Club Olympico

A new club night running in Glasgow on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month at Flat 0/1 on Bath st. Kicking things off tonite will be guests Craig Moog (Piece Together) and Matthias McGregor (Megamath) alongside residents Theez Boyz R Athletes (Subcity) who also run a great radioshow on Subcity radio Glasgow. Expect a soundtrack of Disco, Italo, Cosmic, Funk, Boogie and Electronic gems. The nite runs from 11pm-3am Entry is free.....

Happy Birthday Solid Gold Safari

A massive "Happy Birthday" goes out to Solid Gold Safari who are celebrating the brilliant free daytime clubs 1st birthday this weekend. DJ Dribbler and The Earl have brought together some top guests from further afield and some of the city's best DJ's and producers on a weekly basis to play for Solid Gold in the Halt Bar in Glasgow's west end. The celebrations start today in the Halt at 3pm with the residents being joined by the great northern House/Electronic DJ and producer Cottam and continue tomorrow at Mchuills on High St for a BBQ with Edinburgh's legendary Yogi Haughton and Bosco from the brilliant Lets Go Back club nights. A party not to be missed! Happy Birthday guys....

Electro Enemies

This weekend see's some real pioneers and legends playing in Max's La Cheetah club in Glasgow. The "Electro Enemies" weekend kicks off in style with legendary Italian producer Alexander Robotnick. He made his debut on the Italian music scene as the founding-member of Avida. Robotnick has had a long and colorful history, including scoring films in the eighties and joining a world music troupe in the nineties, but he’s most celebrated for his pioneering electro tracks such as ‘Problèmes D'Amour’ from 1983. He is joined on the night by Glasgow's great Jelly Roll Soul DJ's who have brought some outstanding guests to their club nights in the city over the past while. Also joining them on the turntables in full effect will be The Wasp (Pest Control Records) and Craig Moog (Piece Together).

The fun continues on Sunday with the all round creative Alan Oldham (DJ-T1000). A lifelong cartoonist and graphic designer, a young Alan Oldham published his own indie comic book "Johnny Gambit" in 1987 to local notoriety. Hired that same year by his childhood friend Derrick May to illustrate several memorable pieces for his new Transmat label, this led to Oldham's very first involvement in the fledgling techno scene. More art requests quickly followed, most famously from the Djax-Up-Beats label (NL), where his art took center stage for many years (the lone EP that Oldham produced for Djax, under the name Signal To Noise Ratio, brought home a 1991 Detroit Metro Times Music Award for best single in "Detroit Is Burning"). Since those long-ago days, a solo Oldham continues to rock crowds in Berlin (with an unofficial residency at Tresor), Naples, Barcelona (unofficial residency at Moog), Madrid, London, Tel Aviv, Tokyo and all points in between with his own no-nonsense brand of bangin', funky-ass techno. When DJ T-1000 is on the flyer, fans know he's bringing the ruckus. When he's not behind the decks or in the studio producing electronic dance music for labels like Tresor Berlin, Inzec (CH), Minimalsoul (CH), or his own Pure Sonik and Generator imprints, his drawings and paintings have been on display in art galleries in Chicago, Berlin, Paris, Los Angeles, and Amsterdam, the last of which was a SOLD-OUT opening attracting the likes of Ben Sims, Dave Clarke, DJ Bone, Ritzi Lee, DJ Kammy, and art lovers from Berlin, Dresden, and London. A true autodidact and all-around artist, Oldham's latest album, "Beyond Djax," a companion piece to the Amsterdam art show, is out now on Pure Sonik Records. He is joined on the night by Glasgow's Pro Vinylist Karim (PVK), Slabs Of The Tabernacle DJ's who have also brought some stunning guests to the city, The brilliant Jamie Thomson (Melting Pot/Traxx), Kev Stevens and De Large. This is a weekend not to be missed out on. Tickets available from Rubadub records and Max's Bar on Queen St Glasgow. For everyone who is attending ENJOY....

Alexander Robotnick Nu-Disco & More - April 2011 DJ-Mix by Alexander Robotnick

Disco Meltdown

Thunder Disco Club and Craig Moog (Piece Together) join forces for a Disco Meltdown bank holiday special at Hillhead bookclub in Glasgow's west end this Sunday (1st May). The boys at Thunder Disco have been extremely busy over the past while with gigs in Barcelona with Athletic Disco Club, The Electric frog Festival in Glasgow, the upcoming Wee Chill festival and the Discover Loft party alongside Eric Duncan (Rub n Tug) to name but a few. They also run the great Thunder Disco Club blog (Thunderdiscoclub.com) which you should definitely check out. Craig Moog will be joining them on the turntables for a night of Disco, Italo, House, Re-Edits and everything else which is good on your ear. The night is free and not to be missed....

