Inner City
UK hotspots explored...
Marc Ved
AAA
INFO
o’s homecoming CITY SOUNDS:
Techno, house, wonky, GETTING THERE
ACCESS
ALL
AREAS
future beats, dubstep,
Glasgow station is well-linked
hip-hop, disco and just
about everything else
for trains, but if you’re coming
KEY DJS:
from London it makes more sense to fl y.
Slam, Jackmaster, JD
Get in there quick and get a return fl ight
Twitch & JG Wilkes, Rustie
from London airports to Glasgow airport for
and Huntley & Palmers DJs
around £60 – £70 from both British
ESSENTIAL PARTIES:
Airways (Heathrow, Gatwick and London
Pressure, Subculture,
City) and BMI (Heathrow only).
Optimo, Numbers and
thetrainline.com britishairways.com flybmi.
Ballers 5ocial Club
com
WHERE TO STAY
The centrally located Holiday
SON
Inn Express, on West Nile
Street, offers double rooms from around
£65 a night and is a short stagger from
most of the action. Alternatively, take
MARK WIL
advantage of the many hostels offering
Pics: beds for as low as £12 – £20 a night.
hiexpressglasgow.co.uk hostelworld.com
AHEAD OF THE GAME PRE-PARTIES
Rich in heritage and history, Glasgow’s diverse club community is pushing some
Lying on the same street as
The Sub Club, MacSorleys
seriously futuristic sounds right now Music Bar (or The Sub Pub as its known) is
usually on hand with decent live music and
F
rom Hudson Mohawke’s Showcasing Slam’s more cerebral, anarchist, fuck-you to genre constraints. a buzzing, social vibe. Other solid shouts
mind-melting beat trickery to dubbed-out side is their monthly RETURN LCD Soundsystem, Grace Jones, for a swift one are The Landsdowne tucked
the mutant 8bit skank of Rustie TO MONO parties at the intimate Sub Club Shackleton, Cut Copy and Modeselektor away on Landsdowne Crescent and the
through Sei A’s lush, layered on Jamaica Street, where fabric resident have all played live, so you get some idea Halt Bar on Woodlands Rd — a ‘proper’ and
tech-house, Glasgow’s music scene is Craig Richards touches down on Friday of the diversity at work, with everything thoroughly unpretentious pub.
pushing further into the future than most 12th February. from ’92 rave to slick-haired rockabilly
myspace.com/macsorleys
and there’s one seriously vibrant clubbing getting worked into the DJ sets of
landsdownebar.co.uk myspace.com/
scene backing it all up. Of course, Harri & Domenic’s Sub Club is a resident duo JD Twitch and JG Wilkes. haltbarofficial
But with a scene as rich in heritage as it is Glasgow institution in itself. Harri &
future talent, Glasgow must surely thank Domenic’s own SUBCULTURE is an eternal It’s the same level of maverick diversity
the Slam pair and their Soma Records haven of deep, warm grooves — on that is behind the new breed of parties SOUNDS
crew for laying much of the foundations. Saturday 6th February they’ve got leading the way in Glasgow — specifi cally,
Prosumer and Berlin’s Shed (live). the globally renowned and ultra on-point JACKMASTER
“Glasgow has always been a techno SENSU stays submerged in the deepness NUMBERS, HUNTLEYS & PALMERS AUDIO
Numbers promoter’s essential 10
stronghold with a healthy following,” with Tobi Neumann and Cassy on Friday CLUB and the LuckyMe collective’s
01. DEADBOY
believes Slam’s Stuart Macmillan. 19th February, while those looking for a BALLERS 5OCIAL CLUB. ‘If U Want Me’ Numbers
Bedrocks of the Glasgow techno scene darker, more machine-welded onslaught “In a lot of ways, there’s been a shift away
“Our fi rst release and a perfect example of what I love about
UK music right now.”
since day dot, Slam’s PRESSURE nights should check the bi-monthly MONOX. from the city’s traditional techno roots
have been fi ring up that following with a Luke Slater did his panel-beating towards more futuristic, mutant sounds,”
02. TERROR DANJAH
‘Sidechain (Swindle Remix)’ Planet Mu
balls-to-the-wall techno rave in the Planetary Assault Systems thang believes Numbers’ Jack Revill, aka “Swindle takes Terror’s classic grime aesthetic and adds a
colossal bricked-out rave cavern of The recently, while cult techno concerns Jackmaster. It’s something Numbers’
touch of hi-NRG Zapp.”
Arches (Argyle Street) for 12 years now. Seldom Felt and Cottam play on Friday music policy is directly responsible for —
03. LIGHTER/MASTERS AT WORK
Expect the biggest names monthly, 5th February. bopping from techno to hip-hop, via ’80s
‘Lighter Work (James Fox Blend)’ Unreleased
“James Fox has done some sick mash ups — this is his best”
although construction work means For many, though, the jewel in the r&b, house, electro, UK funky and
04. MR MAJIKA
Pressure is temporarily found at the 02 Subby’s crown is weekly Sunday session dubstep. Joker, Actress, Ghostface Killah
‘Different Lekstrix’ Numbers
Academy — Laurent Garnier’s full live OPTIMO — both the biggest cause of and Squarepusher have all played and
“Heard this on a Marcus Nasty show nearly two years ago and
managed to track the dub down with help from Ben UFO.”
band joins Slam on Friday 5th March. sicknotes in the city and a musically their next Sub Club session on Friday 5th
March has Floating Points and Kode9 &
05. MODESELEKTOR
‘Art & Cash (SBTRKT Remix)’ Fifty Weapons
Green Velvet
Martyn on an exclusive back-to-back tip. “Quite an emotional wee number this.”
Much like Numbers, Ballers 5ocial Club
06. REDINHO
was an early supporter of Rustie and
‘Bare Blips’ Numbers
fellow Glaswegian Hudson Mohawke —
“Eight track EP ranging from hip-hop to what I can only
describe as IDM-grime.”
their monthly parties at intimate venues
07. LEVON VINCENT
like The Ivy, Stereo and the Sub Club are
‘Double Jointed Sex Freak’ Novel Sound
equally essential.
“Levon keeps getting better and better. Stomping house
stroke techno.”
WEBSITES
08. MIKE SLOTT
‘Lucky 9Teen’ LuckyMe
slamevents.com
“Amazing mini-album on the amazing LuckyMe label.”
subclub.co.uk 09. MOSCA
optimo.co.uk
‘Square One’ Night Slugs
“Debut release from what promises to be one of the most
nmbrs.net exciting labels this year.”
thisisluckyme.com
10. GEORGE FITZGERALD
myspace.com/sensuevents ‘Don’t You’ Doldrums
myspace.com/huntleysandpalmers
“New release on Joy Orbison’s Doldrums label. Future (proof)
garage.”
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