CLUBS listings
Four Play
Richard Nolan and Norman Finlayson are Super Disco and run
Burn on Mondays at the Apartment}
(Glasgow). The night has featured many top guests, including Howard Marks, Joey Negro and Miss Jo Liver to name but a few.
l , Mirror Ball: 'Given Up' (Multiply Records) Uplifting disco house, the Hugstar mix featuring Huggy Burger Queen. Guaranteed to fill every dance floor.
" 13' ,, Gusto: Disco’s Revenge' (Manifesto) The mole hole mix re-mastered by the legendary Tom Moultin has a pumping bass line which everyone knows and loves. Top minimalist disco house.
Faze Action: ‘Kariba' (Nuphonic Records)
This follow up to the classic 'Plans And Designs' album has an infectious Latin vibe. Not as hard edged as their earlier Stuff, but never fails to get bodies grooving.
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Super Disco: ‘Bum’ (White label) We are unashamedly taking this opportunity to plug our latest effort with its BOOtSy Collins bass line and
filter disco 3035. A classic ll" the making.
66 THE LIST 18-7/9 Apr 199‘)
CLUB LISTINGS continued
I Lime at The Lime. l().3()pm—3am. £6 (£4). DJ Canreron Craig with progressive house and garage.
I Living Room at The Living Room. 8pnr—midniglrt. Free. New York Alliance's Colirr Walker playing a deep house set. Pie-club.
I Lure at Bar Sauza. Spirr—rriidniglrt. Free. l)Js Ziggy and Bob get housey fora crowd heading off to .-\rchaos atrd the Tunnel. Pie-club.
I Made at Bar Latitt'ec's (upstairs). ()pnr—midnight. Free. D.l syndicate levitating Children bust loose with sleek badass drum & bass and jungle. Pie-club. I Missing Links at g2. llpnr— 3am. £4 (£3). Big beat bonanza from Neil McMillan (Hi Karate) and Michael Peck (Brass Monkeys). 24 .-\pr 'l'oppernrost award-winning scratch hip hop Scratch Pervert DJ Tony Vegas plus Priiriecuts guesting tonight. Vegas is awesorrre and
unless you've got a note from your mother
there's no excuse for not turning up.
I October Cafe at ()ctober Cafe. ()pni-unidnight. Free. Lisa Littlewood (Tunnel) with a fuirky house pie-club set. I Polo Lounge at The Polo Lounge. l().3()Plll--3atrt. £5. Take the choice of the Polo Lounge upstairs. open until 3am. downstairs for DJ lira playing a carrrp nrix of housey faves and anthems. or down in the Trophy Room with Andy for 80s pop. punk and new wave. (jay. The Polo Lounge operates as a bar before all cltrb nights with free entry before club starts.
I Planet Peach at Planet Peach. llpm~3.l5anr. £5 (£4). Alan Ronald mixing the best house/ club arid disco anthems.
I Scratch Perverts at Nice 'n' Sleazy. ()pm. Free. 24 Apr. A three-hour DJ set from the two deck-meisters recently seen live with James l..'\ve|le‘s (FNKI F.
I The Shed at The Shed. llipm -3am. £5 (£4). Graeme Ferguson in the main room with commercial dance favourites at this Soutlrside club from the team behind The Garage.
I Saisa Sabrosa at .\lc(‘htiils Way ()tit West. 8.3()pm-trridnight. l-‘i'ee. D.ls Keith and Alexis with salsa. from classic Colutrrbian to rrroderrr Cuban. nierengue. samba and jtrst generally jazzy earthy stuff.
I Stoned Love at The .-\sy ltrtrr. ()ptrr--2anr. £2 (free before llptrr). l7 Apr only. \Vlrile [he electrics at The Bedsil get fixed Stoned Love is tip here for an issue. with soul. funk and beats frotn Brian and .lolrrr.
I Straight Ahead at Alaska.
l lpm—3am. £8 (£6). l7 ..\pr and monthly. Kev and Mark from the top class Northern soul night (joodfoot come at you with soul. jazz. funk arid dtib over two floors. Tonight they are joitred by legendary Northern soul DJ Keb Darge. a firm favourite with the (ioodlool crowd where he guested last.
I Sub Cuiture at The Stib Club. l().3()pnr-5am. £|(). Haiti and Donrerric lord it over the legendary night of nice 'rr‘ groovy. hard-hittin'. funky house at the kttrg of Scottish underground datrce venues. This is still one of the hottest. ass-shakin'. (to-holds barred nights in the country. Yoti ain't been to a club until you've experienced the Saturday Subbie vibe. Joining the resident duo. Fred Everything front 2():2() Vision continues the Sub's unintentional Canadian link ('l‘orotrto's Nick llolder played last issue). Know very little about Mr liverything apart from the fact he‘s got a top name. and if he wasn’t any good the Sub wouldn‘t hay e booked him.
