Clubs
20REASONS
TO CELEBRATE 20 YEARS OF SLAM AT THE ARCHES 1 Slam We must never forget that Stuart MacMillan and Orde Meikle are brilliant DJs mixing up a blend of deep house and techno.
2 International ambassadors Slam’s DJ skills are in demand across the world taking Glasgow club culture global. 3 Pressure Slam have made the Arches their own since 1992.
4 Laurent Garnier The French techno master brings his LBS project to the party. 5 Ben Klock The Berlin DJ also joins the birthday bill.
6 Easter Extra recovery time so enjoy that bank holiday Monday.
7 Soma Co-founded by Slam in 1991 Soma Records have released tracks by Daft Punk, Funk d’Void, Black Dog and many more.
8 ‘Positive Education’ One of the best techno tunes of all time. 9 ‘Eterna’ More top tunage from the Slam boys.
10 Alien Radio Slam’s second album and probably their best.
11 Paragraph Slam’s subsidiary label for the release of their own material. 12 ‘City Destroyer’ Their first release on Paragraph showcased the classic Slam techno sound.
13 Fenetik/Fifth Freedom/Pnuma Three (now dormant) sub labels from Soma that concentrated on non-house/techno releases.
14 Fabric Not only regulars at the London club they also released a mix CD (Fabric 09) on their label. 15 Remixes They’ve remixed the likes of Carl Craig, Josh Wink, Pan- Pot and Samuel L Session.
16 Remixed Likewise they have been remixed by everyone from Carl Cox to Oxia.
17 Return to Mono Slam also run the more intimate Return to Mono at the Subbie (Nick Curly guests see Crate Digging page 53).
18 Monopods Slam release their Return to Mono sets as monthly podcasts on Sound Cloud. 19 T in the Park The biggest and best dance tent at any festival, this year’s line up already includes: Sven Vath, Benga and Major Lazer.
20 DJ Sneak Pressure returns with Chicago house’s finest, DJ Sneak on 27 Apr. ■ 20 Years of Slam, the Arches, Glasgow, Sat 7 Apr.
58 THE LIST 29 Mar–26 Apr 2012
EDINBURGH Events are listed by city, day, type then alphabetically by name. Submit listings at least 16 days before publication to clubs@list.co.uk. Edinburgh listings are compiled by Henry Northmore. ✽✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Edinburgh Thursday Monthly & One-Offs FREE Ride at Sneaky Pete’s. 29 Mar & 26 Apr, 11pm–3am. Electro, indie and hip hop from Lauren and Chekkie. ■ Zzzap! at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £5 or £3 with guestlist. Electro, nu-rave, UV and house party. Featuring a live set from Lapalux (signed to Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeder Records) on 5 Apr (please note £6 entry). ■ Shake Some Action at the Third Door. 29 Mar–25 Apr, 11pm–3am. £2. Indie night from the Evol crew. FREE Dapper Dan’s at Sneaky Pete’s. 5 Apr, 11pm–3am. Default and Picassio promise ‘a wonky cocktail of beats’ on decks and FX. ■ Hoodoo at the Third Door. 5 Apr, 11pm–3am. £3. Electro swing night. FREE Animal Hospital at Sneaky Pete’s. 12 Apr, 11pm–3am. Techno and minimal night with decor and live visuals. ■ Mad Caravan at Wee Red Bar. 19 Apr, 10pm–3am. Free before midnight; £3 after. World music night of ska, Latin, Balkan and gypsy beats. ■ No Globe at the Caves. 5 Apr, 10.30pm–3am. £5 in advance; £6 before midnight; £8 after. ‘Party music without borders’ at this world music and global beats night. Featuring MIA collaborator Afrikan Boy. FREE Spare at Sneaky Pete’s. 19 Apr, 11pm–3am. Danco and Kamico play hench beats. ■ Switch Up at Wee Red Bar. Weekly (from 26 Apr) 10.30pm–3am. 99p. Hip hop, bass and techno from a selection of seasoned Edinburgh DJs, promoters and producers from the likes of Xplicit, J- Dub, JakN and more.
Edinburgh Friday Monthly & One-Offs ■ LuckyMe at Sneaky Pete’s. 30 Mar, 11pm–3am. £5 (members free). The scene setting taste makers at Glasgow record label/art collective LuckyMe head over to Edinburgh for more hip hop, dubstep, nu wave, house, 80s soul and funky abstract beats. Joined by Cid Rim and S-type. ■ Outlook Edinburgh Launch Party at the Caves. 30 Mar, 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £8 after. A warm up party for bass orientated festival Outlook 2012 as Riddim Tuffa invite Mungo’s Hi Fi and local lads Big Toe’s Hi Fi for a massive bass, dub, dancehall and reggae party all blasted out on a 20K soundsystem. ■ Riot Control at Studio 24. 30 Mar, 10.30pm–3am. £3. A crazed collision of genres as hip hop, gypsy, techno, disco, hardcore and rave crash together and somehow make a vibrant cohesive whole. Celebrating Terror’s second birthday. ■ Samedia at the Third Door. 30 Mar, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. A mixed line-up from Edinburgh’s Departure Lounge as they host this laidback oasis of tropical beats, jazz, funk, world music and beyond. Celebrating the launch of the Croatian Soundwave festival with a line-up of Astroboy, Mr Zimbabwe and Wastepicker. ■ Soundburger at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 30 Mar, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. Specialising in funk, rare groove, rock, psychedelia and jazz.
