Unbelievably, Japan’s biggest DJ. YOJI BIOMEHANIKA, is only just making his Scottish debut (at Nuklear Puppy), which promises the best in hard dance and a totally unique show in appearance, stage presence and musical choice. Here he guides us through his record box and what's currently rockin’ the floor when he’s in town.
Yoji Biomehanika: ‘Never End’ (Hellhouse/Headline) It is r iagiti A filltih fusion of te<;hno and tra'itie
’;()l‘.|l)l|‘illt) toughness and eun‘nor'za to produce total dancefioor damage; hoth underground and (?t()‘.‘.'(i t'r'ieridh ‘.'.’|lll()lli being to <:on.usirig.
Arome: ‘Hands Up (Yoji Biomehanika Remix)’ (Bulletproof/Overdose) My rim-rest remix work so it's a hit personal. A tougher \.‘er‘sior‘. on a slighti; mere thought-out note. hut still sticking to the originals feeling of happiness. togetherness and rviaking you put ‘,()tlt’ hands up.
Trance Generators: ‘Wild Style Generation Part 1 (Yoji Biomehanika Remix)’ (Future Sound) Using the old skool 'Wildstyle' sariiple from years past. combining the old wrth the new to show us the future of dance. The present is always created from the past and is strning to he the future. | low that dance is £i|‘.'.’E|§.‘S changing. Suva?
Mach2: ‘Keep Me Rockin’ (Stik) Maddest hig-r‘oom sound at the iriernent. Big heats, hig synth lines, just a hig sound for the big rooms where I love playing so much. Does what the title says: 'Keep Me Rottkiri'f
I Yo,» Brorr‘eharirka guests at r‘r.":rkr't->a' Purim. Ego. Edinburgh. Ju‘ fat. t"‘<‘(‘k r‘xstrrigs for fir/3 (feta/Is.
Edinburgh Fridays continued
I Roadblock at l’o .\'a Na, ltlpm 3am. l‘ree helore | Ipm; 4 £5 alter. \\'eekl_\. Nicci l" \top\ the tralt‘ic in had mlth
\\ hen she dig up the hext in t‘unk. dixco. llolht‘ and block i‘oekin‘ heat\.
0 Rogue State at the Venue. 10.30pm 3am. £6.50. 23 Ma). Monthl}. Ne“ monthl} hip hop and drum cc- ha“ \hiiidig \xhich planx top highlight the hext tip-and-eoming underground \tarx. In the Dtkli corner \\ e hax e l{.\'() and Bead joined h} Sappo. Mark XTC and M(' 'l'oni l’iper while in the hip hop corner Richie Riit't'tone take\ care or huxinexx.
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I} Slope Theory Presents: Felix Da House Cat and DJ Falcon .ir lgo 1H Wpiii Jam 11' W \la} doiihle hill ‘-‘-ill| iiimoiirx tlouiiig that l)J lalcoii will he piex iexkiiig \ome ot l1|\ next iiiateiial line l’lux add l|| one ot the ialllt'h ot underground cliihl‘iiig. \ retoi Siiiioiielli. [‘llh a \electioii ot local talent |\l.:|ll|| \aleiitine. Ste\ e \\.illlt'\\ and (ia\ \lltlt'lvilll and it all look\ a little hit \[K'cldl \ti I"It .1i -'.
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1H itipm 5.1”] L" 1o \la} \loiithl} \a~t_\ l’. l‘\lta. (ittto. l‘tll‘L‘S .itttl hint \l(‘ l’liil|\\t'L' pio\ ide the hip hop. tank and letttield l‘lt‘ak\ ()ld \cltool \pecial “till the hext iii cl.t\\lc tiiiiex graph and art e\hihit\. \ l\l\ and an illtl \chool illt‘\\ x'i‘tlt' li‘ll/t'\ a\ailahlei "lakiiig hip hop hack
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I The Time Tunnel al \l.i\\a itoiriieil) (‘liih \leicadoi ltlpm 1am £5 i£4 \\lll| their \\eekl) llt‘lltl} \\eiid'\. Shouhi/ Jaxe and llett) l-oid \l|\l'l||‘| the \pacetiiiie continuum u ith tuiiex tiom the (ilk. “ox and Mix ()i' lll.t_\l‘C it'\ “hi the alcohol
'1" Timo M335 .tl lllC lliillt'}c'itllll‘
lllpiii 3am £13 £15 illMa} oiil} .\tomic
Bah} pi'exent lltl\ one on \pecial trom the (ieriiian hard and net trance Ill.t\lt‘l Sit I’l't llt'l‘.
