Clubs listings
Edinburgh Saturdays continued
I Human Be-In at llttman Be-ln. ‘lpm Iant. Free. Weekly. Beany drops new and old skool breaks and beats. I Immersed in Music at l’iy'o ('affe. 9pm 3am. Free. Weekly. The (‘Iech style har launches a new DJ schedule to get the party started in a progressiye house and tech-trance sty‘lee. Witlt rotating DJ dttties inclttding a Sottl Music Sat (2 .\'o\‘l and Stuart Duncan (9 .\'oy').
I Livespin at Bongo ('lub.
7.3(l l()pm. £3 (£8 inc lleadspin
entry ). 2 Soy. .\'ew pre-club spin off-(if you’ll pardon the phrase) from lleadspin. as they present a double bill of Me acts (iarner (ttpheat and funky) and the \‘ectors (rocking good tttnes) before the real clttb proper.
I Opal Lounge at ()pal Lounge. .\'oon 9pm. l‘ree. Weekly. All day session witlt Bertie's mix of sottl and fttnk till 5pm tlten Raw Moy'ement and (iraeme McLean take mm on a jazzy sottl tip.
I Progression at ('ity (‘ate
()pm lam. l’ree. 2 .\'oy‘. l’t'ogt'cssiy‘e house pre-cluh. with the Progression residents ((iay' (irant. Derek Martitt and Alan Dohson) on rotatiott.
I Radio Oxygen at ()xygen Bat- and (irill. 9pm lam. l‘ree. Weekly. A ltip tttix of hottse and nu-ja/x sounds from a rotating teatn of residents.
I Sol-lo at Iguana. l()pttt 3am. Free. Weekly. 'l‘rinity Soul‘s Andy Bakert (and a few guests) drop the best and freshest soulful house and IS garage. I Wiggle at Planet ()ut. l()ptn lam. liree. ‘) .\oy'. Monthly. l’re-club session for the new night from Joy down at ligo. with Brett King handling warm tip duties.
I Vol Below at Yo? Below.
8pm midnight. l‘ree. Weekly. (‘hris l‘lexen flexes his funky house gt'ooy'es at the sushi style bar.
I Yush at ('ity (’afe. ()pm lam. l‘t‘ee. ‘) \(iy'. Yush Records' :\J lays down the cool hip hop attd urbatt R&B tracks with skill and class.
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I 21st Century Disco at ('ommplex (formerly (‘lub Jay'a).
9pm 2am. £5. Weekly. The wildest selection of ()(ls 8(ls funk. jazz attd hot disco action. liach night DJs will be spinning tunes front the likes of (iloria (iaynor. 'l'om Moulton and the Bee (iees. (liree taxi offer an’ all with receipt. tnax £5. one receipt per person). I’m" 9 .\’ut' only 'xl-Ijsl'i'un/ Ito/(let‘s gel in I’lt‘lilz~ luf/in't' llpm.
I Ascension Goth Club at 'l‘eyiot Row l'nion. 10.30pm 3am. £3 (£2 members). lo .\'o\. l-‘ortnightly. Montltly. lit association with lidinbttrgh l'niyersity’s (iofh and Rock Society comes this cheery mix of tip- to—date darkness featuring all the latest goth. rock and industrial greats.
I Atomic Baby at La Belle Angele. l().3(lpm 3am. £|() (£8). 3() Not; Monthly. l’rogressiy'e house night with added grooy‘es from Michael Kilkie and Stuart Duncan.
I Audio Deluxe at the Honeycomb. llpttt 3am. £l(l. ‘) .\’oy. Fortnightly. Smooth, soulful hottse at this shindig hosted by resident ('raig Smith (llllsll Hush). And this fortnight Audio Deluxe sees the return of regular guest/resident and general man about town Jeremy Newall (Way‘e Records NYC).
0 The Beta Band and Maseo at the Venue. 9pm 3am. £9. ‘) Noy' only. Nope your eyes aren't deceiy'ing you the Beta Band boys pill in a DJ set along side De La Sotil member Maseo. A strange combination you might think bill they hooked up after Maseo checked ottt one of their liy'e gigs in the ('8 of A.
