The Funk: iteera
This month’s episode really is a danceiloor special as London’s legendary JazzCotech
Dancers will be putting on a live show of hot boating and swinging shimmies. And arriving with them will be Perry Louis to provide those hot
funk licks for some fancy footwork. a Fri 22 Jul, the Arches. Glasgow.
(iibson and Perry I.ouis unleash their massive record collections on the patrons of funk.
I Monox at Soundhaus. l()pm 5am. £l2. 2‘) Jul. Monthly. To coincide with Rub A I)th Records' exhibition of artwork by Abdul llaqq. the man responsible for designing some of Motor (‘ity's most notable labels including Transmat. l’ndcrground Resistance and Red Planet amongst others. Monox have got together with Bun (ioree ((‘landestine. l'nderground Resistance) for the not so any afterparty'. Banners by Mr llaqq will adorn the venue.
I National Pop League at Wootlside Social (‘lub.8.45pm 2am. £4. 2‘) Jul. Monthly. Post punk. (‘86. indiepop, dancing. laughing. happy people. What more could you ask for'.’ These kind sirs believe in floating people's boats all night long.
I Offset at (‘ube. llpm 3am. £8 (£5). Weekly. Dance classics and tuff house from resident DJs. A very popular venue and club night.
I Old School Funk at the Buff.
l()pm 3am. £6. Weekly. (iordic. Jack. ('raig and Dec play old school jazz. and funk classics.
I Pressure Summer Sessions at the Arches. l()pm 3am. £13. 2‘) Jul. Monthly. It's back to basics this month at Pressure as Slam entertain all night long. Yes, ()rde and Stuart with all sorts of funny equipment will be belting out beautiful house and techno.
I Pukka Funk at the Tunnel.
llpm 3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Bringing together three of (ilasgow‘s best known DJs. Kris Keegan. lain ‘Santos’ Thomson and AJ. lixpect big v ibes. cos this one's been hailed as Scotland’s answer to lled Kandi.
I Rockit at Bamboo. l lpm 3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. ()ne room house. one room soul and funk and some chill-out in the lounge. An immensely popular night. (ieoff M, Junior (‘ampos and Max reside.
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I Siren at Bar Bloc. ‘)pm 3am. l-‘rce before l2pm. 2‘) Jul only. lilectro and techno is the order of the day from home-grown purveyors KT Red and JT llooker.
I Shoot to Kill at Basura Blanca. Brunswick llotel. ‘)pm 3am. £4. 22 Jul only. A new night featuring some of the hottest new DJ. band and edgy film talent in Scotland. DJ Whomac. Myopia. Right Hand left and Satellite Dub kick the party off in style. See preview page 33
I Utter Gutter at the Riverside ('lub. l2pm 3am. £6. 2‘) Jul. Monthly. Brace yourselves as bad-ass babes Daughters of the Kaos. AKA hostesses of London's most hedonistic and infamous queer party (‘lub Motherfucker. provide a messed up kaleidoscopic soundtrack of punk. riot grrl stuff. lektro. indie. bad taste and whatever. Madame S and llushpuppy reside. See preview page 33. I Vandal at the liquid
Lounge. l()pm 73am. Free before I lpm. £5 after. Weekly. DJs Mash of Beat l()6 fame and (iianni of llaptic give l‘riday nights a good kick up the backside. A formidable duo with formidable tastes. I Luke Vibert at (iltlsgow School of Art. llpm 3am. £10 (£8). 2‘) Jul only. Mr Vibert is back in (ilasgow for another night of top tunage. Johnny computerrtk‘k is on hand to support.
Glasgow Saturdays
Club
I A802 Saturdays at AB(‘2.
l lpm 3am. £7 (£5). Weekly. DJ (ierry l.yons is your man on Saturdays with everything from disco to indie.
I Audio at Bar Bloc. ‘)pm 3am. l-‘ree before 12pm. Weekly. ()ne of (ilasgow‘s most unusual gatherings. Dance to house. electro and your odd comedy theme tune thrown in for good measure. I Chakra at Soundhaus. l l.3()pm 5am. £l2 (£l()). 30 Jul. Monthly. l-‘eeling fiery this month. (‘hakra present a night of
house with a Salsa theme. llot. hot. hot. I Club Virunga at the Tunnel.
l()pm- 3am. £5 £8. 3() Jul. If you are looking for sortie sexy ghetto grooves then this is the place to be on Saturday nights. l'rban magic.
I Disciples of Disco at ('ube. l()pm‘3am. £tbc. Weekly. (‘ube l-‘ridays go Disco. (ierry l.yon. l.il‘ Rich. and Derek llo play the funky tunes all night a-long.
