Wow! What a weekend that turned out to be! Hang out with old friends... Check. Make lots of new friends... Check. Dance to some of the best music ever recorded... Check. Have an out of body experience because the music/soundsystem/joy of sharing the experience with some of my nearest and dearest was almost too much to handle... Check. All day Monday spent in bed recovering... Check!
Seriously guys, its a good job not all weekends are quite in the same league of sheer bliss as Easter was for me because i think i'd go utterly crazy. My trademark bunnet is well and truly doffed to everybody who made this such a special weekend, especially to the Melting Pot guys who's double whammy almost sent me off into space. Saturdays Paradise Garage tribute was like an encyclopedic voyage through some of the best dance music i think i've ever heard in one night in my whole life. Many of the records played i'd heard before, but a vast majority were brand new to my ears. Some of the tracks, i'd heard bits of, rehashed and turned into more modern house tracks but they were previously unheard by me in their original form. There is nothing i like better than djs who don't just entertain me but also educate me with their record selection and this is probably the biggest factor that makes Melting Pot one of my favourite nights in Glasgow.
The fact that they book some of my favourite guest djs every month also helps and Danny Krivit on Sunday was nothing short of mindblowing. His set was a nonstop ride through some of the most beautiful soul, funk and disco tinged house music i've heard for ages. Track after track of beautiful vocals, exquisite melodies and feelgood vibes. The expressions on the faces of the packed crowd said it all. Massive smiles of sheer joy all round. Even the lengthy queues at the bar didn't dampen anybodys spirits. In all it was one of those weekends you just don't want to end but hey, it had to wind down eventually.
So as another week begins, "what" i hear you ask, "do we now have to look forward to???"
Well this weekend has its fair share of good stuff too, although not quite so much as last weekend but that's probably a good thing. Lets take a look, shall we?
THURSDAY 8th APRIL 2010.
160 Woodlands Road, Glasgow
Thursday night sees Equalised return to The Halt Bar on Woodlands Road for another session of mid tempo house and deep techno grooves.This week Rob and Bobby are on holiday so Truman Data will be hosting the whole night. Truman's blend of deep and sleazy tech-funk grooves simmers next to solid, tracky disco re-edits and melodic deep house. Using Ableton software he creates some extraordinary brooding sounds with layer upon layer of head melting beats and bass.
For a wee taster of Truman in action check out the really excellent mix i've posted in the Ear Candy section below.
Entry is free all night and djs are usually on from 8 till midnight.
Next Thursday (15th) myself and the Slo-Mo residents will be dropping in to play some funky disco and deep, pre-club shizzle ahead our launch party at the Flying Duck. Hope you can join us!
FRIDAY 9th APRIL 2010
On Leith 98.8 FM
This week John Gerrard kicks off the first hour with another excursion into the deep tech-house grooves for which he's becoming famous on Scotlands east coast. Fresh from another storming performance at the weekend, alongside the Jam The Box guys, John's really looking forward to getting back in the hotseat and warming you guys up before this week's special guest mix drops for the second half of the show.
Paul Nazca lives in rural France, way down in the deep south ,amongts the olive trees from which he and his brother produce oil when he's not making incendiary techno records. His love for the countryside in which he lives is almost as strong as his passion for the music he makes, however its his music which has made him famous around Europe as well as the rest of the world.
He was just 11 years old when he got his first taste of electronic dance music during the first Anglo-Saxon rave wave. By 1993 he'd started djing and after 4 years of really pushing himself to master the art of mixing records, he naturally progressed to wanting to make them. The following few years saw him collect various bits of analogue and digital hardware and to focus his energy on the creation of his own style of tech-house.
In 1999 he was introduced to André, who was part of a very famous local band called Virtual Age, this meeting was to prove to be a pivotal point in both of their careers. By 2000 they'd launched a new record label, Scandium, as a means to release the tracks that they were creating. Paul's first ep, Movement, was released that year and was the second release for the label. It quickly gained huge support from the likes of Technasia, Funk D'Void, The Hacker and fellow countryman, Laurent Garnier. The rest of the tracks Scandium put out were also recieved well amonst the techno elite and press alike. The following year Paul released another 4 LPs worth of tracks. All of which sent shockwaves through the techno and tech-house communities around the world, further cementing his status as a world class producer, as well as helping to create a real buzz for French techno. By 2003 he was ready to drop his first album, a double LP titled "Les Musiques Des Mon Moulin" (Music From My Windmill). The album was a huge hit and put him right up amongst the cream of the crop of French producers of electronic music, as well as being a great reflection of his true personality.
