Clubs HITLIST THE BEST DANCEFLOOR ACTION
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25 Years of Sub Club 25 years in and still going strong, the Subbie’s April line-up is one to get excited about. It features dependable Subculture guests Dixon (7 Apr) and Omar S (14 Apr), I AM with Blawan on 3 Apr, Seth Troxler at Sensu on 20 Apr and – perhaps most exciting of all – the return of Optimo on 6 Apr. Sub Club, Glasgow, through Apr.
Pinup Nights: Game Over Glasgow’s hardest-working indie club night is sadly coming to an end, in the company of live guests The Twilight Sad, Malcolm Middleton and more. Flying Duck, Glasgow, Fri 30 Mar.
Jackhammer Easter Weekender Ben Sim and Surgeon play the Fri, Radioactiveman guests on Sat. Two days of techno, it’s what Jesus would have wanted! The Caves, Fri 6 Apr; The Third Door, Edinburgh, Sat 7 Apr. Volume! They helped break dubstep in Scotland and hosted the Edinburgh debuts of such Skream, Benga and Caspa, now they head off to the great DJ booth in the sky at the last Volume! Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh, Sat 7 Apr.
Axwell The pick of all this year’s Easter Sunday specials, as the third of the Swedish House Mafia who isn’t Sebastian Ingrosso or Steve Angello makes his debut solo Scottish appearance in a very big way. O2 Academy, Glasgow, Sun 8 Apr. Coalition Rinse FM continue to prove why they’re at the forefront of modern dance music as Roska represents the pioneering radio station and lays down a set of UK funky and broken beat. Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh, Sun 15 Apr.
20 Years of Slam The boys behind Pressure celebrate two decades at the Arches controls with an apocalyptic Easter party featuring Laurent Garnier’s LBS and Ben Klock. Arches, Glasgow, Sat 7 Apr.
D!P It’s not so much the fact that M_nus’ Matador is playing this party at the Chambre, more that it’s a ridiculous 11-hour assault on your eardrums. Better get there early, though. Chambre69, Glasgow, Sat 14 Apr.
The Go-Go Keep it old school as Tall Paul and Big Gus’s retro, garage, funk, mod and soul night celebrates their big 12th birthday with two party-starting sets from Them Beatles. Studio 24, Edinburgh, Sat 31 Mar.
Qabalala So what does Qabalala mean? Well in this case a multi-venue mini- festival of live music and DJs all headlined by Rudi Zygadlo (Planet Mu) and Auntie Flo (Huntley & Palmer’s). The Third Door, Edinburgh, Sun 8 Apr.
Crate DIGGING German DJ NICK CURLY specialises in deep intelligent house, hosts a residency at Kehakuma (Space, Ibiza) and heads out on tour showcasing his new album, Between the Lines. Here’s a taste of what to expect when he guests at Return to Mono
I’ll start with Sante feat Daniel Wild ‘Easy’ ((88BBiitt)) for me it’s the best club record of the moment, people go crazy when I play it. I have two labels and sometimes you sign a track and you realise, ‘boom this is special, this could get really big’ and I think this could be one of the big tracks of 2012. My favourite track from my
album is Nick Curly ‘Underground’ ((CCeecciillllee)). The album shows Nick Curly from Monday to Friday afternoon whereas other productions I’ve done before, the EPs, are more for the dancefloor but ‘Underground’ is a track you can play in the clubs.
The third one is Mr V ‘Jus’ Dance (Cosmic Ritual Dub)’ ((VVeeggaa RReeccoorrddss)) it’s an old track but still one of the sexiest tracks I’ve ever heard. It’s just a great record to warm up the night or the early morning after the party. Markus Fix ‘El Comienzo’ ((CCeecciillllee)) is very special to me and is always in my record box. It was the first release on my Cecille label and the first ever release from Markus Fix. It’s been out for five years but has such a great feeling and a special vibe. These two were never big big hits but they have something special which is why I still play them, they are always in my case, my secret weapons. The last one is Mr G ‘Got that
Swing’ ((BBaassss CCuullttuurree)). Bass Culture is one of my favourite labels at the moment. I really like Mr G’s productions and it’s 100% a club track. ■ Nick Curly guests at Return to Mono, the Sub Club, Glasgow, Fri 13 Apr.
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