Clubs listings
Edinburgh Fridays contiued
I Moody at Wee Red Bar. 1 lpm—3am. £5 (£4). 22 Mar. Monthly. Second session of this all-new cltib night showcasing ‘all styles and no smiles‘. Don‘t even think about having a good time then when residents Stephen Brown (Transinat) and Vinnie take to the decks. playing Detroit techno. Chicago house and whatever else they feel like.
I Naked at Ego. l().3()pm—3am. £8 (£7). 22 Mar. Monthly. The hard house night celebrates its first birthday in fine style. with guest DJs lngo (Tidy Trax) and Chris Green (Sundissential)joining resident Phil York. Suddenly everything becomes clear after you've learned that the Tidy Trax label is run by the people better known as Jive Bunny.
I A Night For Cuba at the Bongo Club. l().3()pm—3am. £6 (£5). 15 Mar. Monthly. Edinburgh‘s leading Latin nights — Club Latino. Salsa Viva. Arakataca and Latin lixplosion — club together once again to form this mighty hootenanny.
I Nuklear Puppy at Iigo. l()pm-3am. £8 (£7 members/cyberkids/furry people). 15 Mar. Monthly. Scotland‘s answer to Sundissential where jail bait clubbers dressed like gimps work themselves into a hard house frenzy. This month. Inside ()ut's Simon Foy plays an exclusive set alongside residents Jason Cortez. Phil York and Dowzer.
I Opium at ()piutn. l()pm-3am. Free. Weekly. Rock. nu-metal and alternative/ indie.
I Pillbox at Studio 24. l().3()pm—3am. £9 (£6). 22 Mar. Monthly. With The Venue no longer entertaining nights of a hard techno variety due to associations with dirty drug culture. Pillbox at Studio 24 is now your best bet for funky to hell hard fare. This month the residents are joined on the main stage by guest I)Js Mark Hawkins and Michael Forshaw.
I Planet Earth at the Citrus Club. l().3()pm—~3am. £5. Weekly. Music from the years I976 to 198‘). namely punk. new wave. new romantic and 80s electro
op.
93 Pure V Sativae at Studio 24. l().3()pm-3am. £8 (available in advance plus booking fee from Ripping and Virgin). 15 Mar only. (iood Christ almighty! It‘s only the city’s biggest ever techno nights joining forces to blow the minds of the assembled sweaty hordes. Dave Tarrida. Steve (ilencross. Neil Landstrumm (live) plus Brainstorm. Sandy Paris Jnr and Rob Dylan will be twisting the dials and bringing the noise. See preview and Hitlist.
I Rampage at the Venue (top floor) has now finished. See Word [p for more info.
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I Resistance at the Venue has now finished. See Word Up for more info and see Glasgow Fri club listings for details on the Lenny Dee date.
I Roadblock at Po Na Na. l()pm~3am. £3. Weekly. Nicci F (3 Piece Suite) stops the traffic in bad music when she digs tip the best in funk. disco. house and block rockin‘ beats.
I Salsa Con Sabor at El Barrio. l()pm—3am. Free before 1 1pm; £2 after. Weekly. Beats from the barrio at this swinging party hosted by DJ Hector. Nano and the Latin posse. Free beginners' salsa class starts at 9pm.
I Space Face at Cocteau Lounge.
l lpm—3am. £7. 22 Mar only. The ex- Carbolic Frolic boys — Andy Williams and Scott Ferguson -- are back to entertain us with their inimitable mix of hip hop. house. funk and disco.
I Spectral at Wee Red Bar.
1 lprn- 3am. £6 (£5). 15 Mar. Monthly. Deep. funky house grooves from inveterate lcftfield type. Hobbes (Sputnik) plus resident DJ Phil Dickson. Surfers can snoop www.spectral.org.uk for more info.
I Subculture meets Friscodisco at the Honeycomb.
l lpm--3am. £7 (£6). 22 Mar. Monthly. Harri and Domenic (Subculture) join forces with Martin Valentine and Steven W'anless (Friscodisco) to host a high calibre night of underground house music.
