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in their first year alone, quality house night Ultragroove has been graced with appearances from
Miguel Migs, Ashley Beedle and Joey Negro. Their first birthday party will
however make a departure from foreign forces and instead celebrate the talents of the club’s local residenc Gareth Sommerville, Colin Cook and Mikey Stirton. In preparation, Mr Cook takes the time to show us what: in store.
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Dennis Ferrer: ‘Soul Collectives Vol. 1' (Large) 'Ghetto Discotek Building' (Madhouse)
Two EPs — all tracks with necessary soul and raw feeling from Kerri Chandler‘s sidekick.
Home 8- Garden: ‘An Invitation' (Central Park)
Second release on a promising new label, featuring a Derrick Carter vocal mix and a slammin' percussive mix.
Atlantis feat. Naomi Nsombi: 'No More Excuses' (Giant Step)
Meandering vocal beauty courtesy of Ron Trent and friends. A beatless instrumental and an afro-percussive mix make this essential.
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Lucy Pearl: ‘Don't Mess With My Man' (Virgin)
Mood II swing dub with grinding beats and bullet hard bassline — tougher than a Souness tackle.
% U/tragroove at La Belle Ange/e, Edinburgh, Sat 28 Oct.
76 TIIE LIST 19 Oct—2 Nov 2000
EDINBURGH SATURDAY: PRE-CLUB cont.
I Latino Loco at El Barrio. 10pm—1am. Free. Weekly. More sidewinding Salsa.
I Made In Iguana at Iguana. 9pm—1am. Free. Weekly. Top tunes from deep house man Colin Cook (Ultragroove).
I NYC at Bliss. 9pm—lam. Free. 28 Oct. Fortnightly. Stephen Allen brings the house and garage sounds of New York to our fair City.
I Oxygen at Oxygen. 8.30pm-1am. Free. Weekly. Mikey Stirton (Substantial) and Steve Austin (Headspin) entertain the weekend crowds at this airy bar.
I Underworld Vibes at Bannennan’s. 9pm-1am. Free. Weekly. Sean Pearson and Neil Ferguson go all garage and house on yo asses.
I Yush! at The City Cafe. 9pm-1am. Free. 28 Oct. Fortnightly. A.J, 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. Next date 11 Nov.
I Adaptor at Studio 24. 11pm-3am.£8. 21 Oct only. Techno don Blake Baxter (T resor) drops by as part of a special Scottish tour at this one-off event, featuring DJs from Syntax and Pillbox.
I Afro-Celtic Night for Humana at Holyrood Union. 9pm—3am. £6 (£4). 28 Oct only. Features a heady mix of Celtic and African bands, dancers, drummers, cultural fodder and DJs.
I Ascension Goth Club at Holyrood Union. 10.30pm-3am. £3 (£2.50). 21 Oct. Monthly. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Well the Goths didn’t, they sacked the bloody place. These days, they’re happier attending nights of uncompromising guitar noise like this one, organised by Edinburgh Uni’s Goth and Rock Society.
I Atomic Baby at La Belle Angele. 10.30pm—3am. £8 before midnight; £10 after. 21 Oct. Fortnightly. This month the residents roll out the red carpet for Colin Tevendale. Regulars Michael Kilkie, Stuart Duncan, Scott Brown and Rhumba Club resident Zammo keep the progressive house pum mg.
I 8 ast at Club Mercado. 11pm-3am. £10 (£8). 21 Oct. Fortnightly. Huggy Burger Queen who’s the man behind the Smirnoff Experience Radio Show, feeds the capital’s desire for glammed-up, commercial house numbers. He’s joined by fresh face on the scene, Markell.
I Blue Strawberry at The Liquid Room. Next date 4 Nov.
I Boogie Mo' Dynamo at The Bongo Club. 11pm—3am. £7. 21 Oct. Monthly. Wreckage and fellow residents Smack & Believe throw some nu-breaks and funky beats with a little help from breakbeat pioneers Soul of Man (Finger Lickin').See Hitlist.
I Boombox at The Venue. 11pm—3am. Monthly. £9 (£7). 21 Oct. From the team behind Tribal Function comes this high- tempo house affair. Tonight, the residents annexe The Venue’s upper regions in honour of Swag’s Chris Duckenfield and Classic’s deckspinning dervish Rob Mello. Nice flyers too.
