THIS week's Podcast comes courtesy of one of the movers and shakers of the progressive scene, Guy J. John Digweed snapped the innovator up a few years ago, having just released his new album 1000 Words on Bedrock, Guy J submitted this exclusive mix for the Guide.
01 - Guy J - Lamur (AM Mix)
02 - Jeff Bennett - Induction
03 - Guy J - Limbo
04 - Patch Park - Not my best behavior
05 - Spooky - Deep Space (Guy J RMX)
06 - Guy J & Miriam Vaga - No under but you
07 - Guy J - Azimuth
08 - Patch Park - Mutant (MArc Marzenit Mix)
09 - Timo Maas - Kick Kick 3 (Maetik mix)
10 - Guy J - Easy as can be (Tom Middleton mix)
Friday, 22 April 2011
EASTER WEEKEND CLUB PICKS:
Easter weekend is a time to rejoice and for some clubbing is a perfect way to do it. Though you are more a kin to be dancing in a heaving sweat box praising the DJ than any other form of alter... so we've put together a non-stop weekend party schedule for devout clubbers intend on a weekend worship of electronica.
FRIDAY: Our first stop of the weekend is Club 10-86 at Cabaret Voltaire featuring exceptional guest DJs - Vakama, Sven Weismann and Secret Cinema. Secret Cinema (Jeroen Verheij) is one of the European pioneers of techno music hailing from Rotterdam. In 1994 his classic "Timeless Attitude" (just recently reissued with Slam and Joris Voorn remixes) sold more vinyl copies than any other electronic artist at the time, leading to one of the most spine tingling cuts and slamming sounds which has become truly "Timeless".
DETAILS: Club 10-86 presents Secret Cinema, Sven Weisemann & Vakama at Cabaret Voltaire, Blair Street, Edinburgh. 11pm - 3am, £11 / £14.
SATURDAY:
It's Saturday morning and your still going strong at the after party but it's getting light and you know it's still not time to throw the towel in. So where now?... Okay this is a little controversial but we're off to Glasgow and the two day festival called The Electric Frog. We like this idea as you can party during the day and catch the last train home to finish Saturday night in the Burgh, brilliant!
Grant Paterson caught up with Orde Meikle (one half of Slam and part owner of Soma Records) for a chat about all things Slam and Electric Frog...
How did the collaboration with the Electric Frog come about?
Orde Meikle [OM]:Our manager Dave who books a lot of stuff for Pressure and the Slam Tent is friendly with the guys who promoted the Electric Frog last year - they had a successful event and Dave had helped them get Felix da Housecat to play. This time they wanted to step it up a notch and so they asked us to get involved in the overall event, taking it from one day to two - with some afterparties at the Academy, Sub Club and The Arches to boot. What's got you excited about doing a festival on your home turf?
OM:A lot of people are going to T in the Park and RockNess this summer but Glasgow is still one of the best places to put on a party and to play, so we are excited. The line-up looks pretty tasty - is there any one DJ you fancy seeing for yourselves?
OM:We miss the Saturday as we are playing Fabric in London but we are there for the entire Sunday. Ben Klock is on before us and we will be down early for his set for sure. When you were starting out, could you ever have imagined yourselves as you are now, having this career and a record label [Soma]?
OM:We had a good imagination but not one that stretched 20 years into the future. It's good we have been able to continure to evolve and also create, as well as helping others to get into the music world through the Soma label and the clubs. Who's inspired you to become a DJ and how did you get into producing your own tracks?
OM:The DJs that we admired back in the day were Andrew Weatherall in this country, Alfredo in Ibiza and probably Larry Levan and Ron Hardy in America. We knew early on that we had to make music firstly to play and also as a calling card to other countries - letting folk know what Slam and Glasgow was all about - and once we started we never looked back. You're very busy travelling and producing... what's a day in the life for Orde and Stuart?
OM:We get up early and get stuck in emailing, listening to music and making tracks in between. Weekends are spent traveling with the odd one off at home with our families. Jetting all over the world seems glamorous - a dream job in fact, what's it really like?
OM:Interesting and fun but it also takes you away from loved ones a bit too regularly on occasion. What's at the top of your digital record boxes at the moment?
OM:The crate is a very liquid thing at the moment - tunes come and go so quickly. We have some excellent remixes commissioned for Soma 20 by Gary Beck, Loco Dice, Joris Voorn, Carl Craig and many more - a lot of those are on the top. We've heard you play the best deepest house to darkest techno sometimes throwing in the odd classic. What's your approach to DJing?
