Glasgow Clubbing Highlights: 7-13 September
As the permanent closure of London venue Fabric sounds a death knell for the UK's clubbing community, we console ourselves with a live show from Ceephax Acid Crew, a final hurrah at Nice N Sleazy and an intense Friday-night affair at Sub Club.
Something Wicked presents Ceephax Acid Crew @ The Art School, Fri 9 Sep
British hardware hero and acid pioneer Ceephax Acid Crew graces The Art School for a full live show this Friday, with support from fellow acid stylers Beatwife and Upstanding Monk. Ceephax – real name Andy Jenkinson – has carved out an illustrious career specialising in acid techno and drum & bass, with his early productions crafted using mainly vintage drum machines and synthesizers and released on cassette tape deck and vinyl via underground labels Breakin' Records, Lo Recordings and Firstcask. There's no new release to promote, just a celebration of a true acid house purist who stubbornly countered the computerised music and compact disc releases of the time.
Return To Mono with Clouds & Forward Strategy Group @ Sub Club, Fri 9 Sep
With SLAM away touring in Asia, Clouds and Forward Strategy Group take complete control of the Sub Club this Friday, with the pairing promising a turbo-charged night of techno.
Leeds and Edinburgh-based Forward Strategy Group formed in 2008 and have developed a reputation as one of the most unique acts in techno today, with their lo-fi approach to modern techno a key inspiration for the new wave of industrial techno musicians. Liam Robertson and Calum Macleod, the young Scottish duo behind Clouds, take a similar approach – their excellent 2013 Turbo Recordings release Ghost Systems Rave, along with a host of subsequent recordings including this year's EP Timeslip Roadmender, have cemented the pair as trailblazers in the art of industrious, clattering, raw-edged productions.
Wrong Island: 2007 – 2016 Fuckity Bye @ Nice N Sleazy, Sat 10 Sep
After nine years of exceptional music, fun, good vibes, dancing, sweating, and silly antics in Sleazy’s basement, Wrong Island draws to a close, with regular residents DJs on hand to lead a final night of debauchery. Free for students.
In other news...
Proving that the United Kingdom's decision makers get more and more stupid with each passing day, iconic London clubbing venue Fabric is to close permanently after its licence was revoked by Islington Council on 7 September, following the deaths of two patrons in recent months.
The club is known for its purpose-built three room layout and world-class soundsystems, as well the club's own record label, Fabric Records, home to a long-running and highly-respected mix CD series. A Change.org petition to fight the closure of the club had reached almost 150,000 signatures, yet the Council cited a "culture of drugs" at the venue as a factor in its era-ending decision.