CLUBS PROFILE
TRUSS/MPIA3 Truss (also known by his ‘aggressive brutal electronic’ alter ego MPIA3) shares some of his favourite tracks ahead of his guest set at techno night Unseen’s first birthday
My first pick is DJ Richard
‘Leech2’ (White Material). I’m always looking for records that sound different to what everyone else is doing, not necessarily particularly innovative but ones that stands out to me anyway. It’s on a Chicago-y tip, dark house music, quite rough and ready. The second one is Vereker
‘ Rosite’ (LIES) – this is a track my brother recommended to me when we were in Amsterdam. We went to Rush Hour Records and it was right up my street. Acid-y, again quite rough and ready, it’s got that one-take vibe to the production that I really like. Boris Noiz ‘Omniforma’
(Yellow Machines), who I think is from Serbia. He cropped up on my radar about six months ago. The whole EP is excellent, it’s one of the best things I’ve bought in the last year. It’s quite hard-hitting electro. I’ve always been kind of checking out the scene but this one really opened my eyes to another side of electro that I wasn’t quite aware of. It’s very functional but very well done. The fourth one is Seldom Seen ‘Finger Snaps and Turn’ (Frustrated Funk) [B-side to ‘Radio Slide’]. It’s actually quite a disco-inflected house track but very funky. At the right time it can really break up a set, I like playing lots of dark music but I do like to drop in the odd funky or camp track from time to time to shake it up a bit.
Finally Juanpablo ‘Anaconda (Mick Wills Remix feat Isabella Venis & Intergalactic Gary)’ (Frigio Records) [from the Lost Series (Part 1) EP] this is quite an Italo-esque track. It’s an area I’m really interested in, it’s melodic techno but again it’s got that campness that I like that I think, when dropped at the right time, can work wonders. It can also completely bomb [laughs] but I like taking those chances. (Henry Northmore) ■ Truss guests at Unseen, Studio 24, Edinburgh, Fri 3 May.
50 THE LIST 18 Apr–16 May 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 ■ Cryotec at Classic Grand. 2 May, 11pm–3am. £4. DJs Tailz and Effigy bring you a night of industrial and EBM. ■ Danse Macabre at Classic Grand. 2 May, 11pm–3am. £4 (£2). DJs Pasta and Catnip spin old-school goth rock and classic disco along with Italo, sleazy synthpop and the best alternative rock tracks the 80s had to offer.
Glasgow Friday
■ Argonaut Sounds at Blackfriars. 19 Apr, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. The Argonaut Sounds team return playing roots, reggae and dancehall. ■ Balkanarama at Make Do. 19 Apr, 10.30pm–3am. £8. A blend of klezmer, Balkan, gypsy punk and electronic beats featuring live music, bellydancing, VJs and a live jam session. Featuring live music from Sheelanagig and Tanz Tanz. ■ Bottle Rocket at Nice’n’Sleazy. 19 Apr, 11.30pm–3am. £3. A night for dancing to indie-pop, post-punk, Motown, twee and anything else that gets feet tapping.
✽ Collapse at Glue Factory. 19 Apr, 10pm–2am. £5 in advance; £7 on the door. A mix of live electronic music, DJs and art featuring hard abstract techno from Container making his UK debut; post punk electronics from Dalhous; synths and drum machines from Silk Cut; The Orpheus Choir is the new project from Aleks Jurczyk (Rub a Dub) and eclectic beats from Mother. Plus an immersive video art installation from Diane Edwards. See preview, page 49. ■ Flash Mob at Saint Judes. 19 Apr, 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. A house, techno and disco club from residents Thrust Club. With special guest Trevino, known to many as drum and bass legend Marcus Intalex, now in a techno/house mode. See preview, page 49. FREE Loop at Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel. 19 Apr, 9pm–2am. A house and techno club from residents Neill Murphy and Jamie Knox. With local techno producer Deepbass of Informa Records. ■ Music Please! at Berkeley Suite. 19 Apr, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. A new night, with Alan Miller (Hushpuppy) and Paul Thompson (Franz Ferdinand). ■ Offbeat at La Cheetah. 19 Apr, 11pm–3am. £6. House, garage, disco and techno from the Offbeat crew, with special guest, Chicago-based house don Amir Alexander.
