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Interview: Friendly Fires plan to get the crowds dancing at RockNess 2012

Ed Macfarlane on festivals, pop music and dancing ‘like an idiot’

28 May 2012

Friendly Fires blur the lines between indie and dance music, so their brand of punk funk should fit in perfectly at RockNess. Hailing from St Albans in Hertfordshire they were nominated for the Mercury Music prize for their debut eponymous album, which…

Interview: The Sub Club at RockNess

Glasgow’s legendary club heads to RockNess 2012 as part of their 25th anniversary celebrations

23 May 2012

Glasgow institution the Sub Club celebrate their 25th anniversary this year and as part of their celebrations they are bringing the sounds of the Subbie to RockNess. We catch up with two of the club’s directors, Mike Grieve and Paul Crawford, to see…

Ride the RockNess Express - train details

The Express will pick up festival goers from London, Birmingham, Derby, York and Newcastle

8 May 2012

As part of the Year of Creative Scotland, RockNess are offering a unique (and environmentally friendly) way to the festival site on the banks of Loch Ness. Picking up passengers from London, Birmingham, Derby, York and Newcastle before dropping them off…

German house DJ Tensnake - interview

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

18 Apr 2012

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

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

17 Apr 2012

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

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

17 Apr 2012

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…

Interview: Ben Sims gets ready for RockNess 2012

The techno DJ/producer among names added to festival bill

13 Apr 2012

DJ Ben Sims has been announced for 2012’s RockNess festival, where he joins Soma Records on the Arcadia UFO stage. With over 20 years of DJ experience, running his own Theory label (among others), he’s renowned for his DJ skills using vinyl, CD and…

Interview: Andrew Weatherall set for RockNess 2012

Esteemed DJ and producer on A Love From Outer Space and festivals

30 Mar 2012

Andrew Weatherall is just one of the new announcements for 2012’s RockNess line-up where he’ll be joining Soma Records who are taking control of the new Arcadia UFO. It’s a Scottish Festival exclusive as he’s joined by Sean Johnston as they present an…

Crate digging: Nick Curly of Kehakuma

The German house DJ shares his favourite tracks ahead of a set at Return to Mono

26 Mar 2012

I’ll start with ‘Easy’ Sante feat Daniel Wild (8Bit) for me it’s the best club record of the moment, people go crazy when I play it and there’s a great vibe on the vocal. I have two labels and sometimes you sign a track and you realise, ‘boom this is…

Clubbers' Decktionary: Ballroom

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

29 Feb 2012

Ballroom aka ballroom house, or Ha, proper noun: house sub-genre, which, much like Chicago Footwork/Juke and Detroit Jit, owes its lifeblood to the highly expressive dancers (‘voguers’) who dominate the scene. Also similar to B-more, the music is raw…

Machinedrum - sXlnd

Inventive release taking in UK funky, smooth old-school house and sophisticated club tracks

27 Jan 2012

(LuckyMe) A five-track EP rather than a full-blown album, there’s nonetheless a long player’s worth of sonic invention on the latest from Travis Stewart, running the gamut from UK funky to smooth old-school house with an understated Balearic edge.

Natasha Giggs evicted from Celebrity Big Brother

TV Gossip

13 Jan 2012

Natasha Giggs has been evicted from the 'Celebrity Big Brother' house. The 28-year-old beauty - who shot to fame following her affair with her husband's brother, Manchester United footballer Ryan Giggs - became the second contestant to depart the…

Andrew Stone and Georgia Salpa face eviction

TV Gossip

9 Jan 2012

Andrew Stone and Georgia Salpa face eviction from 'Celebrity Big Brother'. The 'Pineapple Dance Studios' star and the Irish model face the public vote after landing the most nominations from fellow housemates and one of them will be the first to…

Clubbers' Decktionary: Witch House

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

5 Jan 2012

Witch House aka Haunted House or Drag, proper noun: usually down-tempo to mid-tempo (80-120 bpm), dark, syrupy fusion of hip hop with goth, industrial, noise, drone and/or shoegaze elements. Its main practitioners also favour the use of occult symbols…

