October (Week 2) Clubbing Listings: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee

Edinburgh

Club: Cab Vol Stars
Venue: Cabaret Voltaire
Date: Friday 7th October

The Cab Vol Stars return with another venue crew inspired night and a few handpicked guests, in the form of Jackmaster, Al Meldrum and Dickie Drysdale, exploding the latest and weightiest electronics for your listening pleasure. Jackmaster is readily associated with Glasgow’s Numbers by the Scots, but he is better known around the world as the Fabriclive 57 selector and a current hot topic on the techno, house and electro scenes

Sounds like: URB Presents: JACKMASTER – NUMBERS 2010 <<< Download

10pm-3am, £6

Club: Wonky
Venue: Bongo Club
Date: Friday 7th October

To celebrate Wonky’s first birthday, they invite Grandma Staflash and The Furious Grandads for a live special of Balkan-styled electro-swing, breaks, hip-hop and some serious tongue in cheek. They Wolfjazz and Hobbes bring up the rear with dubstep, heavy bass, hip-hop, and worldwide flavours.

Sounds like: Grandma Staflash - Silver Lines by Grandma Staflash

11pm-3am, £7 / £5 before midnight

Club: Electrikal
Venue: The Store
Date: Friday 7th October

If you like your bass music rough and ready with a moody attitude, turn down that dark alleyway into Guthrie St and visit Electrikal for special guest booking, 16-Bit. The London-based DJ and producer has been stepping out with the likes of Noisia, and joins the club for future bass, dubstep, funk, reggae, hip-hop and more in a high energy beat throw-down.

Sounds like: Dinosaurs by 16bit

11pm-3am, £12 
Club: Musika
Venue: Liquid Room
Date: Saturday 8th October

James Zabiela’s picture is the most searched thing about this blog, so you’ll all be glad to know that the model-like one returns to Musika and joins rising talent Maya Jane Coles for a double headliner of hot breakbeat house and minimal, deep tech-house.

Sounds like: Little One by Maya Jane Coles

10.30pm-3am, £15

More: Zabiela also appears at Streetrave’s 22nd Birthday with MANDY, Shades of Rhythm, The Bassheads and more at The Arches on Saturday 8th October. (10pm-3am, £15)


Glasgow

Club: Tribute
Venue: La Cheetah
Date: Friday 7th October

This is one to draw the old clubheads out their homes! Stay Plastic, Scrabble and Jelly Roll Soul are combining to create Tribute, a night concentrating on a particular sound or artist, and this time it’s an Urban Tribe themed-night with special guest and former Drexciya tour DJ, Stingray! Check out his fierce aquatic electro alongside rolling residents Dommm (Pest Control) and Matt (All Caps).

Sounds like: DJ Stingray - 'Live From' - Unknown To The Unknown at Last FM HQ by BOILER ROOM

11pm-3am, £10

Club: Wax Works Vs Equalised
Venue: The Admiral
Date: Friday 7th October

What can I say, Forward Strategy Group are Scotland born and bred but they’re rarely booked to play in their own country, however times are changing as more people tune into their sound. Fresh from their stormin’ performance for Grounded Theory in Berlin - drawing in crowds from as far away as Sweden for the event - FSG bring their dirty, industrial techno and tundra soundscapes for a three hour DJ set at their second ever appearance in Glasgow for Wax Works and Equalised.

Sounds like: Forward Strategy Group Wax Works Mix 02 by waxworks

11pm-3am, £8 / £5 adv.

Club: Subculture vs Animal Farm
Venue: Sub Club
Date: Saturday 8th October

Bickering about who is the rightfully-named pioneer of a genre can be a minefield, but this one’s a straight answer: dub-inflected techno / Berlin electronics pioneer Moritz ‘Maurizio’ Von Oswald has had so many tricks in his back pocket over the years he’s forged a career in contemporary techno, 80s pop / kraut-rock, new wave, and of course, went on to co-found the Basic Channel label. Playing a special live set with Tikiman, Moritz (onstage at 9.30pm) will dig through possibly the biggest dub and afro-influenced collection in Berlin to bring you a special pre-club live set!

