The Chef's Specials for Week Ending 06/09/09

Hi folks, a pinch and a punch for the first of the month and welcome back to The Chef's Specials coming to you live from Glasgow. Yes apologies once again for my prolonged absence and lack of updates on here. I decided at the begining of last month that the time was right for a move out west so I've left Auld Reekie behind after 11 years there and i've relocated to Glasgow. I'm now back working part time in a kitchen again until i get Forever Cookin' Promotions back up and running and the past 4 weeks have been spent grafting 55+ hours per week in a bid to get some cash stashed away so i've not had much of a chance to check out much of the city yet. As of this weekend i'm back to part time though so looking forward to getting stuck into all the clubbing and parties that Glasgow has to offer.

On Sunday there i had the opportunity to check out a new one day festival called Electric Frog Street Carnival which took place up the west end. Despite the weather this turned out to be a really cool party with a surprisingly good turn out of right up for it punters. The line up was absolutely amazing for a wee Sunday afternoon session with sets from Rahaan, Al Kent (Million Dollar Disco), Floating Points, JD Twitch and JG Wilkes(Optimo), Tim Sweeney (Beats In Space), Tim Goldsworthy (DFA), Den Haan live as well as Theo Parrish and Detroit Techno legend Stacey Pullen amongst others.

With lashings of soul drenched disco and funk being played for most of the day the rain just couldn't dampen anyones spirits at all. By the time Stacey Pullen stepped up to the main stage at around 9pm the crowd were really buzzing and his blend of stunning tech house and and deep techno had us all going crazy. I really hope the organisers hold another one of these parties next year as this was very well planned compared with some other festivals i've been hearing about of late with ample bar space and plenty of refreshments etc. Please Click the link below for some video footage from the event courtesy of EQ Mag.

EQ MAGAZINE: Electric Frog Street Carnival

This coming weekend there are lots of good stuff to get in about too, both here in the west as well as in Edinburgh so without much further ado lets take a sneaky peek.

THURDSAY 3rd SEPTEMBER 2009

Club For Heroes Relaunch Party featuring JD Twitch

@ The GRV, Guthrie Street, Edinburgh

Edinburgh's loveliest disco embarks on a new chapter this Thursday as it moves to a new weekly slot at Guthrie Street's GRV. Resident disco jockeys Jetlad and Honey Sweetcheeks will be joined by Optimo's JD Twitch, a man who needs little introduction. Twitch has been a leading figure on the Scottish clubscene since the early 90s. As a former resident of Edinburgh techno and acid house institution, Pure, he was widely regarded as one of the best djs in the country.

Since Pure called it a day and closed it's doors for the final time a few years back Twitch has continued to lead the field with new sparring partner JG Wilkes as Optimo. The Optimo brand has been toured around the world to much critical acclaim. The diverse music policy of the club now takes in everything from 70s funk to surf guitar, techno, house and good old fashioned rock n roll.

This will no doubt be yet another insanely good party from the Club For Heroes camp so please get down to the GRV on Thursday if you can and help them celebrate their housewarming party.
Entry is free all night and drinks are cheap as chips so no excuses people.

Doors 11pm - 3am.

FRIDAY 4th SEPTEMBER 2009
The Vinyl Club and R.S.I Radio on Leith 98.8FM from 7-11pm

This weeks Vinyl Club show features mixes from resident James Carrol plus a rather bangin' guest mix from Irish Techno maestro Chymera. Chymera or Brendan Gregoriy as his ma knows him has been djing since the mid 90s and producing his own brand of deep tech-house since 2002.

His productions have been well received by many of the world's top tech-house jocks from Steve Rachmad and Luciano to Laurent Garnier and Felix Da Housecat. With releases on labels as diverse as Urban Torque, Supreme Entertainment, NRK, Ovum and Tishomingo, the latter putting out what is surely his most popular track to date, "Arabesque". This track was licenced to many high profile mix compilations from the likes of Global Underground, Fabric and Renaissance earning him much respect from his peers.

In 2007 he was voted 3rd best chillout artist for his beatless "Umbrella" remix for Ovum. Last year he moved to Barcelona where he's continued to develop his style realeasing more tracks on labels such as Conneusseur and Figure. His Live shows and Dj schedule is jam packed at the minute taking him everywhere from Russia to Japan and everywhere in between.

Following the Vinyl Club show as ever will be R.S.I Radio featuring the impeccable dj talent that is local boy Zuni. Zuni's involvement in the Scottish Techno scene began over a decade ago. As a promoter and resident dj (Semaj) of Edinburgh's UTI (Under The Influence) he honed his mixing skills alongside some of the most underground techno legends from around the world. Jay Denham, Dave Tarrida, James Ruskin, Mark Williams, Jamie Bismire, Rob Stowe and Stephen Brown have all played alongside him as well as some of the best of Edinburgh's local technos.

In 2002 he launched UTI Recordings as a means to release some of his own productions as well as those of some of his friends and peers. The first release was the "Influence EP" from Cymbol which featured remixes from Terry Mitchell and Mark Williams which went on to become a big hit with the scenes key spinners. He also launched another label, Injun Ears which specialises in digital downloads with one of his own productions the "As A Child EP" with remixes from Steffan Robbers, Jamie Ball and Acid Junkies. He has recently launched another new web based label Tribal Waves with an ep from Ellex.

R.S.I Radio is very proud to feature another crackin Guestmix featuring fresh new tracks from all of his labels.


Preclub Soul Jam 9pm - 1am@ The Newsroom, Leith Street, Edinburgh

This Friday the Newsroom on Leith Street will be bumpin to the soulful sounds of Carina Ramos and her glamourous assistant Lel P.

These two are fairly gettin around with regular gigs in most if not all of the city's favourite preclub bars and once you get a taste of the delicious grooves they're dishing up you'll know exactly why. Mixin up classic disco, real Philly soul, raw funk and some of the finest eighties electro their complimenting styles are really quite sublime. Gaining respect from some of the biggest players in the capital from Gareth Sommerville to Yogi Haughton and Craig Smith these two djs really are just the sonic tonic after a hard workin week.

Free entry and lots of drinks promos on.


SATURDAY 5th SEPTEMBER 2009

Jam The Box presents Jetlad (Club For Heroes)

@ The GRV, Guthrie Street Edinburgh

With Jimmy Jammin Thomas and Jammiwam away to Croatia for Disco 3000 festival this weekend, the remaining residents decided to draft in some assistance and who better suited to take the reins than Club For Heroes supremo Jetlad?

Having built up a loyal and well clued up following at The Wee Red Bar over the past couple of years Club For Heroes has become exactly as its name suggests. With regular appearances from the likes of House Of Traps, Fudge Fingas and Linkwood and with cameo roles from some of the best artists from the Optimo stable, Jetlad's diverse musical tastes from gay disco to real soul and some stunning deep techno sounds have earned him a legion of true music fans.

Jam The Box's Jimmy Jammin Thomas and Marmalade Maslin are two such fans and were knocked for six by Jetlad's set on their first venture to Club For Heroes. Maslin is very excited about having Jetlad join him on the decks in the main room this Saturday for his Jam The Box debut. If you like your music to be funky, raw, deep and just al ittle bit camp then this is the surely the best night in Edinburgh for you this saturday. Open minded music for open minded people...Disco Sans Frontieres

Entry is only£5 all night witha £4 concession for Students.

Doors 10.30pm - 3.00am.

Melting Pot presents Horse Meat Disco + Ali Tillet (Warm, London)
@The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, Glasgow

Melting Pot and Horse Meat Disco team up to throw one almighty mother of a party at Glasgow's Admiral Bar this Saturday so if Disco is your thing and you can't make it to Edinburgh for Jam The Box then this is where you want to be.

"Since its humble beginnings over 5 years ago Horse Meat Disco has become an institution on both sides of the sexual divide due in large part to its dedication and appreciation to Disco music in all its forms. The brainchild of James Hillard and Jim Stanton via the inspiration of New York nightlife legend Adam Goldstone (RIP) the idea was to create an alternative party that harped back to the halcyon days of parties like The Loft and The Gallery in New York whilst at the same time adapting it for a London crowd and always looking to the future. This formula proved successful from the start and led the club to take up its residency every Sunday in the most fantastic South London boozer; Eagle London.