Crate Digging: Playdate's Steven and Stewart

On the eve of the leftfield house night's fourth birthday, the residents pick some tunes for us

5 Jan 2012

Steven Nôze ‘Remember Love’ (My Best Friend) features one simple piano loop with two drunk Frenchmen reminiscing over what could have been in broken English with rolling choppy drums that will never get old. Franco-knees-up-party-starting…

Little Mix moving in together

TV Gossip

30 Dec 2011

Little Mix plan to move in together in 2012. The girl group - made up of Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jade Thirlwall and Perrie Edwards - are hoping to get a flat together in the new year to build on their success after winning 'The X…

Crate Digging: Scuba

The Hotflush label boss gives us his top five tracks ahead of his set at the debut EQTV party

16 Nov 2011

The first track they did together, ‘Swims’, still isn’t out yet but it’s one of the most recognisable club tunes of the year; however I think Boddika & Joy O ‘Froth’ (Unreleased) is much better. It’s a lot deeper, a lot more atmospheric, though still…

Interview - Max Cooper

Respected electronica producer and DJ set for Kollektiv show

3 Nov 2011

Max Cooper first came to the attention of clubbers and electronic music fans with his ‘Serie’ trilogy on Traum Schallplatten in 2009, each track inspired by a different mathematical or scientific concept. Since then alongside his own productions he’s…

Ever been to a silent disco with a Chinese dragon?

25 Oct 2011

Ever explored a museum at night? Ever had a cocktail surrounded by thousands of years of history? Ever been to a silent disco with a Chinese dragon? Thanks to the support of RBS and The List, the National Museum of Scotland is bringing you an exclusive…

Azari & III - Don't call them house revivalists

Toronto-based act favour Roland drum machines, crisp piano loops and emotional lyrics

21 Oct 2011

Is it too soon for a house music revival? That’s the question The List is mulling over ahead of speaking to self-proclaimed ‘house music aficionados’ Azari & III. The Toronto-based band, comprising producers Dinamo Azari and Alixander III and vocalists…

Crate Digging: Deetron, aka Sam Geiser

The Swiss DJ gives a sneak peak in his record crate ahead of his appearance at No Strings Attached

17 Oct 2011

Scuba ‘Adrenalin’ (Hotflush Recordings) has been a constant in my set since I got it a few weeks ago, because the crowd reactions are always amazing. The combination of Detroit-ish bassline, euphoric pads and the vocal works beautifully, it’s a real…

Heavy Gossip and Ultragroove join forces

DJs Nick Yuill and Gareth Sommerville discuss the past and future of the Edinburgh house nights

16 Sep 2011

Nick Yuill (Heavy Gossip) ‘Myself, [promoter] Paul [Cunningham] and Gareth [Sommerville] first got together to discuss doing one-off events and we realised we had the exact same aims and goals and it kind of rumbled on from there. ‘My first club…

Pamela Anderson leaves BB with a twist

TV Gossip

13 Sep 2011

Pamela Anderson made Rebeckah Vaughan strip one of her fellow housemates of their immunity from eviction when she left 'Big Brother' last night (12.09.11). The former 'Baywatch' actress' brief guest stint on the Channel 5 reality show came to an end…

New Glasgow club Oh My Days from team behind Killer Kitsch

French Fries and Oneman among upcoming guests

16 Aug 2011

‘I grew up going to nights like Numbers, Monox and Optimo, and more recently Stay Plastic and Fortified,’ says Martin Moffat. ‘All of whom have done or are still doing amazing things for Glasgow music. I’m just happy to get a chance to do something that…

CBB house to be a 'luxury battleground'

TV Gossip

11 Aug 2011

'Celebrity Big Brother' bosses are hoping to lull this year's contestants into a "false sense of security". With the infamous house featuring a five-star gym, Japanese-themed spa area and glamorous decor, sneaky TV chiefs have staged the perfect…

Virgo Four guest at Rubadub’s 19th birthday

Chicago house greats set for Glasgow record shop's Sub Club night

3 Aug 2011

‘We weren’t cool with any of the other DJs back then,’ says Merwyn ‘Merl’ Sanders, one half of old school 1980s Chicago house duo Virgo Four alongside Eric Lewis. ‘Our stuff was weird, it was a little mellow, and I’m coming from a Christian Church…

