Clubs HITLIST THE BEST DANCEFLOOR ACTION
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The Correspondents One of the most electrifying and unique acts on the live circuit, somehow The Correspondents manage to make ragga, drum & bass and electro work alongside vintage swing. Studio 24, Edinburgh, Fri 24 Aug.
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Clash Presents Shackleton First-rate classic dubstep courtesy of the music magazine, featuring the twin talents of Shackleton (Skull Disco) and Kuedo (Planet Mu). Flying Duck, Glasgow, Fri 24 Aug.
Musika You want big names? Musika’s got one of the biggest in the business as Carl Cox makes a rare trip to Edinburgh for a night of smooth techno with support from Yousef. Liquid Room, Edinburgh, Fri 24 Aug. Party in the Park Outdoor party from Colours and Stereofunk. Guests include Sander Van Doorn, Ferry Corsten, Carl Craig, DJ Sneak and Inner City, among many others. Strathclyde Country Park, Motherwell, Sat 8 Sep.
Melting Pot Back after a summer break, one of the fin- est disco parties in the city and this month’s guest is Nicky Siano, ex of the seminal Gallery club in New York, with Edinburgh’s very talented Simonotron upstairs. Admiral, Glasgow, Sat 1 Sep. CAUSE IT! Dutch techno from Invite at this one-off special in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Plus home grown talent DJ Foxtrot and The Apprentice. Good music in aid of a good cause you just can’t go wrong. The Annexe at the Liquid Room, Edinburgh, Fri 7 Sep.
Circus Records Huge night of big blasting dubstep Animal Farm Long-running Glasgow techno
insanity as Circus Records take over one of Edinburgh’s biggest venues with an almighty line-up of Flux Pavilion, Roksonix, Taz Buckfaster, Mizuki and more. City, Edinburgh, Fri 24 Aug. collective celebrate the establishment of their own self-titled record label with a set from Swedish producer Bleak, whose Distant Voices EP will be their first release. Sub Club, Glasgow, Fri 7 Sep.
Guilty Pleasures of Mother Goose We’re always excited about new venues, and this all-day party in a one-off location featuring Brazilian duo Click Box (Items & Things), making their live Scottish debut, sounds like a stormer. Old Whisky Bond, Glasgow, Sat 1 Sep.
Qabalala! Django Django’s Dave Maclean mans the decks for some wigged- out funk and other odd nuggets of musical genius, alongside live sets from PET and The Cosmic Dead for an open minded night of musi- cal styles. The Third Door, Edinburgh, Sun 16 Sep.
Crate DIGGING
He might live in London now, but TEAMY still makes it back for his great monthly party Wrong Island at Sleazy’s. Here he chooses five of his best for their fifth birthday.
First up is Shirley Lites ‘Heat You Up, Melt You Down’ (West End Records). It’s one of those quintessential records that I never get tired of, I’ve had it in my head all week actually. It’s from 1983, and it’s a great example of the point where disco started to get more synth-based and moved off into things like freestyle and Italo. There’s loads of Bobby O tracks that everyone knows like his work with Divine, The Passions and Pet Shop Boys but Bobby O ‘Givin’ Up’ (BMC) is less well known. It’s from 1983 and it’s got a great bassline and a catchy cho- rus, though it’s never going to win any songwriting awards. Lama ‘Love On The Rocks (remix)’ (Carrere) is another one from 83! I know I like music from this period but I’m being really narrow in my selections here. It’s the most fitting track for a piece called Crate Digging though, as I found it in a charity shop for £1 despite it being listed online for £35. Those are the days that make all the dusty fingers and sore backs from hunting in remnant bins worthwhile.
OK, something of my own, KT Tunstall ‘Uumanaqq Song (Wrong Island’s Cold Summer Remix)’ (online). I’ve been doing some remixes with Aleks from Rubadub and this is my favourite out of the lot. In the last week I’ve been in contact with Kate and her management about putting this out soon and they are really enthusiastic about it. Finally, Black Leotard Front ‘Casual Friday’ (DFA) is the best thing DFA have put out, hands down. I could ramble about this track for hours but essentially, it’s perfect. ■ Wrong Island’s fifth Birthday is at Nice’n’Sleazy, Glasgow, Sat 8 Sep.
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