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congrats to Darius who is up for best breakthrough producer at the DJ Mag awards this year - http://www.djmag.co.uk/news/detail/3615

Heidi's show with Derrick Carter from last week has three days left on BBC's listen again feature. Tune in here, it's a good one - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01nsxmn

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this event hits up front page news on the RA website http://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=18255

ANDREW WEATHERALL & IVAN SMAGGHE FRIDAY 14th DECEMBER EARLY BIRD TIX SOLD OUT General Release on sale now clubsnafu.com/box-office, Athenaeum, OneUp Bigfoot's Tea Party celebrate their fourth birthday with two of the best music selectors on earth. Don't miss this. _______________ Snafu 1 Union St Aberdeen

TIGER & WOODS (Live) THIS FRIDAY EARLY BIRD TIX SOLD OUT General Release on sale now clubsnafu.com/box-office ★★★★★★ Part 2 of 6 in our series celebrating the best live acts from around the world. Tiger & Woods are responsible for one of last years biggest mixes, listen here. Disco and slo-mo darlings TIGER & WOODS on Nov 16th are Part 2 of our live programme. The anonymous pair have captivated audiences of all persuasions with a meteoric rise to fame over the last two years, propelled by releases on Running Back, their own Editainment label, a stand-out RA podcast, constant festival tours and a wealth of masterful remixes. In the tight confines of Snafu this one is sure to light up Aberdeen big time. Who are Tiger & Woods??? No one really knows the truth, but here’s how they met: One day in a fairly dusty basement (digging for records of course), these two fine gentlemen nearly got into a fight over a nameless boogie record which is so rare (super rare!) that even the usual disco detectives hadn’t discovered it yet. Actually, they still haven’t. Without a name – and only identified by a test pressing sticker dedicated to the NYC-disco-DJ-legend Walter “Hot Trix” Scott – the 72-year old owner of the record store/basement accidently placed the record on his belt-driven turntable. Turning their heads and smacking their lips, both were so full of lust to get their hands on this precious relic that they both rushed to the booth, waving their hard-earned cash. Some Italian profanities and chest-beating later, Larry and David decided to buy the thing together (the old dude had raised the price sky-high by this point) and take it to Tiger’s studio. The rest was history, and a rather good one.

about 200 tickets on the door tonight

Advanced tickets, upcoming gigs, comedy club line-up, food deals. All here - http://eepurl.com/rbVZb

Tomorrowland looked like the most mental festival since Dr Seuss and Hunter S. Thompson had chemistry classes together. Here is Dave Clarke's set from this summer - soundcloud.com/dave-clarke-dj-sets/tomorrowland-2012

TRUE. HOUSE. MUSIC. Three words that define the style and sound of Darius Syrossian, yet also represent the principles by which he has successfully made his name as a DJ, producer, label boss and radio host at a global level. He is one of the core artists of Steve Lawlerʼs VIVa family and has played every major club and festival in an extensive touring schedule; his production skills have lead to acclaim with labels such as Area Remote, 8 Bit, Monique Musique and of course VIVa Music. Darius recently charting in the top 10 on beatport with 'My Side Project' he has forethecoming releases on OFF RECORDINGS, VIVa, MAGNETIC and HEIDI'S JACKATHON LISTEN TO DARIUS' SHOW ON VIVA RADIO where he has hosted Heidi, DJ Sneak, Huxley and more - http://vivamusicltd.com/category/vivamusicradio/

