WHY I
‘Divine is where I heard a lot of the music that‘s been important to me and met a lot of long standing friends.
'I first started going towards the end of my first or second year at university.and once we got into it we went pretty much most weekends for the next several years. The other big night that we used to go to was Slam at the Arches and I guess Divine was probably my first foray into retro clubbing. I’d always been into 60s and 70s music. but I don't know if I‘d ever been somewhere that played it in that atmosphere — a dark club with a chequered dancefloor. It was like being in a club in the (30s and a total contrast to some of the other nights we might’ve been going to at the time.
‘lt was foremost the music that kept us coming back. and then also the social aspect of it; you’d see the same faces every week and start chatting. and becoming friends with people who were either those who I‘ve ended up being in a band with for the last ten or twelve years. or the people who I met my
LOVE DIVINE BY CHRIS GEDDES,
new records — new old records. 1 don‘t think he's ever got tired of the music he‘s playing. I
suppose the focus of the night has narrowed over
time but Andrew‘s passion is what keeps it going.
‘I definitely would say that if it hadn't been for the Art School. Belle & Sebastian would never
have got together in the form that they did. and the music he played at the club has definitely been an inspiration to the sound of the band. as well as a soundtrack to some great nights out.‘ (Interview by Mark lidmundson)
Divine’s 18th Birthday Special is at Glasgow School of Art, Sat 6 Dec.
The Flirtations ‘Nothing But A Heartache’ (Deram 7”)
KEYBORRDIST,
for himself because he‘s always searching for
Alex Harvey ‘Midnight Moses’ (Fontana 7”) Perhaps the finest vocalist
BELLE & SEBRSTIRN
Fit/0:0
Jackie Mittoo ‘Got My Bugaloo’ (Rio 7”) Jamaica's hero of the Hammond gives ‘Got My Mojo
Been playing this for weil over a decade. it's still constantly requested and it's still packing the dancefloor. The definition of
Govan's ever produced. this is an early cut from 1969 before his Band became Sensational. A rare and infectious. brassy.
bandmates through. You did feel part of a scene. There were always after-parties and it all felt quite inclusive.
Working' a rocksteady makeover with blistering organ solos. Took me years to find
‘1 think Divine owes its longevity to Andrew‘s love of the music. he‘s kept it fresh
WHY I LOVE PRESSURE BY
‘I started going to Pressure when l was about 1‘). There was a big DJ on. Dave Clarke or someone like that — I can‘t actually remember. but 1 have loads of posters and flyers put away which would probably tell me — and my mate who lived in Glasgow talked me into coming through. It was the first time [d ventured so far away from home to go clubbing. because I was living at home in North Berwick then. and it was also the first time I had been in the Arches. It‘s such an amazing place the first time you're there: it‘s so big and easy to get lost in. It‘s quite overwhelming really.
a Divine anthem!
RNGELR KOORBRNRLLY
‘lt was always a big weekend when we‘d travel through back then. A couple of carloads of us would come through three or four times a year and stay with our tnates in Glasgow. We also went to Pure in Edinburgh. but that was just coming to an end. so Pressure really filled that gap. lt inspired me to get into the music scene. so I went to college to study dance music prtxluction.
‘There are a lot of things I love about Pressure. Firstly the [)Js. because there's always at least one guest you’ll be dying to see. Some of my favourites over the years have been (ireen Velvet. Vitalic and lielix Da Housecat. who‘s so much fun because he's always such a big stnilcy guy.
Green Velvet
bongo-fuelled mod mover.
and cost an arm and a leg!
Then there‘s the venue itself. particularly the classic way they set it up with the stage at the back by the glass doors and the screens on either side. lt‘sjust unique.
'About two years ago I started full time on the Arches box office. which is a cool job — you meet customers coming in to buy their club tickets. and then later in the night they're completely different people.‘ (Interview by David Pollock)
Pressure’s 10th Birthday is at the Arches, Glasgow, Fri 28 Nov. Guests include Carl Craig, David Holmes, DJ Yoda and residents Slam.
Slam ‘This World’ (Wighnomy Brothers mix) This 18 one of those tracks which really stands Out when you play it. and I reckon this is the Wighnomy Brothers best ever remix. It was this Or ‘Positive Education".
Green Velvet ‘Destination Unknown’ The man's just a genius. there's no two ways about it. I actually prefer Green Velvet to his Caimere moniker; it's a deeper. techier kind of sotind as this song illustrates.
Audion
‘Mouth to Mouth’
Presswe has always brought thrOugh new acts that people rarely get a chance to hear in Scotland. We‘ve always been a fan of Matthew Dear. and this song just blew up.
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