Falling Mix - (Electrofunkdiscotek) by Moogroove

Bad Mouthin

Well, last month's Bad Mouthin' launch party at SWG3 in Glasgow was a bit special. If you were down there that night you're definitely sure to agree. The old school warehouse vibe (complete with puzzled taxi drivers and crowds of people following each other trying to find the venue), cheering, crowded dancefloor, the best music ever and a last record that had the entire crowd singing along as the lights came on... Sublime!

This month Rahaan's on the other side of the world, so they thought they would take the opportunity to welcome a DJ that they've had their eye on for quite some time, Detroit's Rick Wilhite (Stilove4music). Best known for his collaborations with Theo Parrish, Kenny Dixon Jr and Marcellus Pittman as 3 Chairs, Rick's also a big big disco fan ("I love disco and cannot live without it"), so is as excited as we are at the prospect of him playing an exclusive disco set this Saturday... Detroit style! Bad Mouthin resident Al Kent (Million Dollar Disco/BBE) will also be at hand with his knowledge and sounds for a night not to be missed.

There will be some freebies on Saturday night, The first fifty or so through the door will receive either a copy of Rick's debut album on Stillmusic "Analog Aquarium" - out this week, or Al Kent's "Disco Love 2" which is out next Monday on BBE. Get down early!

Early bird tickets for Saturday sold out quickly, but there's still a chance to save a couple of quid by buying advance tickets. Advance tickets will only be on sale until midnight on Friday 25th March. Or simply pay at the door. Whatever you decide, just make sure you find your place on the dancefloor. This Saturday March 26th at SWG3 (Studio Warehouse) Glasgow. 10pm-3am Tickets £8 Advance/£10 On the door. Enjoy.....

Disco Love Pt2 Promo Mix by milliondollardisco

Loleatta Holloway Death Of A Legend

Legendary disco and soul vocalist Loleatta Holloway passed away last night in Chicago, after a short illness. She was 64.

While the title “Queen Of Disco” may be hotly contended by Donna Summer, Gloria Gaynor and even Sylvester, for many it is Loleatta Holloway who rightfully wears the crown.

Holloway started her career in the early Seventies on the label Aware, working on gospel-tinged funk with her husband Fred Smith, before moving on to work extensively with Salsoul Records/MFSB producer Norman Harris and writer/producer Dan Hartman. She released a string of cult hits on the label, and provided vocals for the in-house Salsoul Orchestra. Though these were never big commercially at the time, they have since gone on to define their era and the disco genre itself. So much so that Holloway has become one of the most sampled artists of all time. Producers have been known to make entire tracks out of her throw-away yet distinctive ad libs, and some (like Black Box and Marky Mark) have turned these into huge global hits.

Here is a great edit of her track "Dreamin" done by Richard Sen's longtime partner and collaborator Cazbee from Mixed Blood Cuts. Click on the arrow to download.

A massive loss to the world of music. RIP Loleatta, Angels will be dancing when you come home....

Loleatta Holloway - Dreamin' (Cazbee'z Dreamin' Ov Edit) 320 Free Download... by Cazbee - Mixed Blood Cuts

Brennan Green

After the last three months of insane parties featuring Addison Groove, Terror Danjah, Rune Lindbaek and Cosmin TRG, Mount Heart Attack knew they had to seriously step up their game for March. So they thought another Scottish debut would be in order. For the first time New York DJ, Producer and remixer Brennan Green (Chinatown/Wurst) will grace Glasgow on Friday the 11th March with one of his utterly mind blowing DJ sets. Attaining legendary status along with Daniel Wang, Lindstrom, Prins Thomas and Rune Lindbaek, his sound is a broad, colourful beast. He has shared releases with all of the people mentioned, along with recent outings with Crazy P that won him even more admirers, adopting a deeper, more hypnotic house sound. His sets take in Disco, House, Krautrock, Prog, Funk and everything in between. To say the least, this is a very, very special show from a true legend.

In support will be one of Glasgow's most feted producers and DJ's, Ali Herron (aliOOFT/Ooft Music). Alongside The Revenge, Ali has helped shape an entire International movement. Based around the outer, intergalactic reaches of house and disco, their super sexy, pitched down sound has seen them both travel the world, inspiring a new generation of electronic musicians.

An amazing night not to be missed! Friday 11th March at La Cheetah Club 73 Queen St Glasgow. After party at a secret location, featuring David Barbarossa (Hung Up), Craig Moog (Piece Together) and Mount Heart Attack residents. Here's a mix of Brennan's from BABradio to get you in the mood.....

Brennan Green - Toyama Set by BABradio