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8.30pm-3am, £15 / £12

Club: Vitamins 6
Venue: Chambre 69
Date: Saturday 8th October

Glasgow party Vitamins see their plans come together as they announce a showcase for two of their favourite producers. LuckyMe’s Lunice and bass monster Baobinga drop in to deliver their boost of energising vitamin tonic, distilled into lively beats. Canadian Lunice started off as a b-boy and graduated to electro hip-hop producer, being snapped up by the LuckyMe label when they hooked up across the Atlantic, and Baobinga has forged a strong reputation as a bass connoisseur, whether its dnb, dancehall, hyphy, electro, it’s all tantalising rumbles of soundwaves. Shaun and Sam Vitamins support.

Sounds like: "I See U" on Oneman's mix - RINSE.FM by Lunice

11pm-4am (subject to license), £9+bf


Aberdeen

Club: Everything Else Sucks
Venue: Snafu
Date: Friday 7th October

For their third birthday Everything Else Sucks host special Belgian guests Sound of Stereo to celebrate over 900 days on the scene and recruiting two new residents this year. They headlined I Love Techno with their electro killers in 2010 and now embrace the Scottish north: Recommended for fans of Fake Blood and Brodinski. Ado and Squelchy support.

Sounds like: Switch Playground (September 2011) by Sound of Stereo

11pm-3am, £9

Club: Minival vs Mothership
Venue: Snafu
Date: Saturday 8th October

This special event features as the second last ever gig by Moon Harbour’s Chris Lattner as he bids goodbye to life on the house circuit. It’s not clear whether he’ll remain in production, but it’s as good excuse as any to groove on down to progressive and tech-house and bid adieu.

Sounds like: Chris Lattner - Going To Miami by Chris Lattner

11pm-3am, £tbc
 

Dundee

Club: Optimo
Venue: Reading Rooms
Date: Friday 7th October

Optimo duo JD Twitch and JG Wilkes make their monthly excursion to Optimo for gold glitter beats, savvy rhythms and subtle blends of house, disco, tech, electro and funk.

10.30pm-2.30am, £6 / £4 before midnight

Club: Mixed Bizness
Venue: Reading Rooms
Date: Saturday 8th October

Another Glasgow club holding a monthly spot in Dundee is Mixed Bizness helmed by the funky Boom Monk Ben. This month they feature Parker, the man who dared to make a dubstep track based on the Jungle Book and has been winning over crowds and DJs alike with his Bristol bass.

Sounds like: Singles & Remixes by Parker*

10.30pm-2.30am, £6 / £5 students

December (Week 4) Clubbing Listings: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee (plus Inverness!)

Derrick Carter

Featured Club of the Week: Co-Op

 Venue: Sub Club 

Date: Thursday 23rd December

Co-op, the collective of four Glasgow clubs (Orderly Disorder, Dirty Noise, Mount Heart Attack and Scrabble) have invested in their first guest, and it’s none other than Derrick Carter; Chicago-house DJ legend peppering his sets with flirtations of jazz, disco, soul and funk. The Co-op residents support, with visuals from Mediaheroic.

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(Lovin’ DJ Sneak’s ‘stand-beside-Carter-and-point-and-smoke’ routine)

11pm-3am, £10 / £8 before midnight or students

Extra: Derrick Carter stays in Scotland to appear at Aberdeen’s Mothership club at Snafu, on Boxing day. He’s joined by Adam Ackers. 11pm-3am, £15 / £12 advance / £8 members

Edinburgh

Club: Taste’s Escape Xmas Party
Venue: Liquid Room
Date: Saturday 25th December

Taste return for their annual festive fixture of ‘Escape Xmas’ - generally the ONLY club in Edinburgh to go to on Christmas day for a packed to the gunnels dance party. Fisher and Price play what is to be the last Christmas escape so leave a little room from the turkey to ensure dancing legs!