I Tokyoblu .ll l'.:_'t\ \lollllll) llc‘\| date l3 Jim.
I UTl presents: Extremes at Sillillo 34. lit. itlpm 3am. £0 itch lllL‘llll‘L‘i'\l. (i .lun. Monthl}. l'ndeigroiiiid techno night leattit’iiig lt'\ltlcl|| |)J\ Semai. .lt‘ltllll} ()h' and 'liil'llliitl .\lor \\'ith \pecial giiext l)eetroii making l|l\ Scottixh dehut. lamoiix lor lll\ mi\ ot houxe. techno and Detroit \ttlllltl\ and lll\ lt‘\ltlt'l|t‘_\ at ('liih 'I‘i'a\ in lunch.
I Velvet at lzgo. llpiii 3am. £(i i£5i. 3" Jun. .\ ire“ \ioiiieii‘x iiiglit loi‘ ga_\ girliex and their \peciall} iri\ ited ho} ll'lL‘litl\ imeii can otil} gain adiiiixxioii il accompanied h_\ a lad) l. hoxted h} Michelle iJo}. \Vigglei. I The Weekend Starts Here at ‘l'e\iot Rou l'iiioii. ‘lpiii 3am. l-i'ee. \Veekl). The mother ol all \tiident nightx. eight lth'\. the cliihx and |\\o \eiiiiex. St» _\ou'i‘e hound to tind \oiiiething that lloatx _\oitt' hoat. he it \alxa. hip hop. llUth'. karaoke or c‘llt‘t‘w.
Chart & Party
I The BIG One! at Mood. ‘)piii 3am. l‘ree heloi'e l lpm; £3 thee to memherxi alter. \Veekl}. :\ latitaxtic \larl to the “L‘L‘kt‘lltl ax )trii caxoi't to all those pop L‘l;t\\tc\ iron} the l;i\i li\ e thL‘ailL‘x
I Boogie Juice at l.':\tlache.
10.30pm 3am, £3 hetoi‘e llpm; £5 alter. \Veekl}. l’l;t}lllf_‘ out the hext iii Rtkli. chart and liiiik} tawunte»
I The Dog’s Balearics at Remliiiion. |(|.3(lpiii 3am. £5 het'oi'e midnight; £(i i£3 £4i alter. Weekly The hext lhi/a and chart dance llllllll‘L‘l'\ trom throughout the
I Jam Friday at lleriot-“att l'rii\er\it_\ l‘iiiori. lllpin 2am. £3. \\'eek|_\. .-\ cheex) tttglil ol \llltlL‘lll\ c'l;i\\lc'\ lor lllL‘ \llltlettl\ iiii tact \llltlL‘llh and their giie~t\ oiil} i.
I Office Affair at Sulma) \Vext liiid. 4pm 3am. l’i'ee helore 9pm; £5 i£4i alter. Weekh (‘liai‘t lllilL‘\. bullet and cheap \ll'l||k\ \\ hat elxe do iou need to make a lool ol )t‘lllSL‘ll in tront ot )Ull colleagues I Office Party at (‘ax eiidixh/l)i\a. 4pm Sam l‘i'ee. \Veekl}. .\'e\\ night ol alter \wi'k whine“ and cheex} tun, Bucking hroncm. game\ and more to keep tlte \llllt‘tl maxxex entertained. Buttel tor pie-hooked partiex tax \\ ell ax a bin pick tip \ei'x ice i.
I The Party Continues . . . at Peppermint lounge, lllpm 3am. £3. \Veekl}. 'l'he l’epiwrmint Lounge all-\tan bring the \\eekeiid re\e||ei\ the hext llllhlt‘ \election in to“ ii. Stex ie (i. Jerem} 'l‘homx and lob} Sallttlhlall drop Rtkli and c‘l.t\\lc‘\ alongude an iipt'r‘oiit ll||\ ot chart l||l\.
I The Subway at Sulma). "pm 5am. ‘4 l, \VCChl}. See illllll.
