CLUBS listings
EDINBURGH: FRIDAYS, CHART & PARTY cont.
I 999 at The Cavendish. Monthly. Next
date 27 Oct.
I The Subway at The Subway. 9pm—3am. Free before 11pm; £3 (£1) after. Weekly. See Thu.
I The Subway West End at The Subway West End. 4pm—3am. Free before 11pm; £3 (£1) after. Weekly. See Thu.
I The Time Tunnel at Club Mercado. 10pm—3am. £5. W*ekly. Trendy Wendy and Vince Stilton the Cheesemaster disrupt the space-time continuum with tunes from the 60s, 70s and 80s (or maybe it'sjust the alcohol).
I Why Not? at Why Not? l()pm—3am. £5. Weekly. Mainstream chart and disco at this popular city centre venue.
I Yum Yum at Revolution. lOpm—3am. £5—£7. Weekly. Chart and dance night at this very popular club.
EDINBURGH SATURDAYS
Pro-club
I Atomic Baby at Bliss. 8pm—1().30pm. Free. 7 Oct. Fortnightly. Scott Brown. Bruce Nicholson, Stevie Wilson and Scott MacKenzie warm up for the main event tonight with some high ( uality house.
I Cu a Norte at Cuba Norte. l()pm—lam. Free. Weekly. Hot salsa! it’s Saturday and that means. er, hot salsa at this epicentre for all things Latin.
I Frisco Disco at PopRokit. l()pm—lam. Free. 7 Oct only. Fresh and funky house and soulful grooves from Martin Valentine and Steven Wanless. If you like it. check out the next Frisco Disco club date on 27 Oct.
I Funk And Disorderly at The City Cafe. ()pni—lam. 7 Oct. Fortnightly. Yogi IIaughton supplies the very best in dancefloor jazz. Ré'cB and vocal garage. I Immersed In Music at Pivo. 9pm—1am. Free. Weekly. Mark Price gives us a Taste of his garage grooves (7 Oct) while Kev Wright lets us linger around his Sublime selection (14 Oct). I Latino LOCO at [El Barrio. l()pm—lam. Free. Weekly.
I Made In Iguana at Iguana. ()pm—lam. Free. Weekly. Top tunes from deep house man Colin Cook (Ultragroove).
I NYC at Bliss. 9pm—1am. Free. 14 Oct. Fortnightly. Stephen Allen brings the house and garage sounds of New York to our fair city.
I Oxygen at Oxygen. 8.30pm—lam. Free. Weekly. Mikey Stirton lets us know just how Substantial his record bag is (7 Oct) while Steve Austin (unfortunately not the Bionic Man) makes a Heads in (14 Oct).
I Underworl Vibes at Bannerman’s. ()pni—lam. Free. Weekly. Sean Pearson and Neil Ferguson go all garage and house on yo asses.
I Nuspirit at PopRokit. l()pm—lam. Free. 14 Oct only. Scott Rapson. Bob Cairns and Mikey Stirton orbit the soul jazz centrepoint for our pre-clubbing pleasure.
I Yush! at the City Cafe. ()pm—lam. Free. 14 Oct. Fortnightly. AJ. previously of Blacka‘nised and head honcho behind Edinburgh‘s leading hip hop label. Yush Recordings, selects the upbeat hip hop. funk and ragga.
Club
I Acetate at The Liquid Room. 10.30pm—3am. £8 (£7). 14 Oct. Fortnightly. Plastic fantastic night for those who like to groove on in a deep, funky-ass style. with residents Murray Richardson and (iail Sellars.
I Adaptor at Studio 24. llpm—3am.
£tbc. 2l ()ct only. Blake Baxter (Tresor)
drops by as part of a special Scottish tour at this one-off event. featuring DJs from Syntax and Pillbox. See (ilasgow Panel.
I Ascension Goth Club at Hob rood Ifnion. 10.30pm—3am. £3 (£2.50). 21 ()ct. Monthly. Dark and menacing goth tunes for the dark and menacing goths.
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Rate The DJ
The List - What would you give the Manga DJs as a rating?
Punter —Ten
The List - Both DJ Kid and G-Mac? Punter — Aye! I've only been here the last five times and it's great. l’m really enjoying it. It's different from most other places and it’s the only club for drum & bass in Edinburgh that I’m familiar with. I’ve only heard of DJ Kid through here but he’s really good. I'll give him a big fat ten.
LISA FLEMING
I Atomic Baby at La Belle Angele. 10.30pm—3am. £8 before midnight; £10 after. 7 Oct. Fortnightly. Michael Kilkie. Stuart Duncan, Scott Brown and Rhumba Club resident Zammo are at the helm of this progressive house night. which has a deserved reputation for top quality tunes.
I Barry Cabanas has now finished at The Liquid Room.
