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■ Tardis at Stairway Club. Weekly 5pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £5 after. Northern soul, classic indie tracks and more from Gavin Dunbar (Camera Obscura), featuring live music. ■ Tech at Re-Play. Weekly 3pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3) after. Ray Woods and Craig McHugh play R&B, house, hip hop and electro. ■ United Nations of Dance at the Tunnel. Weekly 11pm–3am. £8. Clubland anthems, hip hop and R&B from Scotty Boy, Marc Anderson, Steve Clarke, John Thomson and more. Glasgow Saturday
Dec, 11pm–3am. £10. Vice Monthly One-Offs ■ Bottle Rocket at Nice’n’Sleazy. 17 Dec, 11.30pm–3am. £3. A night for dancing to indie-pop, post-punk, Motown, twee and anything else that gets feet tapping. This month it’s A Bottle Rocket Christmas. ■ Disuko at Soundhaus. 17 Dec, 10pm–3am. £tbc. Electro, techno, fidget, disco and ghetto house. With guest DJs Jo D’arc, Malky X, Mark Gibson, Ziggy Gee and Junior Lazarou. ✽✽ Divine at the Admiral. 17 Dec, 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Glasgow’s longest-running club residency brings you a monthly dose of northern soul, heavyweight funk, Tamla Motown, 60s freakbeat, dynamite ska, easy listening and psychedelic soundtracks. The 21st anniversary, with free copies of a Divine! mix CD packed full of rare club anthems from Andrew Divine’s collection. FREE New Life at Bloc+. 17 Dec, 10pm–3am. Bloc’s monthly night of electronica. A Xmas party featuring three of Glasgow’s finest electronic artists in Ben Butler & Mousepad, WEFUNK and Black Jash. ✽✽ Noisey Nights at the Arches. 17 magazine’s Noisey Nights team up with The Arches and Mixed Bizness to bring some of the best names in dubstep, garage and bass to the Arches. Starring Ms Dynamite, alongside Doorly, Murkage and Boom Monk Ben. ■ On the House at the Courtyard. 17 Dec, 2pm–midnight. £5. An all-day house party. A huge local line-up for this Christmas special, including The House Bandits, Peter Farley, Craig McHugh, Michael Hutcheson, Craig Kerr and many more. ■ 0ddi0 at La Cheetah. 17 Dec, 11pm–3am. £8. A new club whose mission is ‘to explore the outer realm of warped sonic advancements.’ With Bristol’s bastion of dubstep Pinch and Glasgow’s own purveyor of abstract sensory manipulation Konx-Om-Pax. ■ 2ManyDJs at O2 Academy. 31 Dec, 9pm. £39.50. Riotous night of mash-up mayhem and cutting edge tunes. Perhaps the biggest New Year party in Glasgow. ■ Bigfoot’s x Riverside Hogmanay at 100 Stobcross Road. 31 Dec, 6pm–3am. £12; £8 advance. Billing itself as ‘the most unique party in Scotland this NYE,’ Bigfoot’s presents fireworks, stovies and a list of Glasgow’s finest DJs down by the river. With Simon Stokes, Quail, Christopher Kelly, Dave Scott, Wrick and more. ■ La Cheetah NYE at La Cheetah. 31 Dec, 9pm–4am. £10. A two floor event bursting with top quality talent that won’t break the bank, including Patrice Scott (Sistrum Recordings, Detroit), Neville Watson (Our House Is Your Rush, Clone Jack For Daze), TLR (Crème Organization), Mr Pauli (Clone, Viewlexx) and a slew of locals. ■ Club Noir’s Hogmanay at Classic Grand. 31 Dec, 9pm–4am. £20. Two tartan-tinged burlesque shows at this reliable staple of the Glasgow scene, while DJ Loveless and Sailor Tony play vintage and modern music. Dress up is actively encouraged, but no jeans or trainers. ■ GBXperience NYE at the Arches. 31 Dec, 8.30pm–4am. £25 (early bird £20). Big night of hardcore, trance, rave
