I Manga at La Belle Aiigele. l().3()pm—3am. £l()—£l2 (£8—£l() members). I .\'ov. .‘vlonthly. Manga don‘t follovv the crovvd they lead ‘em with their irresistible monster drum 8; bass sounds. Special guests Brockie and MC Shockin‘ (L'ndiluted) drop by to back up residents DJ Kid. G Mac and the General.
I Mischief at the Venue. Monthly next date 8 .\'ov.
I Moody at Wee Red Bar. 1 lpm—3am. £5—£6 (£4). l8 ()ct. Monthly. An all-nevv club night shovvcasing ‘all styles and no siniles'. Don't even think about having a good time then when residents Stephen Brovvn (Transiiiat) and Vinnie take to the decks. playing Detroit techno. Chicago house. breaks. disco and vvhatever else they feel like.
I No Strings Attached at the Venue. lt).3()pm—3aiii. £l(). l .\'ov. No Strings Attached hit their sixth venue in seven years. Will the club vvith the itchiest feet in the UK finally settle dovvn at its new Venue home‘.’ And to mark its nevv territory they vvelcome Justin Robertson. the king of dtibby techno and deep underground grooves. I Nuklear Puppy at Iigo. l()pin—3am. £8. 25 ()ct. Monthly. Hard house night featuring residents Jason Cortez and Phil York and special guest — hard house legend — BK.
I Opal Lounge at ()pal Lounge. 9pm—3am. £5. Weekly. Funked tip vocal house and dance classics from Stevie (i. vvith Jez Hill starting things off vvith his jazz. R&B and garage mix.
I Open to Torture at Studio 2-1. Monthly next date 8 .\'ov vvith (iactano Parisio and Samuel 1. Sessions.
I Opium at ()pitim. l().3()pm—-3am. Free. Weekly. See Thu.
I Perversity at the Venue. l()pm—3ain. £8 (£6 members). 18 ()ct. L'nderground house and trance in the main room from DJs Robbie Murdoch. Martin McAlpine. Allan Roy and Barry Fair. Funky and tribal house dovvnstairs in the cooler.
I Promised Land at l-loneycomb. Monthly next date 8 .\'ov.
I Roadblock at P0 .\'a .\'a. ltlpm—3am. Free before 1 lpm; £5 (£4) after. Weekly. .\'icci F stops the traffic in bad music vvhen she digs tip the best in funk. disco. house and block rockin' beats.
I Salsa . . . Salsita! at El Barrio. ltlpm—3am. Free. Weekly. Hot and fiery salsa action from the lil Barrio DJ team on rotation.
I 800 Delicious at Commplex (formerly Club Java). 9pm—2am. £7 (£5 members). 25 ()ct. Deep. dirty. sexy house shin dig. Residents Si. Pete Owen and ‘High Street' Mark spin the cliooiis and tonight's the ‘Find a Resident Competition Final' so expect a vvhole host of quality nevvbies battling it out head to head. Plus all the Usual svvceties. chill otit and head massages vvill be on offer from Crevv 2()()().
0 Spectral at Wee Red Bar.
l lpm—3am. £6 (£5). 25 ()ct. Monthly. Residents Dave Anderson and Phil Dickson spiti the best in jazz-tech and the deepest tough. funky house grooves. Surfers can snoop vvvvvv.spectral.org.tik for more info. And its special guest time this month as Tom Churchill (limoticoii/lleadspacc Recordings) supplies lashings of that deep techno and funky house you all love so much.
I Suburbia at Studio 2-1. lt).3()pm—3aiii. £5 (£3). 25 ()ct. A night of funky retro chic 80's style. vvith £2 cocktails all night jtist to set the mood. I Switch-Up! at La Belle Aiigele. l().3()pm—3am. £l() (£8 in advance). 25 ()ct. Monthly. A nevv breakstep (ftinked tip breaks. garage. drum (‘5; bass and tech-house to the uninitiated) experience vvith residents (iigi and the B-Kceper. With special guests Aquasky and legends of the scene the Ragga 'l'vviiis. Presented by the Manga family so you knovv you‘re in safe hands. For this date only
'A-I.ist'('ard holders get [I offdoor price before midnight.