OM:Play what you feel and what you think can move the audience What do you think has happened to the scene in the past few years and what's different or better now?
OM:So many people are making tracks and DJing and putting on parties - it's hard for the crowd to get excited unless something is really special or out of the ordinary. That is a double-edged sword - good in many ways but it can also be detrimental. With no sign of you letting up, what's in store for Slam, Soma and Paragraph?
OM:It's Soma's 20th birthday year and we have some parties planned later this year with a massive compilation project of remixes and back catalogue - anyone who is anyone in dance music is involved and it's a massive undertaking for the label. We will be remixing some of the other artists and putting a mix of our favourite remixes out for the birthday too! • The Electric Frog takes place this weekend at SWG3, Glasgow
Sat 23 April:Erol Alkan, DJ Yoda, Francois K, Ivan Smagghe, Danny Krivit, Optimo, Unabombers, Andrew Pirie, Thunder Disco Club Sun 24 April:J Rocc, Green Velvet, Dave Clarke, Kode 9, Ben Klock, Slam, L-Vis 1990, Todd Edwards, MMM (live), Animal Farm, Electric Eliminators Tickets are £25 (day) and £45 (weekend), available fromTickets Scotland. Full info attheelectricfrog.co.uk
BACK IN THE BURGH...
Okay, this is a pretty difficult call... we have more techno in the Cab Vol with Pulse... minimal tech in The Store, jazzed up funky tribal goings on at Departure Lounge in The Caves, or the amazing Alex Metric in Liquid Room (our pick is a bit of breakz after all that techno).
Metric has remixed artists as varied as Depeche Mode, La Roux, NERD, Phoenix and Bloc Party as well as working with breakz magicial Alex Freeland. Voted 'Best Breakthrough Producer' in 2008 at Breakspoil he's gone from strength to strength winning countless 'The Best Of' titles since!
DETAILS: Alex Metric, Liquid Room, Victoria St, 10pm - 3am, £8
Sunday:
The last and final day of our full on weekender has to be spent at our old favourite:- BURGER QUEEN - Reunion party...Huggy and his team of house DJs will be igniting easter Sunday with the best loved house and disco, featuring sets from Gareth Sommerville, Davy Brown, Nasty P, Gino and Babes... and the man who has recently brought house music back to the City Cafe... Lel Palfrey.
Grant Paterson spoke to Huggy earlier this week about all things Burger Queen in the run up to Sundays nostalgic return to Edinburgh's best loved house night...
What's happening in the world of 'Huggy' these days?
I'm very busy as always in my personal and business life, I'm just about to become a father my wife is due in the next 6 weeks which is very exciting. At work it's all go 24-7 looking after www.xileclothing.com, in the studio and DJing so I don't have anything to complain about.
What prompted the Burger Queen reunion?
I can't actually take the credit for this one it's all down too Gareth Somerville's persistency that we've brought back Burger Queen. A couple of times last year Gareth asked me if I'd consider it, at first I was really hesitant as I'm very much a future thinking DJ but the more it was talked about the more interest was raised. I'm sure that we'll see a lot more clubs piggy back on the idea.
How does it feel to be back doing Burger Queen again?
Listening to my old records was very nostalgic it brought back some amazing memories. Running the night again has also re-united a lot of old friends our Xmas Party last year blew me away with Cabaret Voltaire bursting at the seems and the feedback was so good that we decided that we should limited it to just 2 events a year.
What's your fondest memory / most memorable night - from all the Burger Queen's?
There's far too many to say most were a complete blur but we had an amazing night when Burger Queen went to Glasgow. We bussed around 250 clubbers through to the Tunnel. For years everyone went on about the atmosphere in Glasgow being so good so we all made a huge effort and totally blew the Tunnel away that night Glasgow never knew what hit them.
Who was your favourite guest from BQ?
Burger Queen was never about guests it was all about the clubbers I can count on both hands all the guests we had in its 6 years... but S-Xpress's Mark Moore was probably one of the best guests we had.
Who would you say has inspired you as a dj and producer? Everyone and anything I just played what got me excited from all genres of music, back then you didn't really get underground dance music on TV or radio you could only hear it at the right clubs. And today still my inspiration comes from everywhere.
Recently we've heard your music selection change quite a bit from the house days, will you be playing your new more progressive - techier edge or the funky fried house rammed with classic's?
I've always flirted with different sounds musical boredom and repetition is one of the reasons we don't have as many exiting clubs today. At the re-union parties you'll hear everything from House to Techno to Acid and of course some well known classics. This weekend we have Soul Biscuits in the Speakeasy so you'll get classic 90's Hip Hop too which I've very excited about too.
