CLUBS CRATE DIGGING
RICHARD FEARLESS Co-founder of Death in Vegas and sometime resident at Lon don’s Heavenly Social and Fabric, Richard Fearless starts a new bi-monthly night named Drone this month at Glasgow’s mighty Berkeley Suite. Here’s a preview of what to expect on the night
Gunnar Wendel ‘578’ (FXHE Records) is a stunning, melodic, trance-inducing piece of techno. Lauded by the likes of Mr Andrew Weatherall, it’s been remixed by the genius that is Omar S, a man who can do no wrong in my eyes. It’s truly sublime, with stunning delayed synth stabs and understated soft drums. And to boot this record plays in reverse which always confuses the fuck out of me. Meanwhile Amir Alexander ‘The Realest of the Real’ (Vanguard Sound) is a shoulder-bopping 303 acid killer with tripped out vocals, another belter from Chicago’s finest.
Loads of tracks off the
D’Marc Cantu Fallen (Creme Organization) double album are brilliant but there’s this one with these discordant, slightly out of tune synth parts that just kill me. Totally wonky, double-drop mate- rial. Coming from Ann Arbor, the town which produced Iggy and the Stooges, and more recently the great label Ghostly Interna- tional, its great stuff indeed. Green Velvet ‘The Red Light’ (Music Man Records) is a piece of sleazy techno with a brilliant vocal, it’s a proper seedy late night track. It reminds me of ‘Sex Dwarf’ by Soft Cell meets DAF. The wonky electro-techno of Max D ‘Slick’ (Future Times) is a sure one to get people mov- ing on the other hand. It’s a bit cosmic, and what a melody. An intricate, glitchy frenzy of a track. Last time I played Pantha Du
Prince ‘Behind the Stars’ (Dial) in Glasgow I’m sure it got two spins. I love the switch from four on the floor electro to the sprawl- ing synth lead, what a game- changer. It’s amazing, there are so many fantastic producers out there but this man is up there with the best. He reminds me of Oni Ayhun [aka The Knife’s Olof Dreijer]. (David Pollock) ■ Richard Fearless’ new night Drone is at Berkeley Suite, Glasgow, Sat 25 May.
60 THE LIST 16 May–13 Jun 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 ■ Saint Judes Presents at Saint Judes. 16 May & 1 Jun, 10pm–3am. £tbc. Welcoming big-name special guests to the city. Featuring Paula Temple (Exhibitionist, Federation of Drums, Dust Science), who records as Fragile X and Jaguar Woman and is one half of Spank Protest on 16 May; and Hackman (pictured) and Pedestrian on 1 Jun.
■ Werk at Stereo. 16 May, 11.30pm– 3am. £2 (free for the first 50 guests). An Afrobeat, house and garage night with residents Slows and Bidou. ■ Rubix at the Sub Club. 23 May, 11pm– 3am. £5 (£4). A new night with eclectic taste in great club music, featuring returning resident Mandeep. With guests Andrew Ashong (Sound Signature) and Werkha (Cool Kid Music). ■ SVA Presents at Saint Judes. 23 May, 11pm–3am. £6 (£5). Charity club night in support of Glasgow University’s SVA Malawi Nancholi, a non-profit charitable organisation that engages in teaching English and providing HIV and Malaria awareness in Malawi. With special guest Esa Williams, sometime Subculture resident and one half of Auntie Flo, playing a house set with world influences. ■ Walk’n’Skank at Berkeley Suite. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. Some of the best bass music Glasgow has to offer, with residents Mungo’s Hi Fi and Chungo-Bungo. With guests Jstar (23 May) and Signore Sereno (30 May). Glasgow Friday
