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FESTIVAL SPECIAL Barry Cabanas
Forget decks ’n’ effects - Barry's supplies the sex 'n' effects
Simulated sex shows on stage? No this isn't Manumission, it’s Edinburgh’s own brand of decadent clubbing for the fun-loving and misguided, and it makes the Ibiza shows look positively limp. Why? Because hardcore penetration smack in the middle of your clubbing soiree is just so last year and, anyway, there’s simply no need when you've got ’da gimp’.
Co-promoters Tom Mason and Fraser Stewart know better than to look a gift horse in the mouth or, in this case, a sexual deviant in the genitals, and as soon as they stumbled across a PVC- clad stranger on The Meadows, they knew they were on to a winner. This was back in ’98 when they’d been running their monthly variety club, Barry Cabanas, for only a couple of dates. The legendary Cuban Brothers were already appearing at the club, along with a host of strangely talented Dls and comedy artists, but still something was missing. The club needed someone who was prepared to do just about anything in the name of bad taste and good fun. Messrs Mason and Stewart had found just the freak.
Usually not prone to conversation, ’da gimp' tells us the beautiful story in his own words: ’When I moved through here, I didn't have many friends. So I was wondering through The Meadows and Tom found me and immediately saw my potential. I kind of act as a host most of the time. At the start of the night | go out and entice peOple into the club with my sexual antics. They can't resist it, nobody can resist da gimp.’
Also hard to resist at the star-studded Barry Cabanas Festival date are the awesomely talented Dynamic Duo in a hip hop freestyle set, complemented by Edinburgh's friskiest breakers. Boombox resident Harry Let's Go will also be laying down some tunes, Calvetto and Gregor will be manning the karaoke machine and Edinburgh's favourite funny man will be hosting the whole evening's shenanigans that culminate in 'da gimp's’ unique stage show. You can bet that it’s going to be some climax. (Catherine Bromley)
I Barry Cabanas, The Liquid Room (Venue 773) 225 2564, 72 Aug,
70.30pm—5am, £6 (£5); £4 for F
dressers.
Regular weekly Edinbur h clubs plus one-off events are liste b day, then by title. Clubs will be llste provided up-to-date details reach our offices at least eight days before publication. Lack of information may result in clubs being omitted. Festival Club listings are compiled by Abigail Bremner.
EDINBURGH THURSDAYS Pro-club
I Bass Invaders at The Pond Bar. 9pm-lam. Free. Weekly. The emphasis is on funk, hip ho and breaks.
I Caliente. Ca ientel at El Barrio. 10pm—3am. Free. Weekly. This new hot spot for all things Latin treats you to a Thu night helping of salsa and meren ue, with dance classes at the beginning 0 the evening. More info from events@elbarrio.co.uk.
I Cuba Norte at Cuba Norte. 10pm-3am. Free. Weekly. Salsa and Latin DJs on rotation.
I First Contact at Pivo. 9pm-3am. Drum & bass featurin DJ Nova.
I Gilded Saloon at ilded Saloon. 11pm-4am. Free. Weekly. Niall Young, Scott McKenzie, Scott Elliot and guests provide a selection of smooth dance grooves.
I Higher Ground at PopRokit. 9pm—3am. Free. Weekly. Mr Todd and Gav Sutherland take up residency at PopRokit for the duration of the Festival, with their usual selection of smooth and funky house tunes.
I La Fromagerie at The Meadows Bar (downstairs). Fortnightly. Next date 24 Au .
I Loose at 0 Bar. 9pm—3am. Free. Weekly. This Cuban bar aims to pack ‘em in with a cutting-edge range of residencies, and first up in the Thu slot is Grand Unified (Second Skin), who promise a ‘loose fit of all things swingin”. Expect drum & bass through to funk in a jazzy, breaksy vein as well as some future reviews.
I Made In guana at iguana. 9pm-3am. Free. Weekly. Gary Mac (Sublime) brings down a few boxes of his favourite funky tunes, mellowed out with some soulful house.
I Perception at Bliss. Monthly. Next date 7 Sep.
I Prefix at The City Cafe. 8pm-3am. Free. 17 Aug. Fortnightly. The X- Residents are the men in charge of the music tonight, mixing up their own creations with the latest house and garage.