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10.30pm-5am, £10

Club: Karnival’s Boxing Day Soma Party
Venue: Cabaret Voltaire
Date: Sunday 26th December

Karnival host a six hour party of deep house and techno from Slam and Silicone Soul of Soma Records. Put down those Quality Streets and feel the beats vibrate the excess!

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11pm-5am, £12

Club: Mutiny
Venue:The Store / GRV
Date: Sunday 26th December

Hardcore techno and breakcore for a most unholy boxing day; Mutiny invite DJ Producer, Scamp and Dr Um for dnb, hard beats, dubstep and a pinch of gabba.

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11pm-5am, £5


Glasgow

Club: Let Your Elf Go!
Venue: Sub Club
Date: Wednesday 22nd December

A bumper collaboration of clubs and DJs, Let Your Elf Go! is the Sub Club’s Xmas Party, featuring Sensu, Jackmaster (Numbers), Pro Vinylist Karim, the Cotton Cake DJs, and DJ Pumpio & The Groundskeeper. There’s no strict music policy, just good music!

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11pm-4am, free

Club: RPZ
Venue: Stereo
Date: Wednesday 22nd December

Gus Da Hoodrat (Modular Recordings), one of the founders of Australia’s Bang Gang DJ duo, visits RPZ for disco, punk, baile funk, electro-house and techno mixes to knock yer socks off. Melt your mind (and the snow from your shoes) with 80s pop art visuals at this mid-week adventure hosted by resident Hushpuppy.

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11pm-3am, £8 / £6

Club: SpiritAid presents Free
Venue: Òran Mór
Date: Thursday 23rd December

Feel like getting in some charity action after splurging on Xmas presents? This special one-off event invites donations in return for a night’s entertainment of house music from Harri (Subculture), Jasper, Bob Digital and special guests tba.

11pm-3am, donations requested

Club: Colours Winter Party
Venue: The Arches
Date: Sunday 26th December

Colours love their festive winter parties, and once again they’re pulling in the line-ups for wide-ranging tastes. Appearing will be: Sander Van Doorn, Mauro Picotto, Fergie, Menno De Jong, Dave Spoon, D Ramirez, Jon Mancini, Gio Ferri, Alan Belshaw and Chesco Ferri! A veritable platter of genres to pick from.

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9.30pm-4am, £25 / £20 Pre-Early Bird tickets

Club: Darkside meets Infexious
Venue: Soundhaus
Date: Sunday 26th December

The hardcore and hardstyle fans feeling their needs aren’t entirely met by the festive tv and radio schedules can indulge in this Boxing Day Special with Neophyte, The Beholder (TiLLT Records), and Tymon (Industrial Strength Records) headlining. Local hard-heads Al Twisted, Mikey Motion, Rob Da Rhythm, Joe Craig and more will support the extravaganza.

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10pm-3am, £12

Club: Der Supermax Boxing Day Blowout
Venue: Basura Blanca
Date: Sunday 26th December

Taking their cue from early NY disco-scenes, Der Supermax host a boxing day special with DJ Billy Woods, and featuring the Bozak - Balmain Sound System.

As Der Supermax says:

Double fisted
In flagrante
Should not be
Counted
Out

10pm-2am, £5

Club: Hung Up!
Venue: Sub Club
Date: Sunday 26th December

JD Twitch and JG Wilkes form the deadly DJ duo of Hung Up!, killing off cells of bad taste with the best tracks in dance music.

11pm-4am, £5 / £4 before midnight

Dundee

Club: Crtl-Alt-Defeat
Venue: Reading Rooms
Date: Sunday 26th December

No firm details of guests yet, but this is the best option for Dundee clubbers over the festive period - Crtl-Alt-Defeat programmes in the electro, techno and house.

10.30pm-3.30am, tbc

Inverness

Club: Funk D'Void
Venue: Ironworks
Date: Sunday 26th December

Fingers crossed Lars appears, followers of Twitter may have noticed his bid to drive through the snow of Scotland in a 4x4 to make sure he can play in Inverness. If he's going to that effort, can't be too hard for the Inverness house fans to make their way to the Ironworks! Rouse the huskies.

10pm-4am, £tbc