I Sublime at the Honeycomb. l().3()pmv-3am. £8 (£6). [5 Mar. Fortnightly. Yet more tech-trance shenanigans as resident DJ Kev Wright steps tip to the decks to unleash a three hour set. Support comes care of ldge in the main room while (iary Mac and Flix tease the breaks in the Nomadic Beat Suite. Next date (2‘) Mar) features the return of one Timo Maas.
I Trouble At The Blue Note at the Beat Jazz Basement. l().3()pm—3am. £l before l()pm; £2 before midnight; £3 after. Weekly. All-new improvised jazz jam sponsored by the legendary Blue Note Records. This fortnight. Craig Smith (Hush Hush Recordings) undertakes a soulful house jam ( 15 Mar) while young Dolphin Boy (Tummy Touch) makes us feel the funk of his distinctive downbeat sound (22 Mar).
I UTI presents CANCEL L.E.D at the Wee Red Bar. 1 lpm—3am. £8 (£5). 2‘) Mar. Monthly. DJ Kasbah guests at the underground techno night with his ‘Dexas lnstruments‘. Resident I)Js Sernaj. Johnny ()h! and Tormod Mor lend support.
I Woman’s Own at Cltib Java. Monthly. Next date 5 Apr.
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Chart & Party
I Cyber Subway at Subway West Find. 7pm—3am. £4 (£1 ) after. Weekly. An interactive club experience for those sad fucks who txt rather than talk to people. Vote in advance for the drinks promotions and the music policy online or by SMS or use the ‘digital cyber subway polling stations‘ in the venue on the night. Surf to www.subwaywestend.co.uk for more info.
I Friday Funkin’ at the Ark. l()pm--3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. You've worked hard. now strut your funky stuff like there's no tomorrow to Big Dave‘s party mix.
I Frozen In Time at Time.
1 lpm—3am. £4 with tlyer; £5 without. Weekly. A short. grumpy man plays commercial chart and dance. ()ver 2 l s only.
I January Sale at Club Java.
7pm~ 2am. £5; free before 9pm. l5 8; 2‘) Mar. Fortnightly. Thankfully. January's well behind us btit the cheap bargains it's renowned for continue here with promos on booze. a free taxi service for groups of four or tnore and a suitably cheap and cheerful chart selection. See www.clubjava.co.uk for more info.
I Kick at Loca. l()pmw-3am. £2 before midnight; £4 after. Weekly. Kick start the weekend with current commercial chart and pop pap from across the decades.
I Mardi Gras at the Cavendish. l()pm~3am. £6 (free membership available). Weekly. The Cavendish comes over all carnival at this new night showcasing 70s right through to tip-to- date mainstream dance music. Over 25s only.
I The Subway at the Subway. 9pm»3am. Free before I lpm; £3 (£1 ) after. Weekly. See Thu.
I Supernova at Revolution. l().3()pm-~3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. Feel the gtish as Supernova shoots its juicy mix of chart and party fare. Drinks promos a feature. I The Time Tunnel at (‘lub Mercado. l()pm-«3am. £5 (£4 with tlyer). Weekly. Trendy Wendy. Showbiz Jase and Betty Ford disrupt the space-time continuum with tunes from the 60s right up to right now. Or maybe it‘s jtist the alcohol.
Edinburgh Saturdays
Pre-club
I Beluga at Beluga. 8pm~- lam. Free. Weekly. lirik Da Viking and Dom Flanagan straddle a spectrum of house and garage grooves.
I Black Sauce at Barn Bou. ()pinmlam. Free. Weekly. Confucius say this ()riental style bar got plenty good underground house music with Martin Valentine and Steven Wanless (Friscodisco).
I Cuba Norte at Cuba Norte. l()pm—lam. Free. Weekly. Hot salsa! lt‘s Saturday and that means. er. hot salsa at this epicentre of all things Latin.
I Extra Width at (iilded Saloon. 8pm—lam. Free. Weekly. New wave disco (ie all your favourite indie hits) with rotational I)Js (irainne. Keiron and Stuart Braithwaite (Mogwai).
I Flashback at Flashback.
8.30pm- lam. Free. Weekly. DJ Venus serves tip an even mix of chart pap from the past four decades. (iay.
I Four To The Floor at Rush.
9pm lam. Free. Weekly. lil Segtindo's DJRed6 playing ftiiik. soul. jazz and all that inspired hip hop.