What's your all time favourite floor filler from Burger Queen?
I guess it has to be either John Paul Young's 'Love is in The Air' or T-Empo 'Saturday Night' they both bring any Burger Queen regular to tears.
What's different now, than back in the days of Burger Queen?
I was very worried that the atmosphere might not be the same but I was speechless it was one of the best nights in years. I guess great music will always bring the best out of people.
Your an old school DJ (apologies for the 'old'), are you still a vinyl man or CDJs or have you embraced new technologies?
Technology all the way I've been using midi controllers and laptops alongside cd's and turntables for a few years now and I am the first to sing its praises. I believe the more you can offer the clubber the better the DJ you are with Technology today I can do so much more I can remix on the spot I can loop vocals / drums / piano's and efx it just adds so much more atmosphere. But purists don't worry for the re-union parties it's vinyl all the way
What's your favourite gadget at the moment?
Native Instruments Traktor and the X1 and all it's add has revolutionised today's DJs .
Your a producer as well as a DJ, what's been happening?
It's been pretty full on with loads of studio work I think it's the only way to get recognised today and I've quite a few things out and lined up for the summer, I've always got a few tracks on the go
So, what's the plan after the reunion, will you be in Ibiza, or some far flung places in the world?
With my imminent arrival I haven't been taking that many bookings but there will be some very exciting events later in the year.
This weeks podcast comes courtesy of Laurence Nolan, one of Edinburgh's new wave of DJing talent.
He's making waves throughout Edinburgh with his enigmatic DJ sets. We have him citied as the 'One to watch' and most certainly one to hear.. and, if you get the chance then do! Expect a rich house with warm melodic bass grooves resulting in an unfalteringly uplifting sound.
If you want to hear Nolan play live, he'll be featured at the epic May bank holiday special, A Day Of Rest, at Hawke and Hunter.
1. Patrick Alavi - How Much That Means To Me [roXour]
2. Sean Roman - Lick [Top Billin]
3. Julio Bashmore - Footsteppin' [Ten Thousand Yen]
4. Aya - Sean (Eric's 2WFU Remix) [Naked Music]
5. Remote People - Aura (Feat. Callum Quarton) [Remote Records]
6. Vincenzo - The Clearing [Dessous Recordings]
7. Benoit & Sergio - Walk & Talk [Visionquest]
8. Deniz Kurtel - Yeah (Feat. Guest of Nature) (Jamie Jones' Shower Curtain Mix) [Crosstown Rebels]
9. Clockwork - It's You again (Lee Foss meets Robert James in the Art Department Remix) [Hot Creations]
10. DJ T. - City Life (Feat. Cari Golden) [Get Physical Music]
11. Kim Ann Foxman - Creature [Mr International]
12. Russ Yallop - Harlem [Losing Suki]
13. Lee Foss - Cabin Party [Culprit]
GRANT PATERSON’S FLOOR FILLAZ
QUENUM - MY BABY FACE
Taken from the fantastic Bubblegum EP, Swiss techno legend Philippe Quenum takes us on a hypnotic journey into deep minimal house. Pulsing and swirling synths merge with house samples, grooving nicely in to the peak time.
VOICES OF BLACK - TAKE BACK SOHO, TANNER ROSS REMIX
This slow burning disco cut will have you believing its straight out of the 80s with it’s retro stylings. Dreamy pads and melodic synths drift over deep filled bass grooves to give a warm summer vibe.
JULIO BASHMORE FEAT. JAVEON McCARTHY - FATHER FATHER
A slow groove with warm soulful vocal which sails over melodic chords and snappy hi hats. Could be easily mistaken for an old Chicago classic. Unmissable.
ELEKTRO ORGANIK FEAT. CHRISTIAN FONTANA - Don’t Run, JedSet There’s A Night Wont Last Dub
Happy house anthem of massive proportions. Soulful and slick the vocals pick up the groove as the old skool piano chimes out a huge melodic sound.
4TH MEASURE MEN - 4 YOU
Deep, deep groove featuring the fantastic 2000 and One on remix duties. This digs deep to deliver a sensual sound. Hypnotic and totally absorbing.
There will be no floor fillaz mix this week, instead hear Grant Paterson play live, he'll be DJing in the house / techno room at Elements in Sin tonight.
The floor Fillaz mix will continue as per usual next week.
DJ CULTURE: DOGMA’S NEIL TEMPLAR
What is this month’s floor filler? Raudive - Here (Len’s Podium Remix).
