Watch out Edinburgh, there’s a new kid on the east coast block. Well, OK, chances are Dundee’s bookish extravaganza might never quite reach the exalted status of the capital’s world-beating literary fiesta but it’s making a very strong case for itself with a series of events that includes the likes of Nick Cave, Jackie Kay, Alan 10pm–3am. £5 advance; £7 on the Warner, John Carey and Iain Banks (pictured) plus an all-day comics conference. ■ Various venues, Dundee, until Sun 27 Jun. ✽ Moda Black at SWG3. 1 Mar,
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CLUBBERS’ Decktionary Hobbes guides us through clubbing’s myriad genres
IDM aka Intelligent Dance Music, proper noun, myriad styles and tempos; abstract electronic music designed more for the home than the dancefloor. Much like its bastard offspring, EDM, this much- maligned term has always been more popular in the US than the UK.
ORIGINS Warp Records’ original Artificial Intelligence compilation (1992) and consequent series (92-94) is usually credited as the source of this concept, with label head Steve Beckett claiming they were targeting a post-club, home-listening audience and subtitling all the releases as ‘electronic listening music.’ However, other labels were ploughing a similar furrow at the time. Among them are: Derrick May’s Fragile and Carl Craig’s Planet E in Detroit; Black Dog’s own Productions label; Aphex Twin’s Rephlex and our own Soma in Glasgow. But Warp had been an electronic music trailblazer since it originally started in Sheffield (1989) and became recognised as the definitive source of IDM in the 90s. KEY FIGURES Polygon Window (aka Aphex Twin), Speedy J, FUSE (aka Richie Hawtin), Black Dog, B12 and Autechre all released albums in the AI series, while The Orb’s Dr Alex Paterson featured on the first compilation and Cabaret Voltaire’s Richard H Kirk, reinvented as an electronica producer par excellence, featured on the second. Rephlex lampooned the IDM tag by labelling its releases Braindance. Mike Paradinas, aka μ-Ziq, emerged in 1993 going on to run his own hugely influential Planet Mu imprint. German electro- shoegaze don Ulrich Schnauss and whimsical southern legend Luke Vibert have also had their work described as IDM. (hobbesmusic.co.uk) ■ Ulrich Schnauss, Nice’n’Sleazy, Glasgow, Sat 16 Mar; Electric Circus, Edinburgh, Sun 17 Mar.
48 THE LIST 21 Feb–21 Mar 2013
GLASGOW HIGHLIGHTS Events are listed by day of the week, then sorted alphabetically. Submit listings at least 16 days before publication to david. pollock@list.co.uk. Glasgow listings are compiled by David Pollock. ✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Glasgow Thursday
■ Aural Activities at Make Do. 21 Feb, 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 after (£3 students). A new series of nights focussing on key periods in the development of house music. ■ Cryotec at Classic Grand. 7 Mar, 11pm–3am. £4. Industrial and EBM. ■ Danse Macabre at Classic Grand. 7 Mar, 11pm–3am. £4. DJs Pasta and Catnip spin old-school goth rock and classic disco. ■ Frogbeats Present: Unleash the Beast at the Sub Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4–£5. Drum & bass and jungle from residents Denney and Rize. ■ Houndin’ the Streets at the Flying Duck. 21 Feb, 11pm–3am. £5. Jer Reid and Martin Law play punk, post-punk, hip hop and anything else from late 70s and early 80s New York. ■ Triple Rainbow at Stereo. 21 Feb, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. Club night, with residents BrutalOne, ABS and Esbjerg. ■ Vicious Creatures at the Sub Club. 7 Mar, 11pm–3am. £7 advance; £10 on the door. A new club night all about ‘expanding horizons, vibrant outfits and statement dance moves’ with special guest Daniel Bortz. HEADLINE GOES HERE
Glasgow Friday
■ Animal Farm at the Sub Club. 22 Feb, 11pm–3am. £12. A semi-regular house and techno party. MDR Records’ Answer Code Request joins up-and- coming German-based techno star Markus Suckut. ■ Argonaut Sounds at Blackfriars. 15 Mar, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £3 after. Roots, reggae and dancehall. ■ Berkeley Suite Presents at Berkeley Suite. 8 Mar, 11.45pm–3am. £6. One of Glasgow’s most decadent basement spaces welcomes Justin Robertson. ■ Bottle Rocket at Nice’n’Sleazy. 15 Mar, 11.30pm–3am. £3. A night for dancing to indie-pop, post-punk, Motown, twee and anything else that gets feet tapping. ■ Catch22 at La Cheetah. 8 Mar, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Underground house and techno. Guest DJs Twonko (Void) and Correlate (Made Fresh Daily and Plus Plus Recordings) alongside residents Zachary and JT. Please note change of venue.