and hardstyle to see in 2012. The GBX Room features George Bowie, Mallorca Lee, Mark Sherry, Trevor Reilly and Digital Devil; the line-up for the BTTF Room includes Korsakoff, Unexist (debut live performance), Outblast (Masters of Hardcore) and Obsession. ■ Hells Bells Hogmanay at Maggie May’s. 31 Dec, 11pm–4am. £10. Bring in 2012 with a mix of rock and indie classics. ■ Hogmanay 2011 at Bacchus. 31 Dec, 10pm–4am. £5. ‘Tunes for the hopelessly uncool’ from the Shameless DJs. Fundraiser for Yorkhill Hospital. ■ Hogmanay Bash at Retrospect. 31 Dec, 8pm–4am. £5. A champagne reception, a live piper to bring the new year in, female vocalist Kerri and a Lady Gaga/Amy Winehouse tribute act performing on the night, plus Trevor Reilly, Paul Norval, Marc Loage and Retrospect resident Charlie McGeachy DJing after the Bells. ■ Hogmanay In & Out of The Buff at the Buff Club. 31 Dec, 9.30pm–4am. £10. Three floors of fun with live bands, resident DJs, a piper to bring in the bells and a street party outside on Bath Lane. ■ Hogmanay Party at La Bodega Tapas Bar. 31 Dec, 7pm. £10. A Spanish style New Year celebration with hot Latin salsa, soul, funk and disco. Tapas available, please book in advance if you want a meal as well. ■ A Hogmanay Threesome with Melting Pot, Highlife and Divine at the Admiral. 31 Dec, 10pm–4am. £12 (£10). Ignore the naughty, Carry On- style name - instead feel the value as three of Glasgow’s best nights come together to see in the New Year. With long-standing indie night Divine!, disco- house bash Melting Pot and broad- reaching international dance music specialists Highlife, including DJs Andrew Pirie, Simon Cordiner, Auntie Flo, Brian D’Souza, Alejandro Paz, Andrew Divine and Hushpuppy. ■ Last Tango Hogmanay Party at Soundhaus. 31 Dec, 9pm–4am. £20; £15 advance. The theme for this year’s Hogmanay Party is ‘dance like it’s your last ever dance’ - surely no coincidence given recent news about the Soundhaus. Send it off in style with Amanda Green, Smarty Monox, Gusbo, Jace Syntax, Serotonic Terry, Jason Pussypower and many, many more. ■ Love Music v Propaganda Hogmanay at O2 ABC. 31 Dec, 10.30pm–4am. £10. Two of Glasgow’s best indie nights come together for a huge Hogmanay party. ■ Milk at Flat 0/1. 31 Dec, 9pm–3am. £tbc. The Best of Milk Hogmanay show will feature several bands including Boycotts and Otherpeople, guest DJs, the usual Milk perks like free biscuits, visuals etc, and the first breakfast of 2012 hosted next door in Lucky Seven diner. ■ Numbers x Vitamins NYE at Stereo. 31 Dec, 10pm–4am. £12. No guest DJs, no genres to push, just out and out party music. With residents from both clubs including Bake All Caps, Bamboo Palace, Bobby Cleaver, Goodhand, Nok La Rok, Ryan All Caps, Sam Vitamins, Shaun fae Solar and S- Type. See preview, page 71. ■ One More Tune Presents NYE 2012 at SWG3. 31 Dec, 7pm–2am. £15. OMT welcome Tiger & Woods, HaHaHa, Chungo Bungo, Slow It Down, Itch!, Beta (i AM) and Beast Moves for a New Year special. ■ Optimo NYE 2011 at Glue Factory. 31 Dec, 10.30pm–late. £18. JD Twitch and JG Wilkes host their annual extravaganza in a brand new, Optimo- approved warehouse venue. Line-up tbc. ■ Osmium presents Osmanay at Blackfriars. 31 Dec, 10pm–3am. £7 in advance; £9 on the door. Pumping italo disco, synthy pop, slamming funk and more from residents Gary Dance Commander and Blair Benzini, who will be joined by Disco Stew of Beard Radio on Subcity.
