DJ Stingray, Salford
Taking place in Salford’s enigmatic and rough-hewn Boneyard, the venue’s gritty, post-industrial space should provide a perfect setting for the uncompromising, futurist and occasionally furious music of DJ Stingray. Having previously collaborated with a checklist of Detroit pioneers from Moodymann to Carl Craig, while also doubling up as Drexciya’s tour DJ, Stingray infamously dons a balaclava behind the decks, aiming to draw attention only to his selections and productions, while maintaining an elusive and non-conformist appeal. He’s joined by fellow Detroit gatekeeper Keith Tucker, a versatile adherent to the city’s pure electro sound, complementing Stingray’s more brutal aesthetic. But make no mistake, both DJs can throw it down alongside the toughest of them. Just add a sweaty crowd and risk-taking residents Vendel and Nova to keep the energy going until 8am.
The Boneyard, Fri
JT
Fabric 16th Birthday, London
Filed alongside Madame Tussauds in the minds of some London clubbers, Fabric may be a tourist magnet but it’s tough to dismiss the cream of global dance on one of the capital’s best soundsystems. This 30-hour session marks the club’s 16th birthday and the lineup cleaves in part to the tech-house sound of its residents Craig Richard and Terry Francis – still the most reliable babysitter revenue stream in London, helming every Saturday night since 1999. They, like their spiritual descendants Steffi, Dyed Soundorom and others also playing tonight, are the heart of Fabric’s dance Venn diagram – occasionally generic but devoted to relentless movement above all else. There’s also Ricardo Villalobos and Marcel Dettmann providing minimal majesty; Jamie Jones, Prosumer and Felix Dickinson on hand for a bit more swing; and Paranoid London will shout their way through a live set. You can come and go as you please until 10pm on Sunday, after which you’re in for the long haul. Luxe pro tip: breakfast at St John.
Fabric, EC1, Sat
BB
Unity Centre Fundraiser, Glasgow
JD Twitch has a longstanding reputation for redefining tracks for the dancefloor. At Optimo – the moniker for his seminal Glasgow club night with JG Wilkes, as well as the duo’s DJ sets – he’d resiliently play Arthur Lee’s Everybody’s Gotta Live every week, clearing the floor each time until it slowly seeped into the consciousness of the regulars. It eventually became an Optimo anthem, and still makes appearances in their sets today. Here he’ll be playing similar curveballs alongside Hyperdub’s Cooly G and LuckyMe’s Eclair Fifi as part of a fundraiser for Glasgow’s Unity Centre, a charity that provides support for migrants and asylum seekers. Joining them will be Klaus, Letitia Pleiades and Cleoslaptra B2B with Bake.
Glasgow School Of Art, Fri
SC
Bonobo, Bristol
Bonobo’s 2013 album The North Borders, his fifth, put him firmly in the mainstream spotlight; with the record reaching the UK top 30, the Ninja Tune artist has amassed more fans than ever before. Often praised for his unique melodic structures, the Brighton-bred producer has curated a lineup at Bristol’s Motion skate park, including the sample-loving duo Mount Kimbie and the ever-soulful Dauwd. With original Boiler Room architects Josey Rebelle and Thris Tian heading up proceedings in room two, expect disco-based influences, with an underground house flair.
Motion, Sat
SM
The Pickle Factory Launch, London
This is the second new London club to open this month, following Brixton’s Phonox, so maybe we’re not all Netflix and chilling after all. It’s from the people behind Oval Space, housed in a converted pickle factory, and is a loft-type affair rather than an echoing rave shed. For the first night, it has brought over Anthony Parasole from New York, who’s taken the city’s hedonistic house sound and calmed it with cryonic techno. Backing him up is Mike Huckaby, who showcases the jazzier side of Detroit.
The Pickle Factory, E2, Fri
BB
