Clubs :: Preview 13 Nov 2008
Colin Chapman: Aiming to highlight the diversity and vibrancy of the Scottish music scene and the charitable nature of its people, the event sees emerging and established live bands and cutting edge DJs join forces, with all proceeds raised due to go to the cancer ch...
Clubs :: Preview 07 Nov 2008
Jaco Justice: Dubstep is no longer another specialist niche carved out of the vast electronic mantel, but a fully operational, if somewhat deranged (for want of a better word), music form that has crossed-over and into the global dance music acceptance stakes. This ...
Clubs :: Preview 03 Nov 2008
Chris Duncan: The peerless Optimo celebrates its eleventh birthday by doing what it does best, ensuring everyone is out on a school night when really they should be at home laying out their freshly ironed shirt for Monday morning. For those of us who haven't chosen ...
Jaco Justice: Here, lets play a little game. I mention a production duo, you think of a colour. Actually, you know what… it’s already too late – once you scanned over the title above the wee ‘going out’ goblins started riddling through...
Clubs :: Preview 29 Oct 2008
Krishma Bachoo: Well it’s all about Thursday nights if you’re a hip-hop head in Scotland. New weekly night Crash starts the month off with its mash up of hip-hop, drum and bass, indie and electro. Drinks are super cheap (seriously, you're probably going h...
Clubs :: Preview 27 Oct 2008
Colin Chapman: German producer Efdemin makes his Scottish debut this month at one of the newer additions to Glasgow’s club scene, Men & Machines. Taking his artist name from a Romanian radio play, former Hamburg resident Phillip Sollmann followed singles, O...
Chris Duncan: Two big nights from the Bass Syndicate people this month. On 7 November they present the head of Lot 49 Records, Surrey-based music producer Meat Katie at the Bongo Club. Support comes from resident DJs Simon Jackson, Believe, G-Mac and Silver Storic. ...
Clubs :: Preview 24 Oct 2008
Chris Duncan: Glasgow’s electro darlings Dolby-Anol have proven themselves to be Scotland’s most valuable asset when it comes to creating the greatest remixes. The duo have recently toured Europe and played a one off set in New York after becoming one of...
Chris Duncan: Kapital music present James Holden on 14 November, who will be playing an extended set within Edinburgh’s excellent venue The Caves. Deep under the foundations of the Old Town the DJ, producer and owner of the Border Community record label will n...
Clubs :: Preview 23 Oct 2008
Colin Chapman: Inner City Acid celebrates four years of acid-tinged madness this month by welcoming hip-house originator Fast Eddie to the decks. One of the first wave of Chicago house producers in the mid-eighties, Eddie was responsible for acid house classic Acid ...
Clubs :: Preview 13 Oct 2008
Colin Chapman: New Zealand producer, Matt ‘Recloose’ Chicoine makes appearances in both Aberdeen and Glasgow on consecutive nights this month. Promoting the release of his recent, third album Perfect Timing, the Detroit-born producer will show off his DJ...
Clubs :: Preview 10 Oct 2008
Chris Duncan: Substance are celebrating their second anniversary of bringing mixed breakbeats and strange frequencies to their loyal crowd by hosting a rave in The Caves. Altern 8 head the bill, providing their soundtrack to the original rave scene with a setlist t...
Film :: Heads Up :: Clubs :: Preview 07 Oct 2008
Lizzie Cass-Maran: In association with Africa in Motion: the Edinburgh African Film Festival - see our preview in the Film section - The Bongo Club are playing host to the legendary Rita Ray. Ray is a world-class DJ and top buff of Afrobeat, desribed as a "combination o...
Clubs :: Preview 06 Oct 2008
Chris Duncan: SoCo Social hijacks The Winchester on Friday 10 October to provide a remedy to the increasingly bleak nights we've been experiencing lately. Highly recommended Swedish electro talent Sebastian Ingrosso will appear alongside Glasgow's Killer Kitsch to ...
Clubs :: Preview 03 Oct 2008
Colin Chapman: Edinburgh’s longest running house night, Ultragroove celebrates its 9th Birthday in style this month with a triple-whammy of top notch guests. Germany’s Âme should need little introduction by now: the duo of Kristian Beyer and Frank ...
Clubs :: Preview 02 Oct 2008
Ema Johnson: From their small beginnings at Blackfriars Basement the Eliminators have introduced the hypnotic sounds of dubstep to Glasgow, and procured the genre's most illustrious DJs and producers including Skream, Benga, Hatcha and N-Type, slowly seducing Scott...
Jaco Justice: This deserves a good mention on a couple of counts. First up, the Optimo duo of JD Twitch and JG Wilkes bring a party soundtrack to the club experience that frankly shits on many a sycophant promoter, and secondly their presence will hopefully be the c...
Clubs :: Preview 29 Sep 2008
Josh Coppersmith-Heaven: Now the first real chill winds are flickering in, it's imperative that you do things that keep your personal central heating system running. First of all, you’ll need to make your heart beat – so go and listen to the bold and beautiful son...
Clubs :: Preview 26 Sep 2008
Colin Chapman: Holding a passion for deep, profound electronic sounds, Stuart Geddes took inspiration from such respected DJs as Derrick Carter, Kerri Chandler and Murk when he decided to programme his own parties, bringing about his Mulletover events across London. ...
Clubs :: Preview 25 Sep 2008
Ema Johnson: You gotta have soul when the hard-grafting Moovn fam’ invite you to their first birthday and make no mistake, it’s BIG. Cue the legendary Paul ‘Trouble’ Anderson, who has made an indelible mark on the club scene for over 20 year...