■ Pinup Nights Hogmanay Ball 4 at the Flying Duck. 31 Dec, 9pm–4am. £10. Pin-Ups returns for the fourth and final year in a row to bring in the bells in proper indie style. With Common People playing the 90s in the kitchen bar, and bands and DJs to be confirmed. ■ Subculture Hogmanay: 25 Years Of Sub Club at the Sub Club. 31 Dec, 10pm–4am. £10 advance; £14 on the door. The coming year will be the 25th anniversary of the Sub Club and the 18th anniversary of Subculture. Kick it off here with Kristian Beyer, one half of Innervisions duo Âme, and Subculture regulars Harri, Domenic Cappello, Junior, Esa and Telford. Weekly ■ Absolution at Classic Grand. Weekly (not 31 Dec) 11pm–3am. £5 (students free). Rock, metal, industrial and punk to liven up your Saturday night. ■ Back Tae Mine at the Flying Duck. Weekly (not 31 Dec & 7 Jan) 9pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 after. Going out is the new staying in, as this night offers booze, tea, toast, bands and DJs to create a houseparty vibe. After a sabbatical it’s back on weekly Saturday nights at the Flying Duck, with rotating resident DJs including Andy Divine and Chris ‘Beans’ Geddes from Singles Night and Jamo from Freakbeats. ■ Front to Back at Club 520. Weekly (not 31 Dec) 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Bouncy reggae business from Chungo Bungo, DJ L-I-AM on beat patrol, the Marquee DJs, La Bamba and more. ■ Kinky Disco at Kushion. Weekly (not 31 Dec) 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. ■ Life on Mars at Stairway Club. Weekly (not 31 Dec) 5pm–3am. £5; free before 10pm. Indie rock’n’roll, Motown, electro and soul. ■ Love Music at O2 ABC. Weekly (not 31 Dec) 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Soul, rock’n’roll, indie and electro. ■ Nu Skool at the Buff Club. Weekly (not 31 Dec) 11pm–3am. £6; £3 entry through the Butterfly & Pig. Disco, northern soul and all things funky. ■ The Rock Shop at Maggie May’s. Weekly (not 31 Dec) 11.30pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 (£3) after. Rock, indie and metal classics. ■ Saturdays at the Cathouse. Weekly (not 31 Dec) 10.30pm–3am. £6 (£5.50). Classic and current rock, emo and metal. ■ Subculture at the Sub Club. Weekly (not 31 Dec) 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.
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Monthly One-Offs ■ Christmas Day White Night at the Garage. 25 Dec, 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). The Garage does indeed never close its doors, so dance the night away with tunes from the usual suspects. ✽✽ FREE Digital Dick’s Phantasmagasm at Nice’n’Sleazy. 1 Jan, 9pm–3am. Not for the faint-hearted - GK Machine and crew return for the 17th year of their debauched New Year’s Day party. Weekly FREE Button Up at Flat 0/1. Weekly (not 25 Dec) 9pm–2am. A mix of sleazy R&B, 50s and 60s pop, jump jive, Jamaican vibes and exotica. ■ Discobadger at Bamboo. Weekly (not 25 Dec) 10pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm with a matric card; £5 (£4) after. Hip hop, house, funk and electro. ■ Quids In at the Buff Club. Weekly (not 25 Dec) 11pm–3am. £1. DJs Marky Mark and Mash playing a mix of electro, funk and disco. It’s £1 in, and at the end of the night all these pounds go in a pot and someone wins the lot.
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Gabber proper noun wildly up-tempo (140-220 bpm) spin-off from hardcore techno, industrial and rave, that has remained a die-hard force in Europe (especially Scotland and The Netherlands) and Australia. Traditionally dominated by heavily distorted 909 kicks, Juno synth sounds (namely the moody ‘hoover’ patch) and samples with x-rated, drug-related or violent themes.
ORIGINS Frankfurt DJ Marc Trauner’s 1990 track ‘We Have Arrived’ (as Mescalinum United) was officially the first gabber track. But, allegedly a Yiddish slang word for ‘pal’, Gabber took root in Holland, via Rotterdam’s ongoing rivalry with Amsterdam, whose house scene was at the time widely perceived as overwhelmingly cooler-than- thou. Amsterdam DJ KC The Funkaholic reportedly said of the Rotterdam scene that ‘they’re just a bunch of gabbers having fun.’ Rotterdam DJ Paul Elstak consequently engraved the mantra ‘It’s not a sin to be Gabber’ on his Rotterdam Records label debut, Amsterdam, ‘Where Is That?’ by De Euromasters. KEY FIGURES Gabber has been repeatedly refracted via slower mainstream/nu style hardcore and happy hardcore strains (Hixxy, Sharkey, Loftgroover et al), industrial hardcore (Brooklyn native Lenny Dee’s Industrial Strength Recordings) and hard house (the Tidy Trax, Nukleuz and Toolbox labels). Scott Brown (of Scottish rave legends Q-Tex), Hellfish, DJ Producer, Bryan Fury, Deathmachine, Teknoist and DJ Smurf are all UK gabber stars. (hobbesmusic.co.uk) ■ Hear some gabber at GBXperience NYE, the Arches, Glasgow, Sat 31 Dec.
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