I Why Not? at \Vh) \ot .’ llipm 3am.
£3 before I lpm; £5 ".50 after. \Veekl}.
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Edinburgh Saturdays
Club
I Ascension Goth Club at le\lo| Rim l moii 1H iiiprn 5am £4 itoi' iiiemherw :1 Ma} Morithl} lii a~~ocrahori \\lll| lzdinhiiigh l'iiixerxit} \ (ioth and Rock Societ} \l‘lllk'S ll||\ cheer} l||l\ ol up-to-date \lttikHLW‘ teatiii'ing all the |ate~t goth. rock and llltllhllldl great\ I Asylum at Studio 2.1 llpm 3am £5 1| \la} l'oitnighth lhe .\li~~ion\do\\n and dirt} hiothei \pecialixiiig in rock. nu metal and otliei hardcore \iilllltl\
I Audio Deluxe al the lloiie}coiiih llpiii ‘am l'iee hetoie midnight. £I attei \\eekl_\ Smooth. \Hlllitll houxe at |l|l\ \hiiidig hoxted h} iexident (‘iaig Smith illuxh llll\lll \\ ith the main man Kenn} ‘|)ope' (iiil|/.tlt'\ returning on l4 June, Nice
I Bumpin and Stompin at (‘aie l{o_\al liixtio liar ‘lpiii £5. 3| Ma} oii|_\ ‘l‘he hext ot soul. garage and t-\t'i')t|iiiig in between a\ the Soul Bo} \ once again lake in er the (‘ate |{o_\a| 'l’he liiiinpiii ML \et up \hop \Hlll K\\ll\ .\li\. \Vall} l'l'.tl|c'l\. Martin llaiiglitoii and .loliii Mclaiighliii 'l‘he Stompin l)J\ l.eatiiia. Richie (‘oniL Keith \\'hit\oii and Wall) l'rancix iagain i. [‘lll\ action iii the bar li'om loll}. lii'ian .|o_\ ee and (ii‘aham (lake.
I CC Blooms at ('(‘ liltitilllS. ll)..5llpl|| 3am. l'i'ee. \\'eek|}. 1)] All) 1\ hack again \\ ith more ol her trademark high-caiiip-to-hoii\e decknical e\perti\e at ll|l\ al\\a'\\ hoaching ga} name.
I Club Mojito at lil liarrio. 9pm 3am. £5. \Veekl). Rum \oaked night ol |,atin rh_\thm \\ ith Rik”. dixco and a ten \urprixex. \ot lorgetting the tree Moiito on L‘ltil'}. Yum.
I Colours Live! at the l.lqllltl Room. Monthl) ne\t date l4 Jun.
I Conception at 't‘exmi Rim t'nitm. ltlpm 3am. £2 i£| memherxi. 24 Ma}. (ioth night \pcc‘lttlhllig in rock. llltllhll‘ittl and metal e\ ilnexx.
I Cushy at Nichol laduardx.
llpiii 3am, £3. 24 Ma}. Monthl}. |)J liiiaii .lamex il‘iitiire Noodle. ('it} ('alei pla_\\ kickin houxe lllll\l\‘ ol all \arietiex. ()L‘CHHUIiill \llppttl'l l'roiii .r\|e\ .'\\er} and Lee Murra}.
I Diggin’ Deeper at Nichol litl\\;il'tl\. ll)..il)piii 3am. £4 l£.5l. 24 Ma). Launch night “ith the l)iggiii' l)eep .»\l|\tai\ rockin‘ the part) “llll their eclectic hreu ol t'iiiik. hip hop. reggae. heat\ and more. Rt‘\ltlt‘l|l\ liuaii Rohertxoii. (ia\in liort. Donald Macat'lhur and Mark lialtiea\e\ kick start the club with \iii}| gemx to keep )ou happ) and gi'ooxing all night long. See \\ \\ \\.deepdig.co.uk tor more into.
I Diggity at the lixtahlithent.
l lpm 3am. £" i£5 lllL‘llll‘Cl’H. Weekl}. l)J liahiilo/ and Hair) |.(i get down “fill their bad \ehex. pla_\ttig \iildxt}|e Rkli. hip hop and street \oul.
