In Manchester’s underground, a disparate group of artists – Another Country $$$$, BUFFEE, Crimewave, Mogan and SILVERWINGKILLER – are blurring the lines between bands, DJs and performance art. Bound by a shared ethos and fed up with the predictable, they’re building a DIY communal culture driven by friendship, shared purpose and a desire to upend convention.
Read our profile on the rising scene, and fire up SILVERWINGKILLER‘s mix for the final hours of the night – “a truly unapologetic set where we get to play whatever the fuck we like with no remorse.”
Who: We are SILVERWINGKILLER. Our real names are Yushang Ni and James Baca.
Where: We are based in Manchester, but Yushang is originally from Shanghai, China, and James is originally from Peterborough in the East Midlands.
What: We see ourselves as an ‘electronic punk’ band – we explore different styles of electronic music under the ferocity of a punk band. We play with a variety of different sounds when creating music, blending breakbeats with gabber kicks, and acid house style 303s with world music, delivered with live drums that can sometimes feel as heavy as a metal band.
When: It’s 6 a.m., and all the over-clouted DJs have finished their sets, so the electronic band that headlined before the club night takes to the decks. They play whatever they like with no agenda, tempo changes that cater towards a blend of styles that range from video game music to North Korean propaganda archives. As the night goes on, the building feels less like a club and more like a Shanghainese arcade. A truly unapologetic set where we get to play whatever the fuck we like with no remorse – SILVERWINGKILLER style.
Why: Music is like a drug to us. We find pleasure in creating music that gives us a heavy adrenaline boost, live and in the studio. The intense, hyped up feeling we get from this heavily inspires us to keep writing music that fits our chaotic lifestyle. It’s an incredible, unstoppable feeling.
Manchester’s New Underground: SILVERWINGKILLER Mix
Manchester’s New Underground: SILVERWINGKILLER Mix
In Manchester’s underground, a disparate group of artists – Another Country $$$$, BUFFEE, Crimewave, Mogan and SILVERWINGKILLER – are blurring the lines between bands, DJs and performance art. Bound by a shared ethos and fed up with the predictable, they’re building a DIY communal culture driven by friendship, shared purpose and a desire to upend convention.
Read our profile on the rising scene, and fire up SILVERWINGKILLER‘s mix for the final hours of the night – “a truly unapologetic set where we get to play whatever the fuck we like with no remorse.”
Who: We are SILVERWINGKILLER. Our real names are Yushang Ni and James Baca.
Where: We are based in Manchester, but Yushang is originally from Shanghai, China, and James is originally from Peterborough in the East Midlands.
What: We see ourselves as an ‘electronic punk’ band – we explore different styles of electronic music under the ferocity of a punk band. We play with a variety of different sounds when creating music, blending breakbeats with gabber kicks, and acid house style 303s with world music, delivered with live drums that can sometimes feel as heavy as a metal band.
When: It’s 6 a.m., and all the over-clouted DJs have finished their sets, so the electronic band that headlined before the club night takes to the decks. They play whatever they like with no agenda, tempo changes that cater towards a blend of styles that range from video game music to North Korean propaganda archives. As the night goes on, the building feels less like a club and more like a Shanghainese arcade. A truly unapologetic set where we get to play whatever the fuck we like with no remorse – SILVERWINGKILLER style.
Why: Music is like a drug to us. We find pleasure in creating music that gives us a heavy adrenaline boost, live and in the studio. The intense, hyped up feeling we get from this heavily inspires us to keep writing music that fits our chaotic lifestyle. It’s an incredible, unstoppable feeling.
