LEZZER QUEST One part Bonzai Bonner, one part Anna Gram, this DJing duo promote some of the most diverse and inclusive club nights in Glasgow. Catch them spinning infectious tracks at Sub Club-hosted Doppelbänger plus Shoot Your Shot and Weirdo Warehouse. (BC)
PROC FISKAL Featuring the collaged beats and colourful samples last heard on his debut album Insula, Joe Powers aka Proc Fiskal’s EP ‘Shleekit Doss’ is another solid release from the Edinburgh producer. Through playful textures, Powers continues to cement his position as one of grime’s most interesting innovators. (AQ) IDA The Glasgow-based DJ and promoter found a way into music after leaving her hometown in Finland for Aberdeen. Since then, she’s taken the Scottish scene by storm with her Acid Flash parties that spin a modern take on the house and techno genres. (KG)
OPTIMO (ESPACIO) JD Twitch and JG Wilkes’ era-defining club continues to play dates at home and abroad, and celebrated the tenth anniversary of Optimo Music, which this year brought us Free Love’s new album. Twitch’s score for
Beats and the AF (Against Fascism) Trax imprint launch were also clear highlights of 2019. (DP)
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INKKE Glasgow-based producer Russell Patterson, known as Inkke, has been one to watch on LuckyMe’s roster since 2016’s ‘Secret Palace’ EP and his subsequent 2018 release, Lil Plasma. His latest, FWDK Volume II, picks up where Volume I left off, with the 22-track project described as ‘a homage to Memphis rap’. (AQ) DENIS SULTA With a burgeoning international career as a thrilling cross-genre DJ who curates diverse support line-ups with his Sulta Selects brand, Denis Sulta’s welcome to Ninja Tune with his ‘Aye Spoake Te Sumwuhn & They Listenhd’ EP has opened a door to the production A-list. (DP)
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MISS WORLD Julia Barbour and Emily Grieve co-founded this all-female DJ collective to give a platform to womxn and queer DJ talent. As well as hosting a range of inclusive and eclectic line-ups, the pair also run a series of DJ workshops for womxn and non-binary folks. (KG) Lezzer Quest
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