Clubs, Funk

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…

Crate Digging: Mighty Mouse of Disco Circus

The eclectic DJ gives us a peek in his record bag

I didn’t plan to pick any of my own music, but I’m way too proud of this not to. Du Tonc ‘Darkness’ (White Label) is the first single from a new band I’m doing with Matt Van Schie (from Australian band Van She). It was quite a challenge because…

Tony Humphries, Prins Thomas and Driza Bone to appear at Scottish Soulful Weekender 2

Organiser Yogi Haughton picks out his line-up highlights

‘We lost a lot of money,’ is one of the first things Yogi Haughton says about last year’s debut edition of his Scottish Soulful Weekender, a live-in party in a Dumfries hotel for fans of his particular axis of musical taste – broadly, Northern Soul and…

Madrid vintage funk act The Sweet Vandals to play Four Corners

The soul night is joining forces with the Edinburgh Intl Jazz & Blues Fest

‘There’s been an explosion in the number of bands playing the same music we do over the last few years,’ says Simon Hodge, one of the promoters of the Bongo Club’s long-running funk and soul night Four Corners. ‘There are two reasons for that: one is…

Interview: The Sub Club at RockNess

Glasgow’s legendary club heads to RockNess 2012 as part of their 25th anniversary celebrations

Glasgow institution the Sub Club celebrate their 25th anniversary this year and as part of their celebrations they are bringing the sounds of the Subbie to RockNess. We catch up with two of the club’s directors, Mike Grieve and Paul Crawford, to see…

Ride the RockNess Express - train details

The Express will pick up festival goers from London, Birmingham, Derby, York and Newcastle

As part of the Year of Creative Scotland, RockNess are offering a unique (and environmentally friendly) way to the festival site on the banks of Loch Ness. Picking up passengers from London, Birmingham, Derby, York and Newcastle before dropping them off…

Interview: Andrew Weatherall set for RockNess 2012

Esteemed DJ and producer on A Love From Outer Space and festivals

Andrew Weatherall is just one of the new announcements for 2012’s RockNess line-up where he’ll be joining Soma Records who are taking control of the new Arcadia UFO. It’s a Scottish Festival exclusive as he’s joined by Sean Johnston as they present an…

DJ Yogi Haughton presents Scottish Soulful Weekender

Dumfries event features Todd Terry, Kerri Chandler and Joey Negro

A weekend of soul music held at a hotel in Dumfries & Galloway sounds almost like a niche market event, a retro get-together for old school Northern Soul junkies to relive the glory days. Yet Yogi Haughton, the promoter of the first Scottish Soulful…

Profile: Moritz Von Oswald

Rare live show from minimal techno pioneer in association with club night Animal Farm

This Saturday sees one the most important and legendary figures in electronic music, Moritz Von Oswald, play a rare, pre-Subculture live set with Tikiman, organized jointly by Animal Farm and the Sub Club. An established percussionist for the likes of…

Crate Digging: Andrew Divine

The Divine DJ picks some of the long-running indie night's best

Divine’s summer vacation has been a perfect opportunity to stock-pile some new (old) vinyl ammo aimed straight at the dancefloor. These recent 7” excavations are all awaiting their debut Divine spins at The Admiral, beginning with Tangerine Peel ‘Solid…

Richard Charter of Numbers - Full interview transcript

Innovative Glasgow club Numbers reaches eighth birthday

How has this year been for you? A lot of things have been amazing this year. Being able to release new records from Redinho, Deadboy, Jamie xx and Lory D was a major thing for us because everyone involved put so much into it and the records really show…

Ms Dynamite, Yasmin, Niki & The Dove announced for RockNess 2011

Yet more names join this year’s bill

Garage MC Ms Dynamite who recently collaborated with both Katy B and Magnetic Man (who also appear at this year’s RockNess) leads the latest additions to the line-up. Joining her is female British rapper Yasmin, Highland singer-songwriter James…

Clubbers' Decktionary: UK Funky

Hobbes, resident at Devil Disco, guides you through the myriad genres of dance

UK Funky, aka ‘funky’, proper noun: British, characterised by syncopated, African rhythms, R&B-style vocalising, MCs and a four-four beat, c. 2006 – present day; influenced by (and often classified with) UK garage, grime, dubstep, jungle, rave…

Soulsville aim to rejuvenate music from the 40s and 50s

Live soul in the heart of the Capital

Name: Soulsville Occupation: Edinburgh’s hub for soul, swing and rock’n’roll. ‘We’re trying to rejuvenate music from the 40s and 50s by finding music I think is relevant to current times,’ explains promoter Francis Dosoo (aka DJ Tsatsu). ‘So…

We Are ... Electric celebrates fifth birthday

Night in two instalments as residents play alongside Scottish talents

We Are … Electric If you thought Wednesdays weren’t built for clubbing, We Are … Electric have been proving you wrong for five years. They’re celebrating their fifth birthday across two weeks, starting with a massive Scottish talent Showcase featuring…

Lizzard Lounge back for Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival 2010

Fred Wesley and Rumba Caliente Afro Latin Soul Orchestra head up club's return

Toby Shippey, the founder of the Lizzard Lounge club night and later Scots fusion group Salsa Celtica, is waxing nostalgic about the good old days. ‘We used to bring bands over from Cuba and New York,’ he tells, ‘and they would say: “This is the best…

The Final Night of Club R-P-Z

‘R-P-Z has been the best thing I have ever created,’ says the night’s founder, promoter and resident Hushpuppy, ‘and the most fun I have ever had at a club night, with all the best friends I have ever met. Far more fun that any one person could ever…

Slo-Mo and La Di Da bring disco, house and funk to Glasgow

‘After being stuck in Edinburgh for 12 years,’ says club promoter and blogger Chef De Party (not his real name, you might have guessed), ‘moving through to Glasgow is like finding the promised land.’ Which is a bit harsh on the capital, but then Chef is…

Born To Be Wide - Wide Days

It's business time! Scottish music scene-nurturing organisation Born To Be Wide has another fantastic event planned, with a line up of acts equally as impressive as the industry figures sharing their music industry knowhow. Seminars and showcases have…

Hitlist: Clubs

The best nights out this fortnight

Definition, Soul Weekender, Men & Machines, Fortified, Pinup Nights, Come and Playdate, Kreep vs Bleep, Spectrum, Vegas

Modern Lovers

Mogwai's Stuart Braithwaite performs the DJing honours at this psych-rock night

If you are looking for a mix of psych-rock, garage funk, sonic rock’n’roll and Motown classics that has a retro soundtrack but isn’t stuck in the past Modern Lovers is the perfect prescription. This fortnight expect an even heavier, darker version of…

Hitlist: Clubs

Devil Disco Club, Mudhoney, Pulse, Telefunken, Sensu is 5, The B^stard Dancehall, Pest Control Records, Mount Heart Attack, Death Disco, Numbers, Ultragroove

Kraak and Smaak

Name: Kraak and Smaak. Occupation: Dutch purveyors of crispy funk and futuristic jazzy beats. Kraak & Smaak? Is this some new high-class drugs combo I’ve never heard of before? While we’re sure they get the double meaning it actually translates as…

Hitlist: Clubs

Cabaret Voltaire’s Alternative Freshers Week, Kinky Afro, Motherfunk, Pinup Nights, Weak at the Knees, Numbers & Fortified, Huntleys and Palmers Audio Club, Compact Disco, Streetrave 20th Birthday Party

Superfly

Although the 100th month of a club night is a strange anniversary to be celebrating, it isn’t the only reason we’re recommending broad-minded soul, funk, classic rock and indie night Superfly this time round. This edition is also the last Superfly to be…