== Fri 9 Nov == BIGFOOT'S TEA PARTY ft. Madato (Live) Christopher Kelly Wrick Redux (visuals) ___________________ Listen ____________________________ --- Tickets --- £5 early bird, £7 adv or £9/11 on the door Online with clubsnafu.com/box-office, residentadvisor.net and the Snafu facebook ticket app In person at The Athenaeum and OneUp Records ____________________________ --- More Info --- itemsandthings.com soundcloud.com/itemsandthings facebook.com/pages/Madato/103798156367 // Madato // Sometimes misunderstood, often facetious but usually shy, Madato is a rebel to conformity. Like his guru David Lynch, his work is whole-heartedly characterized by twisted visions and surreal dreams. Growing up in Naples, Italy, Andrea D'Amato was always drawn to his older brother's DJ techniques, two decks and a massive record collection. He followed suit and began a music career as a DJ at the tender age of 14 and his first introduction to a musical instrument was stimulated by dreams of being a folk musician on one hand and a classic Spanish guitar (still used in his current productions) on the other. In 2009 Magda included Madato's The Night's Rumours in the mix for the Fabric 49 compilation, but his history with the Item & Things founding trio actually began earlier in 2008 after being inspired by Troy Pierce's set at a party in Ibiza. With great ambition, Madato flew back to his hometown and began cranking out tracks for the trio in a similar style, subsequently leading to an Items & Things album titled "Speak Of The She Devel" in April 2011. Debuting in Watergate alongside Magda, Chloe, Marc Houle, Troy Pierce and Jimmy Edgar in April 2011 confirmed his extensive producing background. Since then he's been making a name for himself in various clubs throughout Europe. Madato's secret weapon is a personal kit of self-constructed sounds and transformations while his main philosophy is not about making tracks, but rather creating songs from stories taken from his diary of dreams. With a knack for originality and a fearless attitude towards experimentation, this breakthrough artist is a hot item for cutting-edge genres and new markets. As one of the youngest artists on the roster, Madato brings an open mind and a fresh insight to the Items & Things label.

The techno baron returns. 2/11/12 11pm - 3am Tickets Adv tickets on sale from our website, RA, The Athenaeum, One Up and Attic now. + Free entry for Snafu members, email amanda@clubsnafu.com for more info He may be known as The Baron Of Techno, a moniker given to him by John Peel, but Dave Clarke has an anarchist streak a mile wide and punk in his soul. Clarke was born and raised in Brighton. Often expelled from school, he fully admits to being a disruptive boy with a short attention span caused by an insecure home life. What started him on the road to being a DJ was combining his father’s love of technology with his mother’s disco-soul records, tunes by the likes of Roy Ayers and The Crusaders. “My dad had disco lights in the front room,” Clarke explains, “record decks, reel-to-reels, reverb units, he even did a thing on BBC Radio about quadrophonics. It’s pretty obvious where I get it all from really." Retreating to his attic room he made tapes for friends, dismantled electronic equipment, and subsisted on a musical diet of Visage, early hip hop, Pigbag and punk. When his parents split, he ran away from home, sleeping rough in car-parks before a friend offered him floor-space. The only thing that kept him going was music. From soul to the Psychedelic Furs, from Devo to the nascent Chicago house sound, Clarke devoured it all voraciously and blagged himself a DJ slot in Brighton. Soon such gigs provided Clarke with a meagre living, then in 1994 his reputation was sealed by a series of EPs known collectively as ‘Red’. The debut album ‘Archive 1’ followed, flecked with hints of breakbeat and electronica, a novelty in the puritanical techno scene of the time. His mix CDs included the two best-selling ‘World Service’ outings (one of which made it into the top ten of best mix compilations of the 00's in Resident Advisor) which showcased his dual love for electro and techno, and he briefly signed to Skint Records, resulting in 2004’s ‘Devils Advocate’ album, a long-player jammed with dark techno energy but laced with hip hop beats. When his production pace ebbed Music Man Records gathered together ‘Remixes And Rareties’ in 2007, making Album Of The Month in Mixmag and receiving critical plaudits all over. There is, however, no denying things eventually went quiet on the production front. Clarke greets this with a dramatic pause. “If I’d stepped into a studio then I could have done what I’d already done but I didn’t want to do that, I want to do something I haven’t done.” He pauses again before going on. “I think it’ll happen,” he allows, “I’m not going to leave it forever...” In the meantime he has plenty else on. Moving finally from rural sedate Sussex to Amsterdam revitalized him. “I felt quite excluded when I lived in the countryside,” he admits, “whereas my home in Amsterdam is a fifteen minute walk from most venues so I’ve seen Patti Smith, Queens Of The Stone Age, The Horrors, Holy Fuck!. There’s no excuse not to go so that’s very inspiring.” He’s also built up his White Noise radio show on the Dutch station 3FM (also archived at the award-winning http://3voor12.vpro.nl), interviewing artists ranging from John Foxx to Coldcut to Broken Social Scene but the thrust of the show is still to cast light on exciting new music. “The most important point is to air music that other stations and DJs don’t have the power to,” he says, “music that wouldn’t normally be given a chance. I can just go where I want with it although it’s still 99% techno and electro.” The same applies to his White Noise label. Emphatically not a vanity project for his own releases, it has instead hosted boutique vinyl pressings (alongside the usual digital fare) for gleaming new material by artists such as Frank Kusserov, Noirdegout, Woody McBride, Marco Bernadi, Terence Fixmer and The Hacker. These and other tunes will be chopped, hammered, filleted and turned on their heads during Clarke’s DJ sets. That’s where he comes alive, where skills honed for years blow venues apart. A 2009 highlight, for instance, was the fifteenth birthday party of FUSE, the Brussels club where his standing is second-to-none, where he’s developed an extraordinary relationship with the crowd. He speaks of it with his breath catching, as thrilled as ever by the ride the music takes him on. “I love having a crowd absolutely hanging by a thread, completely gripped,” he announces passionately, “I often say to myself in the middle of a set, ‘I fucking love my job’.” It’s true. He really does. And it shows.

