LISTINGS CLUBS
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I Dee Jays in Disguise at variety:
Spm close. Free. lla't‘cll and .lotntie of the Knucklehead w llll a dtibby lllt\ of new dance and techno.
I Disco Inferno at Reds. llptn 3am. £2. Seventies disco. pop and glam with DJ Michelle pltts Bttd and vodka for £l.30 all night. A night of classic disco peppered
w Hit the best of contemporary house and garage.
I Donkey tll 'l‘llL‘ (‘.tlllt)tt.\t‘.
10.30pm 3am. £3 (£1). Studenty ltll.\ of grunge rock. indie dance and pop.
I Loveshack at Fury Murry 's.
l0.30pm 3am. £3. ‘Super cool sounds of the 70s dance stompets and student classics abottnd. Lager and vodka this an unbelievable 50p.'
I NM at (ilasgow School of Art. 10pm - 3am. £0 (£5). 3| Sept only. Nico (New York) w llll a ftill live set never before seen in the FR plus Titn Taylor attd .\'Al residents l.at‘/. and Shandy for a techno lest.
I phi at Strathclyde L'vtiversity Stttdent l'nion. 9pm 3am. Free. Fortnightly from 38 Sept. A new dance nigttt every second 'l‘hursday featuring local and national techno DJs.
I Rage at Strathclyde t'niversity Student l'nion. 9pm 3am. l-ree. Fortnightly from 5 ()et. The Level S barn once more fills tip with the bright young things letting their cardigans slip off tltetr shoulders as they ga/e ill the floor.
I Rumble at The (iarage. l0.30pm-~3am. £3 (£3 ). (‘ardow and Ross with a very busy night of chatty dance faves. cheap drinks and drunk students. Snogtasticl
I Shindig at Cotton Club. llpm 3am. £3 (£3). lain Fitzpatrick with an indie/disco club. All drinks (Np.
I Soul Kitchen at Maxaltma. Spin-close. Free. .A sottlfttl vibe provided by DJ Kevin
.‘vlcPharland plus real soul food from the Maxaluna kitchens.
I Swoon at The Arena. l lplllv 3am. 38
Sept only. £5 (£3). Those crazy Swoon
guys comeback with another night of bizarre shenanigans involving cross-
dressing and fruit. Mtrsic from Mr Peaches and J.A.K. will be ‘whatever gets you horny'.
I The Tunnel input—3am. £4 (£2 with matriculation card). If you've ever been to this student night in the last five years. it’s exactly the same as you remember it. Cheesy music. mobbed dancei‘loor and regrets in the morning.
I UK Gold at Sub Club. I lpm—3am. £3 (£3). Martin and Mark's underground club night with a strong following among Sub Club regulars.
I Wax at Strathclyde University Student Union (Reds Bar). 9pm -3am. Free. Dance and indie pop.
Fridays
I The Cavendish ‘)pttl--4ttttl. £5. Over 35s only. Smart dress. Live bands every week. (ills and 70s music. Ground floor only.
I Cathouse at The Rocking Horse.
I lpm-3am. £3 (£3.50 with tlyer). Price includes entry to Katch. Crowded night rutming the gamut of rock. from heavy metal through grunge to thrash.
I Century 2000 l lpm- 3am. £5. Commercial dance music under the most expensive lights in Scotland. No ripped jeans or steel toe-caps.
I Club Sappho at Buster Browns. ()pmuiam. £3. Women only. Resident DJ Christine spins disco. chart. oldies and progressive dance with the occasional assistance of top guest names.
I Evol at The Music Box. I l.30pm-—4am. £3 (£3 before midnight). Happy Hour I030 l |.30pm. All new visuals and shiny. happy. indie sounds with a bit of a
. raw. grungy edge. Resident DJ Kieren
Jamming together those livol favourites old and new. Look out for occasional live guests creamed from the cutting edge of the indie scene.
I Fetish at La Belle Angele. l lpm—3am.
£5 (£4). (£3 members before midnight). 33 Sept. Fortnightly. Cybertonics smart
f drinks stall. Practically the only place to dance to house and garage of a Friday
night these days. DJs are George (Tribal l-trnktion). Nicci (Havoc Hussies) and (icorge Mac (Squid). Well worth checking.
I Huggy at The Attic. l|pm~-3am. £4. 33 Sept. Fortnightly. The popular Sunday
(an. fttnk. Latin and soul shindig
relocates to a Friday slot. featuring some exceptionally good drinks promos
l lpm-midnight.
I Katch at The Rocking Horse.
llpm— 3am. £3 (£3 with f'lyet'). Price includes entry to Cathouse. Lively club with a playlist consisting mainly of 80s and 90s indie dance.
