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Glasgow Thursday Monthly & One-Offs ■ Crimes of the Future at Berkeley Suite. 29 Mar, 10pm–3am. £7. Andrew Weatherall associates Scott Fraser and Timothy J. Fairplay embark on a new project with Alan Gray from Transmission, playing Krautrock, electronica, dub and everything in between. ■ Korn Aftershow Party at Classic Grand. 29 Mar, 11pm–3am. £3; free with Korn ticket stub. Metal aftershow. ■ Likwit Fusion at Chambre 69. 29 Mar, 11pm–3am. £4. Hip hop, beats, glitch and R&B. With S-Type (LuckyMe, Phuturelabs), Sega Bodega (Naïve) and Freaky Freaky. FREE Boom Boom at Nice’n’Sleazy. 5 Apr, 11.30pm–3am. Club night. ■ Cryotec at Classic Grand. 5 Apr, 11pm–3am. £3. DJs Tailz and Effigy bring you a night of industrial and EBM. ■ Go Kill Disco at O'Couture. 5 Apr, 11pm–3am. £8 (early bird £6). Kick start the Easter weekend with the house and techno sounds of the Go Kill Disco team joined by Soma favourites Silicone Soul and Rebecca Vasmant (Ministry of Sound). ■ JLS Afterparty at Campus. 5 Apr, 9pm–3am. £10. The much perved-over foursome return to the scene of their first post X-Factor show to pose for photos and work the CD player. Steady girls! ■ Philanthrobeats at Chambre 69. 5 Apr, 11pm–3am. £4. An all new charity club night from the crew behind Kollektiv. With guest DJ and live sets from Mount Heart Attack, Mia Dora, Denney&FortyWinks and Tarantism. The decor theme will be based around surveillance and the CCTV-heavy state we live in, with all proceeds going to Amnesty International. FREE Harsh Tug at Nice’n’Sleazy. 12 Apr, 11.30pm–3am. ‘Get drunk and get crunk. Get hip-hopped oot yer nuts and dance like dickheads.’ Sold! ■ A Love From Outer Space at Berkeley Suite. 12 Apr, 10pm–3am. £7. Andrew Weatherall and Sean Johnstone bring their out-there club night to Glasgow for a bi-monthly residency. ■ The Rev Up at Nice’n’Sleazy. 19 Apr, 11.30pm–3am. £3. New rockabilly night, with Aaron (All Tore Up). Includes entry to Mixed Bizness. ■ Skrillex at O2 Academy. 19 Apr, 7pm. £16. Ridiculously hard dubstep assault from the infamous Skrillex. Please note new date. ■ Danse Macabre at Nice’n’Sleazy. 26 Apr, 11.30pm–3am. £3. DJs Pasta and Catnip spin old-school goth rock and classic disco (how does that even work?), along with Italo, sleazy synthpop and the best alternative rock tracks the 80s had to offer.
Glasgow Friday Monthly & One-Offs ■ Banjax at La Cheetah. 30 Mar, 11pm–3am. £6 before midnight; £8 after. A bi-monthly night from Dave Shades (Mount Heart Attack), Tommy & McGarvatron (Bass Invaders) and Data Rape aka Full Phat (Obese, Concept Theory). With Mark Archer, ex of Altern-8, playing an old school rave set. ■ Deep Groan at Berkeley Suite. 30 Mar, 8.30pm–3am. £3. Slow jam, future pop, sexy synths and lo-fi beats, we’re promised, from residents including Steev Errors. ■ Dirtbox at Flat 0/1. 30 Mar,
10pm–3am. £tbc. A house and techno party, with regulars Dirty Basement, Crocky DaMan and Foley Foliage. ■ Friday Street at Blackfriars. 30 Mar, 10pm–3am. £5. Classic mod sounds, 60s psych and northern soul at Scotland’s premier mod club, with regular DJs Mikey Collins and Paul Molloy. With guest DJ Aitor Ziar (Get The Records On). ■ How’s Your Party? at the Sub Club. 30 Mar, 11pm–3am. £8 (£6). Funky, dubstep, bassline and more at this well- respected party, with resident Boom Monk Ben. With special guest Eats Everything (Dirtybird) and support from MASH. ■ New Life at Nice’n’Sleazy. 