The principal artist of the newly launched Deep Freeze Recordings label, Matthew Drummond is a i
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The Magi: ‘C’Mon Clap Your ; Hands' (Guidance) : ‘Brilliant re-issue of an old Derrick 5'
Carter and C. Nazuka track; wicked vocal. sounds a bit like Prince meets The O'Jays in Chicago.‘ "
DJ Jinxx: ‘My Clouds E.P.’ (Mangusta) ‘.. ‘Top quality house from French producer DJ Jinxx. Fave track is
‘Low-E’, a bass driven, slow-building
piano groove.‘
~ :zy J.T. Donaldson: ‘Seven’ (Afterhours) ‘Another great record from one of my favourite producers at the moment. Hypnotic bass grooves. which make all the right noises.‘ -t "W 1‘ Photek feat. Robert Owens: ‘Mine To Give’ Mrgin) it
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Morales delivers the perfect mix to this awesome record.‘
I Cipher at Bar Sauza (downstairs at Rock Garden), Glasgow. week/y Saturdays. The next Deep Freeze
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78 THE LIST 7—21 Jun 2001
Glasgow Fridays continued
I Nico’s at Nieo's. 9pm midnight. Free. Weekly. l'pheat mainstreamage to keep the drinkers on their toes.
I Nomad at Nomad. 7.30pm midnight. Free. Weekly. Kris ls'eegan. laii Thompson and AJ. join ‘l)onut' .lay at this pre-cluh. Free camera hire adds a nice touch.
I Paul Cawley at Airlh'ganic.
‘)pm~ midnight. Free. Weekly. A return to normal form after the recent Flow er Records showcase. with (’aw ley 's heat and hrcak hased selections.
I Phonic at 54 Below. ()pm midnight. Free. Weekly. Quality deep house from the Phonic residents Steven Reilly. (iordon Logan and Mark lleavenor.
I Rowan and Niall at the Hall Bar. Free. Monthly. The former Balsa residents. now ensconced in a new venue. do their deep house thing.
I Russell’s at Russell‘s.
()pm- midnight. Free. Weekly. [)1 Yaw kicks otit the hest R&B. hip hop and swingheat.
I Soaterama at Nice ‘n' Slea/y' (ground floor). Spin-iiiidnight. Free. Weekly. An aeross-the-hoard blend with an emphasis on the unexpected. front punk to drum & hass.
I Soulsa at The Brunswick llotel. 9pm» midnight. Free. Weekly. Andy linger arid friends host an evening of roller-disco house and NY garage. Drinks promos and eltih passes an added hoiitis. I Stateside Sounds at The State Bar. 4 7pm. Free. Weekly. Paul Shields selects alt.cotmtry' favourites. rock classics and blues cuts.
I Straight Ahead at Spy Bar.
9pm - late. Free. Weekly. The superh Straight Ahead crew spiii Northern soul. funk and dancelloorjall.
I Syntax In Small Doses at Bar Logic. ()pni—midnight. Free. l5 Jun. Fortnightly. l)l lace from Syntax teams tip with Mark Welsford from Small Doses (Paisley) for weekly excursions ol the tech-house and electro variety.
I Tap-Moi-La at The Tap. 9pm—midniglit. Weekly. A pre-eltih from. in their words. ‘just two more hlokes playing their records iii a puh.‘ Fortunately lltish Puppy of Divine fame and (‘hris ‘Beans' (ieddes (he's it) some indie hand. apparently) have corking collections taking in (ills pop, Wigaii- centric soul. mod jazz and Latin grooves. I Paddy Power at The Variety Bar. 9pm~midniglir Free. Weekly. The astoundineg eclectic DJ Paddy powerfully plays everything from Brain lino to Underground Resistance.
Club
I The Ark at The Tunnel. ll).3l)pm—3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. The mighty tritimvirate of Scott Maekay. Michael Kilkie and '/.ammo keep the crowd on their toes with top quality hard house. while Simon Foy kicks otit smooth vocal house and garage in the back room.
I Buddasole at ('luh Butttla.
l lpm—3am. £5. Weekly. Soleniusie head honcho Stevie Middleton mans the booth at his seriously high calibre soulful house and garage night.
I Bump ‘n’ Hustle at Baha/a. ()pm—3am (DJs from I lpm). Free hefore l lpm: £5 alter. Weekly. Paul 'l‘raynor and Raymond Woods with line and ftiiiky R&B cuts. hip hop and some classic sotil and funk thrown in to keep the capacity crowd going. Arrive early to avoid disappointment as this is one of the busiest regular Fri nighters around.
