Hello again to all you groovers, shakers lovers and hitmakers. And how the devil are you??? Well folks, its been a while, 6 months to be exact but it sure is good to be back. After a rather lengthy hibernation period from bloggerland, i felt it was about time i resurected this here page as things are starting to warm up once again in Scotland's clubland. Yes it may well still be snowing in many parts of the British Isles but spring has officially sprung here in the undergound dance scene. This coming weekend in particular is looking set to kick things off in a monumental fashion with some absolutely incredible artist billings on both sides of the country. With guest dj sets from Floating Points, Ashley Beedle, Cosmo, Todd Terje, Mark Archer (Altern-8), Kode9, and Mes plus loads more, as well as live shows from The Blessings and the legendary Laurent Garnier, this weekend has something for everyone. And if anyone is lucky enough to be in London toward the end of this week, Red Bull Music Academy are throwing a proper Roller Skate Jam featuring Horse Meat Disco and HRH Moodymann on Thursday!!!
THURSDAY 4th MARCH 2010
A Roller Skating Jam Named Red Bull Music Academy
@ The Renaissance Rooms, Wandsworth Road, Vauxhall, LondonSW8 1RZ
Roller disco culture is a passion for mythical deep house renegade Moodymann. Known for preserving the rich heritage of Afro-American (sub-)culture with the utmost respect, he’s done more to keep the roller disco phenomenon alive than any other human being on the planet with his Detroit regular Soul Skate. For this very special session at South London’s Renaissance Rooms, he’ll not only bring a box full of classic skating rink jams with him, but also ten of the motor city’s most notorious four-wheeled dancers between 8 and 80 years of age. They’ve continuously supported him at the original Soul Skate and will now leave the US, some even for the first time in their lives. Also on the bill: the frontrunners of London’s current disco revival, the infamous Horse Meat Disco. More than just a damn good night out, this is a true tribute to the soul we will never ever lose.
This incredible party will take place at The Rennaissance Rooms, , Tickets are only £10 from ticketweb and Rennaissance Rooms website but i wouldn't be at all surprised if its a sell out, so if ye want to be in it, GET YER SKATES ON PEOPLE!
FRIDAY 5th March 2010
The Vinyl Club from 9pm on Leith 98.8FM
Back up here in Scotland things kick off proper on Friday. As usual Leith Fm's Vinyl Club gets underway from 9pm with guest DJset from Germany's Snuff Crew. Signed to International Deejay Gigolos label these guys are a mysterious bunch of jacking Chicago house enthiusiasts who also dabble in some acid techno and italo disco. Not much is known about them except their unfaltering ability to rock a dancefloor or a front room as will be the case on Friday night. On warm up duties this week John "Gerry" Gerard will be dropping some deep, tech-house vibes as well as filling you in on upcoming events from the Vinyl Club Crew's Pulse clubnight.
22 Jamaica Street Glasgow.
Glasgow's Numbers crew are back this Friday with another bumper edition of DJ/Producer talent to treat your ears to. One of my favourite deep 'n' dubby house producers of the moment, Floating Points, is on warm up detail this month so well worth getting down early. Also on the bill are Martyn and headliners Kode 9 who'll be ripping up the Subby sound system with a mixture of techno, dubstep, hyper dub and some DnB. Show kicks off at 11pm and tickets are £10. Tickets for this have already sold out on the Resident Advisor website but i'm assured there will be a few left for sale at the door on a first come first served basis. You have been warned!
Pressure @ O2 Academy,
121 Eglinton Street, Glasgow, G5 9NT
Meanwhile, on the other side of town, the Slam boys are havin another massive Pressure party, this month at the O2 Academy. With a line up that includes Sunday Circus, Master H, Slam, plus a live set from the all encompassing Laurent Garnier and his live band this is sure to be the hottest ticket in town. Garnier's love of eclectic electronic music is renowned throughout the world and is one of the main reasons the guy is widely regarded as one of the best DJs on the planet and has been for the past 15 or more years. His productions are generally a few cuts above as well, this is the fella who's tracks Crispy Bacon, Acid Eiffel, The Sound Of The Big Babou, and the simply mesmerising Man With The Red Face tore up all the rule books, all the formulas of dance music production and delivered nothing short of complete and total devastation on the world's dancefloors. No matter how old these tracks get the effect they have on a packed floor is always the same. Show starts at 10.30 and runs till 3am and tickets are £18 plus booking fee, available from Tickets Scotland. Again this will also probably sell out by Friday so get on the case quicksmart or you'll be the man (or woman) with the red face!
