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Cómeme Showcase Presented by Glasgow clubs Highlife and Optimo, this very special party will feature Comeme label boss Matias Aguayo alongside his signings Christian S and Alejandro Paz. La Cheetah, Glasgow, Sat 7 Jul.
T in the Park The Slam Tent expands to three days of clubbing righteousness. Acts include Sven Vath, Orbital, Major Lazer, DJ Yoda and Simian Mobile Disco with Swedish House Mafia, Skrillex and Calvin Harris also playing. Balado, Fife, Fri 6–Sun 8 Jul. See feature page 22. Mixed Bizness After nine years, Boom Monk Ben’s multi-genre party comes to an end. Help the party that launched 100 messy Thursday nights at the old Art School go out with a bang. Chambre 69, Glasgow, Fri 29 Jun.
Kapital It’s a fifth birthday special and they are drafting in the dark techno sounds of Stephan Bodzin (live) to help blow out the candles in style, with support from Semara. Liquid Room, Edinburgh, Sat 14 Jul.
Numbers Nine is the lucky number this month, as Glasgow’s ever-reliable Numbers celebrates being nearly a decade old with a Jackmaster meets Oneman meets Ben UFO free-for-all. Chambre 69, Glasgow, Fri 13 Jul. Pocket Aces Bits and pieces of half remembered tunes swirl into one gorgeous mass of disco re-edits and electro funk as DJ duo Tiger & Woods put in a live show. Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Sat 23 Jun.
Pressure Those of you who can’t wait for the new, three- day Slam Tent experience at T in the Park can get started here, with special guest Josh Wink alongside Slam at this Sub Club 25th birthday special. Sub Club, Glasgow, Fri 29 Jun.
JakN The techno night returns in a benevolent mood, opening up the doors for free – yes free – and keeping the beats strictly underground in their new home. The Annexe at the Liquid Room, Edinburgh, Fri 13 Jul.
Waverley Riverboat Shuffle Presented by Optimo and Electric Frog, DJs at the boat party include Optimo, Melting Pot and Vitamins, with a Sub Club afterparty. Buses leave from Glasgow Science Centre, Fri 22 Jun.
Lucky 7 Fact: ska is stupidly, joyously infectious. You can’t help but grin as you moon stomp as Lucky 7 presents a triple bill of live acts: Bombskare, Esperanza and Conscious Route. Studio 24, Edinburgh, Sat 30 Jun.
56 THE LIST 21 Jun–19 Jul 2012
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For two years, Shaun Murphy and Sam Murray have hosted parties around Glasgow as VITAMINS, and with this year’s Waverley Riverboat Shuffle they share a bill with Optimo and Melting Pot. Here they give us a taste of what to expect.
Shaun Murphy: Houz’ Mon ‘Deep 2’ (Dance Mania) is a raw ghetto-house roller, a wee shoulder-popper and a joy to mix with despite the rough production values. I first heard Brandy & Monica ‘Boy Is Mine (Y2K remix)’ (White Label) on Radio 1 during Daft Punk’s 1999 Essential Selection. This is the perfect UK garage beat pop vocal combo. I put on a strictly ghetto-tech night recently and DJ Rashad ‘Lick On The Dick’ (Juke Trax Online) caused a bigger riot than any of the classic ‘shake that ass’ anthems. Basically a crude chantable vocal chopped up with a big distorted bass drum.
Sam Murray: Desert Boots ‘Nothing Better’ (Desert Boots Records) is one of my favourite UK garage tracks ever, the vocal drops along with this ridiculously infectious keyboard riff. Blake Baxter ‘The H-Factor’ (Disko B) is a pretty incredible ten-track techno EP, and it’s the title track I usually play. I’m a big sucker for funk
from the late 70s and 80s. My favourite era is 85–86,when the sound had moved away from its disco roots and taken on its own personality. One song I always go back to is Marcia ‘If You Want My Lovin’ (Tawn & Tinique). She has such an incredible voice, complemented perfectly on this record by claps, cowbell a squelchy bass riff. (David Pollock) ■ Vitamins play the Waverley Riverboat Shuffle, Glasgow Science Centre, Fri 22 Jun.