M.A.P.S have been squirrelling away in the studio creating music influenced by the sources they respect. A love of hip hop, dub, electro, techno, dubstep, from producers as varied as King Tubby through Moodymann have helped breathe life back into their beat making. The moniker may be fairly new however the brains behind it are experienced music heads, working under numerous guises having helped to promote some of Glasgow’s favourite underground parties.
Production wise there are many ideas sitting waiting to be completed from M.A.P.S and those on show at the moment only hint at what is to come in the future. Conformity is not a strong point for this duo: but music is. Groups of songs that aim to challenge you to embrace different moods and styles in a single session will be shared. One minute a slow electronica jam the next a 2am sweaty dance floor groove.  Reluctant to be shadowy figures behind a half-eaten apple, there are ongoing discussions (mainly between themselves) to get out and to play live, only hindered by their own inability to decide how to do it best.
Let’s take the music back to small dark minimal spaces where DJ’s and producers can play whatever they want to a crowd that appreciate hearing different styles. DJ sets can start with hip hop, dub, or funk and end with Detroit’s finest, meandering between to allow you to develop with the music as the night progresses. This is the philosophy of M.A.P.S, where the crowd gets treated to nuggets in the box that are rarely heard.

Ops guy behind the Sub Club, the oldest underground dance club in the world. Can you feel it!

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