CLUBS LISTINGS
I Kitschararna at Wilkie House. llpm-3am. £7 (£6). 27 Jan. The Burger Queens are back. this time on a Goa and nu-nrg tip, with all the usual attitude and glam girls and boys.
I le Freak at Moray House. llpm—4am. £4. 2 Feb. Fortnightly. Original disco.
I Mambo Club at Cavendish. lOpm—3am.
£4 (£3). Two floors with African. Latin. salsa. reggae. zouk and calypso downstairs and dub. lovers and dancehall upstairs. Sir Ossie is your selector. dropping the finest in global grooves every week.
I Marmalade Riccarton Student Union. l0pm—3am. £4. 26 Jan. Chart-orientated music.
I Mi5 at The Attic. l()pm—3am. £4 (£3 before midnight). 2 Feb. Fortnightly. Sister club to FBI playing a similar soaraway mix of Britpop and indie. Get there early to take in some marvellous drinks promos ( l()pm-midnight). Playlist. as ever. includes the very best of contemporary indie: Supergrass. Elastica. Oasis. Black Grape.
I Minus One at The Carlton Highland Hotel. 10pm-3am. £2.50 (free for members). See Fridays.
I 0 at The Music Box. I l.3()pm—3am. £4 (£3). ‘lidinburgh's coolest subterranean
pleasure zone‘ according to the promoters.
Music policy moves from smooth house grooves through to more phat and funky sounds.
I MW at Negoiants. l()pm—3am. Free. Weekly. Pre-club house and garage session from David Brown (Yip Yap) and Neil MacDonald.
I Revolution Riccarton Student Union. l0.30pm—3am. £4. 2 Feb. Dance music. I Rock Orgasm at The Rocking Horse. l0.30pm—3am. £3. Climactic night of heavy guitar sounds.
I Stripped at La Belle Angele. llpm—3am. £5. 3 Feb. Fortnightly. Big. big anthems and a rather large helping of
BT-style. UK trancey-house. Clubbing. Saturday night style. Kilkie checks in for a session in February.
I Teasage at The Citrus. I lpm—4am. £3. Happy Hour: all drinks £l. Popular indie dance night. DJs Sarah and Niall jam a superb selection of punk. disco. 80s and fttnk for a friendly student-orientated crowd.
I Tribal Funktion at The Venue.
l lpm—3am. £5. 3 Feb. Fortnightly. Real American garage and house from one of Edinburgh's longest-running club nights. Cutting-edge hip hop downstairs. An excellent night.
I Yip Yap at La Belle Angele.
I lpm—3am. £6. 27 Jan. Fortnightly. Two years on and still as busy as ever. Ruff dubs. gorgeous vocals. jazzy vibes. big breakdowns. impeccable mixing. good crowd and the occasional high quality guest DJ. What more can I say'.’
Sundays
I Elevator at Wilkie House. l().3()pm—3am. Weekly Sunday-nighter with residents Alan and Adrian joined by various guests on the hard house. nu-nrg vibe.
I Masterplan at The lane. l()pm—3am. Free. Weekly acid jazz. funk and hip hop. I Modain at Mercado. l().30pm—3am. £5. Fortnightly. 28 Jan. Glam. dressy house with Ian Thomson and Al.
I The Mothership at The Basement.
9pm—lam. Free. Chill out. jazz-funk style.
with residents Gino and Fryer.
I lied at The Music Box. l().30pm—3am. £5. 28 Jan. Ambitious Sunday-[tighter from the team behind Horney Monkey bringing in top quality guests on a weekly basis. First up on 28 Jan Dominic Moir (Ministry of Sound) then Luvdup check in on 4 Feb. Phone the Red hotline on 042i 452 977 for more info.
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I Shakeass at Mercado. l0.30pm—3am. £5. Fortnightly. Glammed-up housey affair at this stylish new venue.
I Sunday Night Fever at Century 2000.
l lpm—3am. £3. Drinks at 70p. 80p and 90p. appropriately accompanied by music from the 70s. 80s and 90s.
I Taste at The Venue. llpm-3am. £5. Infamous hard house and nu-energy madness from Fisher and Price.
I Three Bag Brew at Negociants. lOpm—3am. Free. Weekly. Three Bag Brew on the mix with their usual quality blend of hip hop. funk.jazz. soul. Latin and Brazilian soundtracks.
I Timewarp at The Rocking Horse.
l 1pm—3am. £2 (free before 12.30am). A very w-i-d-e playlist indeed: ()0s. 70s. 80s and 90s.
I The Good Ship Venus at The Carwash. 9pm—lam. Free. Andy Williams continues to show off his record collection at this weekly excuse to go out drinking on a Sunday night.