Interview: DJ Sneak - set for Edinburgh's Telefunken

The legendary DJ on 'real' underground house

3 Aug 2011

DJ Sneak loves house music. In fact he’s kinda protective of the genre. ‘The word “house” has been murdered by the media and people like Swedish “blank” Mafia, which clearly know nothing about house music. Underground house will always keep the spirit…

Richard Charter of Numbers - Full interview transcript

Innovative Glasgow club Numbers reaches eighth birthday

20 Jul 2011

How has this year been for you? A lot of things have been amazing this year. Being able to release new records from Redinho, Deadboy, Jamie xx and Lory D was a major thing for us because everyone involved put so much into it and the records really show…

Floating Points guests at Numbers eighth birthday party

Sub Club night celebrates great year for Glaswegian music collective

29 Jun 2011

We all like to celebrate, but few of us can do it better than the producers, DJs, label bosses and promoters that make up the Glaswegian music collective Numbers, renowned for their sheer foot-grabbing, hands-in-the-air dance-floor dexterity. Propelled…

Cabaret Voltaire venue launches Cab Vol Stars clubnight

New club helmed by Cab Vol employees from bar staff to cleaners

29 Jun 2011

Residents A rolling selection of Cabaret Voltaire employees from bar staff to cleaners Guests It will be a different line-up every month but as an example Prof, Dimi and Cunnie host this July date Music policy It really is a mixed bag, from…

Ms Dynamite, Yasmin, Niki & The Dove announced for RockNess 2011

Yet more names join this year’s bill

31 May 2011

Garage MC Ms Dynamite who recently collaborated with both Katy B and Magnetic Man (who also appear at this year’s RockNess) leads the latest additions to the line-up. Joining her is female British rapper Yasmin, Highland singer-songwriter James…

Ferry Corsten, Eddie Halliwell and Pete Tong among highlights of Coloursfest 2011

10th anniversary of Scotland’s only dance-focused festival

30 May 2011

This year is the tenth anniversary of Scotland’s only dance-focused festival, and they’re throwing a little party. Who’s got the cake? And the Buckie? And the poppers? A ten thousand-strong sell-out for six years running, Coloursfest isn’t for the faint…

Profile: Joy Orbison

London-based DJ and producer set for Edinburgh date

24 May 2011

Joy Orbison’s a bit like one of those sought after rare birds: elusive, tantalizing, gleaming with a certain flair and vaunting a slightly mischievous charm. A comparison to Kevin from ‘Up’ springs to mind, only Joy Orbison’s quite a lot cooler. Since…

5 reasons to go to Coloursfest

Scotland's favourite dancefest returns to Braehead

17 May 2011

1 It’s the 10th anniversary Colours themselves have worked out that’s 500 artists over 90 hours and 50 arenas in the last decade. As Scotland’s longest-running dedicated dance festival, it’s surely due some deserved recognition on its big day. 2 It…

Nick Yuill of Heavy Gossip recommends five tracks from DFA's Maurice Fulton

17 May 2011

Having left Medina behind, Edinburgh house night Heavy Gossip relaunches this month with a brand new residency at Hawke & Hunter. For the debut date they’ve invited along Baltimore’s Maurice Fulton (DFA): here, resident Nick Yuill gives us five tracks…

RockNess adds six more names for 2011’s event

17 May 2011

Bombay Bicycle Club, Sparrow & the Workshop, Afghan Raiders, D/R/U/G/S, Funeral Suits and Visions of Trees have all been added to the RockNess line up, due to take place from 10–12 June on the banks of Loch Ness. They join a line up already bursting…

Robert Pattinson scared of house buying

Celebrity Gossip

7 May 2011

Robert Pattinson "freaked out" when he was about to buy a house. The 24-year-old British actor - who is dating his 'Twilight Saga' co-star Kristen Stewart - mostly lives in hotels, and though he has a desire to settle down in one place, he thinks his…