I Blast at Club Mercado. I 1pm—3am. £10(£8). 7 Oct. Fortnightly. Iluggy Burger Queen who‘s the man behind the Smirnoff I:'.t'/)ert'elice Radio Show. feeds the capital's desire for glammed-up, commercial house numbers. Ile‘s joined by fresh face on the scene Markell.
I Blue Strawberry at The Liquid Room. 10.30pm—3am. £(i (£5). 7 Oct. Monthly. A fruity selection of funk. soul and house from Yogi IIaughton. Kevin Jones and the DJ Funky \"ibe.
I Boogie Mo' Dynamo at The Bongo Club. Monthly. Next date 21 Oct with very special guests Soul Of Man (Finger Lickin').
I Boombox at The Venue (downstairs). Monthly. Next date 21 ()ct with Rob Mello and Chris Duckenfteld.
I Cool Runnings at The Venue (top Floor). 10.30pm—3am. £4. 7 ()ct only. DJ Dirtsman lays down the ragga. hip hop and R&B with support from guest (ihetto Fabulous. The first ten people throuin the door get a free tape!
I C.C. Blooms at (‘.(‘. Blooms. 10.30pm—3am (bar from (rpm). Free. Weekly. DJ Ally is back again with more of her trademark high-camp-to-house musical action.
I Digital at The Venue (top floor). 10.30pm—3am. £5 (£4). 14 ()ct. Fortnightly. 'l‘echno and tech-house for the faithful here from residents J. Cammera. Mitchell and Finnie.
I Digital 8: The Edge present Rotation at The Venue (all floors). 10.30pm—3am. £10 (£8). 14 Oct. Monthly. After the resounding success of the first Rotation. the organisers have gone all out this month to bring Iidinburgh audiences a monster showcase. Comprised of funky jackin’ techno on the main floor with special guests Colin Dale (The find) and DJ Funk (Dance Mania. Chicago) and residents J. Carnmera and Mitchell: huge guest Nicky Holloway and resident Sean Pearson playing melodic deep house on the top floor; and finally Kris and Tom Cullen playing beats ck breaks in the Cooler. I’hew! See llitlist.
I The Egg at The Wee Red Bar.
1 1pm—3am. £4 (£3.50). Weekly. A heady mix of indie. ()(Js garage. Northern soul. ska. soundtracks and all things groovy at this ever-popular Art College student union.
I Eye Candy at Club Mercado. llpm—3am. £10 (£8); £(i for the boldly and the beautifully dressed. 14 ()ct. Fortnightly. After celebrating their first birthday. (iraeme Popstar and Nejat Barton continue to go from strength to strength with their shamelessly glam house party. Remember to ‘dress glam or scram‘.
I Fiesta Latina at 'I'eviot Row L'nion. 9.30pm-2am. £4.50 (£3.50); £2.50 for members of Ilispanic Society. Monthly. 14 ()ct. I)Js Ana & Pacho live it tip Latino style with their heady mix of salsa. mambo. merengue. vallenato and many more. Arrive early for your free dance class (0.30pm) with the Salsa Angels to get you in the mood.
I Headspin at The Bongo Club. 10.30pm 3am. £(i (£5). 7 ()ct. Monthly. Ninja 'l'une's Mr Scruff drops by fora three hour set. Remember he‘s
a cheeky fella and he likes it frisky so get ready to shake some booty, and arrive early because the scruffy one is hitting the decks at 12pm and you'll want to sample the aural delights of the residents Colin Millar, Steve Austin and Trendy Wendy beforehand. See Preview and llitlist.
I Henry’s Jazz Bar (formerly the Jazz
f Joint) at Henry‘s Jazz Bar. l()pm—3am. £5. Weekly. Seven piece jazz alllstars. The (iroovediggaz. deliver a high energy
performance spiced with a soul funk flavour.
' I Joy at \Vilkie Iiouse. 10.30pm—3am.
£10 (£7). 14 ()ct. Monthly. Maggie and Alan return for another unstoppable ride into the deepest depths of hard house euphoria. ("mon. you know you want it. I Jungle Magic at The Liquid Room. Monthly. Next date 21 Oct with The True Playaz Ball. featuring DJ llype. Zinc. Pascal. MC Phats and the Magic residents.
i I Last Night A DJ Stole My Wife at Po
Na Na. llpm--3am. £3. Weekly. [)1 4th Varmint. keeping it real with the old skool to tilt slsool beats thing.
I Latin Explosion at The Mambo Club. 10pm —3am. £5. Weekly. Your weekly dose of high octane Latin rhythms (run cxclttsiycly by women). with dance classes starting at 0pm for beginners and for tnore experienced salsa afticianados at 10pm (priced £4 \\ hieh includes entry to the club).
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Next date 28 ()ct.
I The Mambo Club at The Cavendish. I0pm—3ani. £4 before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. Your second serving of music of black origin this week. on a reggae. ragga. Rth. rap and hip hop tip. ()r head upstairs for salsa action at Latin lixplosion (see separate listing).