KING YELLOWMAN
& THE SAGITTARIUS BAND
Sep 5th
King Yellowman & the Sagittarius Band
Jamaica’s first dancehall superstar, Yellowman ushered in a new era in reggae music following Bob Marley’s death. His early-’80s success brought the popularity of toasting — the reggae equivalent of rapping — to a whole new level, and helped establish dancehall as the wave of the future. For better or for worse, he also epitomized dancehall’s penchant for “slack” lyrics — that is, casual violence, sexism, homophobia, and general rudeness. Graphic sexuality was his particular forte, reaching levels of explicitness previously unheard in Jamaica. It brought him numerous detractors, but it was also a big reason for his early popularity. There was more to it than that, though; Yellowman was one of the most verbally nimble toasters of his time, with a loose, easy flow, a talent for improvisation, and a definite wit in his wordplay. Plus, all the boasting about his prowess on the mic or in the bedroom had to be over the top to be convincing: true to his stage name, Yellowman was an albino, which carries a tremendous social stigma in Jamaica. His rise to stardom was unlikely enough, but his transformation from untouchable outcast into sex symbol was staggering — and may not even have taken place without his trademark lewdness. Shocking though it could be, it affirmed him as a sexual being just like his listeners, and was delivered with enough humor to let the audience know that he wasn’t taking himself too seriously. Bouts with cancer pushed him into more thoughtful, socially conscious territory in the ’90s, but his initial style remains the most influential, paving the way for countless dancehall toasters to follow.
GREENHOUSE: ZALTAN
DJ SUNDAE & MR TC
AUGUST 30th
Zaltan Antinote (Antinote)
DJ Sundae (Idle Press, NTS Radio)
MR TC (Optimo Music, Neubau)
Our next party welcomes super selectors Zaltan + DJ Sundae alongside Glasgow’s best kept secret MR TC!
30/08/19
23.00 – 05.00
La Belle Angele
TONTO TECHNO PRESENTS
GARY BURROWS
Sep 6th
Celebrating our 3rd birthday supporting UK talent: Gary Burrows
▪️ Gary Burrows
▪️ Tonto Techno
▪️ La Belle Angle nightclub
▪️ Resident Advisor
Gary Burrows is an up and coming Techno DJ and Producer from Birmingham UK who is firmly establishing a name for himself within the techno scene.
Garys’ influences from the harder side of Techno and Old Skool hardcore are clear to hear. Gary grew up with old rave tapes being left around the house by his brother and sister and once Gary listened to these he became addicted to dance music and was hungry to discover more.
Gary burst onto the scene with his explosive, energetic and driving Techno in 2016 with two tracks signed to Spektre’s Respekt Recordings. This was immediately followed up with another EP signed to Respekt. Since then Gary has had a number of releases across some huge labels including Funk N Deep, Layer 909, Eclipse, Orange Recordings and Technologic. Gary has had 2 tracks feature in the Beatport Techno top 100, with the highest-ranking track reaching number 11, and another track reaching number 21 in the Traxsource Techno top 100.
Gary has received some fantastic support from some big artists such as Carl Cox, Alan Fitzpatrick, Spektre, Pan-Pot, Richie Hawtin, Spartaque, DurtySoxx, Fatima Hajji and many more
BEN SIMS
DJ DEEON
AUGUST 23rd
Its Edinburgh – Its the Festival – Its Jackhammer – It can only mean one thing! – BEN SIMS!
That’s right our most favourite DJ in the entire world returns to Jackhammer for his regular summer appearance.
We’re back at La Belle Angele for this one and we’re bringing DJ DEEON Dance Mania Records to help get the party started 🙂 DJ Deeon
Its gonna get Freaky in the house!!
JACKHAMMER
FRIDAY 23RD AUGUST 2019
BEN SIMS (MACHINE)
DJ DEEON (DANCE MANIA)
KEYTE (STEPBACK RECORDS)
WOLFJAZZ (JACKHAMMER)
11PM – 5AM
LA BELLE ANGELE EDINBURGH
£10 IN ADVANCE
£15 OTD