Who Is your DJ inspiration? Joey Beltram.
What was your most banging Edinburgh gig ever? The joint night Dogma did with Pure, when I played before Green Velvet.
What was the first track you ever bought? Dog Eat Dog by Adam And the Ants when I was about four years old. I asked my mum to buy it for me. The first track I bought myself, was Everybody in the Place by The Prodigy.
What is your favourite all time track? It has to be Energy Flash by Joey Beltram.
Keep your eyes peeled for Templar’s appearances at techno nights throughout the Capital as he has just returned to the UK after five years spinnin’ techno to clubbers in Amsterdam.
Guilty Pleasures
Electric Circus, Market Street,Saturday, 11pm- 3am, 0131-226 4224
GUILTY Pleasures, the non-stop pop spectacular, is heading to Electric Circus on Market Street, with an Easter treat for Edinburgh clubbers. Having reigned supreme
throughout the 2010 Festival Fringe here in the Capital, Guilty Pleasures established itself as the one-stop shop for a great big party. Over 16 nights during the biggest arts festival in the world Guilty Pleasures kept the city dancing all night long. Now it seems the lure of Edinburgh has proved too great and Guilty Pleasures is back to “drop their glittering musical bombs upon the city once more.”
From its humble beginnings as a five-minute spot on Sean Rowley’s radio show, Guilty Pleasures has evolved into a fully fledged, all-singing, all-dancing pop music experience. Jason Clarkson, director of Electric Circus, promises, “It’s not your bog standard DJ-behind-thedecks- looking-a-bit bored night. Guilty Pleasures is packed with DJs, dancers and performers who unite in their love of pop music, celebrating it to euphoric dizzy heights.”
Words: Liam Rudden
Thursday, 7 April 2011
Grant Paterson's Floor Fillaz - April 7th 2011: Prog House, Deep House & Tech House.
01: K-Drive & Ginman - Sweet Lemon Pie (Hertz & Vibes remix)[Manual Music]
02: Adrian Hour - Labwork (Alex Nademski Remix) [Area Sur Records]
03: SDA Edu Yattah feat. Natascha Stern Blissed [Original Mix][Stripped Digital]
04: Chris Maiberger - Solid State (Alex Aglieri Remix) [Kant Recordings]
05: K-Drive & Ginman - Sweet Lemon Pie (Ferreck Dawn all tech remix)[Manual Music]
06: Ian O'Donovan - Aurora Borealis (Marc Marzenit & Henry Saiz Atilan Remix)[Bedrock]
07: Scotty.A - Somewherelse [DAR]
08: Martin Nowakowski & Marcin Krupa (aka Kesho) - I Play Disco At Techno Parties (Original Mix) [Loco Records]
09: Agoria - Heart Beating (Argy Tension mix) [Infinite]
10: Coloursound - Fly With Me (Ramon Tapia Back To The 90s Piano Remix) [Great Stuff]
11: Yogi & Husky - Takin It Back [Salted Music]
12: Paul Woolford - Bareback [Phonetica]
PODCAST : THOMAS ERIKSSON
THIS weeks podcast comes courtesy of Thomas Eriksson, label boss of KANT RECORDINGS. DJing for over two decades Eriksson has mixed up the best selection of house and disco Sweden has to offer, enjoy!
01. Roger Martinez – Close Off Open Up (Union Jack Records)
02. Terry Lee Brown Junior – Bohemian Life (Plastic City)
03. Klelight – Tearoom (Soulman Music)
04. Recloose – Can’t Take It (Planet E Communication)
05. Rik-Art/Marcello Nassi – Union Duo (Preception Music)
06. Joris Voorn – Incident (Myagi) (Rejected)
07. Maurice Aymard – Dimensiones Imposibles (Himan Soul Fly Remix) (Galaktika Records)
08. Soren Aalberg – Jelly Fish (Thomas Anstrom Remix) (Girafe Sauvage)
09. North Beach – Let It Play (Original) (Kant Recordings)
10. Kevin Saunderson – Beat Me Back (Nirvana Recordings)
11. Riva Starr – Splendidub (Sergio Marini Remix) (Snatch! Records)
12. Oscar de Rivera & Ismael Rivas – World Grooves (Stereo Productions)
13. Julien Fuentes – Gambling Addicts (Minimo Records)
THIS week's Podcast comes courtesy of one of the movers and shakers of the progressive scene, Guy J. John Digweed snapped the innovator up a few years ago, having just released his new album 1000 Words on Bedrock, Guy J submitted this exclusive mix for the Guide.