I Caliente! at Havana. 9pm» 2am. Free. Weekly. Loco Latin action courtesy of George and Andreas from 9pm through to the wee small hours.
I The Cathouse at The (‘athouse ll).3l)pm—3am. £l before I lpm: £4 (£3) after. Weekly. Rock. grunge. indie and a dash of hreakheat across three floors at Glasgow's top venue for rockers and alternateens.
I Club Migration at \yootlsitte social ('luh. Monthly. Nest date 32 Jun.
I Ethos at l). 5pm 3am. l~ree helote
l lpm; £5 alter. Weekly New lace at the decks. Dominic Martin. supplies the soulful latin house and garage groov es. I EuPhonic at The Temple.
llpm _‘)..1t).iiii. U) l £4). Weekly. Trevor Reilly. Billy .\lac.\tec and Paul Mende/ spin trance and hard house w llll a funky edge to a packed-out cluh ol tip—tor ll kids.
I Fresh at The l’olo lounge.
llpii) 3am. £5. Weekly. Michelle
prov ides a loose mi\ ol house and indie classics downstairs. while Andy rocks the Trophy Rooiii with Slls aitd ‘llls hits at the to ) gay venue.
The Funk Room at The Arches. llpm 3am. £lll. l5 .lun. Montltly. l-‘tinky residents Andy l)iv inc and Simon llodge welcome lattcrday ftiiik saints Breakestra (Stones Throw Records) for a dose of live present-day v intage ftmk. l.iahle to he ftmky. See llitlist.
I Fuel at Mas. llpm 3am, to 1L5). Weekly. (icoff Montlord with ptiiiipiiig house and garage iii the main room.
w hilc l).l Sktid layers hip hop and RkB in the front room.
I G ‘n’ D at Archaos. llpm 3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. l)ress smart and prepare to party in the main room w ith l)av id (iilmore spinning dance classics. garage and house from the commercial end of the spectrum.
I Goodfoot at The Riverside ('luh. Next date () .ltily.
I Ipanema on The Renlrew l-erry. 8pm 2am. U”. S .ltin only. The launch night for a forthcoming regular series ol Bra/ilian music nights with tunes from D] Moreira and live music from l’a \'irada.
I Kinky Afro on l.och l.oniond. £l5 (Tickets availahle from Air Organic and The (‘ul l)e Sac). S .ltiii only. Buses from Ashton l.aiie. S .ltii) only. The Stih may he resting up hefore re-openiiig. htit there‘s still plenty to keep the faithful going until that fateful da}. First in the series of one- off iiatilieal events is Kinky Afro. with Rohiii. Mathew and the Awayara drummers on a hoat on l.och l.omond. And. as if that wasn't eseiting enough. the ticket gets you into Suheullui'e at The Riverside (‘lllh too. See llllllsl.
I Life at l.ife. lllpin 3am. £5. Weekly. Stuart Mc(‘allum and Wayne l)l\on man the decks with a funk and sotil selection. I LIVE at The (ilasgow School of Art. Ne\t date the.
I Loose Joints at The l.ith Note (‘luh. l lpm 3am. l-‘ree hefore l lpm; £4 after. Weekly. Resident l)eecee is now flying solo and alternating his hroad mix of dancefloor classics on an upstairs/downstairs hasis with the Stiletto
I Mad 009 at The Sotiiitlliaus.
l lpm late. £lhc. Weekly. Two rooms of electro. tech and hard house from Nik ('raig. McLeod. l)l Real. Trace and Borg. I Media at Media. llpii) 3am. £4 t£3). Weekly. Media ahaiidon their mainstream dance policy in favour of 7lls and Slls classics. so grah your shoulder-padded stilts and get on dovv ii.
I Miami Bass at The (ilasgow School of Art. llpm 3am. £3 (£3). l5 .ltiii only. Felis lmmodium and llessle supply electro-tinged filth—techno iii the \'ie Bar. I Midi Hi Fi at The (ilasgow School of Art. Next date 3‘) .ltiii.
I Mystec Beat: at Rocksy 's Basement. Next date the.
I Octane at Alaska. llpm 3am. Nest date 231m).
I Offset at (‘tihe. l lpm 3am. £5. S Jun. Weekly. Vocal garage and tipliftiiig house courtesy of (icoff Montford and ('hris llarris iii the main room. while Harry B atid Bryan T serve tip party - orientated classics in the hack.
