Lift Your Feet (2025)

08/02/2025

Timings update…

Set up still ongoing so please come down for 8pm everyone!

Pass the word on… plenty of places nearby to hang till then if you were planning to head in early!

See you soon 🏃

05/02/2025

Hello there everyone 👋

Saturdays dance at The Light Studio is fast approaching so we checked in with our esteemed pal and guest for the night on 3 tracks he is feeling right now.

These will surely get you in the mood for the dancefloor with a mix of classic and brand new cuts, a broad spectrum as you would expect 🗺️

1) Jimi Tenor feat.Florence Adooni & Lizzy Amaliyenga - Vocalize My Luv

First single from Jimi’s upcoming album on Philophon with two gospel queens from Ghana.

2) Octave One - Nicolette

Originally released in 1990 (recently reissued on 430 West) melancholic track on an amazing EP showcasing Burden brothers’ early sonic explorations.

3) Smif-N-Wessun - Wrekonize

„All heads realize, wrekonize
Real heads on the rise, wrekonize
You better wrekonize”

All time classic!

Swipe for the tracks, go check em ✨

Under half adv tix are left so we are in for another busy room - still just £4 or £8 otd

Link in bio 🪩

27/01/2025

Here we go then! 🏍️

We are back at the hallowed basement for another fine dance - our first here since the epic Jazz Dance Party as part of Leeds Jazz Festival last May ☺️☺️

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Headlining the party is a Leeds legend and a spirit embedded in the city’s club culture:

Andrew Devine

(Natural Selection / Superfriendz / Headrow House / Belgrave Music Hall / Adaptations / YES / Ballamii)

Andrew has been at the ❤️ of the Leeds community for time, giving many a selector their chance to shine as well bringing the top in their field to Leeds spaces.

From DJ Python to Zero 7, Joe Goddard to Mr Scruff, his More More More Disco Nights and ongoing commitment to the newest crop in Leeds, Andrew is someone we dearly respect and love.

For this party, he will be digging into the crates for his take on the LYF sound - which we are sure will be super deep and, more to the point, completely joyful!

Joining us on the night is Herbie Underwood .u winner of our DJ Callout competition. His mix wowed us with super deep digs, a true nod to the LYF spirit and great progression for someone of his age.

At 18 he came to Leeds to study Jazz Drums, graduating in 2023. As a result, this had a massive impact on the music he was collecting and mixing. Musically, the vibe is from Jazz, Hiphop, Funk and Reggae all the way to Jungle, Broken beat, House and just about anything in between!

Some of his biggest inspirations behind the decks include Charlie Dark, Luke Una, Mr Scruff and Gilles Peterson.

Our very own Prawn Posture will be closing the night, what a treat in store!

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Keeping tickets cheap and cheerful, starting at £5 for the early bird squad - link in our bio 🦅🎟️

A doth of the 🧢 as always to our magic painter .art - everything is pretty in pink 💗

See you Leeds soon!!! Xx

26/01/2025

🎧 DJ Comp winner announcement! 🎧

After some really quite incredible submissions and a LOT of deliberation, we are really pleased to reveal the winner of our DJ Call Out comp!

With a mix that really touched on our values and spirit, and some deep and thoughtful digs, we are super happy to give the warm up set to Herbie Underwood .u ☺️☺️

Herbie will be gracing the decks at our party on Feb 28th before our guest headliner, a Leeds legend and friend of LYF from the start - we will be releasing the full event details on Monday!

To all the entrants - thank you for taking the time to contribute…every single mix was great in its own right and we hope you stay in touch and keep on collecting, curating, mixing and keeping on with your craft ❤️

Have a great Sunday everyone, there’s a link to the winning mix in stories, go check it 🎶🎶🎶

14/01/2025

We’re pumped to be back again for supper club on the 31st!! Your delicious meals will be soundtracked by selections from and for the evening - 6pm til close - swing by and fill your belly and your ears!

