CLUBS listings
CLUBS EDINBURGH SATURDAYS continued
I Reaction at The Subway. l lpm—3am. £2; free for students with matriculation card. Weekly. A tnix ofchart. dance arid classic disco.
I Rebel Waltz at City Cafe. ()pltt-lilm. Free. 23 ()ct. Fortnightly. Rebel Waltz introduces the first of its deep house label showcases. Resident Murray Richardson is joined by Shefiield's Toko Records with guest l)J Alec Greenhough.
I The Rocking Horse at The Rocking Horse. l lpm--3am. £ 1. Three floors of alternative club action. loosely divided ' between gothic. heavy metal and indie. Drinks promos.
I The Salsa Hut 7-- (0.30pm. Free. Cool little Mexican restaurant bridging the gap between great food and great music. With DJs.
I Salsa Viva at the Venue. 10.30pm—3am. £5; £3 before 1 1pm. 23 Oct. Fortnightly. DJ Coco Vega from Latin America provides the high quality Latin music from the old classics to the latest releases.
I Sativae Recordings Present at The Shooting Gallery. l().3()pm-—3am. £7 (£5). 23 ()ct. Monthly. Night ofelectro and techno with residents Steve (iletict'oss and Dave Tarritla. Guests for the future will include the likes of Si Begg aka Buckfunk 3000. Sugar lixpei'iment Station (live) you might know them as Neil l.atidstrumm and Tobias Scluiiidt -- Jay Denham. DJ Hell and a Trash Records night with Christian Vogel and Matt Consume. litipressive stuff.
I Seen at The Honeycomb. lO.3()pm~3am. £8 (£7). 23 ()ct. Monthly. Happy Birthday to Seen; Jazzy Jay guests in celebration. He is one of the true unsung heroes of hip hop and you will know him as Bambaataa's DJ and right- hand man. part oi the Soulsonic Force. he produced the first l)efJani release and owned the legendary Bronx Ila/1y .lay 's Studio' where he taught a number of today's happening producers their trade and ltc‘ ths lltt‘ l).l til The Roxy Nighthth in Manhattan in the early 80s. Eh? Wtinl. STS (Glasgow) and Stttbby Digits provide pt'tiy ide the quality support.
I The Sting at The l’ottert'ow. Monthly. Next date 6 Nov.
I Studio Grand at The Honeycomb. llpm—3am. £7 (£6). 6 Nov. Monthly. Taking up a new regular slot. the sttidio Grand boys bring their quality blend of hip hop to a grateful audience. Residents are 4th Varmint. l’ltis ()ne. Extra and STS.
I Sublime at The l’otterrow. 9pm Jam. £7 (£5). 30 ()ct. monthly. It's a Tortured Records thing. Billy Nasty. Turbulent Force (live) and l)a/. Saund show what it‘s all about. Beaiiy and Felix are in the second room with their quality eclectictsm. This is Sublime's new monthly residency 'bringing together some of the tiiost successful artists and bands who have graced Sublime over the past four years along with artists who are at the forefront of todays trance and techno scette.‘
I Sublime at Wilkie House. l()ptit 3am. £8 (£6). 23 ()et. fortnightly. Trance and
techno in the main room. quality eclectic iii the back. The Sublime faithful have once again been blessed this fortnight. ldge provides one his quality three hour sets with ftill support from Kev Wright: Beany atid Felix through the back with their superb eclectic sottttds. 6 Nov sees something very special indeed. Quietman will be the live guest and their stage show is a concept unto itself. Kev Wright will he the main room support with Beany aitd Felix through the back. See l’hactfile.
I The Subway West End 4pm 3am. £ !. Weekly. See Thursdays.
I Sugar Cube at Studio Z-l. l().3()pm-3am. £3. 23 ()ct. l-‘ortnightly. New gay fantasy club. forthcoming dates include gay performers and fetish/bondage nights. liveryone loves their fantasies.
I T.F.I.F. at (‘lub Mercado. 5 l()pm. Free. Weekly. Friday nights have changed forever thanks to Happy Hour 5 6.30pm (£l drinks. £ )0 bottles of champagne) and great. nostalgic music courtesy of Trendy Wendy. This is the orginal after- work wind down. now itito its third year. I TFI Friday Afterwork Party at The Ark. 4.30 -‘).3()pm. Free. Weekly. A free hot buffet until 6.30pm atid loads of cheap drinks. lovely.
I The Time Tunnel at (‘lub Mercado. l()pm 3am. £5. 33 ()ct. l-‘ortnightly. Trendy Wendy takes you through the 60s. 70s and 80s.
I Trash at In Belle Angele. Monthly. Next date the.
I Triptonite North at The Honeycomb. llpiii 3am. £8 (£6). .‘~() ()ct. Monthly. AlanThompson (Trade) guests. Dominic Moir and Stuart l)uncan with house and techno in the main room and Murray Richardson through the back with his deep house magic.
I Twister at The Shooting (iallciy. llpiii 3am. £7 (£6). 3() ()ct. Free l’arty Benefit which will run anything from monthly to every six months. ‘depending
in £1000 to spend in the Edinburgh Virgin Megastore! Turn to page 9
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when they can be arsed'. James Munro and Dominic l.ainb are the guests atid are supported by Nik and Web. 8K rig. A night of flat—out Goa trance.
I Underworld Vibes at Bannermans. 0pm latii. Free. Weekly. Local l).ls spin pt'e—club vibes in this popular bar. Tonight. it‘s garage and house.
