‘THE CELTS ARE RENOWNED FOR THEIR PARTYABILITY'
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Henry Northmore gets the low-down on Fatboy Slim’s travelling DJ circus on the banks of Loch Ness.
righton. Bondi. Rio de Janeiro and now Loch Ness. Big beat purveyor and all round
ambassador of dance Fatboy Slim (AKA
Norman Cook) will rock the Loch for this one off
dance spectacular. 13 hours of the phattest beats know to man or beast. all in all perhaps the biggest event the north of Scotland has ever witnessed.
(‘ook’s party pedigree can't be ignored. There‘s the aforementioned Big Beach parties of course. but you can't ignore his own production work. His time with the l'lousemartins and Beats International have been well documented. but it was his second album as Fatboy Slim. l‘)‘)8‘s You've Come a 14mg Way Baby. that reinvigorated the mainstream's love of beats. It became the all conquering sound of the summer with ‘Praise You'. (‘ornershop's ‘Brimful of Asha' ringing out from every festival. Admittedly the next two albums (Halfway between the (iutter and the Stars and most recently l’alimkaville) could never quite attain those dizzy heights. but when it comes to good times. the Fatboy is your man and his new Greatest Hits collection just hammers home the point. And who could forget the sublime video for ‘Weapon of Choice' starring a nimble footed Christopher Walken and his time as the king of Brighton at the Big Beat Boutique.
He‘s just conquered Port Rush in Northern Island. so a trip to our shores seems a natural progression. And there‘s no beach more iconic than Loch Ness. the place that has had a mysterious hold over mystics and monster watchers for centuries. from renowned Satanist Aleister Crowley to Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page.
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Now Mr Slim is getting in on the act. ‘The Celts are
renowned for their partyability.’ enthuses Cook. ‘And we‘ve got some cracking special guests on the bill. We needed something to do on Glastonbury weekend. and I
couldn‘t think of a more suitable caper.‘
Skye native Mylo is similarly excited about the l
project. ‘The Beach Boutique comes to the Highlands.
Unbelievable. It's going to be insane. As the only i
highlander on the bill. this is obviously going to be a
bit of a highlight for me. Just don‘t say l didn't warn you about the midges.‘ Fellow Scots. Slam. are also signed up and looking forward to another jaunt up north. ‘We‘ve toured the Scottish Highlands and islands 3 before and the audience response has always been great. really supportive. Loads of lnverness residents
come down to the Slam tent at T in the Park every July.
so we're sure we'll get a great crowd when we play
Loch Ness. We‘ll be dropping our new single and road testing a lot of the Soma 2006 material too.’ It‘s not just Slam and Mylo joining Mr Cook on the
bill. There's an enviable supporting cast of Carl Cox, Cagedbaby. dance ruffians Audio Bullys. three man DJ team XpressZ. mix-up kings Scratch Perverts. Stanton Warriors and Mylo's Saltlick cohort. Linus Loves. Now ;
that's a party.
Rock Ness takes place at Dores on Loch Ness, Sat 24 Jun. For more info check rockness.co.uk. City Link are running a coach shuttle service to and from the event (citylink.co.uk/ rockne332006.htm) from Glasgow and Edinburgh at £22 each.
THE BEST DANCEFLOOR ACTION
[-1 1 ti: Taste My god have they really been around that long? Celebrating their twelfth birthday. with a guest slot from Josh the Funky 1 (pictured). The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, Sun 2 Jul.
>l< Club Olum DJ Dirty Marc (DeathkilI4000) spins while electro deviants Vancouver Deluxe get down and dirty with the audience. Bloc, Glasgow, Thu 22 Jun.
>l< Mlngln’ Alan Joy's night of beats and good vibe's makes a temporary home at the Bongo. If things go swimmineg this could be the start of a beautiful friendship. The Bongo Club. Edinburgh, Fri 23 Jun.
>i= Relentless Relentless is the word. as the organisers have tried for three years to get the Advent to play their club. Bleep and tech heaven awaits. Sub Club, Glasgow, Fri 23 Jun. Black Rabbit Whorehouse Twitch and Wilkes (Optimo) play their other mountain of records at this glitch night. Bluu Basement, Glasgow, Sat 24 Jun.
Bunker Saturdays Now open till 33m, Thu-Sat. XFM's Mash takes hold of Saturday nights and puts his house stamp on it. Bunker, Glasgow, Sat 24 Jun 8 1 Jul.
>l< Rock Ness Ok so it's bit out of our catchment area. but the chance to see Fatboy Slim and a host of DJs (including Carl Cox. Mylo. Audio Bullys and XpressZ) hitting the wheels of steel on the banks of Loch Ness is well worth a coach trip north. Dores, Loch Ness, Sat 24 Jun.
=l< Friday Street Three floors of mod paradise as the Friday Street 0.18 and guests take over, spinning everything from funk to ska. Brunswick Hotel, Glasgow, Fri 30 Jun.
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