So tonight herald's not only a massive night for Jungle Nation in Glasgow but for The Arches as well. It's not often you get two massive name's from Drum & Bass & Dubstep taking over the entire complex, but with Chase & Status, plus Nero on the bill the stage is set for a night of epic proportions.
Chase & Status have of course gone stratospheric in the last few years producing pop mega royalty such as Rhianna, Dizzee Rascal & Jay Z as well as maintaining the underground intuition which got them noticed in the first place. As for Nero, now of course signed to C & S's own label MTA, they've been bubbling under as one of the hottest production duos in the world of bass since, well, Chase & Status.
Check out two of the latest tunes from tonight's headliner's here:
Chase & Status - No Problem
Nero - Me & You
We also recently caught up with Jungle Nation resident & promoter Djamba ahead of tonight's seismic bass-off, here's what he had to say:
S: Jungle Nation has been going strong in Aberdeen for over 10 years now attracting some of the finest talent DnB has to offer. Earlier this year you made a foothold in Glasgow, launching Jungle Nation at Stereo with Commix. Why did you feel the time was right to start JN in Glasgow and how do you feel it has been received in what is already a very crowded clubbing community?
D: We just felt that drum & bass is heavily under represented in glasgow. Especially with the demise of another monthly night at the time, we just wanted to give it a good kick up the arse basically. I play house, dubstep and all sorts of other genres, but i started out as a dnb dj and will always love it, so decided to go ahead and start Jungle Nation in Glasgow with Tez. I feel it has been received well, but our smaller events at stereo haven't reached the wider clubbing community - so we decided to take things up a notch and the reception has been amazing.
S: Some people regard Glasgow as a hard nut to crack when it comes to drum & bass with very few nights really making a success from it. With DnB becoming more prominent in the mainstream and cross pollination with dubstep do you think it’s become easier to promote this sort of night and do you think there’s room for more?
D: I think the reason people regard it as a hard nut to crack is because no one has taken the risk of putting on huge nights since 2005 when LiveEvil ran. Pangea was a really successful local dj night though, and had about 200 punters every month at the art school, and symbiosis still runs every 2 months and gets a good crowd in. I think it would be fair to say that drum & bass has maybe dropped off a bit since 2007or so, but its had a massive resurgence recently and will continue to grow back into the mainstream again. People like DJ Fresh, Netsky and Danny Byrd are all flying the flag for popular dnb these days getting plays on radio 1 daytime and what not.
S: You launched new monthly night 'Jurassic' last Thursday in the Vic bar of the Art School with Mixed Bizness doing their thing upstairs. The night is promoted as offering the finest in jungle & drum & bass. Was the night a success and do you feel drum & bass can stand alone now on what is arguably Glasgow’s busiest student night?
D: Yeah I was really excited when I got asked to do that by the Art School head of programming. I think it really showed that Glasgow is opening its arms to drum & bass and has given me the chance to popularise it amongst the student masses. Our launch was great, so many people were coming up saying "its about time we had dnb in glasgow", so yeah I think it can stand alone easily. Its a big room sound, theres no reason it shouldn't.
S: Tonight you welcome Chase & Status, as well as Nero to The Arches in Glasgow. Obviously nights such as Pressure & Death Disco are used to bringing in prolific artists from the world of electro, techno and house but this is one of the biggest line ups in dnb/dubstep to appear in recent memory. How are you feeling about tonight? Could this perhaps open the door to similar line ups as FWD >> and Rinse in London for example?
D: Yes, definitely. We have some more massive nights in the pipeline, and will be trying to book and push artists that might not be quite as well known in the club scene once we have established Jungle Nation as a brand. Tonight is going to be off the hook :)
S: Finally, how do you see Jungle Nation developing in the future? Obviously it’s been a major success story in Aberdeen and now Glasgow is following suit. Do you have visions of taking it beyond Scotland?
D: Haha, surprisingly some guy from London Facebook messaged me the other day and asked if I was going to do a night in London?! But hopefully it will develop into a popular club night where people come to listen to drum & bass and dance away to it. Who knows, open to anything!
Better warm up the screw face then....
WHAT: Jungle Nation
WHO: CHASE & STATUS + MC Rage & NERO, plus DJ Tez, Djamba, Giles Walker & Jongerre
WHERE: The Arches, 253 Argyle St, Glasgow
WHEN: Tonight, 11-3am
TAX: £15 advance
FACEBOOK EVENT: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=148400991843591
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