DENNIS FERRER
Bronx master of premium grade house
Dennis Ferrer started the 905 as one
of NYC's top techno producers, releasing tracks on Damon Wild’s
prestigious Synewave, but then he hooked up with Keri Chandler and
became addicted to those deep
house grooves and made an about turn. Now he's moving up through
the ranks of the global house community, founding his own influential Sphere Records label.
I Ultragroove. La Belle Ange/e. 225
7536. 3 Aug. 11pm-4am. £10.
I Fire Saturdays at Babylon. tt).I%()pn‘-—3arn. Eithc. \./".-’eekiy. llot chart actron at this all-he‘s; venue.
I Subway Lottery at Subway \y'Vest End. 7prn—(3an‘. 5‘3 4‘1». \r".’eekl\,. Cluphing's often like a lottery in that you're never quite sure if you'll get a ‘.'»./|.'Tll(3t or a shit night out. This club features a lottery nurnpers garne ‘.'.'lill big. big pri/es up for graos.
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Edinburgh Sundays
Pre-club
I Anthropology at Barn Bea.
Slprr‘ ~1ain. Free. \r’t’r-xzkly. A scientrfc stut of Puritan beings and their 2':er of life p a reiaxed selection iron: DJFiedti's iaxx collection at this opulent Orie'ttar style par. Selected drnks §)r()ll‘.OS.
I Fringe@lguana at Iguana. 9l)llt—l£t’t‘. Free. \r't.’eekiy. Scratch's Lyley to a lrztze heip from his trends. piays out the pest l". urha". funk. hip hop and R88.
I Home Rule at the M<3éttl().'.’S Bar. {)t)iii~tarr‘. Free. 4 Aug. Round off t'ie .'.reekend With some top guail'ty house music from resder‘ts Matt ar‘d Loo.
I Immersed in Music at Pro Caft’e. 9prn- ‘iarn. Free. Week Frcrn civic-d out
to .‘.'!‘£t(ZK(3(l-(:th. Sk';.'~.'ra:ker 2 ".(2 Soto spar‘
tr‘e thlSlCEil spectrum at this ail-nevi Su."
I Motherfunk Evening Sessions at PODROKII. E)pii‘—-tarn. Free. \‘a’OOkly So: (2 you! and trisk‘, ‘L."~< fro'n Gino. Fryer ét'ifl SDOCU'HT‘: 'l\/l()t".‘3FfU.'tr<r.
I Yo! Below at Ye! Beio‘sr. Bpri‘—rr\i(i"'ght. Free. \r‘n’eekiy. The sushi style par prays host to a selection of Fresh FM's finest.
Club I Bass D Funk at the Venue. lt).3()pin~fiari‘. 5‘3. r1 Aug. Fortnightly
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Da funk bases are -.'.ell arid truly. Zit)‘.tl'l(,‘~:l at ths nev: ‘.'.eek.g. snrnd g tr‘at's part (I|S(Z()I.".(E(lll(}. part sooai ::i.ir;. Stroke, and the Bandit pia‘, it.f\.'\. preakoeat and house ‘.'."llll(1' George l jacks the tracks. I Bio-Rhythm presents Claude Young 8. Alex Patterson at the Venue. 1lpii‘- oari‘. E‘S) S‘li). .1 Aug only. A night of eciectic techno {ll‘tl other '.'reirdness front Detroit's Mr Young and the Orp's head ri‘an Dr Patterson also featuring Paul C and the Mere, Pariksters». See Pr‘t)‘.’5t)‘.'..
I Chocolate Sundae at Pepper'rtw'tl Lounge. ltiprn-ifiarrx 5‘15 before rr‘idvtrghf: $31 after. \".’eek?\,. C(>.’l‘ll‘(l’l(I-£ll has and hip hop .'.'it'r‘ [)J Paul to l .)><. [)ress stylish.
I Deebo at Po Na a. 1{Fpri‘ .a‘aii‘. Free. \‘Jeekiy [)tJ \.'.’a//<: supp: es a spanglg. selection of sex,. disco house and uplifting US garage.
I FRESH at H()ll(}‘,ii()ll\l7. lili‘ri‘ 3‘6. \‘Veekly. l HFSH (7 free. Ha.'.. Euphoric, Sou’fui. Home. A nig"! -.'.’|ill a huge res.dents roster rYogi Hauglitori. Net: (Irookstori. [)J fan. i)\) l-larvey Stuart l’uidie and t ‘t: Pink Ladies r— Ro/ 8. l o/ that prorv‘ises to change yOur‘ Sun ngh'. t'or~;.-'.ei.
