ABOUT
WEPLAYMUSIC the night
Simon Ledder and Mattie Twentythree formed WEPLAYMUSIC in January 2008, based on a shared passion for dance music in all its forms. As co-promoters and resident DJs, Mattie and Simon are agreed on the formula for success - work on playing the very best music around, and the rest will follow.
“Our mission is simple and is captured in the name - it’s all about the music, and the music we play.”
So WEPLAYMUSIC isn’t about big DJ egos, it isn’t about dressy elitist clubs, it isn’t about cashing in on the latest trend. We won’t play a tune because it’s expected of us, or because it’s been charted by a DJ from Fabric - if we play a tune, it’s because we love it, and we think you will too… WEPLAYMUSIC is about that moment of magic when people come together on the dancefloor, united by that perfect combination of kick drum and synthesizer.
Born out of the minimal revolution, but not beholden to it, WEPLAYMUSIC’s music policy is built around the latest underground deep house, tech house and minimal/techno.
Alongside seeking out the best in cutting edge sounds, WEPLAYMUSIC is also dedicated to playing tunes from the early days of electronic dance music, spinning classic italo, electro, ebm, and acid.
Overall, WEPLAYMUSIC is about playing the best music we know, old and new, whether it’s deep and emotive, bouncy and fun, or just straight-up banging. Some tunes you’ll know, some you won’t, but hopefully all will make you smile, and most of all dance.
SIMON LEDDER
With a hands-in-the-lasers history in the Northern club scene, you know that Simon’s a proper raver at heart. So it should come as no surprise that Simon’s sets combine that big room prog and tech house sound with a taste for modern minimal. Known for crafting mixes of full-on tech beats with haunting atmospheres and dark melodies, Simon is the peak time DJ driving force behind WEPLAYMUSIC.
MATTIE TWENTYTHREE
As a crate digging vinyl junkie with tastes ranging from synthpop to breakcore (and anything electronic in between), it’s a bit of a challenge for Mattie to decide what he’s going to play. But when it comes to WEPLAYMUSIC, allied with Simon’s minimal-based sound, Mattie’s sets are full of skippy rhythms, warm melodies, deep atmospheres, and a dash of oddball glitch.
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WEPLAYMUSIC mix series
Our own musical obsessions aside, we also aim to showcase the best DJs from around the world, be it spinning a set at one of nights, or via an exclusive mix on our website.
WPM ltd
As our flagship mix series featuring the likes of Roland M Dill, Jay Shepheard, Rainer Weichhold, etc, the WPM ltd series is for everyone that loves contemporary dance music. The majority of mixes in this series are done as a special commission for us, and everything is given to us directly by the artist or label involved. In other words, unlike many other music blogs, we’re not just grabbing any old stuff of the web and reusing it - these mixes are fresh as fuck and on the whole exclusive to us.
WPM presents…
The WPM presents… series is for one off label or artist showcases, featuring the likes of Fairmont with an awesome live set, or DJ Shield playing tunes from the Rebirth Records catalogue.
WPM
The WPM series features WPM resident DJs Simon and Mattie with their own mixes of the latest tunes they love, alongside some mixes of classics and forgotten gems.
LDN/MAN/UK
Since there are so many of our local friends, allies, and secret crushes that we’d like to hear mixes from, we set up the LDN/MAN/UK series for sets from these people, whether they’re from LonDoN, MANchester, or the UK at large.
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