Clubs, Issue 649

Profile: Taz Buckfaster

Name Taz Buckfaster Occupation Glaswegian dubstep rabble rouser. Nice name, you can tell he’s from Glasgow but what does he sound like? ‘Various styles which float around the 140bpm mark,’ explains Buckfaster of his bass heavy productions.

John Digweed, Timo Maas and Hot Chip lined up for Musika third birthday

For Derek Martin, promoter of Edinburgh house and electro clubbing brand Musika, the fire which has temporarily put the city’s Liquid Room venue out of action represents an opportunity more than it does a setback. Musika’s residency there wasn’t even…

Why the Beats & Cubes show is the square root of live electronic music - Etienne de Crecy interview

Square Pusher

Henry Northmore is spellbound by French producer Etienne de Crecy’s new ‘Beats & Cubes’ live show. Etienne de Crecy is an outstanding DJ and producer. Born in Lyon, it was a move to Versailles, where he attended Jules Ferry College with Air and…

Profile: DJ Heather

Name DJ Heather Occupation In demand Chicago DJ. Chicago has a bit of a name for its house DJs doesn’t it? It does indeed my friend, in fact Chicago is considered the birthplace of house in the 1980s. Specifically at the legendary…

Fangs, French Wives, The Big Pink and Bombay Bicycle Club set for Pinup Nights

Indie heaven at Pin Up Nights this fortnight as they host the NME Awards tour afterparty, with DJ sets from two of the stars of the show: The Big Pink and Bombay Bicycle Club. Plus there are live sets from new wave electro rockers Fangs (pictured) and…

Cheeba set for Mixed Bizness date

Although he’s been doing it for more than a decade, Simon Luscombe’s big break as a DJ came in 2008, when he won Solid Steel’s Mix of the Year award. Most DJs would be grateful of the associated glory and set about getting on with their own thing, but…

Fudge Fingas returns to Edinburgh's Ultragroove

Expect multi-layered house, Detroit beats and jazzy interludes as Fudge Fingas returns to Ultragroove. Garnering praise from the likes of Theo Parrish, Derrick May and Gilles Peterson for his own productions on Edinburgh’s Firecracker Records, he’s…