Electric Frog Easter Weekender - Glasgow, 23-24 Apr 2011

Francois K and Erol Alkan top festival's expertly curated line-up

6 May 2011

It's an exciting time for Glasgow-based micro-festival Electric Frog, the city’s lively weekender of electronic music. Not only does it have both an Easter and summer outing this year for the first time, it's also expanding from a day-long to a…

House night Luvely calls it a day after 15 years

14 Apr 2011

We’ve had a stint of big club nights closing over the last year or so (Taste, Optimo and Headspin instantly spring to mind) and now Luvely have announced their retirement. ‘There’s no point keeping going just for the sake of keeping going, it’s better…

Laidback Luke, Derrick Carter, Andrew Weatherall, Beardyman, Nero and many more join 2011’s RockNess line-up

7 Apr 2011

Tons and tons of new names have been announced for this year’s RockNess. Laidback Luke, The Japanese Popstars, The Boxer Rebellion, Morning Parade, Twilight Sad, Nero, Skrillex, Beardyman, Sub Focus (live), Sons & Daughters, Broken Records, Chapel Club…

Crate Digging: DJ Ian Pooley takes us through tracks at the front of his record box

Crate digging: Kraftwerk, Sven VT, Feygin and Martinez Brothers

15 Mar 2011

‘My mum played everything from classical to electronic music. I remember listening to the Krafwerk Autobahn (Capitol) album which she had on vinyl. I was really into it. I was really into instrumental music and the synthesiser sound really intrigued me.

Cottam guests at Heavy Gossip

Minimalist DJ talks to us ahead of set with Craig Smith and Nick Yuill

7 Mar 2011

When it comes to house you know you’re in safe hands with residents Craig Smith and Nick Yuill, two DJs who have carved out a reputation for their taste in disco house and deep funky electronica. Now their Heavy Gossip is set to celebrate its first…

5 reasons to go to... Deadly Rhythm

Alex Surguladze's brand new dubstep, grime and garage night opens at La Cheetah

7 Mar 2011

1. It’s a brand new night, sort of ‘It’s an extension of a night I ran down in London,’ says promoter Alex Surguladze. ‘As the three of us who ran it have moved around the country [he’s in Glasgow to study] we’ve taken it with us, so there’s still a…

Kendra Wilkinson's haunted house

Celebrity Gossip

20 Feb 2011

Kendra Wilkinson's old house was haunted. The blonde beauty - who has a 14-month-old son, Hank Baskett IV, with NFL star husband Hank Baskett - says the property where she filmed her reality TV show 'Kendra' had a huge ghostly presence and she never…

Tokyoblu celebrates its 100th party

Co-founder of established Edinburgh house night reflects on journey through capital's club scene

28 Jan 2011

‘I haven’t been sitting at home counting them off with a score card, honest,’ protests Tokyoblu co-founder John Hutchison ahead of his club’s 100th party. ‘It was actually Gibby [fellow founder Iain Gibson] that did it.’ It’s a bit of a spurious excuse…

Knock Knock livens up Glasgow's midweek

New cutting-edge club night plans weekly live acts and plays 'whatever the hell works'

28 Jan 2011

Residents ‘We don’t have any,’ says co-promoter Grainne Braithwaite. ‘We’re just going to ask DJs from Scotland who we like, or people who might not DJ but who we know have good taste in music.’ Lined up for some of the first few dates are Mogwai…

Edinburgh club Fuse host Congorock at farewell party

Italian producer specialising in hard frenzied beats and squealing acid

28 Jan 2011

Fuse continue in their dedicated search for the best in underground dance beats as they welcome Congorock for his Edinburgh debut. ‘I was attracted by loud music in general. Punk, hardcore, Detroit techno, I liked every kind of aggressive style of…

Laurent Garnier's LBS project fuses live performance with DJ roots

French techno legend lines up UK tour

19 Jan 2011

‘We don’t have a recipe for what exactly LBS is,’ explains Laurent Garnier from his studio near Marseille, where he’s lived since leaving Paris five years ago. ‘We like to say it’s the first letters from our names, Laurent, Ben [Rippert] and Stephane…