More recently Nazca has joined forces with another, younger, french Dj, Maxime Dangles, to create the hugely powerful and explosive Napthalina EP, which they recorded under the Danzca moniker earlier this year and released on the Signaletik label, with a remix by US techno legend Joey Beltram.
Paul is a huge fan and supporter of the Vinyl Club and has submitted a guest mix each year since 2008. Tune in from 9pm either on your FM dial or online via the link above.
@The Caves, Niddry Street South, Edinburgh.
After a short winter break Jackhammer springs back into action on Friday night. This month they're taking over one of the Capital's most spectacular venues in the heart of the old town, and they've secured an equaly spectacular line up.
Ben Sims is no stranger to Jackhammer, having played at the club numerous times before. His slick style of relentless, crashing beats and twisted funky rhythyms is always a hit with the Edinburgh crowd. Surgeon too has previous form at Jackhammer and his clinical mixing style has long been a favourite. This month though, both producers are going head to head for one of their infamous live shows as Frequency7.
Taking their name from the title of a highly influential, electronic funk track by 80s band Visage, Frequency 7 is a mind blowing project put together by two of techno's biggest superstars. Combining elements of techno, funk, hiphop, dubstep, house, disco and indutrialand utilising decks, FX, plus all the latest in software and hardware technology, Surgeon and Simms create a truly awe inspiring assault on the senses that leaves their crowds in a state of sheer elation and delerium.
The project initially started out as a studio practice session but quickly evolved to a few secret gigs at techno parties around Europe and beyond. It has now grown into a full live show which the guys have toured all over the world and has become both producers' main focus after their solo work. This sound coupled with the ambience and accoustics of Edinburgh's The Caves venue, will no doubt be one of the biggest and best nights of the capital's 2010.
DJ support this month comes from the residents of one of Edinburgh's most forward thinking clubnights, Stepback. Party starts at 11pm till 3 in the morning and Entry costs £10 or £8 for students.
We Are Electric
@ Cabaret Voltaire, 36 Blair Street, Edinburgh
We Are Electric's monthly Friday session takes place this weekend and host Gary Mac is joined by local legend Mr Pyz who runs Cab Vol's flagship techno and drum n bass soundclash party, Split.
Now into its sixth year, Split has become a serious behemoth on Edinburgh's clubbing calendar. With a winning formula of upfront drum n bass, jungle and breaks in the main room plus cutting edge techno, tech-house and electronica in room two, the weekly Tuesday session has been a huge sucess amongst the capital's student population as well as the many tourists and foreign workers livin in the city. Every week the club fills to bursting point with anywhere between 400 and 600 up for it ravers piling in and creating a proper sweatbox atmoshphere. Mr Pyz has been involved since day one and his unrelenting enthiusiasm, coupled with an inexhaustable knowledge of the music the club plays, as well as a knack for booking some of the best new dj/producer acts and his desire to keep a wallet friendly door price, has ensured that the incredible reception the club gets continues year after year. Students and tourists come and go but Split's place in Edinburgh as a top night out remains constant and with regular slots from some of Edinburgh's other heavyweight clubnights, Aztech, Obscene, Xplicit, Manga, Shadow Skillz, Bass Sydicate, Access and more its no wonder the kids just can't get enough.
We Are Electric, which also takes place every Wednesday, started doing a monthly weekend party around the begining of last year in a bid to bring some bigger name guest djs over to rock the Cab's brickwork. It has also been very successful and continues to pull in punters from all walks of life who love to listen to cutting edge electro, tech-house and minimal grooves. Mr Pyz's dj style fits right in to all of those categories and his technical ability will ensure this party will definately go off.
Room two is hosted this month by the disturbingly good Picassio and Default who run Dapper Dan's Their eclectic show of decks, fx and some of the best genre hopping music around is always a huge hit so make sure you check them out. Entry on Friday cost just £3 before midnight or £5 after which i'm sure you'll agree is a serious bargain. Doors open at 11.