I Immersed In Music at Pivo. 9prn---larn. Free. Weekly. The Czech style bar launches a new DJ schedule to get the party started in a progressive house and tech-trance stylee. This fortnight. l'p‘s David Cairns ( 16 Mar) and Sublime's Kev Wright (23 Mar) do the duties.
I Made In Iguana at Iguana. ()pm—lam. Free. Weekly. Credible pre- clubbing house tunes from the knowledgeable and ever-affable types who staff independent record shack. l'nderground Solti'shn.
I Mission Jnr at Sttidio 24. 7 - l()pm. £5. Weekly. Baby metallers go beserkley at this under 18s session.
I Oxygen Music at ()xygen Bar. ()priiwlarii. Free. Weekly. Life's a gas at this swanky style bar. with funky breaks and hip hop to house grooves from Headspin‘s Allan Dunbar ( l6 Mar) and Higher (iround’s Lindsey Todd (23 Mar). I Progression at City (are.
9pm lam. Free. 16 Mar. Fortnightly. Pre- cltib session to the main event at the Liquid Room. featuring funky to progression house from Barry Fell and Craig Reid.
I Soul Resistance at the Wash. 9pm larii. Free. Weekly. Northern soul. rare groove. Hammond jazz and freakbeats galore with your host Craig Jamieson (Modern Lovers).
I Space Face at PopRokit. 9pm~lam. Free. Weekly. Andy Williams and Scott Ferguson ’- the boys who used to run Carbolic Frolic back in the day ~— joiri forces with The Squalor Show. Dava and Spider to host this seminal Saturday pre-club featuring a fusion ofjazz. sotil. ftiiik. house and hip hop. See Fri club listings for details on the 'Space Face Returns' event at Cocteau Lounge.
I UrbannHangSuite at Bann‘s.
l lpm— 3am. Free. Weekly. See Thu.
I Yush! at City Cafe. 9pm lam. Free. 23 Mar. Fortnightly. A.J. (Ytish Recordings) and guests select the upbeat hip hop. funk and ragga.
Club
I Airborne at the Venue (lower two floors). Monthly. Next date 30 Mar with the first birthday featuring the return of CK supremo. Dave Angel.
I Ascension at Teviot Row t'nion. Monthly. Next date 6 Apr.
I Atomic Baby at La Belle Arigele. l().3()pm -3am. £l() (£8). 3() Mar. Monthly. An liaster Special that‘s nailing progressive house grooves to the mast jtist as Jesus was nailed to the cross. Michael Kilkie and Stuart Duncan do the honours along with their guest DJ. Colin 'l'evendale.
I Audio Deluxe at the Honeycomb. l()pm-3am. £8. Weekly. Smooth. sotilftil house with jtist a suggestion ofjazz and soil] at this weekly shindig hosted by resident Craig Smith and his guests.
I Bivouac at Cltib Java. 9pm~ late. £6. 23 Mar. Monthly. Resident I)Js Norby and Billy Trail camp otit at Club Java with a heady mix of chunky Chicago house. R& B and dancelloor soul.
I Blast at Cltib Mercado. l lpm—late. £l() (£8). 23 Mar. Fortnightly. With lluggy away bronzing himself on Australian shores. fellow Blast resident Markell invites Ltively DJ duo Newton & Stone to guest at this sassy night of vocal house and garage grooves.
I Blitz at the Venue (top lloor) has now finished. See Word [p for more info.
I C.C. Blooms at (‘.(‘. Blooms. l().3()pm-~3am (bar from 6pm). Free. Weekly. DJ Ally does the decknical duties in her trademark high-camp style at this busy gay venue.
I Colours at the Liquid Room. l().3()pm 3am. £l(). 3() Mar. Monthly. Another night of heady house hedonism from the Scottish club that's just plain super. Lisa Loud and Jon Pleased swap make-tip tips between turns at playing funky. uplifting l'S house fora frisky and somewhat youthful crowd.
I Conception at Park Room. Teviot Row House. l()pni 3am. £4 (£3). l6 Mar. Monthly. Raucous rock and metal night featuring live noise from Libetina and lllumina plus pie-recorded noise from I)Js Li/ and Vic.
86 THE LIST 14—28 Mar 2002