French electro-house DJ Yuksek set for Death Disco date

In-demand remixer for Lady Gaga, Phoenix, Gorillaz and Shitdisco on DJ tour

11 Jan 2011

French electro-house DJ Yuksek didn’t take the most obvious route into his current career. ‘I studied piano at the French conservatoire for ten years,’ he says, ‘and after that I played bass and sang vocals in a few bands. Then I started going to clubs…

Rustie to follow-up Sunburst EP with full-length release on Warp

Interview with the Glasgow producer, DJ and member of Numbers collective

3 Jan 2011

Following in the footsteps of the Numbers and LuckyMe crowds, 28-year-old Southsider Russell Whyte, now based in London, is one of the young Glasgow producers gaining notoriety for pushing electronic music in new directions with an unchartable mix of…

Hugh Laurie never has fun

Celebrity Gossip

12 Dec 2010

Hugh Laurie doesn't know what fun is. The 51-year-old British actor insists he has no idea why he always feels unhappy, despite having three children with wife Jo and huge success in US drama series 'House'. He said: "I'm not a naturally cheerful…

A look at Deadmau5's rise to fame

The Canadian DJ and producer set for Braehead Glasgow show with Magnetic Man and Calvin Harris

10 Dec 2010

How the hell did Deadmau5 get so big? The Canadian DJ and producer has been a powerful force on the commercial end of the dance music circuit for a couple of years now of course, but this month is set to prove he’s no longer just another face in a crowd…

A Guy Called Gerald set for Glasgow date at Animal Farm

Pioneering Manchester producer's show is live performance of back catalogue

10 Dec 2010

For a man who’s had a two-and-a-half decade career in electronic music, including some definitive mid-90s work on the UK jungle and drum & bass scene, Gerald Simpson will be forever known for the fruits of a very brief moment in his career. It was…

Bigfoot's Second Birthday Party

M_Nus artist Ambivalent to kick off third year

30 Nov 2010

‘I guess you could call what we do environmental art,’ says George Russell. ‘We started Bigfoot’s as a way of exploring unconventional ways to host electronic music events, and that involves spending as much time on the production side of things as…

Wagner 'begged to leave' X Factor house

TV Gossip

24 Nov 2010

Wagner Fiuza-Carrilho "begged" to leave the 'X Factor' house. The 54-year-old Brazilian - who was reportedly kicked out of the residence the contestants share - explained he asked bosses of the ITV1 show if he could move to a hotel because the house…

ISVOLT: A Disaro Witch House compilation

23 Nov 2010

(Robot Elephant) If hypnagogic pop is like some half-remembered 80s fantasy, then witch-house is more of a half-repressed nightmare – familiar, compelling and faintly horrific – doused with drowsy disco beats. Fusing and abusing elements of…

New Edinburgh club Soul Kitchen plays hip hop and soul

Hip hop, souls and soulful house on menu at Medina

19 Nov 2010

Edinburgh’s club scene isn’t as bad as its detractors might make out, but it isn’t thriving. Fewer good venues have been taking up the slack over the last decade, which is why anywhere that’s trying to do its own thing should be celebrated. Take compact…

Edinburgh's Az-tech club comes to a close

Residents head up final night at The Caves

3 Nov 2010

‘Az-Tech started as a breaks night. We just wanted a place to play out the music we like and bring breaks to Edinburgh,’ explains Amy Fowler (aka resident DJ Siren). ‘But it’s evolved, our music policy is really loose, it’s just party tunes.’ Broadening…

How Edinburgh's Ultragroove has kept the dancefloor full for 11 years

Gareth Sommerville on the benefits of having open minded approach to house music

6 Oct 2010

As one of Edinburgh’s longest running nights, not only has Ultragroove been running for 11 years, but DJ/promoter Gareth Sommerville has now been putting on two parties every month for over a decade. ‘I’m not that surprised we’ve lasted this long.

Scream! set to host Benga, Stanton Warriors and Cagedbaby

Return of improved Liquid Room reinvigotates Edinburgh clubbing

22 Sep 2010

The return of the Liquid Room has reinvigorated Edinburgh’s nightlife, not only the return of much loved clubs (now playing out on a new £1.2 million soundsystem) but fresh nights like Scream!, a new Thursday nighter with some serious pulling power.

