Infusion # 262: Jan 10-24 2016

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Heads up all 60s fans – Loaded is going back to the swinging decade on January 22 at Casa Latina for a night of classic rock, Motown and Northern Soul.

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Puro Beach, the city’s latest beach club, has officially opened its sandy doors in Jebel Ali, check out the full review coming soon.

Jamie Woon and his eight piece band in Dubai – hell yes! Thanks to One Big Vibes and Red Bull Music Academy for kick-starting 2016.

GUEST LIST

SAY WHAT? DANCEFLOOR DICTIONARY Askhole – someone who asks many stupid, pointless and irritating questions.

OLD JOKES HOME My wife and I had a huge row last night. She called me gullible and financially irresponsible.

I can’t wait to see her face when I tell her that I just won the Nigerian lottery.

THE FORCE IS STRONG More than $30 billion has been spent on Star Wars merchandise since 1977.

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WE LOVE The Laughter Factory

Jack Whitehall, Frankie Boyle, Micky Flanaghan, Ed Byrne, Sean Hughes, Dara Ó Briain, Ross Noble, Lee Mack – not a comedy wishlist, but some of the talent that’s come out to the Middle East over the last 20 years, thanks to the Laughter Factory. A monthly institution that’s been running longer than even us, this must-attend comedy road show is a constant bright spot in the city’s ever-packed calendar and returns to put a sunny slant on the January blues with three more comedians this month. Danny Mcloughlin, Rich Wilson and Markus Birdman are the men who’ll make you laugh, all comedy superstars in the making. And you can pick up a copy of Infusion Magazine while you’re there to keep you occupied during the drinks breaks. Win win.

The Laughter Factory, Wednesday January 13 @ McGettigans JLT (8pm), Thursday 14 Grand Millenium Tecom and Friday 15 at The Gramercy DIFC (both 9pm)

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Retrospective on what’s been happening in our world.

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Looking Back

What we did

EZ @ ZERO GRAVITY UK Garage is a sound that never really went away and it’s fair to say it’s a sound most people adore. I personally grew up with inspirational CDs like Todd Edward’s ‘Locked On’ and other gems.

Yet it’s taken me this long to witness arguably garage’s top selector, DJ EZ. Benji B calls him ‘King of the CDJ’s’ and it’s clear to see why, EZ is a bad man on the decks and he wasn’t holding back for his Zero Gravity set. To be succinct, this is one DJ you really should see before you die. It’s not just what he plays, but how he does it.

He’s a proper DJ, and the crowd were in full agreement. Sadly his set seemed to be over in a flash at around 90 minutes, leaving the follow up DJ with an almost impossible job of closing the night. At that point it all became a bit ‘Dubai Marina’ for me personally with a little too much cheese to keep the crowd entertained... so I took a swift exit. But I’m delighted to have said ‘I’ve now witnessed one of the best DJs on the planet’. EZ, I salute you!

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GROOVE ON THE GRASS FEAT. RICHIE HAWTIN @ EMIRATES GOLF COURSE Love it or hate it, New Year’s Eve is one of the biggest nights out of the year, normally a mix of true clubbers and people who barely leave the house. And this year the city had a dizzying array of choice. As well as the standard fireworks we had the ear assault of Guetta & Garrix across town or Luciano up the road at BMI, but there was only one destination for me: Emirates Golf Club to witness the regional debut of the undisputed king of Techno, Richie Hawtin.

The evening was perfectly built as usual by hand-picked local talents like Tobie Allen, Maks and Adam Rahman before GOTG boss Deian started to ramp it up in time for a solid strong set from John Acquaviva.

The countdown began, the drums rolled, the glitter cannons went off and Hawtin stepped on stage. Richie played a set of banging bouncy techno with the trademark M-nus sounds at the fore, with plenty of clicks, beeps, drops and rolls. Everyone was as one, with arms in the air and feet moving, it was almost impossible to stand still. He looked like he was having a great time, we certainly did.

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ENTOURAGE OYSTER & COCKTAIL BAR @ SOUK AL BAHAR Walking through Souk Al Bahar you’d be forgiven for wandering past Entourage. Nestled in a secluded nook you’ll find the brain child of Rahul Kaul & Hitesh Sugandhi, a cosy, minimalist venue snuggled away next to Meat & Co. With its understated entrance, brick wall backdrop and low level bespoke lighting, the bar reminds us of a modern day Speakeasy. Specializing in signature Cocktails & Oysters, Entourage boasts a mixology menu and vintage raw bar. We started proceedings with a selection of Oysters served on ice and Carpaccio which were presented elegantly and tasted ocean-fresh. For mains the stand out dishes were the Prawns Provencal & Papillote Sea Bass, cooked to perfection and served with an accompaniment of vegetables. With a selection of lounge and deep house as our soundtrack, Entourage made for the perfect pre club venue to enjoy a few drinks and a dinner.

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Looking Forward

ET W!LD GO BANANAS AT EDEN

Bananas is a new weekly house and electronic night in town that’s urging you to get up to some serious monkey business. Launching at Story Rooftop on Friday January 15 with a guest DJ set from The Dub Pistols’ Barry Ashworth, the night is promising to bring the fun back to clubbing with a sleazy house and electronic soundtrack.

And with Superheroes founder Rutherford behind the operation alongside Ben Echo, we think they’ll come through on the promise.

Looking Forward LIFE’S A PIKNIC

Good news day time ravers – Piknic Electronik is back for their 2nd season. The global day time party which launched last year is now based at The Montgomerie and returns on Saturday January 23 and are teaming up with local promoters including Deep Like, Secret Circle and more throughout the season.

