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13 Aug, 2pm–midnight. £8 in ✽✽ Bigfoot’s at 100 Stobcross Road. advance; £12 on the door. An eclectic techno and electronic music party. A special indoor and outdoor party featuring a great local line-up including Simon Stokes, Brian D’Souza (Auntie Flo), Wrick Hedley, Christopher Kelly, Quail (Animal Farm), Niz, Dave Scott and Redux (visuals). ■ Elements of Soul at Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel. 13 Aug, 9pm–2am. £6. Deep and soulful house music from residents Nick Ferrara and Stephen Rodgers. With guest DJ Paul Stuart (The Sands, Southport Weekender). ■ Front to Back at Club 520. Weekly 2pm–midnight. £7 (£5). Bouncy reggae business from Chungo Bungo, DJ L-I- AM on beat patrol, the Marquee DJs, La Bamba and more. ■ Global Motion Tour at Soundhaus. 13 Aug, 9.30pm–3am. £6. A lengthy list of techno artists, featuring Stuart Trainer, Kris Day, Andy Raeside, Alan Forrest, Peter Farley and more. ■ Love Music at O2 ABC. Weekly, 9.30pm–3am. £7 (£5). Soul, rock’n’roll, indie and electro with Gerry Lyons. ■ Nu Skool at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6; £3 entry through the Butterfly & Pig. Nick Peacock, John Ross and Alex O provide a fine line in disco, northern soul and all things funky. ■ Osmium at Blackfriars. 13 Aug, 11pm–3am. £3. Italo, synthpop, funk and more. ■ Pass the Peas at Blackfriars. 13 Aug, 11pm–3am. £5. Andy Taylor (Resense, Wack Records) and weeG (Four Corners, Electrikal) play four solid hours of the international funk and soul scene’s very best tracks with special guest Chris Carter (Rec/TCR). FREE Power Tools at Flat 0/1. Weekly 11pm–3am. Korben Dallas and Nushta Droganova play Italo, disco and house. ■ Pretty Ugly at the Admiral. 13 Aug, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. The Pretty Ugly girls will be playing sexy, glamorous indie rock’n’roll, electro beats, 60s soul and experimenting with some new artists to get everyone in the mood for dirty dancing. ■ The Rock Shop at Maggie May’s. Weekly 9pm–2am. Free before midnight; £5 (£3) after. Resident Lee Craig plays a selection of rock, indie and metal classics in Maggie’s basement. ■ Saturdays at the Cathouse. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £6 (£5.50). DJs Eric and Muppet offer classic and current rock on level one, while DJ Billy and Framie belt out emo and metal on level two. ■ Subculture at the Sub Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £10. Glasgow’s well- established house institution continues to reign supreme, with residents Harri and Domenic, and rolling residents Junior, Telford and Esa. ■ Sugar Rush at FHQ. Weekly 6pm–2am. £tbc. Pop, house and dance from DJ Devine. ■ Vertikal Drop at Chambre 69. 13 Aug, 11pm–3am. £6 (£5). House and techno from residents Fraser McMartin and Andy Lyon. This launch night features guests Jan Cree and Craig Murphy. ■ Voodoo at the Cathouse. Weekly 4–9pm. £6 (£3). Under-18s club, featuring two floors of rock, metal, punk, emo and requests with DJs Framie and Am-y. ■ Wrong Island at Nice’n’Sleazy. 13 Aug, 11.30pm–3am. £3. Electro, techno and all kinds of mash-ups at this bassment party from the Wrong Island DJs Dirty Larry and Teamy.
Chart & Party ■ Base at the Tunnel. Weekly 11pm–3am. £10. DJ Sketch, Harri Miller and John Thomson put together a blend of funky house and R&B over two huge and consistently packed rooms. ■ Bob’s Full House at Òran Mór. Weekly 11pm–3am. £8. Chart, R&B,
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DUBSTEP/HOUSE BEN UFO Kollektiv at the Admiral, Glasgow, Fri 12 Aug
Alongside Ramadanman and Pangaea, Ben UFO is one of the founders of second wave dubstep label Hessle Audio, which was one of the first of the genre’s dedicated labels to originate outside London. Although he’s originally from the capital (with a mother from Dundee, and he ‘has the freckles to prove it’), the radio show the trio began before starting the label was a result of their days together as students in Leeds.