✽ La Cheetah Presents at La Cheetah. 22 Feb & 15 Mar,
11pm–3am. £10. One of Glasgow’s most bangin’ basements selects a guest for your approval. The House Sound of Chicago special, with very special guests Terrence Parker (22 Feb) and Roy Davis Jr (15 Mar). ■ Common People at the Flying Duck. 8 Mar, 11pm–3am. £5. 90s nostalgia night. ■ Crimes of the Future at Berkeley Suite. 22 Feb, 11pm–3am. £12. Krautrock, electronica, dub and everything in between with a very special guest set from Plaid. ■ Cryptiq at SWG3. 8 Mar, 9pm–2am. £10. Techno club night. With guests Lucy (CLR, Stroboscopic Artefacts) and the incredibly mysterious Rrose (Sandwell District). ■ Darkside at Audio. 15 Mar, 11pm–3am. £8. Hardcore and industrial techno, gabba and drum & bass. With DJ Smurf and more.
■ Dress to Impress at the Flying Duck. 8 Mar, 11pm–3am. £5. Indie, pop and electro ‘guilty pleasures’. ■ Glasgow City Social Club at Saint Judes. 22 Feb, 9pm–3am. £8. A new monthly night of bass and dance music with guest Darius Syrossian. ■ Heart and Soul at the Admiral. 8 Mar, 8pm–1am. £8 advance; £10 on the door. A charity club night for Classrooms for Malawi. DJs Stuart and Simon Ross (ex Southern Fried) play Northern Soul, Motown, funk and vintage R&B alongside live band Alabaster Jones. ■ The Hot Club at Nice’n’Sleazy. 22 Feb, 11.30pm–3am. £3. Garage, punk, psych and rockabilly, with occasional live bands and art interventions. ■ Jaguar Skills at the Arches. 15 Mar, 11pm–3am. £15. Mask-wearing mash- up-reviving London DJ presents a night of turntablism. ■ Jak at Stereo. 15 Mar, 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. Electro, Chicago, Detroit, acid and more from residents Sinal 1 and beatphreak. A Minimal Rome label night with Teslasonic (live) and Heinrich Dressel. ■ Kino Fist at Nice’n’Sleazy. 8 Mar, 11.30pm–3am. £3. Night of cross-genre delights, new wave, Krautrock, spiky pop and freak beat from Charlotte and Rafla. ■ Menergy at the Forbidden Gentlemen’s Club. 8 Mar, 11pm–3am. £15. Gay dance party, hosted by Lady Munter with guest DJ Jon Pleased Wimmin. Featuring guest performers William and Detox from RuPaul’s Drag Race and Vicky Vox. door. Moda Black has establis hed itself as one of the UK’s most exciting record labels, releasing forward-thinking electronic music from a new wave of global artists. With guests George Fitzgerald, Richy Ahmed, Jaymo & Andy George and Hot Since 82. ■ Naive x Offbeat at Make Do. 1 Mar, 11pm–3am. £8. Two of Glasgow’s younger house nights team up. With New York house producer MK Marc Kinchen and Kim Ann Foxman, ex of Hercules & Love Affair. ■ Pressure at the Arches. 1 Mar, 11pm–5am. £18. More techno action from Slam at their monthly residency, featuring some big-name guests. With Len Faki, Nic Fanciulli, Nina Kraviz, Paul Ritch and a 10 Years of Darkroom Dubs set from Silicone Soul. ■ Pumpkin & Honey Bunny’s Tarantino Twist at the Flying Duck. 15 Mar, 8pm–3am. £5. A night dedicated to the films and music of Quentin Tarantino’s finest. Screening Pulp Fiction from 8pm with Superfly DJs from 11pm. FREE ReFrame at Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel. 1 Mar, 10pm–2am. The brainchild of resident DJs Martin Lindinger and 27B, bringing you some fine quality house and techno. With guests John Steel and Tiernan O’Neill. ■ Return to Mono at the Sub Club. 8 Mar, 11pm–3am. £10 advance; £12 on the door. Slam’s monthly house/ techno residency. Guest-starring Berlin’s Mobilee label boss Anja Schneider.
