Ok, I think it's safe. Open your eyes. Take your fingers out of your ears. It's over.

The first enormous instalment of Lost & Broken was a screaming success. Thanks to all you lot who graced the dance floor and feasted on the sonic and visual buffet. Buffet? Nay, banquet. For those of you whose illicit consumption got the better of your memory banks, let's recap.

doublejo(H)ngrey started the metaphorical ball rolling by playing a delicate selection from their multiple record boxes. No stone was left unturned. Contributors included Neil Young, Polysics, Pink Floyd, At The Drive In, Two Lone Swordsmen, Blackbeard's Allstars, Clinic, Sonic Youth, Wishbone Ash, Melt Banana and Black Devil Disco Club. The set built to a climax in preparation for the delights to come.

Mister Fist lived up to Manchester Music's quote, "first degree bass rape," with a set to separate the wheat from the chaff. Showcasing tunes from their new release ''Semi-Normal" they built a wall of hissing, biting, melancholy chaos to rival the likes of Mogwai or Sonic Youth at their fiercest. They even had audience members so frenzied that they dived into the drum-kit. I mean, they didn't even know the cunt. Of course the drummer was furious, but, it seems, that's the effect of the Fist sound.

The strobe lights strobed and Dr Caligari and Nosferatu loomed across the back wall. Meanwhile, Jon Du Nord span Can, Hawkwind and Electralene to maintain the fever.

doublejo(H)ngrey took to the stage with their trademark, bass-heavy opener "All Greetings are Goodbyes," and followed through (like much of the audience) in a slightly chaotic version of broadcast, grinding to a halt mid song, to be greeted by a new stranger with a dub rhythm and chopping synth and guitar lines. The epic "You Go, I'll Stay" gave way to meaty dance floor favourite "I Should Be Your King," finally descending into the incontinent, uninhibited rave of "Crippled Feet."

The carnival rolled on with Penguin Map Majinko's pumping J-pop rhythms and an ode to Tom Waits. Imagine if Lawrence from Denim had lived most of his life in Japan, maybe above a karaoke bar, or in the foundations of Takeshi's castle. Confused but intrigued, the audience were left begging for more. Elementary.

From there on it's really a blur. Some DV camera footage exists, but mainly just shows slowly pulsing strobes and undulating silhouettes. Snatches of "Rhythm is a Dancer" and jerking guitar from Uberstompf's resident Jon Du Nord, struggling to make out the labels on his 12"s in the gloom. Spilt drinks and burned lips. Cracked microphones and empty wraps littered the floor.

In the slightly tongue in cheek words of Mister Fist's frontman, "Bring on the drugs. Fuck the System!"

Indeed. See y'all next month.

Having taken a month or two off to celebrate the birth of Our Lord with decadence and debauchery aplenty, we're proud to present our latest dastardly scheme. Our new night "Lost & Broken"launches on Saturday 24^th February at Pleasure in Withington, with a sonic ejaculation that'll swamp the whole of South Manchester with a creamy, white broth of pure menacing noise.The first in our series of six night-time experiments features the following evil scientists of aural torture:

doublejo(H)ngrey,if you don't know already, play electronic rock n roll with pulsating veins of psychedelic fuzz and rub-a-dub sub-bass. Hosts for the evening – ringmasters and ringleaders – we'll be both DJing and playing live.

Mister Fist make unrelenting, punishing guitar noise with a deep melodic undercurrent. Think Mogwai at the peak of their intensity, with theadded timbres of a physically brutalised analogue synth.

Penguin Map Majinko is the electronic J-pop pseudonym of Faith & Hope's Shirokuma. Usurping musical convention with a cheery wave and a cheeky electronic 'bleep' an eccentric laptop set to move your feet and twang your heartstrings.

Jon Du Nord runs London's premier dinosaur themed clubnight,Uberstompf, out of various rotten holes including a former members-only jazz club and a run down bowling alley. Host to the BigSmoke's seediest rock n roll, punk and garage bands, Uberstompf play list favourites include the likes of Sonic Youth and The Fall.But for Lost & Broken Jon's lugging up a crate full of Krautrock and early 90s rave.

Filling the gaps like pungent solvent based grout, doublejo(H)ngrey will beplaying our favourite dub, prog-rock, Beefheart, disco, dubstep and Billy Bragg records.

See you bright and early, from 8pm. It's bound to be bursting at the seams by the time the first band goes on, and those lucky enough to be in the first 20 through the door get a free CD with exclusive Doublejo(H)ngrey tracks (unavailable ANYWHERE else,including myspace) and tasty titbits from the guests too. Those who can still walk will probably leave around 2am, minds spinning at the catastrophic yet impeccable beauty they have witnessed.

Bleurgh…roll on next month….

Earlier this year, in April to be precise, April the 21st to be preciser, the eveining of the 21st to be precisist, we played at London's premier dinosaur based clubnight Uberstomph (visist http://www.uberstompf.co.uk/) and a jolly good time we had too. Despite racking up 150 quids worth of parking fines and nearly totalling jon's car on the way back, we felt it was worth it. And here are the photos to prove it.

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So cheers to jonny and the Uberstomph curators, i beleive we'll be playing there again at some point so LOOK OUT! A HAHAHAHAHAR! or something along those lines any way.