✽ Sensu at the Sub Club. 19 Apr & 3 May, 11pm–3am. A typically great house, techno and electro night from the Sub Club. With special guest Zip (Perlon) on 19 Apr (entry price tbc) followed by Maya Jane Coles (Hypercolour, Dogmatik, 20:20 Vision, Mobilee), one of the most esteemed house producers around (3 May; entry £15). ■ Slabs of the Tabernacle at Big Joint. 19 Apr, 10pm–3am. £8. Exploring the realms of disco, Italo, house, techno and beyond with Andrew Ingram, Brian d’Souza and the Slabs team. The fifth birthday party, with special guest Svreca (Semantica Records). ■ Spangled Cabaret at the Flying Duck. 19 Apr, 9pm–3am. £5. Eclectic and alternative variety night with live music and acts until 11.30pm followed
by dancin’ until 3am. ■ Catch22 at La Cheetah. 26 Apr, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Catch22 presents a night of underground house and techno. Guest DJs Twonko (Void) and Correlate (Made Fresh Daily and Plus Plus Recordings) alongside residents Zachary and JT. With special guest Ethyl (Quintessentials, Cecille, Tsuba). ■ Crimes of the Future at Berkeley Suite. 26 Apr, 11pm–3am. £6. Scott Fraser and Timothy J Fairplay embark on a new project with Alan Gray from Transmission, playing Krautrock, electronica, dub and everything in between. ■ Cry Parrot 6th Birthday at Glue Factory. 26 Apr, 9pm. £5. The adventurous promoters celebrate another year of bespoke events in the company of some of their favourite bands: Afro-pop duo Sacred Paws, hip-hop outfit Hector Bizerk, the swampy cabaret sound of Tut Vu Vu, jazzy hardcore band Ultimate Thrush, Polish pop from Ela Orleans and the experimental electronica of Sad City. Plus DJs sets from David Barbarossa, Mother and Fergus Clark. ■ Don’t Drop at FabrIQ. 26 Apr, 11pm–3am. £6 early bird; £8 on the door. Deep house from special guest Hannes Fischer. ■ Friday Street at Blackfriars. 26 Apr, 10.30pm–3am. £5. Classic mod sounds, 60s psych and northern soul at Scotland’s premier mod club, with regular DJs Mikey Collins and Paul Molloy. With guest DJ Gerry McWilliams. ■ The Hot Club at Nice’n’Sleazy. 26 Apr, 11.30pm–3am. £3. Rafla and Nobodaddy play garage, punk, psych and rockabilly, with occasional live bands and art interventions. ■ I AM at the Sub Club. 26 Apr 11pm–3am. £8–£12. Joined by Juan Atkins, Godfather of Techno, founder of Metroplex and also known as Model 500, Infiniti and Cybotron, flying in from Detroit for this one-off Friday date. ■ Menergy at the Forbidden Gentlemen’s Club. 26 Apr, 11pm–3am. £12. Monthly Italo disco and Hi-NRG gay dance party, hosted by Lady Munter and her ‘Muntourage’ of drag queens, with guest DJ Jon Pleased Wimmin. The RuPaul’s Drag Race link-up continues, this time with ‘post-modern pimp-ho’ Shangela Laqueefa Wadley. ■ Pressure at the Arches. 26 Apr, 11pm–3am. 5 May, 11pm–5am. £18. More techno action from Slam at their monthly residency, with special guests Dubfire, Nicole Moudaber, Ivan Smagghe, Ambivalent (M_nus) and Shaded (live). ■ Super Trouper at the Flying Duck. 26 Apr, 9pm–3am. £5 (£4). Expect to hear everything from Abba to The Hives via Roxette and The Knife at this celebration of Swedish indie, rock and pop. ■ Tictactoe at Barras Art & Design Centre. 26 Apr, 8pm–3am. £5. The minimal house and techno night returns, with resident Andrew Doran. Returning for the fourth birthday after a hiatus with Miguel Campbell (Hot Creations). ■ Animal Farm at La Cheetah. 3 May, 11pm–4am. £12. A semi-regular house and techno party from the Animal Farm team. In association with La Cheetah,