I CC. Blooms at CC. Blooms. 10.30pm-3am (bar from 6pm). Free. Weekly. See Fri.
I Digital at The Venue (top floor). 10.30pm—3am. £5 (£4). 28 Oct. Fortnightly. Techno 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). Next date 11 Nov. I District at Noa. Next date 4 Nov.
I The Egg at The Wee Red Bar. 11pm—3am. £4 (£3.50). Weekly. A floppy fringed mix of indie, 60s garage. Northern soul, ska, soundtracks and all things groovy at this ever-popular Art College student union.
I Eye Candy at Club Mercado. 11pm—3am. £10. 28 Oct. Fortnightly. After celebrating their first birthday, Graeme 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 Teviot Row Union. Next date 11 Nov.
I Headspin at The Bongo Club. Next date 4 Nov. After Mr Scruff ’s jam-packed set last time round, expect residents Colin Millar and Trendy Wendy to be brewing up a storm.
I Henry‘s Jazz Bar (formerly the Jazz Joint) at Henry’s Jazz Bar. 10pm—3am. £5. Weekly. Brian Kellock fronts his jazz trio (21 Oct) and backs smooth and special Sylvia Rae (28 Oct).
I Joy at Wilkie House. Next date 11 Nov. I Jungle Magic at The Liquid Room. 10pm—3am. £12. 21 Oct. Monthly. The True Playaz Ball, featuring DJ Hype, Zinc, Pascal, MC Phats and the Magic residents. See Hitlist.
I Kuru at Ego. Next date 4 Nov.
I Last Night A DJ Stole My Wife at P0 Na Na. 11pm—3am. £3. Weekly. DJ 4th Varmint, keeping it real with the old skool to nu skool beats thing.
I Latin Explosion at The Mambo Club. 10pm—3am. £5. Weekly. Your weekly dose of high octane Latin rhythms (run exclusively by women), with dance classes starting at 9pm for beginners and for more experienced salsa afficionados at 10pm (priced £4 which includes entry to the club).
I Luver at Wilkie House. 10pm-3am. £10 (£7). 28 Oct. Monthly. The long-running hard house night continues its Carry On theme with Hammer House of Horrors. Residents Jared, Peter James and Tommy K should get the bodiesjerking on the dancefloor. Avoid those with big teeth.
I Luver Lite at Ego. 10pm—3am. 21 Oct. Monthly. Sexy music for sexy clubbers, and anyone else who fancies fluffy house at this Luvely offshoot.
I The Mambo Club at The Cavendish. 10pm—3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. Your second serving of music of black origin this week, on a reggae, ragga, R&B, rap and hip hop tip.
I Messenger Sound System at The Bongo Club. llpm-3am (early start this week). £6.50. 28 Oct. Fortnightly. The Messengers welcome Jamaica’s reggae poineers Jah Love Muzik. Expect roots and dub of the highest order. See Hitlist.
I Mingin' at Studio 24 (upstairs). 10.30pm—3am. £5. 21 Oct. Fortnightly. Altogether more pleasurable than the name would suggest, this is a gay-friendly house, trance and techno fest hosted by Brian Dempster and Alan Joy for a loyal crowd. I The Mission at Studio 24. llpm-3am. £5 (£4). 28 Oct. Fortnightly. Following in the tradition of The Mission (Victoria Street) with three floors of alternative sounds: head upstairs for goth and industrial goings-on, to the main floor for rock, nu metal and guitar-based sounds and up to the wee front room for general weirdness, sometimes on a skate, punk or indie slant.
I Nameless at The Attic. 10.30pm—3am. £6. Weekly. Already the boys behind legendary techno night Pure are restless and hungry for more. So from now on you’ll find an ever-changing selection of Twitch, Brainstorm, The Bill, Sandy Paris, Rob Dylan and many more supplying techno, deep house and whatever else they damn well please.
I Noa at Noa. 10pm—3am. Free entry before midnight; £6 after. Fortnightly. 28 Oct. Jon Flowers, Martin Valentine (Taste) and Craig Phillips create a mixed up melange of US house and garage.
