The Doctor's Orders, Brighton
It might be more than two decades since Back To Life and Keep On Movin' graced the charts, but Soul II Soul kingpin Jazzie B has been a busy old bee. The avuncular groover, born Trevor Beresford Romeo, has picked up an OBE, an Ivor Novello, and two Grammys ? not bad going since he started his DJ career pushing bass bins around on shopping trolleys when the budget wouldn't stretch to a bus ticket. He'll be arriving via more salubrious transport for tonight's south-coast trip, when the original funki dred will be joined by Spin Doctor for a session of cool hip-hop and soul choices. Brighton's Rusty Ryan warms things up for what should be a crackling little night.
Jam, Middle Street, Sat
John Mitchell
Mono_cult Warehouse Party, Leeds
It's probably taken much of January for regulars at edgy, electronic club night Mono_cult to get round to even contemplating a return to revelry, so exhausting was the night's last epic session. Determined to be the last men standing, their successful New Year's Day party at The Faversham simmered for 12 hours before 2010 finally evaporated, the heads of dancers bubbling, in the main, to the beats of residents Simon Baker, Matt Long, Brad Mercer and Paul Kaminski. The latter three's appearance tonight ? in a new warehouse space, close to Leeds centre ? is a return to the club's stripped-down roots, a theme that will continue throughout the year. Assistance to the allnighter's soundtrack of house, techno and disco will be provided by Kristian from Ame plus Wbeeza and Miguel Campbell, with the club returning for its fourth birthday on 26 March.
Arches 67 to 71, Bath Road, Sat
Marc Rowlands
Stop Making Sense, London
The achingly innovative Stop Making Sense festival takes place this August on Croatia's really quite nice Adriatic coast, joyfully mixing up every aspect of dance music and party culture into a playfully riotous spree. But if you just can't wait those eight long months, or strangely have something against turquoise seas, baby blue skies and sumptuous sunshine, then get yourself down to Dalston for a much more urban preview of the weekend's shore-side events. Tonight's Superstore-centric festival launch party has pulled together some east London-based highlights from this summer's as-yet-unannounced festival lineup, with Say Yes's Nadia Ksaiba, Trailer Trash's Mikki Most, Body Talk's Rokk and Disco Bloodbath's Dan Beaumont all DJing while simultaneously dreaming of playing some tunes on the festival's private beach, no doubt. Acclaimed electronica impresario, DJ and producer Marcus Worgull will be headlining the event.
Dalston Superstore, Kingsland High Street, E8, Sat
Leonie Cooper
Belfast Electronic Festival
Illuminated solely by the warm glow of numerous laptop screens and a thousand flashing LEDs, a 12-hour, genre-hopping celebration of electronic music gets underway this afternoon, with a sonic showcase of local artists and producers alongside internationally acclaimed talent such as the Teknoist, French breakcore star Rotator, Michael Forshaw and Sheffield's dapper digitalist the Squire Of Gothos. Billed as the first event of its kind to take place in Northern Ireland, the mini-festival provides a creative space for like-minded musicians of musical styles from house, drum'n'bass and techno to jungle, bassline and dubstep. Two rooms host 38 acts, including DJs from Belfast-based club nights Bad Taste, Ecker, One, Twitch and Drumology, as well as live/DJ sets by Aeroplane, Johnny Boy, Eddieire, Venus Rollergirl, Gerryboo and Kodeine.
Warehouse, Boucher Road, Sat
Patric Baird
Roll & Tumble, London
There's nothing like a brand-new club night for a brand-new year, providing fresh tunes for jiving across sticky Camden floors. The musical selection at Roll & Tumble could hardly be accused of being cutting-edge, but that would be unlikely to worry the promoters. The latest nightlife venture from the Jukebox Jam crowd sees them sticking with what they know best: retro rhythm'n'blues. soul, Afro-Latin, ska, rockabilly and popcorn sounds will all be dished up by the night's resident, Liam Large, this week joined by food writer, telly presenter and occasional DJ Gizzi Erskine, while Dollar Bill play live. This weekly night launched last Thursday and will hopefully bring a bit of much-needed heat to the chill winter months. Gives a whole new meaning to the January blues, doesn't it?
The Blues Kitchen, Camden High Street, NW1, Thu
LC
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jan/22/clubs-picks-of-the-week
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