LZ

Dirty__circus - Northern frustration put through a psychedelic looking glass. Break beat, hypnotic guitars meets acid house rave

Roller Boot Dogs - Breakbeat —Dub—Electro—Acid

With DJs Simon Norfolk (upstairs live room)

+ Karl Roscoe playing downstairs (free entry)

Early bird tickets on sale now via Skiddle

Dark Matter presents Dirty Circus + Roller Boot Dogs + DJ Sie Norfolk (+DJ Karl Roscoe downstairs)

Ace poster art by Brett Savage

30/11/2024

Our final show of the year is less than 2 weeks away and we are so excited to bring you this night! 💥

Friday 13 December 8pm
Golden Lion Todmorden upstairs live room, West Yorks. OL14 6LZ

Ask My Bull are a musical chimera that combines the visceral energy of punk, the danceability of drum'n'bass and the intriguing nuance of jazz: delightfully hyperactive and cinematically epic 🎷

“Hard core jazz with flare. Lively, upbeat, banging beats; these tracks are to dance to. Danceable, ferocious and unwavering in its energy, very impactful and very addictive.” - Janet Harding, RGM

Woioi bring cosmic dance grooves which bewitched our crowd when they last played for us ✨

And DJ Red Tin Dave Ives will be playing fabulously eclectic tracks out of his red tin.

Advance tickets are flying out. If you want one head to https://skiddle.com/e/40085357

Dark Matter presents Ask My Bull + Woioi + DJ Red Tin Dave

Poster art by Brett Savage

29/11/2024

Huge thanks to Scop for supporting our mid-week shows this week! Great pictures of 2 class events. Thank you Matt!!!

Ceremony East Coast | Tremours | Dave Ives
Nothingheads | The Dirt | Barbarism.

Golden Lion Todmorden

29/11/2024

What a show!!!! Thanks to everyone who supported the night, you are all amazing.

Nothingheads, The Dirt, Barbarism. your sets were mind-blowing, thank you for playing for us. All such wonderful people to work with. And we did not stop bouncing all night thanks to you!

Thank you Andy Sloman & Rob for the ace sound. Thank you Golden Lion Todmorden: Gig, Waka, Matthew, Louis, Emilia, Hani, Stuart. Thanks to The Lounge Society for the generous loan of your equipment.

Class shots by Scop

Our next and final show of the year is Friday 13 December, flamboyant punk with Dark Matter presents Ask My Bull + Woioi + DJ Red Tin Dave. See you there!