Clubs, House

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…

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…

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…

French producer Vitalic takes live band on road for UK tour

Latest album Rave Age fuses disco with rock

In the near two decades since he started making and playing music, Pascal Arbez has managed to surf the waves of taste without being trapped in the hole of typecasting to any particular scene or genre. Discovered by Michael Amato, aka The Hacker, and…

Clubbers' Decktionary: Jackin'

New strain of house popular in north of England as played by DJs Tom Zanetti, Nick Hannam & Ryan Ja

Jackin’, or Jacking, aka Jackin’ House, proper noun, a ‘new’ strain of house music which has emerged over the last couple of years predominantly in clubs around the north of England and the Midlands. The focus is very much on bouncy, energetic, bass…

Legendary Edinburgh house night Truth to return for one-off party

Ultragroove's Gareth Sommerville and Colin Cook resurrect the vinyl-only basement party

Residents Gareth Sommerville and Colin Cook. Guests This is more of an intimate shindig than a big name guest-led party. Music policy Top quality, old fashioned, underground house music. What they say Let us set the scene. It’s 1993 and Sommerville…

2020Vision label boss Ralph Lawson comes to Edinburgh's No Strings Attached

The house/techno DJ is the man behind Leeds' Back to Basics night and 2020Soundsystem

‘It’s had its ups and downs,’ says Ralph Lawson of his more than two decades at the heart of dance music in the UK, most notably as the long-running resident of Leeds’ fabled Back to Basics, label boss of 2020Vision and driver of live production outfit…

Interview - François Kevorkian on beginnings, inspirations and love of music

We talk to the influential New York DJ as before he plays Melting Pot's twelfth birthday

To celebrate their twelfth Birthday, Melting Pot have invited François Kevorkian to play their 350-capacity home, The Admiral. More familiar with playing much larger venues, this will be a rare occasion to experience the legendary New York DJ in such…

Nuclear Bunkerave set to host a 12 hour club marathon in a very unique venue

The event will bring Animal Farm, Rebecca Vasmant and more to Scotland's Nuclear Bunker in Fife

The old nuclear bunker out past Anstruther might be a popular family tourist attraction, but club promoters from around Scotland have long had their eye on it for a party, presumably with thoughts of the rave from Matrix: Reloaded in mind while they did…

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…

House and techno producer Eric Estornel comes to Scotland under his Maceo Plex guise

The DJ has also released music as Maetrik, Eric Entity, Mariel Ito and Plaex

‘It’s been a gradual, step by step ascent, not overnight like a lot of DJs,’ says Eric Estornel of his career to date. ‘When I released my first record in 1998 I thought my music career was taking off. Then, not long after I took the name Maetrik, I…

Crate Digging: Animal Farm's Darren Quail and Charles Turtle

The DJ/promotion outfit share their favourite club tracks

Quail: Mike Huckaby ‘Flashbacks from the M1’ (SYNTH) [from The Versatility EP] is a remastered classic from 1997 and simple Detroit techno at its best. It’s got a kick, a hi-hat, a clap and a synth hook that would deepen the shallowest of souls, it’s…

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…

Gasoline Dance Machine to celebrate first birthday with Libertine Supersport's Mickey

One year on with the Gasoline Dance Machine story, it’s back to where it all began for the all-encompassing electronic party. After being moved on from Cabaret Voltaire when the venue closed for refurbishment in February and having spent a period up the…

New club night Basement Jams aims to pick up where Monox left off

Resident Dan Monox is looking forward to guest slots from Jared Wilson, Madteo and Gerry Read

Long-running Glasgow techno club Monox might have ended more than 18 months ago, but the team who used to run it found it hard to stay away. ‘I didn’t miss it when it finished, believe you me,’ laughs Dan Lurinsky, aka Dan Monox, ‘but after a while I…

A guide to Edinburgh club nights

Club Together, The Egg, Karnival, Musika and more

Club Together. A mix of dubstep, electro and breaks taking place in Edinburgh’s biggest student union. Jakwob kicks off this year’s club calendar on 12 Sep, followed by The Cut Up Boys (26 Sep) and Kissy Sell Out (28 Nov). And it’s free entry. Bonus.

A guide to Glasgow club nights

Pressure, Octopussy, i Am, Killer Kitsch, Melting Pot, Love Music, Totally Visual Tuesdays and more

Pressure.Big room, big name house and techno events at Glasgow’s most impressive club space, courtesy of Slam Events, the team behind the Slam Tent at T in the Park. Typical guests include the likes of Laurent Garnier and Jeff Mills. Arches, Glasgow…

A guide to Scotland's club scene

DJ, co-owner and promoter of Third Door Sarah David on the beauty of student nightlife

So here you are. You are about to embark on this incredible journey of discovery. You want to hunt out fresh and exciting experiences, to meet and embrace new people and to embark on the next chapter of your life... oh... er, yes and, of course, study.

Clubbers' Decktionary: Scouse House aka Donk, UK Bounce, NRG

A guide to the myriad genres of clubbing, from Trouble's DJ Hobbes

Scouse House aka Donk, UK Bounce, NRG Proper noun, 130–140 bpm Relentlessly, um, bouncy and uplifting strand of hard dance/house/trance music, characterised by banging kicks, speedy snare rolls, basslines which (literally) go ‘donk’, gaudy synths…

Crate Digging: Foamo

The house and heavy bass producer tells us about 5 of his favourite records before he guests at XY

I’ll go with Justin Martin ‘Don’t Go’ (Dirtybird) from his new album [Ghettos & Gardens] – he’s been one of my favourite producers for a while. I think he has a similar vibe to the stuff I make, where he is quite into his drum & bass and brings some of…

Bigfoot's Tea Party welcomes M_nus signee Ambivalent

The minimal techno artist is headlining the house & techno mini-fest

Coming up this month is the third bi-annual instalment of Bigfoot’s Tea Party’s very own warehouse party that isn’t a warehouse party. ‘It’s more like a mini-festival,’ corrects promoter George Russell, who also provides visuals for the event under the…

Interview: Friendly Fires plan to get the crowds dancing at RockNess 2012

Ed Macfarlane on festivals, pop music and dancing ‘like an idiot’

Friendly Fires blur the lines between indie and dance music, so their brand of punk funk should fit in perfectly at RockNess. Hailing from St Albans in Hertfordshire they were nominated for the Mercury Music prize for their debut eponymous album, which…

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…