Manchester’s seminal The Warehouse Project launch WHP Records, in partnership with independent label group, Disorder.
Established in 2006, The Warehouse Project has become a cornerstone of Manchester's cultural landscape. From Boddingtons Strangeways Brewery, to Store Street, and now at the illustrious Depot Mayfield, it stands as a stalwart of the UK’S musical landscape. The main season, spanning from September through to December, is an annual spectacle, featuring the likes of Fred Again... Peggy Gou, Disclosure, Interplanetary Criminal to Four Tet, LCD Soundsystem to Nia Archives, it’s one of the most important dancefloors in Europe.
For their debut release, WHP Records enlist Leeds-based DJ/producer Bakey, who is a WHP resident for 2024 and will be dropping his debut album via the label. Bakey’s first track from the project ‘Wouldn’t Believe’, lands this Friday. The imprint is expected to release new music from noteworthy talent throughout the year.
WHP founders Richard McGinnis and Sam Kandel said “Since WHP started in 2006, our passion has been to work with artists in a meaningful, impactful way and create these once in a lifetime dancefloor moments. With the advent of WHP Records and the partnership with Disorder we unlock a whole new way of doing that and this album project from Bakey feels like exactly the right place to start."