@ Medina, 45-47 Lothian Street, Edinburgh
Craig Smith and Nick Yuill's new project Heavy Gossip returns to the archways and alcoves of Edinburgh's Medina this weekend for their second event. This month Sub Culture newbie, Telford, is invited along to drop some of those deep, brooding flavours which have propelled him rapidly through Glasgow's dj ranks to a residency at the longest running weekly house night on the planet.
Telford enrolled at the Sub Club academy for dj excellence as a lowly glass collector just a couple of years ago but he soon found himself in the hallowed booth working as a light technition. From the most prized viewpoint in the whole club, he was able to study, not just his mentors Harri and Domenic but also the premier league guest djs as they worked their undeniable magic upon the Sub's dancefloor. It wasn't long before his passion and devotion for the music began to take hold and after a bit of gentle persuasion to his mentors he was allowed to play a few warm up sets on Saturday nights.
His training, now almost complete, has since taken him to the dizzy heights of a Sub Culture residency and all the responibility that role carries. He's also taken to producing music like a duck to water with some stunning solo tracks as well as really exciting collaborations with some of the city's key players. Proving that bags of natural talent and a lucky break are sometimes all you need to really chase a dream Telford's future career seems to look very bright indeed.
Doors open from 11pm -3am and entry is £5 all night.
@ O2 ABC, 300 Sauchiehaul Street, Glasgow.
Over here in the west, the Numbers crew are setting up camp in the O2 ABC this month, with another cracking guest in the form of Germany's Modeselektor.
Mashing up old school rave samples with dubstep, techno, electro and bass heavy breaks has proved to be a winning formula for Numbers who have been running regular parties around Glasgow for over six years now. With a resident dj/producer crew which includes Jackmaster, The Village Orchestra, Nok La Rok, Spencer Nelson, Goodhand and Bobby Kleaver amongst others these guys have rocked most if not all of the hottests dancefloors in the city. Between them they run 3 record labels as well as the Numbers labels itself. Their nights usually feature some of the most groundbreaking, barrier smashing djs and producers around and Friday will be no exception.
Modeselektor got together in the early 90s amid the acid house boom and the illegal rave parties. They started off creating music together as Fundamental Knowledge but Changed their name to Modeselektor in 1996. By 2000 they'd met Ellen Alien and signed to BPitch Recordings which they made their home label. They have also joined forces with a few other producers on projects such as Moderat with Apparat, and Pfadselektor with Pfadfinderie. They refuse to be pigeoholed with their dj style or productions veering between hiphop, techno, dubstep and experimental electronica.
They've built up a huge fanbase across Europe and have been a huge hit on the festival circuit over the past few years. Even Radiohead's Thom Yorke is a fan and he actually invited them on tour with the band recently. This is not the first time they've been booked to play for Numbers and i very much doubt it will be the last either. Dj support on the night comes from Spencer Nelson and Goodhand with Pfandfinerie and Retina Glitch supplying the visuals tickets are on sale priced £12 plus booking fee from Tickets Scotland, Rubadub Records and the O2 ABC box office. Doors open 11-4am
Please take a few minutes to check out the Numbers website for podcasts, previews, mixes and various other bits and bobs. Its a really informative site and well worth a look if you're a fan of the club or the label.
SATURDAY 10th APRIL 2010
Solar Disco
@The Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick Street, Glasgow
Solar Disco makes a welcome return to the Brunswick hotel again this week, with more deep and cosmic grooves from residents Big Kev, Craig Moogroove and Maelstrom.
I made my debut appearance at Solar Disco last month and i have to say the tunes both upstairs in the main bar and down in the sweaty little basement room were seriously good, with the likes of Tensnake, Floating Points and Motor City Drum Ensemble all rocking the clued up crowd.
Solar Disco is a monthly free entry party which really does attract a cool crowd of clubbers. Djs start from 9pm upstairs in the bar with the party moving down to the basement arount midnight and continuing till late.
Modeselektor got together in the early 90s amid the acid house boom and the illegal rave parties. They started off creating music together as Fundamental Knowledge but Changed their name to Modeselektor in 1996. By 2000 they'd met Ellen Alien and signed to BPitch Recordings which they made their home label. They have also joined forces with a few other producers on projects such as Moderat with Apparat, and Pfadselektor with Pfadfinderie. They refuse to be pigeoholed with their dj style or productions veering between hiphop, techno, dubstep and experimental electronica.
