ON THE FLOOR The on-the-pulse guide to the deep, down and dirty gyrations of global clubland FABRIC PREPS 18TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS London clubbing institution announces marathon sesh… FABRIC has locked in a ma-hoo-sive line-up for its Then on Saturday night a 30-hour marathon line-up like this, leaving will be the biggest 18th birthday, the fi rst celebrated by the club session begins, offering house and techno of the challenge of all. since reopening in January following an extensive highest calibre all the way until Monday morning. The Farringdon venue missed out on its annual court battle. As per, Fabric is pulling out the big guns, birthday bash last year after being forced into including Ricardo Villalobos, Ben UFO, Blawan, closure by authorities following the drug-related FABRICLIVE will kick-start what’s set to be a Abdulla Rashim, Hammer, Jay Clarke, Margaret deaths of two clubbers. An outcry by the massive weekend on Friday 20th October, offering Dygas and Raresh. Naturally, legendary residents worldwide clubbing community and the club’s something for the breakbeat and bass-heads. DJ Craig Richards and Terry Francis will also be #saveourculture campaign — which raised funds Hype, Hazard, Dub Phizix & Strategy, Randall b2b getting a slice of the cake, with the promise of to fi ght the subsequent court battle — helped Total Science, Logan D b2b Voltage, Kahn & Neek, more surprise guests to boot. Fabric re-open in January. Considering that Chimpo (playing a dubplate set) and many more For those that need a breather, a re-entry policy comeback, we’re expecting nothing short of an are confi rmed to play. will be in place for the duration, although with a electric atmosphere for this anniversary. NEW CLUB OPENS IN BELFAST JUSTINE TRICKETT Located in a former newspaper printing press... Pic: A NEW multi-purpose venue called The Telegraph printing press — similar to London’s massive with a focus on live music and DJs. Building has opened in the centre of Belfast in music and culture hub, Printworks, which opened The opening party welcomed a techno-centric Northern Ireland. at the beginning of the year. line-up that included the likes Len Faki, Blawan, The club is located inside a 19th century The new venue will host a “broad range of Irish legend Phil Kieran, and Boddika. warehouse which once housed a newspaper cultural events”, according to the organisers, 094 djmag.com djmag.com DJ MAG PRESENTS... FRI 6TH OCTOBER DJ MAG SESSIONS hits a double whammy in one night with gigs at either end of the country. First we’re thrilled to announce Dutch house/techno giant Joris Voorn will headline at Brighton seafront haunt, The Arch. The Rejected boss plays alongside Bas Ibellini, My Cat Snoop and DJ Mag Allstars. • thearch.club MEANWHILE, in the Northeast, Apollonia take over legendary Newcastle venue, Digital. Fresh from a summer of ruling the MOVEMENT TORINO ADDS roost on the White Isle, the triple-threat of Parisians Shonky, Dan Ghenacia and Dyed SECOND HEADLINE DAY Soundorom will bring their b2b2b special to Italian techno-fest packs double the punch in 2017… the Geordie stronghold. Support on the night comes from George FitzGerald, making this a truly unmissable night. MOVEMENT Torino is back in 2017 with a second city from Wednesday 25th through until the • yourfutureisdigital.com headline day at the Lingotto complex. Previously Tuesday. held on just a single day, the dedicated techno Now in its 12th year, the festival boasts talents bonanza will now host events on Saturday 28th such as Robert Hood, Rødhåd, Denis Sulta, and Tuesday 31st October at the former Fiat Modeselektor, Apollonia, Sven Väth, Octave One, WED 11TH OCTOBER factory, with a week-long run of smaller events Sonja Moonear, Jeff Mills, Derrick May and — called “Halloweek” — taking place across the Nastia. IT’S a year since our bass music live stream party DJ Mag Bunker began, so to celebrate, a host of previous DJs return for a huge rave-up at Work Bar in Angel, London. So far the line-up includes Rupture’s Mantra b2b Double 0, Best Of British nominees Conduct, Dexta & Crypticz of Diffrent Music, BBS boss Benton, UVB-76 co-founders RUFFHOUSE, and Renegade Hardware-affi liates G.H.O.S.T. •djmag.com/bunker WED 25TH OCTOBER SXM FESTIVAL LAUNCHES AID FUND FOR ST. MARTIN The event’s island home was devastated by Hurricane Irma CARIBBEAN dance music festival, SXM, has festival’s organisers said: “If you have ever been AFTER THE miserable British weather launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise fi nancial to SXM Festival or if you just want to help this rendered Work Bar unusable one night in aid for the island’s people after it took a direct incredibly worthy cause, please donate whatever August, Hatcha & Friends fi nally returns to hit from the recent Hurricane Irma. you can afford and share this post