Switchflicker Records

The Real Dolls is an interesting name, where did it originate from? I saw a documentary about this special effects dude from Hollywood who specialised in synthetic head and body replicas that are used when actors or actresses get blown up. He got some requests to build these dolls for certain individuals’ personal use! His company was born and the name he gave his creations was ‘the real doll’. Initially, I just wrote a song on the subject but as I thought more about how we were planning to mould ourselves into a super group it struck me that the name would be perfect for this new collective. How did the band form? How did you all meet each other? The band that now stands together has taken a little while to form as a solid group. The very first incarnation of the group came out of some drunken jam sessions between Ricky X, Peter Parker and me. We wrote some songs and performed one legendary gig but Parker wasn’t able to commit to us due to his full time job rocking the world as Fingathing. In the meantime, I was asked to contribute some vocal ‘majic’ on a project an ...

Real Dolls Electro Tsunami Check out our Electro Tsunami video starring YOSHI doing her ParaPara moves which is a Japanese teen equivalent of line dancing with its musical counterpart being J pop . Since being introduced to this crazed phenomenon we have developed an unhealthy fascination with it . Check out the night on fire vid by Hinoi Team with KIROKKI   .. its astonishing ! Big UP Yoshi do your dance .If we’re some mutated Public enemy then Yosh is our Flavour Flav .. believe the HYPE !!! Club Brenda montage We put this montage of Club Brenda together for the Best of Manchester Awards at Urbis 09, which was selected by Peter Saville among others. The Sound track is an extended version of Electro Tsunami Related Posts The Real Dolls interview with Rod Hotly Real Dolls Real Dolls Trophy feat. Afrikan Boy

DJ's Will TRAMP! (Homoelectric) Sapnarella (Murkage Cartel) Peter Parker (Fingathing / Real Dolls) DJ Woody (Friends and Family / Crowhead) **************************************************************** Beat heavy music with no boundaries for the DANCEFLOOR **************************************************************** The music policy is strict all DJs have to destroy the dance floor. That is get to get totally Pronk! **************************************************************** Expect GOOD music expect a GOOD time expect to get PRONK ! **************************************************************** SATURDAY 20TH FEBRUARY 2010 11:00 till 3:30 at the Deaf Institute, Manchester FIVER MIXES: http://www.soundcloud.com/swalf WEB: http://www.switchflicker.com TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/switchflicker Related Posts Pronk! Beat heavy music – PRONK! This Halloween get Your PRONK! ON

Saturday 30th January It's 2010 and time to Get your PRONK! on Next in the Chris Drury dead icon series is Buddy Holly. Beat heavy music with no boundaries for the dancefloor. Resident DJ’s Peter Parker aka Parkertron, Jayne Compton, the ‘No fakin’ boys will be on hand to test each monthly guest, as to just how Pronk they can get? The music policy is strict all DJs have to destroy the dance floor. That is get to get totally Pronk! Expect GOOD music expect a GOOD time expect to get PRONK ! The Deaf Institute 135 Grosvenor Street Manchester M1 7HE T: 0161 276 9350 PRONK! The last Saturday of every month. Price £5 / £4 NUS. Doors: 11.30-3.30am Check out the pronk! mixtapes below Related Posts Sisters of Transistors – PRONK! PRONK! This Halloween get Your PRONK! ON

ALL WE WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU on Friday 18th December Join us at KRAAK for a night of festive flesh, mayhem and merry-making. Seasonal soundtrack supplied by Club Brenda, PRONK! & Switchflicker DJ's Since 2009 was a year of hit after hit for Switchflicker and Brenda launched a book we have made the party FREE! Just bring yourself, some tinsel and plenty of party snacks. From 9 onwards If the door is locked phone Lou on 07958050730 Copies of the Brenda book will be available to buy. (Also available in Magma, Piccadilly Records and the Urbis Book Shop) Friday 18th December Kraak Gallery 2nd Floor 11 Stevenson Square (behind Hula Bar), Manchester, M1 1DB From Café Pop, Oldham Street turn right onto Stevenson square walk past the Koffee Pot, cross over Lever St and you will see the yellow coloured Hula Bar, walk down the adjacent alley – Full directions here http://kraak.co.uk/?page_id=30 [nggallery id=9] Related Posts Brenda’s Alternative Pride Weekend Club Brenda Book Launch, Strange Trees