They've built up a huge fanbase across Europe and have been a huge hit on the festival circuit over the past few years. Even Radiohead's Thom Yorke is a fan and he actually invited them on tour with the band recently. This is not the first time they've been booked to play for Numbers and i very much doubt it will be the last either. Dj support on the night comes from Spencer Nelson and Goodhand with Pfandfinerie and Retina Glitch supplying the visuals tickets are on sale priced £12 plus booking fee from Tickets Scotland, Rubadub Records and the O2 ABC box office. Doors open 11-4am
Please take a few minutes to check out the Numbers website for podcasts, previews, mixes and various other bits and bobs. Its a really informative site and well worth a look if you're a fan of the club or the label.
SATURDAY 10th APRIL 2010
@The Brunswick Hotel, Brunswick Street, Glasgow
Solar Disco makes a welcome return to the Brunswick hotel again this week, with more deep and cosmic grooves from residents Big Kev, Craig Moogroove and Maelstrom.
I made my debut appearance at Solar Disco last month and i have to say the tunes both upstairs in the main bar and down in the sweaty little basement room were seriously good, with the likes of Tensnake, Floating Points and Motor City Drum Ensemble all rocking the clued up crowd.
Solar Disco is a monthly free entry party which really does attract a cool crowd of clubbers. Djs start from 9pm upstairs in the bar with the party moving down to the basement arount midnight and continuing till late.
@Sneaky Pete's, Cowgate, Edinburgh
The capital's premier bass merchants Wolfjazz and Keyte are ready to blow another hole in the Cowgate this weekend as their Stepback Project rolls into Sneaky's once again. This month one of the aforementioned Numbers crew residents joins them on the decks. The Village Orchestra or Ruaridh Law as him friends know him is also one third of The Marcia Blaine School For Girls. He is an acomplished producer and a seriously talented dj.
His debut album Et In Arcadia Ego was released in 2005 and was an instant hit, with many of the music press institutions voting it well inside their top 20 albums of the year. Since then the live gig and dj set offers have been flooding in and Ruaridh has played all over the UK and beyond.
This will be his first set for Stepback, though maybe not his last ,as i'm sure his style will fit well amongst the Stepback faithful. Doors open 11pm - 3am and entry is free before midnight or £3/5 after. Please remember that Sneaky Pete's is a really small and intimate venue with a seriously kick-ass soundsystem. I definately advise getting down there early otherwise you may struggle to get in at all.
@ Mamasan, Bath Street, Glasgow
Fresh form rockin' one of the best clubnights i think i've ever been to on Saturday when they teamed up with Melting Pot, The Dance Dance Dance boys Andy Piacentini and Derek Smith are looking forward to playing the hosts at Mamasan this weekend.
Once again their record boxes will no doubt be filled to bursting with the best in disco, boogie, funk, soul and vocal house bombs which will set the Mamasan dancefloor alight. Entry is free all night and doors open 11-3am.
The Bang Bang Club
and Erection Section.
@Electric Circus, Market Street Edinburgh.
(Preview by Corneilius Pierce)
Edinburgh's most diverse club night continues it's musically irresponsible nonsense this saturday at Market Street's Electric Circus.
It's been a year in the making, starting off as an underground performance art night, that focussed mainly on the darkside of underground indie and alternative, has developed into a colourful celebration of just playing the best, most wanted sounds ever mashed together for a dancefloor, there is no route left untouched here, no rules or music policy to speak of, other than any genre as long as each song is of a high standard.
This direction is mainly owing to the club's home in Electric Circus, maybe the most eclectic looking venue in the capital. With stunning decor and a mixed crowd to match, it is literally the only venue between Edinburgh's old town and new town, and the crowd match this with messy precision each time. Fat /skinny/cool/square/orange/yellow/white/brown...
Music wise the djs like to play live mashups of really cool tunes including drum and bass remixes of Joy Division and La Roux, straightforward rockabilly, 60's garage, an indulgent helping of hard edged post punk, a selfish amount of Bowie and Iggy and Roxy, at least 3 Fall tracks per night, lashings of Nick Cave, soul, 90's alternative, present day indie, krautrock, dirty edits, 80's pop & electro, topped off with maybe the closing song from Bugsy Malone... it is the disco equivalent of the chaos that ensues when the teacher leaves the classroom, and quite possibly the happiest, friendliest most non threatening uncynical crowd around...
