Clubs :: Preview 08 Jan 2009
Chris Duncan: Thursday night in Glasgow gets a fresh start with the debut of EQd at the brand new V Club on Sauchiehall Street. Inspired in equal parts by New York’s loft parties, Berlin’s Berghain club and Glasgow's very own dance music institutions, th...
Clubs :: Preview 24 Sep 2008
Michael Slevin: Marco Bailey's productions frequently appear in the setlists of Carl Cox, Chris Liebing, Jeff Mills and Sven Vath, but don't let the list of big names mislead you: although ambitious, he is a self-made man on a mission to unite people with a love of pu...
Clubs :: Feature 20 Sep 2008
Liam Arnold: On 28 June, the Montreal community was rocked by the sudden death of Francois Dumouchel, known by the wider music community as Euterke. In the early hours of the morning, while waiting at a red light on his scooter, he was tragically hit by a local bus...
Records :: Album Review 15 Sep 2008
Steve Glencross: The Black Dog re-appear with their third EP from the Radio Scarecrow long player. It’s probably the most high profile section from the project so far, bringing in minimal innovator Hood and old skool master The Bass Soldier for remix duties. Hood...
Music :: Feature 07 Jul 2008
James Blake: The Bug is a leviathan of sonic assault. A love for extremity has propelled him from the world of metal to the world of reggae, with heavy as his watchword and sound as his guide. Kevin Martin has always been obsessed with sound and high volume, seekin...
Records :: Album Review 23 Jun 2008
Nicol J. Craig: This one might take a couple listens to get into, even for those who do cream themselves for minimal. Jupiter Jive disappoints by failing to recognise its own role: it's too fast to be classed as tech-ambient and too slow to be an out-an-out club album...
Music :: Feature 04 Jun 2008
Steve Glencross: Dubstep has rapidly matured as a form of its own, already reaching the stage of breaking down into sub-genres, much in the same way house and techno did throughout the last decade. You’ve got your traditional heavy hitters, like Skream, Loefah ...
Single Review 04 Jun 2008
Steve Glencross: There’s a stream of techno coming out of Berlin at the moment (MMM, Soundhack, MDR etc) that’s just amazing. Considering the strong links with the Hard Wax record store, it should come as no surprise that it's purist, abstract and obsessed ...
Single Review 03 Jun 2008
Steve Glencross: For those who aren't familiar with Holger Zilske: he's one half of Berlin’s Smash TV, the duo responsible for a string of top releases on labels like B-Pitch and Playhouse. He doesn’t push out much solo material, so when he does it’s ...
Records :: Review :: Single Review 02 Jun 2008
Nicol Craig: Yet again Glasgow is the birthplace for another techno feast. Harvey Mckay’s Output EP encapsulates the Soma sound: stripped down beats that’ll resonate through any bass-heavy system. Output is a brew of rumbling lows, pitched basslines and...
Nicol Craig: Remixes of Girls Don’t Like Me come from Soma new boy Mr Copy as well as Edit Select and Mark Broom. Mr Copy provides a minimalist take on things with less emphasis on bass, more on a build-up of sharp toned harmonics. More variety might have he...
Clubs :: Preview 29 May 2008
Karen Taggart: The Substance crew have a reputation for booking outstanding guests, and this month is no exception. Ed Chamberlain and Lief Ryan are playing live, supported by irrepressible resident Gavin Richardson. Described as the “rising star of lush electr...
Records :: Review :: Album Review 23 May 2008
Don McVinnie: Following his first album Midnight Magic in 2001 - a quirky voyage of italo, electro, house and techno - Kiko finally puts together his second album, remarkable insofar as he has been producing for over a decade now. Slave Of My Mind is a much darker e...
Steve Glencross: Tectonic is one of the true standout labels on the dubstep scene, with Pinch aka Rob Ellis running the show. His latest recruit is 2562, a cutting edge Dutch producer with a growing reputation for fusing deep non-formula dubstep and atmospheric techno....
Clubs :: Preview 23 May 2008
Sean McNamara: Summer gets into full swing, with Slam using their unmatchable reputation as the largest Scottish techno promoters to bring some more hard hitters along for the June edition. Despite the fact that the event does have a ‘slight’ habit of rep...
Colin Chapman: June sees Sunday Circus go coast-to-coast, with events taking place in both Glasgow and in Edinburgh for the first time. The monthly, afternoon-to-evening event takes its inspiration from legendary Ibizan clubs like Sundays @ Space, Circo Loco and Lon...
Music :: Feature 23 May 2008
Alex Burden: The Body Snatchers are a lot of things, but the term 'normal' doesn't fit in anywhere. 'Crunk-loving, future pimps' is closer to the mark, if that's any help to you. 'Robotic prostitute appreciators' could also apply. 'Hyphy resurrectors', possibly tha...
Clubs :: Preview 21 May 2008
Jack McFarlane: The fresh-faced but ambitious Club Fabrikken is aiming to become the new home for diverse and forward-thinking electronic musicians in Scotland's capital city. Hosts Hektor Ruiez (Stick 430 / Irdium) and Steve Glencross (Sativae) will be cooking up a p...
Nicol Craig: “Techno. In all its forms,” is the mantra for the Jakn bunch. The residents (Fuk-Nut aka Milkovic and Sekonz aka Dirkatron ) are taking a back seat this month, letting local boys The Apprentice, Danny Wilson and Edin-Tek show off their skil...
Records :: Review 21 May 2008
Liam Arnold: "If music be the food of love, play on." If techno be the wine of anything, then Connaisseur recordings think rather a lot of themselves. Grand Cru are certainly more auspicious the basic vin de pays of techno, but they're no bank-breaking Chateau Petr...
