Clubs HITLIST THE BEST DANCEFLOOR ACTION
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S N A J S U K R A M The Big Beach Ball The festival season starts early up in Aberdeen with this indoor/outdoor electronic spectacular. Mixing up house, techno, dubstep, electro and indie, it stars Derrick Carter, Slam, Heartthrob, Mungo’s Hi-Fi, Oneman, T Williams, Den Haan and more. The Aberdeen Beach Ballroom, Aberdeen, Sun 6 May.
Musika, Heavy Gossip & Ultragroove Half a day of house and electro spread across three stages all headlined by Simian Mobile Disco and Tensnake (plus BBQ out back). Liquid Room, Edinburgh, Sat 5 May. Tribute All the way from Detroit, Theo Parrish is a huge guest to have, especially in this intimate venue. Expect techno, house and re-edits of classic tracks. La Cheetah, Glasgow, Fri 4 May.
Subculture The Subbie’s 25th anniversary proceeds apace with some stunning guests: Matthew Dear (above) and Andrew Weatherall (28 Apr) and Carl Craig’s ‘69 Live’ show (5 May). Sub Club, Glasgow, weekly Sat.
Witness Midweek clubbing never had it so good. Witness hit Wednesday hard with 2 step, dubstep and UK funky from Oneman (Rinse FM) on 2 May followed by the electro crunk of Lunice (LuckyMe) on 9 May. Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh, weekly Wed. Auntie Flo Afro- house album launch and club birthday party. Cry Parrot, the Glue Factory, Glasgow, Fri 27 Apr; Highlife at La Cheetah, Glasgow, Sat 5 & Sub Club, Glasgow, Sun 20 May; Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh, Sun 13 May.
No Strings Attached Special Edinburgh edition of Andrew Weatherall and Sean Johnston’s club night, A Love From Outer Space, specialising in post-punk, new wave and weirdo electronica. The Caves, Edinburgh, Fri 4 May.
Etienne Jaumet A bank holiday special featuring the dark retro electronic sounds of Etienne Jaumet, one half of France’s excellent, John Carpenter- influenced Zombie Zombie. Berkeley Suite, Glasgow, Sun 6 May.
Unseen The people that brought you Dogma return with a new techno night. Launching with a free taster session as residents Neil Templar and Patrick Walker take control of the hard, dark beats. Studio 24, Edinburgh, Fri 4 May. Instruments of Rapture Nominated for One Night in the Borough in the inaugural Scottish Album of the Year Awards, 6th Borough Project plays this warm upfor Croatia’s Garden Festival. Sub Club, Glasgow, Sun 6 May.
Crate DIGGING
A Sub Club stalwart for 18 of its 25 years, HARRI picks the five tracks that have served him best
Sandee Notice Me (Fever Records) came out years ago [1988] and it sounded amazing at the time: the production, the sound – hundreds of people have sampled it since. It’s vocal house, but dubbed out and with wee bits of acapella and lots of things to play with as a DJ. It was one of the first records I heard from Clivilles & Cole [aka C+C Music Factory]. Some records are of the
moment and years later you don’t know why you liked it, but Clive Griffin ‘I’ll Be Waiting’ (David Morales Mix) (Mercury) still stands up. Griffin was a kind of Rick Astley-type pop star, but this sounds amazing. It’s soulful, it’s techy, it’s dark and it’s anthemic from the opening bars. Pepe Bradock Deep Burnt (Kif Recordings) is an amazing tune among so many amazing tunes he’s done. I don’t think he has anything available digitally, it’s all still vinyl only. There’s been nothing like it since.
For a couple of years Murk
were amazing, the Miami sound they had was this really unique, dark Latino house groove. Mission Control Outta Limits (Deep South Recordings) [co-produced by Murk’s Ralph Falcon] and Piranhahead feat Diviniti (Mr G Brotherly Love Mix) ‘Poem 4 a Lost One’ (Moods & Grooves) are both great and very dark. I’m giving the impression I just like dark music, but it’s not so much darkness, it’s that kind of sexy druginess. Good for dancing to underground with the lights down. (David Pollock) ■ Harri is resident at Subculture, weekly Sat, Sub Club, Glasgow. This month’s guests include Matthew Dear and Andrew Weatherall, 28 Apr and Carl Craig’s 69 Live, 5 May.
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