10/01/2025

Hello lovely Leeds lot, we are looking for a new talent to play at our next event at Hyde Park Book Club on the 28th of February 🎛️

This is a paid gig and you will be warming up for a local legend!🌟

If you’re interested, please DM us a little bit about yourself and a mix no longer than 60 minutes by 20th January 🎧

We’re looking for a mix that aligns with the Lift Your Feet sound - any BPM as long as it comes back to a soulful and jazzy core ☄️

Winner will be announced on 25th January. We can’t wait to hear Leeds’ talent, good luck🍀

Please share far and wide! 🎈

05/01/2025

Our first party of 2025 goes like this 🚴‍♂️

Absolutely thrilled to invite back our extended family member Filip Z Konopi for a special ALL NIGHT LONG set.

We will also be making our return to our home space at The Light Studio, York Railway Institute for this extra special dance 🍃🍃🍃

Fil is one of the absolute legendary selectors here in York. He played our first ever party back in 2023.

Nowadays, he is know for his long all vinyl sessions at Sotano with our fellow LYF fam member Joe Hell but his history goes back further.

As a founder of the fondly remembered Rhumboogie, together with Sam Jefferies - Fil was one of the modern purveyors of the DIY party scene as we know it in York. Hosted in an art gallery off Micklegate, these mega parties brought a diverse range of people from the community together - providing an alternative to the commercial club spaces in the city. You could hear the finest soul and disco at the start of the night, before taking in the heavier sounds of techno and electro towards the end.

Suffice to say, as he’s been collecting records for DECADES now, we thought Fil richly deserved a session where he could provide his take on the Lift Your Feet dancefloor from the opening bell until close - all by himself, taking us through the levels and full range of the sounds we know you love.

🎟️As a special thank you to everyone for making 2024 such a special year, we have made 30 FREE TICKETS available via the link in our bio - once they are gone, they are gone!

Entry for free tickets must be before 21:00, or your ticket will be made available on the door

Standard tickets will be available at £4 through the same link. As always, we ask you to arrive at the latest of 21:00 to allow energy on the dance-floor right from the start.

Our Safe Space policy is available to view via our pinned profile post - please read this before attending the party
art coming through once again with an amazing poster 🎨

03/01/2025

Starting the new year with a 💥…

We are thrilled to announce a new residency at Leeds’ finest audiophile bar,

This will be EVERY Thursday - yep, we going weekly! - from 19:00 until late ⏰

Our usual crew will be playing our favourites alongside guests, whilst also digging deep into our record collections playing bits you may not usually hear on LYF dance-floors 🤓

Starting next week on 9th January ❤️

🎨 thanks as always to our beautiful painter .art for this extra spesh artwork x

21/12/2024

Party day!!!🧑‍🎄🎄

Another amazing night in store at our temporary venue with ❤️

We only have a handful of advance tickets left online - we have also saved a few £15 tickets for the door too, once they are gone…they are gone! Please see our post from yesterday if you can no longer attend.

📖 Please read the below important info before attending tonight:

Here’s your set times -

19:00-20:30 Joe Hell
20:30-22:00 Mike Jones
22:00-00:00 Tina Edwards

- As ever, please be respectful of the venue and area at all times. This venue is within a residential area, so this is incredibly important!

- PLEASE read our pinned Safe Space Policy post to ensure you play your part in keeping the atmosphere as on point as possible tonight. If you feel unsafe or at risk throughout the party, please speak with the door entry persons who will be happy to help.

- Unsure on how to get to the venue? Here is the venue’s address:

Young Thugs Studio, South Bank Social Club, 12 Ovington Terrace, York YO23 1DJ

- Doors are from 19:00 and last entry for ticket holders will be 21:00. If you arrive late, you will risk losing your entry to anyone on the door waiting if the event has sold out. As we always say, the last entry time is there to help build the energy from the very start of the night!

💬 our DMs are open all day if you have any general queries!

One last dance before the new year, let’s make it a good one x

20/12/2024

Service announcement 📣

Simply cannot wait for tomorrow night’s action with - our final party of what has been an amazing year for us!

We thought this would be an appropriate moment to shout that this party will sell out - only 15 tickets remain - so we encourage anyone who is thinking of coming to purchase their tickets asap, 🔗 in the bio as always

With any party, people who have bought tickets in advance may no longer be able to attend. If this is the case, please DM us on here (even if it is short notice!) so we can let another attendee take your place at the party.

