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Paul N'Jie has been DJing since the mid- 805 around Glasgow in venues as diverse as The Venue. Circa, Reds and Tin Pan Alley. He currently holds residencies at Trash and Planet Peach playing house. garage and street soul and is hoping to host Scotland's first dedicatgd radio soul show. ,
CLUB LISTINGS continued
what they do as big beat. but really it's a staggering combination of hip hop. soul. funk. electro. jump-up. ragga. reggae... They were the first to have Tim 'Love' Lee who is playing this issue at Tangent. and they‘ve got some great guests in the pipeline. For more details check out the next issue.
I Impact at The Arches. l0.3()pm—2am. £3.50. Oct 1 and monthly. Mix of live performers and DJs on a drum 'n' bass axis. The night features DS Murray Quartet. Ed Higgins. Ground Control and special guest tonight. Glasgow’s KMC who records for Good Looking Records plus live video mixing from Videomancer.
I Jengaheads Cul De Sac Bar. 9—1 lpiti. Free. Ali and Martyn of the Jengaheads with more of the same nonsense they are renowned for: big beats and a wee bit more. sometimes on four decks when they can be arsed to move the cappuccino machine out the way. Drinks promos.
iHE PERSUADERS
Love Boutique, The Arches, Glasgow, Saturday -We’ve travelled fifty miles to come here, but ah'll tell ye, it worth it! Twelve out of ten
’5 43* I ‘ <51"? Nicole Renee: 'Strawberry‘ (eastlwest) 'R ‘n' b shuffler with sweet vocals.
Clipse: 'Got Caught Dealing' (east/west)
'R 'n' b, hip hop and swrng mixed together With cool rap.
Tatyana Ali: ‘Daydreamin' (Sony) Sweet 90$ soul flavour from the girl from The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.
Jon 8: ‘They Don't Know’ (Sony) Midnight soul with Coco from SWV for the caring and sharing between the sheets.
88 THE lIST 24 Sep—8 Oct 1998
Pre-club.
I Loveshack at Fury Murry’s. lO.30pm—3. 15am. £5 (£3). Fine indie. house and disco sounds downstairs with Chemical Beats (Chem Bros. David Holmes. Big Beat etc) upstairs. Drinks promos.
I The Lime at The Lime. l0pm—3am. £4 (£3/ £2 before l lpm) Student night with club classics in your house and garage style. Chea drink promos.
I Nice 81 leazy 9pm—l2am. 8 ()ct. l’re- club DJs from Cool Lemon help the students settle in.
I Psy~phi at The Sub Club. llpm—3am. £4 (£3) guest nights are £6. Phar ()ut's Paul Cawley embarking on a voyage of hip hop. drum 'n‘ bass and generally music with the funk. ()ne of the best of its types in Scotland. 24 Sep. Psy-phi welcome the Grand Central tour with Mark Rae. Peter Parker. Veba (vocals) and Sneaky (double bass). Parker is a forttter DMC mixing chatnp. and Rae's 'Northerti Sulphuric Soul‘ LP is forthcoming. Grand Central nights are always a bit special. so don't miss it. 8 ()ct it‘s the Psy-phi first birthday with special guests MC Ty and Shorty Blitz from London's rated 'Scratch‘ and DJ Pogo‘s Lyricist Lounge. both iii Scotland for the first time.
I Pusher 13 at The 13th Note (ground floor). llpm-3am. £2. Weekly night front Jilkes and Hatch of Knucklehead (Art School. Sats) giving up electro funk beats to a crowd following on from their Variet pub gig.
I Ric ard Howie at Russell's Bar/Cafe. 8-l lptn. Free. Richard Howie with deep. jazzy house. Pre-club.
I Ronnie and Simon's Fruit Cocktail at Planet Peach. l0.30pitt-3aiti. £5 (£3). Massive party tunes iii this new venue. All drinks £1.50.
I Rumble at The Garage. llpiii—3am. £3 (£2). Cardow and Ross with art exceptionally busy night of charty dance faves. cheap drinks and drunk students. I Sly at Trash. llpiti—3ani. £4 (£3). Neil and Frog iii the main room for big anthems and cheesy nonsense plus Disco Dan in Room Two. Dress tip iii some sort of sexy/glammy gear arid you get iii free. Drinks promos.
I Soul Source at Bar 9|. 9pni—niidniglit. Free. 24 Sep and then fortnightly. DJ Marks from the Top Rank Collective with classic soul. reggae and R&B.
I Student Crossing at Strawberry Fields. 9pm-3am. £2. oOs-90s indie/pop/psychedelic sounds arid cult videos. Entry includes free hot dog/veggie dog and chips. Drinks promos.
I Havana at The Apartment. Midnight—3am. £5 (£3). DJ Jazz with merengue. Latin jazz fttiik grooves arid a hint of salsa. Drinks promos.
I Top Rank at Bar 9). ()pin—midnight. Free. 24 Sep and fortnightly. The Top Rank collectivejoined by DJ Marks for classic soul. reggae and R&B.
I TVR at The Velvet Rooms. | lpm-3am. £4 (£3). Dance and soul mix front DJ Skud in the main room getting away from the usual student cheese. All drinks £ 1.
when ye come here, you're guaranteed great night.
-There was a bomb scare here three years ago an we git evacuated, an' we had a
party outside-that wis qune funny ’cause naebody wrs movin
til we git back in, an'
then it wrs better than the first time we Wlf in! It’s like, God makes the poor man’s camel away from him, an when he wants tae make him happy, he gives it back, ye
know what ah mean?
