The Radio Magnetic blog brings you the latest gigs, clubs, festivals and music news from throughout the UK and worldwide. Palace continue their series of collaborative events across Glasgow on Thursday, this time teaming up with Likwit Fusion.

Palace are currently on a hot streak of events across Glasgow, having played host to the likes of Lil B, Brenmar and Falty DL in collaboration with some of the city’s best promoters. This Thursday, Palace are pairing themselves with Likwit Fusion, one of Glasgow’s newest up and coming nights.

Headlining the event is American duo Nguzunguzu whose R’n'B tinged tribal house sounds have been setting dance floors ablaze for the last year and a half. Their Times Up EP was the debut release on Kingdom’s Fade to Mind imprint and this may well be your last chance to catch them in such an intimate setting.

Not much is known about elusive production duo Silk Cut. They have very little internet presence and instead rely on good old fashioned word of mouth to spread word of their music. Their live show is analogue equipment heavy and fuses Glasgow’s DIY ethos with the virtues of experimental dance music.

Support on the night comes from Likwit Fusion’s own Inkke and Shalla Aeons.

Likwit Fusion x Palace: Nguzunguzu & Silk Cut takes place on Thursday 24 May at The Berkley Suite in Glasgow. The event is free before midnight and £4 after.

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Radio Magnetic are proud to present the Shallow Rave podcast, bringing together members from Black Lantern Music, Little Rock Records (currently on hiatus) and a number of other projects. With a heavy focus on experimental and Net Audio releases, Shallow Rave covers everything from hip-hop and experimental music to dub and straight-up techno.

Their first for Radio Magnetic, and fourth experiment so far, this episode features a guest mix of stately dark electro and dream-pop from hip-hop witch house producer BLACK CEILING (Aural Sects / I Had An Accident / Black Lantern), and an extensive interview with Scottish hip-hop legend Loki who talks about his work with Volition, an organisation using rap to transform the lives of young Scottish people, upstaging Shakespeare and his experiences in the battle rap scene.

Tracklist

1. Death Grips – I’ve Seen Footage – Epic / Thirdworlds
2. Loki – Malady - Volition
3. mmpsuf – The Sailors - mmpsuf.lt
4. 808 State – Quincy’s Lunch (Testa) - 808state.com
5. Gravediggaz – Today’s Mathematics – Empire / BMG
6. Verseomega – Killface Feat. Loki - soundcloud.com/verseomega
7. Gasp – Boy Meets Girl - gasp.bandcamp.com
8. Loki – Wall of Silence - Volition
9. Spell Hound – I Challenge You - Aural Sects
10. Deadbeat & Dannel Tate – Lazy Jane - BLKRTZ
11. Mungo’s Hi-Fi – Indian Sun - Scotch Bonnet
12. Nina Kraviz – Ghetto Kraviz - Rekids
13. Bass Clef – Hackney-Chicago-Jupiter  - Punch Drunk

BLACK CEILING – CHLOROPHYLL MIX

1. Desire – Part II
2. White Ring – Eternia
3. Cosmetics – Soft Skin
4. L.A. Vampires – Instrumental
5. Geneva Jacuzzi – Clothes On The Bed
6. V O I D – Beta tape Warp
7. Stoned Boys – Ship Of Bones
8. Clark – Future Daniel
9. S. Maharba – Pianomouth
10. GH?L - Stonewish
11. Asakusa Jinta – Teppen

For more tracks, mixes and treats, visit soundcloud.com/danocean

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volition-scotland.org
blacklanternmusic.com

Vitamins have quickly placed themselves as the best and most original club night team in Glasgow, pairing a diverse selection of artists with production values that would make Kiss weep with envy. With this in mind, it seems fitting that they would be asked to curate a stage at this years Stag & Dagger festival.

On the night, Vitamins will be showcasing the Unknown to the Unknown record label at Chambre 69. The label’s output has included everything from releasing legends like Marcus Mixx, Alias G and DJ Stingray to unearthing gems from the current crop of underground UK talent.

Representing the label on the night will DJ Haus & Mackaveli (UTTU Sound System), Capracara and Checan with support coming from Sam and Shaun Vitamins.

As we mentioned before, this wouldn’t be a Vitamins party without a bespoke visual identity. Firstly, check out this GIF the guys created for the night, it’s crab-tastic. Secondly, rest assured the Vitamins crew are currently busy building a custom visual show that’s going to blow your mind.

Vitamins Present: Unknown to the Unknown takes place on Saturday 19 May at Chambre 69 as part of the Stag & Dagger festival. Entry is free with a Stag & Dagger wristband. Advance tickets are available from Focus skate shop Glasgow and Eventbrite for £8.

For more information on Stag & Dagger 2012, check out our post from earlier this week

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We’ve been excitedly following the Scottish Album of the Year Award since it was announced last month. Just this week, a panel of judges met and decided on just ten shortlisted albums from the longlist of 20 Scottish albums, all released in 2011. The winning album will be announced at an awards ceremony at Glasgow Film City on Tuesday 19th June, where each of the shortlisted acts will receive a £1,000 prize, and one luck winner will pocket the sizeable  £20,000 award. All ten shortlisted finalists will receive an artwork from the winner of a unique SAY Award art commission. The art commission, will be created by graduates from one of Scotland’s art schools.
In alphabetical order, the shortlisted nominees are:

• Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat “Everything’s Getting Older”
• Conquering Animal Sound “Kammerspiel”
• Happy Particles “Under Sleeping Waves”
• King Creosote & Jon Hopkins “Diamond Mine”
• Mogwai “Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will”
• Mungo’s Hi Fi “Forward Ever”
• Remember Remember “The Quickening”
• Rustie “Glass Swords”
• Tommy Smith “Karma”
• Twin Atlantic “Free” (public vote winners)

