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29th October 2004: Fifth Birthday featuring Kiki
Thanks to everyone who came down to Kinkers for our fifth
birthday and were instrumental in making it possibly our
best night ever. Kiki was amazing and for those who want
another butchers you'll have to wait till next year when
he'll be making his return trip to Scotland.
Kiki laid down a phenomenal set on a tip top evening which
was fitting of five years. Laurence Hughes also pushed
his musical boat out to the usual length; demonstrating
why he is one of Glasgow's most dextrous party DJs.
24th September 2004: Frank Martiniq
This young German became an honorary Glaswegian in the
24 hours in which he was here. He tuned into the Subbie
in no time and proceeded to lay down a remarkably broken,
funky and melodic groove which simply screamed the fact
that he is the new voice to be heard on the Cologne techno
scene.
Martiniq has predominately been releasing on Boxer Sports
records in Cologne however recently he released his first
devastating material on Berlin's fast impressing Sender
Records. He's sure to be a figure to look out for over
the next few years and will be back in 2005 with a fresh
bundle of records for your ears and feet.
Please check our mixes page to hear his admirable efforts.
We are proud to introduce straight from Cologne - a fresh
figure in funky electro.
Recording on 'Boxer Sport' - Frank has remained an illusive
figure when compared to his peers who chose to release
on Kompakt.
14 of his own productions compliment a large stock of
remixes which number in the 20s. All of them are examples
of experimental and refreshingly moulded instrumental
dance tracks but with a serious nod towards accessibility
on the dance floor.
His 12 inches are the ones which have been making DJ around
the world twitch. Understated in one instance and possessing
huge presence on the other - he clearly has an ear for
the exciting end of melodic techno. The discerning clubber
will have no doubt unwittingly danced in delights such
as Adriano, his late 'Nite Toolz' trilogy, clubstuhl or
the intriguing and dextrous LP 'Neowoogie'
At Kinky Afro however he will be performing a DJ set as
his play-lists were simply too good to ignore. A who's
who of modern electronic club music litter the list below
and if you fancy yourself as a train-spotter or feel like
a mild bout of education then just scroll down.
For a fuller picture of this guy check: www.martiniq.de
(the intro soundscape is worth it alone!)
Below is an idea of what he may collate with his 12 years
of DJing experience:
01.tim wright "flatliner" (novamute)
02.two lone swordsmen "kamanda`s response" (warp)
03.frank martiniq "buford t. justice" (areal
rec.)
04.whitelabel "i need a freak"
05.frank martiniq "late night tools pt.3" (boxer
sport)
06.abe duque+blake baxter "what happened" (abe
duque rec.)
07.in flagranti "just gazing"(robag wruhme remixe,kill
the dj rec.)
08.frivolous "outside the lines"(karloff rec.)
09.alter ego "satanic circus"(klang)
10.misc."wireless" (fmq remix,sender)
11.le dust sucker LP (plong 12)
12.recloose "cardiology"(isolee rmx,playhouse)
13.pan/tone "unsubscribe e.p.(substatic)
14.wb 04 "underworld bootleg"
15.john spring"waterproof ep."(substatic)
16.minimal man"plastic smile" (sender)
17.drag desaster 6 "love" (bootleg)
18.ellen alien "trashscapes" (raz ohara rmx,bpitch
control)
19.dominik eulberg "die rotbauchunken..."(traum)
20.smash tv"queen of men"(smash tv remix,bpitch
control)
Dinnae Get Oot the Dinghy:
The first boat party in several years went down like laughing
gas in a loony asylum. A wide selection of DJs hosted
a cruise up the Clyde to a fine Friday night sunset. Mr
Mafro, Dirty Larry and Ginny from Club 69 kept the top
deck hot; whilst the Freak Menoovers and DJ Prime8 pulled
off a stunning four deck mix in cramped conditions downstairs.
Pictures should be available soon so check back to try
and pick out your mates or do some star spotting.
After four hours of cruising and schmoozing the boat performed
a midnight docking at the pier at the end of Jamaica St
and all aboard strolled in fine Black Star Liner style
to Kinky Afro where the party got a lot harder and much
more messy. Thankfully there are no pictures of this as
many a salmon face had stowed away and snuck aboard the
Sub.
