The Chef's Specials For Week Ending 21/03/2010

Waddup peeps??? Hope you're all having a cracking week so far this week. Mine has been nice and chilled so far and my weekend looks set to continue like that, as i'm off down to the borders to cater for a wedding function in a beautiful castle near Berwick Upon Tweed. Really looking forward to it too so i'm somewhat glad to report that this weekend looks set to be quite a quiet one in clubland compared to the previous two weeks. There are still one or two really good nights on though with some very special guest djs to look forward to as well so without much further ado....

FRIDAY 19th January 2010

The Viny Club
on Leith 98.8fm

As always Leith Fm's Vinyl Club show leads us into Friday night with another crackin line up of guest mixes, this week featuring Manchester dubstep hero XXXY as well as a crackin mix of emotional Detroit techno from teh Big D's very own Luke Hess. 

Anyone who's into modern electronic dance music knows that Detroit has been at the forefront since the very beginning. Before techno and house music's conception in the late 80s of course there was the 60s and 70s soul scene led by the likes of Tamla Motown, who's predominantly black artists, managed to capture the otptimism and joi de vivre of the time perfectly in their music. During the  first half fr Detroit was a real boom town with thousands of people moving into the city to work in the massive automobile factories such as General Motors and of course Ford. By the late 80s however the bubble had burst and the Motor industry went into a rapid decline which saw tens of thousands of the workersmade redundant as factories went bust and were forced to close. Incidently the BBC aired a documentary recently, all about the dramatic rise and fall of Detroit, its people and the social and economic challenges it faces. It is a very frank and hugely informative slice of tv journalism documenting the events of the past century which have shaped the city which was once the heart of the USA. You can watch Requiem For Detroit on BBC I-player by following the link.

The pain, sadness, despair  as well as hope and optimism for the future is still very obvious in many of the styles of music produced in the city today especially in its electronic soul and techno and Luke Hess is one of its new school of pioneers. 

Born in 1980 in metro-Detroit and subject to the city’s mid-90’s warehouse parties, Luke Hess has harnessed a deep appreciation for electronic music and the expression of the underground movement. His background in mathematics and engineering has given him a scientific approach to the dance floor, using frequencies, tones, and sound-scapes to transform surroundings and mood. 

Luke’s faith based music production has landed him a seat with FXHE and Beretta Music in Detroit. Solo work on Beretta Grey include “Dwell” on Beretta Grey Vol.1, and “Absolute Truth” EP on Beretta Grey Vol.3. Luke has recently been picked up by a French based dub-techno label “Modelisme” and Echocord Colour based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Also, look for his highly sought after EP's on FXHE, including Dubout #1, which was charted in Groove Magazine in the top 30 EP's of the year in 2007. With 8 years of DJ experience and several notable live sets, he is regarded as a perfectionist on stage, layering tracks in a very detailed and hypnotic manner. He has highly regarded mixes online and in 2003 recorded a promotional mix CD release for UR/Submerge. Luke’s continued hard work behind the decks and in the studio combined with his unyielding interest in technology and sound will no doubt stimulate the boundaries of electronic music.

This will be yet another cracking show from Vinyl Club HQ and well worth a listen.

Hotbox

@The Admiral, 72a Waterloo Street, Glasgow.

Over here in Glasgow on Friday night, the Hotbox crew are looking forward to welcoming Polish techno whizzkids, Catz n Dogz over for a session of deep melodic yet driving house and rhythmic, party techno. Catz n Dogz have been gaining a massive following across Europe and beyond with fans such as Claude Von Stroke and with a back catalogue of releases on some of Europe's most respected labels like Get Physical, Crosstown Rebels, Poker Flat and of course Dirty Bird as well as their own imprint Channels Recordings its no wonder. 

This will be the duo's 3rd visit to Glasgow and they'll be supported by Hotbox resident Daniel Hedley. Doors 11pm -3am and entry just £7 for this one

SATURDAY 20th March 2010

On Saturday Subclub, Slam and Smirnoff present another of their co-promoted events and this time Detroit's almost mythical hero of disco orientated, deep house, Kenny Dixon Jr aka Moodymann is invited to play. Moodymann is one of Detroits biggest legends due to his incredible deep and breathtakingly beautiful productions many of which sample some of the finest soul and disco records and reinvent them without ever losing the real emotion of the originals. 

His reluctance to be interviewed by journalists or even to have his picture taken has only cemented his reputation as has his strange habit of djing with his back to the crowd rather than facing them to enphasise that he believes his shows are all about the records he plays and not about him personally. In this day and age where many people want to be celebrities without actually doing the work to deserve celebrity status Moodymann's ethos is a breath of fresh air. 

