Clubs
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Not many clubs can make a name for
themselves in a midweek slot. That We Are . .
Electric has become one of the most vibrant home-
grown clubs any day of the week is testament to their genre- mashing electro, acid house and punk funk antics. The club’s second birthday happily falls around mid-Festival and the organisers have lined up a guest slot from Philipp Jung, one half of German production duo MANDY (Get Physical), for a sublime slice of electro-house, disco and minimal techno.
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Raucous punk club Fast has secured the talents of Michael Dracula and Fake Fang (pictured) for a live double bill of fearsome live acts. DJs/promoters Chris Miller and George Taylor let us peak into their world of dirty punk glamour
5 words to describe the Fast experience?
Fun-:lrenched. hip-shakin', punk disco party
4 things you love about the DJs/acts/bands on the bill Emil; Michael Dracula; and Jane (Fake Fang) — two of Scotland's most charismatic frontwomen on the same bill. MUSIC that makes people: lose control of their feet. And getting free entry to the countn. a”. western Club upstairs (Ride This Train).
3 things you love about Edinburgh during the Festival The smell of culture. Getting to use the heavy traffic as an excuse to." being late for everything. Havrng a theatre group lmng in yOur (Jathrdom.
2 things you hate about Edinburgh in August
Gong to 3.0'k .'.'Tnen the whole city seems to be on holiday. Jam doughnuts arid SQLHC.
1 thing you would change about the late-night Festival
'; . scene 3.5:? _ F: Make :t a rule rather than a gift. " » I The Bongo Cub. 55 7604, 70 Aug, 77pm—5arn, £5.
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FESTIVAL CLUBS
:1: Headspln The esteemed Headspin crew are joined by a true pioneer of drum 8. bass. Marc Mac (4hero, pictured), for a night of 08.8, neo soul. nu jazz and breakbeat. The Bongo Club, 558 7604, Sat 77 Aug, 77pm~5am, {‘70.
:1: Fast The punk discoth‘eque pulls out all the stops with a live double bill from Michael Dracula and Fake Fang for a mash up of everything from no wave and country to blistering synth rock. The Bongo Club, 558 7604, Fri 70 Aug, 77pm—Sarn, E5.
:2: Solescience Expect off kilter house, Ieftfield techno and mutant disco as Baltimore's Maurice Fulton mans the wheels of steel. Cabaret Voltaire, 220 6776, Fri 70 Aug, llpm—Sam, £7 (members £5).
:1: Houseclash A showcase of what Edinburgh house DJs have to offer as Stereotype and Musika join forces to bring you some of the best DJs the capital can rustle up. The Liquid Room, 225 2564, Sat 77 Aug, 77pm—Sam, E6—E79.
:1: Ultragroove At their first Festival special Ultragroove are joined by the ripped up, crunchy house sounds of Speakerjunk and their laptop/FX extravaganza. Cabaret Voltaire, 220 67 76, Sat 77Aug, 77pm—5am, £70 (£8).
:1: We Are . . . Electric Second birthday for the midweek electro-punk session with a guest slot from Phillipp Jung. one half of German production duo MANDY (Get Physical). Cabaret Voltaire, 220 6776, 75 Aug,
7 7pm-5am, £6 (members £4). :1: Clash! A killer line-up as part of T on the Fringe, with live sets from rock/rave/disco types Xvectors and electro duo Dolby Anol, plus a DJ set from Paul Epworth. Cabaret Voltaire, 220 6776, Thu 76 Aug, 7 7pm—5am, £6 (£5).
For venues see page 93.