Abbie Mitchell

My Crop Radio show is up on YouTube - link is in my bio. I played lots of psych electronica by North and West African artists, cumbia and industrial funk 🌸

LINE-UPDATE for Easter Sunday 🐣: Paniolo’s invited @babsabss over from Manchester to rep @orangeroomsessions & share the decks in @hagglers_corner_ ’s courtyard. Shaped in Sheffield before moving to Manchester, Babs’s musical roots run deep through the Pennines and beyond. She loves all things chuggy, sleazy, and sexy, with her sets flowing through synth, acid, house, EBM, global percussive rhythms, and more - often with a few curveballs thrown in. So, it’s safe to say, they’re we’re gonna have a very fun 🎶 conversation. Hope you can make it over to dance. 🙏🏽

🫸Our next party is in just under 2 weeks 🫷 SAT 28TH FEB ❤️❤️❤️ @rainyheartmcr We have invited @babsabss to come and play some music alongside work party parent @louis_oldchild and @memp3_4andmore Soooo much good music to share on the big old turn end audio system. Can’t wait to hear our favourite records on those big ear shaped horns. Ooo and some special work from @mausse__ this time. Come and dance with us - early bird tickets still available ❤️

The second spark starter joining us on Friday is the illustrious Babs 💘 Shaped in Sheffield before moving to Manchester, Babs' musical influences run deep across the Pennines and beyond. With a quiver of synth-pop, acid, '80s and '90s house, global percussive rhythms and much more, she'll be keeping Cupid's bow pewpewing for all you lucky dancers 🏹 Babs opened the Crop stage at @repercussion__ back in December, and blew our little cotton socks to smithereens! Whilst she's mostly familiar to regular listeners of @crop.radio and @steamradiomcr , we're excited to experience Babs stitching hearts of all shapes and sizes in the clurb on Friday @carltonclubmcr , while filling ours to the choccy brim in the process! 💒 🚨🚨 Other exciting news 🚨🚨 Our 2am licence has got the green light, so there's never been a better time to grab a ticket and help us raise funds for @growingtogetherlevenshulme - early birds sold out, so make sure to get ya tickets for cheap via RA now!

🔥 DJ Announcement for Partisan Against Fascism🔥 ⏱️ Set times for the night will be shared during the week of the event. 🎫 Tickets via link in bio. Noone turned away for lack of funds, so please drop us a message. Bridge 5 Mill is a fully accessible venue. Please share with your pals! ----------------------------- Atalaya 🔥💃🌶️ @atalayafuego Atalaya mixes reggaetón, latin rhythms, ballroom beats and hard dance in euphoric club sets that invoke a global, bass-driven sound that is quickly becoming a staple in uk clubs. Atalaya's musical journey is primarily influenced by the cultural and musical richness of their upbringing in the north west regions of Spain and the UK, and their experiences as an urban dancer, voguer and club lover. They currently host a bimonthly residency on CROP radio, an online station that rapidly established as a platform for Manchester-based talent. Antalaya created and hosted a monthly show traketeo on grassroots station Steam Radio. ----------------------------- Babs ✊🥾🟥 @babsabss Hailing from Sheffield and now based in Manchester, Babs' style blends everything from psych electronica to progressive house, deep and melodic techno and global rhythms - from the Middle East to Latin America and Africa. Her sets and radio shows often pay homage to the North of England’s rich sonic heritage, with a focus on music that moves the dancefloor. On the night, Babs will be playing a mix of records that stand as pieces of resistance against fascism. This will include alt-rock, post-punk, and dub, using music to examine historical protest. ----------------------------- ANT1 🚩💫💖 @_.ant1 ANT1 is a Lebanese DJ, artist, and selector based in Manchester, known for his eclectic sound and wide range, moving fluidly from deep, impactful journeys to more driving, energetic sets. Working across multiple genres, he curates spaces that welcome dance and connection. Beyond the booth, he is a Partisan volunteer and contributes to strengthening music communities through DJ Club, running workshops, open-decks sessions, and collaborative radio shows to support emerging local DJs. #livemusic #manchester #antifascist