I Oxygen at Studio 24. Next date 4th Nov. I Phosphorescence at The Venue. 10.30pm-3am. £9 (£7). 28 Oct. Monthly. Lucas (Tip Records) guests at the Goa trance fest, with residents Pagan, Yoghurt Weaver and Hobbes.
I Rio at Ego (formerly Eden). Next date 11 Nov.
I Saturday Night Live at The Venue. Next date 4 Nov. On both floors, this combo of Scratch and Motherfunk features Jeru Tha Damaja.
I Scratch at The Venue (top floor). 11pm—3am. £7 (£5). 21 Oct. Fortnightly. Funk and hip hop from Lyle, Richie Rufftone and the boys. They’re also doing their best to confuse the Edinburgh
massive by dodging from floor to floor of The Venue like a baadass kangaroo. See previous.
I Shebang at Wilkie House. 11pm-3am. £10 (£8). 21 Oct. Monthly. Gail Sellars pulls out the stops for a three hour set. This garage and hard house night styles itself as’the ‘feminine side of Taste’ and features Simmone Black in the backroom.
I Spectrum at Club Java. 10pm-3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. A quality shindig for Leithers and anyone with the good sense to make it down to this gorgeous venue. Your host with the most, Jo Malik, showcases vinyl gold in the murky realms of hip hop, drum & bass, reggae, R&B and mellow house.
I Substantial at La Belle Angele. Next date 11 Nov.
I Tease Age at The Citrus Club. llpm—3am. £4. Weekly. Now in its eighth year, this indie stalwart flavoured with hints of soul and funk continues to draw a packed and sweaty crowd week in, week out. And if you hate smoking, the new non-smoking policy in the bar area should please you no end.
I Trade at Wilkie House. 10pm—3am. The infamous London club’s next date is 4 Nov.
I Ultragroove at La Belle Angele. 28 Oct. Monthly. Has it been a year already? Expect long-winded reminscenses aplenty at Ultragroove’s birthday celebrations. Alternatively, put your hands in the air for deep house from multi-talented residents Colin Cook, Gareth Sommerville and Mikey Stirton. if it’s guests you’re after, Pete Heller and Terry Farley touch down here on 25 Nov. See Hitlist.
I Vegas at Ego (formerly Eden). 9.30pm—3am. £8 (£6). Monthly 28 Oct. The Vegas Fashion Show comes to town in association with Armstrong’s. Prizes can be won, although hopefully this isn’t just an excuse for Armstrong’s to offload their mountains of scuffed leather jackets. The usual swinging sounds should be in full effect. Also see below. I Vegas at the ABC Cinema. 10.45pm—3am. £9 (plus booking fee). 21 Oct only. An extra Vegas at this ideal venue with buxom third birthday celebrations features all the Vegas stars plus Fat Sam’s Swing Band playing live. Advance tickets only, available from Ripping Records. See Hitlist.
Chart & Party
I Desire at Eros/Elite. 9.30pm—3am. £5 (£4) before 11pm; £6 (£5) before midnight; £7 (£6) after. Weekly. Mainstream chart and party grooves for over-21s at this heaving club. To organise a bus, call the venue.
I Hanky Panky at Loca. 10pm—3am. £5 (£4 with flyer). Weekly. A shameless mix of 70s, 805 and 90s chart and dance tunes.
I Lovegroove at Gaia. 10pm—3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. A smooth groove dance party on the main floor while Deke Patton takes over the upstairs lounge with a selection of swing, jazz, soul and easy listening 45s.
I The Party at Revolution. 10pm—3am. £5 (£7). Weekly. Mainstream and dance anthems.
I Saturday Sensation at The Cavendish. 10pm—3am. £6 (free membership and discounted tickets available). Weekly. 70s, 80s and 905 tunes for the oldsers. Over 25s only.
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. 7pm-3am. Free before 11pm; £3 (£1) after. Weekly. See Thu.
I Weekender at The Ark. 10pm—3am. £6 (£5). Weekly. Dance and party pap at this capacity night.
I Why Not? at Why Not?. 10pm—3am. £7.50. Weekly. Chart, dance, mainstream and all your favourite club anthems at this popular city centre venue.
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