Depth Charge @ The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield Street, Glasgow.
Frazer Devine and the delightful Jaya are back this week with another incendiary filled Depth Charge. This new project which launched last month, sees them hooking up with old friend Monty, from local deep techno and house night, Kreep, for another musical safari through all that is moody and soulful in proper house music. If last month's launch party was anything to go by then this is gonna grow into a true gem of a night on the north edge of Glasgow's city centre. The Flying Duck is a crackin venue with a kick ass sound system and some of the quirkiest decor i've ever seen in a club. Doors open from 11pm till 3am and entry is just £5 before midnight or £7 after.
Fiasco @ Bacchus Basement,
80 Glassford Street Glasgow.
Fiasco welcome the return of funkin house giant DJ Mes for his long awaited second outing this weekend. The San Fran born maestro was last on these shores back in 2008 and played what, for my money, was the best dj set i've ever heard at Fiasco. Mes is a true party starter with an unquestionable stage presence. With head honcho Ed Marco on warm up detail this week plus a guest slot from dutch house don Funktransplant, this is sure to be another very special occasion for Fiasco. Party starts at 10.30 and runs till 3am. Advance tickets available from Tickets Scotland priced £7+bf or pay £9 at the door.
Kapital @ The Caves, South Niddry Street, Edinburgh
Over in the east, Kapital return for their first event of 2010, in Edinburgh's most spectacular venue, The Caves. This month they have invited Stuttgart's Joachim Speith to give the Kapital crowd a taste of German melodic minimalism and stripped down techno. Speith is the boss of relatively new record label Affin which has been putting out some rather tasty tracks for a few years now from the likes of The Dolphins, Hans Bouffmayer, Revelations Of Noise and Dirty Culture amongst others. The label prides itself on its ethos of nuturing new talent and promoting the sounds of the many talented young producers from around eastern europe. As usual, residents Barry O'Connell and Brad Charters will be on hand to warm you up with some hypnotic tech-funk and electronic grooves. Tickets for this are £7+ bf from Tickets Scotland and Ripping Records. Doors 11-3am.
Saturday 6th March 2010
On to Saturday and in Edinburgh, Jam The Box is set to welcome a true pioneer of modern dance music and culture. Mark Archer first started making music back in 1988. He was a founding member of Bizarre Inc who's Playing With Knives became a UK top 40 hit. But he's most famous for being one half of legendary UK rave band Altern8 with his mate Chris Pete which they formed back in 1990. With a mixture of Roland TB-303s, 808s and 909s they began to transform the early house music which was starting to spead from the US strongholds of Detroit and Chicago. Their trademark use of breakbeats, eclectic noises, heaps of extra bass and familiar vocal samples led them to almost singlehandedly invent what is now known as Rave. Back when massive outdoor parties were still legal, Altern8's reputation grew rapidly as they played to huge crowds dressesd in trademark chemical warfare suits and bright yellow dustmasks emblazoned with a black letter "A". Their tracks E-vapor-8, Infiltrate 202 and Active 8 (Come With Me) became hardcore rave anthems with the latter reaching number 3 on the UK singles chart and the LP Full On Mask Hysteria peaked at number 10 on the Album Chart. Mark has continued djing and Making music since those glory days with Nu Skool Breaks tracks for Rennie Pilgrim's label as well as the occasional remix for other breakbeat artists such as Edzy.