Looking Forward THE JUNGLE IS MASSIVE!

Deep Crates Cartel are kicking off their 2016 season in style as they’ve booked UK Jungle and Ragga legend General Levy for their January 14 party. Held at Velocity at the JW Marriott Marquis (the same venue that hosts Karak Beats), the party will feature DCC DJs on support including Lobito and Dubijad. Doors open at 9pm and tickets are AED100.

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IN THE NIC OF TIME Saved Records head honcho Nic Fanciulli kickstars the 2016 party season with a set at Eden on January 15 before jetting off to Beirut, New Zealand and Australia A very warm welcome back, you’ve got a long history with Dubai haven’t you?

I’ve been coming to Dubai for about 12 years, it’s one of the places I go on holiday every year with the family, the city has always had a special place in my heart. My professional relationship with the city probably started around 10 years ago in 2005/2006 - my first show was with Renaissance, and after that I always played for Trilogy. I really feel the city has grown up in terms of musical knowledge. The music I play, and this is true around the world, went from being really niche to

being appreciated on a much bigger level, and the venues followed suit.

Your brother has been out here a few times recently, how proud are you of his progress?

I’m really proud of Mark, he helped me a lot on the label side of things over the years, and I owe a lot to him as he really helped turned Saved Records around. When I was running the label back in 2008/2009 I really didn’t have the time or resources to focus on it as much as I wanted, or needed to. Mark came straight out of university and really helped shape the label

into what it is today - we’re now coming up to our 135th release, so it’s really been an amazing journey for both of us.

And what are the differences in musical styles and DJ styles between you?

Mark’s musical knowledge is ridiculous - he’s been around music for a long time, and used to come and watch me play when he was 11 and 12 years old - his first gig was at 14.

He’s the guy that will listen to Dave Clarke or Jeff Mills on a Sunday afternoon, and loves everything from Model 500 all the way through to Underground Resistance. My background is rooted firmly in house music, and I love what these techno guys do, and have worked with a lot of them over the years, but my focus is always on the groove and funk, and what gets dance floors moving.

You had a big festival season this summer, and went back to back to back with Joris Voorn and Sasha at your own festival The Social. That must have been pretty special!

Obviously playing with Joris is a no brainer, he’s one of my

best mates, and we’ve had our Ibiza residency (La Familia) together for the last two years, so playing b2b with him always works. When I was 16/17 I used to follow Sasha around the country with my girlfriend at the time, and go and see him and Digweed play for hours on end, so it’s always a special feeling to play with him. He’s such a nice, humble guy, and is actually one of my real heroes in the scene, so it’s always slightly surreal for me when we play together.

You’re then playing 4 gigs in 4 nights in Australia and New Zealand – is that the most gigs you’d like to play consecutively, what’s the most you’ve done in a row?

I think the most I’ve done in a row must be on the Around The World tour last year, definitely the most demanding!

We visited 8 different countries and continents in 10 days. The concept behind the tour was to connect the dots between different cities and audiences around the world, through music. We started in Toronto, then went through to San Francisco, Manila, Tokyo, Mumbai, Dubai, Madrid, and

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Cover Feature finally finished up in Manchester 10 days later - it was a lot of fun. I don’t really mind the consecutive shows, as I’m really lucky to be able to do what I love.

When you’re older and retired, will your Grammy nomination be the coolest story you tell your grand kids?

The Grammy Nomination was a great milestone, but for me there are also a lot of other things that are equally as important. Thinking back to the fun we had on the One+One tour in 2007 (with James Zabiela), that was probably another huge milestone for me, and something that I think was really important to my career at the time. Musically speaking I’m also really proud of some of the compilations I’ve put out over the years, and I’m working on a lot of new music at the moment, so I’m looking forward to sharing that with everyone later in 2016.

Musically, what’s working for you at the moment – can you describe your sets?

I absolutely love what Bicep are doing at the moment. They remind me of when I first made music as Skylark, it’s really raw, very housey, and very sample based with a great groove. They’re the ones that are making the records people dance to, every time I drop a Bicep record people ask me what it is. I also think &ME is just incredible - everything he does is gold, and he has a big single coming on Saved Records in March.

You’re playing Beirut the night after Dubai, have you been there before, do you know what to expect?

I love Beirut. I’ve played there a lot before, and it’s amazing, the crowds absolutely rock and its always so much fun, so I’m really looking forward to it.

Catch Nic play at Eden Beach club on 15th January as part of his Jan 2016 tour of the Middle East, New Zealand and Australia.

WINNERS 2015 was a truly vintage year for the city’s club and music scene, and we’re proud to have been a part of it. We’ve rounded up our highlights in our officially unofficial Winners of 2015 feature…

DJS OF THE YEAR Sam Farsio, Jixo & Danz, James Locksmith.

As consistent as he was in demand in 2015, Sam Farsio stepped up and delivered in every set, playing deep, emotive but uplifting house and tech-house. Somehow combining full time work with near full time DJing (they must live on Espresso and Red Bull), Jixo & Danz dropped deep, tech-laced house science at every party worth going to last year (which was a lot). Closing out our selection is the versatile James Locksmith, who not only turned his hand to techno (Groove on the Grass), house (Night Vibes) and pretty much everything else (DUST), he was also involved in bringing Mr Scruff, Dam Funk and Kenny Dope to the region.