Jim and James both DJs in their own right enlisted the help of 2 of London's hardest working DJs to help create the sound that would take HMD from its beginnings in a china town basement to the recognition it now holds. Those DJs being Severino hailing from Mantova in Italy and Filthy Luka (aka Luke Howard) resident of Queer Nation and life long disco fanatic. These 4 DJs with their knowledge of music and what makes a dance floor move proved a force to be reckoned with and the parties soon became the talk of the town attracting a discerning mix of old time disco heads, club kids, bears, naturists and something new in gay clubs; a space where disco fans of a heterosexual persuasion could live out their fantasy of going to a gay disco club without feeling totally out of place. The club's ethos has always been to provide a queer space for everyone after all the best parties have always been the ones where the crowd comes from all walks of life."

Also on the bill for this is Warm Agency's Ali Tillet. Ali is the brains behind one of London's best clubnights which has morphed into an extremely high quality booking agency which represents dj/producers such as Ame', Dixon, Tim Sweeney, and Mark E. Ali has held residencies at some of London's best known clubs such as The End , Plastic People and Fabric. He's currently celebrating a whole decade of Warm so Melting Pot are delighted to bring him to Glasgow to continue celebrating Scottish style.

This is guaranteed to go off like a rocket and may well sell out so you are well advised to get down early to avoid missing out, The club opens at 11pm but there will be a preclub party in the bar upstairs from 9pm. Get down early for half price passes too available from the djs at Preparty upstairs.

Entry is £10 all night or half price with a pass.



Well guys that's all from me for the moment. I'll try to find some more time this week to add some links to some of the top quality mixes i've been listening to lately. Lots of great stuff from some local heroes as well as some crackers from a few of the world's finest djs. Anyway thanks for being patient and i hope you still enjoy reading The Chef's Specials. Brought to you as always in association with...

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The Chef's Special for Week Ending 27/07/09

Top of the morning to you people and a very happy Friday as well. Can I just take this opportunity to say thanks for all the really positive feedback i've been recieving about The Chef's Specials. It seems that there are a lot of people out there reading this blog and most of you seem to really enjoy it. Its always great to hear from people who share my interests and appreciate my efforts so a big heartfelt thanks going out to all of you.

This weekend is shaping up to be another cracker with plenty good stuff happening both here in Edinburgh as well as over in my-soon-to-be-new-home, Glasgow. Yes folks the Chef is getting ready to leave the scottish capital for good and is heading out West to soak up the culture and the passions of Glasgow. After 11 years of living here i've decided its time for a change of scenery so in the next few weeks myself and the missus will be uppin sticks for pasture new. Exciting times ahead me thinks.

Anyway on with this weekends Specials which include some more elctronica and techno from those pioneering lads at Leith FM plus news about a new Leith based soul party, Club For Heroes last ever party at The Wee Red Bar plus another new clubnight launching in Glasgow on Saturday night. I'll also be throwing in another batch of wicked new mixes for you to treat yer lug holes as well cos i know you guys love dat sheet!

FRIDAY 24th JULY

The Vinyl Club and R.S.I Radio live and direct to your front room from 9pm - 1am via Leith 98.8 FM

This week on The Vinyl Club host Gerry kicks things of with a set of tech-house and electronica before passing the headphones to special guest Robert Babicz aka Rob Acid. Polish born but Germany based Robert has been a key figure in the european tech house scene for over a decade having released 5 albums and a crateful of 12"s on labels such as Force Inc, BPitch and DJ Rush's Knee Deep. Robert is very excited to be playing for The Vinyl Club and we can't wait to hear him in action.

Robert Babicz Myspace

R.S.I Radio this week features a half hour mash up of the wonkiest bassline and dubstep and breaks from one of the most forward thinking DJs in the country. Martin Sweeney aka Absolute Chancer aka Beads has been blowing minds and tearing up dancefloors for years with his outrageously energetic dj sets. Always at least 2 years ahead of the pack this guy need s to be seen to believed never mind heard. With a truck load of the most intense, brainmelting dance music around and some ridiculous turntablism he's looking forward to blowing up your stereo tomorrow night.

If there's anything left of your wireless by the end of his set please stay tuned for another belting guest mix from Glasgow's Jace Syntax. Jace has been heavily involved in Glasgow's tech-house and techno scenes for nearly two decades now and has been a key player for most of that time.His night Syntax ran for almost a decade in Glasgow and featured sets from such luminaries as Blake Baxter, Justin Berkovi and Pure Science. With a handful of his own releases as well as some excellent remix work under his belt Jace's future is looking brighter than ever.

Jace Syntax Myspace



Jumpin' A GoGo with Yogi Haughton and friends
@ Bond No 9, 84 Commercial Street, Leith. 9pm - Late.

Jumpin' A GoGo is a brand new project put together by "Scotland's most important DJ," Yogi Haughton. The project was set up to bring some well needed soul and boogie music back to the heart of Leith. Situated in a newly refurbished bar on Commercial Quay Yogi plans to run the night as a fortnightly excursion showcasing some of the best in old school soul, funk, boogie and rare grooves as well as some of the freshest soul sounds around. Yogi is widely regarded as a true pioneer of black music and owns one of the largest collections of black music in the UK. He's a regular spinner at the legendary Southport Weekenders where he often jams alongside friend Norman Jay OBE. He's been credited with bringing the whole acid house sound to Scotland back in the 80s and is still one of the best loved DJs in the country. Entry is completely free. No tax to hear the trax!

Jumpin-A-Go-Go on Facebook

Club For Heroes presents Dollskabeat live

plus Firecracker/Prime Numbers Recordings Allstars

@The Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh College Of Art, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh. 10.30pm - 3am

This month sees the end of an era for "Edinburgh's loveliest disco" as this will be the last ever Club For Heroes at The Wee Red Bar. Yes Jetlad and co are abandoning their monthly friday slot for a weekly Thursday one at their new home at The GRV from August. So in true Heroes style they're gonna go out with a bang!

This will be a closing party of almighty proportions as acompanying the "Moustachioed Marvel" on the ones and twos this evening will be no less than 4 of the most super-talented dj/producers this city has ever spawned. Firecracker/Prime Numbers Recordings allstars House Of Traps, Linkwood, Fudge Fingas and Discreet Unit have been wowing heads all over the world with their exquisitely packaged and impeccably produced tracks of late and if you're a regular reader of The Chef's Specials you'll know that dj teams don't come much higher recommended than these chaps. Their soul heavy grooves straddle the realm of deep techno with quirky, jazzy melodies and a good pinch of humour. With notoriously hard to please djs such as Kenny Dixon Junior giving them high praise you know there vibes are gonna be of the highest callibre. I was fortunate enough to witness the jawdropping damage that two of these guys unleashed upon the Jam The Box dancefloor a couple of months back so i'm proper shaking with anticipation of this event.

As if all of that wasn't enough the incredible Dollskabeat will also be popping in with her full live Dollskaband to showcase some of that electro-pop-a-disco sound with which she's creating waves of fascination and admiration in equal measure. Her debut single "Zodiac Rising" released on the Optimo label has been described as " a sumptuous dancefloor anthem in the making with traces of Italo-electro and early eighties no-wave crafted with a heightened pop awareness." Dollskabeat loves to dance and play vintage synths and drum machines. She plays with her fourpiece Dollskaband and the result is an extrovert show of sound shapes and colours.

Entry to this veritable smorgasboard of crazily good music and entertainment is a very wallet friendly £5.00 all night with a concession for students. Drinks are also very cheap so you'll be very hard pushed indeed to find better value for money clubwise this evening.

