Clubs, Issue 636

Maelstrom

‘I started DJing,’ says Paul Gordon candidly, ‘by playing some pretty dubious music. Definitely nothing I’d admit to! You know, all the usual under-18s discos when I was about 13 or 14, then I started to get a few decent gigs as I got older. I played…

EH1 Festival

Inaugural all-day celebration of dance music culture

Colours and Streetrave have decided to celebrate their 20th anniversary in style, and you’re all invited as they present perhaps the biggest club event Edinburgh has ever seen – the EH1 Festival at the Royal Highland Showground out at Ingliston. ‘It’s a…

Jackmaster

Jack Revill has had a good idea of what he’s wanted to do for a living since an early age. At least, in fact, since he was 14 years old and managed to score quite possibly the greatest work experience placement from school. ‘I went to work at the…

RAW

The highs and lows of clubland

Aerial work can often be filled with magic and mystery, as you watch a performer fly fearlessly through the air. That bravado, however, is based on many things — not least the person behind the scenes making it all happen. ‘The aerial technician is so…

Top 5 things to do this week

We go behind the scenes of the first collaborative exhibition by Baldvin Ringsted and Hrafnhildur Halldórsdóttir and explore the theme of improvisation versus skill that informs their work. Intermedia Gallery, CCA, Glasgow, Tue 18 Aug–Sun 6 Sep.

The Black Dog and Mr Copy set for Soma Records Night

It has become a bit of a mainstay at the Edge Festival and Glasgow’s premiere label, Soma Records, is back once again for its annual showcase of all that’s great and good in the world of house and techno. This year’s line-up includes seminal UK techno…

Wire

‘Discotronic pop, art punk, twisted folk, electronic love and beyond,’ promises promoter/resident DJ Craig Jamieson at Wire. ‘Scotland’s most eclectic soundclash celebrates the best in innovative and cult music.’ Jamieson will be happily living up to…

Fierce Angel

Mark Doyle not only set up the world conquering Hed Kandi brand of glamourous house, chillout grooves and instantly recognisable cover art, in 2006 he launched his Fierce Angel project, which comes to Glasgow for a night of sexy, fresh Ibiza anthems and…

The Foundling Wheel

Solo experimental electronica from Edinburgh as The Foundling Wheel lay down a set of abrasive beats, deep spooky vocals, ‘noise-saturated mountains of programmed polyrhythms and bit-crushed distortion’. Enfant Bastard and Asthmatic Astronaut join The…