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One-Offs ■ Art Noise at the Flying Duck. 26 May, 11pm–3am. £5 (£4). An afterparty for the exhibition earlier in the day, with DJs Dave Sinclair (Killer Kitsch), Wavy Graves, Cassettes, Broadcast Beach and Funky Junk. ■ Macho Disco at the Art School. 26 May, 10pm–3am. £4. A new disco night, hosted by Simon Cordiner (Melting Pot) and Rory (Feel My Bicep). Includes entry to Mixed Bizness.
✽✽ Mixed Bizness at the Art School. Weekly (until 9 Jun) 11pm–3am.
Free for GSA students before midnight; £4 (£3) after. Cutting-edge underground beats and classic dancefloor gems from resident Benny Boom. The final date on 9 Jun with a special set to see the Art School of from DJ Food (Ninja Tune). ✽✽ Swedish House Mafia Official Afterparty at the Arches. 26 May, 11pm–4am. £20. Colours presents the official afterparty for SHM’s show at the Barrowlands, with DJ sets from Swedish House Mafia (Angello/Axwell/ Ingrosso), AN21, Max Vangeli and Third Party. ■ The Pump Club at Nice’n’Sleazy. 26 May, 11.30pm–3am. 23 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3. Throbb, The Falconi Bros, Von Trapp and guests present an electronic workout. ■ Cheap & Nasty at Nice’n’Sleazy. 2 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3. Everything from disco to indie and electro to funk, with Matthew Craig of One More Tune and Define Define. ■ 90s Hip Hop at the Art School. 9 Jun, 11pm–3am. Just what it says, with DJ Bunty (Mixkings). Includes entry to Mixed Bizness. ■ Teenage Lust at Nice’n’Sleazy. 9 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3. A mutant disco of wedding standards, 80s and 90s indie and American punk from the Aberdonian night, now relocated to Glasgow. ■ City Night Warehouse Party at SWG3. 9 Jun, 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). A dry ice shrouded celebration of all things sordid and 80s with Feel My Bicep and Thunder Disco Club. ■ Dirty Booty Butter at Nice’n’Sleazy. 16 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3. Resident DJ Otis plays hip hop, breakbeats, Afrobeat, funk and deep house. FREE Nude Noir at Nude. 23 Jun, 9pm. A night of fun and titillation as Nude’s monthly burlesque night returns. Dressing up is encouraged. Booking essential. Part of the West End Festival.
Weekly ■ Bitter Glitter at the Polo Lounge. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3. New weekly night from Madame S (Utter Gutter) with a mix of ‘homo-disco, electronic treats, jackin’ house and tech beats’. ■ Common Room at Common. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3) after. DJs Craig Kelman and Craig McHugh play party tunes in a house party style. ■ Co-Op at the Sub Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3 (£2). Four great Glasgow clubs (Orderly Disorder, Dirty Noise, Mount Heart Attack and Scrabble) team up for a new monthly night, with one picking the genre for the evening and the rest putting their own spin on it. Mediaheroic will be providing visuals. ■ Dirty Sexy Money at O’Couture. Weekly 11pm–3am. £tbc (free for students before midnight). That Tall Guy Scott plays cheese, pop and R&B.