Club For Heroes on Myspace

Firecracker Recordings on Myspace

Dollskabeat on Myspace

SATURDAY 25th JULY 2009

Metro Soul Launch Party @ Pivo Pivo, 15 Waterloo Street, Glasgow

If you're looking for some funky, jackin house beats to shake your tail feather to this Saturday night, look no further than Metro Soul launching at Pivo Pivo. Chicago House FM.com's Craig Hamilton and Ryan "Soulfunkcity" have teamed up to create a lively party for heads and feet in this excellent venue situated not 5 mins from Central Station. Craig runs the infamous Flatpack Traxx record label renowned for its high quality jackin', swingin house beats favoured by the chicago house djs such as Dj Sneak, Phil Weeks, Jason Hodges and Hector Moralez. He is also one of the hosts of the Flatpack Show which can be heard every Monday night from 9pm on Chicago House Fm. Ryan is the host of the Soulfunkcity Show on the station which precedes the Flatpack show on Mondays from 7-9pm. Both of these lads are conneuiseurs of dope house beats so this is a launch party sure to go off. Doors open from 10.30 and tax is just a fiver so no excuses.

For a wee taster of Craig Hamilton in the mix see this weeks Ear Candy section below.

Flatpack Traxx

Soulfunkcity

SUNDAY 26th JULY 2009

The Marina Dalglish All Dayer & BBQ Classic House Special

@ The Gate Bar, 62 Trongate, Glasgow

This monthth's Marina Dalglish All Dayer is a Back to the Future style time warp of sorts with 7 djs plus Live percussionist going back to the old school with a selection of some of the finest house tracks from 1988 to 2004. Some of Glasgow's finest old school djs are getting together for a musical nostagia trip to raise money for The Marina Dalglish Cancer Foundation which helps to give support to victims of breast cancer and their families. This month's line up includes Davie Gilmour, AJ (Liquid Cool), Paul Rea, (Common), Scot Granger, Sean Roberts (TLC), Woody and Deejay Fiona as well as live percussion from the very talented Iain Thomson. The Gate promises plenty of drinks promos for the thirsty and some tasty BBQd disco burgers for the hungry. Donations will be taken for the charity at the door so please give generously.

Ear Candy

Here's another bunch of the mixes that have kept me dancing the streets of the nations capital whilst on poster patrol this month.

Craig Hamilton's Flatpack Traxx Mix for My House Your House

Dimitri Max - Celestial Funk - Guesthouse
Lil mark - Guess Wot - Frequency Spectrum
D-t3ch - Brain Funk (Hector Moralez Remix) - Maracuja
Allen Craig - Yeah (Phil Weeks Remix) - YBD
TBF - Moonshine - The Factory
Dj Sneak - Funky Rhythm (Hector Moralez Mix) - Magnetic
Brett Johnson - Two Cents (Massi DL 1000 Remix) -
TBF - Express Yourself - Sampled
Wattie Green - Newclear - Flapjack
D-t3ch - Swingin for fences - Blockhead
Anhanguera - Time To Jack - Flatpack Traxx
TBF - Jazzy Mood - Sampled
Min + Ynk featuring Bastien Schuster - New orleans (Dj W!ld Mix) - OFF
Studio 45 pres Le Pamp Playhouse - I Like the sounds - Azuli
Troublemen - Do It - Kif

Baxter P Sunbather - No Shit Sherlock Mix

Run DMC-Run's House

Tom Tom Club-Genius of Love

Whistle-Just Buggin

Nightmares on Wax-Groove Street

Neneh Cherry-Buffalo Stance-Sukka mix

Alen Touissaint-Going Down

Derek B-Get Down

Minnie-Loop

Oui 3-Oui Love You

Oui 3-Great Expectations

Rodney P feat Benjamin Zephenia-Rong Radio

Big Daddy Kane-Ain't no stoppin us now

St Ettienne-Only Love...

Beastie Boys-Hey Ladies

LL Cool J-Rock the Bells

Sampleloop-Breakin Beatz

Rokotto-6 Million Dollar Baby

Pop Levi-Dita Damone

Eric B and Rakim-Let THe Rhythm Hit Em

Klymax-The men all pause

The Jackson's-Hum along and dance

The Meter's-Hand Clapping Song

Fern Kinney-Groove me

Michael Viner-Apache

Eddie Kendricks-Keep on Truckin

Serious Intention-Don't you know

Stezo-To the max

Rocker's Revenge-Walking on Sunshine

LoopSample-Cut n Paste 1

Hot Chocolate-So damn Funky

Ghet-to-funk-Duralcha

Hashim-Al Naaflysh

Da Boulou's Swing N Boogie Mix

01. Bear Who ? "Fuzzys on the Block" DUST TRAXX
02. Special Interests "Don't need it" GUESTHOUSE
03. Mr Patron "Happy Endings" GUESS WHO ?
04. Biboulakis "All you can eat" GUESS WHO ?
05. dj Bang "St James 1" (Derrick Carter remix) GREENSKEEPERS
06. Mike Dixon "Looking 4 Company" G SWING
07. Pointfive "Like that" GUESTHOUSE
08. KB Swing "Some like it hot" GUESS WHO ?
09. Natural Rhythm "Saturdays" (Dan X remix) GUESTHOUSE
10. Sound Republic "Get Loose" SPATULA CITY
11. KB Swing "Ritz" GUESS WHO ?
12. Stacy Kidd "Jazzy Midnight" DUST TRAXX
13. KB Swing "Swing aint That" GUESS WHO ?
14. Byron Foxx "Everybody loves the Bongo" GUESTHOUSE
15. James Curd "Dra Gan" G SWING
16. Mike Dixon "You aint Shit" G SWING
17. James Curd "Keep Quiet" G SWING
18. dj Sneak "Come back Johnny" HOUSEGUEST
19. No Assembly Firm "Influence in Numbers" DOTBLEEP


Laurent Garnier - Mix for Beats In Space Radio Show

1.White label
2. Black Pocket – Boungie – Exit
3. Freestyleman
4. David Duriez – Red Tool (Scream Bitch)
5. Luc Ringeisen – Operative System Malediction – Vinyl Club
6. Will Saul – Mbira
7.White Label
8. Jet Project
9. Radioactiveman
10. Octogen – Morpheusised – Sima
11. Suicide Commando – Suicide Commando
12. Taxi Girl – Cher Cher Le Garcon
13. Babylon Breaks
14. Tempa Allstars Vol. 3 – Tempa
15. Chain of Command
16. Break & Hydro
17. Ghostface Killer
18. High Contrast
19. Radio City – The Hop

Darren M - IDJ Magazine Raw Talent winner

No Tracklist but solid deep - jackin house mix from local hero Darren M

Right That Little lot should keep you going till i get back next week.
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The Chef's Specials for Week Ending 19/07/09

Hi folks and welcome back to The Chef's Specials. I feel i must apologise for the lack of updates on here over the past couple of weeks but i have simply been too busy with other work of late and have not had time to write the blog. I'm hoping that today's crop of musical highlights can get me right back on track though so please bare with me.

FRIDAY 17th JULY 2009

The Vinyl Club and R.S.I Radio on Leith 98.8fm. 9pm - 1am in your front room.

This week The Vinyl Club will be kicking off with a guest mix from Club For Heroes' resident Disco Jockey, Jetlad aka Simon Eilbeck. Jetlad's intoxicating blend of deep techno, soulful house and raw 70s funk and disco has been blowing minds and blistering feet for some time now and his set for Leith fm will demonstrate exactly why the guy's reputation is growing at an almost alarming rate around Edinburgh. This weekend Jetlad will be hosting Edinburgh's deep house and techno institution, Ultragroove's back room at Cabaret Voltaire so if you like his set on the show go check out how he throws it down with a proper dancefloor in front of him!

Also on the show this week, Bayern, Germany's favourite exponent of deep, techy minimalism, Rainer Weichold drops by for a particularly sweet guest slot to disprove the theory that all minimal techno is boring. Indeed nobody can breathe excitement and melody into minimal quite like those pesky Germans.

Following The Vinyl Club, R.S.I Radio show kicks of with a drum n bass special this week. Regular host Kenny Breaks is off this week so warm up duties fall into the capable hands of Steven Calvert aka Retrend who'll be dropping an exciting, sweet and soulful liquid funk D'n'B set before Glasgow based, Nerve Records boss, Paul Reset steps up with a crate of incendiary deep rollers.

