Techno

Profile: Drums of Death

The skull-faced producer has worked with Hot Chip and Peaches in between his solo output

Name: Drums of Death Occupation: Skull-faced, make-up caked master of spooky synths, gritty grime and acid techno. Born in Oban but now residing in London (via Glasgow) Drums of Death, has created a villainous alter ego for his electronic output, a…

Interview: Basement Jaxx perform at RockNess 2013

London duo prepare to headline RockNess for a second time

It’s Basement Jaxx effortless ability to bring seemingly disparate elements together that makes them such a fascinating live act. Techno is welded to Latin while house tangos with calypso from the upbeat mania of ‘Red Alert' to the punk funk delirium of…

Juan Atkins & Moritz Von Oswald - Borderland

Engaging, if slightly underwhelming release from two of techno’s most iconic figures

It’s something of an event when two of techno’s most iconic figures, Juan Atkins and Moritz Von Oswald, join forces in the studio. Intriguingly, they’ve offered scant information regarding their motivations behind Borderland. Perhaps we shouldn’t be…

Container, Dalhous and The Orpheus Choir set for Glasgow club night Collapse

Off-beam US techno producer Container makes loud, rhythmic techno

How plans to bring off-beam US techno producer Container to the UK transformed into a cutting edge electronica night

Marcus Intalex launches new house and techno identity Trevino

Underground house and techno from DJ and producer known for drum & bass

‘It’s underground house and techno,’ explains Trevino, a new alias for a name that will be more familiar to most clubbers as drum & bass don Marcus Intalex. This isn’t a new secret identity with Intalex trying to keep his involvement confidential; he’d…

New announcements for RockNess 2013 include Lianne la Havas, Rolando and Kerri Chandler

Reverend & The Makers, Dog is Dead, Henrik Schwarz and more join the line up

The latest additions to 2013’s RockNess festival include soul singer Lianne la Havas; upbeat indie poppers Dog is Dead; Sheffield’s Reverend & The Makers fronted by the outspoken Jon McClure; Detroit techno master Rolando (Underground Resistance/Soma…

Interview: Todd Edwards set for Electric Frog Easter Weekender 2013

Line-up features Simian Mobile Disco, Andrew Weatherall, Todd Terje and Pan-Pot

Easter and resurrections go together, in which case Glasgow’s finest serious clubber’s weekender has chosen the right time to stage a comeback. Just when it looked like the two-day Electric Frog event as was had given up the ghost in the face of…

Clubbers' Decktionary: Jackin'

New strain of house popular in north of England as played by DJs Tom Zanetti, Nick Hannam & Ryan Ja

Jackin’, or Jacking, aka Jackin’ House, proper noun, a ‘new’ strain of house music which has emerged over the last couple of years predominantly in clubs around the north of England and the Midlands. The focus is very much on bouncy, energetic, bass…

2020Vision label boss Ralph Lawson comes to Edinburgh's No Strings Attached

The house/techno DJ is the man behind Leeds' Back to Basics night and 2020Soundsystem

‘It’s had its ups and downs,’ says Ralph Lawson of his more than two decades at the heart of dance music in the UK, most notably as the long-running resident of Leeds’ fabled Back to Basics, label boss of 2020Vision and driver of live production outfit…

Nuclear Bunkerave set to host a 12 hour club marathon in a very unique venue

The event will bring Animal Farm, Rebecca Vasmant and more to Scotland's Nuclear Bunker in Fife

The old nuclear bunker out past Anstruther might be a popular family tourist attraction, but club promoters from around Scotland have long had their eye on it for a party, presumably with thoughts of the rave from Matrix: Reloaded in mind while they did…

Alex Smoke: Wraetlic - Oddio at Berkeley Suite, Glasgow, Sat 12 Jan 2013

Visuals-heavy set from London-based producer's vocal-based side project

It’s unclear how many of the healthy crowd packed into the Berkeley Suite’s underground art deco-meets-urban gothica black box of a basement know what they’re here to experience, with a small crowd of serious head-nodders and fans of the artist before…

Crate Digging: Mighty Mouse of Disco Circus

The eclectic DJ gives us a peek in his record bag

I didn’t plan to pick any of my own music, but I’m way too proud of this not to. Du Tonc ‘Darkness’ (White Label) is the first single from a new band I’m doing with Matt Van Schie (from Australian band Van She). It was quite a challenge because…

