LISTINGS CLUBS
I Reaction at The Subway. l lpm—3am. £2 (free for students with matriculation card). Weekly mix ofchart. dance and classic disco.
I Rumbeando will no longer be taking place at Cltib Mercado. It will however. be rcappearing soon at another venue.
I Salsa Viva at The Attic. l0.30pm-«3am. £4.50 (£3.50). 3| May. livery three weeks. The best in Latin dance.
I Sublime at Wilkie House. l0pm-3am. l0.30pm. £8 (£0). 31 May. Fortnightly. Residents night at this full-on. dance till yott drop house night. SOS State will be playing a ftill live set at the ne\t one. Highly recommended.
I Tf.I.F. at Club Mercado. 5pm 4am. Free 5' l0pm. £3 l0pin midnight. £4 midnight ~1ain.\\'cekly. Friday nights have changed forcv er thanks to Happy Hours. £l drinks. £10 bottles of champagne and great. nostalgic music courtesy of'l‘rendy Wendy who manages to get the dancelloor packed and jumping as early as (ipml
I Voodoo Chile at The Rockitig Horse.
l 1pm» 3am. £3. Price includes entry to ("athottse and Katch. Full of lovely boys iand girls) headbanging to classic heavy metal.
I Zodiac at The iitHlL‘}Ct)liil‘. llpm 3am.
£0. Membership is available on the night. 7 .liiii. Monthly. This club is getting stionger by the month. Residents Murray Richardson (Genus). Scott Gallagher (.-\stroniotcl ). llttggy 1 Burger Queen) and Yogi llaugliton (Sakradei are offciing a unique combination of underground garage and pumping party house to a wild crowd. With .liiii Byers and Gordon Macbean playing rap. sw ingbeat. disco and garage through the back.
Saturdays
I BPM at the Music Box. 7pm- l0pm. £5.
\Veekly. l'nder- l Ss night playing a wide range of sounds.
I Burger Queen at Cltib Mercado. llpm—3am. £7 (£0). S Jun. Fortnightly. Residents Craig. Huggy and Stella lick an eager and willing crowd into a fierce dancing fren/y v. ith hard pumping house.
With Skev from Nice in Newcastle guesting.
I The Cavendish 9pm—3ain. £5. Over 25s only. Smart dress. Live bands every week. I Century 2000 l lpm—3am. £5. See Fridays.
I Colours at Cltib Mercado. llpm—4am. £8 members. £10 non members. I Jtiii. Fortnightly. Coliti Patterson guests alongside residents Jon Mancini. Boney. Darren Mackie and Crosby.
I Disco Inferno at The Venue.
10pm -3am. £5. l Jtiii. Immenser popular studenty-type disco.
I Earth Inferno at The Rocking Horse. l0.3()pm—-3am. £3. Happy Hour until l2.30am. No rave. jtist out of the grave gothic and industrial sounds.
I The Egg at The Wee Red Bar.
I l.30pin—-4am. £3. Drinks promos. Weekly solid gold easy-action sounds; more specifically indie. (ytls. new wave and soul.
I Energise at Subway. llpin-3am. £2. Weekly. Various party sounds.
I FBI at Moray House. llpni— 4am. £4. 1 Jun. Fortnightly. liscellent indie night playing the sassiest. smartest and sharpest in Britpop from Cast to ( )asis to Supergrass. Always busy.
I Joy is on the mm c. \Vatch this space. I le Freak at Moray House. llpiii 74am. £4. 8 Jtiii. Fortnightly. lncreasiiigly popular night of real disco with a suitably well dressed party crowd.
I Mambo Club at Cavendish. l0pm—3am. £4 (£3). Two floors w ith African. Latin. salsa. reggae. Iouk and calypso downstairs and dtib. lovers and dancehall upstairs. Sir ()ssie is your selector. dropping the finest in global grooves every week.
I Marmalade Riccarton Student Union. lt)pm-—3ani. £4. l Jun. Fortnightly. Chart- orientated music.
I Mi5 at The Attic. I0piii—3am. £4 (£3 before midnight). 8 Jun. 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()piii~-iiiitliiiglit). Playlist. as ever. includes the very best of
contemporary indie: Supergrass. Elastica. Oasis. Black Grape.
I Minus One at The Carlton Highland Hotel. 10pni—3am. £2.50 (free for members). See Fridays.
I 0 at The Music Box. 10.30pm—3am. £4 before midnight. Weekly. Residents Kevin Jones (Forth FM) and Billy Whizz with a mix of house. dance and funk.
I RAW at Negociants. l0pm—3am. Free. Weekly. House and garage with Neil tylacl)onald.
I Revolution Riccarton Student Union. 10.30pm—3am. £4. 8 Jun. Dance music. I Rock Orgasm at The Rocking Horse. l().3()pm—3am. £3. Weekly. Climactic night of heavy guitar sounds.
I Sakradé at the Honeycomb.
l lpm—3am. £8. Weekly. Ross Keddie and Gavin Campbell with house in the main room. Yogi Haughton getting experimental through the back. Still finding its feet. but getting there.
I Seen at Wilkie House. l().3()pm—3am. £7. 8 Jun. Monthly. Seen proudly present Pogo (Kiss FM) and DJ Swift ( i989 D.M.C Champion) for a ftill three-hour set on four decks. See Hit List.
I Snog at Club Mercado. 7.30—l().3()pm. £4 members. £5 non-members. Weekly. Busy under-18s night playing the best in chart and dance.