Also on the bill for this one are the AGT Rave Cru from London's I Love Acid parties. Their rapid cut 'n' paste mixing style is much loved by the south's rave monkeys. They turned a Sunday afternoon gig at Bloc Weekender into a throughly raucous, full on, rave riot mashing up all manner of dance music anthems with some freocious breakbeats and heavy basslines. The Jam The Box guys have been very excited about this one for months now and with the glow sticks and dustmasks at the ready this looks set to be an absolute stormer. Doors open at 10.30 and Entry tax is £8. Mark Archer, AGT Rave Cru and the Jam The Box djs will be hosting the main room with Rosco Disco and Melange FM looking after the Bar area
Edinburgh's longest running, heavyweight, house music emporium this week celebrates its 250th event, a massive milestone for any clubnight i'm sure you'll agree. And to help Gareth, Frazer and co toast this incredible achievement they have flown in none other than Norwegian disco viking Todd Terje. A true master of the re-edit, Terje has gained massive respect worldwide for his ability to fuse fun and function whilst keeping a true musicality to his productions. His enormous catalogue of edits has found fans among some of the world's best disco jockeys and has led him to bookings in far of reaches of the world. He's a marvelously talented producer in his own right as well and his original works are no less stunning than his re-edits with soulful sensibility and funky feelgood factors perfectly balanced. With Ultra resident Gareth on warm up detail plus a live set from local heroes The Blessings (Lucky Me Music), Ultragroove are offering healthy portion of house music for your money. Entry is just £5 before midnight or £8 after. Doors open from 10.30pm.
Jam The Box @ The GRV,
Hasties Close (Off Guthrie Street), Edinburgh.
On to Saturday and in Edinburgh, Jam The Box is set to welcome a true pioneer of modern dance music and culture. Mark Archer first started making music back in 1988. He was a founding member of Bizarre Inc who's Playing With Knives became a UK top 40 hit. But he's most famous for being one half of legendary UK rave band Altern8 with his mate Chris Pete which they formed back in 1990. With a mixture of Roland TB-303s, 808s and 909s they began to transform the early house music which was starting to spead from the US strongholds of Detroit and Chicago. Their trademark use of breakbeats, eclectic noises, heaps of extra bass and familiar vocal samples led them to almost singlehandedly invent what is now known as Rave. Back when massive outdoor parties were still legal, Altern8's reputation grew rapidly as they played to huge crowds dressesd in trademark chemical warfare suits and bright yellow dustmasks emblazoned with a black letter "A". Their tracks E-vapor-8, Infiltrate 202 and Active 8 (Come With Me) became hardcore rave anthems with the latter reaching number 3 on the UK singles chart and the LP Full On Mask Hysteria peaked at number 10 on the Album Chart. Mark has continued djing and Making music since those glory days with Nu Skool Breaks tracks for Rennie Pilgrim's label as well as the occasional remix for other breakbeat artists such as Edzy.
Also on the bill for this one are the AGT Rave Cru from London's I Love Acid parties. Their rapid cut 'n' paste mixing style is much loved by the south's rave monkeys. They turned a Sunday afternoon gig at Bloc Weekender into a throughly raucous, full on, rave riot mashing up all manner of dance music anthems with some freocious breakbeats and heavy basslines. The Jam The Box guys have been very excited about this one for months now and with the glow sticks and dustmasks at the ready this looks set to be an absolute stormer. Doors open at 10.30 and Entry tax is £8. Mark Archer, AGT Rave Cru and the Jam The Box djs will be hosting the main room with Rosco Disco and Melange FM looking after the Bar area
Ultragroove 250th Event
@ Cabaret Voltaire,
36 Blair Street, Edinburgh
Edinburgh's longest running, heavyweight, house music emporium this week celebrates its 250th event, a massive milestone for any clubnight i'm sure you'll agree. And to help Gareth, Frazer and co toast this incredible achievement they have flown in none other than Norwegian disco viking Todd Terje. A true master of the re-edit, Terje has gained massive respect worldwide for his ability to fuse fun and function whilst keeping a true musicality to his productions. His enormous catalogue of edits has found fans among some of the world's best disco jockeys and has led him to bookings in far of reaches of the world. He's a marvelously talented producer in his own right as well and his original works are no less stunning than his re-edits with soulful sensibility and funky feelgood factors perfectly balanced. With Ultra resident Gareth on warm up detail plus a live set from local heroes The Blessings (Lucky Me Music), Ultragroove are offering healthy portion of house music for your money. Entry is just £5 before midnight or £8 after. Doors open from 10.30pm.