House and techno producer Eric Estornel comes to Scotland under his Maceo Plex guise

The DJ has also released music as Maetrik, Eric Entity, Mariel Ito and Plaex

‘It’s been a gradual, step by step ascent, not overnight like a lot of DJs,’ says Eric Estornel of his career to date. ‘When I released my first record in 1998 I thought my music career was taking off. Then, not long after I took the name Maetrik, I…

Crate Digging: Animal Farm's Darren Quail and Charles Turtle

The DJ/promotion outfit share their favourite club tracks

Quail: Mike Huckaby ‘Flashbacks from the M1’ (SYNTH) [from The Versatility EP] is a remastered classic from 1997 and simple Detroit techno at its best. It’s got a kick, a hi-hat, a clap and a synth hook that would deepen the shallowest of souls, it’s…

Jeff Mills to DJ at Jackhammer for the techno club's Hogmanay celebrations

Jackhammer favourites Slam and Ben Sims are also on the bill for the eight-hour party

‘My three top guests for any techno event would be Richie Hawtin, Jeff Mills or Dave Clarke,’ says Conor Mclarnon, promoter of long-running Edinburgh club night Jackhammer. ‘When we started our residency at the Liquid Room we booked Dave Clarke and when…

M_nus signing Matador gets ready for guest slot at Kapital

The minimal techno DJ discusses getting signed to Richie Hawtin's high-powered label

The production line that is Richie Hawtin’s M_nus label just keeps on churning them out, with one of the latest signings being Matador, aka Dublin’s Gavin Lynch. With a few releases under his belt already (he started DJing 12 years ago, then went to…

Crate Digging: Gavin Richardson

First up is Cassegrain & Tin Man ‘Sear’ (Killekill), the pick of the bunch on their Carnal EP. Killekill has been one of the stand-out labels for us over the last year, and they have a special tenth release coming soon. Blawan – one of our birthday…

Slam, Adam Beyer and Surgeon to appear at Electric Frog Warehouse Party

Promoter Brian Traynor also discusses the return of the Easter Weekender and Wee Chill in 2013

Glasgow’s more tasteful clubbers might have been forgiven for thinking that two of the finest events in the city had gone down the tubes this year. With everyone wary of the uphill financial struggle which pervades putting on a club these days, the…

Techno DJ Gary Beck prepares to launch debut album

Bring a Friend will be launch at club nights in Edinburgh and Glasgow this month

’It’s not a bad CV to have, is it?’ laughs Glaswegian DJ and producer Gary Beck. ‘Definitely not bad. If I was to have seen it six years ago I don’t know whether I would have believed it myself.’ He’s talking to The List about the roster of labels he’s…

New club night Basement Jams aims to pick up where Monox left off

Resident Dan Monox is looking forward to guest slots from Jared Wilson, Madteo and Gerry Read

Long-running Glasgow techno club Monox might have ended more than 18 months ago, but the team who used to run it found it hard to stay away. ‘I didn’t miss it when it finished, believe you me,’ laughs Dan Lurinsky, aka Dan Monox, ‘but after a while I…

A guide to Glasgow club nights

Pressure, Octopussy, i Am, Killer Kitsch, Melting Pot, Love Music, Totally Visual Tuesdays and more

Pressure.Big room, big name house and techno events at Glasgow’s most impressive club space, courtesy of Slam Events, the team behind the Slam Tent at T in the Park. Typical guests include the likes of Laurent Garnier and Jeff Mills. Arches, Glasgow…

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.

DJ Sotofett is coming to Glasgow

Disco-infused house and techno from Norway

There’s something of the international man of mystery about DJ Sotofett, who prefers not to tell us his name, his age or the meaning of his alias (‘it might sound like a bad joke if I try to translate’). Why so shy? ‘It’s not that I’m against it,’ he…

Destroyaz and Rolando set to take over Substance

The club celebrates its 50th event with an international techno line-up

Adam Richardson, promoter at Substance, explains how they are celebrating their 50th club event: ‘We were very mindful of organising a 50th Substance party which was both special and representative of the club over the past six years. As such, we’re…

Crate Digging: Marcel Heese

Tresor resident Marcel Heese shares his favourite tracks with us ahead of his Unseen takeover night

Phase ‘Binary Opposition (Process 1)’ (Token Records) pretty much stands for the typical kind of club techno I love. It’s deep and hypnotic, yet powerful. Great production work and very detailed. I’ve been playing this in every single set for months…