2 B REAL 004
An Introduction To Michael J. Blood mixed by Tom Boogizm
2 B REAL presents An Introduction To Michael J. Blood - 105 minutes of volatile, unstable beats mainlined straight from Manchester’s underground onto blood red tape.
Originally broadcast on NTS Manchester in 2017, the tape contains over 30 tracks from Michael J. Blood - a guarded North West character, as clandestine as he is prolific.
From fully-formed epics to broken 30-second loops, MJB’s productions straddle moody Detroit ghetto-tech and hyper-active Chicago juke via rude New York house, Dilla-esque hip-hop and unnerving synth landscapes - expertly juggled, chopped and arranged into a living body by Manchester’s most dynamic DJ, Tom Boogizm.
The result is more of a live performance piece than a production archive - almost two hours of arresting left turns and hypnotic rabbit holes knitted into an entirely singular statement: An In