URBANS DJS OF THE YEAR Rone Jaxx, Dany Neville

A truly timeless DJ, Rone Jaxx constantly delivers, notably at his Tuesday night residency at 360 where he drops old and new school classics with consummate ease. And The Angry Monkey and Dany Neville might have had their differences in the past, but there are few better urban ambassadors for the region in the Radio 1 DJ and White Dubai resident.

NEW NIGHT OF THE YEAR Karak Beats Bold, experimental and with a dedicated following, they’ve brought something fresh and truly alternative to a packed party schedule.

OF 2015 BAR OF THE YEAR Q43

Literally something for everyone. And they put on free parties with the likes of Roger Sanchez. Win win.

GIVER OF THE YEAR

Stand up Jon Besant for your tireless charity work both here and in the UK. If everyone gave just 1% of the time and effort you did, the world would be a much better place. .

SURPRISE OF THE YEAR Monday, Wednesday and Saturday became the new Friday night thanks to the Secret Circle, Tripland and Coma crew who brought quality clubbing to the midweek masses in 2016.

BIGGEST WINNER OF THE YEAR Dubai’s clubbers, never have we had so much choice.

BIGGEST LOSERS OF THE YEAR That choice has resulted in some half-filled venues, with clubbers split across a dozen or more parties each weekend night. Quality, not quantity, is still key.

CONCEPT OF THE YEAR We’re a firm believer that club concepts should be kept simple: good music + good venue. Stereo Arcade truly raised the bar with their action-packed venue (complete with a fully equipped arcade room) that brought the 80s and 90s back to life in style.

RIVALRY OF THE YEAR Eden Beach Club taking on Blue Marlin Ibiza UAE, we’re looking forward to round 2 this year!

FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR Groove on the Grass feat.

Nicolas Jaar. A bold booking backed up by thousands of clubbers spread across 2 stages. Electronic music done very very right.

LIVE GIG OF THE YEAR The Wanton Bishops @ The Other Side Ed Sheeran @ Dubai Media City Ampitheatre The Recipe @ SoleDXB From sweat-dripping-off-the-ceiling rock and roll from Beirut, to one man and his guitar captivating thousands and a homegrown hip hop trio rocking like they’re De La Soul, this was a very good year for live music in the city.

DEDICATED FANS OF THE YEAR Analog Roomers. No matter who the headliner, who the competition is that night, they’re there in force.

COMEBACK OF THE YEAR The Recipe. The hip hop trio took their art to the next level, with their first official single, a ludicrously good mixtape and some seriously strong live shows. 2016 should be their year.

BIGGEST BOOKING OF THE YEAR Groove on the Grass feat. Richie Hawtin, DUST feat.

Mr Scruff.

Two benchmark bookings for the region, as techno don Hawtin and funk/jazz/house star Mr Scruff were finally won over and made their debut trips to the Middle East, and didn’t disappoint.

PARTY OF THE YEAR Sensation @ Meydan Sole DXB @ D3 Sven Vath @ Blue Marlin Ibiza UAE From one extreme to the other: the all out attack on the senses of EDM party Sensation, Sven Vath’s timeless take on techno in an open air beach club and Sole DXB’s counter culture cool taking things to the next level.

MUSICAL MOVEMENT OF THE YEAR Freshly Ground, an enterprising, hugely successful live music venture that’s done wonders for the local scene.

WTF MOMENT OF THE YEAR The Martinez Brothers getting arrested after their Eden gig.

PROMOTER OF THE YEAR Groove On The Grass. We can’t say enough about Groove on the Grass: in a city dominated by imported brands, this homegrown party has grown to become an institution. They’ve done it through hard work, dedication and consistency, with no short cuts or pop stars in sight.

YOU KNOW YOU’VE MADE IT OF THE YEAR Maceo Plex requesting that local star gone international Raxon personally warm up for him at Blue Marlin Ibiza UAE.

CLUB OF THE YEAR Blue Marlin Ibiza UAE. Zero Gravity get a nod for their strong season (and their forthcoming pool parties) but Blue Marlin stands above the rest. Their line ups are forward thinking, mixing the big names like Jamie Jones and Luciano with the experimental.

LOCAL PRODUCER OF THE YEAR Moe Turk, Abu Dhabi, Consoul Trainin Dubai.

Prodigious – and hugely talented – producer Moe Turk has had a huge 2015, signing tracks to Toolroom, Armada and more, while Consoul Trainin has had work signed to Lou Lou Records, Prison Entertainment and more, while several of his nu-disco remixes went viral in style.

BAND OF THE YEAR Carl & The Reda Mafia, Hollaphonic. Funk-fried rock and roll from Carl & The Reda Mafia who took to their Bon Jovi warm up like true rock stars while Hollaphonic went from strength to strength with their house/EDM sound, booking several international gigs and getting big airplay from BBC Radio

ALBUM OF THE YEAR Ma’Ana Dubai

A strong compilation of the city’s house, techno and nu-disco talents that got picked up by Sony, with the 2nd installment set for release this February. Well done to Tobie Allen for getting the project off the ground and into stores across the world.

LOCAL LABEL OF THE YEAR KZ Records Abu Dhabi, audio tonic Records Dubai

KZ Records had several tracks that breached the upper reaches of the Beatport Top 100, and gave a platform for local producers to get their music heard by the masses. And audio tonic continued their strong form, signing up big hitting artists like H.O.S.H for remix duties, with international ambassador Raxon spreading the musical word.