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I Loungin’ at Negociants. 9pm—3am. Free. Weekly. Firstrate and Finbar with all
i the latest licks in jungle, swingbeat. . reggae and hip hop.
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I Marley’s Reggae Klub at Cavendish.
l()pm—4atn. £4. The city's longest-running reggae night (situated on the middle floor
of Cavendish) with a playlist ranging through roots. ragga. lovers. heavyweight dub and dancehall.
‘ I Minus One at The Carlton Higltland
Hotel. l0pm—3am. £3.50 (free for members). A relaxed. very plush venue for the tnore mature seekers of night life.
I Planet Earth at The Citrus. l Ipm—4am.
£3. Curfew 3am. The 80s retro club: playing everything from new wave to syttth pop to acid house and Madchester. Watch out for drinks promos.
I Pure at The Venue. l0.30pmu4am. £5 (£3 members). Guest nights £7 (£5).
Twitch and Brainstorm orchestrate a
gorgeous sweep through Detroit and Chicago at this. one of Scotland's top techno institutions. Excellent guests (now not being announced until the posters go up) from the electronic cutting edge. gifted residents and a sweaty. devoted crowd make sure this club's still one of the best. 39 Sept. Chicago‘s Mike Dunn (otherwise known as MD Xpress of ‘God Made Me Funky' fame) is the guest D]. I Reaction at The Subway. l lpm-3am.
£3 (free for students with matriculation ; card). Weekly mix ofcltart. dance and
classic disco.
I Red Hot Pepper Club ll)pltl--3;lttl. £4
(£3). Mainstream and chart sounds. Students free with matriculatitm card.
I Sativa at the New Calton. l0pm—-3am. £6 (£5 students/UB40) £4 (members). 33
: Sept. Fortnightly. Scotland's tnost furious
; and innovative hardbeat night continues to '
i weld raw Chicago house. white noise.
drum and bass and metallic techno into a coruscating aural assault every other Friday. The Massive Bereavement sound system controls the undergrottnd electronic side of things. whilst Thee Process segues dtrb and ambient grooves to chill out to. Four sound systems. art installations. live ivle and percussion. As ever don't miss the drummers! Tim Taylor (of Bang The Acid fame) slams his minimal 303 sound on 33 Sept. there‘s a live set from Nico too. DJ Hell and Spiral Tribe return soon.
I Sole Fusion at The Vaults. l lpm-3am. £5 (£4). 33 Sept. Fortnightly. Deep US house and garage with Craig Smith and Mikey Stirton. 70s and 80s sottl. electt'o attd salsottl spun by Sugar Ray and Styler in the back room (aka The Cricket Club). I Sublime at The Vaults. l0pm--late. £7 (£6). 3‘) Sept. Fortnightly. House and garage from residents Phil and Roger and occassional celeb guests.
Saturdays
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Catch the best Edinburgh clubs this fortnight.
I Pure MD Xpress man Mike Dunn brings the hard. funky sounds of new school Chicago to the east coast of Scotland. The Venue. Fri 29 Sept.
I Sativa Techno innovator Tim Taylor behind the Technics. plus Nico playing live. The New Calton. Fri 22 Sept.
I Anti Fascist Action Benefit Neil Landstrunnn. Brainstorm. Dave Tatreda and Shandy (Analogue) kicking up techno anarchy behind the decks -— all proceeds to Anti Fascist Action. The Venue. Wed 27 Sept.
I Century 2000 I lpm—3am. £5. See Fridays. I Colours at The Vaults. lt)pm~3am.
I Tickets £13 frotn Xile and The City Cafe.
33 Sept. Fortnightly. Scotland's answer to Cream and Renaissance (run by Streetrave) continues to pull in the top spinners on the celebrity DJ circuit. Dress tip. because it's glamorous in an archetypal handbag kinda way with satin. babydolls and linen shirts de rigetrr. This weeks guest is One FM Saturday night dance jock Danny Rampling. Streetrave
' celebrate six years ol'organising parties
over at Glasgow‘s Arches on Sttn 34 Sept with a massive event featuring Jeremy Healy. Danny Rampling. Brandon Block Graeme Park and Allister Whitehead — see (.ilasgow listings for details.
I Disco Inferno at The Venue. lt).30pm-3am. £5. 33 Sept. Fortnightly. With disco cut ups all the rage in house and techno right now. why not check out the real thing — two floors of it in fact. Cilamtny. glossy and downright gorgeous. I Earth Inferno at The Rocking Horse. l0.30pm-—3am. £3. Happy Hour until 13.30am. No rave. just out of the grave gothic and industrial sounds.
I The Cavendish 9pm-4am. £5. ()ver 35s I The Egg ill The Wee Red Bar.
only. Smart dress. Live bands every week.
i ipm—4am. £3. Drinks promos. Solid
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