Couple that frenetic excitement with the addition of the Erection Section, a backroom playing just as an eclectic mix of downtempo sleaze and filth and sounds you dont normally get to hear at such booming volume... and you have a club that is hellbent on pleasing everyone...
This whole evening is gelled together with excellent edgy visuals on all of the club's many screens, this saturday see's the introduction of the visual art of Canada's "Lorde Awesome" their permanently 'remote' new team member...
Wrecking the decks this month they have residents, The Baron and The Regent plus special guest Jetboy who will be controlling the Erection Section. Together they will be subverting the mainstream and making the underground accessible.... it's a stupid orgy and they love it.
£5 before 12 £6 after
Don't forget to ask for the Bang Bang Club's exclusive cocktail, the "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang"
SUNDAY 11th April 2010
Solid Gold Sunday Safari
@ La Cheetah, Queen Street, Glasgow
Glasgow's newest Sunday afternoon party roars back into town with another crackin line up of local talent. This week, residents Dribbler and anton will be joined by Pete Walker, DJ Lono and myself Chef De Party. Expect a wild mix of acid techno, disco, funk, soul, and house. The party starts at 3pm and rolls till 11o'clock so if you fancy some hair of the dog refreshments and a lugful of quality undeground music then come and take a walk on the wild side with us.
Entry for this one is FREE all day so nae excuses folks.
Once again i've been inundated with exceptionally good mixes from some of the best djs on the planet this week so here's a few of my favourites. They're all free to download so you can stick them or your MP3 player and enjoy them anywhere.
Absolute killer mix from one of the true leaders of the nu-disco renaissance.
Manolo - Lose Myself
Leo Sunshipp - Give Me The Sunshine (SDC edit)
6th Borough Project - Stratus Quo
Cosmic Boogie - The Users
Rocha - Hands Of Love
Surround Sounds - Beyond The Dance
Eddie C - My Woman (PBR Streetgang Mix)
Situation - Gangster Love
William Devaughn - Be Thankful (Onur Engin Edit)
Martin Virgin - 24 Hours, 24 Minutes
Lovebirds - Out Into The Night
Art Of Tones - The World As I Live It
FCL - More Than Seven
LTJ Xperience - Do It
Stupid Human - Far Out Gypsy
The Revenge - Forever In Their Debt
Alex Kid - Don't Hide It (Acid Dub)
Jacques Renault - Piano's On The Beach
The Baron - The Bang Bang Club (April Sampler)
Here's a wee taster of the crazy eclectic sound of The Bang Bang Club.
Craig "Moogroove" Thompson - The Falling Mix (Electrofunkdiscotek)
This one's an absolute masterpiece of mid tempo house, sleazy electrofunk and dubby disco from the Solar Disco resident.
Pete Herbert (Reverso 68) - Unreleased Track - (CDR)
6th Borough Project - Stratus Quo
Cosmic Boogie - The Users
Rocha - Hands Of Love
Surround Sounds - Beyond The Dance
Eddie C - My Woman (PBR Streetgang Mix)
Situation - Gangster Love
William Devaughn - Be Thankful (Onur Engin Edit)
Martin Virgin - 24 Hours, 24 Minutes
Lovebirds - Out Into The Night
Art Of Tones - The World As I Live It
FCL - More Than Seven
LTJ Xperience - Do It
Stupid Human - Far Out Gypsy
The Revenge - Forever In Their Debt
Alex Kid - Don't Hide It (Acid Dub)
Jacques Renault - Piano's On The Beach
The Baron - The Bang Bang Club (April Sampler)
Here's a wee taster of the crazy eclectic sound of The Bang Bang Club.
the oblivians - ride that train
lady gaga vs freebass 808 - poker tramp
david bowie - rebel rebel
2 raumwohnung - sexy girl
the slits - heard it through the grapevine
iggy vs peggy - fever/passenger
francoiz bruet - la certitude
portishead - silenceCraig "Moogroove" Thompson - The Falling Mix (Electrofunkdiscotek)
This one's an absolute masterpiece of mid tempo house, sleazy electrofunk and dubby disco from the Solar Disco resident.