5 reasons why you should see Jamie Woon One Big Vibes are back for their season opener, and they’ve gone big – like Jamie Woon and his 8 piece band big. Ahead of the January 15 gig, we present 5 iron-clad reasons why you need to make this your first big night of the year…

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Mr Woon is bringing a full 8 piece band over for the experience, meaning this isn’t your standard live set.

They’ll be bringing his two ace albums to life, including huge tracks like ‘Night Air’ and soul-heavy new album Making Time.

US DJ duo Wolf & Lamb will be on hand to close out the night with their bass-friendly, low-slung house sound.

There’ll be a plethora of live music at sunset, with Freshly Ground Sounds on curation duties – get there early to hear three of the city’s finest talents do their thing on the big stage.

Local DJ support includes James Locksmith and Sam Farsio, both recently crowned as two of our favourite Dubai DJs of last year.

It all takes place in the Media City Amphitheatre: open air gig on the grass in the middle of a sea of skyscrapers = aces.

Red Bull Music Academy and One Big Vibes feat. Jamie Woon, Friday January 15, Media City Amphitheatre, 5pm-1am, tickets from Platinumlist.net

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Back to the future New weekly club night Back2Basics launches at Level 41 on Thursday January 14 with Nick Warren before Bedrock signing Quivver takes over the following week.

Nick Warren, January 14 A DJ for almost 30 years, Warren is best for his work with Global Underground and as part of the progressive house duo Way Out West. The Bristol DJ was signed to Sony for 4 artist albums, while there’s a new album scheduled for release this year, alongside rumours that Way Out West could be making a live return this year.

Until then, Nick Warren will be bringing decades of house music experience to kick-off Back2Basics’ season in style.

Quivver, January 21 Another product of the 90s house scene, Quivver AKA John Graham, featured 5 times in the DJ Mag Top 100 poll and has released music on Perfecto Records, John Digweed’s Bedrock and Toolroom, and was also a resident DJ at Twilo, the cult New York club at the start of the century. More recently, he toured as part of prog/breaks outfit Hybrid, while last year he released The Fever with Matt Lange on Deadmau5’s mau5trap label which did damage on dancefloors across the world. He’s not just a talented house music maker though – he’s created music for CSI:NY, and worked on the soundtracks for cult video games like Call of Duty, Transformers and Batman.

Back2Basics, Level 41, Media One Hotel, every Thursday, 10pm-3am, AED120, ladies free before midnight, back2basicsdubai.com

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JANUARY 28

FEBRUARY 11

BACK2BASICS FEAT. DAVE SEAMAN

REDFEST FEAT. STEVE AOKI

JANUARY 28 SIMPLE MINDS Tennis Stadium

BACK2BASICS FEAT. SATOSHI TOMIIE

Level 41

JANUARY 29

PLUS MINUS FEAT. PIG & DAN

Level 41

Media City Amphitheatre

FEBRUARY 11 Level 41

FEBRUARY 12 REDFEST FEAT. 50 CENT Media City Amphitheatre

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FEBRUARY 19

FEBRUARY 25

KOLOMBO

BACK2BASICS FEAT. JAMES ZABIELA

FEBRUARY 19

FEBRUARY 26

Meydan

Zero Gravity

360

HARDWELL

FEBRUARY 24

JAZZ FESTIVAL FEAT. TOTO

Media City Amphitheatre

Level 41

TIESTO

MARCH 17 DARA O’BRIAIN

World Trade Centre

We’ve re-worked our listings – one-off events will appear in the magazine, for everything else please check infusion.ae for our day-to-day listings.

For inclusion, email andy@infusion.ae Pick up a copy from our Infusion Magazine stands at these locations and more across the city Every A+E outlet, Every MMI outlet, Double Decker, Media One, Zero Gravity, 360 club, Casa Latina, Barasti, Pure Sky Lounge, Beatz and Cuts, McGettigans JLT/DWC, Music Room, Nasimi, Story Rooftop, Y Not Lounge, Bliss Lounge, Zinc, Cinnamon - Raddison, La Terrasse, Fashion Lounge, OcactI, The Scene

THURSDAY 14 INFUSION PICK! Back2Basics feat. Nick Warren, Level 41 The latest addition to the weekly club nights launches with Nick Warren of Global Underground fame bringing his classic 90s house sound.

10pm-3am, ladies free until midnight, AED120.

Cuts Above presents MustHaveSoul, 360 The monthly house party returns, with Simon Reid and Tom Chubb on DJ duties. 6pm-3am, free.

Anton Powers, Zero Gravity UK house DJ and Creamfields star Powers makes his UAE debut with support from Andrew Hartley and Chris Wright. 6pm3am, free before 10pm, ladies free before midnight, AED100.

INFUSION PICK! Deep Crates Cartel feat.

General Levi, Velocity JW Marriott Marquis Jungle, dub and DnB from the UK institution, with support from the DCC residents including Sya and Dubijad.

10pm-3am, AED100.

Together, Dek On 8 A forward thinking techno party, with Maks joined by Ciryl and Salah Sadeq for some poolside beats. 6pm-3am, free.

FRIDAY 15 Audio tonic feat. The Journey, 360 Jason Dodds soundtracks the sunset, with Mr Mr and Rod Lee Winters embarking on a 6 hour back-to-back set. 4pm-3am, free entry.

INFUSION PICK! Bananas feat. Dub Pistols, Story Rooftop The creative brains behind Superheroes launch their new weekly house and electronic throwdown, with a Dub Pistols DJ set. 7pm-3am, free.

