Optimo

A RARE guest DJ booking at Optimo kicks off another stellar weekend at the Sub Club tomorrow night.

Messrs Twitch and Wilkes have roped in Gonno, a producer who “completely and utterly blew our minds when we played with him in Tokyo,” Optimo said.

The legendary duo has been unabashed in their praise for the Japanese DJ, describing him as “a humble, unassuming character who resists the constant DJ hype machine … he is possibly the most psychedelic electronic music DJ we have encountered and we can't wait to hear him on the Sub Club sound system.”

It’ll be the first time Gonno has played in Scotland, so missing this one just doesn’t really seem like an option at this moment.

That’s followed by the return of Andrew Weatherall to Subculture on Saturday.

I think the Sub Club themselves put it best when they predicted this as a night “that is set to be all hollering hell let loose.”

The wizard from Windsor was a lynchpin of the late ‘80s acid house explosion and went on to produce Primal Scream’s seminal Screamadelica, which changed popular music when it was released in 1991.

He’s still producing and evolving a quarter of a century later, and any DJ set from him – especially one with Harri and Dom supporting – is an essential night out for any electronic fan.

The weekend is rounded off with set from Roy Davis Jr, the esteemed Chicago house producer, on Sunday.

A contemporary of the original house pioneers of the late ‘80s, Davis Jr. has been playing since he was 13, and has been involved with influential imprints like New York’s Strictly Rhythm and Daft Punk’s label Roulè.

His chart-topping hit Gabriel also left an indelible mark on UK garage, which took off after its release in 1997.

A bona fide classic, it’s impossible to get past Davis Jr.’s influence on that scene – one of the many reasons to write off Monday and just go for it.

• Gonno, tomorrow, Sub Club, 11pm – 3am, tbc

• Andrew Weatherall, Saturday, Sub Club, 11pm – 3am, £10

• Roy Davis Jr, Sunday, Sub Club, 11pm – 3am, £5

i AM – Enter Tron

IF YOU’VE never experienced one of the i AM Tron nights, there’s never been a better opportunity.

The hard-partying duo, regulars on Tuesday nights at the Sub Club, are taking over both floors of the Art School for their latest interpretation of Steven Listberger’s 1982 cult sci-fi film.

In it, Jeff Bridges is a computer programmer who has to fight his way out of a digital world of his own creation.

One of the first films to endear itself to the computer generation, its neon grids and power beams have become pop culture symbols of the early digital age, admired both properly (because it was genuinely groundbreaking in 1982) and ironically (because the film looks extremely naff now).

That’s not something that the i AM chaps have to worry about – their brilliantly eclectic take on rave, house, disco, garage and everything in between is as popular as ever, so expect to have your mind blown both visually and aurally tomorrow night.

• i AM – Enter Tron, tomorrow, The Art School, 11pm – 3am, £15

Double Sight 15

PSYCH weekender Double Sight might not be on the same scale as some of the city’s other festivals, but it makes up for it with an immense lineup of local and international acts.

Kicking off tonight at the CCA’s Saramago bar with resident DJs, tomorrow it takes over at the Merchant City’s Blackfriars, where Edinburgh garage rockers Les Bof play live.

On Saturday McChuill’s is the setting for The See See and Magnetic Mind, before it’s back to the CCA for a 4am finish and guest DJs Edu Lazaro, Rob Bailey and Paddy & Sarge, from Barcelona, London and Belfast respectively. Then on Sunday, it’s an afternoon session at The Black Sparrow with residents Holly & Sarah and others.

This small festival is going from strength to strength every year – fans of psychedelia and garage will feel like they’ve found nirvana, and there’s plenty to enjoy for mods and indie kids looking to expand their horizons, too.

A low-key – and loud – gem.

• Double Sight 15, tonight – Sunday, various venues, £14/£8