Kinky Afro

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

Profile - Harmonic 313 aka Mark Pritchard

19 Mar 2009

Name: Harmonic 313, aka Mark Pritchard. Where have I heard that name? In the credits on any of two-dozen different electronic projects during the last 20 years. However, Pritchard always records under aliases (he’s had a whopping 23 at the last…

Cristian Vogel and Neil Landstrumm

18 Sep 2008

TECHNO ‘The reason I stretch out into making music through many different avenues’, says Chilean-born, England-raised techno polymath Cristian Vogel, ‘is that fundamentally I’m not a DJ. Of course, DJing’s the quickest way of paying the bills, but…

Hitlist - The best dancefloor action

16 Jul 2007

• Cotton Cake Prepare yourself for one of the best live shows on the planet as electronic rockers Blackstrobe take on Glasgow. Sub Club, Glasgow, Fri 20 Jul. • Departure Lounge They love jazz, funk, beats, Latin, world grooves and everything…

Hitlist - The best dancefloor action

18 Jun 2007

Kinky Afro The godfather of micro house and man behind From Disco to Disco, Justus Köhncke is this month’s guest of choice. Sublime. Sub Club, Glasgow, Fri 29 Jun. Pressure: Slam Album Launch Party The new album showcases Slam’s talents perfectly.

Hitlist - The best dancefloor action

21 May 2007

FC Kahuna The remix royalty take their spinning talents to Glasgow for a night of dance fuelled mayhem. Karbon, Glasgow, Fri 25 May. Kinky Afro A DC Recordings label showcase is always going to be a winner, especially when label boss J Saul Kane aka…

Kinky Afro

Sub Club, Glasgow, Fri 27 Oct

10 Oct 2006

Techno/Dub-step Kinky Afro turns seven this month. Not bad for a night that started out by accident. Matt Roberts, DJ and one half of the club’s promotional team (along with Dougal Pearman) explains all. ‘We were trying to raise money to send a…

Hitlist

The best dancefloor action

18 Sep 2006

Xplicit Mampi (pictured) Swift double drops hard and fast jungle. Distorted basslines and raw drum & bass come as standard. The Bongo Club, Edinburgh, Fri 22 Sep. Bad Robot Loosjoints and Stevie Elements take over this new weekly. Guest John…