CLUBS
CRATE DIGGING 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 ■ Danse Macabre at Classic Grand. 4 Jul, 11pm–3am. £4 (£2). DJs Pasta and Catnip spin old-school goth rock and classic disco (how does that even work?), along with Italo, sleazy synthpop and the best alternative rock tracks the 80s had to offer. ■ Impact at 69 Below. 13 Jun, 8pm– 3am. £20. Hardcore, industrial techno and gabba at this long-running night. With guests Daymar, Tymon, Igneon System, KRTM and Producer. ■ Relentless House Party at SWG3. 20 Jun, 8pm–2am. £2. Club event sponsored by the energy drink. Big rock special hosted by local rockers Yashin with metalcore from Bleed From Within and melodic rock act Arches plus DJs Johnny Doc (Twilight Sad) and John Ballie Jr (Dannananaykroyd/Alarm Bells).’ FREE Shore at Nice’n’Sleazy. Weekly 11.30pm–3am. Club night. ■ 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.
Glasgow Friday
FREE Bears in the West at Underground Glasgow. 5 Jul, 9pm–1am. The BearScots night for Glasgow gents in search of a little furry company. With DJ Corkie providing the sounds and plenty of sweets to go round. ■ Catch22 vs Missing Persons Club at La Cheetah. 14 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. A collision of house styles from joint residents Beat Beneath, Julius Funkhouser, Chalky, Brazz, Twonko and Zachary. ■ EDM Presents at SWG3. 21 Jun, 10pm–3am. £tbc. A night of brand new house in the EDM style.
✽ Eats Everything at the Sub Club. 21 Jun, 11pm–3am. £10. Pan-genre clubbing success story Daniel Pearce, aka Eats Everything, brings his show to Scotland for a set that’s bound to receive a lot of attention. See preview, page 52. ■ Flash Mob at Saint Judes. 28 Jun, 11pm–3am. £5. A house, techno and disco club from residents Thrust Club. Drums of Death guests. See preview, page 52. ■ Friday Street at Blackfriars. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. Classic mod sounds, 60s psych and northern soul at Scotland’s premier mod club, with regular DJs Mikey Collins and Paul Molloy.
ISAAC TICHAUER Edinburgh favourite Gasoline Dance Machine launches in Glasgow this month and to mark the occasion, they’re joined by special guest Isaac Tichauer. Here the French Express signee talks us through ‘some tracks I’m loving right now for a whole range of reasons’.
It’s really hard to describe Adessi ‘Baayi’ (Prime Numbers) but when it’s played at the end of a night it seems to bring a sense of completion. It needs to be heard at 5am to be understood, or maybe that’s just how I found it.
The star of my April mixtape, Casio Khol ‘Broken’ (Ama- deus Records), takes a familiar vocal sample and projects it into a nice space somewhere between garage and house. I love it because it feels big while remaining soft. Casio Khol actual- ly has a bunch of great tracks so I recommend anyone interested in house to check him out.
Gala ‘Freed From Desire’ (Nitelite Records) is a classic, cheesy crossover track from the 90s that I had completely forgotten about until I heard it played in Leeds by the SetOneTwenty DJs. Still works so well and doesn’t have any terrible 90s relics like bad MCs etc.
I just received a promo of Ejeca ‘Rosario’ (Loft Records) and it’s a winner. It will be played across dancefloors everywhere I have no doubt. High pitched vocals done right, and some vintage progressive energy that will seem fresh to young kids and feel nostalgic to those who have been around a little longer. The whole package that accompanies this track is great.
The cut up R&B vocals are what makes BareSkin ‘Infinite Reflections’ (Hot N Heavy Recordings). You actually can’t really understand any of the words but you find yourself singing along anyway as what’s been done with them is incredibly catchy. The arrangement is also great, and makes the track a really nice early set builder. (Interview by Henry Northmore) ■ Gasoline Dance Machine, Saint Judes, Glasgow, Sat 15 Jun.
✽ Huntleys & Palmers Audio Club at Nice’n’Sleazy. 14 Jun,
11.30pm–3am. 8 Jul, 11pm–3am. £4. Intelligent techno, wonky electro and many more genres besides. Guest- starring Heatsick, Berlin-based Brit Steven Warwick, whose eclectic productions owe as much to theories of modern art as to Chicago house. See preview, page 51. ■ Know the Way at Saint Judes. 5 Jul, 11pm–3am. £tbc. A new monthly party from James Johnston and Rebecca Vasmant whose aim is to ‘bring the best in underground house music without influence from trends and fashions’.