I Wanna Play? at The Tunnel. l().30pm«3.30am. £4 (£2.50 with tiiatric card). Student ttiglit featuring Kevin and Scott (Tunnel weekends) and Lisa. playing a mix ofclassic house anthems plus treasure hunts atid wheel of fortune. Drinks promos.
GLASGOW FRIDAYS
I The Ark at The Tunnel. llpiti—3.30am. £7 (£5). Dressed tip night iii this award winning club. which 8 years on still looks the business. The trio of Michael Kilkie. Scott Mackay arid [ammo ( Rhumba) take no prisoners iii the main room for large-scale ltard house dancelloor detonators. and then there's Duncan Reid and Sitiioii Foy iii Room Two for a slightly less full-on vibe. All drinks £l before l2.3()am.
I Babylon at The Arena. llpm» .iam. £4 (£3 before itiidiiigltt). Party metal, night. What is party metal'.’ It's your sing-a-long commercial .stttff. so there you go. Drinks promos.
I Bar 10 8pm- close. Free. Stet ie Donaldson arid Bios with super quality minimal house arid techno for a crowd making sure the weekend kicks-off with an almighty bang. l’re-club.
I Bargo at Bargo. (mitt—midnight. l‘ree. Quality house music front Dotti and Jay (Stib Club) at tlits city centre east style bar.
I Bennets 11.30pm 3am. £4 (£3). Grant Dtiff with an upbeat dance ttigltt. Gay.
I Bonafide Love at The Cross Bar. Rpm—midnight. l‘ree. Reggae. ragga and soca from DJ Dtrtsittan. Drinks promos Pre-club.
I Bonkers at Bonkers. llpiii 3am. £4 after ttiidriigltt. £3 before (‘ltib classics at this after office hang-out w itli residents David (‘atttpbell arid Nobble Whitelaw I Budda at Btidda. h’pm midnight. l‘l't‘c‘. Solemusic‘s Stevie Middleton wttlt laid- back garage arid deep house. Drinks pl‘t)lnt.s. l’re-club.
I Buena Vista at Glasgow School ()l Art (downstairs). lllpm 2.30am. £3. A slice of Latin (an arid ftittk frottt Mark and Michael of Delaitey’s Rhythm Section w itlt Nick l’eacock (Back To Jazz) playing the last Friday of eyciy itiotttli.
I Bump 'n' Hussle at Baba/a
5.30pm 3am (his front llpiti) £5 (free before I lpiii). £5 l’atil Tray “(it with house. Rev B and soul classics and Scott Ritchie playing garage and house for a dressy. drittky. Illllltp about a bit crowd.
I Cleopatras at (‘leopatias
l().3()piti— 2.3(laiti. £7. l’op. "(ls .titd 80s party tunes. ()y er 2 is only.
I Crucial Vibes at The Glasgow School of Art (downstairs). l0pm—2am. £4 (£3GSA). 25 Sep only. DJ Gus and Stevie playing all the latest iii reggae. ragga. dub arid roots. Drinks promos. Also at Lautrec‘s every Thursday night. I Cul De Sac Cul De Sac Bar. 9—l lprti. Free. Anton and Doug with pre-club head phunk. Check out Kenny H playing 5--7pm for the happy hour too.
I Deep Fried at The 13th Note Club. llpnt—3aiti. £3. The Ktittg Funk Collective with reggae. dtib arid mellow grooves on the ground floor arid hip hop. big beat and funk iii the basement.
I Fellatio at Bar Sauza. Rpiti-itiidnight. Free. Deep Philly ftiiik. house arid
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I 4t Dimension at The Baby Grand. ()piti—itiidnight. Free. Andy Young and Danny play jazz. Brazilian. soul. fusion and ftitik. Drinks promos. Pre-club.
I Fused at The Glasgow School of Art. l()pm—2am. £5 (£4GSA). 2 ()ct and monthly. The Fused night that used to be weekly on a Wednesday takes the infinitely better option of going monthly tip at the Art School. with deep house and tech-house from Dominic Gallagher and Stevie Dortaldson (Bar l0 ltairy bloke). Downstairs they've got the outstanding Wreckage who records for Wall ()f Sound arid used to run his own night Boogie Mo Dynanto iii Edinburgh arid Smack providing the biggest of beats. Quite a combination. Drinks promos.
I Gold 'n’ Delicious at Archaos.
llpnt»—3am. £7 (£5). New night at the massive and now newly refurbished Ai'chaos replacing the Spectrum itiglit. Geoff .‘ylontford and David Gilmour iii the main room with the best iii British \ocal arid litiro house playing to a dressy crowd. Jamie Strang iii bar 1 playing soul arid R&B pltts Michael Sweeney iti Betty's w itli disco. garage and cheesy stuff. Drinks promos.
I Havana Barcelona at Barcelona. Spittittidiiight. Free. Jazz ftittk. R& B. soul arid Latino house from DJ Jazz.
I Hellfire at The Glasgow Lesbian and Gay (‘entre ( ll Dixon St). Spin—lam. £(i. 2 ()ct and monthly. Scotland’s premier fetish club reckon they've finally found the right serum after mos itig about for the last couple of years. l.ose your inhibitions as you enter the Hellfire world where all manner of fetishes are e\plored in a safe and friendly ens tronment. They ‘ye bottgltt new equipitient. tltere w ill be more shows and the fetish stall is back again. Music comes from DJs Loy eless playing an across the board mix from hard cltibby sttiff to easy listening. Fetish wear is compulsory. btit this can range from ftill on bondage gear. to just looking sexy. Mixed club.