Clubs

Crate Digging: Isaac Tichauer

The DJ gives a sneak peek in his record crate ahead of his appearance at Gasoline Dance Machine

Edinburgh favourite Gasoline Dance Machine launches in Glasgow this month and to mark the occasion they’re joined by special guest Isaac Tichaur. Here the French Express signee talks us through ‘some tracks I’m loving right now for a whole range of…

Zomby - With Love

Ambitious and sprawling double LP by indefatigable talented artist

Given that Zomby routinely treats his fans with disdain and doesn’t bother turning up to play gigs when booked or petulantly strops off after 20 minutes, it would be fitting if I accidently didn’t bother to review his album. Fitting, but would get me…

Profile: Drums of Death

The skull-faced producer has worked with Hot Chip and Peaches in between his solo output

Name: Drums of Death Occupation: Skull-faced, make-up caked master of spooky synths, gritty grime and acid techno. Born in Oban but now residing in London (via Glasgow) Drums of Death, has created a villainous alter ego for his electronic output, a…

The rise of Daniel Pearce, aka Eats Everything

The Bristolian DJ has collaborations planned with Justin Martin & Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs

The Bristolian renaissance in dance music perhaps hasn’t had a lot of overground attention because of the disparity of all the producers to have emerged from the city in recent years (would you put Julio Bashmore, Peverelist, Joker and Appleblim on the…

DJ Steven Warwick aka Heatsick discusses his 'club music as sound installation' approach

The producer creates vivid, compulsive, danceable grooves with discordant interventions

Speak to your average DJ and you’ll find they usually had two reasons for getting involved with music. For some, their first clubbing experiences were right at the heart of a vibrant scene as it was taking off and they just went with the flow. Steven…

Promoter Sandy Morland promises The Shimmy is 'a party', not 'a club night'

Brazilian duo Digitaria (Hot Creations) are set to play the event at Saint Judes

Anyone reading the papers lately might have noticed a furore build up over a Glasgow club with two-way mirrors installed in the ladies’ toilets, a story which went viral, then national, causing a spot of bad publicity for the club involved.

T in the Park 2013: A guide to the best dance and electronic music

The best acts in the Slam tent, including Ben Klock, Claude Von Stroke and Jamie Jones

Occupying an area somewhere between an IMAX 3D screening and an art installation, there's little doubt German krautrock legends Kraftwerk's live show is a major highlight of the 2013 T in the Park bill - for fans of any music. Titans of the transistor…

Scottish festivals 2013 - An A-Z of the best summer festivals

The best festivals of music, film, food, cycling and more taking place in Scotland 2013

When it comes to festivals, Scotland really doesn’t hold back. From Orkney to Byres Road, muddy fields to stately homes, the growing number of them cater to all tastes, styles and budgets. Our A-Z guide profiles Scotland’s best summer jamborees, the…

Misadventures in Wonderland: Rock'n'Roll Ping Pong

Our intrepid columnist Alice tells us what she learned at Bongo Club's table tennis club night

1. I’m not entirely negative. Before all my previous challenges for this column, I’ve been a real dick about it. I don’t know if it was the vast amount of attention I was getting from telling people that I was going to an amateur ping pong night in the…

Matias Aguayo set for Electric Frog 2013 set

DJ and producer whose live sets make use his voice as singing and percussive instrument

‘Travelling to different countries and meeting people who speak other languages and have different codes of behaviour, has made me more flexible in the way I communicate and act towards others; I think this is somehow, unintentionally reflected in the…

Podcast review: Resident Advisor

As the best online-only dance magazine in the world, there are many reasons to visit Resident Advisor. They do international club listings, ticket sales, features on new and established artists, short documentaries, a forum and an aggregated news feed…

Crate Digging: Richard Fearless selects six of his current favourite tracks

DJ and co-founder of Death in Vegas starts new night Drone at Glasgow’s Berkeley Suite

'578’ Gunnar Wendel (FXHE Records) is a stunning, melodic, trance-inducing piece of techno. Lauded by the likes of Mr Andrew Weatherall, it's been remixed by the genius that is Omar S, a man who can do no wrong in my eyes. It's truly sublime, with…

The Vaccines set to perform at RockNess 2013

Henry Northmore talks to The Vaccines as they lead the charge of the indie brigade at this year’s Ro

RockNess started out as a dance music festival but over the last few years it’s started to evolve into a mixing pot, as rock rubs shoulders with trance and hip hop stars share a stage with acoustic acts. Rock’n’roll rabble rousers The Vaccines take the…