0 Blast at Berlin (formerly .\'oa). l()pm 3am. £5. 2 .\'o\'. Blast presents
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Funki Porcini guest at Pogo Vogue, Fri 1 Nov
lled Kandi as the lidinburgh crew (lluggy and Markell) team tip with the world famous record label. label ()w'ner Mark Doyle and Stonehridge. Sweden (lled Kandi’s first eyer artist project) help dish otit the y'ocal house. disco delights and dirty grooy cs. This might also he the last Blast for a while so don't miss out.
I Blue at Peppermint Lounge.
l()pttt 3am. £4 £5. Weekly. Dance and house. sottl and fttttk across two rooms. I Bugged Out! at the liquid Room. Launching 23 .\'o\’ with (ireen \elyet (liy'e). Rob Bright. ()ptimo DJs. (iary' .Mac and Beany (Sublime) and .\'ast (i and l’lasatron (Mogwai).
I CC Blooms at ('(' Blooms. l(l.3(lpm 3am. l‘ree. Weekly. DJ .'\lly is back again with more of her trademark high-camp-to—house deckttical expertise at this always hoaching gay \entte.
I Conception at 'lcy‘iot Row l'nion. l()pttt 3am. £2 (£I members). ‘) .\'o\. Monthly. (ioth night specialising in rock. industrial and metal ey'ilness.
I Diggity at the tistahlishment.
llpttt 3am. £6 (£1 off with flyer). Weekly. DJ l‘abulo/ and Harry l.(i get down w itlt their bad sely'es. playing
w ildstyle R&B. hip hop and street soul. And it’s about time for a special guest. and we mean yery special guest. as the l'K's king of R&B 'l'reyor Nelson drops by (entry for this night only: £l3; £ll members).
I Digital at the Venue.
l().3(lpm 3am. l-‘ree. 2 .\'oy. .lacking
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techno and electro ftmk goodness from residents .l(' and Day e Brown. and it's free?
I Disco Inferno at ligo.
l(l.3()pm 3am. £8 (U) in fancy dress). 2 N()\. Monthly. .-\ night of disco cream on two floors. (ilammed up and in-your—face disco action from DJ l.o\e. .\'ick Silyer. M(' ()tis. l‘unkmaster l’ry er and DJ (’asanoy a.
I Do This Do That at the Honeycomb. l(l.3(lpm 3am. £|(l. 2 Not. liortnightly. l’loughing a deliberately underground \ ibe while still attracting the best guests in town (and award nominations) along the way. Residents special this fornight w itlt .\'ei| Anthony attd Alma Latina in fttll effect (Yousef guest on Io .\'o\ ).
I Eye Candy at Massa (formerly ('ltth Mercado). llptn 3am. £10 (£8). Weekly. Residents the liye ('andy 'fw itts attd \eiat Barton host their infamous glam attd mainstream house party in the newa refurbished name. Remember to ‘dress glam or scrattt'.
I Fiesta Latina at in iol Row l'ttion. 0.30pm 2am. £4.50 (£3.50). l(l \oy. Monthly. Still going strong after ten years of supplying the best itt salsa. merenguc. ntatnho attd other latin rhythms courtesy of DJ l’anclto with a free dance class from the Salsa Angels at 0.30pm.
I The Flow at the Beat .la// Basement. l()pm 3am. lo .\'o\. \t‘yy(islt) night for the beat with freestyle masters Dan arid ()li in control. attd dropping by for some Iiye action it's Martin
Kershaw ‘s funked tip. beats inflected ia/l otitfit (ireen .luice.
I Fly at the Beat .la// Basement.
‘lpm 3am. £5. 2 .\'o\. Monthly. ’l‘lte hoys behind Big Beat and lleadspin clttb together along w ill) AK (Yttsh Recordings) to ltost this new monthly show case dedicated to all things ftmky. Special guest time as ('ourtney l’ine's touring DJ and I‘N7 |).\l(‘ mixing champ l).l l’ogo.
I The Funk Train at l’ollet‘t‘ow Student l‘nion. l()pm 3am. £3 £5. H) N()\'. Monthly dose of funk. dancefloor ja/l and other rare grooyes.