■ Animal Farm at the Sub Club. 17 May, 11pm–3am. £12. A semi-regular house and techno party from the Animal Farm team. With special guests Truncate (aka Audio Injection) and Rodhad (Dystopian, Berlin). ■ Argonaut Sounds at Blackfriars. 17 May, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. The Argonaut Sounds team return playing roots, reggae and dancehall. With very special guest Earl Gateshead. ■ Berkeley Suite Presents at Berkeley Suite. 17 May, 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. One of Glasgow’s most decadent basement spaces welcomes a special guest. With a b2b set from Daniel Avery (Phantasy) and Jonnie Wilkes (Optimo). ■ Bottle Rocket at Nice’n’Sleazy. 17 May, 11.30pm–3am. £3. A night for dancing to indie-pop, post-punk, Motown, twee and anything else that gets feet tapping. ■ La Cheetah Presents at La Cheetah. 17 May, 11pm–4am. £7. One of Glasgow’s most bangin’ basements selects a guest for your approval. Another of the venue’s House Sound of Chicago nights, featuring JD Twitch (Optimo) and Jackmaster (Numbers) going back to back and Wardy in support. ■ I Hate Fun at Saint Judes. 17 May, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Club night wing of
the Glasgow-based lifestyle blog. With Vitamins and S-Type. ■ Compact Disco at the Sub Club. 24 May, 11pm–3am. £9. Night promising a funked-up blend of house, electro, techno, disco and dubstep. Resident Mash is the man to bring it all together. With two big guests in Maxxi Soundsystem and Mia Dora. ■ Flash Mob at Saint Judes. 24 May, 11pm–3am. £8. A house, techno and disco club from residents Thrust Club. With special guests Dusky, aka Dogmatik-signed London producers Nick Harriman and Alfie Granger- Howell. ■ Fortified and Electric Eliminators Presents: Work For Love at La Cheetah. 24 May, 11pm–3am. £10 in advance; £12 on the door. A large dubstep event from some of Glasgow’s finest. With guests Loefah (Swamp81, DMZ) and Chunky. ■ Harsh Tug at the Flying Duck. 24 May, 11pm–3am. 31 May, 11.30pm–3am. £5. ‘Get drunk and get crunk. Get hip-hopped oot yer nuts and dance like dickheads.’ Sold! ■ Hidden in Plain Sight: Club at Stereo. 24 May, 11pm–3am. £4. The innovators of the Ballroom Scene and Vogue Evolution present a night of dramatic beats and flamboyant moves with DJ Sprinkles, Vjuan Allure, boychild and The Legendary Pony Zion Garçon. See Arika preview, page 80. Part of ARIKA13 Episode 5: Hidden in Plain Sight. ■ The Hot Club at Nice’n’Sleazy. 24 May, 11.30pm–3am. £4. Rafla (Nice’n’Sleazy) and Nobodaddy (The Phantom Band) play garage, punk, psych and rockabilly, with occasional live bands and art interventions. With special guest DJ Jonathan Toubin (New York Night Train). ■ A Love From Outer Space at Berkeley Suite. 24 May, 10.30pm–3am. £8. Andrew Weatherall and Sean Johnstone bring their out-there downtempo club night to Glasgow for a bi-monthly residency. ■ Menergy at Axm. 24 May, 11pm– 3am. Monthly Italo disco and Hi-NRG gay dance party, hosted by Lady Munter and her ‘Muntourage’ of drag queens. With special guest Phi Phi O’Hara from RuPaul’s Drag Race. ■ Pressure at the Arches. 24 May, 10.30pm–3am. £14. More techno action from Slam at their monthly residency, featuring some big-name guests. With Marco Carola’s first Scottish date in more than two years, alongside Harvey McKay, Edit Select and Simon Stokes. This will be the last Pressure until after the summer.
✽ Vase Showcase at Make Do. 24 May, 10pm–3am. £7. Montreal
producer Jacques Greene (Night Slugs, LuckyMe) brings some of the artists on his own label to Scotland. Greene appears with Koreless, Nathan Fake, Samoyed and Dixon Avenue Basement Jams. See Koreless preview, page 57. ■ Crimes of the Future at Berkeley Suite. 31 May, 11.15pm–3am. £6. Scott Fraser, Timothy J Fairplay with Alan Gray playing Krautrock, electronica, dub and everything in between. With special guest, Edinburgh’s Lord of the Isles. ■ Glasgow City Social Club at Saint Judes. 31 May, 11pm–3am. £10. Monthly night of bass and dance music from resident Lewis James. With DJ Sneak-approved young house and techno producer Jordan Peak.
