Clubs, Issue 696

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Friendly Fires confirmed for Big Beach Ball 2012

23 Apr 2012

Mercury Prize winners will headline the new Aberdeen event with DJ set

With only two weeks to go until the inaugural 11-hour Big Beach Ball festival, organisers have announced that Friendly Fires will headline at the Aberdeen Beach Ballroom on Sun 6 May. Fellow musicians Derrick Carter, Heartthrob, Slam, Tiger & Woods…

German house DJ Tensnake - interview

18 Apr 2012

The DJ is set to play Musika, Heavy Gossip and Ultragroove's 12-hour bank holiday party

Events like this usually happen in Glasgow. But Musika, in association with Heavy Gossip and Ultragroove, are giving something back to Edinburgh, presenting 12 hours of house and electro spread over three stages. Showcasing some of the best live…

Highlife's Auntie Flo releases debut album

17 Apr 2012

Afro-house DJ Brian d'Souza launches Future Rhythm Machine LP with dates in Glasgow and Edinburgh

It’s a busy month for Brian d’Souza; first he’s launching his debut album as Auntie Flo Future Rhythm Machine at his Highlife night in Glasgow, then a fortnight later he’s celebrating the club’s second birthday in the same city. Sandwiched in between…

Clubbers' Decktionary: Seapunk

17 Apr 2012

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

Seapunk proper noun: varied tempos, mixing 90s rave, techno, house and jungle styles, R&B vocals, even speedier beats from Chicago juke/footwork, often cheap, 8bit-style synth melodies and, you guessed it, aquatic sounds. The aquatic theme is actually…

Crate Digging: Harri of Subculture

17 Apr 2012

The long-term Sub Club resident picks five tracks that have served him best over the years

Sandee ‘Notice Me’ (Fever Records) came out years ago [1988] and it sounded amazing at the time: the production, the sound – hundreds of people have sampled it since. It’s vocal house, but dubbed out and with wee bits of acapella and lots of things to…