An interview with Darius Syrossian and the Independent newspaper's blog http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/07/real-house-music-from-the-heart-darius-syrossian/

Halloween week is 'ere... ★ Free entry to Snafu on Wednesday, Thursday (after 11pm), Saturday in costume ★ THURSDAY FUTURE SHORTS Film Festival www.futureshorts.com Doors open at 7pm, films start at 8pm Tickets £5 via Snafu Box Office Presented by Film Fund Initiative, in partnership with Aberdeen Future Fund, the School of Language & Literature/University of Aberdeen, and Club Snafu HOT CITY DISCO BLOODBATH Hot City presents a night of eerie disco to kick off a week of Hallowe'en festivities at Snafu! DISCO, 80'S, HOUSE, ITALO, FUN * Free entry in fancy dress * Freak Out! -------------------- VODKA + MIX- £1.60 OTHER SPEEDRAIL SPIRITS - £2.00 JAGER - £2.00 SAMBUCA - £2.00 BOTTLES OF CARLSBERG-£2.00 FRIDAY Minivàl presents ★ GUTI Live ★ Your favourite electronic music carnival presents a highly anticipated appointment with the underworld - we are thrilled to celebrate Halloween 2012 with a bang by bringing you the best sounds of the South American continent.. "Drawing up his own way" is the philosophy of Guti. He shone in world of jazz music from an early age, demonstrating his ability to be a sensible & intense pianist, with his own language, playing some of the biggest stadiums in the world, and gaining platinum and gold records as part of South Americas biggest Rock bands. In 2006, life took him to a new path: Techno music. Curious, ironic & creative, fusing electronic music with his jazz & latin roots, Guti quickly became one of the most eager & interesting producer of the Latino American house scene. Currently his music is also running on Supplement Facts, Crosstown Rebels and Wolf and Lamb. Artists like Carl Cox, Ricardo Villalobos, Stacey Pullen, Loco Dice, Luciano, Marco Carola, Nic Fanciulli among other international artists are playing his full of soul songs all around the planet. Following his Album release on Loco Dices Desolat label last year, and touring the world along with mates Loco Dice and tINI, Guti Arrives to Aberdeen. Essential Mix http://soundcloud.com/r_co/guti-essential-mix-31-03-2012 SATURDAY MONSTERS BALL Halloween Saturday night. Long has the Snafu basement been haunted by tales about the building's resident ghouls, trapped within the walls since the location was used as an underground passage to Aberdeen's original prisons. On Saturday at our Monsters Ball, we will release these spirits with an almighty bang. Charged with overseeing the exorcism... FUAD The Disgusting Bald-WRICK The Brave SvenghouliSMITH Free entry in fancy dress. Nothing fancy about it.