I Give it Some! at Bongo ('luh. llptn 3am. £5. lo .\'o\'. New night for (lie Bongo. featuring the best in funk. sottl. jam and all that inspired hip hop. I Green Monkey presents Dreamcatcher at Nichol lidwards. l(lpttt 3am. £5 (£3). 2 Ntty. Monthly. l‘iy'e rooms of madness ranging from film screenings. open mic spots attd tribal beats it) the Drttm (‘ltih. While the two main rooms of clubbing action are llosletl by DJ Demonear and the l)oc. and their blend of big beat. hip hop. trance and progressiye house. w ill) DJ Ba/ attd the ('armicltael Brothers supplying the chilled beats iii the final room. .\ ethical night supporting the best in local talent with a hottse party \ the rather than an in—your-face club.
I H:24 at lleriot-Watt i'niyersity l'nion. 8pm lant. l’ree. Weekly. l.i\e l)Js. chilled atmos and international heer promos all add up to the perfect Sat night alternatiy e at your l'nion (students attd their guests ottly ).
I Headspin at Bongo ('Iub.
l(l.3tlpm 3am. £7. 2 .\'o\. Monthly. The best in hip hop. funk. sottl. house and breakbeat from the resident DJ display team featuring Allan. The Resonance (Data and (‘olin Millar) attd Steye Spin. I Joy at ligo. Mottthly next date 23 \oy.
I Kinetic at the Venue. l().3(lpm 3am. 2 NM. New drttnt ts hass night from the boys at l’illbox. The middle floor w ill be packed with drttm tk bass action from residents Insomniac arid \inyl Richie
w ith more to he announced.
I Lothian Gay 8: Lesbian Switchboard Disco at Assembly Rooms. 8pm lam. 2 .\'o\' only. Lothian (iay and l.eshian Switchboard disco.
.0 Luscious at ('ommplex (formerly ('lub Jayal. l()ptn 2am. £8 (£(i). 2 .\'o\. Monthly. l‘unky l'S house night hosted by residents .\'eil (‘rookston (Manalishi Records). w elcoming hack Yogi llaughton and liye saxman Kenny ‘l‘. If there are more than fottr of you giy'c the l.uscious office a call (ill 3l 467 5620) and they w ill proy'ide tray el from town and a few other goodies. I'itr this (late un/y 'xl-ljyl't'un/ lin/t/t'rs t'un enjoy [5 entry (Ill night.
I Luvely at the Liquid Room.
l(lpitt 3am. £l2 (£l(l members). 2 .\'o\. Monthly. .\ saucy soirce. geared towards a gay /nti\ed crowd attd featuring a mttsic policy of full-on. driying house from residents 'I‘ommy K. (il’ and Jared. llallowe'en/Bonfirc special with a kinky twist as l.u\er|y welcome all the ‘llorny (ittise and l-"awksy (’ltics’ to this month's shindig.
I Majestica at the Venue.
l(l.3(lpm 3am. £l(l. l(l .\'o\. Monthly. Down and dirty house night featuring residents Day id .v\mos. lid l). 'I‘reyor (i attd Bruno l-'-Is' across two floors. (iay friendly. straight friendly generally just friendly. Joined by special guest I.ueien lioot‘l.
0 Messenger Sound System at Bongo (‘Ittb. llptn 3am. £8. 0 .\'o\. l‘itll'llllglllly. liilss of how el-sllll'llll}! proportions as the mighty Messenger Sound System blasts ottt the best in righteous roots and dth reggae. Special guest and rare sight on the dtih scene the truly righteous M(' Sister Rasheda.
I Mingin’ at Studio 24. l(l.3(lpm 3am. £0 (£5 before midnight). 2 NM. Fortnightly. Residents Brian Dcmpster and :\Ian Joy partake of the ttsual Mingin' madness. playing filthy house arid twisted trance for a frisky attd predominantly gay crowd.
I Mission Jnr at Studio 24. ‘ l()pm. £5. Weekly. (ioth. rock. punk and of course all that nu metal sttiff that the kids craye so tttttclt. So if you ey er wondered wlterc all those black clad youths from the It’ll of(’ockhurn Street went after dark look no further. the best and