I Strange Beats at The Watershed. 8pm—3am. Free. Weekly. A funk and soul selection.
I Beat 106 at Teviot Row Union. 9pm—5am. £7 (£5 in advance from The Fringe box office). 17 Aug only (see also Sublime/Beat 106 entry). Scotland’s newest radio station, Beat 106, will be broadcasting live from the Edinburgh lntemationai Club Festival every Thu in August. Tonight’s treats include glam house-meister Craig Burger Queen, The Thnnel’s Colin Tevendale, trance-man Trevor Reilly and Stevie Kerr.
I C.C. Blooms at CC. Blooms. 10.30pm-Sam (bar from 6pm). Free. Weekly. Hi-NRG dance action downstairs at this always hoaching gay bar.
I Gadges At Work at The Cocteau Lounge. Next date 24 Aug.
I Cool Runnings at The Attic. Fortnightly. Next date 17 Aug.
I Dust at Studio 24. 11pm-5am. £2. Weekly. A cross-section of alternative sounds from the infamous DJ Dave, talking in punk, hardcore, goth and their
I Dysfunction at The Venue (top floor). 10pm—5am. £3. 17 Aug. Fortnightly. A range of alternative sounds from heavy rock, indie rock, hardcore, skate punk,
industrial . . . you get the picture. Check out www.dysfunction.co.uk.
I Electric Bogey at La Belle Angele. 11pm-5am. £6. 17 Aug only. A Festival trip cast for The Jengaheads, Glasgow’s renowned purveyors of breaks, beats and anything else which takes their fancy. They will be joined by special guest Adam Freeland, who’s musical eclecticism helped spawn the nu-breaks genre. What to expect then? Well, The Jengaheads tell guests that there’s no music policy so open your mind to anything from hip hop to electro to house to drum & bass, probably impressively delivered in a ‘three decks and effects’ manner. See preview.
I Ethos at Studio 24. Monthly. Next date 24 Au .
I Future rimitive at The Venue (Cooler). Next date 7 Sep.
I Genetic at The Citrus Club. 11pm-5am. £2. Weekly. Goth, punk, alternative 805 and like-minded sounds from DJ Lucy‘fur (Vain). All you folks who go home sore of throat with stinking clothes will be pleased to know that The Citrus Club now boasts a non-smoking policy in the bar area.
I Jazz Joint at The Jazz Joint. 9pm-5am. £4 (£3). Weekly. 10 Aug sees DJ Demus manning the decks, with a live outing to be confirmed. On 17 Aug, classic piano jazzters The Dave Milligan Trio take to the stage, with DJ Demus on decks again.
I iuve-Nation at The Bongo Club. Next date 19 Oct.
I Love Breaks at P0 Na Na. 11pm-5am.
£2. Weekly. DJs Simone and Dr Jon play new and old classics from the realms of Latin, soul, R&B and disco.
I The Moneyshot at The Bongo Club will return in Sep.
I Perception at La Belle Angele. Monthly. Next date 31 Aug.
I Rotary Funk at The Venue (top floor). llpm—Sam. £4 (£2). 10 Aug. Monthly. Watch the funk evolve as residents Chuck, Lorne and Satcha move throu h the years, from the jazz-funk of the 6 and 70s to the funk-fuelled disco, hip hop and house of today.
I Snatch Club at The Liquid Room. 10.30pm—5am. £3.50 (£2.50). Weekly. From the crew behind Barry Cabanas comes the holiday camp from hell. Join Kemal Snatch (Garth Cruickshank), Uncle Harold (Michael Keats) and their team of Redcoats at Boroughballs, home of sick jokes, sleazy tunes and vomit- inducing drink promotions.
I Sublime/Beat 106 at Teviot Row Union. 9pm—5am. £7 (£5 advance from The Fringe box office). 10 Aug only. Edinburgh techno-trancers Sublime put on the first of two Festival events, featuring regular guest Nick Warren (formerly 0 Cream) alongside club residents Kev Wright and ldge while, elsewhere in the building Scotland’s newest radio station, Beat 106, will be making their presence heard. Taking part in their live broadcast are station regulars Trevor Reilly, Colin Tevendale and The Jengaheads.
I Supafly at Noa. 11pm—5am. Free. Weekly. DJ Jon Flowerz supplies slices of soul, 705 and cheese (the music rather than the sandwich filling).