Paul is resident at Scotland's biggest Drum n Bass institution Xplicit and used to promote Glasgow's LiveEvil night as well. He's been Djing for over 12 years now and has always been a figurehead in the Scottish drum n bass scene having played guest slots at most of the most prominent nights on the scene.

Nerve Recordings Myspace

Telefunken presents Mark Farina (Mushroom Jazz, Om Recordings, San Francisco)
@ The Electric Circus, 36-39 Market Street, Edinburgh. Doors 10.30pm - 3am

Edinburgh's other house music heavyweight Telefunken is back this weekend with another of their one off parties this time at The Electric Circus near Waverly Station. This stunning new club space in the site of the old Massa/Club Mercado has only been open a few weeks and is fast becoming a proper jewel in Edinburgh's clubbing crown. After a suitably expensive refurb from the old dive that was Massa, this shiny new establishment is a breath of fresh air. With an interior staright out of a Baz Luhrman movie with beautiful artwork adorning the walls and some lush comfortable booth seating areas and a cracking soundsystem the venue has become famous more for live gigs than clubs.

However, Telefunken hope to change all that and this month they've hired the help of possibly the biggest name on the house music circuit for the past 6 years. Yes Chicago raised but San Francisco based, Mushroom Jazz pioneer, Mark Farina will be dropping in for his Telefunken debut and his first gig in Edinburgh for nearly ten years. Mark is widely regarded by some of the worlds best House djs such as Sneak and Derrick Carter, as the daddy and for the first time in a long time Edinburgh is gonna find out why.

This particular event has been a long time in the making and was originally supposed to take place at Studio 24 but after the Studios had it's licence suspended the Telefunken boys had just 3 weeks to find a new venue. Against all the odds they've managed it though and probably got the best possible venue in the city in the process so this will be an absolutely massive celebration for them and with a 3 hour set from Farina i don't think there are words which can even begin to describe the excitement they're feeling already.

Alan Gray and Nick Wilson will be supporting in room 1 while Lel and Carina stir the soup du soul, fry up the funk and bake the disco cookies in room 2

Tickets for this event are still on sale at Tickets Scotland, Ripping Records and Underground Solu'shun on Cockburn Street priced £12 plus booking fee but they're selling fast and limited to only 350 due to the intimacy of The Electric Circus so please get yours sharpish if you don't want to miss out. Myself , Frazer Devine and Lady Jaya will be playing some rekkids at The Wash Bar on The Mound before hand so if you're lookin for some preclub drinks and some crackin tunes pop in and say hi.

Mark Farina Myspace
Mark Farina Home Page
Telefunken Home Page
Telefunken Facebook


Saturday 18th JULY 2009

Ultragroove with Gareth Sommerville, Stephen Rodgers (Elements Of Soul) and Jet Lad (Club For Heroes)

@ Cabaret Voltaire, 36 Blair Street Edinburgh

Cabaret Voltaire is the place to be this Saturday night for yet more proper house music. Resident Gareth Somerville will be rolling out the disco, techno and everything inbetween in his usual style supported by Elements Of Soul's Stephen Rodgers who's making his Ultragroove debut this weekend and as i mentioned earlier Club For Heroes moustachioed marvel Jet Lad will be carefully blending the soul, disco and raw funk that is eaning him great respect among the city's musical connieusseurs through in room two. Entry costs just a fiver before midnight or £7 after.

Doors 11pm - 3am.

SUNDAY 19th JULY 2009

Soul Pigeon featuring the Digigals DJ Display Team @ The Granary, The Shore, Leith
5pm till late and free entry all evening.

Sundays for me are all about soul, funk, old school hiphop and chill out and it would appear that the mysterious Digigals Crew agree. They've recently started up a summer evening sunday session at The Granary on Leith's Shore. Kicking off at 5pm and running till late, the Digigals blend of all of the above styles is proving to be a refreshing soundtrack to summer sunday drinking.

For a wee taster of their awesome dj skills please check out their stuff on Soundcloud.

Free Ear Candy Selections.

This week as a way of apologising for my lack of updates over the previous two weeks i have dug out some rather delicious mixes from some damn fine djs. Starting with 2 from one of my absolute favourite Scottish DJs of the moment Graeme Clark aka The Revenge.

This first one is his set for Beats In Space Radio show which is broadcast live from New York every Tuesday evening from

The Revenge - Beat's In Space Mix

1. 6th Borough Project - Do It To The Max - Instruments Of Rapture
2. The Revenge - Funk On A Whole Nu Level - CDR
3. Madonna - Justify My Love (The Revenge Edit) - CDR
4. Gang - Love To Fly (Edit) - Lotus Records
5. The Popular People's Front - Showtime - The Popular People's Front
6. 6th Borough Project - Nights Over Memphis (The Revenge Dub) - Instruments Of Rapture
7. Deep Space Orchestra - City Streets - Five20East
8. Harmonic 313 - Flaash - Warp
9. Sweet Exorcist - Testone (Winston & Ross Remix) - Warp
10. The Pointer Sisters - Be There (Accapella) - MCA
11. Mark E - Fighter - Sonar Kollektiv
12. Andy Ash - Goin' Down - Universal Vibes
13. The Revenge - Hotz 4 U - CDR
14. Who's Who - Hypnodance (The Revenge Edit) - CDR
15. B.W.H. - Stop (Edit) - House Of Music
16. Lionel Richie - Serves You Right (Edit) - Motown
17. Tony Lionni - Better Change - Mule Electronic
18. Craig Smith & The Revenge - Jacques Cousteau (Beat) - CDR
19. John Daly - Lonely Beat - Drumpoet Community
20. Red Rack Em' - Picnic (The Revenge Remix) - Deep Freeze Recordings
21. Model 500 - The Chase (Riff) - Metroplex
22. Todd Terry - Bring It Back - TNT
23. Brother's Vibe - The Reaping (SOW Mix) - Mixx Records
24. Barbara York - Tonight (The Revenge Edit) - CDR
25. Network - Back In America - Warner

The Revenge - Hang On In There

1. Rare Earth - Celebrate (The Revenge Edit) - CDR
2. Eddie C - Let Your Mind Be Free - Jiscomusic
3. BT Express - Keep It Up (BB Edit) (Recut) - CDR
4. Change - Hard Times / It's Gonna Be Alright (The Revenge Edit) - CDR
5. Sugarhill Gang - Rappers Delight (DJ Harri Edit) - CDR
6. Q Tip - Breathe & Stop (The Revenge Redd Version) - L.E.S.S.
7. The Revenge - Nightflight - Jiscomusic
8. The Mole - Still In My Corner (Adam Beyer Remix) - Wagon Repair
9. Body 2 Body - Let's Get Intimate (DJ Harri Edit) - CDR
10. 6th Borough Project - Closer - Instruments Of Rapture
11. Jay Shepherd - Last Days (Of Cou Cou D) - Compost Black
12. BB - Do It (Recut) - CDR
13. Pilooski - Double Dub Edit - Diamond Traxx
14. The Revenge - Kiss U 2nite - CDR
15. Larry Heard - 25 Years From Alpha - Black Market
16. Jeff Mills - Glen21 - Axis
17. Phuture - Phuture Jacks - Trax
18. The Revenge - Cadillac - Jiscomusic

This next one is by Nottingham's Red Rack'em and is a deep excursion into detroit beatdown featuring some crackin tunes from Edinburgh's very own Firecracker label

Red Rack'em's Muthafuckin D mix

1 – Soulphiction – Dark Berry

2 – Fudge Fingas – Gettin’ Togetha
3 – Inverse Cinematics – Passin’ Through
4 – Andres feat Negue Hernandez – About Time
5 – Mark E – Touch
6 – Oblique – Love Town
7 – Theo Parrish – First Floor Metaphor
8 – Soul 223 – In Search Of Slowly
9 – Mark E – Slave 1
10 – Red Rack’em – You Can’t Pray For Your Soul
11 – San Proper – Twiff Twaff
12 – Theo Parrish – Twin Cities
13 – Linkwood Family – Miles Away
14 – Iken – Minds Eye
15 – Theo Parish – That Day
16 – The Godson – Magic Water
17 – Moodymann – Don’t Be Misled

This little beauty is by Disco Deviance boss Dicky Trisco and was recorded as a Podcast for
Cool In The Pool website.