I Tempo at La Belle Angele.
l lpm—3am. £6 (students free before
1 1.30pm). 18 ()ct. .\'evv trance and tech- house night from Kev Wright (the sublime Sublime DJ of yore) and Lena K (Jakata). I The Time 1'unnel at Massa (formerly Club Mercado). l()pm—3am. £5. Weekly. Trendy Wendy. Shovvbiz Jase and Betty Ford disrupt the space-time continuum vvith tunes from the 60s. 70s and 80s. Or maybe it’s just the alcohol.
I Tokyoblu at Iigo. l lpm—3am. £3. l8 ()ct. Monthly. l'p-and-coming double act plying their ti'adeiiiark blend of funky house and classic grooves.
0 Trouble at the Blue Note at the Beat Jazz Basement. 8pm- 3am. £2—£-1 (free before 10pm). Weekly. Improvised jazz jam sponsored by the legendary Blue .\'ote Records. This fortnight vve have special guests the Kyoto Jazz Massive ( l8 Get) with an exclusive DJ set spanning the vvorlds of techno. house. broken beats and of course the daddy o ‘em all jazzzzz. Then on 25 ()ct local hero Craig Smith drops by for some real deal house with live extras from Chris Grieve on trombone. (iav Sutherland on keys and vocals from Paul Joseph.
UTI presents: Beat Route at Studio 24. l().3()pm-3am. £9 (£6 members). 25 ()ct. Monthly. L'nderground techno night featuring resident DJs Seniaj. Johnny ()h! and Tormod Mor joined by very special guest DJ/prodticer Jay Denham (Black Nation/Slavery 2()t)()flresor and Sativae to name btit a fevv) master of the three deck funky techno vvorkotit.
Edinburgh Saturdays
Pre-club
I Beluga at Beluga Bar and Canteen Restaurant. 8pm—lam. Free. Weekly. House. garage and jazzy beats from liric Da Viking atid friends.
I City Got Soul at Iguana. l()pm---3am. Free. Weekly. Trinity Sound's Andy Baker (plus guests) supplies the sotilftil house atid garage.
I Decks in the City at City Cafe. 8pni—lam. Free. 14 Dec. Fresh Air FM launch this nevv open decks night. so catch all the latest spinners before they hit the big time. Jtist bring along your records or book a slot online at vvvvvv.ireshairl‘m.co.uk.
I Extra Width at (iildcd Saloon. ()pin—lam. Free. Weekly. .\'oisy guitars. lo-fi and even a touch of ghetto-tech. and seeing that it's run by Mr and Mrs Mogvvai it vvill come as no surprise that guest hands and indie types drop in to spin the vvheels of steel.
I Guaranteed Pure at Madogs. Midnight—3am. Free. l9 ()ct. See Fri.
I Immersed in Music at Pivo Caffe. 9pm—3am. Free. Weekly. The Czech style bar launches a new DJ schedule to get the party started in a progressive house and tech-trance stylee. With rotating DJ duties filled by Michael Kilkie. Back to Mine special ( l9 ()ct). atid Kev Wright (Sublime — 26 ()ct).
I Opal Lounge at ()pal Lounge. .\'ooii—9piii. Free. Weekly. All day session vvith Bertie's mix of sotil and ftiiik till 5pm then Ravv Movement and (iraeme McLean take over on a jazzy stiul tip.
I Progression at City Cafe. 9plil—littii. Free. 26 ()ct. Fortnightly. Progressive house pre-club. vvith the Progression residents ((iav (iraiit. Derek Martin and Alan Dobson) on rotation.
I Quality at Madogs. 7pm-—iiiidnight. Free. Weekly. See Fri.
I Radio Oxygen at ()xygen Bar and (irill. ()ptii- lam. Free. Weekly. Hot selection of nu-jazz and house heaven. DJs to be confirmed.
I Tokyoblu at Q-Bar. 8pni--lam. Free. Weekly. Prc-club sessions for this tip- and-coniing house double act.