I Voodoo at The Vaults. Monthly. Next date the.
I Walkers ~1pni—3am. Free before l().3()pm. £5 after. Group concessions available. Weekly. Over 21s. Smart dress. Happy hour 4-8pm. With local residents. Ftiti music. fun crowd.
I What It Is at (‘ity 2. ‘).3()pm—lam. Free. 30 ()et. Fortnightly. Bob Cairns plays a funky atid very listenable blend of sotil. garage and rare stuff.
I Work at The Shooting (iallery. Monthly. Next date the.
EDINBURGH SATURDAYS
I Arakataca! at The Bongo Club. l().3()pm ~3am. £5. 2-3 Oct. Fortnightly. \'ivito Y (‘oleando Salsa. African. l.atin and (‘aribbean dance music. Top l)Js playing cool music frotn hot countries. I Atomic Baby at The Honeycomb. llpiii Jam. £ It) (£8). 2-1 ()et. Fortnightly. It‘s still residents time . .. Micheal Kilkie. Zammo. Gareth Sommerville. Datren Davies and Scott Brow n w ill be playing their range of litiro-housey bouncy stuff. A popular night guaranteed to get yott on the (lancclloor.
I Big Beat at ('afe ('it'al'fiti. Monthly. 0.30pm 3am. £8. 7 Nov. Monthly. Put on your dancing shoes. it‘s Big Beat's 5th Birthday? The sttititiitig once will be their very special guest w hen she makes her Scottish debut and w ill surely make this a night to remember. The l).ls are Simon Hodge and Stuart Bennett.
I C.C. Blooms llpiii 3am. Free. Weekly. Get tip aitd move those hips at this very btisy gay bar/club.
I Catwalk ‘)ptii--- l atti. Free. Weekly. Mark l’rice plays his eclectic mix of happening beats in this quality pre-club bar.
I Colours Of Love at (‘tutt
.‘ylercado. | lptii 3am. £l() (£8). 3| ()ct. Fortnightly. The stunning l)J Soniqtie comes tip to provide the Halloween Special a touch of class with a two hour vocal set. Btisy. dressy and tip-for-it house and garage night.
I Core at Studio 24. l()pm 3am. £9 (£7). M ()et. fortnightly. ()ne of the last bastions for Scottish happy hard and hardcore. Residents are D] Q. Tom Wilson atid gtiests.
I Cream at The l’otterrow. 9pm 3am. £7 (£5). 3| Oct. The Cream residency kicks off with Steve l.awler and Steve Thomas presenting a night of hands in the air ' no doubt helped along by the very cheap beverages at the bar.
Bringing together breakdancing and Capoeira in one performance. See it at The Bongo Club on Sun 1 Nov.
I Disco Inferno at The Venue. l().3()pm-3am. £6. 31 ()ct. Fortnightly. It's a disco ball of fire from l)J Love and Nick Silver with MC‘ ()tis on the mic and Mr Lenny Love as your host — step otit in spandex flares atid trip back to the 70s. bab .
I The Edge at The Vaults. 9pm—3am. £8 before 1 1pm; £l() after; students £5. 31 ()ct. Fortnightly. Judge Jules makes another visit to fave haven The Vaults. Expect a busy. pumping and probably sweaty night of house madness. Residentsjumping around iii the background will be Keith. Alan and Sean. I The Egg at The Wee Red Bar.
1 lpm—Ram. £3 members; £3.50 non- members. A varied playlist taking tit soul. 6()s. new wave. indie. northern. soundtracks and much. much more. There‘s a very cheap bar as well. Free photographic membership available on the night.
I Ego at The Shooting Gallery. l().3()pm~3am. £8. 3| ()et. Monthly. ‘Trick N' Treating'-— it's their Halloween Special! Take Fgo's usual hefty helping of Glamour and Opulence and add some seasonal devilishness. Resident DJs include Michelle. Sadie and other fabulous people.
I eh1 more at ehl. ()ptn—lam. Free. Yogi Haughton plays his garage and soul tunes on the first and third Sat and rising deep house star Murray Richardson shows why he is worthy of the attention on the second and fourth.
I Energise at Subway. llpm--3am. £2. Weekly. Various party sounds.
I Fiesta Latina at Teviot Row. ()pm—Zam. £4 (£3 students; £2 Hispanic Society members). Sat 31 ()et. Monthly. Halloween Fancy Dress! let your hair dowti to salsa. cumbia. lambatla and vallenato at this great l.atin affair.
I Fire Island at Wilkie House.
9.30pm -3am. £4 before l().3()pm; £8 after (£6 members). 7 Nov. Monthly. Steve Thomas (Trade/Tripoli Trax) is guaranteed to have you sweating to his brilliant hard house faster than a cheeta on a bag of speed balls. Residents Blti Peter. Gail Sellars. Richie Vallettze. Grant Duff and Bootsy should raise a hand or two.
I Fire Water Ensemble at The Jazz. Joint. l()pm-Jam. £5 (£4). Weekly. The only live samba collective iii Scotland with DJ support from '/.amba. Should be a sell-out.
I Frog at Studio 2-1. Monthly.
l()ptii 3am. £3 before l().45pm; £5 after. Upstairs sees hard house arid litiro techno. downstairs anything from disCo and house to old school and big beat. Can actually anyone make the origami frogs that their flyers turn into'.’
I Fuzzy Instinct at Wilkie House. l().3()pm—3am. £7. 24 ()ct. Monthly. New funky house night offering the masses something different. Front room residents are Joit White and Gav Sutherland. Grab