Sat 01 Dec // 11pm-3am // Snafu == THE JACKATHON == HEIDI (Get Physical/BBC Radio 1/Jackathon Jams) DARIUS SYROSSIAN (Viva Music/8 bit/Get Physical) _______________________ Limited no. of early bird tickets on sale now clubsnafu.com/box-office It's time to Jack.

slight change to The Athenaeum line-up, C S Buchan replaces Dolfinz. Looking forward to tomorrow

about 20 tickets left on RA and 4 left on our website, then it's pay on door only

\ A new six part series showcasing the best electronic performers from around the world. Kicking off our series on October 20th we are delighted to welcome none other than Detroit champions OCTAVE ONE who head to Aberdeen for the very first time. Brothers Lenny and Lawrence Burden have cemented themselves in techno folklore with countless albums and EPs and of course the hugely successful BLACKWATER ft. Ann Saunderson. OCTAVE ONE // Oct 20th Since beginnings on Derrick May's Transmat record label with the single "I Believe" the Burden brothers have released over one hundred records, many on their own record label 430 West Records including Blackwater. Their hugely energetic and acclaimed hardware sets have raised the bar consistently, keeping them at the forefront of electronic music for two decades. Considered as part of the second wave of Detroit artists, Octave One have worked notably alongside Derrick May, Underground Resistance, Juan Atkins, Anthony ‘Shake’ Shakir, Members of the House and Terrence Parker. They have remixed tracks by Massive Attack, Joey Negro, Rolando (Jaguar), Steve Bug, The Tramps, Rhythm is Rhythm and Inner City, showing just how in demand their skills are. Using a combination of synthesizers, drum machines, audio mixers and effects for the last twenty years Octave One have been touring the world and releasing music as groundbreaking as the day they started. We are in for something sublime - one of those "were you there...?" type of gigs that sure don't come around very often. _________________ clubsnafu.com clubsnafu.tumblr.com twitter.com/snafu_aberdeen 1 Union St, Aberdeen World's Top 100 Clubs 2012

Oxjam Takeover 2012 Snafu & The Athenaeum Fri 19th Oct _______________________________ Snafu // 8pm-3am Live Stanley Indian Red Lopez The Kitchen Cynics DJs Kid Bell Ch£ap Date Youlap _______________________________ The Athenaeum // 9pm-1am Belloc's Bar Dolfinz Ch£ap Date & friends ==================== More info & tickets : http://www.oxjam-aberdeen.org.uk/?page_id=128

Snafu Newsletter : Sept 24, 2012 8th Birthday Edition Believe it or not, Snafu celebrates 8 years young this week... http://eepurl.com/pQutH