■ Eureka at Bamboo. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4 (free with a matric card). DJ Toast plays indie, dance and hip hop. FREE Feel My Bicep at Flat 0/1. Weekly 11pm–3am. 80s sleaze, analogue funk, old school house, disco flexx and sweat on the walls. ■ iDJ at the Shed. Weekly 11pm–3am. £2. DJ Li’l Rich plays party sounds to start the weekend early. Monthly special events include bouncy castles, karaoke nights and the famous Shed roller disco. FREE Laid Back at the Polo Lounge. Weekly 9pm–3am. Suave Gav presents a party that’s anything but laid-back. FREE Pour Homme, Pour Femme, Pour Queens at FHQ. Weekly 9pm–3am. New weekly night from TLC Glasgow with DJ Shawn Roberts, free entry and a whole lotta tunes. ■ Rubbermensch and Jellybaby at O2 ABC2. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4. A night for indie lovers with Andy Wilson. ■ Rumble Thursdays at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 (£3) after. Chart, pop, indie, R&B and hip hop fight it out for your aural affections. FREE Salsa Tumbao at Boteco do Brasil. Weekly 8pm–3am. Salsa and dancing with Farah Portela Alonso and Tumbao Salsa School. ■ Skint and Vengeance at the Cathouse. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3 (£2 students). DJs Billy and Colin play rock, emo and pop-punk in the main room, while DJ Q Ball has the sickest black metal, death metal and thrash in the back. ■ Skint at the Viper Bar & Club. Weekly 9pm–2am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. Stephen Foy plays indie dancefloor anthems, pop hits and classic house. ■ Soul Glo at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3. DJ Snafu scratches funk, soul and old rhythm and blues. ■ Thursday at Milan at Milan. Weekly 11pm–3am. £tbc. DJ Naeem and DJ Sketch present a night of sleek and sexy urban tracks to get you moving. ■ Walk’n’Skank at Club 520. Weekly 11.30pm–3am. £4 (£3). The brand new night from the Mungo’s Hi-Fi crew, playing reggae and dancehall every Thursday. Also featuring DJ Kokoro and Breezak in the front room, and rotating monthly guests Metropolis Sounds, Mixkings, Matthew Craig and Ali T in the back.
Glasgow Friday One-Offs ■ A Deeper Groove at Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel. 27 May, 9pm–2am. £7. ADG residents Joc and Steph present an evening of deep house and nu disco to showcase the Boogie Originals label, with Cosmic Boogie and Deep Space Orchestra. ■ Banjax at La Cheetah. 27 May, 11pm–3am. £10. A new bi-monthly night from Dave Shades (Mount Heart Attack), Tommy & McGarvatron (Bass Invaders) and Data Rape aka Full Phat (Obese, Concept Theory). With Dexorcist playing on old school rave set and Kanji Kinetic. ■ Mexico Loco at Stereo. 27 May, 11pm–3am. £4 (members £3). Celebrate the last Hispanic Panic of the year with a night of mariachi, tequila, sombreros, piñatas and customary free ice cream. ■ One More Tune at the Art School. 27 May, 11pm–3am. £9 on the door; £7 advance. House to dubstep to hip hop to indie to garage, with residents Define Define and VJ Patchwork. The final OMT at the Art School, with Brackles, James Fox and more. ■ Pinup Nights at the Flying Duck. 27 May, 9pm–3am. £5. Glasgow’s biggest indie night. A repeat of the Pinups’ Blogger’s Delight special, with representatives of Peenko, RADAR, The Pop Cop, Aye Tunes and Glasgow Podcart signed up to guest DJ, and Endor, Mondegreen and Tokamak playing live.
■ Pressure at the Arches. 27 May, 11pm–3am. £10. More techno action from Slam with special guest Paul Ritch. ■ Sensu at the Sub Club. 27 May, 11pm–3am. £10 before midnight; £12 after. A great house, techno and electro night from the Sub Club. With special guest Steve Bug and Nina Kraviz. ■ Sound at Club 520. 27 May, 10pm–3am. £8. An end of exams party hosted by a pair of Glasgow’s finest clubs. In room one Killer Kitsch present Bart B More (Boys Noize), and in room two it’s Jakebeats with Hey Today! (Kitsune/Turbo Recordings). FREE Croc Madame vs Croc Monsieur at the Art School. 3 Jun, 10pm–3am. The purveyors of ‘madness, live DIY bands, performance art and mess’ return. A foam party featuring eight live bands for this final Croc v Croc at the Art School. ■ David Barbarossa’s Thing at Nice’n’Sleazy. 