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Expanding his Remix brand yet further - it’s already a regular nationwide XFM show and the longest- running night at Cargo in London - the genre- skipping Eddy Temple-Morris has now turned the XFM Remix into a touring club, which gets its debut at Cabaret Voltaire this month.
In keeping with the broad-minded ethic espoused by Temple-Morris on the show, the guest line-up encompasses a whole range of styles, including those of legendary London MC Ricky Rankin and Great Ezcape (0&8 team MC Profisee and Vigilante). Top of the bill, of course, is Roots Manuva, who has spent the years since his ground-breaking debut Brand New Second Hand and the subsequently
HOUSE PROGRESSION Liquid Room, Edinburgh. Sat 30 Sep
inevitable Mercury Music Prize nomination (in 2002 for the hugely successful Run Come Save Me) quietly and efficiently defending his crown as the king of British hip hop. The likes of Mike Skinner, Sway and Dizzee Rascal might all be putting up some kind of challenge as artists who rap about birds and beer and shopping precinct life, but Roots did it with style, with both ears trained on the mixture of sounds which urban Britain is awash with and, more importantly, he did it before anyone else.
Last year’s dub-influenced Awfully Deep continued this theme, newfound fatherhood not mellowing Mr Manuva any more than usual. Of course, the further he travels from the urban south the less easy it is to find an audience who relate to every nuance of his words, but we can all recognise without any need for jingoism that he’s still a true British original. (David Pollock)
Over the last couple of years we've come to expect upheaval on the Edinburgh club scene. so it shouldn't come as too much of a surprise that another familiar club night is bolting its doors. While Progression might be leaVing behind its five year residency at the Ligurd Room, however, it's certainly not gone for good.
‘We've been at the Liquid Room for half a decade this month.’ says Derek Martin, one of the club‘s founders and residents. 'And we Just felt rt was time to move on. There's nothing wrong with the Liquid Room at all. we're still pulling crowds of 500—600 in a monthly Saturuav slot. which is better than a lot of other clubs. But each ot the residents has vague plans to do something different on their own. plus we're still involved with the big Hogrnanay event at Ocean Terminal and we'll be looking towards doing larger. one-off Progression exents in 2007/
So it's the end. but not for good. Martin finds it hard to single out any partiCuIar favourite memories from Progressions Liquid Room era r‘five years is a lot of parties'r. but he was particularly pleased to book Deep Dish for their first Edinburgh date a ceirple of years ago. ‘For the closmg party we have guests from the night's past and the present.‘ he says. Steve Angello is a hot property at the moment. He's played with us once before and the feedback was unbelievable. while DeSyn Masiello is someone we took on as a reSident two or three years ago. and now he's a big name. It should be another great mght.‘ lDavrd Pollockl
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The Soundhaus. Glasgow. Sat 23 Sep
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After many one off nights like Space at venues as diverse as the Mary Borough Halls and at lridustria which is now the Cathouse. the first "official Pussypower cluhrirght was held at the Arches after Angus Farguhar, (currently NVA's director; asked if they would be interested in deing an after party for one of his events.
“It was really successful, an allriight party with at least 700 people there. We had Twitch and Brainstorrii frorii Pure playing there and Lexus. who was playing With The Sharnen at the tirne.' Jason reriiern'pers.
Pussypower were responsible for bringing some of the rnost prolific dance acts to Scotland for the first time, including the ground-breaking Aphex Twm, Carl Craig and Green Velvet. At the time they never realised that these guests woold go on to be such huge names. ‘We were Just fans and we were prowding a sen/ice to Our mates.’ (Sandra Marron)
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