"I love the Sub Club" beams Irvine Welsh, author of Trainspotting and Filth - himself as much of an internationally renowned part of Scottish youth and alternative culture as the Glasgow venue. 2I've had some amazing nights there over the years. Whatever genre of music it hosts it always pulls along a great crowd of party animals who really know their stuff. In an era where city centre and inner city clubs in Scotland and beyond are dropping like flies as developers move in, it's brilliant to know that this venue has been going for twenty years. Here's to the next twenty!"
The author's comments come as Sub Club release Sub Club: 20 Years Underground this week, a double CD retrospecitve of the club mixed by Optimo and Subculture. The club, now kitted out with a Bodysonic dancefloor like fabric's, helped Scottish techno legends Slam come to fame when they started a residency there in 1989, and then later saw Optimo set up shop in 1997 to begin their slow-burning plans for world domination. Alongside The Arches (also in Glasgow), it's widely recognised as one of Scotland's most influential and important club venues.
Tracklist
CD1 – mixed by Subculture
01 Carl Craig - Mind Of A Machine
02 The Martian - Sex In Zero Gravity
03 Neal Howard - The Gathering
04 Mayday - Wiggin (Derrick May Remix)
05 Quadrant - Q.1.1
06 Orlando Voorn - The Light
07 Soul Center II - Psycho Set
08 Steve Poindexter - Born 2 Freak
09 Code 6 - Quad 2
10 Round 2 - New Day
11 Induceve - Time To Begin (Henrik Schwarz dub)
12 Jimmy Bo Horne - Spank (Original TK Full Length Mix)
13 Arnold Jarvis - Take Some Time Out
14 Lee Lewis - Atmosphere
15 Galaxy 2 Galaxy - Jupiter
CD2 – Mixed by Optimo
01 Jeff Mills - The Bells (Section)
02 Leather Nun - FFA
03 Nocturnal Emissions - No Separation
04 The Orb - Ripples
05 Les Georges Leningrad - Missing Gary
06 OP: L Bastards - Spraybeat (Eagle Mix)
07 Alec Empire - Robot L.o.v.e.
08 Luke Vibert - Asheed
09 Beat Conductor - Marrakech
10 Amnesia - Ibiza
11 Ruth/Polaroïd - Roman/Photo
12 Front 242 - Take One
13 Baby Oliver - Shot Caller
14 Lindstrom & Prins Thomas - Mighty Girl
15 Imps - Almost Live But Definitely Plugged
16 Jay Shepheard - Last Days (of Cou Cou)
17 Linkwood Family - Piece Of Mind
18 Mugwump - Boutade
19 Junior Byron - Dance To The Music
20 C Cat Trance - Shake The Mind