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Soundhaus Closing Parties Say goodbye in style to this Glasgow techno institution with an array of past and present DJ and guests. Point 4, Soundhaus, Glasgow, Fri 3 Feb; The Final Tango, Soundhaus, Glasgow, Sat 4 Feb.
Substance Now this is how you relaunch at a new venue, with Jeff ‘genuine bloody Detroit legend’ Mills as special guest supplying the best in fast paced quick mix techno. Simply fantastic. The Bongo Club, Edinburgh, Fri 24 Feb. She-Bang Anti-Valentines Think all that lovey dovey stuff’s over rated? Then join female DJ quartet She-Bang for this punk, pop, electro, techno, reggae ‘Fuck Valentines’ mash up. Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh, Sat 11 Feb.
Musika When you raise the bar this high it’s hard to turn it up a notch for a birthday special. Somehow Musika manage it for their fifth with Cassy, Eats Everything and Tim Green. Liquid Room, Edinburgh, Sat 4 Feb. Xplicit Perhaps the biggest drum & bass DJ in the world, Andy C, mixes up an uncompromising set of tough broken beats, backed up by rabble rouser MC GQ. The Bongo Club, Edinburgh, 3 Feb.
How’s Your Party? Shy FX’s boundary-breaking imprint comes to Glasgow, with Breakage and Redlight in tow you’re getting the very best of the Digital Soundboy label right here. Sub Club, Glasgow, Fri 24 Feb.
Killer Kitsch It’s not doing the rest of the city a disservice to say that Killer Kitsch is the place to be in Glasgow on a Tuesday night. Here, with seventh birthday celebrations worthy of the occasion. Buff Club, Glasgow, Tue 7 Feb.
Mount Heart Attack, Kollektiv and Oh My Days! Three of Glasgow’s best get together to welcome the mighty Sepalcure, for a rich and distinctive house sound infused with tribal rhythms. Sub Club, Glasgow, Thu 2 Feb.
Wee Dub Festival Three days to wallow in the deepest bass and dubbiest grooves in the company of the likes of Zion Train, Dub Mafia and Mad Professor. Various venues, Edinburgh, Fri 3–Sun 5 Feb.
Rinse FM Dubstepageddon at the Arches, as the seminal London-based station hits the road to bring a first-class line-up north of the border. With Zinc, Plastician, P-Money, and more. Arches, Glasgow, Sat 18 Feb.
54 THE LIST 2 Feb–1 Mar 2012
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THE RIDDIM TUFFA CREW are Edinburgh based DJ/producer duo Adham and Frontline Selecta and they’re manning the decks at this year’s Wee Dub Festival. Here they give us a flavour of what to expect
Last year was a really good year for us as we managed to launch our own label and put out a few records. Riddim Tuffa feat Little Kirk ‘Kill Them Out’ (Tuffa Dubs) is a regular stamper in our DJ set. The groovy bass and amazing vocals from Kirk is a perfect example of what we try to achieve in our productions at the moment. Our good friend Diegojah also had a few great tunes out recently but the remix from Conscious Sounds ‘Dancehall Sweet’ (Digi-kal) is a must have in every record bag for any serious selecta.
Mungo’s HiFi are probably the hottest act at the moment on the UK reggae/dub soundsystem scene and they have proved to be the Champion Sound with many wicked releases over the past few years. Their Forward Ever (Scotch Bonnet Records) EP is a blend of amazing artists all over their own top notch riddims and is an absolute pleasure for any reggae, dub or dancehall lover. Our favourite track from the album must be Charlie P ‘Skidip’ on the brilliant version of the famous ‘Billie Jean’ riddim.
Another heavy dub 12” vinyl we have to include is UK-based MC Danman ‘Wicked Haffi Run’ (OBF). Lightning and thunder is probably the most suitable description for this amazing piece of work.
Finally Robert Lee ‘Battlefield’ (Tuff Scout), he’s a veteran signer from Jamaica who currently lives in London and has recently been flashing some incredible tunes and deserves a place in our top five due to its enormous bassline and skanky vibe. ■ Riddim Tuffa play the Wee Dub Festival, Various venues, Edinburgh, Fri 3–Sun 5 Feb.