Yousef set for Edinburgh date at Karnival

24 Aug 2010

House night Karnival welcomes Yousef for their end of festival party. A former Bedroom Bedlam winner who has gone on to headline all the world’s major clubs (Pacha, Cocoon, Space, etc) as well as his own Circus night in Liverpool. Describing his music…

David Guetta set for Creamfields, LED, Edinburgh and Belfast shows - profile

So exactly how much of a ‘superstar DJ’ is this chap?

17 Aug 2010

Name David Guetta Occupation French superstar DJ So exactly how much of a ‘superstar DJ’ is this chap? If we ignore the albums, the mix CDs, the remixes, the production work and the singles (we’ll get back to them later) Guetta is one of…

Detroit's electronic prodigy Kyle Hall

The unconfined artist gets ready to guest at Jelly Roll Soul

6 Aug 2010

‘I first got into electronic music at the age of 11,’ says Kyle Hall, the latest bright hope to emerge from the city of Detroit’s illustrious music scene. ‘I’d go over to my Uncle Ray’s crib and he’d show me his records and how to mix with them. I’d…

Pantha du Prince at Sneaky Pete's and Oran Mor

Minimal techno joins dots between alpine forest and the dancefloor

5 Aug 2010

‘A girl once crawled onstage behind me, and was constantly holding my trouser,’ shudders Germany’s Hendrik Weber, alias techno forager Pantha du Prince. What fate befell this tactile fan? ‘I explained it would be better for her to leave because I could…

Speedy J visits Return to Mono at the Sub Club

Full set with software, hardware, laptops and decks

5 Aug 2010

Speedy J This month Slam’s intimate Return to Mono party is rocked to the foundations by the techno assault of Speedy J (aka Jochem Paap). Rotterdam DJ/producer Paap has been instrumental in widening people’s perception of techno, taking the form to its…

Depthcharge teams up with Massimo DaCosta

Expect a night of underground Chicago and New York house

30 Jul 2010

Massimo DaCosta Depthcharge is joined by Belgian DJ Massimo DaCosta who will be demonstrating his profound love of underground Chicago and New York house. He started DJing at 17 and has now played across the globe but moved into production in 2000…

Rubadub records celebrate 18th birthday with Jeff Mills at the Sub Club

Pivotal Glasgow record shop brings Detroit techno legend to Sub Club

23 Jul 2010

‘In any city that has an important musical movement happening, there’s always a hub, like a really influential record shop or club or something like that,’ says Jack Revill. ‘As far as shops go, Berlin’s got Hardwax, Detroit has Submerge and Glasgow’s…

The Bays play Edinburgh show for Departure Lounge's seventh birthday

14 Jul 2010

Name Departure Lounge Occupation Edinburgh’s home of ‘heavyweight global sounds’. What exactly are ‘heavyweight global sounds’? Departure Lounge takes in everything from hip hop to funk and jazz to dub with a healthy dose of world music…

Liquid Room re-opening delay moves Sasha Edinburgh show to HMV Picture House

13 Jul 2010

The Liquid Room is no longer able to reopen this weekend for Sasha's performance, but the world renowned DJ and producer is still to play in the city for the first time in 7 years. One of Edinburgh's most frequented clubs, the Liquid Room closed 18…

Devil Disco Club host HRH, Simonotron and Kris Wasabi

7 Jul 2010

The Trouble duo of Hobbes and Erik d’Viking welcome us back for yet more seedy backstreet disco thrills and edgy glamour, courtesy of brand new Edinburgh electro-pop band HRH and regular DJs Simonotron (Club For Heroes) and Kris Wasabi (Wasabi Disco)…

Doc Daneeka set for Fortified vs Stay Plastic

5 Jul 2010

This isn’t, as you may have already anticipated, the character from Joseph Heller’s Catch 22 who actually knows what Catch 22 is. Instead, Swansea producer Mial Watkins is one of the rising stars of the UK clubbing scene, although which scene we’re not…

Chicago house night Fiasco host ‘secret location party’

28 May 2010

When Fiasco’s Ed Marco says his club’s next date in Glasgow is going to be another secret location party, he really means it. Even gentle exhortations to give The List a little off-the-record tip-off are stonewalled. ‘Honestly, I really can’t,’ he says.

