Freqbeat: slowing down the frequency

There won't be any dampeners and sad faces for this special Freqbeat however, as they're giving Glasgow's Modifier their first ever gig in the Capital, to dish out slick electro, driving techno and cosmic breaks. Modifier already wowed the crowds at Wickerman last year, and the two piece will deliver an intimate live set for Freqbeat's (semi) finale show.

June guests Modifier are currently in a position to dedicate a couple of days each week to their music production, aided by endless supplies of "coffee and Jaffa Cakes," and "soaking up all sorts of experiences from the world around us; sounds, images and so on." Reactions to the group have been positive, and they're aiming to make each show as live as possible: "This gives us more energy, which transfers to the audience. It's more fun when you have the potential to balls it up!"

The duo are Freqbeat virgins but they've heard good things, plus "Mnky's Skinny chart had some top tunes in it so we're quite fired up for some mayhem. We're playing at Tronic in Glasgow the night before so we'll be ready for a party when we get to the capital!"

The electro-tech and breaks night currently features residents The Breaknotist and Mnky, who have been friends since childhood, sharing a "musical heritage." Although they confess to different DJing styles, the night was started as a chance to work around what they shared in influences. The Breaknotist has a previous three year residency at Majestica on his CV, and Mnky got a "kick up the arse" to delve further into clubs when he came second in the 2005 Smirnoff DJ competition. Mnky got in touch with Breaknotist soon after, and within a week they were meeting Red's manager and organising a monthly event.

We asked Mnky the reasons behind the break when things are going so well: "We just really both want a holiday from the constant promoting of a monthly night. It is extremely difficult for one person to take a couple of weekends away when you’re a small outfit of two like us, and we thought it better to take a break at the same time. It's an opportunity for us to get out and about to do other gigs both in Edinburgh and beyond. It can be difficult to do that when you have to be doing the flyer and promo circuit round town every weekend. At the same time we’ve had a good innings of over two years at Red which is the perfect wee venue for people to cut their teeth at promoting. We’ve cut ours – time for someone else to do the same!"