Mondays
I Airport at St James Oyster Bar. 8pm--lam. Free. Monday night madness with residents Cocomix and Felight and occasional guests like Donny Allan. Scott Ferguson and Fisher and Price. Hardcore. I Asbestos at The Music Box. 10.30pm-3am. £2. 29 Jan. Fortnightly. New club featuring punk. goth. industrial and alternative sounds and all the usual drinks promos. Scary.
I Digital Biscuit at Negociants. l()pm—3am. Free. 2‘) Jan. Fortnightly. Trans-techno sounds.
I listen at Wilkie House. l().3()pm—3am. Free. Weekly live set from Nick Wong.
I Mocca at Negociants. l()pm—3am. Free. 4 Feb. Fortnightly. A quality blend of house and techno from Chris and Dill (Soma). plus guests.
I Trainspotter at The Subway. l()pm—3am. £l (free for students with matriculation card). 70s. 80s and 90s dance plus indie faves.
Tuesdays
I Hay Algun Problema at Negociants. l()pm—3am. Free. 30 Jan. Fortnightly. Latin jazz from Finbar (Copacabana).
I Insanity at The Subway. l()pm—3am. £l (free for students with matriculation card). Pop. chart and indie sounds.
I Jan a La Carte at Negociants. lOpm—3am. Free. 0 Feb. Fortnightly. Top quality jazz night.
I Nice at The Citrus. llpm—3am. £2. Drinks promos. Mixture of Britpop and classic indie right through to oOs soul.
I 70s/80s Club at The Rocking Horse. l().3()pm—3am. £2 (free before 12.30am). 70s and 80s chart hits. as the name suggests.
I Scape at Wilkie House. l().3()pm—3am. Free. Weekly laid back techno vibes.
Wednesdays
I Dolphin at The Subway. 9pm—3am. Free. Student night with loadsa drinks promos.
I Dub Department at Negociants. l()pm-3am. Free. Spiritually uplifting reverbs and depth-plumbing dubs courtesy of the rather wonderful Rude boys. Check it out.
I Fishbowl at Wilkie House. l().3()pm—3am. Weekly session for local DJs who think they‘re good enough to have-a-go for themselves. with the winner playing in the main hall at Thursday's Fishtank.
I Horizontal at Century 2000. l().3()pm—3am. £3 (£l students with matriculation card). Vodka. whisky, tequila and peach schnapps. 50p a shot. Lager and 80/-. £l a pint. Aptly-named student night with all-night drinks promos.
HIT LIST
Catch the best Edinburgh Clubs thls
I Manga George Mac from Squid and Fetish brings a much needed regular jungle night to the capital. The night will draw inspiration from the city. exploring notions of utopia and urban chaos with a comucopia of slides. video projections. hangings and sculpture. If that all sounds a bit heavy, he‘ll be spinning cutting-edge drum 'n' bass on a soulful tip, with various guests checking in soon. La Belle Angele. Fri 26 Jan.
I Genus Genus takes to the water for this special one-off night. Yogi Haughton and Murray Richardson spin the wax while the punters enjoy the venue. The Ship, Leirh. Sat 3 Feb. 'lickers in advance front Xile. Call 22] 04/1 for more info.
I Burger Queen Craig and Huggy make a spectacular comeback attempt at the stylish Mercado. Expect full-on, fierce, pumping. party house tunes and plenty of beautiful boys and girls. Mercado. Sat 3 Feb.
I Horney Monkey The Shamen play live promising a more underground set than you‘d normally expect and Mr C DJs alongside all the usual suspects. Wilkie House, Sat 3 Feb.
I Rubble at The Rocking Horse. lOpm—3am. £2 (free before 12.30am). Drinks promos. Busy. student-orientated night mixing up the sort of pop. dance and indie sounds you’ll hear at Katch or Shag. I Shango at the Wee Red Bar. 10pm—3am. £3. 3l Jan. The first in a series of four nights with all proceeds going to charity. The DJs on the night are A I. Pilou and Fawaz spinning soul. jazz. reggae and hip hop.
I Silver Sound at The Music Box. l()pm-3am. £2. Weekly. Quality techno night from John (Thee Process) and Nick (Sahva)
I Teasage at The Citrus. l 1pm—3am. £2.50. Beers and spirits all 90p. Very busy midweek club. playing indie-orientated dance sounds alongside punk. disco. 80s and funk.
I The Transporter Room at The Attic. lOpm—3am. £3 (£1). Veteran jazz. hip hop and funk club with regular live bands (Captain Shifty. Freshly Squeezed. Papa's Magic Beard. etc) and hard bop avant garde grooves creatively cut tip by DJs Scotty and Sulu.
Thursdays
I Century 2000 llpm—3am. £3. See Fridays.
I Deep at The Venue. l()pm—3am. £4. | Feb. ()ne-off. As the name suggests. deep house, with the added attraction of an awesome light show.
70 The List 26 Jan-8 Feb 1996