Dicky Trisco's Cool In The Pool

1. Chacona & Anthony Mansfield - Oh Snap! (GW version) – Hector Works
2. (Wade Nichols edit) Mindless Boogie
3. O2 (Dclas Mixture) – D Classics
4. Q – The Voice of Q
5. Disco Deviance 04 – Don’t Let Go (PH Edit)
6. Phreek Plus One – Phreek Party – Compost Black Label
7. Ignition – Secret Sunday Lover (GW Version) – Love is War Music
8. West Phillips – (I’m Just a) Sucker for a Pretty Face – Quality
9. Atlantic Conveyor – We Are – Untracked
10. Cultural Vibe - Ma Foom Bay – Crossover
11. Peoples Front - Get Down Shep
12. Aeroplane – Caramellas – Eskimo Recordings
13. Two Sides of Sympathy (GW Version) – Edit The Edit

This last one is an absolute belter of relentless bumpin beats from the rdiculously talented mid west house maestro Scrubfish.
Jackin House like as ought to be played

Scrubfish live @ Uptown Lounge

Hopefully something in that little lot will help to soundtrack your weekend folks.
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The Chef's Special for Week Ending 28/06/09

Happy Friday boys and girls and welcome once again to The Chef’s Specials where this week I’ll be taking a sneaky peek at some more top tunage coming this weekend from Leith FM’s dance music gurus plus I’ll be previewing two awesome looking clubnights taking place this weekend as well.

But first I’d just like to thank everyone who made it down to Telefunken last Friday for what turned out to be yet another lesson in proper house music. Robsoul Recordings boss Phil Weeks once again delivered an absolutely astounding set of jackin tunes and a fully appreciative crowd made the night something very special indeed. Full marks also to Hoss and Alan Gray, for fanastics sets which really built the crowds enthiusiasm perfectly.

Don’t forget Telefunken is back on July 17^th with San Francisco legend MARK FARINA and I’ve been reliably informed that the event will now take place at Edinburgh’s newest and most stunning venue The Electric Circus on Market Street adjacent to Waverly Station. Studio 24 will now be closed throughout July and August due to licensing problems. The move means that this event will now be limited to only 350 tickets so please make sure you get yours as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Tickets are available from Tickets-Scotland, Ticketmaster, Ripping Records and Underground Solu’shun priced at £12 plus booking fee.

And so to this weekend’s crazy goodness….

FRIDAY 26^th JUNE 2009

The Vinyl Club and R.S.I Radio from 9pm Every Friday on Leith 98.8FM

This week The Vinyl Club show has been hijacked by two Slovenian techno wizards, Flow Management, aka Marko Nastic and Marko Milosavljevic. These two fellas have been massive fans of the show for months, regularly tuning in online from their Studio Bordel. Their support has helped the show to gain Europe wide listener numbers as well as guest mixes from some of the biggest names in electronic music from across the continent. If you’re into your European techno then the chances are you’ve probably heard of one if not both of them. If you haven’t then this is an ideal opportunity for you to check out what’s cookin’ across the water.

T.V.C Facebook

Flow Management Facebook

Flow Management Myspace

Stick around for R.S.I Radio from 11pm where host Kenny will be playing some more of the finest breaks, techno, minimal and electronica from around the globe. Also on the show this week a tongue tinglingly tasty guest mix from Pins And Needles resident MnKy plus a dark and brooding breaks mix from DJ Squatter who’s been gaining some healthy respect from those in the scene recently not least IDJ Magazine who reckon “Squatter maintains the breaks but increases the sick factor."

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R.S.I Blog

DJ Squatter Myspace

Pins And Needles presents Den Haan Live (Courier Of Death, Optimo Espacio)

@ Sneaky Pete’s, Cowgate Edinburgh

Pins And Needles continues in its quest to bring some of the most groundbreaking electronic music artists to Edinburgh to play completely live in its intimate home on the Cowgate. This month Glasgow’s Den Haan stop by to play some of the crazy Italo-disco/Hi NRG/ Electro-breaks sounds which have seen them getting nods of approval and appreciation from many of their peers including Vic Galloway, Death Disco and the Optimo guys. Their debut album is coming out very shortly on their own Courier Of Death label so expect to hear a lot of their fresh new material.

This is gonna be another crackin night from the Pins And Needles crew and resident MnKy and Paul “Peebee” Bendoris will be providing musical support. Entry, as always, is free before midnight and £3ish after. Now if that aint a bargain I dunno what is? Get down early to avoid missing out as they’re expecting a busy one.

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Den Haan Myspace

Club For Heroes presents Honey Sweetcheeks (Black Jesus) and House Of Traps (Firecracker)

@ The Wee Red Bar at Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh

Club For Heroes manage to sneak another cracking date in to this months clubbing calendar with the return of Firecracker Recordings boss House Of Traps or Lindsay Todd as his mother knows him. The Firecracker boys are big news around the world right now with their exquisitely produced tracks finding their way into some of the most respected Djs in the world from Carl Craig to Kenny Dixon Jr.

Also on the bill tonight is Honey Sweetcheeks. She's a veteran of the New York, Glasgow and London underground house and disco scenes. Honey set up the Black Jesus record label in the late 90s and released records by DFA freakazoid Maurice Fulton, amongst others. She's got the finest record collection in Edinburgh and likes to play across the board party music, from classic gay NY disco, deep techno, hip hop, krautrock and new beat. And if we're lucky she's going to bring her ultraviolet hula-hoop for some dancefloor psyche-gymnastics!

Club For Heroes has firmly established itself as Edinburgh's most exciting and irreverent non-generic club night, where you'll hear cutting edge electro and techno side by side with classics from the likes of Prince, Bowie and Sylvester, along with healthy dollops of acid house, italo and disco. The List magazine described the night as "utopian...not of this world". Club For Heroes takes place at Edinburgh College of Art's Wee Red Bar, but don't worry if you're not a student - all are welcome.

After being lucky enough to witness the beautiful fury that Lindsay and Fudge Fingas unleashed on the Jam The Box dancefloor a few weeks ago I can tell you that this will be another unmissable night of undulating deep techno and house with flurries of classic soul drenched disco. Add Honey and resident Jetlad to this already bubbling mix and this may just be the best party you go to all month.

Entry is a wallet friendly £5 or £4 if you’re a student. Doors 11pm -3am.

SATURDAY 27th JUNE 2009

Pulse presents Dee Mond Live (Pyrate Music) plus Anarkid, Andy Problems, Darrell Harding and John Gerrard (The Vinyl Club) and Dj Darkside

@ The GRV, Hasties Close, Edinburgh

The GRV is the place to be this Saturday as new night Pulse launches with a stellar line up of local talent including Leith FM Vinyl Club’s very own John “Gerry” Gerrard and Darrell Harding plus a live set from Pyrate Music boss Dee Mond, his first of 2009. Also on the bill are Andy Problems and Anarkid so expect a gut busting buffet of techno, breaks, minimal electro and electronica from what looks set to be a very interesting wee night indeed. Show starts at 10.30pm and entry is £5 before midnight or £6 after.

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Dee Mond Myspace

Pyrate Music Myspace

SUNDAY 28TH JUNE 2009

The Marina Dalglish Benefit BBQ @ The Gate Bar, Trongate Glasgow

This Sunday I’ll be playing some sundrenched soulful house and disco rekkids at a Charity BBQ alongside a rather tasty line up of super talented djs. The event has been organised to help raise money for the Marina Dalglish Cancer Fund. Marina is the wife of football legend Kenny Dalglish and her charity does lots of good things to offer support to victims of cancer and their families. They are always in need of a wee financial boost and well any excuse is a good excuse to have a party.