3 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3. Barbarossa, one of the leading DJs on Glasgow’s scene and a sometime Hung Up! resident, brings his new night to Sleazy’s. See preview, page 69. ■ Distortion Presents The Recession Sessions at La Cheetah. 3 Jun, 11pm–3am. £10. A techno and house party for tough times, with Distorted DJs Doug & Andy. With special guest Mark Broom (Beardman). ■ Eyes Wide Open at Blackfriars. 3 Jun, 11pm–3am. £5 (students £4). Garage, psych and freakbeat brought to you by EWO DJs Holly and Sarah, plus live and DJ guests. The EWO record label launch party, celebrating the first release from Teaspoon, with guest DJs Craig Reece (Starla Records) and Alasdair Mitchell (Hidden Masters). ■ No Sleep at SWG3. 3 Jun, 10.30pm–3am. £8 advance; £10 on the door. Deep house and dubstep from residents Adam Watt and Why Eleven. With guests Steffi (Ostgut), Midland (Aus Music) and Youandewan (Disfigured Dubs). ■ Numbers at the Sub Club. 3 Jun, 11pm–3am. £tbc. One of Glasgow’s most eclectic clubbing successes goes from strength to strength each month, with rotating residents and a diverse array of dubstep and techno-playing special guests from around the globe. With special guest Blawan (Hessle Audio, R&S) alongside Dirty Larry (Wrong Island) and Nok La Rok (Numbers). ■ Revolver Bears at Revolver. 3 Jun, 8pm–1am. £tbc. A new club night for Glasgow gents in search of a little furry company, courtesy of the Bearscots team. As well as the company, there’s drinks promotions, chocolate, and tunes from DJ Corky. ■ Squelch at Soundhaus. 3 Jun, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Techno from residents Ryan Sullivan and Craig Murphy. With special guest DJ Van D. ■ Stereoshake at O’Couture. 3 Jun, 10pm–3am. £5. A collaboration night between Stereofunk and Shakedown, with resident DJs Stevie Lennon, Darrin Henderson and Ciar McKinley playing tech and upfront house. ■ Superfly at the Flying Duck. 3 Jun, 11pm–3am. £5. Duncan Superfly and Gregor Emond ‘Keep On Keepin’ On’ in a new venue, providing a sweltering mix of sweet soul, funk, 60s psyche rock, hip hop, post punk and new releases. ✽✽ Art School Degree Show & Closing Party at the Art School. 10 Jun, 10pm–3am. £tbc. The staff and students at Glasgow School of Art’s Vic Bar union close the door on an era, with this special ticket only finale featuring the likes of Errors (live), LuckyMe, Mungo’s HiFi, Hushpuppy and more. ✽✽ Fortified at Stereo. 10 Jun, dubstep and dancehall party returns now based at Stereo, Fortified this month welcomes Africa Hitech (Mark Pritchard and Steve Spacek) for a show in support of their techno, soul and dancehall debut album 93 Million Miles on Warp. 11pm–3am. £7. Glasgow’s biggest
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UK Funky aka ‘funky’, proper noun: British, characterised by syncopated, African rhythms, R&B-style vocalising, MCs and a four-four beat, c. 2006 – present day; influenced by (and often classified with) UK garage, grime, dubstep, Afrobeat, dancehall, 2Step, US garage, bassline, tribal, electro; 125 –135 BPM.
ORIGINS After UK Garage morphed into grime in the early 00s, the music became more serious and moody and, towards the end of the decade, producers started looking Stateside again for their cues. The more soulful and funky US house scene, principally productions by Masters At Work, Spen, Karizma, Kerri Chandler and Dennis Ferrer, was widely perceived as being more classy, more friendly and, crucially, more fun – an escape from the dark, harsh realism of grime, which had become more focused on MCs and live performances.
KEY FIGURES Marcus Nasty of grime’s NASTY Crew is widely credited as the most influential DJ/producer. The work of London’s pioneering former pirate, Rinse FM, cannot be overestimated. Head honcho Geeneus, plus Supa D, Kismet, MA1 and IC have all championed funky via the radio station. Roska’s star has risen phenomenally in the last 18 months, while Cooly G has made an equally big impact since debuting on Hyperdub in June 2009. Singers Donae’o, Princes Nyah and Katy B plus production oufits Crazy Cousinz and Champion have all played a part in the scene’s crossover/pop success. ■ You’re likely to hear some UK Funky at Big’n’Bashy, The Bongo Club, Sat 4 Jun; Volume!, Sneaky Pete’s, Sat 4 Jun both Edinburgh, and Numbers, Sub Club, Glasgow, Fri 3 Jun.
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