June Week 5 Clubbing Listings: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Aberdeen

Ach I’m not keeping up a good track record on this clubbing posting – I spent the weekend dancing at the fantastic Prologue night at Colony in London instead. If I ain’t writing it about it, I’m already there.

 

Karnival return to the Edinburgh club scene at their new venue, the Third Door, now the home to many Cab Vol refugees. Their new venue launch party on Saturday 30 June for a circus of techno and house featuring Mike Pinkerton, Stu Todd, and The Oxygen Junkies (10.30pm-3am, Free entry all night). Numbers make their monthly nomadic travel to Sneaky Pete’s on Friday 29 June, cutting techno with bouncing bass and dubstep, and this time featuring a surprise mystery guest (11pm-3am £5 / members free).

In Glasgow, the schedule is a bit more packed, starting with the higher consciousness himself, Josh Wink performing at Pressure (Sub Club, 10.30pm-3am, £13.50) to celebrate 25 years of the venue - a classic evening lined up for you this Friday 29 June.

Josh Wink Dj Mix by Clash Music on Mixcloud

Extra heavy techno reigns supreme at the Stairway Club when Darkside with debuts from Megashira and Bartoch, with Neophyte bringing the hardcore (9pm-3am, £15) – gabber till you pass out on 30 June. Hacienda30 takes over the Arches on the same evening, celebrating 30 years of the club featuring Todd Terry, Allister Whitehead, 808 State DJs and K-Klass, with Scots dance troopers Jon Mancini, Iain Clark, Yogi Haughton, Craig Smith, Murray Richardson and Colin Barr (7pm-10pm pre-party in Arches foyer, then club till 3am, £15). The night leans towards house, but be sure that there will be some classic techno gems nestled throughout the sets.

At Dundee, Book Club regulars can get their dance fix on Friday 29 June with an even spread of genres – not too techno heavy, but great if you suffer from 4/4 ADHD (Reading Rooms 10.30pm-2.30am, £tbc).

Aberdeen welcomes Alex Celler to bring his Freak N Chic style to the Snafu crowds on 30 June, grooving you through a tech-house journey rolling on deep waves (11pm-3am, £6 advance).

June Week 3 Clubbing Listings: Edinburgh and Glasgow

Jackhammer can’t resist hosting a club night it seems as they’re back again with Detroit deck demon Kevin Saunderson on Friday 15 June in Edinburgh, barely pausing for breath between stellar guests this month (The Annexe @ Liquid Room, 10.30pm-3am, £3 or £10 depending on who you ask!). Substance host their free Summer Rave on the same evening with special guest Jerome Hill (Bongo Club, 11pm-3am, Free / £7 after 11.30pm) for what Edinburgh people like to refer to as their ‘wonk techno’ fix. The techno rivalry for your attentions continues over at Studio 24, again on Friday with Animal Hospital, formerly of Sneaky Pete’s (11pm-3am, Free / £4 after 11.30pm).

Glasgow’s Pi-Eyed Free Party annual rave guarantees you a little bit of everything dance-wise, and for the great price of £0 you can afford to dip your toe in the waters, with Dave Skywalker, Wombcorps and Dave Shades captaining your night (La Cheetah, Friday 15 June, 11pm-3am). To continue the Glasgow free vibe, head to the Courtyard on Sat 16 for Maneuver’s free all-day second birthday party with Rebecca Vasmant, Terry Whyte, Anima Farm, Unique, Lindsay & Kendal and more (1pm-11pm). Audio Assault’s label boss Radial guests at Code on Saturday delivering robust techno delights for your discerning palette (La Cheetah, 11pm-3am, £8 / £5 adv).

All quiet on the techno front in Aberdeen and Dundee this week...

