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■ STREETrave at the Arches. 29 Mar, 10pm–4am. £23. A party featuring the classic sound of the old-school house superclub. Class of ‘89 themed. ■ Scrabble at La Cheetah. 22 Mar, 11pm–3am. £1. Residents Dom D’Sylva, Decknition and Disgo present another night of techno, grime and bass. ■ Singles Night at the Flying Duck. 22 Mar, 11pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £3–£5 after. Andrew ‘Divine’ Symington and Chris ‘Beans’ Geddes (Belle & Sebastian) play strictly 45s all night, from punk to hip hop, rock’n’roll to soul. FREE Songs Ya Bass at the Buff Club. 22 Mar, 7–11pm. Night aimed at older clubbers who might need to consider babysitters etc (hence the early start) with a democratic playlist (send your requests – three max – to songsyabass@gmail.com). ■ Stigma at Stereo. 29 Mar, 11pm– 4am. £5. Club night hosted by Hector Bizerk with DJs and live graffiti. A party that subtly tackles cultural stigmas with innovative ideas.
✽Subculture at the Sub Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £10. Glasgow’s
well-established house institution continues to reign supreme, with residents Harri and Domenic and occasional big-name guests. Upcoming guests include Ten Walls (live) (29 Mar– see preview, page 48). FREE Teenage Riot at Bloc+. 29 Mar, 11pm–4am. Monthly alternative DJ club night from United Fruit featuring Cutty Gym’s EP launch. ■ Too Darn Hot! at Blackfriars Basement. 5 Apr, 11pm–3am. £5. 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. ■ Trancelate at 69 Below. 5 Apr, 9pm–3am. £10–£12. Trance with special guests. Upcoming guests include Scott Bond (15 Mar) and Sean Tyas (5 Apr). ■ Le Youth at the Arches. 12 Apr, 10pm–3am. £10–£12. Dance tunes from le youth named Wes James. Over 21s only.
Sunday Glasgow
■ Hair of the Cat at the Cathouse. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4 (£2). DJ Mythic playing killer rock, metal and punk on level one with a £10 cash card for every 10th person in through the door. Slide It In plays rock classics on the last Sunday of every month on level two. ■ Disco Badger at Bamboo. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. DJ Kash, Alfredo Crolla, Dominic Martin and Gerry Lyons play hip hop, house, funk and electro. Monday Glasgow
FREE Boteco Classico at Boteco do Brasil. Weekly 9pm–3am. Groove vibes, 60s, 70s, 80s, tropicalia, exotica, and breezy lounge pop with your hostess Mingo-go. ■ Burn at the Buff Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3 (free with trade wage slip). Burn provides all the disco songs you’ve forgotten about and the ones you can’t forget. Presented by Normski, Zeus and Mash. ■ Peanut Butter Wolf at Broadcast. 31 Mar, 8pm. £tbc. DJ set of hip hop beats and funk from the Stones Throw records founder. Tuesday Glasgow
■ I AM at the Sub Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6 (£5). Weekly electronica and bass supplied by Beta & Kappa. Forthcoming guests include Return to Tron (25 Mar). FREE Voodoo Voodoo at Nice ‘n’ Sleazy. Weekly 11.30pm–3am. Alternative rock’n’roll, vintage R&B and sleazy soul night.
PROFILE
EGYPTIAN LOVER
With 30 years of music making under his pimped out belt, Egyptian Lover has earnt his stripes as the forefather of the US electro scene. Releasing some of the earliest rap LPs, he began making beats ‘because no-one else was’, programming the Roland TR-808 drum machine ‘like a mad man’. From earlier cuts such as Computer Love to the bombastic electro super- sleaze of Freak-A-Holic, while his tracks started out as staples on the breakdance scene, they’re now namechecked by a generation of producers from Autechre to Jamie Jones. Still producing and touring today, his sets honour the traditions of his DJ origins, combining turntablism with energetic live performances. Familiarise yourself with these five classic career moments. Uncle Jamm’s Army: Dial-a-Freak
One of his earliest cuts under his original DJ name, Dial-a-Freak heralded the producer’s now unmistakeable electro-rap sound – and an obsession with the word ‘freak’ which would come to define his career.
Egyptian Lover: Egypt, Egypt
Originally titled Beast Beats until his mother and sister begged him ‘not to play with the devil’, this breakthrough hit put him on the map in 1984. Egyptian Lover - Freak-a- holic
Menacing synths, raucous drum machines and gloriously sleazy self-aggrandising vocals – if you’re looking for an introduction to Egyptian Lover’s signature sound, this is it.
Egyptian Lover: I Need A Freak
His sexed-up, tongue-in-cheek cover of one of his favourite Sexual Harrassment tracks, now commonly and erroneously believed to be Egyptian Lover recording under an alias. Jamie Jones ft. Egyptian Lover: Galactic Space Bar
Working with a whole range of artists after returning to the studio in 2005, he lent his bombastic vocals to this sci-fi inspired, electro-funk pop hit on Jamie Jones’ debut album in 2008. (Rosie Davies)
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