30 Mar, 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £3 after. A club night spanning multiple open-minded styles from the New Life DJs Gerry and Ian. With London by way of Glasgow and Berlin duo Pop Campaign, GK Machine and Cry Parrot’s Fielding Hope. ✽✽ Pinup Nights at the Flying Duck. 30 Mar, 9pm–3am. £6 advance. Glasgow’s biggest indie night, with regular local, national and international guest DJs and live bands representing the best of Glasgow’s scene. March’s date is ‘Game Over’, the last ever Pinups party. Live guests include Sonny Marvello, new Chemikal Underground signing Miaoux Miaoux and big names The Twilight Sad, Malcolm Middleton and Emma Pollock. The online campaign to persuade Jarvis Cocker to DJ is ongoing. See preview, page 54. ■ Tristan Garner at O’Couture. 30 Mar, 9.30pm–3am. £10. The Tiesto- remixing, Swedish House Mafia- supporting Frenchman comes to Glasgow. ■ Benny Benassi at the Arches. 6 Apr, 11pm–3am. £16. A huge Good Friday show with Benassi and friends, presented by Colours. ✽✽ Optimo (Espacio) at the Sub Club. 6 Apr, 11pm–3am. £tbc. The return of one of Glasgow’s most revered clubbing institutions to a new bi-monthly Friday night slot. After too long away, JD Twitch and JG Wilkes will team up once more to reprise the sound which defined Glasgow’s last decade. FREE Rumours at Flat 0/1. 6 Apr, 11pm–3am. A new residency from Skandy, Indra, Kris, Sultan and special guests. FREE Shaka at Bar Bloc+. 6 Apr, 11pm–3am. House, disco and electro based on the ‘shred/skate/surf and extreme sports lifestyles’, they tell us. With residents Jay Allan, Martin Bongo and Visual Experimentation, alongside live percussion. ■ Slabs of the Tabernacle at La Cheetah. 6 Apr, 11pm–3am. £7. Exploring the realms of disco, Italo, house, techno and beyond with Andrew Ingram, Brian d’Souza and the Slabs team. The fourth birthday party, with sets from Pamétex (Clone, Murder Capital) and John Heckle (Tabernacle, Mathematics Recordings). FREE Dirty Basement at Flat 0/1. 13 Apr, 11pm–3am. An eclectic mix of party tunes from the local duo. ■ Kino Fist at Nice’n’Sleazy. 13 Apr, 11.30pm–3am. £3. Night of cross-genre delights, new wave, Krautrock, spiky pop and freak beat from Charlotte and Rafla. ■ Processed Beats at Chambre 69. 13 Apr, 8pm–3am. New electronica night opening with live sets from Nevada Base, Crash Club, The Hype, Two Stripe and Fridge Magnets, and DJ sets from Hot Chip’s Felix and DARC. ■ Return to Mono at the Sub Club. 13 Apr, 11pm–3am. £12 (£10). Slam’s monthly house residency, with top-line house and techno guests and a set from the residents themselves. With guest Nick Curly. See preview, page 53. ■ Tribute at La Cheetah. 13 Apr, 11pm–3am. £8. Representatives of Glasgow nights Stay Plastic, Pest Control, All Caps, Scrabble and Jelly
Roll Soul team up for a club which will focus on the unique sound which Carl Craig once perfectly described as ‘electronic funk’. With M>O>S Recordings and MOS Deep label boss Aroy Dee and Glasgow producer Carlos Nilmmns aka Ross McMillan. ■ Above & Beyond at Barrowland. 20 Apr, 7pm. £20. UK leaders of the trance scene at this showcase from their own Anjunabeats label (also featuring Jaytech). See preview, page 54. ■ Argonaut Sounds at Blackfriars. 20 Apr, 11pm–3am. £3. The Argonaut Sounds team return playing roots, reggae and dancehall. ■ Balkanarama at Chambre 69. 20 Apr, 10.30pm–3am. £8. A night of gypsy/Balkan/klezmer madness, film, visuals and live music featuring gypsy belly dancing, live visuals, free plum brandy and more. With contemporary Balkan fusion outfit The Destroyers. ■ Black Tent at Nice’n’Sleazy. 