Glasgow’s Pi-Eyed Free Party annual rave guarantees you a little bit of everything dance-wise, and for the great price of £0 you can afford to dip your toe in the waters, with Dave Skywalker, Wombcorps and Dave Shades captaining your night (La Cheetah, Friday 15 June, 11pm-3am). To continue the Glasgow free vibe, head to the Courtyard on Sat 16 for Maneuver’s free all-day second birthday party with Rebecca Vasmant, Terry Whyte, Anima Farm, Unique, Lindsay & Kendal and more (1pm-11pm). Audio Assault’s label boss Radial guests at Code on Saturday delivering robust techno delights for your discerning palette (La Cheetah, 11pm-3am, £8 / £5 adv).

All quiet on the techno front in Aberdeen and Dundee this week…

Glasgow’s Pi-Eyed Free Party annual rave guarantees you a little bit of everything dance-wise, and for the great price of £0 you can afford to dip your toe in the waters, with Dave Skywalker, Wombcorps and Dave Shades captaining your night (La Cheetah, Friday 15 June, 11pm-3am). To continue the Glasgow free vibe, head to the Courtyard on Sat 16 for Maneuver’s free all-day second birthday party with Rebecca Vasmant, Terry Whyte, Anima Farm, Unique, Lindsay & Kendal and more (1pm-11pm). Audio Assault’s label boss Radial guests at Code on Saturday delivering robust techno delights for your discerning palette (La Cheetah, 11pm-3am, £8 / £5 adv).

All quiet on the techno front in Aberdeen and Dundee this week…

June Week 2 Clubbing Listings: Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen

At Aberdeen’s Snafu the weekend starts early with a Thursday 7 June performance from Claude Vonstroke, undoubtedly Snafu’s favourite DJ, US-flavour drenched house and techno beats, or so a little dirty bird told me (11pm-3am, £8 adv / £7 early bird).

At Aberdeen’s Snafu the weekend starts early with a Thursday 7 June performance from Claude Vonstroke, undoubtedly Snafu’s favourite DJ, US-flavour drenched house and techno beats, or so a little dirty bird told me (11pm-3am, £8 adv / £7 early bird).

How was everyone’s clubbing experience last weekend? No time to breathe as another weekend rolls in and the Jubilee-infested holiday rolls on out… correlating figures tell me that pageantry and massive techno nights must go hand in hand, so unless someone puts on a parade this weekend it’s a lighter selection of treats for Scotland.

Edinburgh is all worn-out after that massive line-up across the venues for the start of the month, all filled up on Landstrumm, Traversable Wormholes and Silent Servant. Take this weekend to a) recuperate b) visit another city for techno or c) broaden your music taste and slide some breaks, electro, and dubstep into your Sunday night with Coalition at Sneaky Pete’s (10 June, 11pm-3am, £free).

If you chose option b), invest some interest in Glasgow who never take a techno-breather. La Cheetah welcomes Tribute for a free entry dive through techno, house and electro (Friday 8 June, 11pm-3am) as an aperitif to the mighty Jeff Mills at Sub Club’s Subculture on Saturday 9 June with support from Telford (11pm-3am, £10). If you like a younger and deeper vintage, check out Eric Cloutier and John Osborn at Wax Works (Chambre69, 11pm-3am, free before midnight / £5 after) – some serious competition for your ears in the Weeg over the coming days.



At Aberdeen’s Snafu the weekend starts early with a Thursday 7 June performance from Claude Vonstroke, undoubtedly Snafu’s favourite DJ, US-flavour drenched house and techno beats, or so a little dirty bird told me (11pm-3am, £8 adv / £7 early bird).

June 2010 (Week 3) Clubbing Listings: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, and Dundee

Gotta keep it light on the listings info this week - Lo-quality has been hit with a deluge of mundane things outside the internet demanding attention. Need any more details (on clubs, not my private life), feel free to email.


Edinburgh

Club: Substance
Venue: GRV
Date: 19th June

Luke Slater appears at Substance as Planetary Assault Systems for an all out techno and electro ride through the galaxy. Strap in and melt out.

10.30pm-3am, £12 on the door

Club: Messenger Sound System 
Venue: Bongo Club
Date: 19th June

MC Ras Echo brings the roots and reggae to the Mighty Messenger - may Jah have blessing on the speakers.