I Taste Present Fruitfly at The Arc-lies. llpm—4am. £ M) (£8). l7 Apr and monthly. Edinburgh's ftill on hard house rrrixed mob mental sessiottists now onto their second night with Fisher and Price in the rrrain room and Martin Valentine and Stuart Barrie in tip the back iii a nrellower style.
I Trash :rt Trash. llpiri 3am. £7 (£5). Dressy. slightly older (but still going for it) crowd w ith la is. and garage in the main room from D) brother team
Mathew and Peter. and soul. swing atrd R&B in the second room from Paul N'Jie. Laid-back party vibe in the newly revamped third roorrr.
I Triumph at The Tunnel. llprrr—3.3()am. £7 (£5). A massive. dressy night of European and UK house at one of the country's best looking venues. Coliir Tevendale atrd Steven McCreery take on the trrairr room while Kevin McFarlane and Stephen Lee offer tip a different vibe with a wide mix of garage. soul. funk and datrce classics in the second room. Smart dress-code atrd they expect you to make a lot of effort. I Velvet Rooms llpm—3pm. £8 (£4 before midnight). DJ Scud in the main room with house. garage and clttb classics. .lolrir Lyons in the front room playing mellow hip hop. swingbeat and classic soul.
I World Service at Alaska. llpnr—3anr. £8. 24 Apr and rrronthly. The new name for .‘vlish Mash now that ()scar who essentially is Mislr Mash has left to work on one-off projects and the band. The night keeps the same eclectic nrtrsic policy ranging from ftrtrk. jazz and hip hop to house atrd pop. Your DJs for the night are Nick Peacock. Paul Cawley and others to be confirmed. Downstairs the Straight Ahead crew serve tip the best irr Northern Sottl.
I Yang at Yang. l lptrr—-3anr (bar open front (rpm). £5 (free before I lprrr). Nic Nouveau and ()ccasiorral Lynne with sublime house in roorrr one. Muchaill (means the bogey rrran irr Irish fact fans) playing non house dance music joined by .lengaheads second Sat of the month (next one is May) in room two. lit the back roonr there's Nucleus. with Jirrr and Brian working this classic sweatbox in a deep electronica style joined on the last Sat of each month (24 Apr) by Sonia recording artist Funk D'Void.
GLASGOW SUNDAYS
I Bennet's at Bennet's. |l.3()pm—3am. £3 (£2). l’p-ternpo high energy with John Frazer. (lay.
I Big Air Sundays at Air Organic.
7- l lpm. Free. Recovery session .lengaheads on variations of a br‘eakbeat. l’r'e-club.
I Big Love at Club Budda. llpnr—3arrr. £5 (£3). Michael Kilkie (Tunnel/(Sher l)isko) joined by Geoff Morrtl'ot‘d and Chris llairis \\ ill) a selection of vocal garage and house with a classic old skool finish.
I Bonafide Love at The Cross Bar. 8pm ~midnight. Free. Now moved from the Fridays with reggae. ragga and roots from DJ Dirtsrrran. Pr'e-club.
I Budda at Budda. Spm— midnight. Free. New York Alliance's Colin Walker playing a deep mix to bring your weekend to a close. Pr‘e-club.
I Cleopatra's at Cleopatra's. lt).3()pm—2.3()am. £3 (£2). Pop. 70s and 80s rarty tunes.
I C ub Mouth at The l3tlr Note Club (ground floor). |()pnr-~2.3()am. £2 (free before I lprrr). Bizarre eclectic mix of guitar. beats. punk psych. past. present. future. with a late-drinking. nae dancirr‘ policy brought to you by Marky P plus Steve arid Claire McCann.
I Club Tropicana at The Garage (upstairs). llpirr«3'.tm. £3 (£2). Two DJs called Brian playing indie. Britpop and maybe some retro stttff too. Drinks are unfortunately not free. bttt near as dammit.
I Cooler at The Cooler. Rpm—midnight. Free. Loungin' Sunday sesh with laid- back l).ls. cartoons and cheap cocktails. Pr'e-club.
I Divine Intervention at Bret.
S.3()—| lpm. Hush Puppy (Glasgow School ()f Art) goes solo with a soulful Sabbath selection. Pie-club.