■ Rinse FM Tour at the Sub Club. 1 Mar, 11pm–3am. £10 (£8). London’s dubstep and grime radio station comes to Scotland for a massive tour date. With a
special extended set from Ben UFO. ■ Strictly House at FabrIQ. 1 Mar, 11pm–3am. £5. Quality house from residents Raymond McDonald, Markio, Jonny Whyte, Peter McLaughlin and David McLaughlin. With a guest set from Lisa Littlewood. ■ Sync in Squares at Saint Judes. 1 Mar, 11pm–3am. £5. Club night. With special guest Oneman (Fabriclive, Rinse) and Brenmar. ■ Too Darn Hot! at Blackfriars. 1 Mar, 11pm–3am. £5. The new monthly retro-modern club from Glasgow songwriting star Lou Hickey, accompanied by Club Noir’s Tony Poprock. ■ TrysT at Stereo. 22 Feb, 11pm–3am. £5. Sexy little club night. ■ Wild Combination at Berkeley Suite. 15 Mar, 11.45pm–3am. £3. Drunk disco, fun house and acid rock at this new midweek party. ■ Yes! Club at the Flying Duck. 1 Mar, 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 after (£3 students). Launched by a group of friends who want a gay night that plays indie and guitar bands, the emphasis is firmly on music from classic artists such as David Bowie, The Smiths, Blondie, Django Django and Grimes. Glasgow Saturday
■ #notsosilent at Make Do. 9 Mar, 11pm–3am. £7. Future garage and bubbling dubstep sounds. With Loefah and Shadowchild. ■ 10th Annual Hard Dance Awards at the Arches. 2 Mar, 9.30pm–5am. £25. The Hard Dance Award show’s first ever appearance in Scotland, courtesy of Back to the Future. With guests including Wildstylez, Evil Activities, Yoji, Kutski, Alex Kidd and many more. ■ Accents at Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel. 23 Feb, 11pm–3am. Free entry before 11.30pm; £5 after. House and techno at this new night from RJay Murphy and Russ T Vibes. With local guests Luska’s Jack Swift and Dara. ■ All the Rage at Blackfriars. 2 Mar, 11pm–3am. £4. Hip mix of indie, post- punk, garage, indie pop, northern soul, pop and other music for dancing. ■ Back Tae Mine at the Flying Duck. 9 Mar, 11pm–3am. £5. Going out is the new staying in, as this night offers booze, tea, toast, bands and DJs to create a house party vibe. ■ Bad News at Make Do. 23 Feb, 11pm–3am. £5. The team behind i AM bring a new night celebrating soundsystem culture to Glasgow, playing hip hop, garage, dubstep, reggae and drum & bass. The first birthday party, with Dark Sky, Paleman, Noface and Beta. ■ Black Tent at Nice’n’Sleazy. 16 Mar, 11.30pm–3am. £3. Errors and Rock Action DJs playing indie, house and techno and all genres in between. ■ Blank Inside at Stereo. 9 Mar, 11pm–3am. £3. With residents and guest playing house, disco, techno and garage. ■ By Demand at FabrIQ. 23 Feb, 9pm– 3am. £3 before 11pm; £5 after. A new techno all-dayer with Kenny Humphries, Graeme Cameron, Steven Tully, Elliot Castro, Lindsay Green, Kendal Baird, Danny Smith, Leon Watson and more. ■ Code at La Cheetah. 16 Mar, 11pm–3am. £10. A well-established techno night which started at Paisley’s Club 69, with DJ Nick M and guests. The third birthday party, with Spanish techno giant Oscar Mulero. ■ Colours at the Arches. 9 Mar, 10pm– 3am. Scotland’s biggest commercial club night presents an array of massive names. Bringing together three names at the top of their game – Nicky Romero, Jack Beats and Nilson. ■ Deathkill4000 at Bloc+. 2 Mar, 10pm–3am. Free before midnight; £2 after. An industrial rock noise party. With live guests Ultimate Slaymaster. ■ Divine at the Admiral. 23 Feb,