I Digital at the Venue ltl 30pm 3am £3 “ Jun. lacking techno and electro tunk goodnev troiii l'L‘\lilL‘|ll\ J(' and Max e Bron n. ax the} up the ante on the guext troiit \Hlll a \emi»li\e erotic electronic \et tioiii l’ari~ the Black l5u i|)etroit (it‘atid l’iihahxi Men M er the coming monthx \\ e lta\ e the .\d\ eiit
tll\C i. 2” Jun. .llltl \Vl‘t‘tl} \lx‘l‘ll'ltlk‘. .~\iig
I Disco Inferno ai ligo.
lit .itlpm 1am £8 i£o in taiic} tllt‘\\l 3| .\la} Monthl}. .-\ night ot dixco cream on No iloorx (ilaiiiiiied up and iii _\oiii tace \llSU‘ action ti'om [U l we. Nick Silxei. M(' ()|l\. liiiikiihixter l‘r} er and DJ (‘axaiima
I The til \VL'L‘ Red liar
llpiii 3am £4.50 i£4i \Veekl} Still the hext mi\ ot indie. oilx garage. northern \tllll. \ka. “(ix punk and tie“ it .i\ e )oii'i-e likel) to \tagger acrox» .-\ “ell |o\ ed l|i\llllll|i‘|| that l‘t‘lll\L'\ to change.
I Eye Candy at Maxxa iloriiiei‘l} (‘luh Mercadoi. llpiii ,iam £lll i£S or £0 it 'otitrageoihl} di'exxed'i. 3| Ma}. l-‘oi'tiiightly RL‘Sltlt'llh the l'._\e (and) 'l’\\iii\ and .\'eiat Barton ho\t their iiitaiiioih glam and iiiaiiixti'eaiii lliilINC part) in the llL‘\\l} l't‘llll’l‘hllt‘tl \eniie Reiiiemher to ‘di'exx glam or \ci‘aiir
I Fiesta Latina at in tot Ru“ l'mon. ‘tillpm 2am. £45” i£35tn. 3-1 Ma}. Still going \troiig alter ten )L';tl'\ ot xiipphing the hext iii \alxa. itiei'engtie. mamlm and other |.atiii rh_\ thmx courtex} ot l).l l’ancho \\ ith a tree dance claxx trom the Salxa Angelx at 05le
I Flaunt at Maxxa tl'oriiierl} ('luh Mercadoi. llpiii 3am. U» U”. 24 Ma) Fortnightly liack to limicx prt'\t‘lll lltlx night ot lllllL‘lC\\ cluh CluNSlt‘S that made hoiixe name what it l\ toda}. With Neil .\'a\arra and (HM er Lang,
I FUN[k] at l’rn e (‘oiincil lllpm 5am. £5. \Veekl}. See l‘ri.
I Funkysensual at l’o Na .\’a.
0pm .‘iam. lr‘ree hel’ore | lpiii; 4 £5 alter. Weekl). llot l|||\ oi \ex} lunk} houxe lllll\lL' li'om l)J Bench) and Rodd} Mac. I Get-Together at ('aharet Voltaire Moiithl} ne\t date 14 Jun
I Give it Some! at Bongo ('luh
l Ipm 3am. £3 helore midnight; £5 alter 5| Ma}. Monthl}. l‘eaturing the l3£‘\l in liink. \Ulll. tau and all that llinll‘Ctl hip hop lrom the lil Segundo moh.
I Godskitchen Summer Ball at R())ill Highland ('entre. ‘)pin (1am. £29.50. 7 Jun onl). Big name hard hoiixe part} l'eaturing l’aul \‘an |)_\'k'. liergie. Lab 4 ilixei. l'eri‘} ('orxten and man}
I Greazed Up at Spider‘x Web (‘ellar Bar. h‘pm 2am. £5. 3| Ma). lilx‘ix \peeial with top rockin' |)J \houcaxe to the King l'rom 'l‘ojo. Rockin' Rick and a guext lrom the Memphix Malia.
I Groove Harder at the Venue. |().3()pm 3am. £9. 24 Ma}. ('ontinuing to re\ i\ e the Madchexter scene: Happy Monda}\' chaps Shaun Ryder and Bel perlorm a ‘li\e club \et' whatex er that might entail.
Chunky Butt Funky guest at Fleamarket Funk, Wed 28 May