Interview: Basement Jaxx perform at RockNess 2013

London duo prepare to headline RockNess for a second time

It’s Basement Jaxx effortless ability to bring seemingly disparate elements together that makes them such a fascinating live act. Techno is welded to Latin while house tangos with calypso from the upbeat mania of ‘Red Alert' to the punk funk delirium of…

RockNess 2013 Bluffer's Guide

Guide to the wide array of musical genres present at this year's RockNess

Musical genres can be tricky things at the best of times so here’s out cut out a keep guide in case you find yourself out of your depth while chatting to a musical trainspotter Techno Do Say: ‘While you have to respect the innovations coming out…

New young producer Koreless mixes dreamlike ambience and 2-step beats

The breaking electronica/dubstep producer returns to the city where he first made his name

‘I developed an obsession with music after getting a computer filled with all sorts, from Ali Farka Touré through to AR Rahman, off my uncle Gareth,’ says Lewis Roberts, the currently-breaking-through 21-year-old producer who dug a first foothold under…

Gays in Space promises LGBT-friendly clubbing with a cosmic theme

DJ Space Cadette talks us through the disco night's ethos

‘What’s in a name?’ your man Shakespeare once said. Well, a lot apparently, if you are Gays in Space, one of Glasgow’s newest gay nights. ‘People’s initial reaction is often a bit confused, thinking the name sounds really stupid,’ admits organiser Hazel…

Sophie Kromholz, one of the founders of TYCI, shares the group's Record Store Day plans

The women's collective is hosting performances by Jo Mango, Siobhan Wilson and Kitty the Lion

Like many good stories, the tale of TYCI starts in a bar. A group of witty wild things were in the throes of discussion (and beverages of various alcoholic percentages), when the following issue was raised: people still make a really big deal out of…

Container, Dalhous and The Orpheus Choir set for Glasgow club night Collapse

Off-beam US techno producer Container makes loud, rhythmic techno

How plans to bring off-beam US techno producer Container to the UK transformed into a cutting edge electronica night

Marcus Intalex launches new house and techno identity Trevino

Underground house and techno from DJ and producer known for drum & bass

‘It’s underground house and techno,’ explains Trevino, a new alias for a name that will be more familiar to most clubbers as drum & bass don Marcus Intalex. This isn’t a new secret identity with Intalex trying to keep his involvement confidential; he’d…

Crate Digging - Truss/MPIA3

DJ and producer shares some of his favourite tracks ahead of set at Unseen’s first birthday

Truss (also known by his ‘aggressive brutal electronic’ alter ego MPIA3) shares some of his favourite tracks ahead of his guest set at techno night Unseen’s first birthday. My first pick is DJ Richard ‘Leech (White Material). I was chatting to Bill…

Jackmaster, We Were Promised Jetpacks and Kevin Saunderson set for Aberdeen festival The Big Beach Ball

Festival season kicks off with mix of DJs, electronica and indie at Beach Ballroom

After a storming debut last year we’re pleased to announce that the Big Beach Ball is back with their handpicked boutique festival line-up featuring Jackmaster, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Kevin Saunderson and more playing across indoor and outdoor…

S-Type - King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow, Sat 30 Mar 2013

The LuckyMe-signed producer shows why US hip hop labels are after him

The Blessings’ Martyn Flyn and Dominic Flanagan and the acts on their LuckyMe label are more familiar with organising and playing at club nights, so it’s something of a surprise to find the duo hosting a gig at King Tuts, a venue better known for…

New announcements for RockNess 2013 include Lianne la Havas, Rolando and Kerri Chandler

Reverend & The Makers, Dog is Dead, Henrik Schwarz and more join the line up

The latest additions to 2013’s RockNess festival include soul singer Lianne la Havas; upbeat indie poppers Dog is Dead; Sheffield’s Reverend & The Makers fronted by the outspoken Jon McClure; Detroit techno master Rolando (Underground Resistance/Soma…

Interview: Todd Edwards set for Electric Frog Easter Weekender 2013

Line-up features Simian Mobile Disco, Andrew Weatherall, Todd Terje and Pan-Pot

Easter and resurrections go together, in which case Glasgow’s finest serious clubber’s weekender has chosen the right time to stage a comeback. Just when it looked like the two-day Electric Frog event as was had given up the ghost in the face of…