With previous years successes fresh in their minds, Stag & Dagger have upped their game yet again with a selection of forward thinking bookings across the best venues Glasgow has to offer. The full list of acts and venues is as follows:

ABC1
Django Django
The Phantom Band
White Denim

ABC2
Vigo Thieves
The New Picadillys
A Plastic Rose
Passenger
To Kill a King

CCA5
Willy Mason
Washington Irving
Eleanor Friedberger
Will Hansen
Chasing Owls

Stereo
Forest Swords
EMA
Bear In Heaven
Miaoux Miaoux

Chambre 69
Vitamins present: Unknown to the Unknown
Checan
DJ Haus & Makaveli
Capraca
Shaun and Sam Vitamins

The Art School
Niki and the Dove
Still Corners
Jonquil
Post War Years
White Arrows

Nice N Sleazy
Holy Mountain
Milk Music
Bwani Junction
Random Impulse
Adam Stafford

Captains Rest
Discopolis
Hidden Masters
Still Flyin’
The Hearbreaks
Ryan Keen
Holy Esque
Die Hard
Hot Panda
Michael Anguish

The Glasgow leg of Stag & Dagger is on Saturday 19th May in across several venues in Glasgow. Tickets are available from TicketWeb and the ABC box office.

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Following the announcement of the long list of nominees, the candidates for The Scottish Album of the Year are being whittled down to a much more manageable shortlist of ten, with the great Scottish public helping one act onto the list.

The Scottish Album of the Year (SAYA) is a new national prize established to reward and promote the creative diversity of music and art in Scotland. Developed by the Scottish Music Industry Association in partnership with Creative Scotland, the award recognises the most outstanding albums released by Scottish artists in 2011. The SAY Award will place it’s focus on artistic merit rather than sales history, genre or label affiliation, offering £20,000 to the winning album and £1,000 to each of the nine runners-up.

The relationship between music and art is recognised too, with a £20,000 art commission offered to graduates from Scotland’s four principal art schools with the successful candidate going on to create a unique piece for each of the shortlisted finalists.

The list of acts for The Scottish Album of the Year Award is as follows:

• King Creosote & Jon Hopkins – Diamond Mine
• Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat – Everything’s Getting Older
• FOUND – factorycraft
• Mungo’s Hi Fi – Forward Ever
• Twin Atlantic – Free
• Bwani Junction – Fully Cocked
• Steve Mason & Dennis Bovell – Ghosts Outside
• Rustie – Glass Swords
• Mogwai – Hardcore Will Never Die But You Will
• We Were Promised Jetpacks – In The Pit Of The Stomach
• Richard Craig – Inward
• Jonny – Jonny
• Conquering Animal Sound – Kammerspiel
• Tommy Smith – Karma
• Chris Stout’s Brazilian Theory – Live In Concert
• Muscles of Joy – Muscles of Joy
• Fudge Fingas – Now About How
• 6th Borough Project – One Night In The Borough
• Remember Remember – The Quickening
• Happy Particles – Under Sleeping Waves

The eleven strong judging panel will trim the list down to ten with the public being given the chance to vote for one act for 24 hours on 14 May using the SAYA app or through the SAYA website. If the public’s choice isn’t on the shortlist the judging panel will reconvene and cut one of their ten acts to make way for the chosen candidate.

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Yesterday we posted about the All Caps Record Label Showcase at La Cheetah Club on Saturday. Due to unforeseen circumstances Helix will no longer be playing at the showcase.

Fear not though as All Caps have roped in Bristol stalwart Peverelist to fill the void. If you’re unfamiliar with the Punch Drunk label head check out his mix for Sonic Router and educate yourself.

Support on the night still comes from Alex Coulton and the All Caps Crew.

The All Caps Records Showcase takes place on Saturday 12 May at La Cheetah Club in Glasgow. Tickets are £5 before midnight and £8 after.

For the last few months Annie Mac has been giving away tracks from the worlds best up and coming and established producers. The latest Free Music Monday give away is this little funked out gem from Swindle and Sam Frank.

Previous Free Music Monday‘s have included tracks from Krystal Klear, Azari & III and Sinden. You can see the full list of tracks on Annie Mac’s website.

Swindle & Silkie’s latest EP Unlimited is out now on Butterz.

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Girl Unit dropped the video for his latest release, the Club Rez EP. The video is animated by Iranian American artist Sina Taherkhani, who also created the artwork for the EP, and directed by Girl Unit and Night Slugs co-founder Bok Bok.

The Club Rez EP is available digitally now from Boomkat. Details of the vinyl release are being announced later this week.

Girl Unit is playing at HYP? x Palace with Egyptrixx, Lil Silva & Floyd at Sub Club in Glasgow on Friday 25 May.

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In:Demand Uncut’s Jim Gellatly selects more of Scotland’s New Music… two acts that first emerged in the 80s… a Scots singer’s French connection… a remix from an acclaimed Scottish dubstep artist… and a Glasgow musician winning praise from influential music figures Alan McGee and John Robb.

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*photo of Gun at Wizard Festival 2011

Tracklist

1.  4 Past Midnight ‘Glasgow’ web
2. The Seven Deadly Sins ‘Yesterday’ web
3. Aggi Doom ‘The Loving Kind’ web
4. Gun ‘Break The Silence’ web
5. Paws ‘The Hospital Song’ web
6. Louise Quinn feat Kid Loco ‘Oh Jackie’ web
7. Jeye T ‘Saturday’ web
8. Kitty The Lion ‘Duck!’ web
9. Wild Crow ‘Perfect Girl’ web
10. Xavia ‘Lust’ (TeKlo Remix) web