with whoever shake the foundations on the DJ Mag Bunker St. Martin bore the brunt of the storm, with you believe may wish to help.” live stream. Joining honcho Hatcha is a thousands of homes and businesses destroyed. The festival’s organisers want to raise money for plethora of dubstep legends: Distance, Offi cial reports state 95 percent of the island’s much-needed drinking water, food, fi rst aid Youngsta, Kromestar, N-Type and J:Kenzo. infrastructure has been wiped out. supplies and other basic needs for the island’s Yes, you read that correctly. Pretty damn big, The tropical island has hosted SXM Festival over inhabitants before the fundraising effort turns to eh? Get your name on the guestlist pronto by the past two years and the festival’s organisers rebuilding the tropical paradise and hopefully following the link below! hope that attendees will help a community in hosting SXM Festival in the future once again. • djmag.com/bunker need. In a statement issued by SXM Festival, the •To donate head to gofundme.com/rescuesxm djmag.com 095 ON THE FLOOR BOOTIN’ OFF One club promotion kicking it this month... FRIDAY’S DISH Through carefully curated line-ups and an intimate vibe, On The 5th Day has become one of London’s essential techno outings… hile Berlin may traditionally be this year with an EP for Abstract Man, and 2018 to curate the line-ups he’ll be playing on,” says the go-to city for Europe’s will see the event welcome Semantica boss, Jankauskas. “He’ll be playing an all-night set, a techno obsessives, London is Svreca, for a three-date residency taking place closing set and a middle of the night set, ensuring W giving the German capital a run throughout the year. “He’ll be bringing his music, he has the opportunity to share different sides to for its money of late, with a wealth of new parties knowledge and experience to the table, helping his sound and style.” BEN HINDLE aimed at dedicated heads. Founded in 2014 as a regular night at Qube Project, and now based out of renowned Elephant & Castle venue, Corsica Studios, On The 5th Day stands out amongst the crowd. “We’re all about an artist’s sound rather than their name — both from a production perspective, of course, but more importantly from a DJing/ performance perspective — someone who we can trust to deliver behind the decks,” explains founder Mantas Jankauskas, who also forms half of resident duo, Abstract Man. “We like to shape interesting line-ups where artists will potentially ignite something unique in one another, pulling out a particular side of another artist’s sound, or complimenting their sound in a particular way. We try to think about the event as a whole, each artist as a piece of a puzzle. Of course this approach is a gamble and a risk, but one we embrace in order to try and create a memorable night.” This means pairing the likes of SNTS with Von LARRYJ PHOTOGRAPHY SNTS Grall, Abdulla Rashim with Mike Parker, and Pics: Boston 168 with Acronym, while a long list of local residents — picked up from across the London scene and through the Become A DJ mixing school BLACK STAR at which Jankauskas teaches — ensure the THE BIG GIG FRIDAY 20TH OCTOBER balance is always right across both rooms and If you only book tickets for one TROXY, LONDON regulars are always catered for. This month sees live gig this month, make it this… Klockworks-affi liate Etapp Kyle headline on YASIIN BEY (formerly known as Mos Def) and Talib Saturday 21st October with a three-hour set. “We Kweli are two of the most respected faces in experienced an Etapp Kyle set at Berghain in hip-hop, both boasting instantly recognisable 2016,” recalls Jankauskas. “The way he controlled fl ows, some of the most thought-provoking lyricism the room and propelled everyone towards in the game, and back-catalogues that include ethereal, techno bliss was pretty magical.” classic LPs such as ‘Black On Both Sides’ and ‘Train While closing duties on the night will be handled Of Thought’. Together in ‘98 they released their by “mesmerising” Japanese selector Takaaki Itoh, critically acclaimed ‘Black Star’ album solidifying and room two is handed over to Argentinian their status as one of the genre’s legendary duos. brothers, YYYY, for a rare UK appearance. With a three-year gap since their last London show, and support from Homeboy Sandman, Children Of And that’s not the only exciting news in the Zeus and Awate, this is not one to miss. pipeline; an On The 5th Day label is set to launch 096 djmag.com Untitled-2 1 18/09/2017 14:27 ON THE FLOOR NEOPOP, VIANA DO CASTELO, PORTUGAL SIMPLE THINGS Portugal’s Neopop festival may only offer two stages, but in terms of techno, it’s up there with the best… n Viana do Castelo, a small town around an hour’s drive north along the coast from Porto, DJ Mag stands soaked in sweat, the glare of the morning sun beating down Ithrough a gap in the stage before us.