Other Djs on this Sundays bill include Barry May (On Hubert St), Yogi Haughton (Southport Weekender), Iain Thompson(M8), Martin “Mash” Henderson (Galaxy), Domenic Martin (Guesthouse, Bamboo), Leo (Soul Diggin), Gordon “Harry” Millar (Tunnel), Kier Ferguson and Chris McPartlin (Gate) plus live percussion from Iain Whitelaw. The Soundtrack will be a perfet summer Sunday blend of proper soul, boogie, rare groove, disco, and house music and the weather forecast looks pretty good from here.

First Dj starts at 3pm and the evening will go on till around midnight. After which all party goers are invited to an aftershow at Common

NB all main courses are on special 2 for the price of one offer for this event

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The Gate Website

I hope you find something on this weeks menu to tantalise your tastebuds. See you all next week... Same Bat Time...Same Bat Channel.

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The King is dead. Long live the king.
R.I.P Michael

The Chef's Special for Week Ending 21/06/09

WOOHOOOOOO! It's Friday already!!! Hope you guys have had a good week. I've got some right tasty morsels for y'all this week so please don't rush off. Some ace club previews including Cabaret Voltaire's full on house extravaganza this weekend with Telefunken and Ultragroove both throwing down the gauntlet, some free mixes for you to treat your I-Pod/MP3 player with and a sneaky peak at whats coming up on Leith FM's specialist dance shows this evening as well. So enough idle chit chat from me. Let's get right in amongst it.

FRIDAY 19th JUNE 2009

Gonna kick off with some more quality electronic music courtesy of our friends at Leith 98.8FM starting with Gerry Mawhinney's Vinyl Club Show from 9.00 - 11.00pm. This week Darrell Harding provides the perfect intro with a slice of things to come and Dee-Mond gets in on the action with a rundown of Pyrate Music. Both artists will be performing at the GRV for Pulse on Saturday 27th June so if you like their style then be sure to keep next saturday night clear in your diary.

Check Pyrate Music for more info or join the Pulse event on Facebook.

Also on the show this week Mainz based German/Turkish producer Butch aka Bülent Gürler drops an exclusive guest mix showing what makes this oldschool hiphop b-boy and graff artist turned deep house and techno don a name to watch in the coming months, if his mix is anywhere near as good as his recent productions this looks set to become another awesome evening of music for The Vinyl Club.

For a wee taster of Butch's music and some more backgound info on the man himself please check out his myspace.

After the Vinyl Club don't touch that dial because my man Kenny Breaks is up next with R.S.I Radio featuring some wickedly fresh, underground techno। On warm up duties this week Ayrshire lad Voltergeist steps up to the decks armed with a crateful of wax inspired by his love of deep heavy dub, experimental electronica and good old fashioned, rebel rousing techno. Living in the heart of the Ayrshire countryside is also a major inspiration, surrounded by beautiful woodland waterfalls, rolling hills, and dramatic sunsets on the West Coast over the Isle of Arran. Sound good? You'd better believe it! He's been making his own tracks for the past 15 years and now runs his own label Microrave Records. In 2003 he met Emotiquon co-writer James Rehill and together they went on to remix artists such as Heaven 17, Enter Shikari & Shitdisco.

For more info and a cheeky glimpse into the lad's musical talents please visit his myspace।

Also on R.S.I Radio this week another absolute treat for you in the shape of another guest mix this time from Marcel Heese, resident at legendary Berlin techno emporium Tresor. He's an avid fan of Detroit, Chicago, Dub Techno, Ambient, Noise, Industrial, Breakcore and Dubstep and his current sets are an amalgamation of all those genres but in spite of such diversity he manages to keep them smooth and congruent.

In April 2008 Marcel became part of the prestigious Tresor Headquarters team, besides playing in Germany he has also visited a few foreign clubs in Poland and Slovenia.His current favourite labels and artists are: Downwards, Counterbalance, Axis, Warp, Tresor, Sähkö, Token, Transmat, FXHE, Basic Channel/Maurizio, Mojuba, Tectonic, Redshape, Bitstream, Robert Hood, Planetary Assault Systems, Jamal Moss aka Hieroglyphic Being, Drexciya, Counterpart, Deepchord, Lerosa. Influences of all those can be heard in Marcel’s exclusive mix for Leith FM, he's chilled out a bit recently, decreased his BPM, adding to increased power in the groove.

Please take 5 to have a gander at his myspace for more info and free music.

Right, and now for the clubbing previews

Telefunken presents Phil Weeks (Robsoul Recordings, Paris)
Also starring Sir Alan Gray, Hoss Wilson, Lel P and Carina Ramos
@ Cabaret Voltaire, 36 Blair Street, Edinburgh

Doors 10.30pm - 3.00am

£8/6 Students

Cab Vol is serving a double helping of top quality house music this weekend starting with the freshest new kid on the block Telefunken tonight. This month the Telefunken massive will be treated to another jaw-droppingly tight, funky set from one of France's finest disco jokeys Phil Weeks. The Robsoul Recordings boss is back for his second appearance at the club and after the sheer gusset moistening shizzle he layed down last time he was in town the Telefunken camp are very very excited about this event. Phil's energy and enthiusiasm behind the decks have seen him play gigs across the globe from San Francisco to Dubai to Melbourne. His passion for all things funky can be heard in his many productions released on some of the most prolific labels in house. His solo work as well as his work as one half of Fries and Bridges (with Hector Moralez) is always fresh vibrant and exciting and many of his tracks can be found in the boxes of the house music elite such as DJ Sneak, Derrick Carter, Mark Farina, Dj Heather and Miss Honey Dijon amongst many others.

As always Sir Alan Gray will be hosting alongside Hoss Wilson with Lel P and Carina Ramos cookin up the funk and bakin the disco cookies in the back room.

Telefunken have been bringing some of the finest house jocks in the world to Edinburgh for nearly 5 years now and next month they're pulling out all the stops once again for another of their "one off" parties, this time at Studio 24 on Calton Road. Yes on Friday 17th July the one and only MARK FARINA (Mushroom Jazz, Om Records) will be dropping in to show the house faithful why he's widely regarded as "The Daddy" among his peers. This will be the first time Mark has played in Edinburgh since he rocked Tribal Funktion (RIP) at The Venue back in 1999 and this will no doubt be one of the biggest and best clubnights happening in the city this year. Don't forget, you heard it here first on The Chef's Specials!

Telefunken Website

SATURDAY 20th JUNE 2009

Ultragroove Classics Night

starring Gareth Sommerville and Craig Smith B2B and Ricky Reid

@Cabaret Voltaire, 36 Blair Street, Edinburgh

Doors 10.30pm - 3.00am

Entry £7/೫ STUDENTS

Part two of Cab's house-fest this weekend is hosted by Ultragroove and you know it's gonna be something special because Herr Sommerville and that other Edinburgh house music institution Craig Smith are teaming up for another classics night. These classics nights have become even more legendary than the usual Ultragroove nights as they are a rare occurence but if you are, like me, a bit older than most of the club kids today then these nights are the ones that give you goose bumps as Gareth and Craig will demonstrate on Saturday. Expect a truly magical journey from 70's disco through early 80's acid house, plenty of oldschool 90's chicago joints and lashings of soul drenched diva vocals.

Craig Smith for any of you unfamiliar with the name has been in the music biz for over 20 years. His djing skills have led him to gigs all over the world and he's played alongside some of the biggest names in the scene from Masters at Work and John "Jellybean" Benitez to Ashley Beedle, Kerri Chandler, Paul "Trouble" Anderson and Jazzy Jeff. As a producer Craig's work has recieved masses of critical acclaim. Labels such as Virgin, EMI, Five20 East, Soul Heaven, In Demand and Hush Hush as well as Jimpster's new label Delusions Of Grandeur have all released his tracks which he's released under various pseudonyms such as Harden Soul Project, The Shaw Height Assembly and The Way Fairers. He is currently busy making heaps of new music with his production partner Graeme Clark aka The Revenge. The pair have released tracks under many guises such as Craig Smith and The Revenge and 6th Bourough Project. They have a heap of new stuff ready to drop on the afore mentioned labels and some other exciting projects in the pipeline too.

