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HUNTLEYS & PALMERS SEVENTH BIRTHDAY Glasgow-born, internationally expanded club returns home
S even years is a decent age for a club, but it must feel like a lifetime for Huntleys & Palmers promoter Andrew Thomson. Started in December 2007 at the late Research Club in Glasgow (‘it was a snowy night . . . it had a small house party feel,’ he recalls now) with guest Pilooski, it grew outwards into its home city before expanding to London after two and a half years when Thomson moved down there. He stayed for four years, moved to Berlin briefly and is now back in Glasgow. ‘I’ve never felt completely “away”,’ he says now. ‘Throughout the period I’ve spent living elsewhere, we started Highlife (his Africa-focused club night with Auntie Flo’s Brian d’Souza) and the H+P label, and over this time we’ve put on parties across London and at Europe’s leading venues – Fabric, Berghain, Kantine, Razzmatazz, Corsica Studios, Le Sucre and of course, Plastic People, who I’ve been involved with since my first year in London.’
Over this period, Thomson has detected an increased interest in dance music: ‘It’s a good place for the electronic scene and there seems to be an appetite for the interesting end that H+P tends to operate within.’
Having booked the likes of James Holden, Daphni, Actress, Matias Aguayo and Silver Apples in the past, Thomson will welcome John Talabot and Axel Boman (pictured), aka Talaboman, to this party, with their deep, intelligent techno sound holding court upstairs for a full five hours. Next year, he says, will see a Highlife compilation and Auntie Flo’s new album, while the club will seek ‘to maintain that approach to offer something different; either by bringing people to a city for the first time or presenting artists from different backgrounds who share a similar aesthetic.’ (David Pollock)
Art School, Glasgow, Fri 19 Dec.
HITLIST THE BEST DANCEFLOOR ACTION
✽ Hot Dub Time Machine DJ Tom Loud’s famous era-hopping dance party.
Spiegeltent, Edinburgh until Wed 17 Dec; Hogmanay Street Party, Edinburgh, Wed 31 Dec.
✽ Huntleys & Palmers Seventh Birthday See preview, left. Art School,
Glasgow, Fri 19 Dec.
✽ Waxxxmas with Richy Ahmed Hi-octane house from one of the Hot
Creations crew, redefining the genre by taking cues from disco, techno, funk and hip hop. Liquid Room, Edinburgh, Sat 20 Dec.
✽ Bigfoot’s Sixth Birthday with Radio Slave A man with nearly enough aliases for every day of the week (Matthew E, Rekid, Quiet Village, Sea Devils), under the Radio Slave moniker he released the Kylie / New Order ‘Blue Monday’ mash-up. Sub Club, Glasgow, Sun 21 Dec.
✽ Club 69 Shindig at La Cheetah If you’re looking for a taste of Paisley’s
now infamous Club 69 (plus a lot of fun), without leaving Glasgow, this is it. La Cheetah, Glasgow, Sat 27 Dec.
✽ Shifted & Sigha Another intriguing booking from Animal Farm. See preview,
page 74. Sub Club, Glasgow, Sun 28 Dec.
✽ HECTOR presents . . . More festive fun for those looking to re-tox – a boutique version of the weekly rammed Cabaret Voltaire night. Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh, Sat 3 Jan. For a round-up of Hogmanay club nights in Glasgow and Edinburgh, go to list.co.uk
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