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 TwitchEdinburgh'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.
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, EdinburghThis 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)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...
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...
Thanks, Chef.
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