Clubs, Reggae

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.

Crate Digging: The Riddim Tuffa Crew

Edinburgh based duo Adham and Frontline Selecta pick some tunes prior to their Wee Dub Festival set

Last year was a really good year for us as we managed to launch our own label and put out a few records. Riddim Tuffa feat Little Kirk ‘Kill Them Out’ (Tuffa Dubs) is a regular stamper in our DJ set. The groovy bass and amazing vocals from Kirk is a…

Preview of 2012 - Major Lazer

Tsunami of sound from Diplo and Switch's musical alter-ego

Brace yourselves for some sub-heavy electro dancehall from Diplo and Switch as they unleash their collective alter ego Major Lazer: ‘A Jamaican commando who lost his arm in the secret Zombie War of 1984. The US military rescued him and repurposed…

Crate Digging: DJ Astroboy, resident at Departure Lounge

The club night's defining moments, prior to its final instalment

When we started the night back in 2003, as a group of friends who just wanted to hear some different music in the club, little did we think it would take off like it did. The mixture of live music and DJ sets of African, Latin, jazz and soul influenced…

Crate Digging: Andrew Divine

The Divine DJ picks some of the long-running indie night's best

Divine’s summer vacation has been a perfect opportunity to stock-pile some new (old) vinyl ammo aimed straight at the dancefloor. These recent 7” excavations are all awaiting their debut Divine spins at The Admiral, beginning with Tangerine Peel ‘Solid…

A rough guide to the genre of music known as Lovers Rock

Clubbers' Decktionary: A guide to the myriad genres of clubbing

Lovers Rock adj. romantic style of reggae music cultivated on the London reggae scene, c. 1975-1985. While contemporary strands of reggae (dub, roots, rocksteady etc) were becoming increasingly politicised and serious, Lovers Rock maintained a…

Dawn Penn, voice of Studio One records, lines up UK tour

Singer of You Don’t Love Me (No, No, No) set for UK dates

Dawn Penn From Born in Jamaica. Keeps her current whereabouts hush-hush. Occupation Singer for seminal Kingston label Studio One as a teenager in the 1960s, including her own reggae covers of tracks such as ‘To Sir With Love’, ‘Here Comes the Sun’ and…

Fortified presents: Scientist vs The Upsetters

‘Let me tell you man, reggae is the hardest music to engineer'

Capturing the sounds of the studio and helping to commit them to wax while preserving and, if possible, enhancing the essence of the performance, the studio engineer is a conduit between the art and physics of recording. In many respects the process is…

Deadly Hunta appearing at One Drop, Edinburgh

Covering a broad church of complimentary styles, One Drop promise that you’ll hear reggae, dancehall, hip hop and more at their latest event. It’s a good thing, then, that their headliner is Brit MC Deadly Hunta, whose own CV is similarly…

Skinnyman guests at Edinburgh's One Drop night

Initially signing to Talkin’ Loud, his calling card was his debut album Council Estate of Mind, that summed up the reality of city life with sharp rap, grime beats and heavy bass. Describing his own productions as ‘rhythmatic urban poetry’ he…

Kenny Knots set for date with Mungo’s Hi-Fi

Genuine roots and dub from Kenny Knots, who started his career in reggae singing with North London’s Unity Sound System as a teenager in the 80s. Debut single ‘Watch How The People Dancing’ was his first big success going on to have releases on…

Hitlist: Clubs

Cabaret Voltaire’s Alternative Freshers Week, Kinky Afro, Motherfunk, Pinup Nights, Weak at the Knees, Numbers & Fortified, Huntleys and Palmers Audio Club, Compact Disco, Streetrave 20th Birthday Party

Balkanarama

It’s a full on fest of Balkan beats and gypsy jazz as Balkanarama hosts a big midsummer party in both cities. With live music (from Erdogan Orkestra, Kuchke and Black Cat); DJs for a fusion of electro, gypsy punk and reggae; belly dancing, pipers, jam…

Riddim Tuffa

DRUM & BASS/DUBSTEP/REGGAE Riddim Tuffa has been steadily gathering momentum since moving to the GRV in 2008. Their music policy has its roots in reggae but happily embraces all the myriad forms it has inspired, with ragga, jungle and dubstep…

Profile - Benga

Name Benga Occupation DJ and producer who, alongside Tempa labelmate and childhood friend Skream, has been operating at the forefront of dubstep since the genre emerged. Where’s he from? Croydon, Greater London, where Benga started making a name…

Ready for the festive floor: Hot Chip interview

What are your favourite Christmas hits? My favourite is the Phil Spector Christmas album, which I think is wonderful and romantic. Of course, there are also the classics, like ‘Little Drummer Boy’ and ‘I Saw Mummy Kissing Santa Claus’, which is about…

Hitlist-Clubs

● Cathouse 18th Birthday Weekender Bands, DJs and much more help celebrate Glasgow’s finest rock club. Cathouse, Glasgow, Fri 14 & Sat 15 Nov. ● Fantasylands Twelve hours of rave, trance and hardcore, with headliner Ferry Corsten. Royal Highland…

Ghislain Poirier

Hailing from Montreal, the Ninja Tune-signed Poirier has worked with the likes of Beans (Warp) and DJ /rupture (Tigerbeat6). He’s playing two disparate Art School dates this fortnight which both somehow seem to encompass his style – a broad church which…

Baller’s Social Club

One of Glasgow’s most eclectic club nights rolls on with guest appearances from England’s Darkstar, with an oddly upbeat kind of instrumental grime, and Mweslee and Bflecha (pictured). The latter pair are from Spain, and offset each other perfectly…

Student guide: Clubbing hitlist - Glasgow

David Pollock selects the top ten club nights you cannot afford to miss. OPTIMO Riding the crest of a wave for the best part of a decade now, JD Twitch and JG Wilkes’ Optimo (Espacio), which borrows the aesthetic of early 80s New York nightlife and…

Student guide: Clubbing hitlist - Edinburgh

David Pollock selects the top ten club nights you cannot afford to miss. Residents Hobbes and Erik D’Viking DJ all over town, but the eclectic party night Trouble is still their biggest deal. Diversity is key; since the start of 2007, Rob Da Bank…

Don Letts

DUB/REGGAE Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh, Sat 12 Apr What would you do if a voice of a generation ran off with your girlfriend? In the case of Don Letts, who introduced reggae to snotty nosed punks during his year zero residency at The Roxy, he…

Sister Carol and Sister Nancy

Mungo’s Hi-Fi at Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, F

REGGAE/DANCEHALL (Sister Carol, top; Sister Nancy, bottom) Sister Carol and Sister Nancy, two of reggae’s most revered and prolific artists make their Scottish debut at Triptych courtesy of Mungo’s Hi Fi and Messenger Soundsystem. Jamaican-born…

Big Toe’s Hi-fi Meets...

Big Toe’s Hi-fi Meets Messenger Soundsystem

REGGAE Following the soundsystem summit this time last year between Wee Red Bar residents Big Toe’s Hi-Fi and leading Glasgow practitioners Mungo’s, this spring sees the Big Toe folks invite Messenger Soundsystem, Edinburgh’s other big reggae club…

Mungo's Hi Fi

The Woodside Social, Glasgow, Fri 8 Dec

REGGAE/DUB Last year The List ran an article on how the Woodside Club’s existence was being threatened by a small group of local residents complaining about noise pollution. It is with both joy and a little sadness that we bring you an update on the…