The Drum and Bass Curriculum - December
| 07 Dec 2007
Whether you've been into drum and bass for a while or an old hand, you will know that after a spirited year in Scottish dnb, things just keep getting bigger. Thankfully, it's not all just touring acts and big names that we have to thank for the undoubted buzz, but also our own tight crew all over the country, bringing together a definite and defiant strength.
And so to clubs; Xplicit thunders into the East coast on 14 Dec at the Bongo Club with special guest Teebee, with Eno, Morphy, MC Biz and the Kapital DJs on support dropping dub bombs and dance hits (10.30pm-3am, £9 adv). If you didn't already know, Teebee is a Norwegian dnb artist with smatterings of 'neurofunk' and dark, ambient atmospherics up the wazoo. And to get your new year off to a good start check out Split (1 Jan, Cabaret Voltaire, 10.30pm-3am, free b4 12am/£2) for heavy beats and first rate dnb. On the West Coast Pangea will be seeing in Hogmanay local style (Barfly, 8pm-tbc) with Special Ed, Professor Fresh and MC Troubla at the bargain price of £10, but if you have other arrangements for the evening, then catch them in the same venue on 14 Dec with special guest Termite from Edinburgh's own Obscene (11pm-3am, £5) - her beats will be burrowing through your skull before you can say 'turn that bass down'. Speaking of Obscene, they'll be hitting Ego on 22 Dec (11pm-5am, £3).
Looking to the future, Manga, a name synonymous with Scottish dnb, has been extremely quiet of late... never fear a little birdie told me to expect a stonker of a 12th birthday party surprise around February time. Go forth and multiply. [Jonny Ogg and Struan Otter]
And so to clubs; Xplicit thunders into the East coast on 14 Dec at the Bongo Club with special guest Teebee, with Eno, Morphy, MC Biz and the Kapital DJs on support dropping dub bombs and dance hits (10.30pm-3am, £9 adv). If you didn't already know, Teebee is a Norwegian dnb artist with smatterings of 'neurofunk' and dark, ambient atmospherics up the wazoo. And to get your new year off to a good start check out Split (1 Jan, Cabaret Voltaire, 10.30pm-3am, free b4 12am/£2) for heavy beats and first rate dnb. On the West Coast Pangea will be seeing in Hogmanay local style (Barfly, 8pm-tbc) with Special Ed, Professor Fresh and MC Troubla at the bargain price of £10, but if you have other arrangements for the evening, then catch them in the same venue on 14 Dec with special guest Termite from Edinburgh's own Obscene (11pm-3am, £5) - her beats will be burrowing through your skull before you can say 'turn that bass down'. Speaking of Obscene, they'll be hitting Ego on 22 Dec (11pm-5am, £3).
Looking to the future, Manga, a name synonymous with Scottish dnb, has been extremely quiet of late... never fear a little birdie told me to expect a stonker of a 12th birthday party surprise around February time. Go forth and multiply. [Jonny Ogg and Struan Otter]