Melting Pot's 9th Birthday
@ The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, Glasgow
Back here in the west, another clubbing institution is also celebrating a bit of a milestone achievement. Yes Glasgow's favourite and longest running disco and deep house monthly reaches its 9th Birthday this weekend and London's club culture chameleon Ashley Beedle will be dropping by with his pal Cosmo (Bitches Brew) to deliver a set of stunning house, jazz-funk, disco, and latin beats to a (no doubt) packed houseful of the city's most discerning, clued up and friendly clubbers. Melting Pot, i must confess has become a serious favourite haunt of mine in recent months. With an atmosphere that usually harks back to the early days of my clubbing past, at the likes of Tribal Funktion, Homeless and Motherfunk, these guys have been booking all the guests i want to see and playing all the records i want to listen and dance to.
Residents Andrew Pirrie and Simon Cordiner have an uncanny knack of being able to build the most exquisite of dj sets and and always leave their packed crowd (which is mostly made up of regulars) on a nice rolling simmer before their phenominally talented guests take over. I had the pleasure of spending my hogmanay at the club this year listening to the likes of Greg Wilson and The Revenge turning in mouthwatering sets of funk, disco, soul and house but Pirrie's closing set was the best of the night for me with a massive nod to pleasure domes of old such as the infamous Paradise Garage.
This month though Cosmo and Beedle will be showcasing some of their Darkstar project's work as well as rocking the roof off with their usual eclectic blend of genre hopping dopeness. For those of you unfamiliar with the name Cosmo, its worth bearing in mind that she is part of the promotion team which runs the quarterly Loft parties with original NYC's Loft legend David Mancuso. She was also one of very few djs privaledged enough to be invited to spin at Mancuso's original Loft parties. She was also one of the few djs who played at the legendary Body And Soul nights in NYC, alongside Joe Claussel, Franscois K and Danny Krivit.. Infact Franscois treats her in such high regard that she's the only other dj he allows to play all night long at his regular Deep Space night in Noo Yoik. When she's not promoting or hosting parties from behind the decks ,she's busy running her succesful Bitches Brew label or presenting radio shows which are played around the globe or producing some very fine records under her Wild Rumpus guise, some of these tracks have recently found their way onto Rub N Tug and Prins Thomas mixes.
Ashley Beedle really should need no introduction to anyone who has even the slightest interest in the UK's dance music scene. He's a soulboy first and foremost with more than a passing interest in sundrenched roots and reggae music as well. His love of tribal house and techno also stems from an early age. As one third of X-Press 2 with Rocky and Deisel he had much chart success back in the late 90s and early noughties. He was also part of the production teams The Ballistic Brothers and Black Science Orchestra which were also hugely succesful on the underground house scene here in the UK and abroad.
More recently Ashley's taking some confident steps into solo production with releases on his own Out Hear Audio Label amongst others. He also got involed in another collaboration with Horace Andy and a brand new blue eyed soul project titled Mavis which was released on K7 last month and featured guest vocals from the likes of Kurt Wagner, Candi Staton, Sarah Cracknell, Cerys Matthews and many more. Entry to this will set you back £10 but if you get down to the preclub sesh which starts in the bar upstairs from 9pm you can grab yourselves some half price passes. Just ask the friendly bar staff.
OOFT Music @ Mamasan,190 Bath Street, Glasgow.
OOFT music's Ali Herron and friends host their monthly free party at Mamasan on Bath Street this Saturday as well so if you're feeling the pinch after a wild one on Friday but still fancy a drink and a dance in some plush and comfortable surroundings head along for some of their trademark slow burning disco and funk edits with lashings of soul. The djs take to the decks around 11 pm till late and entry is entirely free all night.
Just mind and leave yer fireworks at home folks, eh?
EAR CANDY
Here's a few of the mixes that have been keeping my spirits up during these bleak winter days and nights.
I hope they give your ears as much pleasure as they've given mine!
Sorry no tracklist.
