CLUBS CRATE DIGGING
GRUM
Breaking out in 2009 with power-disco anthem ‘Runaway’, Grum is back with a new housier sound which is setting the dancefloor on fire. Ahead of a date with long-running midweek party Killer Kitsch, he gives us five tunes which are doing the damage
Nora En Pure ‘Come With Me’ (Enormous Tunes) It has this really lovely repetitive piano riff running all the way through it and creates such a great atmosphere in the club whenever I play it – a classic dance music formula done to perfection.
Empire of the Sun ‘DNA (Alex Metric Remix)’ (Capitol Records)
Alex hasn’t deviated too far from the original with this remix and that’s what makes it great. He’s transformed it into a 2013 French Touch banger and it sounded perfect in the San Diego sunshine the other day. Scuba ‘Hardbody’ (Hotflush Recordings)
It’s been around for a little while now, but always gets a great reaction. I always thought it was a bit like Alan Braxe’s ‘Intro’ updated for 2013, with an epic trancey breakdown and that bassline. Jeremy Olander ‘Let Me Feel’ (Pryda Friends)
This is an extremely uplifting house track which just washes over you – it’s been going down a storm as my last tune recently. The soulful vocal and sugary riff completes it.
Grum ‘The Theme’ (Heartbeats) My new one and it’s a bit of a 90s prog house journey with 2013 sonics. In the words of a good friend, it has ‘a drop which could level an elephant’. (Alex Caslano) ■ Grum plays Killer Kitsch, The Buff Club, Glasgow, Tue 27 Aug.
GLASGOW HIGHLIGHTS Events are listed by day of the week, then sorted alphabetically. Submit listings at least 16 days before publication to clubs@list.co.uk. Listings are compiled by David Pollock. ✽ Indicates Hitlist entry
Glasgow Thursday ■ Danse Macabre at Classic Grand. 5 Sep, 11pm–4am. £4. DJs Pasta and Catnip spin old-school goth rock and classic disco, along with Italo, sleazy synthpop and 80s alt.rock. The third birthday party, with special guest DJ Hush (Dance Pool, Music Please!). ■ Good Vibrations Glasgow at Make Do. 29 Aug, 10pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £6 after. A new underground night playing a range of styles, with residents Joe Campbell, Gareth McLaughlin and Fraser MacInnes. With guests Rich Furness (Chibuku Shake Shake, Abandon Silence Liverpool), Jordan Magee (Hatchwork, Harmonic Motion Derry) and Adam Hetherington (Harmonic Motion Derry). FREE Tigerbeat at the Flying Duck. 19 Sep, 10pm–3am. Subcity’s Tigerbeat introduces a new night with the finest lost sounds from the non-English speaking world, including leftfield garage, psych, pop and disco treats and rarities.
Glasgow Friday
■ Animal Farm at the Sub Club. 6 Sep, 11pm–3am. £12. A semi-regular house and techno party from the Animal Farm team. With special guests Regis (Sandwell District, co-owner of Downward Records) and Shifted (Mote Evolver, Avian, our Circula Sound).
■ Astral Black Presents at La Cheetah. 6 Sep, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. The London-based label showcases its sounds. The launch party for Scottish hip hop producer Jaisu’s A Short Album cassette launch, featuring S-Type (LuckyMe, pictured below), Jon Phonics (Astral Black, Push & Run), Jaisu (Astral Black) and Inkke (Astral Black, Local Action). ■ Chance the Rapper at the Arches. 13 Sep, 11pm–3am. £12. The American rapper, real name Chancelor Bennett, performs hip hop from the album Acid Rap. ■ La Cheetah Presents at La Cheetah. 13 Sep, 11pm–3am. £10. With special guest, Bulgarian house, techno and broken beat producer Kink. ■ Dark City at Black Sparrow. 13 Sep, 9pm–1am. £3. An early techno party. With Echoplex (Soleil Records, Synewave Records) and more. ■ Depthcharge Presents at Berkeley Suite. 30 Aug, 11pm–3am. £5. A night of underground house from residents Frazer Devine and Jaya. With guest Moodymanc (Crosstown Rebels).