Many of his productions have become utter classics amongst real deep house officianados. The likes of Shades Of Jae, Dem Young Sconies, The Day We Lost The Soul all  became instant, cult club anthems and years after their release they still get incredible reations when played to a packed dancefloor. His label Mahogani Roots still releases some of the best deep and soulful house music around and back in his hometown his regular skate jam parties regularly pull in hundreds of skaters with a soundtrack of oldschool hiphop, soul, and disco joints. He recently played at Red Bull Music Academy's skate party in London and, lucky for you guys, his entire set is now available to listen to stream and download from  Soundcloud. I've posted the link below in the Ear Candy section.

Advance tickets for this event were limited to 200 and are nearly all sold out. However there are still many tickets left on the door however this will be a roadblock event so i seriously advise getting along early to avoid dissapointment. Doors open at 10 and its on till 3am. Advance tickets are £!2 plus booking fee or more on the door.

Coming Soon...

Forever Cooking Promotions is currently very busy putting together some new events to add to Glasgow's already vibrant club-scene. Between now and July we're hoping to launch around 4 regular events as well as hosting a few unique, one off events in various places around the city. 

The first of these reular parties, SLO-MO, launches on Thursday 15th of April at The Flying Duck at the top end of Renfield Street. This will hopefully be a fortnightly party initially, running on the first and third Thurday of the month. Our resident dj team featuring Stuart "Roogers" Holbeck, Rob Firth, Charles "Prince" Gardiner and myself hope to ease you into the weekend with a night of pitched down and soulful sounds from Motown to electrobooie, classic funk to twisted disco, deep emotional house to melodic, organic techno. We're also hoping to bring in some of our good friends and local dj heroes for guest slots  and to create a real sense of community with this project. 

We have many drinks promotions on offer as well as keeping the door price to a wallet friendly £2.00 so we really hope you can come along and join us for some great music, great atmosphere and great times! If you think you'd be interested in this please join our facebook group SLO MO GLASGOW and or subscribe to our blogpage here.

Ear Candy

Here's another batch of rather tasty mixes which have been keeping my ears and soul entertained over the past couple of weeks.

Moodymann live at R.B.M.A Roller Skating Jam. 4/03/10

Tracklist on Soundcloud page.

Craig Smith presents 6th Borough Project Blend II
No Jose Part 1 ( The Revenge Remix) - Ron Basejam
 Return Of The Duff (Dub) - Duff Disco
  Easy Money (Todd Terje Edit) - Dee Dee Sharpe
  One Dope Samba (Demo Mix) - 6th Borough Project
  Ain't Nobody ( The Revenge Rework) - Alex Wilson
  McLovin' - 6th Borough Project

  More Love - LTJ Experience 

Darlin' (Demo Mix) - Soul Renegades
  Closer - 6th Borough Project
  Burside (SuperBreak Edit) - Fred Cherry
  Stratus Quo - 6th Borough Project
  Holdin' On For Love (Tornado Wallace Rework) - Surface
  Paddlin' - Tornado Wallace
  Jump Up In The Air (Dub) - Todd Terry
  Night people (6th Borough Love Rub) - Illya Rudman
  Dangerzone (Souled Edit) - Midnight Express
  One Of Those Nights (The Revenge Edit) - Billy Ocean
  Keep On Dancin' - Jayson Brothers
  Exodus - Pete Herbert & Dicky Trisco 20. Feel up (The Revenge Rework) - Grace Jones
  Deep Cover - Dirt Crew
  Breaking Bad - Art Of Tones
  Da Boogie (Demo Mix) - 6th Borough Project
  Club Lonley (Shield Edit) - Lil' Louis 

 P.A.R.T.Y. - Soul Minority
  Fire Below - Runaway
  Feel the reel (Souled Edit) - Adrenalin
  Erotic booty - Yorkshire Rapper
  Bra (Deep & Spacey Edit) - Cymande

Danny Krivit Live at Djoon, Paris 26/02/10
Epic six hour magic carpet ride from NYC's last disco superstar.
Tracklist on Soundcloud Page

Cosmo and Ashley Beedle - Darkstar Mix
Sorry no tracklist.

Billy Woods - Billy Who? mix
Sorry again no tracklist.

Well i'm sure you'll find something amongst that lot to tickle your fancy. Have a great weekend and i'll catch you all next week with some more tasty goodness. Thanks for reading The Chef's Specials in association with...