Knights of the Jaguar (Mad Mike Mix) - Underground Resistance [UR]
Knights of the Jaguar (Original) - Underground Resistance [UR]
Stand Up - The Beat Addicts [Sweat Records]
Small Black Church on the East Side of Detroit - Moodymann [KDJ]
Strings - Rhythm Is Rhythm [Transmat]
What Do You See (Moodymann Mix) - Rick Wilhite [KDJ]
Girlfriend - Gary Martin [Teknotika]
Synthetic Flemm - Theo Parrish [Sound Signature]
Dream Dancing - Red Planet [Red Planet 9]
Abandoned Building in Mono - Perception [UR]
Lightspeed - Model 500 [R&S]
Hubble (Optic Nerve) - Metroplex Social Club [Puzzlebox]
Rock My Soul - Random Noise Generation [430 West]
Bounce Your Body to the Box - Reese & Santonio [RMS]
Tango - Jeff Mills [Purpose Maker]
The Other Day - Jeff Mills [Axis]
Dee Dee Dee(Yes Yes Yes) - Dr Feelgood [NSC]
Superman - Robert Hood [M-Plant]
Foundry - Anthony 'Shake' Shakir [NSC]
Break it Down - AUX 88 [Direct Beat]
Down - Aaron Carol [Electrofunk]
Keys to the Whip - Disco D & DJ Profit [Booty Bar]
Murda Capital - DJ Nasty [MCEC Detroit]
Flamuri I Popullit - DJ 3000 [Motech]
Shut the Lights Off - DJ Bone [Metroplex]
Spirit of Sankofa - Silent Phase [Transmat]
Method - Robert Hood [Peace Frog
Knights of the Jaguar (Original) - Underground Resistance [UR]
Stand Up - The Beat Addicts [Sweat Records]
Small Black Church on the East Side of Detroit - Moodymann [KDJ]
Strings - Rhythm Is Rhythm [Transmat]
What Do You See (Moodymann Mix) - Rick Wilhite [KDJ]
Girlfriend - Gary Martin [Teknotika]
Synthetic Flemm - Theo Parrish [Sound Signature]
Dream Dancing - Red Planet [Red Planet 9]
Abandoned Building in Mono - Perception [UR]
Lightspeed - Model 500 [R&S]
Hubble (Optic Nerve) - Metroplex Social Club [Puzzlebox]
Rock My Soul - Random Noise Generation [430 West]
Bounce Your Body to the Box - Reese & Santonio [RMS]
Tango - Jeff Mills [Purpose Maker]
The Other Day - Jeff Mills [Axis]
Dee Dee Dee(Yes Yes Yes) - Dr Feelgood [NSC]
Superman - Robert Hood [M-Plant]
Foundry - Anthony 'Shake' Shakir [NSC]
Break it Down - AUX 88 [Direct Beat]
Down - Aaron Carol [Electrofunk]
Keys to the Whip - Disco D & DJ Profit [Booty Bar]
Murda Capital - DJ Nasty [MCEC Detroit]
Flamuri I Popullit - DJ 3000 [Motech]
Shut the Lights Off - DJ Bone [Metroplex]
Spirit of Sankofa - Silent Phase [Transmat]
Method - Robert Hood [Peace Frog
Sorry no tracklist.