✽ Highlife at the Sub Club. 31 May, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Expect Afrobeat,
jackin’ house, Italo, 80s electro, UK funky, and Latin beats. Celebrating Highlife’s third birthday in association with Deadly Rhythm, this date will see the new Auntie Flo live show unleashed alongside an as-yet unnamed special guest. ■ Revolution presents Lisa Pin- Up at Audio. 31 May, 10pm–3am. £12. Big hard house night from Lisa Pin-Up with Digital Mafia.
■ Superfly at the Flying Duck. 31 May, 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Duncan Superfly and Gregor Emond ‘Keep On Keepin’ On’ in a new venue, providing a sweltering mix of sweet soul, sexy assed funk, 60s psyche rock, hip hop, post punk and new releases. ■ Wax Works at La Cheetah. 31 May, 11pm–3am. £5. Wax Works take over Sunday nights and invite some of the best club night residents in Glasgow to join them. With techno duo AnD (Horizontal Ground, Black Sun). ■ The Shimmy at Saint Judes. 7 Jun, 11pm–3am. £10. A house night from Miss7 and Vilmos. With special guest Cyril Hahn. ■ Too Darn Hot! at Blackfriars. 7 Jun, 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. 7 Jun, 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, The Smiths and Blondie and cutting edge acts like Django Django, Band of Skulls and Grimes. Glasgow Saturday
■ Black Tent at Nice’n’Sleazy. 18 May, 11.30pm–3am. £3. Errors and Rock Action DJs playing indie, house and techno and all genres in between. ■ Code at La Cheetah. 18 May, 11pm– 3am. £10. A well-established techno night which started at Paisley’s Club 69, with DJ Nick M and guests. With deep and dark grooves from Rotterdam’s Bas Mooy. ■ Dance! Dance! Dance! at Basura Blanca at the Brunswick Hotel. 18 May, 9pm–2am. £8. A trip into disco, sleazy funk and boogie with resident DJs Funktifeyeno and Andy Piacentini. The first birthday party, welcoming back D!D!D!’s fifth birthday guest Balearic Mike. ■ Darkside at Audio. 18 May, 11pm– 3am. £8. Hardcore and industrial techno, gabba and drum & bass. ‘Haggis, neeps and hardcore techno’ are promised at this all-Scottish showcase, featuring Mikey Motion, Chuff, Rob Da Rhythm, Biorekk, BPM and more. ■ Freaky Freaky at Make Do. 18 May, 11pm–3am. £8 (£5). Club night. With guests The Heatwave (Hot Wuk) and Eclair Fifi (LuckyMe).
✽ Hot Creations Presents at the Arches. 18 May, 10pm–5am.
£18. The highly popular, Ibiza friendly house and disco label collective come to Scotland. Featuring label stars Jamie Jones and Lee Foss (together known as Hot Natured) alongside Richy Ahmed, Robert James, wAFF and local collective The Shimmy (St Judes). ■ Hot Mess at the Poetry Club. 18 May, 10pm–2am. £5. Gay club night describing itself as ‘an irregular party for irregular folks’, where the focus is on the music, which is a heady mix of disco, hi-NRG, acid house, Italo and electro from the safe hands of DJ Simonotron (Club for Heroes/Devil Disco Club). ■ Singles Night at the Flying Duck. 18 May, 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Andrew ‘Divine’ Symington and Chris ‘Beans’ Geddes (Belle & Sebastian) play strictly 45s all night, from punk to hip hop, rock’n’roll to soul. ■ Subculture at the Sub Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £10. Glasgow’s well- established house institution continues to reign supreme, with residents Harri and Domenic. Forthcoming guests include Telford (May 18), Ralph Lawson (May 25), Mark E and Craig Moog (Jun 1). FREE TYCI at Bloc+. 18 May, 11pm–3am. A new club and live event from TYCI, a Glasgow collective run for women by women. This time showcasing the shimmery sunshine pop of TeenCanteen, banging tunes from