II Love Music at ()pa. 1 oiirige. Noon (3ari‘. Free hefcre 'uinri‘; 5o a‘ter. V‘JUekty Colin COOK .Uitr‘agrcom hosts an all (lat, session that crosses the ll‘.l(l(Il(Z’ ground l)(Et.'.'(L'(:l‘ :: upping and
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chilling featuring guest DJs and a plethora of n‘usical styles including house. Latin. Jazzy grooves. disco and R88.
I Long Weekend at Magoo's BETSCHTOHI. (Spin-«3am Free. Weekly The Long Weekend returns after a short hiatus to tne Super llltltl‘éllC Magoos. Expect the usual inix ot' duality deep'n'iunky house courtesy of Grant McDonald. Alan Paul. Dél‘.l(l Myers. Derek Airie and plenty of guests. For those who lLlSi can't accept me \.'.'ee><end :s nearly over.
I Tackno at Club Mercado. Monthly next date 25 Aug.
I Taste at the Liquid Room.
1 lt)tt‘—3E‘1lt‘.. 98 6.76:. Weekly The caprtal's infamous Sun night session continues apace. Fisher 8. Price Suppl‘, a progressive rnix of house and garage in the ll‘Ztll‘i rooii‘ while Martin Valentine and Steve \‘Janeless the rnixed gay crowd with his funky US house geri‘s through the hack. Special guest Slit‘lllOtlQ Black joins the hack room hoys iii Augr.
Chart & Party
I HRT at Cavendish, ()prn—Iian‘. $.73 i551]. \./'\.”eekl\,. Mainstreari‘ chart and party classics at a night '.-.rhose acronyrnic inoniker stands for 'AIconol Fteplaceri‘ertt Tnerapy '. \.‘-./hich would vrork it ‘aicoho!’ started ‘.‘.'llll an ‘h'.
I Sundazed at Subway West End. £)pii‘--13ari‘. $.72 r871 l. \.".’2ekly_ Cheap drrnks l)l'()ll‘()S and chart tunes provide a detxiuched cliinax to the weekend.
Edinburgh Mondays
Pre-club
I Opal Lounge at Opaé lounge. N()()lt--l()t)ll‘, \‘Jeekry Ja/zy grooves and soul starts ears}. ‘.'.’lil‘. Boo Cairns -noon—-:3prnr and Fiav.’ Movement :opri‘—t()pn‘r.
I Quality Control at the Meadows Bar. Qprn—taii‘. Free. ‘.‘t’eekiy. Off-kilter hip hop. breaks and heats with the lll‘.'(3l‘iil\. e iot that run the Quality Contrc' radro show on Fresh Air FM.
I Yo! Below at Yo! Below.
8pn‘ —rnidnight. Free. Weekly. See Su'i.
Club
I CC Blooms at CC Blooms. ‘t).3<)pn‘~13aii‘. Free. \."‘.’C(-}k|y. Things ri‘elzov. out or so they claim. at this gay cluh. ".'.'llll ai‘. upheat disco selection.
I Metro at Po Na Na. ' Tori‘ (3am. Free. \‘u’eekly. DJ Roddy Mac mixes up 80s classics. filthy drsco and house.
I Opal Lounge at Opal Lounge. top-re «lain. 8‘3. \‘u‘eekly Scratc 1's Lyiey drops the cool urpan grooves and R238. I Spanish Pub Night at El Barrio. 10f)tt‘-{3£ill‘. Free. \"x/eekly. A right old knees-up for the Spanish and Spanrsh- .o\.:r‘.g coirr'tunity hosted oi, DJs Felix and Edu and featuring flari‘enguito straight througi‘ to Hispanic chart hits. I Vod: Bull at the l l(]tli(l Room. idprii—itait‘. S.‘-1. \'\"eekfg,'. Students love tors all-new 'nip ltop heotenanny, hosted ht, Lye; Scratch. and boasting HDSLNCIF) cheap drinks pron‘os all night long.
Chart & Party
I Decadence at Rexoluticn.
lOSOpii‘. Starr. $7"- rt.‘2r. \.".’eekl\,. Depraxed dancefloor‘ decadence at t't:s capacity student night.
I Funny Farm at Suh.‘.'ay \‘t'est End. 7pri‘, {Sairx S‘i rfree ‘.'.ith flyer . ‘.‘.’eekly Dr Shock Jock £lill'.‘il‘.iSi(?l'S hrs inus:c therapy to the freaks. fui‘hy features also include electric shock chairs and a giant Operation genre.
I The Professionals at Espionage. 9t)lt‘--:5(tll‘.. Free. \‘."eekt\,. Mon night sessioi‘ on three floors th the usual ll‘!X of chart dance 'titd party stuff. it’él help you forget it‘s the start of the week.
I Tentastic at (,‘zaia. ‘idpriw \Sain. S‘lt). Weekly l’ay ter‘. pounds on the door and get urriinited drinking at the bar. this frankly insane facility .hearing in 'l‘llttl it‘s