Patchworks - Handsworth Wood
Ibex - 360
Floating Points - Truly
Mark e - Codsall Juniors
Baustein 001 - Side A
Cottam - #1 Side A
Amplified Orchestra - Electricity
Chamboche - Ipso Facto
Nick Chacona - Time Bandit (NC Dub Beats Mix)
B.D.I. - City and Industry (World Balloon Dub)
Ben Klock - Goodly Sin (Robert Hood Remix)
Cronk Family Enterprises - A Quiet Rebellion
?????? - Olufeme
Motor City Drum Ensemble - Raw Cuts 6
Floating Points - Vacuum Boogie
Cottam - #2 Side B
Norman Nodge - MDR005 B1
Cottam - #3 Side B
Motor City Drum Ensemble - Stripped Down To The Bone
Cottam - #3 Side A
Floating Points - Truly
Mark e - Codsall Juniors
Baustein 001 - Side A
Cottam - #1 Side A
Amplified Orchestra - Electricity
Chamboche - Ipso Facto
Nick Chacona - Time Bandit (NC Dub Beats Mix)
B.D.I. - City and Industry (World Balloon Dub)
Ben Klock - Goodly Sin (Robert Hood Remix)
Cronk Family Enterprises - A Quiet Rebellion
?????? - Olufeme
Motor City Drum Ensemble - Raw Cuts 6
Floating Points - Vacuum Boogie
Cottam - #2 Side B
Norman Nodge - MDR005 B1
Cottam - #3 Side B
Motor City Drum Ensemble - Stripped Down To The Bone
Cottam - #3 Side A
Linkwood - Lost Experiment
Side Effect - Private world (edited) * Fantasy
Super Value 09 (ltj edits) - Mellow Mood * super value
The Beatdown Soundmachine - More Love * sleazy beats recordings
Ltj Xperience - Time has been now * Unreleased
Super Value 07 (ltj edits) - Windy City * super value
The Beatdown Soundmachine - Groove is on my mind * sleazy beats recordings
Ltj xperience - on the floor * irma
It's a small world disco - cry (ltj edit rework) * It's a Small World Disco
Stupid Human - Swamp funk * Stupid Human
Drrtyhaze - Make my body hot - Redux
Armando - my sax (ltj reworked) - Saber
Eddie C - One with the stars - Sleazy Beats Recordings
The Beatdown Soundmachine - More Love * sleazy beats recordings
Ltj Xperience - Time has been now * Unreleased
Super Value 07 (ltj edits) - Windy City * super value
The Beatdown Soundmachine - Groove is on my mind * sleazy beats recordings
Ltj xperience - on the floor * irma
It's a small world disco - cry (ltj edit rework) * It's a Small World Disco
Stupid Human - Swamp funk * Stupid Human
Drrtyhaze - Make my body hot - Redux
Armando - my sax (ltj reworked) - Saber
Eddie C - One with the stars - Sleazy Beats Recordings
Pamplemousse - you can get off on the music - Avi
Chef De Party - Sweet Smells From The Disco Kitchen Vol 3
Primal Scream - Loaded - Creation
AFMB - A Friendly Ride On The Pressure Boat - AFMB
6th Borough Project - Nights Over Memphis -Instruments Of Rapture
Linkwood - Falling - Prime Numbers
John Carpenter - The End (Laurent Garnier remix) - Harmless Recordings
Its A Small World Disco - Cry (LTJ rework edit) - SWDE
Duff Disco - Red Hot - Duff Disco
Its A Small World Disco - Depth Of My Soul - SWDE
House Of House - Rushing Into Paradise - CDR
Floating Points - Vacuum Boogie - Eglo
Conforce - Joyless Mind -CDR
Omar S/Henrick Schwarz feat Stevie Wonder - I'm Feelin You - CDR
Dixon/Ben Klock - In A While - Innervisions
The Revenge - Looking Up To You - MCDE
Faze Action - In The Trees - Juno Records
Chef De Party - Sweet Smells From The Disco Kitchen Vol 3
Primal Scream - Loaded - Creation
AFMB - A Friendly Ride On The Pressure Boat - AFMB
6th Borough Project - Nights Over Memphis -Instruments Of Rapture
Linkwood - Falling - Prime Numbers
John Carpenter - The End (Laurent Garnier remix) - Harmless Recordings
Its A Small World Disco - Cry (LTJ rework edit) - SWDE
Duff Disco - Red Hot - Duff Disco
Its A Small World Disco - Depth Of My Soul - SWDE
House Of House - Rushing Into Paradise - CDR
Floating Points - Vacuum Boogie - Eglo
Conforce - Joyless Mind -CDR
Omar S/Henrick Schwarz feat Stevie Wonder - I'm Feelin You - CDR
Dixon/Ben Klock - In A While - Innervisions
The Revenge - Looking Up To You - MCDE
Faze Action - In The Trees - Juno Records
Well folks that's it from me for this week. Thanks for taking the time to read The Chef's Specials, as always in association with..
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