Joey Beltram guests at Compakt

14 May 2010

Name Joey Beltram Occupation One of the pioneers of techno and inventor of the ‘hoover sound’. Hoover sound?! That’s right, the hoover sound, a staple of techno since 1991 and Beltram’s seminal ‘Mentasm’ on R&S Records. Created using…

Slo-Mo and La Di Da bring disco, house and funk to Glasgow

14 May 2010

‘After being stuck in Edinburgh for 12 years,’ says club promoter and blogger Chef De Party (not his real name, you might have guessed), ‘moving through to Glasgow is like finding the promised land.’ Which is a bit harsh on the capital, but then Chef is…

Optimover: The end of Optimo - A legendary club night

15 Apr 2010

Somehow, phrases like ‘the end of an era’ seem too melodramatic for Optimo (Espacio), a club which just cut the crap and got on with defining Glasgow’s Sunday night. For the past thirteen years, its residents JD Twitch and JG Wilkes (aka Keith McIvor…

Gene Farris plays Telefunken date

15 Apr 2010

Sexy, sultry house and serious funk grooves from special guest Gene Farris, down at this month’s celebration of house that is Telefunken. With releases on Soma, Relief, Defected, Force Inc and his own Farris Wheel Recordings you’ll be sure to hear the…

Mauro Picotto set for Boombox at Edinburgh Caves

30 Mar 2010

There aren’t as many opportunities to indulge in hard house and trance in the capital as there have in the past. Luckily for fans of harder, faster beats Boombox has secured a guest slot from one of the leaders of the scene, Mauro Picotto – famed for…

Devil Disco Club

22 Mar 2010

A night which combines all that’s best about Edinburgh’s recent clubbing history and its current, vibrant incarnation, Devil Disco Club is described by its co-promoter Hobbes as ‘the new Trouble’. Not so much a virgin night as a rethought, re-energised…

Todd Terje to play Ultragroove Edinburgh date

4 Mar 2010

By Gareth Sommerville’s calculations this is the 250th Ultragroove. It’s pretty impressive stuff and the deep house and disco night celebrates with a guest set from good friend Todd Terje. So expect Latin funk, crafty re-edits, acid house, dubby techno…

Red Bull Music Academy 2010 brings Tony Lionni, Marco Bernardi and Toddla T to Glasgow

25 Feb 2010

The organisers of this year's Red Bull Music Academy have correctly identified Glasgow as a "pioneering musical melting pot" when they were deciding where to host their unrivalled selection of acts, lectures, worskshops, demos and most importantly…

Cabaret Voltaire celebrates fifth birthday

Guests include DC Breaks, Slam, Fenech-Soler, Zane Lowe and Tom Middleton

17 Feb 2010

‘Cabaret Voltaire is one of the most atmospheric spaces you could ever find an underground club. It’s a very rare music-orientated team that work here. We’re a little family that are incredibly passionate about what we do, and I feel that really comes…

Padded Cell set for date at Glasgow's Kitty Kat Klub

17 Feb 2010

Richard Sen is being a bit modest when he describes the music he makes alongside partner Neil Higgins in Padded Cell as ‘just dance music, really.’ Asked to elaborate a little further, he’ll concede that the duo are often lumped in with the nu-disco…

Profile: DJ Heather

1 Feb 2010

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…

Eddie Halliwell, Judge Jules and Marcus Schossow set for Inside Out

19 Jan 2010

Pressure isn’t the only night to up sticks while maintenance work is carried out at the Arches as Inside Out also makes a temporary home at the O2 Academy. Their first show of 2010 features the usual big house and trance action you’ve come to expect…

Various artists - Soma Compilation 2010

13 Jan 2010

Soma Compilation 2010 (Soma) This latest taste-of-the-label comp demonstrates precisely who has been making waves on Slam’s Glasgow-based label over the last year. It’s very much a family affair this time out as the label’s signees and associates…

Hogmanay clubbing 2009

Midnight culture

17 Dec 2009

We kick off our round up with two institutions. Firstly in Glasgow the Optimo Hogmanay Party ‘celebrating the end of the decade’ takes over the Fruitmarket promising ‘our most ambitious event yet’ with special guests Hudson Mohawke, Drums of Death…

Off The Record

24 Nov 2009

This will be a big night for Off the Record. The seventh birthday party at the Soundhaus will be the club’s final regular bi-monthly date at the venue. In its place, a new night bearing the name Animal Farm – also the DJ collective which runs OTR and…

Introducing: Dare!

