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Divine!’s 21st Birthday Having survived the closure of the Art School, Andrew Divine!’s unkillable night of indie, soul and rock’n’roll excellence still goes strong at the Admiral. Admiral Bar Basement, Glasgow, Sat 17 Dec.
Hogmanay There’s way too many nights to choose from, so why not check out our top tips on page 18 (including 2 Many DJs, pictured), or just scan through our listings and you’re sure to find some great late night action. Various venues, Glasgow & Edinburgh, Sat 31 Dec. Noisey Nights Vice magazine rock up in association with Mixed Bizness for the first in a series of their Noisey Nights. With Mercury, Brit and MOBO award-winning MC Ms Dynamite. Arches, Glasgow, Sat 17 Dec.
Musika Not one, not two but three guests for the Musika Christmas party as Joris Voorn headlines with support from Spanish DJ Uner and Glasgow heroes Slam. Liquid Room, Edinburgh, Sat 17 Dec.
Animal Farm This year’s seasonal Animal Farm party welcomes Detroit’s Rolando, long-serving techno don and member/associate of Underground Resistance and Los Hermanos. Sub Club, Glasgow, Wed 28 Dec. A Love From Outer Space Andrew Weatherall (pictured) and Sean Johnstone’s monthly night of out-there musical selections makes its Glasgow debut. Berkeley Suite, Glasgow, Thu 29 Dec.
Fever It’s an Edinburgh tradition to spend Christmas in the company of Fisher & Price (Taste), who also prove their stamina with a post-New Year’s Day special. Liquid Room, Edinburgh, Sun 25 Dec & Mon 2 Jan.
Numbers Before New Year Start the party early as Glasgow’s favourite sons head over for another Edinburgh edition of the electronica emporium, with Deadboy and more. Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh, Fri 30 Dec.
Digital Dick’s Phantasmagasm GK Machine’s long- running New Year’s Day party returns with some eccentric musical choices (they call it ‘a psychedelic pleasure parlour’). Nice’n’Sleazy, Glasgow, Sun 1 Jan.
Substance Oi lazy, get up, get dressed and get some techno down your neck. Substance refuse to give in to insomnia and kick start the New Year’s Day clubbing action. The Third Door, Edinburgh, Sun 1 Jan.
70 THE LIST 15 Dec 2011–5 Jan 2012
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DJ ASTROBOY celebrates the last regular Departure Lounge by taking us through some of the key tracks from their history
When we started the night back in 2003 little did we think it would take off like it did. The mixture of live music and DJ sets of African, Latin, jazz and soul influenced dance music really proved a big hit, and allowed us to bring many favourite acts to Edinburgh. Soul Jazz Orchestra ‘Mista President’ (Do Right!) is a throbbing slab of insurrectionary Afro-funk. These guys played twice at the club, and their brand of spiritualized Afrobeat has set the place off each time. Azymuth ‘Depois Do
Carnival (Spiritual South Mix)’ (Far Out) is a sublime piece of samba house featuring Brazilian legends Azymuth who’s live set back in 2006 is probably an all-time highlight.
Remember broken beat? For us Jazztronik ‘Samurai’ (Pantone) is probably the apex of that ‘genre’. This track is a monster, and when Jazztronik dropped in with his full band from Japan in 2005 and played this track, it was almost too much.
Raw Deal ‘Blues For
Brother George Jackson’ (Straight Ahead) goes way back. Jimbo ‘Raw Deal’ Robbins played our second night, and this Latin house bomb is probably his finest moment.
Closer to home is Mungo’s
Hi-Fi ‘Belly Ska’ (Scotch Bonnet) and we’ve always loved a bit of dubwise sound at DL. From Glasgow, Mungo’s most skanking tune to date, causes mayhem every time. Memorably, Mungo’s have installed their rig at The Caves a couple times for our Hogmanay parties. I included Zed Bias & Omar
‘Dancing’ (Tru Thoughts) because Tru Thoughts has been a favourite record label at Departure Lounge, and we’ve featured most of their acts over the years. ■ Departure Lounge at the Caves, Edinburgh, Sat 31 Dec.