11pm-3am, £7 / £6 after

Club: Ultragroove
Venue: Cabaret Voltaire
Date: 19th June

Ultragroove welcomes Craig Smith (6th Borough Project) among old house friends for another punch to the face of quietness, riding high on the success of recent releases, and becoming resident of new club Heavy Gossip. Gareth Sommerville supports.

11pm-3am, £8 / £5 before midnight or students all night

Extra: Craig also appears at SouLoco at Cabaret Voltaire's Speakeasy on 25 June - deep, soulful and tech-house. Support from residents Jamie McKenzie, Chris Graham, and Kirk Douglas (no, probably not that one). 11pm-3am, £5 / £3 before midnight or students

Glasgow

Club: Argonaut Sounds
Venue: Blackfriars
Date: 18th June

Usually providing pre-club parties for Mungo's Hi-Fi, Argonaut Sounds take to the later hours for a reggae soundsytem at their new venue in the Merchant City.

11pm-3am, £3 / free before 11.30pm



Club: Code
Venue: Club 69, Paisley
Date: 19th June

Surgeon. S-u-r-g-e-o-n. SURGEON! surgeon. A four/four style preview almost seems apt for advertising techno specialist Surgeon, making his debut at Code. 'Mon the Paisley beats!

11pm-3am, £10

Club: Death Disco 
Venue: The Arches
Date: 19th June

Sporting an electro air-travel theme this month, Death Disco say they will be "ensuring the party atmosphere is guaranteed to take flight" after the Volcano mishaps earlier in the year. For maximum irony, they've invited Aeroplane to headline, along with a live appearance from The Swiss for an italo-pop belt around the ears (Autralian-style). Aeronautical outfits required!

10pm–4am, £14 / £7 with a half price pass - sign up deathdisco.infowww.deathdisco.info

June 2010 (Week 2) Club Listings: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee

Gotta keep it light on the listings info this week - Lo-quality has been hit with a deluge of interview requests and mundane things outside the internet demanding attention. Need any more details, feel free to email.

Edinburgh

Club: Headspin
Venue: Bongo Club
Date: 12 June

Watch out for an upcoming feature on this - Headspin have announced that they will cease monthly clubs in August, in favour of one-off specials after 12 years at the decks. Catch the third-last regular event this Friday with a residents' special of hip-hop, funk and beats.

11pm-3am, £5

Club: StepBack
Venue: Sneaky Pete's
Date: 12 June

Joining residents Wolfjazz and Keyte for quality ghetto-tech (remember that genre?), electro, dubstep, Baltimore and hip-hop, Ethan Holben of XLR8R magazine leaves behind his day job of advertising manager and slips into his evening guise of club DJ.

11pm-3am, £2 / members free

Glasgow

Club: Return to Mono
Venue: Sub Club
Date: 11 June

Cajmere, the Chicago house alter-ego of Green Velvet will join Slam for another Return to Mono for an easy choice on a Friday night. Try the new dish, or stick with the favourite? For those missing out on Rockness this is a chance to catch Cajmere / Green Velvet before he headlines at the Soma-curated Afterburner Stage.

11pm-3am, £12

Club: Hung Up!
Venue: Sub Club
Date: 13 June

Plugging in for Hung Up is Ewan Chambers, KXP and resident JD Twitch - they're keeping the connections flaring with this line-up; Ewan Chambers used to host Optimo after-parties and currently presents Bogey Music on Sub City, and KXP are rescheduled from their appearance at Optimo (Volcano again!), and appear with Hung Up as their new incarnation of Opel Bastards, the first non-Glaswegian band to play Optimo. "Fuck shit up!"

11pm-3am, £more on door / £4 before midnight

More info: Hung Up! is on every Sunday

Club: 440 Hertz
Venue: Club 69, Paisley
Date: 12 June

How many Hertz you want?
440 please, and chuck some techno.
Would a Billy Nasty do you, sir?
Aye, give it to me hard and underground!
With support from Aiden Travers and friends.

11pm-3am, £10