a four-hour set from Detroit’s Theo Parrish (pictured). ■ Too Darn Hot! at Blackfriars. 3 May, 11pm–3am. £5. The new monthly retro-modern club from Glasgow songwriting star Lou Hickey, accompanied by Club Noir’s Tony Poprock, playing Buddy Holly to The Buzzcocks and a bit of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy in between. ■ Yes! at the Flying Duck. 3 May, 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). 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 and Blondie to cutting edge acts like Django Django and Grimes. ■ Common People at the Flying Duck. 10 May, 11pm–3am. £5. The 90s are fair game for a nostalgia night now that a decade has passed, says this monthly night, and who are we to argue? ■ Kino Fist at Nice’n’Sleazy. 10 May, 11.30pm–3am. £3. Night of cross-genre delights, new wave, Krautrock, spiky pop and freak beat from Charlotte and Rafla. ■ Pistols at Dawn at La Cheetah. 10 May, 11pm–3am. £8. Retro house, down tempo and electronica. With a guest set from Tusk, the shadowy figure behind the Tusk, Horn and Porn Wax labels. ■ Tribal Pulse at Make Do. 10 May, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Club night from the psychedelic techno label. With special guest Rob Babicz. Glasgow Saturday
■ Adventures in Paradise at the Admiral. 20 Apr, 11pm–3am. £5 before 12.30am; £7 after. Soul, funk and disco from Glasgow label Big Break Records (BBR) and residents Wayne Dickson, Malcolm McKenzie and Roddie Gibb. ■ Black Tent at Nice’n’Sleazy. 20 Apr, 11.30pm–3am. £3. Errors and Rock Action DJs playing indie, house and techno and all genres in between. ■ #notsosilent at Make Do. 20 Apr, 11pm–3am. £8 (£7). Future garage and bubbling dubstep sounds, with guests Huxley, Sei A and Mia Dora (live). ■ Saint Judes Presents at Saint Judes. 20 Apr, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Welcoming big-name special guests to the city. This time the special guest set is from German vinyl junkies Session Victim. ■ Sin-Sational Saturdays at the Polo Lounge. 20 Apr & 27 Apr, 9pm–3am. £6 (£5). Be as bad as you can be at Polo’s thoroughly wicked Saturday night, with DJs David Clark, Preston Connor and Gavin Watson. ■ Singles Night at the Flying Duck. 20 Apr, 11pm–3am. £5. Andrew ‘Divine’ Symington and Chris ‘Beans’ Geddes (Belle & Sebastian) play strictly 45s all night, from punk to hip hop, rock’n’roll to soul. ■ Soundhaus Signs of Life at Stereo. 20 Apr, 27 Apr & 4 May, 11pm– 3am. £7 suggested donation. A series of fundraising events geared towards getting the well-liked venue going again in a new premises, with residents from back in the day. Featuring By Demand, Daz Monox and Terry Pussypower. FREE Symbiosis at Audio. 20 Apr, 10pm–3am. Drum & bass and dubstep, with resident DJs including Calaco Jack, Yellow Benzene, Hex and Alcane. With special guest DJ NoFace.
✽ FREE TYCI at Bloc+. 20 Apr, 4pm & 11pm–3am. A new club and live event from TYCI, a Glasgow collective run for women by women. Celebrate TYCI’s six month birthday with a party featuring Patricia Panther and the Pretty Ugly DJs. See preview, page 43. ■ Void at La Cheetah. 20 Apr, 11pm–3am. £10. Void Militia take over with their brand of house, techno and electro. Guest Big Strick is cousin to and has released on Omar S imprint FXHE before starting his own 7 Days label. ■ Chase & Status at the Arches. 27 Apr, 10pm–3am. £22.50. DJ set from the