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Return to Mono After a three-year break from Scotland, Saved label boss Nic Fanciulli makes a return with his first date at the Sub Club, guesting at Slam’s regular monthly residency. Sub Club, Glasgow, Fri 10 Aug.
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Tribute Expect something wildly out of the ordinary from DJ Sotofett, the Norwegian DJ and Sex Tags Mania label boss, whose sets mash up house, techno, disco and more in eclectic style. La Cheetah, Glasgow, Fri 10 Aug. Racket Racket A new party for the Glasgow-based webmag, featuring a bunch of great local DJs every month. This time guests are Pure alumnus DJ Dribbler, Pro Vinylist Karim and Dirty Larry. Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel, Glasgow, Fri 10 Aug.
Killer Kitsch One of the finest mid-weekers in the city splashes out on another of its infrequent guests, London’s Bobby Tank, an 80s-influenced producer whose tracks combine dubstep with an upbeat, glitching synth style. Buff Club, Glasgow, Tue 14 Aug. Future Days Ian Crawford and John Petrie, the DJs behind garage rock night Picante, formerly of the Flying Duck, present us with an appetising musical menu: ‘African disco, liquid funk, digi R&B, psych synth and yacht rock.’ Berkeley Suite, Glasgow, Sat 11 Aug.
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Clubs ■ The Afterparty at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). DJ Euan Neilson (Killer Kitsch) plays classic R&B and hip hop. FREE Feel My Bicep at Flat 0/1. Weekly 11pm–3am. 80s sleaze, analogue funk, old school house, disco flexx and sweat on the walls. FREE Harsh Tug at Nice’n’Sleazy. 16 Aug, 11pm–3am. ‘Get drunk and get crunk. Get hip-hopped oot yer nuts and dance like dickheads.’ Sold! ■ Luska at La Cheetah. 16 Aug, 11pm–3am. £5 (students £4). Techno, tech-house and deep house with Jack Swift and Dara Estafaghi. With Glasgow’s own Hans Bouffmyre (Sleaze Recordings). ■ Nintendo Party at the Cathouse. 9 Aug, 10.30pm–3am. £6 (£5). A Nintendo-themed rock, metal and emo party, with DJs Billy, 32 and Chopsie. FREE Salsa Tumbao at Boteco do Brasil. Weekly 8pm–3am. Salsa and dancing with Farah Portela Alonso and Tumbao Salsa School. ■ Sol’s Club at Sol’s Club. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Bollywood, Latin, Afro- Caribbean and reggae club nights. ■ Subversion at Classic Grand. 9 Aug, 11pm–3am. £4; half price guestlist at classicgrand.com/subversion. DJs Catnip and Pasta mix up 80s/90s alternative pop hits, dance, industrial and classic rock. ■ Taking Back Thursdays at the Cathouse. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4 (£2). Rock, metal and emo with DJ 32 and DJ Muppet. ■ Thursdays 520 at Club 520. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (students £4). Mungo’s Hi Fi and Bunty Beats playing reggae, dancehall and hip hop every week. Also featuring rotating monthly guests Mixed Bizness, Sleaze Records, Mix Kings and Djamba in the back room. FREE Up the Racket at Maggie May’s. Weekly 10pm–3am. DJ Paddy plays indie, rock, disco and pop. ■ Walk’n’Skank at Club 520. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Some of the best bass music Glasgow has to offer, with residents Mungo’s Hi Fi, DJ Kokoro (Neo Tokyo Bass) and Breezak (BASS Alliance), and rotating guests Metropolis Sounds (Sub City), Mixkings, Matthew Craig (One More Tune) and Ali T. ■ Whisky Blitz & The Gallus Crew at Stereo. 16 Aug, 8.30–10.30pm. £10 (£8). A live band and burlesque show featuring local musicians and artists. ■ Zipper at Stairway Club. Weekly 5pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £5 after. Classic rock’n’roll including Rolling Stones, Hendrix, The Who and Muddy Waters. With live bands. Chart & Party ■ BOOM! at the Garage. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 (£3) after. Gerry Lyons gives you exactly what you want and Andy R throws R&B and 90s hip hop into the mix, while Ewan MacLeod hosts saucy on-stage games to give you the chance to win cash money. And there’s a bouncy castle just off the main hall too. ■ Bump at Hummingbird. Weekly 11pm–3am. £tbc. R&B and hip hop from DJs Naeem and Sketch. ■ Common Room at Common. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 (£3) after. DJs Craig Kelman and Craig McHugh play party tunes in a house party style.
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Nu-disco proper noun, myriad sub- strains. Loosely speaking the results of contemporary producers taking their cues from disco’s halcyon days in the late 70s and early 80s, when funk, disco, Italo, boogie and electro-funk ruled.
ORIGINS Disco’s rudimentary elements are so essential to dance music, the style has never really gone out of fashion. 80s house was little more than disco made with drum machines and computers instead of a full live band. In the 90s, the ‘filtered disco loop’ sound pioneered by producers such as DJ Sneak and Masters At Work dominated, alongside French duo Daft Punk and their ‘French Touch’ peers. And, in the last decade, many producers have either harvested further hits by sampling the originals or simply mimicked the originals’ styles and arrangements, using modern production techniques.
KEY FIGURES Londoners Faze Action and Nottingham’s Crazy P were both well ahead of the curve, starting life as a pair of house DJ/producers (circa 1995) and blossoming into full live bands. Norwegians Lindstrom, Prins Thomas and Todd Terje have been hugely influential since 2004. Scotland’s The Revenge and 6th Borough Project, plus southerner Mark E, have all created re-edits of mid- tempo disco originals that sound utterly contemporary. Belgian duo Aeroplane (now solo) produced some killer, Italo-inspired hits, while Hamburg’s Tensnake has revived 80s disco production to rapturous acclaim. (hobbesmusic.co.uk) ■ You’ll probably hear some nu-disco at Thunder Disco Club, Sub Club, Glasgow, Sun 12 Aug.
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