THE EXCELLENT BELFAST MUSIC CLUB IS BACK BUT THIS TIME IN NEW SURROUNDINGS

BELFAST MUSIC CLUB are not known for anything other than the most interesting, varied, genre-bashing, undiluted brilliance when it comes to the headline DJS that they book.

From bona fide club legends like Optimo and Unabombers, through to disco lords

Nicky Siano and Daniel Wang, and Balearic kings the likes of Kelvin Andrews and Balearic Mike, BMC have cornered the world of disco-based oddities as their very own.

They have found a new home in the Bear And Doll complex, complete with the spanking new club The Art Department venue out the back, and it’s to here they are bringing another stellar, super-interesting headliners.

Beautiful Swimmers are Andrew Fieldpickering (AKA Max D) and Ari Goldman and if you’re ever feeling down on dance music, go to a Beautiful Swimmers gig.

The duo have been going back-to-back since the late ‘00s and they’re among the most animated DJS in the game, hammering home the fun and physicality of their selections by dancing and wearing ear-to-ear smiles.

They’re also serious record collectors. When they’re not traveling, Goldman and Fieldpickering work in record stores and their time spent in the bins shows in their sets.

“World building” could easily be applied to what Field-pickering and Goldman have achieved. They seem to operate on the fringes of the dance music circuit, taking an impulsive approach to making, releasing and playing music.

Over the years, the duo have used house music as a foundation to explore Baltimore club, jungle, post-punk and other unclassifiable delights. Goldman and Field-pickering also both run labels.

Field-pickering’s Future Times began as an outlet for the tightknit DC scene but as his reputation as a DJ and producer has developed, so has the label’s scope, with respected acts like Magic Mountain High, Jack J, Shanti Celeste and

Steve Summers all appearing in recent years. Goldman’s label, World Building, only launched last month, but through the excellent Mark Seven single The Fatal Flaw In Disco it’s hit the ground running.

Beautiful Swimmers are paddling this direction on Saturday October 14 and you should absolutely join them.