Back when he was just Ben Thomson, the DJ and label boss remembers Kevin McAuley, aka Pangaea, ‘cramming decks into his tiny room at halls, we used to spend hours learning to mix on the floor’ and randomly bumping into David Kennedy, Ramadanman, in the queue for pioneering London dubstep club FWD, where he discovered Kennedy
would also be studying in Leeds the following year. United by common taste, their Hessle Audio radio show began in 2006 and ‘people would send us tunes, a lot of which were good enough for us to think about putting out. There wasn’t much of a platform for these producers at that point.’ As dubstep was a relatively new genre, Hessle crucially found a distribution deal easier to come by. There is no Hessle manifesto, says Thomson,
although ‘we play more house than our peers, not exactly bridging the gap but showing what these disparate genres might have in common.’ Although his reputation as a DJ is strong, he does feel a certain envy for artists on his label like Martyn and Untold. ‘I’d love to produce at some point,’ he says, ‘but every successful producer I know didn’t have anything else to think about when they started. I feel a weight of expectation that it’s probably best just to ignore . . .’ (David Pollock)
house, indie and electro with DJ Bobby Bluebell. ■ Boho Saturdays at Boho. Weekly 9.30pm–3am. Free before 10.30pm; £8 after. Li’l Rich packs the dancefloor every Saturday with a li’l bit of everything. ■ Homegrown at Bamboo. Weekly 10pm–3am. £7 (£5 with a matric card). Big Al, Dominic Martin and Robin B play R&B, indie, rock and soul. ■ Hummingbird Saturdays at Hummingbird. Weekly 5pm–3am. Free before 10.30pm; £5 (£3 students) after. Party sounds from DJs Aaron Petrie and Kid Sleazy. ■ I Love Garage at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Chart, indie, R&B and hip hop, with karaoke in Snapshotz. ■ Kinetic Blue at the Viper Bar & Club. Weekly 9pm–2am. Free before 10.30pm; £6 (£5 students) after. Indie and funky house from Ross McMillan. ■ Kinky Disco at Kushion. Weekly 7pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £7 (£5 students) after. The self-styled sexiest party in town is hosted by DJs Stevie Foy and Gav Somerville. playing house, electro and urban hits. ■ O’Couture Saturdays at O’Couture. Weekly 11pm–3am. £8 (£5 students). Big-room party, dance and R&B sounds from Rob Etherson and That Tall Guy Scott. ■ PLAY Saturdays at Play. Weekly 5pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £8 (£6) after. Big room tunes from Will Ruane, Iain Pollock and Ross McFadyen. Note that the opening time will be 10pm on the first Saturday of every month. ■ Saturday at Milan at Milan. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. DJs Robbie and Cruz serve up chart, dance, R&B and hip hop. ■ Stepping Up a Notch at the Polo Lounge. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3 students) after. DJs Suave Gav and Leah give it their all on Saturday nights. ■ Worship at Tusk. Weekly 5pm–2am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Party sounds from DJ John Heally. ■ Yoyo at the Shed. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before midnight; £6 after. DJs Euan and Derek play pop and hip hop hits. ■ oVo Saturdays at oVo. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 after (£3 students). Chart and club sounds, with DJs Stevie Lennon, Naeem, AJ and Asim.
Glasgow Sunday
Clubs FREE Button Up at Flat 0/1. Weekly 9pm–2am. Duncan Harvey and Jack Isosceles play a mix of sleazy R&B, 50s and 60s pop, jump jive, Jamaican vibes and exotica from a bygone age. FREE MHA Sunday Sesh at Ivy. 14 Aug, 6pm–midnight. A kaleidoscopic array of booze, beats’n’banter brought to you by Mount Heart Attack on semi- regular Sundays. FREE Sundays at the Cathouse. Weekly 11pm–3am. DJ AM-Y playing killer rock, metal, punk and requests. Chart & Party ■ Banana Split at Play. Weekly 9pm–2am. Free before 10.30pm; £5 (£3 students) after. James D plays house and indie. ■ Big in Japan at O’Couture. Weekly 11pm–3am. £tbc. Dance if you want to, or take advantage of the cheap drinks instead. ■ Discobadger at Bamboo. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm with a matric card; £5 (£4) after. DJ Kash, Domsko and Gerry Lyons play hip hop, house, funk and electro.
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