14th May 2004 Monkey Cum Sessions with DJ Prime8
Spring was in full swing and as such the Monkey Cum sessions
came back.
Funky Spunky and a little bit rude the May session witnessed
a creamy blend of sounds swung and strung together through
dirty groove, jamming tunes and smooth monkey moves.
DJ Prime8 teamed up with Mr Mafro in a 4 hours X 4 deck
mash up of everything from Reggae to Rave. There was exclusive
monkey bootlegs and masks a plenty to swing from the rafters
in a funk filled frenzy.
9th April 2004 Kinky Afro featuring Harri
April was a belter. On the Easter weekend we had Harri
down to play his fine Dub style in a warm up to remember.
He set the tone for the bass heavy Bus straight out of
Berlin. These two guys who record on Scape treated us
to an intriguing and broken set of dub, minimal hip hop
and reggae hybrid grooves with Glasgow’s MC SoomT
on vocals. Hopefully we shall be streaming this set soon
so check back on the website for news.
12th March 2004 featuring Milton Jackson Live
Basement Jaxx after party featuring Milton Jackson live
and DJ Matthew Bennett. Pop along after the Carling Academy
gig with your ticket and get £2 off your door price.
Ayawara will be in full effect with their live afro rhythms
and improvised Djembe breaks. Basement Jaxx are unable
to commit to definitely playing on the night but after
enjoying one of their best ever DJ gigs back in 1996 at
the Sub Club they are up for the laugh. Either way it
will be a cracking night hosted by DJ Matthew Bennett
with one of Glasgow’s finest mangled house music
producers Milton Jackson playing along side MC Nordin
(Ground Control, Mish Mash) and previewing their new records
forged in collaboration with each other.
Friday 13th Febuary with very special guests Brian Murnin
and Jim Hutchison
Thanks to all those that made it down to our Murder Ball
on Friday 13th of February. A completely unique night
was had by all, as a team of Holby City make up artists
managed to gore, slash and shoot their way through about
200 punters before a hilarious encore with a bootlegged
remix of Thriller courtesy of DJ Prime8. Brian Murnin
fresh from his practice at Subculture the week before
tore up the dancefloor along with DJ Gargyole Jim Hutchison
and resident demon DJ Matthew Bennett.23th Jan Inaugural
Monkey Cum session.
What a way to launch the year with four hours of relentless
Monkey Cum action. 4 decks over 4 hours with DJs Prime8
and Kinkyafromatthew. It was a blast and many more are
being furiously pencilled in, the next in May. If you
didn’t receive a Monkey Cum CD please contact us
with your address and we will post one out to you as fast
as a monkey can bust its nuts. Check out the site for
regular monkey cum updates and pop down to the club for
the next session on Friday 14th May.
17th October 2003 - 4th Birthday Party with very special
Guest Thomas Fehlmann
Our birthday celebrations will treat you to Fehlmann's
dub techno tendancies with Ayawara; our live drum troupe,
adding their own west African spice with their usual Afro
breaks and percussive grooves. With Fehlmann's exquisite
dub grooves and bass sequences combined with Ayawara's
funky fusions of traditional rhythms and modern improvised
breaks - the result will be a subterranean journey of
sparse but euphoric sounds and live invigorating rhythms.
Anybody who caught his now much hyped set at our Glasnost
project two years ago, will know without a doubt that
this is a party not to be missed with a few birthday surprises
planned for your pleasure and presents for early lucky
customers and dance floor funkies.
Doors from 11 pm - 3am £8.
for more info check out the guests...
12th September 2003 - featuring Radio Magnetic’s
Dougal Perman
Autumn comes rumbling in with the gutsy and edgy Afro
sound-system piloted by none other than Radio Magnetic’s
Machiavellian man of music – Dougal Perman. This
most attractive of musical purveyors will be at the helm
of the Sub on Friday 12th September alongside resident
DJ Matthew Bennett and in house Afro percussive drum troupe
Ayawara.
Dougal, who has been the chief programmer and co-founder
of uber chic and underground dance radio station Radio
Magnetic since it’s inception 2 years ago, has a
wealth of musical knowledge. If it’s part of the
Scottish scene “Comrade Permanent” will have
either heard it, penned it, published it, broken it, remixed
it or broadcast it. The man is essential.
