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ON the FLOOR the On-The-Pulse Guide to the Deep, Down and Dirty Gyrations of Global Clubland ON THE FLOOR The on-the-pulse guide to the deep, down and dirty gyrations of global clubland Electric Brixton turns five! South London hotspot celebrates with a host of top acts from across the electronic music spectrum... riginally opened in 1913, the immersive rave up! eclectic, Ninja Tune bosses Coldcut take over on building that houses London’s Celebrating its fifth anniversary over the next few Thursday 23rd March, Jacques Greene delves into Electric Brixton venue is no stranger months, Electric Brixton continues to push the his influences on Saturday 25th March, Belgium’s O to entertainment. It’s been a boat out with big names from across a wide range Soulwax bring their unique electronic rock on cinema, a roller disco, and was home to legendary of genres. There’ll be drum & bass dons such as Saturday 8th April, and (possibly the pick of the club The Fridge for over a quarter of a century. Fabio & Grooverider (Friday 3rd February), Good bunch) even Peep Show’s resident crackhead- But it was a cool £1 million investment five years Looking honcho, LTJ Bukem, and DJ Marky (Friday turned-DJ, Super Hans, will play host on Friday ago that transformed the space into Electric 17th February) and the Critical Music crew (Friday 10th March. Brixton, adding all the latest gadgets, whilst 3rd March). House and techno comes in the form All in all a pretty busy few months for the South keeping the charm of the classical fixtures. of Hannah Wants and Dusky’s Best Of British London venue then, and the perfect way to Since then it’s become one of the capital’s most award-winning live show on Saturday 4th and celebrate its first major milestone. Here’s to the successful venues for large-scale indoor gigs and Friday 24th February, respectively. next five! DJ events, its 1700-capacity always ensuring an And for those that prefer things a touch more MR. G HEADLINES SUBCULTURE X DJ USHUAÏA OWNER PLANNING TO DIFFRENT MUSIC BRINGS ZERO T, MAG SESSIONS AT SUB CLUB KEEP SPACE IBIZA NAME IN 2017 SENSE MC, ARKAIK, DEXTA AND Glasgow institution to host the enigmatic king Abel Matutes Juan tells Ibiza TV channel that MORE TO BUNKER of live tech-house… club will reopen unchanged… DJ Mag’s bass-heavy live stream hosts Sense MC album launch… DJ MAG SESSIONS joins forces with Subculture to HAVING SUPPOSEDLY closed its doors for the final bring Mr. G to our favourite Scottish nightspot, time after an epic and tearful session in October DIFFRENT MUSIC takes over the DJ Mag Bunker Sub Club, on Saturday 11th February. last year, legendary nightclub Space Ibiza will live stream to celebrate the launch of the label’s The tech-house veteran had a standout year in reportedly re-open under the same name for the debut album, Sense MC’s ‘Elephant In The Room’. 2016, releasing not only our track of the year 2017 season, Ushuaïa owner Abel Matutes Juan Selected as one of DJ Mag’s labels to watch in ‘Transient’, but his stunning album ‘A Good has revealed. 2017 last issue, the pinkest, giraffe-iest imprint Place…?’, before baring his soul when he graced “It will certainly open as Space this year,” Matutes around brings the best in underground drum & the DJ Mag cover in December. Juan told Ibiza TV channel TEFTV. “It’s an bass and future music. Mr. G is best known, however, for his unrivalled accredited brand, which does not prevent us from Joining Sense MC are the legendary Zero T, label live shows, masterfully blending rugged beats, adding another name that will link it with our boss Dexta, Arkaik, Mauoq and new signing, moody low-end and heaps of groove to keep other establishments.” Lakeway. Join the action on Wednesday 8th ravers locked throughout. Brace yourselves, Matutes Juan added that no renovations would be February at Work Bar in Angel, London, or watch Glasgow, this is gonna be a biggun! made to the venue before it reopens in 2017. live via the live stream. djmag.com/bunker 074 djmag.com Untitled-1 1 13/12/2016 14:41 ON THE FLOOR One club promotion BOOTIN’ OFF kicking it this month... Go with the flow Dedicated to underground drum & bass, Leeds event Overflow bring soulful breaks and lots of blue to Wire Club each month... ince kicking off proceedings in possible and bring people over that they want to February 2013, Overflow has delivered see!” the best drum & bass to Leeds almost This translates to the likes of Calibre & DRS, the S every month. Initially a travelling Med School crew and SpectraSoul all headlining, party, the event found a permanent home at city and Soul:r’s