I Pressure at The Arches. Nest date 23 Jun.
ORadar at (ilasgow School of Art. ll).3l) 3am. £8 (£7). S .ltm. Monthly. The Radar gang have something of a knack
lor attracting way cool guests. and this month is no evception. .\l_.l.('.. Scott l\ ttlltl Sl‘lltlkl \\ t'lt'ttlllt‘ lllt‘ lllls‘l'llttllolldl lleetay (iigolo Records totn this month. with DJ Hell supplying a punk set while (‘ltih l e Boiiih do some li\e electio husi ness down It] the \ ic hat". See l’iev iew and llitlist.
I Reds at Reds llpm 3am £5 t£3.5t)). Weekly. ('luh classics .nid commercial house sounds from \lan Ronald.
I Reform at \ang, llpm ‘am (-1 hetore midnight. £5 altei Weekly \ll change at \ang hecause local deep house hero Rush) is now the mam man. managing the decks Hi the mam iooni Through the hack. Bernard Mcls'eowan samples more l.iid hack vihes.
I Relief at Alaska. lllpm iam. £S Weekly. (‘ohn Maclaren and Billy Woods prov idiitg some of the hest house in tow n. This fortnight oi) S .Iun. they 'tc joined hy Back To Basics mamman Ralph law son. who should iniect his trademark party spiiit into the proceedings.
I Sabotage at (ilasgow School of .\it Nest tlttle thc.
OSolefood at .\d l.ih. llpii) iam. £S. l5 .lllll. Monthly. The Soleniusic gaiig launch their new l‘l'l nightei in liiie style with residents Stev ie Middleton and Milton .lackson touted hy .\l Kent and the don of disco .loey Negro. who is up all weekend. playing at (‘luhsole on Io .ltiii. See llitlisl.
I Stiletto at The lid) Note ( 'luh. lllpm ‘sam. l‘tee hcloic llpm. £~l allel. Weekly. Sadie and Anna .I. play a freeloriii selection ol pop. electro. hip hop and eiglitee/ lavourites. rotating the upstairs atid downstairs ol the Note with the loose .loints lads week up. week down. so to speak.
OSubculture On Tour at the Riverside ('luh. Midnight 3am. £7. S .ltiii only. That's right. you‘re not halluci nating. liven though the Stih gang ate holed up at a secret underground htmkei making plans lor the imminent .lainaica Street reopening. llarri t\' l)oniemc are still on hand to liven tip your weekend This is the launch of their forthcoming world tour. and. given the espanded dancefloor opportunities granted hy The Rt\el'sttle. should he sonielhtttg ol a corker. See llllltsl.
I Syntax at The Sotmdhaus.
llpm late. £lhc. S .ltiii. Monthly. lhe main room tlirohs to tech-house from
Sy ntas residents |).l .lacc. Adam Marshall. and Nik (‘raig. pltis hreakheat action from l'ttseho\. aka Adrian Rennie and Roddy White. l).l Trace of Mad Dog mans the chill otit room.
I Tantra at Trash. lllpni iain. £5 t£-l ). Weekly. Pumping house action from The 'l'unnel's ('olin Tevendale aitd l.isa l.ittlewood. with more mellow liotise and disco in room two from D] Rohert.
I TNT at The Arches. lll..illpm 4am. £lll (£8 in advance). S .ltiii. Monthly, TNT line-ups seem to he growing ever longer. and there's still no sign of filler. making this I/lr' night for drum is hass fans and hip hop heads alikc. This month. residents Tu and Atidy l’rolile are joined hy Roh |)ata ts ls'emal. Ml' JFK and l‘innie oi) the dtkh hour. It) the hip hop arch. there‘s ace Big l)ada signings New l‘lesh featuring Toastie Taylor. .luice Aleem and Part II. l)ee .l a la Ft). The Soulcialists & Paul R pltis Rll.
I Vapour at The Arches. Nest Date 0 Jul.
I Velvet Rooms at The Velvet Rooms. lllpm 3am. £()l£~ltl £3 hetore midnight. Weekly. .loliii l.yons w ill) smooth Rth downstairs. plus Raymond Darvon spinning vocal house upstairs. I Zero Zero at The l3tli .‘s'ote ('luh.
l lpn) 3am. Free. Weekly. Boniher ts Tosh. who hosted prev iotis 'l‘ltti-nighter Yum Yum. play pretty iiiticli anything they please. adding a dash of ptiiik. reggae and electronica to the lt)l\ ol sotil. ftiiik and tan.