The best new nights in town. This month: Dare!

13 Nov 2009

Residents: Much respected house DJ Jon Pleased Wimmin (pictured), who has played at some of the biggest nights across the globe from Puscha and Miss Moneypennies to Fabric and Pressure. Guests: Nothing is confirmed but expect the cream of local DJs…

Alabama 3’s Revolver Soul Album Release Party

30 Oct 2009

Those hard drinking, big lovin’, testifyin’ rock’n’roll rabble rousers Alabama 3 will be playing a live show (O2 Academy) swiftly followed by this full on album launch party. The Very Reverend Dr. D. Wayne Love himself will be manning the decks…

Labels of love: Numbers

29 Oct 2009

Based in: Glasgow Roster: The first three releases will be by Lazer Sword, Redinho and Taz Buckfaster, with more artists to follow. Bosses: Jack ‘Jackmaster’ Revill, Calum and Neil Morton, Richard Chater and Adam Rodgers. Sounds…

Profile: Steve Lawler

The Ibiza superstar DJ does the duties in Edinburgh

15 Oct 2009

Name Steve Lawler Occupation King of Space King of Space? OK, I’ve heard of DJs with big egos but this is ridiculous We don’t mean he’s overlord of the cosmos. He’s been resident at Space, the award-winning house superclub in Ibiza, for the last…

Hitlist: Clubs

2 Oct 2009

Devil Disco Club, Mudhoney, Pulse, Telefunken, Sensu is 5, The B^stard Dancehall, Pest Control Records, Mount Heart Attack, Death Disco, Numbers, Ultragroove

Ultragroove and Telefunken: Edinburgh's House Nights

The state of the capital's dance scene

1 Oct 2009

There are few people working in the clubbing world who would look you in the eye and honestly tell you that the last year hasn’t been a tough one. When asked to reflect on the scene they operate within, the fact that attendances have been fluctuating…

Various - Haçienda Acid House Classics

17 Sep 2009

It was the last great musical revolution in British life so it’s no surprise that after years of fondness from those who were there at the time that another generation (what is this Generation Z?) would arrive to adopt the aesthetics, if not the…

The final Kinky Afro

The techno night waves a fond farewell

17 Sep 2009

Kinky Afro’s promoter Matthew Bennett, aka Mr Mafro, is on his mobile phone in a field on the Isle of Wight, the sounds of Bestival pounding out around him. For the moment, though, his heart is in the Sub Club. ‘It’s almost 13 years to the day since I…

Hitlist: Clubs

17 Sep 2009

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

Cabaret Voltaire’s Alternative Freshers Week

17 Sep 2009

So you’re a new student in the fair town of Edinburgh and not quite sure what club nights are worth going to. Well fear not young fresher, Cabaret Voltaire has assembled all their best nights for a full week of house, drum & bass, indie, electro and…

Fresher's week club nights

An evening's entertainment for student sorts

3 Sep 2009

Although Edinburghers might not notice it quite so much thanks to their fancy festival throughout the month of August, the clubbing scene does tend to go into a state of semi-hibernation over the summer. And there’s one over-riding reason you just can’t…

Arches Live!

We preview the latest efforts at the Glasgow venue's theatre festival

3 Sep 2009

We preview the latest efforts at the Glasgow venue's theatre festival As ever, this September’s Arches Live! festival has far too many acts to catalogue here. So too, there’s a great variety of approaches and forms to experience, but artistic…

Two Tribes: Xplicit and Musika

The two big club events bringing the festival to a suitable climax

20 Aug 2009

The closing weekend of the Festival Fringe has become a traditional highlight in Edinburgh’s clubbing calendar. And this year doesn’t disappoint, with dates from Vegas!, Optimo, Tackno, Taste and more across the bank holiday weekend, but it’s two…