Back room duties this week will be locked down by the one and only hijack botherer Rick Reid who has been raising temperatures aplenty of late at his residencies at Hawke and Hunter and 99 Hanover Street as well as many of the wee underground soul parties that have been going on around the country recently. Ricky's style incorporates plenty of soul, lashings of funk and more than a dash of rare boogie all smoothly blended and served with just enough spice to give you a healthy wee kick.

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Here's a few of the tasy mixes which have been soundtrackin my life over the past couple of weeks.

MnKy's Deepfm Pins And Needles Sampler

DJ Godfather & DJ Omega - From A Mile Away

Pain Struck Stanley Dumb - Dumb Step

Andreas Tillander - Gone feat New Moscow

Burnski - Coldcut

Vitreous - Pellets

D'Julz - Fleurette

Ilija Rudman - Definition

Plastique De Rave - Lost In the City

Darshan Jesrani, Beats In Space #473pt1

Fatback Band - Going The Long Way Home (Victor Rosado Mix)

Bad Girls - Too Through (Inst) - BC

Contact-U - Inside You - Jam Today

Ike Strong - Boogie Land - Willkerr

Bogdan Irkuk aka Bulgari - Foreign Tongues - Rollerboys

Terry Callier - Sign Of The Times - Elektra

Magic City - Let's Rock - Sunshine Sound

Black Gold - C'mon Stop - Prelude

Rinder & Lewis - Lust - AVI

USA-European Connection - Step On Out (Rhythm Track) - MI

Cosmetics - The Crack - IRS

Village People - Don't Go In The Bushes (HMD Edit) - Horse Meat Disco

Bottin - No Static - Italians Do It Better

Mayday - Sinister - Pheerce City

Mike Dunn - Face The Nation - Classic Cuts

Jimmy Edgar - Semierotic - Warp

Kelley Polar Quartet - Parlour Games - Environ

Z-Moor-Z - Heros Dynamique - Magic

Bo' Bellow - Knockin' (Inst) - High Fashion Music

ORS - Moon-boots - Salsoul

Ingram - Mi Sabrina Tequana - H&L

Lukewarm, The Carl mix Volume 2

Simpsons - THX Intro
Kanye West - Flashing Lights (Instrumental)
Kanye West - Flashing Lights
Black Buddhafly - Flashing Lights
Kanye West - Flashing Lights (Remix feat. Raheem DeVaughn)
Colin Munroe - I Want Those Flashing Lights
Nine Inch Nails - Closer
50 Cent vs. N.I.N. - Closer to Da Club
M.I.A. - Paper Planes (DFA Remix)
Pacha Massive - Don't Let Go
Prince - Pussy Control
Rolling Stones - Miss You (Dr. Dre Remix)
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
The Cars - Moving In Stereo
Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
Flight of the Conchords - Inner City Pressure (lukewarm edit)
N.E.R.D. - You Know What
P.M. Dawn - Set Adrift (Tittsworth Neutron Dance Remix)
O.D.B. - Shimmy Shimmy Ya (M. Vogel Diskotech Remix)
Bill O'Reilly - Do It Live!!!! (Disco Tech Remix)
Freeform Five - No More Conversations (Mylo Remix)
The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby
Soulwax - Tour De Eleanor Rigby
U2 - I Will Be With You Again (DJ Eli Remix)
K-OS - Sunday Morning
Peter, Bjorn, & John - Young Folks
Santogold - Shove It
Electric Six - Gay Bar
Daft Punk - Around The World (Laromlabs 2A03 Remix)

Halo Varga Classic mix from '96

No tracklist available but if you liked that west coast dubby techhouse flavour you'll love it.


Murray Calder, Dubweiser
Righteous old school start with a more contemporary finish

King Tubby - Sneak Invasion Dub
Philip Smart - Cool this Dub
Scientist - Counter Intelligence Dub
King Tubby - Human Rights Dub
Scientist - King Tubby's Answer
Sly and the Revolutionaries - Acapulco Gold
Burning Spear and the Black Disciples - Marcus Children Suffer
I-Roy - Superfly (extended mix)
I-Roy and the Aggrovators - War and Friction
Prince Jammy and the Aggrovators - Drums of Africa
Charley Ace - Country Boy
Impact All-stars - S-Corner Dub
King Tubby and the Aggrovators - Dub fi Gwan
Linval Thomson - Jah Jah is a guiding star (Dubphonic version)
Keith Hudson - Savia (Henry & Louis version)
I-Roy - Look a Boom (Winston Blissett/John Tonks version)
Bush Chemist - Symbolic Dub

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The Chef's Special for Week Ending 14/06/09

Hi guys and girls. Thanks for checkin in with this week’s Chef’s Specials.

What an awesome three days of good music and good times last weekend turned out to be. Friday night’s The Vinyl Club on Leith FM was excellent with a stunning mix from French techno wizard Marco Nazca. Then came Saturday’s slightly wet and cloudy session at The Meadows Festival where approximately 150 crazy people spent the afternoon dancing and smiling to the sundrenched reggae and dub vibes supplied by the heavyweight, Messenger Sound System despite the rain and dip in temperature.

Saturday evening’s Jam Sessions at City Café turned out to be a great little preclub party with excellent dj sets from Darren and Ryan McClean and Deni then onto the blatantly incredible Jam The Box night at The GRV where Fire Cracker Recordings boys Fudge Fingas and House Of Traps absolutely smashed it with a truly mindblowing space disco and tech house set. A packed house of friendly up for it punters made sure that temperatures soared and the dancefloor was rocking all night.

By Sunday fatigue and a nasty hangover was really starting to bite but another somewhat sunnier afternoon on The Meadows, this time with Big Toes HiFi supplying the beats and bass, had me fixed up in no time. Decks In The City was just what I needed to end a perfect musical weekend with 6 of the best underground djs in the city all playing for free. Great banter, great tunes and great people, who could say fairer than that?

This weekend is lookin like a bit of a quiet one with not really much to report clubbing wise. There are a few wee things on though to keep you entertained so without much further ado....

FRIDAY 12th JUNE 2009

The Vinyl Club and R.S.I Radio on Leith 98.8fm. 11pm-3am

If you’re stuck in doors this weekend or you’re havin’ a house-party and need some underground sounds to keep things lively till the wee small hours look no further than your local radio station to set the tone for a crackin’ night in. The Vinyl Club show this week features guest mixes from Telefunken’s Alan Gray, Disfuntional’s very own James Carol, plus a live mix from Marcel Janovsky and Germany’s Gabriel Ananda in a back to back stylee for the last hour. After tuning into this show last week and being blown away by the quality of music from house and disco through to dark dirty tech-house and electronica I’m gonna do my best to catch it every week.

Following on from The Vinyl Club, R.S.I Radio picks up the baton with a two hour show packed full of more underground techno, electro, breaks and electronica. This week local tech-house producer Ingen will be demonstrating the music manipulating skills which have earned him a residency at Cabaret Voltaire’s flagship drum n bass and tech-house night Split. Ingen also runs his own night Subtext @ The GRV every Wednesday night showcasing some of the best electronica and techno djs in the capital week in week out. His dj sets are invariably chunky, dark and seething with an utterly relentless energy. Not suitable for those of you with heart problems then!

Synthetic presents Jason Leach (Tresor, Subhead, Berlin) @ The Bongo Club, Moray House,

Clubwise in Edinburgh this Friday its all about Synthetic who have the mighty Jason Leach dropping in for some blistering wonky techno aided and abetted by residents the Physicist and Zuni.

Doors 10.30pm – 3am

Entry £7.00

http://www.myspace.com/elbowgreasedtechno

Fiasco presents John Larner ( Indianapolis) @ The Admiral Bar, 72a Waterloo Street, Glasgow

If you’re way out west this Friday evening and you’re up for less bangin and more bumpin and jackin then Fiasco may be right up your street. This month residents Frazer Devine and Ed-FM have shipped Indianapolis house maestro John Larner over for some of his trademark acid jackin house vibes.

John’s production success and DJ talent have seen him in demand in clubs around the globe He’s widely known for his high-octane dj sets which incorporate a balanced mix of fresh cuts and the old sounds of Chicago and Detroit. With strong followings in Belgium, Australia and Scotland, John racks up frequent flyer points all year long!

