Clubs, Issue 686

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Clubbers decktionary: Moombahton

10 Aug 2011

A guide to the musical genre defined by midtempo shuffling rhythms

Moombahton (moom-bar-tonn), also Moombahsoul, Moombahcore, Moombahstep, proper noun: midtempo style (105-115 BPM), characterised by the same shuffling rhythms (or ‘riddims’) of reggaeton, cumbia and dancehall with heavy bass and beats, plus…

Ben UFO guests at Glasgow dubstep club Kollektiv

10 Aug 2011

Co-founder of second wave dubstep label Hessle Audio

Alongside Ramadanman and Pangaea, Ben UFO is one of the founders of second wave dubstep label Hessle Audio, which was one of the first of the genre’s dedicated labels to originate outside London. Although he’s originally from the capital (with a mother…

bETAMAX - New Edinburgh club plays 70s and 80s edgy dance

9 Aug 2011

New club from promoters behind FAST and Vintage Violence

‘In our heads bETAMAX will be halfway between some legendary NY night like Danceteria and a local disco in Basildon circa 1982. If the Tories want to drag us back to that era in the worst of ways, we can at least enjoy the soundtrack,’ explains…

Crate Digging: Club Noir on the records required for a burlesque club

9 Aug 2011

Featuring Urban Voodoo Machine, Imelda May and Gogol Bordello

We all know about the burlesque shows that are the centre piece of every Club Noir, but what about the music? We ask their resident, DJ Loveless, to tell us what sets the dancefloor shaking as they prepare for their Fringe special

Five great tracks by Plump DJs

9 Aug 2011

UK DJ duo set for Edinburgh club Bass Syndicate

1. Big Groovy Fucker An early Plumps production (their second release on Finger Lickin’) that takes its name literally. A big pumping groove machine that ends in a flurry of acidic breakbeat. 2. Creepshow Sees Andy Gardner and Lee Rous at their…

Interview - Mike Slott, Eclair Fifi and Machinedrum of LuckyMe

8 Aug 2011

Glasgow DIY label set for Edinburgh Festival clubnight

Mike Slott (producer) I met Dom [Flannigan] who runs LuckyMe in Borders Books. He was sneaking flyers into hip hop magazines. We got chatting, we liked similar music and in Glasgow if you’re into a certain kind of music, you bump into the same people…