🚪 we will open from 19:00, and final entry for ticket holders will be 21:00 - this is to ensure energy is on the dance-floor as early as possible. If you arrive any later, your ticket is at risk of being given to anyone in the door queue.

We are putting this message out as we must abide to the capacity limit more than ever in our temporary space, and do not want to turn people away when spaces are available on the dance-floor.

☺️ set times and important info including OTD tickets will be posted tomorrow x

19/12/2024

Ahead of Saturdays Dance…

As well as our special guest headlining and our very own kicking off proceedings, we are joined by one of the cities absolute faves ❤️

We check in with our guest Mike Jones on some picks in the crate on the warm up session ✨

Mike is a true gent and gem of the York scene having spins and setting the floor in motion for on.ig
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And more…

In a previous life he ran the Deviate Newcastle parties, resident for Wax:On and plays at a pre-boom Croatia for early days with Hideout Festival.

Other spots include World Headquaters, Mint Club, Canal Mills, 93 Feet East and Footwork.

Swipe for selections!

1) Menagerie - Kingdom

2) Montana - Warp Factor 2

3) Lalomie Washburn - Give Me Love With The Music

A loving selector and devout collector we can’t wait to have him debut for us and know that come peak time you will all be 🔒 in 💥

Tickets down to last 20 adv. available via bio.

Heading to the loft Studio space for our last dance of 2024 🪩

17/12/2024

Hey Leeds Crew 🎈

We are back for a second instalment of LYF Vibes this Thursday over at the fine ✨

This session with our own and in the booth with crates upon crates of Jazzy Soulfulness to shift over into weekend mode.

All in beautiful surroundings, glorious bar and and powdered audio for super duper sound 🔈

FREE ENTRY and music from 7-L8

Come say hi and stay a while 🌷

16/12/2024

Before we get to this weeks event at Young Thugs studio we wanna send a big shoutout to our Leeds gang for our last event

From beginning to end the vibes were high, thank you to all the dancers!You were electric⚡️⚡️⚡️

Thank you again to and .matheson for their beautifully crafted sets which kept the dancers and LYF crews faces smiling ear to ear

And as always a huge thank you to and all the staff who helped us out on the night! Massive love to the Wharf family and all our LYF supporters! Humbled yet again by another sold out event, you’re all amazing!

10/12/2024

Exciting news! 🎄

We will be providing some warming sounds for a couple of dates on the run up to Christmas at the lovely new bar in Leeds, starting this week

Dates as follows:

Thursday 12th December (w/ and )

Thursday 19th December (w/ and )

🔊 The bar has taken great care in focusing on the sound in the space - fitted with a lush Martin Audio soundsystem and a banging MasterSounds mixer to match

🕰️ All proceedings start at 7pm and finish at closing time

Free entry of course, however you may wish to secure a table booking by visiting holdingpatternslds.co.uk

Can’t wait to get all cosy with ya all x

06/12/2024

🚨 UPDATE FOR OUR UPCOMING YORK PARTY 🚨

Unfortunately due to issues out of our control, we are no longer able to host this month’s party with at The Light Studio, York Railway Institute.

The venue has a big conference booking that now requires the whole space, so we have been asked to step down. Fear not, we absolutely love the venue and will be back here for our next party in the new year.

🎉 The party must go on though! Luckily, we have been able to arrange a new venue that still meets our DIY ethos…and on the same date!

Our major thanks to for stepping up and being our new hosts for the party - we are truly grateful 🫡

Here is their address:

Young Thugs Studio, South Bank Social Club, 12 Ovington Terrace, York YO23 1DJ

We will now be finishing at 00:00 as per venue licensing.

🎹 The dance will be held in the beautiful main recording room with a gorgeous vibe and, naturally, incredible acoustics! As the space is upstairs, we will have a lovely loft party on our hands.

Our usual LYF stamp will go into the lighting and decor. Additionally, the max capacity is now 100, creating a more intimate setting.

As usual, we will be running our bar full of the tastiest booze and fizziest pop (other associated drinks available too) !!

All in all, we are feeling really good for this dance ☺️

ACCESSIBILITY: as a result of the venue move, the space is only accessible up a flight of stairs. We are really sorry if this change now affects you - please DM us and we can provide further information, and absolutely offer full refunds where requested.

