Release The Beast Den Haan

Den Haan are the dynamic Glasgow duo of spacial electronical disco grooves. Matt (Crème de Menthe - Disko B) and Gardi seemed to have met in some Italian discotechque circa 1979 if their sound is anything to be believed. However, they are far from a retro pastiche. They ooze camp funk, glitter and glamour - you only need to see them perform live to see what we mean. One would expect to see Giorgio himself make a guest appearance on the stage. They list their influences being from AC/DC to Zappa, Boney M to Yello and Azoto to David Zed.# This 3-track debut 12” features “Release the Beast”, a bona-fide floorfiller in Glasgow (be it Optimo to Death Disco), “Metamophosis” - a Cowley-esque, camptastic anthem, and “Looking for Love” - pure sequential space disco. It is also the debut single for Optimo Music, the new label from those creatures that bring you Optimo (Espacio), every Sunday for the past 11 years at the Sub Club in Glasgow, and mix raunchy rhythms around the world and on a compilation CD near you. Italo-Glasgow? Why the hell not.