Strange Trees Book Launch/Art Fair Urbis, Cathedral Gardens Manchester Tuesday 1st December 2009 7:30pm – 10:00pm Free entry Book Preview in PDF format Order now for £9.99 Club Brenda Book Launch; STRANGE TREES Having first begun in 1999 as an ‘avant-garde’ performance night at Manchester’s Star and Garter, Club Brenda is fast approaching a decade of subversive art thrills. Presenting the city with diverse performance and music, the innovative club night remains loyally attuned to the sounds of the Manchester DIY underground, from emerging bands and musicians, to a network of artists, photographers, film-makers, designers and poets. ‘Imagine what a club would be like if it combined bands, performance art and a deliberately eclectic music policy…if it reached out to everyone: gay, straight, black, blue; but in particular, welcomed life’s uglier ducklings - the outsiders, the strange ones…’ To mark this occasion we are launching the limited edition Brenda book, Strange Trees, which moves through the history of club Brenda, using a series of classic narratives to form a dark urban fairytale, alongside a series of commissioned photography and artwork. Instead of Jack and the Giant, we have Dirty Honky, turning vaudeville tricks for magic beans. Savage ...

SATURDAY 28 NOV SISTERS OF TRANSISTORS (LIVE) ALBUM LAUNCH (on stage 10.30pm) Support Paddy Steer Sisters Of Transistors are pleased to announce their debut album SISTERS OF TRANSISTORS AT THE FERRANTI INSTITUTE followed by PRONK! A party-minded mixture of musical styles ranging from Baltimore Bass and grimey Hip Hop through to Dancehall and dirty old Rock n Roll…the secret is in the mix. The music policy is strict all DJs have to destroy the dance floor. That is get to get totally Pronk! We have invited DJ Woody aka crowhead (Friends and Family) to come to the fore. With his debut LP about to drop on ATIC records he will be eager to please. Playing alongside NO FAKIN' Chibuku & Resident DJ’s Peter Parker aka Fingathing This month’s artwork comes courtesy of Savage Wolf, visuals by Kid Jenson. Expect GOOD music expect a GOOD time expect to get PRONK ! Saturday 28th Nov The Deaf Institute 135 Grosvenor Street Manchester M1 7HE T: 0161 276 9350 Price £5 / £4 NUS. Doors: 9 til late For free mix tapes and downloads visit http://www.switchflicker.com/pronk Related Posts Sisters of Transistors 08 Pronk! PRONK!

Saturday 31st October PRONK delivers a party-minded mixture of musical styles ranging from Baltimore Bass and grimey Hip Hop through to Dancehall and dirty old Rock n Roll… the secret is in the mix. The music policy is strict all DJs have to destroy the dance floor. That is get to get totally Pronk! Resident DJ’s Peter Parker aka Parkertron, Jayne Compton, the ‘No fakin’ boys and Manchester’s freshest upstarts the Murkage Cartel will be on hand to test each monthly guest, as to just how Pronk they can get? Hosted by the Real Dolls, Rod Hotly and Yoshi who will be performing exclusive Real Dolls material live on stage. This month’s artwork comes courtesy of Mr Chris Drury. FANCY DRESS PLEASE Expect GOOD music expect a GOOD time expect to get PRONK ! The Deaf Institute 135 Grosvenor Street Manchester M1 7HE T: 0161 276 9350 PRONK! The last Saturday of every month. Price £5 / £4 NUS. Doors: 11.30-3.30am Peter Parker RealDolls Mixtapes by swalf . Related Posts Beat heavy music – PRONK! PRONK! Sisters of Transistors – PRONK!

Saturday 26th September PRONK is a brand new event to be held at the Deaf Institute on the last Saturday of every month. The music policy is strict; all DJs have to destroy the dance floor. That is, to get totally Pronk ! The magic PRONK ingredient can be found in many styles of music ranging from Baltimore bass and grimey hip hop through to dance hall and dirty old rock n roll…the secret is in the mix. Related Posts Beat heavy music – PRONK! This Halloween get Your PRONK! ON Sisters of Transistors – PRONK!

The Best of Manchester Awards celebrate innovation in art, music and fashion. Organised by Urbis and judged by a panel of industry experts, these annual awards spotlight the boundary-breaking, genre defying kind of work for which Manchester has long been renowned. Related Posts Club Brenda Book Launch, Strange Trees Bootsy Bootsy EP: swalf15 launch Disco Punk Resistance: swalf08 launch