I 3 Piece Sweet at The Cocteau Lounge. 11pm-5am. £2. 17 Aug. Fortnightly. Party girls Sally F, Trendy Wendy and Nicci get together for a bit of a soiree, covering everything from cutting edge choons to kitsch classics.
I Thursday Night Heaven at Ego (formerly Eden). 10pm—5am. £2 all night with discount flyer; £3 (£2) before midnight; £4 (£3) after. Weekly. As things hot up for the grand final of queer ‘Stars In Your Eyes’ at Queer Friday (18 Aug), catch the wannabe divas tonight. Make-up artist Gary will be on hand to help transform competitors into their chosen stars, and DJ support comes in the form of dance anthems past and present.
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Chart a party
I Back To Basics at Why Not? 11pm-5am. £5. Weekly. Favourites from the chart crypt.
I Blasted at Gaia. 10pm—5am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Student soiree featuring intergalactic dance from across the solar system and lo-fi/indie from Planet Earth. I Funky Under round at Revolution. lOpm-Sam. £4 ( 3). Weekly. The student night at this giant venue with Daddy Cool laying on the fromage.
I Ignition at Eros/Elite. 9.30pm-5am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Big student night.
I The Subway at The Subway. 7pm—5am. Free for students with matriculation card; £1 otherwise. Weekly. A mix of party tunes from across the decades.
I The Subway West End at The Subway West End. 7pm-5am. Free for students with matriculation card; £1 otherwise. Weekly. DJs playing chart and party music for a drinking crowd.
EDINBURGH FRIDAYS
Pro-club
I Cuba Norte at Cuba Norte. lOpm—3am. Free. Weekly. Flamenco Puro play live. DJs afterwards.
I Dust at Q Bar. 9pm-3am. Free. 18 Aug. Fortnightly. Whether you’re dancing or drinking, DJ Dust and friends promise suitably funky tunes in a house and garage vein.
I 4-Play at Club Mercado. 4-10pm. Free. Weekly. It’s all change down at Edinburgh’s longest running after-work watering hole. After six years of serving you hard working, hard partying types, T.F.l. Friday is changing to 4-Play. Trendy Wendy remains in charge of the music, and there is still a scary array of mind-melting drink promotions but the best new addition is the chance to win £150 in a cashback draw for parties of twenty or more who book through the guest list system. Never has there been a better excuse for dragging your workmates out for a Fri night drink.
I The Friday Feelgood at Baracoa. 10pm—1am. Free. Weekly. DJ Tinku supplies a vinyl solution ofjazz, funk, soul and hi hop.
I Gilded aloon at Gilded Saloon. 11pm—4am. Free. Weekly. Niall Young, Scott McKenzie, Scott Elliot and guests provide a selection of smooth dance grooves.
I Immersed In Music at Pivo. 9pm—3am. Free. Weekly. Ultragroovers Gareth Sommerville and Colin Cook play out the proper house on 11 Aug, with The Sub Club‘s Harri adding a dose of the funk on 18 Aug.
I Made In Iguana at Iguana. 9pm—3am. Free. Weekly. Joseph Malik (Spectrum) takes in the full range of funky tunes, from hip hop to funk and jazz.
I NYC at Bliss. 9pm—3am. Free. Weekly. ‘A clubbers’ guide to the underground sound of New York’ from resident Kevin Jones.
I Oxygen at Oxygen. 8.30pm—lam. Free. Weekly. A rotating selection of DJs at this new pre-club - 11 Aug see Tribal Funktion’s George T supplying the funky house while on 18 Aug it’s the turn of Atomic Baby’s Stuart Duncan. '
I Rebel Waltz at City Cafe 2. 9pm—3am. Free. 11 Aug. Fortnightly. Murray Richardson (20:20 Vision) is the man behind the decks at this cosy little deep house night.
I Rhythmic at El Barrio. 9pm—3am. Free. Weekly. More salsa action, this time directed at hardcore fans, who are promised the most sensual rhythms of the week. More info from events@elbarrio.co.uk.
I Substantial at PopRokit. 9pm-3am. Free. 18 Aug only. The Substantial crew bring their soulful house grooves to this Broughton Street basement.
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