I Wiggle at Planet ()tit. .\'ext date 9 Nov.
I Yo! Below at Yo? Belovv. 8pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. Chris Flexen flexes his funky house grooves at the sushi style bar.
Club
I 21st Century Disco at Commplex (formerly Club Java). 9pm—2am. £5. 19 Oct. See Fri.
I Ascension Goth Club at Teviot Rovv L'nion. l().3()pm—3ain. £3 (£2). l9 ()ct. Monthly. In association with lidinbtirgh t‘niversity's (ioth and Rock Society comes this cheery mix of tip-to- date darkness featuring all the latest goth. rock and industrial greats.
{3 Atomic Baby at La Belle Angele. lt).3()pin--3am. £ lt) (£8 members). 26 ()ct. Monthly. Progressive house night vvith added grooves from Michael Kilkie and Stuart Duncan joined by special guests Coliii Tevendale and Steven McCreery. Four of Scotland's most renovvned DJ‘s performing together so expect ati explosive night of povver house and electric trance. I Audio Deluxe at the Honeycomb.
l lpm—3am. £l(). 26 ()ct. Fortnightly. Smooth. soulful house at this shindig hosted by resident Craig Smith (Hush Htisli). And this fortnight Atidio Deluxe secure another exclusive vvith DJ L'chikavva dropping by to spin the best in deep house. rare groove. funk. soul. and future jazz in a Japanese style. For this date only ‘.»t-l.ist' card holders get [I olidoor price all night. See prei‘ieti'.
I Blue at Peppermint Lounge. l()pm—3am. £4—£5. Weekly. Dance and house. sotil and ftiiik across tvvo rooms.
I CC Blooms at CC Blooms. l().3()pm—3am. Free. Weekly. DJ Ally is back again vvith more of her trademark higli-caiiip-to-hotise deckiiical expertise at this alvvays hoaching gay venue.
I Colours Live! at the Liquid Room. ltlpm—3ain. £12.50. 26 ()ct. Monthly. Scotland's very ovvn super club seems to be
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stepping tip a gear at their Edinburgh residency as they have some blinding line- ups on the vvay. And this is no exception as Sister Bliss mans the decks with percussion froin Faithless' Sudha (not forgetting residents Smokey and the Bandit). Unfortunately Dirty Vegas have had to drop out of this date but are expected to be seen at Colours in the coming months. For this date only ‘A-Ijst ' card holders get [2 off adt'ant‘e ticket sales at Ripping Records.
I Conception at Teviot Rovv L'nion. l()pin—3am. £2 (£l members). 9 Nov. Monthly. Goth night specialising in rock. industrial and metal evilness.
I Diggity at the Establishment.
l lpm—3ani. £6 (£1 off vvith flyer). Weekly. DJ Fabuloz and Harry LG get dovvn vs ith their bad selves. playing vvildstyle R&B. hip hop and street soul.
I Digital at the Venue. lt).3()pm—3am. Free. 26 ()ct. Jacking techno and electro funk goodness. residents JC and Dave Brovvn are joined by Corrosive Joseph (goodoverevil) and Clair Fi. With Kristie Lorimer and ()lly playing vvhat da hell they feel like in room 2.
I Disco Inferno at ligo. lt).3t)pm-3ain. £8 (£6 in fancy dress). 2 .\'ov. A night of disco cream on tvvo floors. Cilammed tip and in your face disco action from DJ Love. Nick Silver. MC ()tis. Funkmaster Fryer and DJ Casanova.
I Do This Do That at Honeycomb. ll)pm—3am. £l(). 1‘) ()ct. Fortnightly. Ploughing a deliberately underground vibe vvhile still attracting the best guests in tovvn (and avvard nominations) along the vvay. Continuing their fifth birthday celebrations in style vvith an exclusive back to back three hour set from some of the men of the moment FC Kahuna (behind on of the albums of the year Machine Say Yes. check it). With .\'eil Anthony and Funkadelic adding considerable support. For this date only 'A-Iist't’ard holders get £2 offdoor price all night.
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