I Soma at The Attic. llpm—3am. £5. 1 Jtiii. Fortnightly. Hard Chicago trax meet seductive Detroit grooves with Chris. Robbie. liric and Ritchie.
I Soul Underground at the City Cafe. 9pm—lain. Free. Weekly. Residents Nick Wav and Norton play R 'n' B. h‘lotown. G-Funk. hip hop and rare groove in the recently redecorated City 2.
I Stripped at La Belle Angele. l0pm’3am. £l0. 8 Jun. Fortnightly. Residents [ammo and Kris Keegan kick tip a storm with hard UK house.
I Teasage at The Citrus. 1 lpm—4am. £3. Happy Hour llpm—midnight: all drinks £l. Weekly. Popular indie dance night. DJs Sarah and Niall jam a superb selection of punk. disco. 80s and funk for a friendly student-orientated crowd.
I Tribal Funktion at The Venue. 10.30pm—3am. £8 members. £5 members. 8 Jun. Fortnightly. ()ne of the country‘s finest American house nights with residents George T and Simone. Cutting edge hip hop in The Cooler. Watch out for guests.
I Yip Yap at La Belle Angele. llpm—3am. £7. l Jun. Fortnightly. Residents Gareth Sommerville and Kev McKay on the deep house and vocal garage vibe at this extremely busy club.
Sundays
I Fetish at La Belle Angele. llpm~~3am. £5. 9 Jun. Fortnightly. George Mac and co. return to a new Sunday night slot. Guest on the opening night is the legendary godfather of house. Larry Heard. who‘ll be DJing and playing live in his Fingers lnc. guise. This is not to be missed. See Hit List.
I The Grind at The Lane. l()pin—3am. £3. 9 Jun. Fortnightly. Hip hop. swing and acid jazz.
I The Mothership at The Basement. 9pm— lam. Free. Chill otit. jazz-funk style. with residents Gino and Fryer.
I Orange at Club Mercado. llpm—3am. £5 (£4 before midnight). 2 Jtiti. Monthly on the first Sunday of the month. The Gay Preservation present a Whoop! Records promotion with guest DJs Joel leavier and Lekker joining resident Morgan Marsalis.
I Boots at The City Cafe. 8.30pm—late. Free. Weekly. Johnny (Rhythm Lab) and Robbie chill with ska. 70s soul and mellow hip hop.
I Spice at The Tap O'Lauriston. Spin—lam. Free. Weekly. Techno with residents Bill and Jan plus drinks promos. I Straight From The Pot at Negociants. l0piii--3ani. Free. Weekly. An eclectic fusion of funk. rare ja/J. grooves. soul. hip
HIT LIST
Catch the best Edinburgh Club: this fortnight;
I Pure One of the finest techno nights in the countiy welcomes back one of the finest techno DJs in the world. American Jeff Mills. Be prepared for a fast and furious, thundering aural assault and some pretty wildstyle mixing. Pure. The Venue, F 21' 7 June.
I Seen Scotland's premier hip hop night step up to the next level with guests Pogo (Kiss FM) and Swift (l989 D.M.C champion). who‘ll be playing a three-hour set on four decks. Seen. Wilkie House, Sat 8 June.
I Fetish George Mac and co return with the controversial and sexy Fetish. Guest on the opening night is none other than godfather of house Larry Heard in his Fingers Inc guise. This is not to be missed. Fetish. La Belle Ange/e. Sun 9 June.
hop. Brazilian and soundtracks with master blender Well Stirred.
I Sunday Night Fever at Century 2000. llpm—3am. £3. Drinks at 70p. 80p and 90p. appropriately accompanied by music from the 70s. 80s aiitl 90s.
I Taste at The Honeycomb. l lpm—3ain. £5. Weekly. Still one of the few places in town where you're guaranteed a good night out. Hard hectic house in the front. garage through the back. For further details call the 24 hour Taste livents Line on 557 4656.
I Timewarp at The Rocking Horse.
1 lpm—3ain. £2 (free before l2.30am). A very w-i-d-e playlist indeed: 608. 70s. 80 and 90s.
I Xponential at Wilkie House. |()pm—3am. Free. 9 Jun. Fortnightly. Eclectic. electric electronica.
Mondays
I Ceroc at Moray House.
7. l5pm—l0.30pm. £4 (£3.50). Weekly. Energetic. stylish. modern jive from France with music ranging from chart to reggae. to Latin. soul and blues. 45 minute beginner class at 7.30pm. Plus. there‘s a licensed bar.
I Digital Biscuit at Negociants. 9pm—3am. Free. 3 Jun. Fortnightly. Phunky. flipped-out. cheeky tunes dished up by Paul (Lift). Grafik (Inner Space Magazine) and Believe (Voodoo lnc FM). I Hello at The Honeycomb. l0pmy-late. £3. Weekly. New night featuring the talents of relatively unknown DJs who will be given a public platform (half hour slots) for the first time. With Tasters Fisher and Price overseeing operations should things get messy.
I Jazz Is What? at Negociants. 9pm~3am. Free. 10 Jun. Fortnightly. An eclectic blend of straight jazz and just about every other form of jazz you can think of. with DJs Benj and Krys.
I Trainspotter at The Subway. l()pni—3am. £l (free for students with matriculation cartl). 70s. 80s and 90s dance plus indie faves.
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