LSB down for Overflow’s fourth hotspot Wire Club about 18 months in, the venue’s birthday on Friday 17th March with Lenzman and intimate atmosphere proving a perfect match for Dan Stezo. Combine that with blue camo nets, Overflow’s underground aesthetic and giving fans water projections and a state of the art a chance to rave face-to-face with their favourite soundsystem and you’ve got yourself a truly DJs. enveloping liquid experience. Although the brand has occasionally branched out Next up however, it’s Exit-via-Shogun selector Alix into the harder sounds of Hazard, Phace and Spor Perez bringing his 1985 Music imprint and Ivy Lab THE BIG GIG in the past, it’s at the deeper end of the spectrum member Halogenix on Friday 17th February. If you only book tickets for one that the night has really made its name. “We never “Perez in our eyes has always been one step ahead live gig this month, make it this… had any interest in starting the night if there was of the game when it comes to production styles,” already someone doing it,” explains promoter Dan says Dan. “We’re expecting the freshest, most Burridge. “At the time though no one was pioneering sounds the genre has to offer, which is regularly booking the soulful ‘liquid’ sound that a nice contrast to our usual vibe.” we wanted to hear in the clubs. For the first two With a dedicated crowd of regulars, solid bookings events we actually had the tagline ‘Leeds’ Only and the launch of an Overflow label this month Liquid Drum & Bass Night’ on the flyer! Oh the too (eyes out for OFM001 from resident Structure shame… It did sell out though! and London-based Seismix), it seems the team are “We have been responsible for so many ‘Leeds destined to make 2017 their own. And, if all else debuts’,” he continues, “which we really pride fails, it’s still Leeds’ only liquid drum & bass ourselves on. We do listen to our fans as much as night… LV (FULL LIVE BAND) SATURDAY 18TH FEBRUARY ARCHSPACE, LONDON WITH A SUPER-LIMITED capacity this may not exactly be the biggest of ‘Big Gigs’, but eclectic outfit LV will undoubtedly transform the intimate space into a larger than life leftfield playground — particularly with the addition of a full live band! Support comes from Rita Maia, and make sure to check out LV’s stunning 2015 ‘Ancient Mechanisms’ LP for Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Recordings, plus collaborative discography with Joshua Idehen for Keysound, for a taster. 076 djmag.com Untitled-1 1 13/12/2016 14:25 ON THE FLOOR The venues pulling the BEHIND THE SCENE strings of clubland Welcome to the darkside! Brighton’s newest seafront club, Mono, is making waves through top of the range bookings and a deep, dark and dirty aesthetic... n arch on a historic This month sees Livity Sound’s seaside promenade is Kowton dropping by, Fett Berger home to what might and Sotofett went back-to-back for Ahave been the south of the opening, with names like Auntie England’s best kept secret, if its Flo, Peggy Gou, Jacques Renault, owners hadn’t spent the last few Hannah Holland and Madam X months making a significant impact having also made appearances amongst the region’s forward- since the first beats dropped. That’s thinking hedonists. before we start talking about five hours of Jane Fitz or Xxxy sharing Two tunnels running beneath the honours with Doc Daneeka in the road above, muscular sound, and last couple of weeks alone. adventurous bookings are now standard practice at Mono, which The phrase ‘start as you mean to go opened in Brighton during on’ springs to mind. The intention September 2016, further evidently being future-first house, evidencing the UK’s alternative techno, bass and everything capital is again on the rise when it between, in a dark room with comes to proper sessions (two-year- weighty kick drums. Definitely on old Patterns is strong, as is nearby point. And despite this heads down, venue, The Arch, and Concorde 2 single strobe approach, the future has seen several recent must- looks reassuringly bright for this attends). particular small space; (another) one in the eye for UK club scene “Really what we’re trying to do is pessimists. create a no frills, safe space for dance music fans,” explains John “When we refurbed the venue we Bennett, Creative Director at Mono. spent almost our entire budget on “That’s the most simple way to put the soundsystem, and then just a it. The city is well known for its little bit on black paint and a couple scene, but maybe over the last few of moving LEDs, and for me, that’s a years that’s been secondary in decent dance club,” Bennet says.
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