Wednesday 8 December 2010

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

Jack Beats
Featured Club of the Week: Moda & Mixmag Tour 2010
Venue: The Arches
Date: Saturday 11th December

Moda and Mixmag bring you fresh talent on tour, featuring jackin and bassy electro-house from Jack Beats (Beni G (Mixologists) and Plus One (Scratch Perverts)), Surkin’s club-poppin electro creations and 8-bit noise house from Jaymo & Andy George. Can’t find much/anything on Union so check it out in person!

Sounds like:

11pm-3am, £12


Edinburgh

Club: Animal Hospital
Venue: Sneaky Pete’s
Date: Thursday 9th December


Start your weekend right with techno and minimal beats from the Animal Hospital crew.

11pm-3am, free

Club: Innuendub
Venue: Cabaret Voltaire
Date: Friday 10th December


For their end of year party, the dubstep heads are pulling in the grimy and blippy headliner Joker to get some dancefloor heat on the go in these sub-zero temperatures. God knows Edinburgh needs something hot and heated right now. A1 Bassline spins garage and junglist 2-step - new track ‘Breathless’ uses the pitched-up vocals so beloved by early Prodigy and it’s a nice trip down memory lane while kickin’ your heels to that steppin’ beat.

Sounds like:

11pm-3am, £10

Club: Bass Syndicate
Venue: Sneaky Pete’s
Date: Saturday 11th December


This group of people are all about the delicate butterfly-like melodies... or maybe not! Breaks, electro, dnb and lots of bass action from G-Mac Believe and Silver Storic.

11pm-3am, £3 / free to members

Glasgow

Club: Mixed Bizness
Venue: The Art School
Date: 9th December 2010


Local boy MGCK (pronounced Magick) makes a return to Mixed Bizness for his bi-monthly slot of bass-heavy beats; expect a range of dub, UK funky, electro and solid house. The ticket price also includes entry to the Vic Bar downstairs, which happens to be 90s Hip-Hop this week.

11pm-3am, £4 / £3 before midnight / £free for GSA students before midnight

Club: Lock Up Your Daughters
Venue: The Flying Duck
Date: Friday 10th December


It’s a fanzine, it’s a club, and most of all, a straight-friendly queer bash where heteros are the minority for once. Without a cheesy tune in sight, the LUYD crew are known for their italo-house, electro and femme punk fun and this month is a Movember special with all proceeds going to the Prostate Cancer foundation. Grow your own or buy you own at the club - options may be limited for the girlies! DJs Suezz, Skeleton Boy, Spill and Lock Up Your DJs.

11pm-3am, £5 / £4

Club: Naive
Venue: The Arches
Date: Friday 10th December


Les Français sont de retour avec un formidable line-up (sur un theme de français, bien sûr), avec A-Trak, Cassius et Busy P for a triple-header of electro-house and disco grooving.

Sounds like:

11pm-3am, £12 / £7

Club: Return to Mono
Venue: Sub Club
Date: Friday 10th December


Dave Clarke. Did you need an introduction? Kicking off the 4am licence that marks the festive clubbing period, the ‘Baron’ seals another weekend with techno, house and electro. Get the blood pumping! Slam will be on hand to offer heart massage with pounding beats earlier in the evening.

Sounds like:

11pm-4am, 14 / £12 advance

Extra: Dave appears the next evening (11th) at Aberdeen’s Snafu club for The Mothership (11pm-3am, £15 / £10)

Club: Dub Federation
Venue: The Art School
Date: Saturday 11th December


We all remember the shock when Grooverider was incarcerated for possession of cannabis in Dubai, but that’s all behind him now and the 1 Xtra DJ is back on top form and making a welcome return to Glasgow... where they’ll be positively glad if he happens to forget he’s carrying any substances - as long as he shares it out, mind! He’ll be driving the jungle breaks, heavy bass and dnb, with support from Dread Mc, Larizzle, MC Frilla and Rapid.

Sounds like:

10.30pm-3am, £12 / £10 advance

Club: Mount Heart Attack
Venue: La Cheetah
Date: Saturday 11th December


Taking the juke sound to a strange level, set your body and booty to vibrate and get down the dance moves for Addison Groove’s (aka Headhunter) electronic party, who is making his live debut in Glasgow. Grime support comes from Terror Danjah’s DJ set. 

Sounds like:

11pm-2am, tbc

Club: Subculture
Venue: Sub Club
Date: Saturday 11th December


Deep, melodic house with italo influences from Hamburg’s Tensnake this week - rising to celebration with his 2010 ‘Coma Cat’ release, I believe this is his debut performance for Glasgow, and perhaps Scotland!

Sounds like:

11pm-4am, £10

Dundee

Club: Spaceball
Venue: Reading Rooms
Date: Friday 10th December


Ah, good old fashioned rave action! Wonky music on a techno, acid and breaks tip, including reach for the sky lasers, freaky visuals and neon to make your eyes bleed.

Sounds like:

10.30pm-2am, tbc

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