CLUBS | Highlights HIGHLIGHTS Our pick of the best club nights. For complete listings, see list.co.uk/clubs
WITNESS Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh, Wed 4 Feb, sneakypetes.co.uk The freshest cuts in bass music, house, garage, funky & grime. With Suicideyear.
KÖLSCH The Arches, Glasgow, Fri 6 Feb, thearches. co.uk Romantic techno
and house from the man with many monikers. With support from Arches regular Vilmos (The Shimmy, ShangriLa) and the Hot Dance Party DJs. See preview, page 53.
NIGHTVISION: EATS EVERYTHING AND GREEN VELVET The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, Sat 14
H I T L I S T
Feb, liquidroom.com Nightvision continues to pave the way for a new era of electronica in the capital. This night features house-infused techno from Green Velvet and Bristol’s Eats Everything (pictured).
HIGHLIFE V HOYA:HOYA The Art School, Glasgow, Sat 21
Feb, theartschool. co.uk Auntie Flo and Esa Williams – Highlife stalwarts – come head to head with Manchester’s own Hoya:Hoya.
TEN WALLS The Arches, Glasgow, Fri 20 Mar, thearches.co.uk Lithuanian producer best known for his 2014 single ‘Walking with Elephants’.
SWAMP81
PULSE X SUBSTANCE KARNIVAL: MONIKA CRUSE
The Bongo Club, Fri 20 Feb, thebongoclub.co.uk Collaboration between Pulse and Substance, playing house, techno and electro all night. With Edinburgh debut from Rodhad. The Caves, Sat 7 Mar, thecavesedinburgh.com Forward- thinking house night presents Monika Cruse.
NIGHTVISION: SHY FX AND DISMANTLE La Belle Angèle, Sat 27 Feb, facebook.com/LaBelleAngele The all-new La Belle Angèle continues to ring in its i rst year back in style. Nightvision’s series of club nights started in autumn 2014: this night welcomes producer and DJ Shy FX and Brighton’s Dismantle.
TECHNOFEST The Liquid Room, Sat 28 Feb, liquidroom.com Technofest is back with another funked-up fusion of house and techno, blurring the lines between festival and club night. The lineup this year includes Pulse and Four By Four.
NIGHTVISION: HANNAH WANTS La Belle Angèle, Sat 7 Mar, facebook.com/LaBelleAngele See Sat 27 Feb, but with Birmingham DJ Hannah Wants.
RYAN HEMSWORTH IN DEEP
Cabaret Voltaire, Sun 1 Mar, thecabaretvoltaire.com He refers to himself as ‘The Canadian Prince’ and his irony follows him into his music – the producer-turned-singer-songwriter deals in nostalgic bedroom pop for hipster types. Sneaky Pete’s, Fri 13 Mar, sneakypetes.co.uk Selection informed by Bill Brewster’s three and a half decades of writing about dance music. Featuring Wolf Music DJs from top-notch house and disco label Wolf Music Recordings.
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GLASGOW
RETURN TO MONO The Sub Club, Fri 13 Feb, subclub. co.uk Slam’s monthly house residency, with top-line house and techno guests and a set from the residents themselves. With Slam and Gary Beck.
NIGHT OF THE JAGUAR The Art School, Fri 13 Feb, theartschool.co.uk A little more than your typical party with some slightly unusual music choices. First birthday with Christian S and JG Wilkes.
DISCIPLES Saint Judes, Fri 13 Feb, saintjudes. com Hotly tipped (Pete Tong’s a fan) three-piece production, DJ and vocal team.
ON TOP!
The Art School, Fri 20 Feb, theartschool.co.uk House and techno from the club named after Operation Swamp 81 – stop and search laws put into place in 1981 which led to Brixton’s race riots. With Loefah, Paleman, Mickey Pearce, Chunky, Beta & Kappa, Josey Rebelle and Norwood Soul Patrol.
PÄR GRINDVIK La Cheetah, Sat 21 Feb, maxsbar. co.uk Big name in Swedish techno.
SANKEYS 20TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR The Arches, Sat 14 Mar, thearches. co.uk The renowned clubbing brand embarks on a 20th anniversary tour.
ANDY C The Sub Club, Thu 19 Mar, subclub. co.uk The drum & bass DJ and co- founder of Ram Records mans the decks for a mammoth set of broken beats, jungle and heavy, heavy bass.
EDINBURGH
The Art School, Thu 19 Feb, theartschool.co.uk The On Top guys try out a live club event after a pretty successful livestream in December 2014.
KARNIVAL 9TH BIRTHDAY WITH JORIS VOORN The Liquid Room, Sat 7 Feb, liquidroom.com Forward-thinking house night celebrating nine years.
54 THE LIST 5 Feb–2 Apr 2015