■ Jak at Berkeley Suite. 23 Aug, 11.30pm–3am. £3. Electro, Chicago, Detroit, acid and more from residents Signal 1 and Beatphreak. With a live set from local techno producer Morse Interstellar. ■ Missing Persons Club at Saint Judes. 13 Sep, 11pm–3am. £10; £8 advance. Raw house and techno from Glasgow’s TVO. With special guest DJ Qu (Strength Music). ■ Motor City Electronics at La Cheetah. 30 Aug, 11pm–3am. £10. A new series of clubs at La Cheetah presenting the biggest and best classic names in Detroit techno. This month with special guest Kyle Hall (Wild Oats, FXHE, Hyperdub). ■ Positive Education at Make Do. 30 Aug, 11pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. Promising to ‘brnig togeethr fvie lcoal atcs to tkae you thrguoh a juonery of pupaolr misuc for a Positive Education’. Make of that what you will. All profits go to Yorkhill’s Medicinema. With guests JG Wilkes (Optimo), Thunder Disco Club, Ben Butler & Mousepad, Lovers Rights (High Sheen) and more. ■ Pyramatrix at Make Do. 6 Sep, 11pm–3am. £10. A new guest-led house and techno night from resident Ewan Storie, with a pre-club at the Courtyard on West Nile Street from 6pm until midnight. With special guest Troy Pierce (Items & Things) and Ivan Kutz. ■ Rubbed at Saint Judes. 23 Aug, 10pm–3am. £12 (£10). Deep house and minimal techno from brothers Ali and Stuart Logan. With guests Animal Farm and Terry Francis. ■ The Sensu Boat Party at Glasgow Science Centre. 30 Aug, 7pm–3am. £25. Another rave on the waves from the Sub Club’s house masters Sensu. Includes entry to the afterparty back at the Subbie. With special guest tINI, one of Germany’s most prominent female DJs and producers. ■ The Sensu Boat Party Afterparty at the Sub Club. 30 Aug, 11pm–3am. £10 or free with boat party ticket. You won’t be on a boat any more, but you’ll still get to see the guests, or you can buy afterparty tickets separately. With Germany’s tINI carrying the party on. ■ The Shimmy at Saint Judes. 30 Aug, 11pm–3am. £5 advance; £10 when guest revealed. Long-serving Glasgow house night with a liking for parties in unusual places, with residents Vilmos, Miss 7 and This Is I. With a special secret guest. ■ Sleaze Records Party at La Cheetah. 23 Aug, 11pm–3am. £10. Sleaze Records presents label guests, usually alongside Hans Bouffmyhre. The label’s fifth birthday party, with special guest Kyle Geiger (Cubera, Cocoon, Soma, Sleaze). ■ Sync in Squares at the Poetry Club. 23 Aug, 7.30–11pm. £8. Glasgow- based club night with an array of big- name special guests. With Los Angeles’ Flying Lotus protégé Thundercat. ■ Tictactoe at SWG3. 6 Sep, 10pm–2am. £10. The minimal house and techno night returns, with resident Andrew Doran. A warehouse party with very special guest Cassy (Panorama Bar, Circoloco). ■ Tropical at the Brunswick Hotel. 30 Aug, 9pm–2am. £6. Disco, house and techno from resident Ally Tropical, with visuals from Joe Crogan. The launch night, with special guest Tasker (NTS, Boiler Room, Principals, Phonica) and support from Chris & Jordan (Offbeat) and Fergus Clark (So Weit So Gut). Glasgow Saturday
■ 1994 at the Arches. 7 Sep, 10pm– 3am. £20 (£15 early booking). Back to the Future and old-school DJ Mallorca Lee celebrate the anthems which made raves at Hanger 13, Metro and Ingliston go off. With special guests Ultra-Sonic, Hardfloor, Trevor Reilly, Bass Generator and Joe Deacon.
■ Adventures in Paradise at the Admiral. 24 Aug, 11pm–3am. £7 ; £5 before 12.30am. Soul, funk and disco from Glasgow label Big Break Records (BBR) and residents Wayne Dickson, Malcolm McKenzie and Roddie Gibb. ■ Back Tae Mine at the Flying Duck. 14 Sep, 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Going out is the new staying in, as this night offers booze, tea, toast, bands and DJs to create a houseparty vibe. With residents DJs Gav Dunbar (Camera Obscura) and Sci- Fi Steve (Bis) playing a welcoming mix of old and new. ■ Back to the Future at the Arches. 31 Aug, 10pm–3am. £23 (£18). A customarily huge night of hardcore, rave and old skool at this established large- scale event. With major international hardstyle DJ Headhunterz and support from Psyko Punkz. ■ Deathkill4000 at Bloc+. 7 Sep, 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £2 after. An industrial rock noise party. With live guests Your Loyal Subjects. ■ Divine! at the Admiral. 31 Aug, 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. ■ Don’t Drop at FabrIQ. 31 Aug, 11pm–3am. £6. Bass music from special guests. With NYC’s Henry Krinkle, in the style of James Blake and Mount Kimbie.
✽ The Electric Frog & Pressure Riverside Festival at Riverside
Museum. 24 Aug, 4–11pm. £30 (£25 early booking). New outside festival as The Frog and Pressure pool their resources to bring you Jamie XX, Boys Noize, Len Faki, Josh Wink, Slam, Optimo, Timeline (Underground Resistance) and Auntie Flo (with more tbc). See feature, page 45. ■ Equalised at Blackfriars Basement. 31 Aug, 11pm–3am. £3. Deep house, techno and more from resident Bobby Wilson. With guest Affi Koman (Sunday Circus). ■ The Freak-Beats Club at the Flying Duck. 7 Sep, 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). A happening sixties dance party, playing mod, soul, psych, ska and much more. Free guest passes available from pre-club party Get the Records On! at the CCA Bar. ■ Horse Meat Disco at Berkeley Suite. 31 Aug, 11pm–3am. £8. Leftfield disco from one of London’s premiere parties. With support from Billy Woods (Supermax). ■ Houndin’ the Streets at the Flying Duck. 31 Aug, 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Jer Reid and Martin Law play punk, post-punk, hip hop and anything else from late ‘70s and early ‘80s New York. ■ Kill Yr Idols at Nice’n’Sleazy. 31 Aug, 11.30pm–3am. £3. A back-to-basics grassroots dance party playing DIY disco with punk attitude, with residents GK Machine and G Blythe. With a live set from Magic Daddy (Optimo Recordings, Stuff Records). ■ Let’s Go Back . . . Way Back! at La Cheetah. 14 Sep, 11pm–3am. £10. Old school house, rave and dance music from the genres’ early days, with residents Bosco and Rob Mason. With special guest Billy Woods (Supermax). ■ Luska at La Cheetah. 7 Sep, 11pm–3am. £10 (£8). Techno, tech-house and deep house with Jack Swift and Dara Estafaghi. With guest Jon Gurd (Octopus).
✽ Made for the Night at the Arches. 7 Sep, 10pm–3am. £15 (limited
earlybird £10). The Arches welcomes an eclectic mix of artists old and new as part of the Jesse Rose curated club series Made for the Night, which is happening exclusively in two locations: Watergate, Berlin and the Arches, Glasgow. Tonight’s full line-up is Chez Damier, Jesse Rose, Mosca, JUS-ED and Oliver $. 22 Aug–19 Sep 2013 THE LIST 47