this issue: The Glimmer Twrns
Some are born cool, others have cool thrust upon them. The Glimmer Twins seem to have been one step ahead from the day they played their first record. Honing their mixing skills at a club in a disused underwear factory in Ghent, Belgium, the duo learned early on that good music is good music, irrespective of who makes it, but what’s the most unusual thing you’ll hear them spinning?
The [352s might run it close. but there's Eddy Grant and Simple Minds too. None of which sounds out of place in a club envrronment. which is vaguely oftputtrng in a fun kind of way. This really is open-minded club music. as recorded on the seminal (,‘u/ture C/ut) and Eskrrno mix albums.
Culture Club, 8525 and Simple Minds? It all sounds a bit 80s to me. Hopefully they’ve not hopped onto the decade revival bandwagon?
It you consider good club mUSlC to be a passrng tad. that's up to you. The Glimmer Twins came to prominence in the decade that style forgot. and they‘ll be damned if they aren‘t gomg to play beats from that era. This is music from varrOus genres. decades and artists. the way it should be.
Wait a minute, doesn’t this sound like music for shops rather than the dance floor?
Admittedly. The Culture Club and Eskimo mix albums have been played out in retail envrronments for the past year or so. and it is track-based musrc rather than seamless mix. but enough with the admiration of technical proficiency. already! The twrns are gonna work it Out. (Johnny Regan)
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The CCA gets another one of its ocr‘asir‘inal r‘lub rnakeouers tonign’. as genre (lt)i‘,’|lltj band Engine put on a special night to celebrate the release of their new single 'Still Standing. lilt- band have been about in one shape or form for about ll‘.’(1",(?{il‘3, playing their distinctive brand of electro rock e\.rer\,'i.'.rhere from Aberdeen to New York. but it's this latest incarnation that’s getting the club heads excited Groove Ai'rnada's Torn Findlay is a huge fan. havrng remixed both 'Still Standing and prevrous single ‘Starting To Feel'. but tonight's totally live gig should win them plenty more followms.
'This Will be the first time people see our new line—up.' says the band's Martin Manley. 'We've added live drummers and a percussionist. but were keeping the same energy and rhythms. so I'm really looking forward to seeing how people react to us wrthout any programmed beats.'
Joining Engine are Bristolians Scarlatti Tilt — 'there's female vocals. lEt//. hip hop. guitars and keyboards; it's just beautiful music. says Martin — and DJ Dom Chung from the legendary Liverpool night Chrbuku. Dom's one of the central figures of Chibuku's stable of DJs. and wrth hrs recent guest mix for Radio 1 provrng to be a massive hit all round. he's definitely one to watch. Expect nothing short of aural mayhem when he hits the decks. (Darren Wattsi
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Each collective can boast a considerable pedigree. Upstart residents Michael Peck and loin Reeve completed a 1.1 week run on MTV wrth music video commissioned by HM” Minute Wonders. The club’s relaunch was heralded at the start of this month wrth a blinding set from legendary Hacienda spinner Greg Wilson, and now it's down to the collectives behind these four to take the baton and make this space legendary (Johnny Regan).
POT LUCK IMPOTENT FURY The Venue, Edinburgh, Sat 16 Oct
Fred Deakin is a busy man. It’s no wonder this semi-regular Edinburgh outing for his infamous Impotent Fury night comes almost a year after the last. Now he’s a proper pop star as one half of Lemon Jelly, there’s just too much to do. ‘Besides, if it was on every week people might get bored of it,’ he points out. ‘But maybe there’s a midground between weekly and annually I need to find.’
Impotent Fury is one of the most inventive, exciting and mildly scary nights you’re ever likely to visit. Not that Deakin takes the credit; he’s more than willing to pass it on to his DJing ‘partner’, the Wheel of Destiny. Once spun, it dictates the next half hour’s worth of music, with everything from acid house to drum & bass by way of 805 power ballads remaining an option.
‘Anyone who’s been to one of my clubs knows that I don’t like to play it safe,’ says Deakin. ‘So the Wheel gives me a chance to play whatever I want for a reason, rather than just for the sake of it and that also involves cool, contemporary stuff. Well, sometimes . . . It absolves me of any responsibility when I can just blame the Wheel, which is good.’
Trust us, the results are guaranteed to make for quite possibly the most fun you’ll have this year. Hopefully next time won’t be so far away, although the second LJ album proper - entitled 64-95 and built on samples taken from that period - won’t write itself. ‘Basically, I like clubs where people jump up and down and Lemon Jelly isn’t really like that. But then every night I do is like a big research project to see what turns people on in a club environment.’ (David Pollock)
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