Love returns to The Carlton Club with the annual Valentines ceremony of the duly beloved Semi Peppered & Building: Bridges, joining together in perfect harmony this year to raise money for the Growing Together, Levenshulme project! 🌸 Whilst we are a rag-tagged team of Masters of Ceremony, we sought to invite 2 truly devoted Virtuoso's capable of bringing together the hearts of others through the will of the dance. The High Cherubs known as Babs & Camilla Reghenzi will be calling upon the arts of the synth, the drum & the piano to lay down the foundations of prosperous connection on the dancefloor. 👼🏹 We hope you can join us on the Friday 13th February, we have a 2am license pending and many games and gimmicks in store for those who join... Tickets are available on RA now for £5, act with haste to secure your place! 😊 🎨: @deedoubleyoo_

We are back in the basement (@soup_manchester ) and showcasing a fine selection of distinguished genre blending djs, for what promises to be a quality night of music. This time we welcome one of the most exciting up and coming DJ’s in Manchester, Zuri (@zuri__fernandez ). A resident at Ambers (@ambers.club ), soup and crop radio (@crop.radio ), Zuri has carved herself out a place as one of Manchester finest, with her slick blend of minimal across genres, delving into rich textures and room filling grooves. After warm up duties in 2025 for Caribou and Fred Again, we are blessed to showcase Zuri for our first headliner of 2026. Following Zuri on the wheels with precision and class, will be KD22LR (@kd22lr ), beautifully experimental electronic music ready to take you anywhere the night leads. Also spinning gold on the 9th is Steam Radio (@steamradiomcr ) resident Babs (@babsabss ), fresh off of her set at Repercussion. Another undeniable selector, capable of dipping through genres masterfully. From Italo to dance to house and back again. Finally, with an hour at each book end, will be our resident librarian Raven Krista (@wattraven ). Going back to some minimal roots, weaving through deep, house and electronic genres, Raven will look to warm your feet from open and at close. Tickets £5, We’ll see you in the basement! 03:00 - 04:00 - Raven Krista 02:00 - 03:00 - KD22LR 01:00 - 02:00 - Zuri 00:00 - 01:00 - Babs 23:00 - 00:00 - Raven Krista

Have we got news for you, another jaw-dropping day of broadcasting is happening this Friday. 👾 09.00-11.00 // Put a Synth on it! w/ Babs @babsabss Join Babs as she delves deep into UK synth music, exploring how it evolved from post-punk experimentalism into mainstream pop music. The inspiration for today’s show comes from the documentary ‘Synth Britannia.’ We’ll hear tracks from Cabaret Voltaire, Throbbing Gristle, The Human League, Depeche Mode and many more. Babs will be joined by fellow Steam residents Foley and Sasha Shuttleworth who will talk about their favorite synth tracks, before rounding out the show with contemporary tracks and/ or synth music from beyond the UK. ✨ 11.00-13.00 // Rixy’s Radar @rixy_radar Rixy takes over our late morning airwaves with some musical delights. 🧚 13.00-14.00 // Fuergo @asapfergal After another alias change, long time resident Fergal comes back in a new form. Kick back with an hour of sonic serenity. Fuergo presents a selection of ambient electronica and ethereal folk for your Friday lunchtime. Tune in for rare sounds, downtempo mixes and unreleased compositions. 🌀 14.00 - 16.00 // Las Buenas w/ Enigma @boz_viz Las buenas is an exploration of synthesized dreamscapes with a touch of heavy distortion. Playing two hours of melodic field recordings into heavy distorted dub. 🥁 16.00-17.00 // Secondary Circuit w/ J.Dewar @_j.dewar_ J. Dewar returns to Steam with a rain-soaked mix of hazy guitar, downtempo and fractured percussive workouts, channeling the experimental spirit of The Secondary Circuit. Listen live at steam-mcr.com, see you in the chatroom!

Headshots in late September for superstar @babsabss

I will be kicking off the Crop Radio takeover at Warehouse Project on Saturday 13th December. Buy a ticket and see me play lots of fun tunes 7-8pm! Friday 3rd October 9am - Presale Friday 3rd October Midday - General Sale

Some bits from Peru and Ecuador 🤠

3 day Ausangate trek in the Peruvian Andes complete: Rainbow Mountain - Red Valley - 7 lakes of Ausangate 5000m of altitude reached 😱