He currently receives his musical inspirations from likes of Derrick Carter, Mark Farina, Mathew Dear, Phil Weeks, Lance De Sardi and music from all over the globe.

John is flying in for this exclusive UK gig and we recommend not missing him, as this is his first Scottish performance in over 5 years!!!

Doors open 10.30pm – 3am

Entry £7.00

For more info plus free downloads of previous guest sets please check out…

http://www.fiascoevents.com

SATURDAY 13^TH JUNE 2009

Back in Edinburgh on Saturday and its Leith Festival Gala Day. This years celebrations will once again mostly focus on Leith Links and as usual the Gala Day parade will begin in Lochend Park at around 12.30pm and will wind down Lochend road onto the Links itself where the organisers have created a jam packed programme of family friendly events to keep the gathered crowds entertained including live bands, stalls selling everything from food to arts, crafts and antiques, the Annual Tug Of War Contest, pony rides and my favourite, the sundrenched sounds of dub reggae and roots supplied by the Messenger Sound System. If the weather is as good as last year this should be an amazing day out for people of all ages and of course Leith 98.8FM will be onsite broadcasting live throughout the day.

Please check out the festival website for the full lowdown on all Leith related events.

SUNDAY 14^th JUNE 2009

Under The Bridge @ The Water Of Leith Walkway, beneath the bridge on Great Junction Street @ sunset.

If you fancy something slightly different to wind down after a funfilled weekend I can highly recommend oen of the final events taking place as part of the Leith 2009 festival. The Event is called Under The Bridge and basically features the Heritage Ensemble playing a selection of soothing classical music and movie soundstrack pieces as the sun sets under Junction Bridge in Leith. I checked it out for the first time last year and was very, very impressed. It’s a very popular performance so its worth turning up early to get yourself a good seat. Performance starts at sunset, around 10pm.

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The Chef's Special for Week Ending 07/06/09

Hello again folks, and welcome back to The Chef’s Specials.

Wow what an absolute scorcher of a week its been. Blue skies, blazing sunshine and some of the highest temperatures of the year so far, it can all only mean one thing, Summer is finally here at last. And although, for some people that means Big Brother fever and Friday night evictions, for the rest of us it means partying under starry skies, festivals, barbecues, and plenty more of that feelgood vibe that only vitamin D can bring.

In the north of Edinburgh this weekend, Leith Festival begins, bringing lots of live music, theatre, film, literature, spoken word, dance, comedy and various other arts forms to the old port town. From Friday 5th June through to Sunday 14th around 150 events will take place over 50 different venues featuring some international talent as well as a whole host of home-grown artists. For up to the minute news, reviews and booking information on all events in the festival programme please take a peek at the Leith Festival Website.

Further up town in the heart of the city, The Meadows Festival also takes place this weekend. Featuring 26 live acts including the massively popular Messenger Sound System, Jesus H Foxx, Mersault and The Bhundu Dance Project entertainment will be split between 3 stages over the course of Saturday and Sunday. There will also be fairground amusements, kids entertainment, stalls, arts and Capoeira demonstrations.

There is no cover charge for any of the entertainment but people will be running around collecting donations to cover costs so please give generously. For more information please see The Meadows Festival Website.

FRIDAY 5th JUNE 2009

With not much clubbing action on this coming Friday in Edinburgh I’ve decided to stay in and tune in to Leith FM’s outstanding dance music radio shows. Kicking off with The Vinyl Club, in it’s later than usual slot from 11.00pm – 1.00am. The show is celebrating a first birthday of sorts. Host Gerry Mawhinney has been championing electronic dance music of all genres for over a year now but this Friday he is celebrating one year of top class guest mixes on the show. So in true Vinyl club fashion he will be featuring two guest mixes this week. One from Jam The Box’s Jimmy “Jammin” Thomas and another from Paul Nazca of Scandium Records one of France’s premier techno labels. If you want to contact Gerry or tune in online check out the Leith FM website or you can set your radio to 98.8FM


SATURDAY 6th JUNE 2009

The Jam Sessions, downstairs@ City Café, Blair Street, Edinburgh

If after a few beers in the park checkin out The Meadows Festival or catching some shows down in Leith you feel like going out for a dance, you could do a lot worse than starting your evening downstairs at City Café. The Jam Sessions is a project put together by 3 friends from the Lothians, Darren M, Denni McCormack and Ryan M and feature the three of them playing some proper up front bumpin’, jackin’ house of the like usually heard at clubs such as Telefunken, House Arrest and Fiasco. Darren recently won the coveted IDJ Magazine Raw Talent competition and he’s looking to follow up that glory with a blistering funk fuelled house party with the doors flung wide open so everybody can come and get down. Aided and abetted by his trusty partners in crime this sure looks set to be a raucous event worthy of any party monster’s Saturday night itinary.

Doors 8pm - 1am
Free entry all night


Jam The Box presents House Of Traps and Fudge Fingas (Firecracker Recordings) @ The GRV, Hasties Close Edinburgh

Local house music heroes House Of Traps and Fudge Fingas aka Lindsay Todd and Gav Sutherland will be stopping by the GRV for what could be one of the best clubbing events in the capital this summer. Jam The box has been getting huge praise from all the city’s underground dance music heads over the past few months for its relentless energy, rolling, seething, genre busting music policy and obscenely talented and knowledgeable resident dj crew. Jimmy “Jammin” Thomas, Jammiwam and Marmalade Maslin have been friends for years and their combined record collection is any music geek’s dream. Their hard graft, no nonsense attitude and fathomless passion has helped to push their night on in leaps and bounds rarely seen in clubs these days.

They have been massive fans of Firecracker Recordings releases since the very first one and they have been going berserk with excitement over the last few days. Gavin and Lindsay’s work with Linkwood, Trus’me and other local legends Joseph Malik and Colin Steele has been getting some of the highest praise imaginable of late from some of the biggest names in underground dance on the planet, Some of their fans include Moodyman, Stacey Pullen, Derrick May, Carl Craig, Theo Parrish, Ron Trent, Osunlade and Dj Spinna. Their style is deep, soulful, melodic house music which inspires creative thinking as well as plenty of bumpin and grooving on the dancefloor. After selling out all of their first three eps the label was forced to repress all three, complete with screen printed bespoke sleeve art, to meet a completely overwhelming demand from around the world. All this is instantly understandable the minute you actually hear the quality of the track they produce. Both Gav and Lindsay are remarkably talented djs as well regularly playing gigs around the UK and as far afield as Japan and Australia. This September sees the label getting heavily involved with Croatia’s Disco 3000 festival held in Petrcane with performances from Linkwood, Fudge Fingas and Trus’me. For a taster of their music as well as up to date information on the labels activities please check their Myspace page.

Please also take a few minutes to check out Jam The Box's very own blog for news, previews and regular free mixes from the resident djs.

Doors 10.30pm – 3.00am
Entry £5/4 all night


SUNDAY 7th JUNE 2009

Decks In The City, Downstairs @ City Café, Blair Street, Edinburgh

Decks In The City returns to the bowels of Blair Street's City Cafe with another uncompromising line up of local dj talent.

Bridging that gap between The Outhouse BBQ, this month hosted by Touch and the Taste Sunday Social at the GRV, Forever Cookin' Promotions have put together yet another stellar musical programme featuring some of the best djs in the Capital for your aural pleasure including...

Kenny RedStar (Leith FM), Murray Calder (Freq, Glasgow), Paul "Peebee" Bendoris and Mike "MnKy" McGarrity (Pins And Needles) and Chris "Jammiwam" Murdoch and Paul Marmalade Maslin (Jam The Box)

These guys are well renowned locally for mixin up all styles of dance music from hip hop to house, from jazz to techno, from motown soul to dubstep and funk to full on breaks and beyond.

Expect lashings of genre smashing dancefloor dynamite.

This suitably raucous affair will kick off at around 5.30pm and continue till around midnight. The well stocked bar will keep all partygoers suitably lubricated with Happy Hour prices extended till 10pm (Downstairs only)

ENTRY AS ALWAYS IS COMPLETELY FREE OF CHARGE
Decks In The City... Audio Extravagance

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