I Dahling! at l‘avela. l lpm 3am. £l(). 3() Jul. Monthly. New gay linixed/straight friendly club from the people who brought you Love Boutique in the ‘)()s. Mash of Beat l()6 fame spins the tunes. I DeathkilldOOO at Barfly. llpm-13am. £5 (£4). 3() Jul. Monthly. (iet ready for another night of rock. techno. dirty house and IBM from Dirty Marc et al. This month sees a live performance from the Test lcicles. label mates of Franz and Sons & Daughters. lixpect full on metal riffs and screaming vocals from these bastard brats of the Beasties and Pantera.
I Disco Not Disco at Liquid Lounge. llpm 3am. £8. 23 Jul only. (‘lassic disco and 80s boogie from residents (‘olin Davie and Andy Piagentini.
I Divine all (ilzlsgow School of Art. l()pm 3am. £3.50 £6. Weekly. Deep funk. 60s and 70s grooves and a loyal crowd go into the mix at this very long running (ilasgow residents' night.
I Homecookin’ at the Social.
l()pm 3am. £5. Weekly. DJs Stewart Mc(‘allum and Joe lliggins keep the music jammin' and the dance floor
jumpin‘ all night long. R&B tracks
mixed with the odd classic and oltlskool favourites. Just watch out for football players.
I Homegrown at Bamboo.
10.30pm ~3am. £8 (£6). Weekly. Stevie Sole plays a funky. soulful house set with Miguel playing R&B and Dominic Martin supplying the funk and via/r.
I lDlOteque at Barfly. 8pm 3am. l’rce £4. 23 Jul. Monthly. New night to add to the Barlly bill. The dinosaurl)eathpenguin DJs and Tigers ()n Vaseline DJs are the hosts with the mosts. playing everything from Prince to Sickboy and everything in between.
* Inner City Acid at Soundhaus. l()pm 4am. £tbc. 23 Jul. Monthly. Mark Moore (and his telephone headphones) from ‘)()s house innovators S'lispress is the very special guest this month. lixpcct a set akin to a brightly coloured goodie bag ftill of the best pick'n'mis in the shop.
I Inside Out at the Arches.
l()pm 3am. £l5. 3() Jul. Monthly. Paul ()akenfold. Matt llardwick and (‘hris Davis join residents l’raser l.alta and Simon Belshaw for one of (ilasgow’s hardest dance nights. lixpect bare torsos and chanting galore.
I Lush at the Polo Lounge.
l().3()pm 3am. £5. Weekly. featuring Andy in the 'I'rophy Room with hits from the 60s to the 8()s. while Tom prov ides an tip-front dance selection in the main room at the city‘s prettiest gay club.
I Melting Pot at the Riverside ('lub. l2pm- 3am. £l(). 30 Jul. Monthly. Melting Pot continues to settle hack into a run of residents nights. with Billy and Simon playing it like only they know how. Always guaranteed to be a good fun night.
I Neophilia at Bar Bloc. ‘)pm 3am. l‘ree before l2pm. 3l Jul only. Batik holiday special from electro and techno faves KT Red and JT llooker.
I Off the Record at Bar Bloc.
l()pm 3am. l-‘ree £2. 23 Jul only. SoundhaUs favourites Ronin and Jon Martin take their party on holiday to Bloc. Playing the best in house and electro. naturally.
Clubs
DJ Dispatch
Beat 106's underground ambassador Mash gives the lowdown.
I'm on pause when it comes to buying an iPod. They are well designed gadgets. i own a Mac, I love music. but not even U2‘s black Knight Rider limited edition version has made me take the plunge. l’m sure I will one day. i remember the day I said l would never play 008. sticking to the original DJ format of vinyl. But now i have succumbed. and my sets are roughly half and half. The speed of CD releases and promos compared with their vinyl grandparents means that I would rather be playing the best music than sticking to my vinyl allegiance. DJ-iriendly CD players have improved so much that they are as much a DJ box essential as the ubiquitous Technics 1200 series. Apparently iPod mixers are on the way which will mean the DJ of the future will look even more like he is checking his emails.
Don't get me wrong. Technological advances like Ableton Live and Final Scratch are amazing. giving DJs live remixing capabilities. MP3s are definitely good for DJs’ backs instead of carrying 100 slabs of vinyl. Maybe I'm showing my age, but when l was a nipper the tracks you didn‘t like on an album you had to fast forward - nowadays you just don’t download that track. They also had names. but not on the iShuffle. How many albums have you bought that have grown on you and you have ended up loving more. including that previously loathed experimental track. Albums also have artwork and sleevenotes instead of black text on a pale grey backdrop. I've not yet heard the phrases 'check out my MP3 collection' and 'let me do you a playlist’. i think I need to fast forward.
I Catch Mash every Friday at Vandal at the Liquid Lounge and on Beat 106’s Xpress Beats