Anybody who is familiar with the station’s sound
will know what to expect from young Dougal; a diverse
blend of irrefutable quality, with an ear for excellence
and a love of shaking his shapely buttocks to tunes -
the dancefloor satisfaction at our next Kinky Afro is
assured. The usual percussive breaks from Ayawara; our
three piece Afro band, will fuse the funk across a wide
spectrum of tunes from Reggae to Rave and back again whilst
they no doubt politely fend off waves of over enthusiastic
drunken assailants.
Meanwhile, Robin is off again to the Balkans to tease
out more underground delights such as the Bosnian dons:
Urban Beat who will be rejoining the Kinky collective
for a Spring party to match their last blistering technical
three deck hard house explosion.
Doors from 11 pm - 3am £8.
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1st August 2003 - Remote Control (Aloha Records) and Benny
the Bump (Polar Beats, Edinburgh)
Kinky Afro are proud to invite Benny the Bump aka Ben
McCabe (Polar Beats, Edinburgh) and Remote Control aka
Neil MaDonald (Aloha records) and reunite the quality
duo from the Eastside to come and do their stuff in the
Wild West. This combination of raw and ready beats from
Remote Control and Benny the Bump together with the Afronics
sound will undoubtely prove to be our most unpredicatble
of events and promises to keep you on you toes!.
Doors from 11 pm - 3am £8.
Check out www.alola.net for more details...
16th May and 4th July - residents
11th April 2003 - Afronics - Glasgow
This month Kinky Afro we'll keep you Tychin’ with
a Trip of own as we relax into our first residents night
since opening. Taking time to fully develop our trademark
fusion of live percussion and irresistible play list we
are already relishing the opportunity to hit you harder
and for longer. (Dougal's birthday too...)
Ayawara will be in full effect and we'll have a couple
of surprises up our record sleeves as the band gets bigger
and our unique "Afronic" sound takes further
hold of the nation's shaking booty. This month we have
the pleasure of playing with CD Jefferson - the renowned
funk bassist alongside local producer, DJ and Radio Magnate
Live One who will be beefing up the proceedings with some
tasty electronics. The result will be a unique and refreshing
take on the modern club sound with diverse influences
mixed with local talent. This musical back drop will be
channelled through the charging beast that is Scotland's
most famous African drum troupe - Ayawara forming our
unrivalled and explosive live blend of breaks, beats and
bass.
7th March 2003 - Samba Yabamba - Scotland
Short and sweet: Kinky Afro is served to you this month
straight up with a latin twist. We are proud to welcome
Samba Yabamba to the Sub Club - Scotlands leading live
samba drumming troop, featuring 15 latin all-dancing banging
bams from Brazilia-Scotia!!! Also joining resident djs
Matt and Robz is DJ Tiff Peaches providing some fierce
& funky rhythms fresh from the shanty towns back hame
in Rio...
So get in the carnival spirit, grab yer afro, and get
down to the Subby this Friday, doors from 11. Brilliant!
for more info check out the guests...
31st January 2003 - Urban Beat - Bosnia
Dishing out the beats at tonight’s inaugural Kinky
Afro of 2003 are two special guest DJs freshly flown in
from the Balkan underground. Mladen Tomic and Sinisa Tomamovic
form the awesome partnership known as Urbanbeat. They’ve
been joining forces for nearly five years, hosting two
regular residencies in their hometown and touring the
territories of the Former Yugoslavia.
Tonight, Urbanbeat goes head to head with Kinky Afro residents
Matthew and Robz, the whole clash underpinned by the finest
African tribal drumming from Ayawara. With Mladen and
Sinisa making their UK debut tonight, Kinky Afro is both
proud and honoured to announce the arrival of Urbanbeat
onto the international scene.
for more info check out the guests...
20th December 2002 - Nii Tagoe & George Addotey -
Ghana
Kinky Afro is back too and better than ever into the bargain.
In our absence we have been grooming our sound and set
up to provide you with even more aural pleasure. On the
guest front we are pleased to announce the magnanimous
return of Nii Tagoe the man with the rhythmic force who
stormed our Triptych session two years ago
for more info check out the guests... |
