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THIS MONTH: SECTION 63 Guest- The headline slot goes to Dave Tarrida. a man who has helped shape Scottish techno with his seminal nights Test and Sativa (in Glasgow and Edinburgh, respectively). Current resident at Berlin's legendary Tresor and with releases on the label of the same name alongside his own Drought and Sativae labels. Joined by Tresor compadre Pacou who'll be putting in a live PA with local DJ support from Dave Shades (Mount Heart Attack/Pest Control).
Music policy The more leftfield end of the world of techno. from harsh acidic squelches through serious BPMs to mind expanding electronica.
What they say ‘Section 63 kicks off proceedings in its new home at The Arches with an inaugural party of filthy techno and electro bleeps. blips and beats brought to you by some of the world‘s finest electronic artists. Dave Tarrida requires little introduction to Glasgow's clubbers; his residency at Test cemented his reputation as one of the city's techno godfathers. Dave's DJ sets are legendary so if you like your techno hard. raw and wonky don't even think about missing this. Long time Tresor resident Pacou brings the Teutonic machine music flavour to the party. He can be found regularly destroying dancefloors around the globe. His live sets are something special and we're delighted to be presenting a Glasgow exclusive. Dave Shades has been steadily building a reputation as one of the most talented young DJs around. Expect wonky and jacking techno with a splattering of booty. electro and acid.’
What we say They're right, it's a damn impressive line-up with a clear statement of intent: intelligent techno with no compromises. The subterranean Arches are also the perfect venue for some heads down electronica with infinite depths beyond just pummelling beats and kick drum attacks. (Henry Northmore)
I Section 63, The Arches. Glasgow, Fri 3 Apr.
36 THE LIST 2—16 Apr 2009
TECHNO SEINAN MUSIC Stereo, Glasgow, Sat 4 Apr.
Producer and DJ Rick Bull, aka Deepchild, has just woken up on a Friday morning in Seattle and is in contemplative mood. ‘I was in Detroit a couple of days ago,’ he says, ‘and it’s hard not to be moved by the desolation of the place. There’s a big gap between the rich and the poor there, and people are sold these dreams which we now know are completely unachievable. So [classic Detroit techno] groups like Underground Resistance are even more amazing to me now for the alternative they proposed, a melancholic futurist vision based around poor guys using little musical toys from Japan.‘
Bull is living his own electric dreams right now, spending six months a year in his native Sydney and six
TECHNO DUBSTEP RAVE SUBSTANCE The GRV, Edinburgh, Fri 3 Apr
In terms of Edinburgh's electronlc muslcal herltage Nell Landstrumm and Toblas Schmldt certalnly rank Hi the ujljm echelons of the Capltal's techno Innovators. And SI .hstancte have secured the talents of both Lanrlstrumm and Scnmmt and their Sugar Experlment Statlon partnershlo. ‘lt’s a long standlng collaboratlon between myself and Schmlrlt. .-.<,-".e been wntfng together SlllCG 94 and we do three or four tilti‘) a year as Sugar Experlment Statlon.‘ explalns LétlltlSIl'lllYllll, ‘lt's an Interestlng preject because we use analogue hardware. drum machlnes and synths. Sonrcally It‘s gone Interestlng because It's a varlety of machlnes rather than just a laptop'
They left the confines of stralght techno behlntl thent many years ago. now lncorporatlng (luhstep. electro. grlrne and hip hop beats lnto thelr llve jams. 'l'm not really that lnto the whole genre spllttlng thing. I just see li all as Glthiffll‘lt,‘ rave mus:c.' says Landstrumm~ It's an att:tude that gr .es them a free relgn to warp beats and bassllnes mto u'arlerl forms. SES' next preject ls ”poppler' wlth the adoltton of more vocals. ‘lt's klnda weird. lt's (julte commerolal in a .-.a,. it has that heavy electronlc edge out vocals Opens ft or. to a much wrder audlence. It’s not cheesy. just more LtCCC‘SSlUé}
And It won't just be Sugar Experiment Stator“ tJEtITt’éf"i§} down the walls of what electronlca can of‘er at Substa'fie this month as Tum erght. aka Tube Jerk. .'.'lll also be e." hand for a llve set of dubby electro-techno. A formldabie e double bl”. (Henry Northmorel
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in Edinburgh, the latter because his partner works for the Fringe and International Festivals. He first met his informal label boss at Glasgow's Seinan Music Andy Graham (aka Droido and Sei A) online, which has been a common way of working; he's also collaborated with Booka Shade in Berlin, Jimpster in London and now the Dirtybird team on America‘s west coast, all through online introductions.
He’ll be curtailing his globetrotting to play the first in a projected series of irregular club nights showcasing the best of Seinan's recording collaborators; other potential future guests include Milton Jackson and Llorca. Once an enthusiast of dub-style basslines, Bull says he finds himself more enthused by dancefloor- ready techno as he grows older; ‘whatever I’m playing, I like to put my smudgy thumbprints all over the classic template and mess it up just a little bit.‘ (David Pollock)
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