Cari Lekebusch
That deep rumbling sound you can hear reverberating through your cranial cortex is the sound of Cari Lekebusch, one of the pioneers of the Swedish techno movement. There are touches of industrial, mechanical techno and deep organic electro in his releases on Drumcode, Harthouse and his own H Productions (formerly known as Hybrid Sound Architectures) so he should fit in perfectly at Pulse as he tours his You Are a Hybrid Too album. ■ Pulse at Studio 24, Edinburgh, Fri 6 Apr.
Weekender at the Caves. 6 Apr, ■ Stacks at Wee Red Bar. 30 Mar, 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). A new monthly night of soul, funk, Motown, R&B, swing and old time rock’n’roll. ■ Four Corners at the Bongo Club. 6 Apr, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. Your local one-stop hop for funk/soul/jazz/Latin/Afro/reggae dancefloor action. ■ Hot Mess at Wee Red Bar. 6 Apr, 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). Gay club night describing itself as ‘an irregular party for irregular folks’, where the focus is on the music, which is a heady mix of disco, hi- NRG, acid house, Italo and electro from the safe hands of DJ Simonotron (Club for Heroes/Devil Disco Club). ✽✽ Jackhammer Easter 10.30pm–3am. £10 ; weekend tickets £16. Good Friday is battered into submission by the twin techno titans that are Ben Sims and Surgeon. ■ Pulse at Studio 24. 6 Apr, 10.30pm–3am. £8 before midnight; more after. The techno night is joined by Swedish pioneer Cari Lekebusch as part of his You Are a Hybrid Too album tour, support comes from Dogma’s Neil Templar. ■ 49HZ at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. 6 Apr, 10.30pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. New bass-orientated monthly party. Launching with UK producer Pasteman plus T-shirt, sticker and CD giveaways. ■ Bass Face #1: The Launch Party at the Venue, Potterrow. 13 Apr, 9pm–3am. £15 early bird; £18 in advance; more on the door. Massive opening night for this new dubstep and drum and bass party. Big launch line-up of Drumsound & Bassline Smith, Bar 9, Brookes Brothers, Funtcase, Sigma, Original Sin, Kromestar, Dub Phizix, Taz Buckfaster and Blackwax. ■ bETAMAX at Studio 24. 13 Apr, 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 (£4) after. New mutant disco, post punk, new wave and 2Tone night hosted by Chris FAST (FASTpunkclub) and Angus A-Go-Go (the Go-Go) with guests. ■ Confusion is Sex at the Bongo Club. 13 Apr, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Twisted
and freaky mix of burlesque, glam techno, electro, indie punk and rock’n’roll where ‘the weird is normal’. Third birthday special dedicated to the fight to save the Bongo, with circus performers and ‘spanking’. ■ Cosmic at Studio 24. 13 Apr, 9pm–3am. Free before 9.30pm; £4 before midnight; £6 after. A spaced-out night of psychedelic trance, with live percussion and visuals by VisualGnosis. ■ Dancehall at the Caves at the Caves. 13 Apr, 11pm–3am. £5–£8. Riddim Tuffa and Big Toe’s HiFi unite with some heavyweight dubplates and a massive selection of digital dub, reggae and dancehall. With special guests OBF. ■ Frame at Wee Red Bar. 13 Apr, 7pm. £7 before 10.30pm; £4 (club only) after. Indie/alternative/electronica night with three live bands. FREE Inner Rhythm at City Café. 13 Apr, 8pm–1am. James Clark, Deetek, and Scott Murray alongside some quality local DJ talent play out funky dubstep, house, tech-house and techno. ■ Rude at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 13 Apr, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. Reggae, ska, dub and early ragga. ■ Souloco at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. 13 Apr, 10.30pm–3am. £8 (£6). Deep techy house and underground electronica. ■ Karnival at the Caves. 20 Apr, 9pm–3am. 27 Apr, 10.30pm–3am. £10. Forward thinking house night. Chunky funky German tech-house as Butch guests. ■ Robigan’s Reggae at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 20 Apr, 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 after. A night of reggae, dancehall and rocksteady. ■ Substance at the Bongo Club. 20 Apr, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Edinburgh’s long- running underground techno party. Hosting a Rephlex Records special with wonky techno and cryptic electro bass from with Detroit’s DJ Stingray (Planet E) and live double bill of Aleksi Perala and Monolith. ■ Too Much Fun Club at Studio 24. 20 Apr, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Celebrating three years of live art in Edinburgh clubs with an art battle, hip hop DJs and