House of Afrika Residents Takeover, Dek on 8 Frak Fu, James Justin & Cory Centric deliver the Afro/soul/ deep house jams. 6pm-3am, free.

Cocoon showcase feat.

Ilario Alicante & Daniel Stefanik, Blue Marlin Ibiza UAE Techno, techno and more techno from Sven Vath’s label with Alicante and Stefanik joined by local DJs Jixo & Danz and Fred Stone. 11am-late.

Insomnium, The Music Room Scandinavian melodic death metal at its finest from the Finnish band formed in 1997, with support from Smouldering In Forgotten and The Cosmic Truth. 6pm-3am, AED125.

INFUSION PICK! Norman Jay, Zero Gravity Nothing but good times from Norman Jay MBE and carnival star as he works his way through funk, soul, house, hip hop and more. 6pm-3am, free before 10pm, ladies free before midnight, AED100.

INFUSION PICK! Nic Fanciulli, Eden The Saved Records main man and UK house star returns to the UAE as he begins his Middle East and Australia/New Zealand tour. Midday-late.

INFUSION PICK! One Big Vibes & Red Bull Music Academy feat. Jamie Woon, Media City Ampitheatre ‘In The Night Air’ star Jamie Woon brings his 8 piece band to town, with support from US DJ duo Wolf & Lamb. 5pm1am, tickets from AED170 via Platinumlist.net

TUESDAY 19 INFUSION PICK! Russell Peters, World Trade Centre The world renowned funny man takes his Almost Famous tour to the Middle East for a 2 night run. 8pm, onlineticketshop.ae.

Repeated Wednesday 20.

THURSDAY 21 Back2Basics feat. Quivver, Level 41

MONDAY 18 The Fridge Concert Series feat. Jae Franklin Album Launch The sultry singer launches her album Cheers To Life, supported

by DJ Allam and drummer Terrence Lorick. 7.30pm, AED50.

90s prog house star Quivver plays the new Back2Basics night, with Jean B on support duties.

10pm-3am, ladies free before midnight, AED120.

Dominion feat. Fleshcrawl, The Fridge A new metal night, with German band Fleshcrawl supported

by Creative Waste, Verdict, Maticrust and Tyranny Rising.

8pm, AED75.

Jason Bye, Zero Gravity Ibiza favourite Jason Bye brings some Mediterranean magic to the Middle East with his partystarting house sounds. 6pm3am, free until 10pm, ladies free until midnight, AED100.

FRIDAY 22 The Amp’d Show, The Music Room A night of original unplugged & rock music – for musicians by musicians including Daisy Grim, The Losing Party and more!

8pm, AED50.

House of Afrika Residents Takeover, Dek on 8 Charl Chaka, DJ Fazzari and Cory Centric deliver the Afro/soul/ deep house jams. 6pm-3am, free.

INFUSION PICK! Route 94 & Finnebassen, Blue Marlin Ibiza UAE Deep, energetic house sounds from the ‘My Love’ star, with nu-disco beats from Finnebassen. 11am-late.

SATURDAY 23 INFUSION PICK! Loaded 60s Night, Casa Latina The award-winning alternative night return to the 60s playing rock, Motown and Northern Soul. 9pm-2.45am, free.

Dire Straits Tribute Act, The Music Room Get your air guitar on as this UK tribute act run through Dire Straits classics like ‘Money For Nothing’ and ‘Romeo & Juliet.’

8pm, AED100.

INFUSION PICK! Piknic Electronik, The Montgomerie Dubai The day time house and techhouse festival returns to a new home at The Montgomerie Golf Club. Tickets from Platinumlist.net

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Music News ROCK ON! Long-running Californian festival Coachella has managed to bring not one but two cult bands out of retirement to play their 2016 event. Indie-dance group LCD Soundsystem (pictured) have reformed and headline on Friday April 15 and 22 while the original Guns’n’Roses line up are back together (for now) and play the Saturday slots.

EDM kingpin Calvin Harris closes out the festival.

TECHNICS RE-LAUNCHES THE 1200 TURNTABLE It’s time to start saving, or maybe start pestering Santa, as Technics have re-launched their cult 1200 turntable with the first limited edition run coming this summer, and a full launch at the end of the year. The new unit will have a set of high precision rotary positioning sensors and a micro-processor control system that will actively suppress vibrations. All this technology won’t come cheap, however, as the high end units are likely to retail upwards of AED10,000.

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The best albums of

2015

Andy Buchan, Infusion Editor •New Order – Music Complete. A proper return to form for the Blue Monday crew (minus Peter Hook), with already classic tunes like ‘Tutti Frutti’ and ‘Plastic’ among some of the best music they’ve made.

•Grimes – Art Angels. The 4th album from the Canadian was as willfully odd as it was brilliantly pop – think fizzy wine drunk Bjork crossed with helium-balloon vocals and you’re not far off.

•Hudson Mohawk – Lantern. Properly experimental beats and pieces album that struck a chord with the mainstream, with high voltage melodies mixed with boom bap beats. Then again, you’d expect nothing more from the Warp and Yeezus producer.

•Hot Chip – Why Make Sense. Opener ‘Huarache Lights’ signaled their intent: all freeform bass, live drum beats and nagging melodies. And ‘Need You Now’ was rinsed by every DJ with ears, a brilliant slice of forward thinking retro house.

•Chemical Brothers – Born In The Echoes. Not quite classic Chems, but tracks like ‘Go’ and the warped crescendo of ‘Reflexion’ were among some of the most played of the year.