I Ego Trip at The .-\parttrrerrt. | lpm- 3am. £5. Jim Da Best with his astral cheesy mix of pop arid club classics.
I Firebird at Firebird. .S’~l lprrr. Free. l-larri and Oscar with a freestyle mix of Sunday recovery tunes and some fine. line food from the Fir'cbii‘d kitchens. Pre- club.
I The Hip Trip at Alaska. [lpm-3am. £3 (£2). Your hostess DJ Mingo-go takes you into the world of funkadelie lounge. triptastic pop and groovy beats iii the White Room. joined monthly by various guests. l8 Apr. Chris 'Beans' Geddes from Belle and Sebastian guests. 25 Apr Steven ‘Westworld' joins Hush Puppy. I Hoperation at Yang (room one). ()ptn—lam. Free. Dribbler and Burd Called Ger playing ftrnky super bass hip hop. Occasional one offs with housey guests in roorrr three.
I Juicy at Planet Peach. llpirr—3. l5anr. £4 (£3). DJ Skud’s original blend of house atrd garage.
I Kraze 2 at Victoria's. I().3()pm—3am. £5. Upfront dance tunes from Kensitas Club DJ of The Year Steve Lockie and Dave Young.
I Liquid Cool at Babaza. 9pnr—3am. £5. Absolutely insanely busy trigbt with a dressy crowd sucking the last drops from the weekend. Uplifting vocal garage and house from Archaos Saturday night residents AJ. Kris Keegan and lair Thompson.
I Polaroid at The Arches. 7pm—late. £4 (£2). 25 Apr only. An evening of contemporary and experimental music providing snapshots of music from the loth century to present day. This ain't no sit down gig. with the ‘classical side' of the music performed in the sarrre way the DJs set up in the Arches. with simultaneous performances in different spaces. a true promenade style of show. Included in the programme is 0(‘I(II1(/I'(' by Vaese. K I‘(’llf.\‘/)i(’/ by the well weird Stockhausen. The Art of Fugue by JS Bach. the Scottish premiere of [WIIUTH‘ by Cage. Neon by RSAM D post-grad student David Ferrrressey and some lute music by John Dow'land. To contrast this there will be a live set afterwards by experimental futtrrists co-intel-pro and a hip hop and beats mix from scratch DJ Freek (\lenoovei's.
I Silver (Disco Extravaganza) at Fui'y Marty’s. Ilpnr—3anr. £3 (£2). Studerrty night of big disco cheesy malarkey from DJs Dave and Phil.
I Tam's Indie Extravaganza at g2. llpirr-3anr. £3. l8 Apr only. Tam Coyle. Glasgow's original indie DJ with a purist night for lovers of the old Kes club and Dream Sequence.
I Traxx at The Living Room. S—I lpm. Free. Tt'axx's Derrick atrd Simon playing blissed-out deep underground house of the highest quality. Pie-club.
I Nick Peacock at The Variety Bar. Spin-midnight. Free. The legendary Nick Peacock with a laid-back jazzy. occasionally housey affair. Pie-club.
I Optimo (Espacio) at The Sub Club. llpm—3am. £4 (£3). Freakbeat electro. driving Detroit and 80s syrrtbpop twisted deck action from yer hosts Jilkes and Twitch plus live bands and film events. Say yes to another excess. l8 Apr DJ Quest. Quest (Fat Cat) guests from San Francisco. Quest is a member of live hip hop combo Live Human and also plays at Club ()9 the night before.
I Please Yourself at Trash. | lpm—3am. £5 (£2). Paul N'Jie with a mellow Sunday mix from funk. soul. swing and hip hop to garage.
I Poor White Trash at Polo Lounge.
l lpm—3am. £5. 25 Apr and monthly. The worst possible music ever from DJ Tom. the perfect follow tip to the Delmonicas legendary karaoke night. Note that the Polo Lounge is open as a bar before
I lpm and entry is free.
I Poptastic at The Polo Lounge. Next event 2 May.
I Sanctuary at The Polo Lounge. Next event 8 May.
I The Shed at The Shed. l()pm—3am. £3 (£2). Martin Hesketh upstairs playing chart house and garage at this Soutlrside club froin the teatrr behind The Garage. I Shirley's Temple at Archaos. llpm—3anr. £5 (£3). .lonnie Rocket playing a deep house soundtrack in the main room while all about him things get a bit weird. Stilt walkers. fire eaters. trapeze artists. tattoos. ear-piercing atrd anything else they fatrey booking. Paul Tr'aynor and Jamie Fullerton are resident