■ Lebowski Fest at the Flying Duck. 14 Jun, 7pm–3am. £5. A night dedicated to all things Dude. Featuring a Lebowski quiz, bowling competition, treasure hunt, best costume competition and guest DJs till 3am. Abide. ■ Maxi Dance Pool at Berkeley Suite. 21 Jun, 11.30pm–3am. £5. Maxi Dance Pool describes itself as ‘a kooky hook-up for freaky disco-philes . . . a hot trip from classic NY disco jams to glistening Italo, Euro discotheque to synthetic funk, street boogie to cosmic visions.’ FREE The Mess Around at Blackfriars. 14 Jun, 11pm. Vintage dance party featuring DJ Duncan Harvey with a mixture of 40s, 50s and 60s tunes. ■ Offbeat at La Cheetah. 28 Jun, 11pm–3am. Free for the first fifty guests; £6 after. House, garage, disco and techno from the Offbeat crew. Techno and electro from Norwegian producer Skatebård (Digitalo Enterprises, Radius Records, Supersoul Recordings). ■ Osmium at Nice’n’Sleazy. 21 Jun, 11.30pm–3am. £3. DJ Blair Benzini plays Italo, disco, synthpop, funk and a whole bunch of other stuff . ■ Propaganda at O2 ABC. Weekly 11pm–3am. £tbc. The UK’s biggest indie club night comes to Glasgow. Featuring a guest set from The View (21 Jun). ■ Return to Mono at the Sub Club. 14 Jun, 11pm–3am. £5. Slam’s monthly house residency, with top-line house and techno guests and a set from the residents themselves. With fast-rising young local guests Hans Bouffmyhre and Lindsay Green. ■ RollerStop Nights at SWG3. Weekly 8pm–midnight. £10. An 80s revival and a rollerdisco in one, with different music and DJs each week, playing disco, house, electro and dub. Some folk come to try for the first time, and there’s many who used to skate in their youth too. They’ve thought of everything, with a bar, club visuals, skate hire and instructors on hand to help. Booking recommended. FREE Shaka Loves You at Bloc+. 21 Jun, 11pm–3am. Selection of DJs, live percussion plus skate, shred and surf visuals. With the Funk Hunters.
✽ The Shimmy at Saint Judes. 14 Jun, 11pm–3am. £10 (£8). A house night from Miss7 and Vilmos. With Brazilian duo Digitaria (Hot Creations). See preview, page 52. ■ Spangled Cabaret at the Flying Duck. 21 Jun, 9pm–3am. £5 (£3). Eclectic and alternative variety night with live music and acts until 11.30 followed by dancin’ until 3. ■ Swingers Club at the Flying Duck. 28 Jun, 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Frizzo and Monty Funk play electro swing, Balkan beats, gypsy house and jackin’ house. ■ Thunder Disco Club at the Sub Club. 28 Jun, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Nineties house, techno and ‘sex disco’ from Jube and Rory from one of Glasgow’s finest
young parties. ■ Yes! at the Flying Duck. 5 Jul, 11pm– 3am. £5 (£3). Launched by a group of friends who want a gay night that plays indie and guitar bands, with guest DJ Gerry Lyons (ABC, Nice‘n’Sleazy). Glasgow Saturday
■ Adventures in Paradise at the Admiral. 22 Jun, 10.30pm–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. ■ Change at the Tunnel. 15 Jun, 10pm– 3am. £10. Commercial, progressive and Ibiza house with resident Harri Miller. With special guest, Liverpool’s vocal house producer eSQUIRE. ■ Common People at the Flying Duck. 15 Jun, 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). 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? With 90s bingo from 9pm. ■ The Cover Up at Blackfriars. 29 Jun, 8pm–3am. £5. A gig night with a twist, where each band will play a cover of one of the other band’s songs in th eir set. This date’s guests are Dalzel, Human Zoo, Hot Jupiter and In Search of Sanity. ■ Divine! at the Admiral. 29 Jun, 11pm–3am. £7 (£5 concessions and before midnight). Glasgow’s longest- running club residency brings you a monthly dose of northern soul, heavyweight funk, Tamla Motown, 60s freakbeat, dynamite ska, easy listening and psychedelic soundtracks. ■ FAT at the Admiral. 6 Jul, 11pm–3am. £5. Underground club night with residents ommi and Gary playing the full spectrum from funk to techno.
✽ Felix Da Housecat, DJ Pierre and Marshall Jefferson at
the Arches. 29 Jun, 10pm–3am. £10. This ridiculous line-up sees three of Chicago’s finest house veterans hit Glasgow for a rare but welcome unmissable clubbing experience outside of student season. Part of the Changing Minds campaign, encouraging a positive attitude to mental health. ■ The Freak-Beats Club at the Flying Duck. 6 Jul, 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). A happening 60s dance party, playing mod, soul, psych, ska and much more. ■ Gasoline Dance Machine at Saint Judes. 15 Jun, 11pm–3am. £10. A night of mixed genres and mutant disco at this night from Cheap Picasso and Rob Ralston. GDM’s Glasgow launch night, with Isaac Tischauer (French Express). See Crate Digging, left. ■ Glasgow City Social Club at Saint Judes. 22 Jun, 11.30pm–3am. £tbc. Monthly night of bass and dance music from resident Lewis James.
■ Hacienda Glasgow Green Afterparty at the Arches. 15 Jun, 11pm–3am. £20. Rave on after the Stone Roses’ Glasgow Green gig with DJs from the original Manchester superclub, including Mike Pickering, Graeme Park, New Order/Joy Division’s Peter Hook (pictured) and Happy Mondays’ Bez. ■ Houndin’ the Streets at the Flying Duck. 29 Jun, 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Jer Reid and Martin Law play punk, post- punk, hip hop and anything else from 13 Jun–11 Jul 2013 THE LIST 53