Snafu are launching a new live music series, commencing in October 2012 celebrating the best live electronic performance from around the world. Kicking off our series on October 20th we are delighted to welcome none other than Detroit champions OCTAVE ONE who head to Aberdeen for the very first time. Brothers Lenny and Lawrence Burden have cemented themselves in techno folklore with countless albums and EPs and of course the hugely successful BLACKWATER ft. Ann Saunderson. OCTAVE ONE (430 West Records/Detroit) Oct 20th Since beginnings on Derrick May's Transmat record label with the single "I Believe" the Burden brothers have released over one hundred records, many on their own record label 430 West Records including Blackwater. Their hugely energetic and acclaimed hardware sets have raised the bar consistently, keeping them at the forefront of electronic music for two decades. Considered as part of the second wave of Detroit artists, Octave One have worked notably alongside Derrick May, Underground Resistance, Juan Atkins, Anthony ‘Shake’ Shakir, Members of the House and Terrence Parker. They have remixed tracks by Massive Attack, Joey Negro, Rolando (Jaguar), Steve Bug, The Tramps, Rhythm is Rhythm and Inner City, showing just how in demand their skills are. Using a combination of synthesizers, drum machines, audio mixers and effects for the last twenty years Octave One have been touring the world and releasing music as groundbreaking as the day they started. We are in for something sublime - one of those "were you there...?" type of gigs that sure don't come around very often. Mark it down. _________________ Part 2 : TIGER & WOODS - 16 Nov Part 3 : SLAM - Feb 2013 _________________ TICKETS // clubsnafu.com/box-office, residentadvisor.net, facebook.com/clubsnafu.aberdeen and soon from One Up (Belmont St) & The Athenaeum (5 Union St, above Snafu). _________________ clubsnafu.com clubsnafu.tumblr.com twitter.com/snafu_aberdeen 1 Union St, Aberdeen World's Top 100 Clubs 2012

last night was sweet, get Billy Woods back soon! Bicep next week yup?

We've added Chicago legend Lil Louis and hotly tipped UK producer Medlar to our line-up for this month. You can keep up to date with listings and ticket info on www.residentadvisor.net/club-detail.aspx?id=2936 or clubsnafu.com/box-office

Snafu is in the 2012 World's Top 100 Clubs as voted by DJ Mag. We don't give a monkeys ass what price the watered down drinks in Priory or Espionage are, that Tonik gave you a Q jump, if Forum has "visuals and a lazer show" or that Orchid line their drinks with rose petals. SEPTEMBER / SNAFU is 8 / FRESHERS PARTY 2012 ★★★ SEPTEMBER 2012 ★★★ 01 _ Snafu presents Tricky (Sunday Circus) + Fuad 06 _ Hot City 07 _ Tuff Wax Launch Aberdeen Truth 004 08 _ Fuad presents Something Special 13 _ Hot City 14 _ Summer Sucked with Everything Else Sucks ★★★ FRESHERS WEEK ★★★ 15 _ Crazy P (dj set) + Fuad 17 _ Girls & Boys 18 _ Breakneck Comedy Club 20 _ Shake A Tailfeather 21 _ Hot City : DJ Billy Woods (Der Supermax Love Machine) 22 _ Krazzy Marin & Friends ft. Breach (Ben Westbeach) 23 _ Minival 24 _ Sunday Service - special guests tba ★★★ SNAFU is 8! ★★★ Celebrating 8 years of balls to the wall with some of the best music in the world - 27 _ BICEP @ HOT CITY 28 _ BIGFOOT'S TEA PARTY 29 _ VISIONQUEST ════════════════════════════ ✚ Every Monday - GIRLS & BOYS ✚ Every Tuesday - BREAKNECK COMEDY CLUB ✚ Every Thursday - HOT CITY ════════════════════════════ ▶ Tickets // On sale now clubsnafu.com/box-office or One Up, The Athenaeum and Attic. Birthday tickets are selling fast. ▶ Drinks // selected - Gin Beefeater /// £2.00 Rum Havana Especia /// £2.00 Rum Spiced Captain Morgans /// £2.00 Rum Ligh Bacardi ///£2.00 Tequila Casco Viejo // /£2.00 ★ more discounts with our Snafu Society Cards & for Members ★ Free pre parties in Siberia Vodka Bar & The Athenaeum every Saturday with discounts Snafu entry passes ════════════════════════════ also upcoming : JULIO BASHMORE, JACKMASTER, HEIDI, GUTI, and much much more... ___________________________ clubsnafu.com/box-office clubsnafu.tumblr.com twitter.com/snafu_aberdeen Snafu 1 Union St, Aberdeen World's Top 100 Clubs 2012