20 Apr, 11.30pm–3am. £3. Errors and Rock Action DJs playing indie, house and techno and all genres in between. ■ Lock Up Your Daughters at the Flying Duck. 20 Apr, 11pm–3am. £5 (£4). Ass-shaking session from the LUYD fanzine , with residents DJ Suezz, Lock Up Your DJs and Skeleton Boy. This month is Mess Up Your Daughters, with special guest Simonotron from Edinburgh’s Hot Mess. ✽✽ Sensu at the Sub Club. 20 Apr, 11pm–4am. £14. A typically great house, techno and electro night from the Sub Club. With Visionquest’s Seth Troxler, in celebration of the Subbie’s 25th. ■ Vibes at Stereo. 20 Apr, 11pm–3am. £10. A new night presenting up and coming house music names from around the world, with residents Ctrl+C, Late Nate, Eyeshake and Russ T Vibes. This month’s very special guest is Audiojack. ■ White Noise at La Cheetah. 20 Apr, 10pm–3am. £5 advance; £8 on the door. A brand new techno night from residents The Sublime, Lindsay Green and Kendal Baird. With Italian duo Wave Form. Weekly FREE Badseed at Slouch. Weekly 11pm–3am. Heather McCartney plays indie, rock‘n’roll and electro. ■ Ballbreaker and Vice at the Cathouse. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). DJs Billy and Martin Bate play a selection of rock, metal, emo and even hip hop over two floors. ■ Damnation at Classic Grand. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £5 (students Free). Rock, metal, punk and emo. ■ Lip Service at FHQ. Weekly 6pm–3am. £tbc. Long-running lesbian club night with a focus on all things sensual. Includes facepainting, dressing- up box, spin the bottle booths and a ‘sexual postbox’. Ooh-er. ■ Old Skool at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6; £3 entry through the Butterfly & Pig. Funk, soul and disco from DJs Craig Thompson, Jack and Gordie. ■ Propaganda at O2 ABC. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). UK-wide indie Friday nighter. ■ Sound at Club 520. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6 (£5). A collection of some of the finest DJs in Glasgow and beyond, with Derizen playing bass influenced party sets in T1 and the house sound of Biba Nights in T4. ■ 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. ■ TGIF at the Viper Bar & Club. Weekly 7pm–2am. £4–£6 (girls free before midnight). Alfredo Crolla and Stevie Foy play out the latest hits, club classics and dancefloor 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.
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Balkan Beats proper noun: usually up-tempo (around 130 bpm), mixing gypsy/Balkan and other eastern European styles with traditionally more western dance music and electronica; most often little more than a two-bar loop of Balkan accordion, gypsy tuba or jazz trumpet with a fourfour beat rather crassly edited in.
ORIGINS The Balkan peninsula is an ethnically charged area, with equally myriad folk music roots: Oriental, Middle Eastern, Islamic, Jewish (klezmer etc), urban, as well as some punk rock. As such, Balkanbeats is a very broad, pan-European mix of east and west. KEY FIGURES Bosnian ex-pat DJ/producer Robert Soko takes credit for first coining the term in Berlin, in 1993. He promotes his own nights in Berlin and London, with residencies in Paris and Budapest, to boot. Bukovinan German Romanian DJ/producer Shantel is another mid-90s pioneer, with a score of releases under his belt. Bavarian troupe La Brass Banda, active since 2007, and Italian DJ/producer Stefano Miele (aka Riva Starr and Madox) are also well worth a look, as is DJ/producer Ulf Lindemann’s Balkan Beats/Electro Swing cross- over act, Dunkelbunt. (hobbesmusic.co.uk) ■ You’ll hear Balkan Beats at Balkanarama, Chambre 69, Glasgow, Fri 20 Apr; Studio 24, Edinburgh, Sat 21 Apr and Balkan Boom, Third Door, Edinburgh, Tue 10 Apr. Thanks to Marcus del Sol (Grandma Sta Flash & The Furious Grandads, Orkestra del Sol) for his help researching this piece.
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