Last year was a vintage year for music. So good in fact, that we couldn’t pin it all down ourselves so we asked some of our favourite DJs and promoters to pull together their Top 5 albums of the year Stephen Day, Infusion reviewer •Jamie XX - In Colour. Beautifully grown up album from the XX beats man that is way beyond his years, a true artist.

•Wolf Alice - My Love Is Cool. I discovered them on the Mercury short list and I love the fact every song seems like it’s from a different album: great songs, great band.

•Ghostpoet - Shedding Skin. Challenging and sometimes difficult to get through but that’s the point of music in my mind, put in the effort and enjoy the reward.

•Courtney Barnet - Sometimes I Sit & Think & Sometimes I Just Sit. Possibly the best album title of the year and a great new talent that I first saw at Glastonbury.

•Noel Gallagher - Chasing Yesterday. Noel’s back: how can you not only not love his tunes but his cutting sense of humour in the press?

Lobito – Deep Crates •Kamasi Washington - The Epic. That’s right, Jazz. A return to true musicianship and cultural heritage, this album brings jazz to a whole new generation without watering down its essence. I’m so happy to see support for this artist and through his affiliation to the Brainfeeder camp its bringing real musicians to an audience it would never normally reach.

•D’Angelo - Black Messiah. After a 14 year gap, D’Angelo released a modern masterpiece. The cultural references within this album would take a dissertation to unpick, but needless to say this LP reignites civil rights era discussions and pain from that ongoing struggle today. A very deep record.

•Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly. An obvious choice but also necessary just because of the scope of the vision, this LP deserves to be acclaimed as much as it should be criticized but that’s the point. This is another culturally dense record that touches on some of the themes of D’Angelos release. Musically it finally brings concepts and musicians from the cutting edge brainfeeder and Flying Lotus school into the mainstream.

•Action Bronson - Mr Wonderful. There’s no doubt Action Bronson has his own style and while he’s been reduced by some as the “white Ghostface,” he differs stylistically in many ways and this LP, which is a very weird long player to listen to start to finish, has some standout moments that will work their way into many discerning DJs set.

•Local album of the year: The Recipe - Throwback To The Future Mixtape. The Recipe’s latest mixtape mixes classic and modern beats with their distinctive flow and lyrical talent. It’s great to see new energy in the group’s output and a clearer vision of how to push their sound,. There definitely seems to be a clear sonic direction and renewed maturity in their latest efforts and their ability to rock any crowd deserves more attention.

Samer Hamadeh, Stereo Arcade •Albert Hammond Jr – Momentary Masters •Foals – What Went Down •Sleater Kinney – No Cities To Love •Jamie xx – In Colour •Deerhunter – Fading Frontier

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•Girl Band - Holding Hands With Jamie.

Released on the Rough Trade label, the first proper album from the Dublin noise-makers is a dissolute mess and all the better for it, sitting as it does somewhere between early Sonic Youth, 60s Pebbles garage rock and Pixies’ ‘Purple Tape’. Lead singer Dara Kiely sounds very much like a man on the edge.

•Pekak! Indonesian Noise 1995 - 2015 - Various •The Fall - Sub-Lingual Tablet •Thai Pop Spectacular 1960s - 1980s - Various •Holly Herndon – Platform

Edem Agbotui, Beg, Borrow, Steal •Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Multi-Love •Tame Impala - Currents •Son Lux - Bones •Ratatat - Magnifique •Kendrick Lamar - How to Pimp a Butterfly

Mike Priest, Bad House Party •Son Lux – Bones •Jamie xx – In Colour •Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Multi–Love •Oneohtrix Point Never – Garden of Delete •The Mountain Goats – Beat the Champ

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On The Record Soulful house outfit MustHaveSoul are back in business and have launched their own record label, with their first release out now. We caught up with one half of the outfit Simon Reid to find out what to expect in the coming months‌

Need to know – MustHaveSoul Running since: As a party since 2009.

December 2015 sees us relaunching as a label.

Number of releases: 1 so far. Our debut release comes from UK based DJ/Producer Eugene Glasgow - Someday EP (official release date: 21st December).

Genres covered: Music made with soul - so anything goes, as long as it’s good quality music.

Website: www.musthavesoul.com

The best thing about running your own label is… This is something that we’ve wanted to do for a long time after supporting so many DJs/producers and their music down the years.

For us, the best thing about running a label instead of a party is being able to spread the word about music you truly believe in.

The worst thing is… Finding up-and-coming talent. It’s not easy, especially from the Middle East.

What does your label sound like? It should sound like a great night out. We’re strongly focused on bringing music you love to listen and dance too so whether you’re a DJ or dance fan, the sounds will make you want to dance, share and enjoy.

How do you make yourself stand out? The music really should be the only thing that makes a label stand out from the crowd, that and a good promotion team!

How does a smash hit happen? It depends how you class a smash hit. A piece of music doesn’t have to be played in the clubs and radio to be popular. For me, good music should keep you listening from the start until the end.

How involved are you with UAE/Middle East producers, how can people get in touch with you? As a brand I think most DJs

and producers in the UAE who have been around for a while will have heard of us and know what we stand for. We’d love to work with local and international talent to deliver the very best musical product. For those who haven’t heard of us they can get in contact and send demos via email to: label@musthavesoul.com How hard is it to make money as a record label? Nowadays it’s not easy at all to make money from a label after all the costs that go into promoting and releasing tracks. MustHaveSoul isn’t about making money, it’s about giving artists a platform and promoting good music. Any money made will go to the artists and back in to the label.