❤️ We hope this change in venue will not impact everyone’s interest in the party - of which, we are blown away so far. If you do however hold a ticket and no longer wish to attend because of this change, please DM us as soon as possible and we can arrange a refund.

Due to demand and also the capacity reduction, we are now almost HALF SOLD OUT already so if you are wanting to attend please do get a 🎟️ soon to avoid disappointment.

Link in our bio as always for tickets x

30/11/2024

Party night gang assemble 🚨

Here’s the set times:

12-2 - Tolu

2-3 - The Dangers of Jazz

3-Cls - Prawn Posture B2B Joe Hell

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Please read our Safe Space Policy before attending and respect your fellow dancers and community

!!! Please be aware that every person attending this event MUST be a member or guest of a member (who is also attending). Membership costs just £2 and can be purchased via the Wharf Chambers website.

Advance tix are now sub 30 left - we will keep 20 for the door only as we want a busy but safe dance with space to mooooooove!!!!

Last adv. via RA - see bio!

21/11/2024

Hey all you lovely Leeds crew 🌸

As we get ever closer to our party with Tolu .matheson .touchmyfro on 30/11 it’s now time to share a little more about our other awesome guest on the wheels…

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As well as the bio below we strongly advise checking out some of the mixes up on the Dangers Of Jazz Soundcloud, available on her page! We will be sharing over the next days…

Rachel (aka The Dangers of Jazz) is a vinyl DJ from Leeds whose recent projects include her disco and house heavy “Freedom of Movement” club night, as well as a weekly residency at music lovers’ hideaway, .

Originally a guitar and bass player, she got into music through listening to the weird, experimental sounds of progressive rock and jazz fusion – think Genesis, Frank Zappa, Herbie Hancock, Mahavishnu Orchestra. Nowadays, she plays an eclectic mix of deep and (often Latin infused) house music, downtempo chuggers, 12” disco groovers, and anything that sounds good on a gorgeous sound system.

We are absolutely beaming at the prospect Rachel’s set and know this party is going to be an education as well as an amazing dance 🪩

Tix shifting and available in the bio!

19/11/2024

🎄York in December🎄

Join us at the Light Studio for a special Christmas dance with the incredible !

Tina wowed us at this past May with an unforgettable set at , selling out and igniting the basement all night. We’re excited to bring her sounds to the York family!

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Tina Edwards is a highly respected DJ, broadcaster, curator and music journalist. You’ll hear her regularly on Worldwide FM, BBC Radio 3, Bandcamp Weekly and more. She also hosts the podcast series My Year In Sound, which has featured Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy, Tash LC and Bradley Zero.

Tina is the Editor of Listen Zine and works closely with high-end speaker brand KEF. She’s written for Downbeat, The Guardian, Mixmag, and others.

As a DJ, Tina’s eclectic style has seen her share stages with Coco Maria, Gilles Peterson and Ron Trent. She’s played at festivals such as Lost Village, Wilderness, and Camp Bestival. Her own event, Love Is Everywhere at GROW Hackney, is a bi-annual Jazz Dance party where she blends jazz, samba, Latin, house and more.

Tina has long been a key advocate for UK Jazz, curating shows for artists like Sons of Kemet, KOKOROKO, and Nubya Garcia - supporting them early in their careers. Her passion for the genre also led her to present the BBC 1 documentary Jazz UK: Spitting Fire. She co-runs re:sonate with Tim Garcia, whilst also co-running Q***r Jazz, a platform celebrating LGBTQIA+ jazz artists supported by Arts Council England.

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We’re also thrilled to have warming up the dance floor. A master selector with deep club experience, Mike’s played alongside Floating Points, Jamie XX, Mala, including early shows in Croatia before the boom.

Our residents and will keep the energy flowing all night.

🎟️ The venue is an intimate 150-capacity space, so be sure to grab your tickets soon! Pre-paid ticket holders must arrive by 9pm for entry to enjoy the full night.

Bar and security will be provided in line with our Safe Space Policy – see our profile post for more details.

🎨 Special thanks to .art for the beautiful festive artwork!

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