Pete Herbert (Reverso 68) - Unreleased Track - (CDR)
Shahrokh Sound Of K - Love Happens (Supersonic Lovers Dub) -(Compost Black Label)
I:Cube - Falling -(Versatile France)
Marius Vareid - Jet Set (Ray Mang Version) - (Maxi Discs)
Tensnake - Coma Cat - (Permanent Vacation)
Ajello - Hot July (Marius Version) -(Maxi Discs)
Bottin - Disco For The Devil (In Flagranti Mix) - (Bearfunk)
The Revenge - Innaspace - (Mule Musiq Japan)
Supersonic Lovers - Zupo (Pete Herbert Dub Mix) -(Brown Eyed Boyz Records)
Ray Mang - Look Into My Eyes - (DFA Records)
This is a crackin mix of deep melodic tech-house and mid tempo house mixed by one third of the Equalised crew unfortunately i don't have a tracklist for it.
Jose Padilla "Perfect Summer" mixed live at Cafe Del Mar Ibiza, August 1991
This is a stunning mix from one of Ibiza's greatest legends. Beautifully eclectic and funky, full of party joints and sugar-sweet feelgood vibes. Again though there's no tracklist, sorry.
Derek Smith live at Dance Dance Dance! 13/03/10
This is a timeless mix of funk, soul and disco from one half of the Dance Dance Dance! crew.
Mick Jackson – Blame It On The Boogie – (Atlantic)
Jose Padilla "Perfect Summer" mixed live at Cafe Del Mar Ibiza, August 1991
This is a stunning mix from one of Ibiza's greatest legends. Beautifully eclectic and funky, full of party joints and sugar-sweet feelgood vibes. Again though there's no tracklist, sorry.
Derek Smith live at Dance Dance Dance! 13/03/10
This is a timeless mix of funk, soul and disco from one half of the Dance Dance Dance! crew.
Mick Jackson – Blame It On The Boogie – (Atlantic)
Steve Winwood – In The Light Of Day – (Virgin)
6th Borough Project – Do It To The Max - (Instruments Of Rapture)
Jay-Z – What We Talkin’ About (DANCE! DANCE! DANCE! Edit) – (CDR)
Herbie Hancock – Stars In your Eyes (Yam Who Dub) – (Columbia)
Sade – Hang On To Your Love – (Epic)
Summerland – Soulmate (Naked MAJ Original) – (Naked Music)
Sunburst Band – Far Beyond – (Electric Chair)
Daniel Wang – In The Street (DANCE! DANCE! DANCE! Edit) – (CDR)
The U.B.’s – Beyond The Groove (Re-Touched) – (Electric Souls)
Inner Life - Ain't No Mountain High Enough Pt. 1 (JM 4AM Mix) - (BBE)
Global House - Lose Control – (Heartbeat)
LCD Sound System - Disco Infiltrator – (DFA)
Lindstrom – Grand Ideas - (Smalltown Supersound)
Humberto Matthias - Social Disco Club mix for Cool In The Pool
Latest mix on the Cool In The Pool blog from Humberto Matthias. Lashings of nu-disco and mid tempo house joints. Check out the interview as well.
Kenneth Bager - Sound Of Swing (Pilooski Dub Edit)
Humberto Matthias - Social Disco Club mix for Cool In The Pool
Latest mix on the Cool In The Pool blog from Humberto Matthias. Lashings of nu-disco and mid tempo house joints. Check out the interview as well.
Kenneth Bager - Sound Of Swing (Pilooski Dub Edit)
Social Disco Club - Give Me The Sunshine (Social Disco Club Edit)
Johnwaynes - Falling Leaves (Social Disco Club Remix)
Ilija Rudman - Dance Disorder (Faze Action Remix)
Imagination - Changes (DFP Back To Garage Mix)
Tensnake - Get It Right
Situation - Get On Up (Situation Edit)
Exodus - Together Forever (Pete Herbert & Dicky Trisco Edit)
Ike - Docs Edit
The Revenge - Forever In Their Debt (Pitched Down Mix)
Social Disco Club - Don't (Social Disco Club Edit)
Je Davu - Jam (Keep Me Warm Edit)
That's about it from me for this week. Hope you all have a great weekend and thanks for taking time to read The Chef's Specials. In association with...
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