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DJ BOOTH: GABRIEL DEB

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The Brazilian resident DJ at The Dek on 8 explains why he’d like to DJ in the 70s and why DJing is a lot like running…

One thing you might not know about me is…

I love politics and I hold a degree in international relations.

My worst ever job was… As a civil servant.

I could not handle such a strict routine and bureaucracy for so long. Boring!

My favorite ever record is… Moby’s “Porcelain”.

DJing is much like… Running! You should never release the energy too fast and your main task is to build up the vibe to unleash power and the feeling of winning the race.

Dubai’s clubbing scene is... It could be more music-oriented rather than money-oriented.

What track could you drop in every set?

Candi Staton – ‘Hallelujah Anyway’ (Larse Vocal).

I can’t live without: I can always adapt. But a world without music would be extremely tedious! I know... Very predictable!

My biggest DJ achievement to date is… Warming up for Buena Vista Social Club and being in the “Art For Freedom” project, developed by Madonna and Steven Klein.

What is your guiltiest pleasure?

To have an entire pot of Haagen Dazs after my sets while laying down on my sofa. Waiting for the sponsorship after this answer!

If you could DJ in any decade which would it be... I’m not a nostalgic person and nowadays there is a lot of music diversity to work with. But if I have to chose one decade, it would be the 70s: the rise of disco and sexual revolution expansion. Rarely could a dance movement fit so precisely within a decade. And I would like to know how I would fit in those flared trousers.

If I could go back-to-back with any other DJ it would be... Basement Jaxx. Banging house tunes, an array of powered vocal singers wearing gorilla costumes, belly dancers and a trumpet player dressed as a crow. Sounds too much fun, doesn’t it?

I’m not a politician but… Still, as an artist, I have the commitment to use the music and the space of influence I’ve got to create and raise awareness for important causes of 21st century regarding gender, race, income inequality, environment, etc. swww.mixcloud.com/gabrieldeb

MUSIC THAT MATTERS

THE BEST OF 2015!

RED DUB & SAM FARSIO – GRAVITY

Sam Farsio and his production partner cemented their reputation as one of the region’s hottest talents with this slowbuilding tech-houser that unleashes in style... soundcloud.com/music-evolution-records/ reddub-sam-farsio-gravity-original-mix

Local house label audio tonic took things up a notch, as they signed up big-hitter H.O.S.H. for a typically driving, big-room remix. https://soundcloud.com/audiotonic/ofthe-moon-feat-bartlee-of-the-moon-hoshremix-audio-tonic-records SCOTT FORSHAW & GREG STAINER FALLING

Hollaphonic’s dream team combined for this big bouncy badbwoy with plenty of bottom end bass. https://soundcloud.com/musolrecordings/ scott-forshaw-greg-stainer-falling-adesampler-2015 ALTITUDE - LEVITATE

Gorgeous, melody heavy slice of dreamy Drum and Bass from Dubai’s Altitude, out on Warm Communications. https://soundcloud.com/warmcommunications/sets/altitude-warmdig006out-sept

Send tracks/edits/remixes to: andy@infusion.ae

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OLIVIER GARTH – NIGHT CALLER

Dubai newcomer Garth released Night Caller, a complete album on Menomale Records, full of deep, atmospheric, bassfriendly tracks. https://soundcloud.com/oliviergarth/movethe-black-door-night-caller-album-originalmix MOE TURK – TOGETHER (ANTON ISHUTIN REMIX)

Abu Dhabi’s nu-disco don Moe Turk got the remix treatment from Anton Ishutin, one of the big seller’s from Beirut’s VL Records. https://soundcloud.com/antonishutin/moeturk-together-anton-ishutin-remix HOLLAPHONIC – SURROUNDED BY BASS

Dance floor weapon that featuresd a Burj-sized bass line that escalates into an absolute monster. https://soundcloud.com/hollaphonic/ hollaphonic-surrounded-by-lions TOM CHUBB – STILL DRIVE (MA’ANA DUBAI)

One of the stand out tracks from the Ma’ana Dubai compilation released on Sony, this is a shimmering, 6 minute slice of house heaven. https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=MB5UQlWmztg ALEX GEORGE – CLIMBING THE WALLS (EJAZ REMIX)

Pacha resident Ejaz delivered with this pulsing techno remix that’s dark, uplifting and was released on Omid 16B’s label. https://soundcloud.com/sexonwax/alexgeorge-climbing-the-walls

PAUL HAMILTON - TIME (SUBANDRIO REMIX)

Relentless, deep and dark techno rework, that comes to life 3 minutes in with a magical, otherworld melody. Properly good. https://soundcloud.com/subandrio/paulhamilton-time-subandrio-remix-1 ANDY BUCHAN – TAKE A CHANCE (DARKO DE JAN REMIX)

Driving tech-house re-rub that came out on Darko’s Box Logic label and got picked up for re-release by several compilations. https://soundcloud.com/darko-de-jan/andybuchan-take-a-chance-darko-de-jan-remix VANILLA ACE & CONSOUL TRAININ – LET ME BE YOUR FANTASY

The Cielo resident teamed up with nudisco hot shot Vanilla Ace for a properly funky take on a house classic. https://soundcloud.com/consoulmusic/sets/ vanilla-ace-consoul-trainin KICKS & KEYS – DIRTY BASS

Quirky house track with live bass, found sounds and a cool vocal, with much more to come from the DXB duo in 2016. https://soundcloud.com/kicksnkeys/dirtybass ARCADE 82 – OUTRUN

Live deep house action from this highly rated Dubai duo, with this sunset vocal cut our favourite. https://soundcloud.com/deepalmarecords/ dplm033sc

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•WEIRD NEWS • THE SPIN • INFUSION OSCARS • FILMS • ANGRY MONKEY

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Weird News MAO THAT’S WHAT I CALL A STATUE No, your eyes aren’t deceiving you, that is a 120foot tall giant gold statue of Chairman Mao that’s been built in rural China. Costing AED1.5 million, the statue is covered in gold paint and pays tribute to the Communist Party leader, who is still an iconic figure in some parts of the country.

PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT What stretches 250 feet and weighs about 2.7st and holds 800 cards? The world’s largest wallet, which belongs to the man with the most credit cards in the world – a debt inducing 1,497 cards that allows him to spend up to AED6 million.

The world record holder for the most credit cards started collecting them in the 70s, and despite his accumulated ‘wealth’, has an impeccable credit rating.

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DUBAI TO BE UTTERLY DEPENDENT ON VIP BOTTLE SERVICE BY 2018

A shocking new survey has discovered that the party emirate is going to be financially dependent on VIP Bottle Service in just 2 years time.

With oil prices at an 11 year low, and with gold commodities bottoming out, the city’s VIP – and sometimes VVIP – services are set to keep Dubai afloat towards the end of the decade.

‘I can’t believe my weekly AED70,000 party spending is going to keep the city solvent,’ boasted one table booker who went by the Twitter handle Ritew@nker. ‘Who knew blowing all that money could actually do some good?’

With a current annual spend of AED79 billion on VIP table services, industry experts expect that figure to rise exponentially until a peak of AED250 billion in 2018. To put that into contrast, it dwarfs the charitable donations by AED250 billion. + *These stories are not true, this is not a real newspaper. This is a parody/fiction/satire/joke. The Spin is not intended, in any way whatsoever, to be taken as factual.

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AND THE INFUSION GO TO Star Wars The Force Awakens Ok the plot might seem a little too familiar as do some of the new characters, but it made me feel 7 again.

Sicario Tight, tense and a tour de force from Emily Blunt: if she doesn’t get an Oscar nod then something is very wrong in the world.

Inside Out Some of the smartest and intelligent story telling of the year and the best Pixar film yet (which is bold praise indeed).

The Revenant Leo’s back! It’s not for everyone but if you can sit still for 160 minutes and want a master director (Birdman’s Iñárritu) and actor both on the top of their game then this is for you. Put your phones down and enjoy spectacle.

Spotlight Back to the days of proper film-making, a strong cast deliver a shocking story of 1970s child abuse in Boston covered up by the Catholic church.

The best films of 2016 as seen by Stephen Day Trainwreck Amy Schumer is responsible for one of the best US comedy shows of recent years, and this funny, full on film proves without doubt she’s one of the best comedians on the planet.

It Follows Like last year’s Babadook, this creepy horror came out of nowhere and lives with you well after its finished.

The Big Short A film about the financial crisis… Hang on come back, no seriously, it’s really good.

With a stellar cast and a strong message that bankers are still not to be trusted, this is financial film making we can get behind.

Victoria

A young Spanish woman’s night out takes a dark turn when she hooks up with four Berlin men after clubbing and is just the beginning for Victoria. An astonishing exercise in technical expertise as its all shot in one take but there is far more to it than this as we go along for the ride.

Tangerine Shot entirely on an iPhone, this “heartspinning” movie about two transgender prostitutes on a rampage of revenge on Christmas Eve is more than just a novelty.

MOVIE DIRTY GRANDPA

No brainer comedy starring Zac Efron and Robert De Niro (does no one read scripts any more?) as a Efron (the grandson) and De Niro (the Grandpa) get up to no good on Spring Break.

Classification: PG13 Director: Dan Mazer Starring: Zoey Deutch, Robert De Niro, Julianne Hough, Zac Efron

THE DANISH GIRL A fictitious love story inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda’s marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili’s groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.

Classification: PG Director: Tom Hooper Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Amber Heard

PREVIEWS DADDY’S HOME Will Ferrel teams up with Mark Wahlberg in this slap stick comedy as Ferrell’s step dad is introduced to Wahlberg dividing the family with ‘hilarious’ consequences.

Classification: PG 13 Director: Sean Anders Starring: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Linda Cardellini

THE REVENANT

Could this be Leo’s Oscar? It’s the 1820s, and frontiersman Hugh Glass sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling. Birdman’s acclaimed director Alejandro Inarritu leads the grizzly action.

Classification: 15 Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu Starring: Tom Hardy, Leonardo DiCaprio and Domhnall Gleeson

DISCLAIMER: Film release schedules are subject to change, please check reelcinemas.ae, novocinemas.com and voxcinemas.com for full schedules.

What Promoters/Djs really mean NYE just happened, which meant promoter and DJ speak went into hyperdrive. Here’s what they said on social media, and what they really meant

They say - ‘Smashed the gig last night’ What they mean – ‘They played to the bar staff’ They say - ‘Tickets selling fast’ What they mean - ‘I wish tickets were selling fast’ They say - ‘Back to the grind in the studio’ What they mean - ‘Laptop on and Beats headphones plugged in’ They say – ‘Watch this space’ What they mean - ‘I’m being enigmatic, but I have no idea what I’m doing next’

Monkey Out...

The Angry Monkeys’ views are his own, and don’t necessarily reflect the views of Infusion Magazine.