I Four Corners at the Bongo Club. llpitt 3am. £7 (£5). 28 ()ct. Big Beat and Departure Lounge join forces to unleash tlte mighty Four Corners for the best in dancetloor jazz and global grooves. Back with more local funk in the shape of the Fusion Experience.
I Friday Night Social at Studio 24. l()pm 73am. £7 (£5). 28 ()ct. Soul. ftittk and hip hop track front your DJ and host. Ilarry Ainsworth (Snatch). plus funked tip hip hop from the Fountain Bridge Collective. wlto are fronted by four fast Iipped MCs with art explosive rhythm section to make for an energetic visual and aural experience.
I Gig at (iig (formerly Revolution). ‘).3()pm 3am. £6. Weekly. This fortnight we ltave feisty garage trio the Subways headlining with Terra Diablo. Blind Pew and AKA the Fox (21 ()ct) swiftly followed by Zane Lowe (Radio l/MTV2) stepping tip to the DJ box with live support front the Shout ()tit Louds. Kobai. Myopia and the Bloozers (28 Oct).
I Mocha Rocka! at Berlin Bierhaus.
I Ipiit 3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. 28 ()ct. Monthly. Two of Iidinburgh‘s best collectives join forces. Space Face residents Pepe Santamaria and the Blonde Flash bring the R&B. hip hop. ftink. disco and tttore while Tokyo Blti take care of the house and disco as they reach their second birthday.
I Modern Lovers at Fgo. I lpm 3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. 4 Nov. lIeavy dancelloor soul and ftiiik from your hosts Craig Jamieson and Mr Divine! For more details check otit www.mtxlernlovers.co.uk.
ti: Obscene v React v Dogma at the Venue. l().3()pm 73am. £5 (£3). 2| ()ct only. The drum 6’; bass crew take tip arms as they face the might of the combined techno forces of the Dogma and React residents. Who wins. you decide.
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I Orange Street at Studio 24.
I Ipmw3am. Free. 21 ()ct. New ska and reggae night with Barba Poppa Choppa from Big Toes lli-Fi and selector Ragga Robbie joined by special guest Natillie.
I Planet Earth at Citrus Club.
|().3()pni 3am. £5. Weekly. Music front l‘)76 through to l‘)8‘) or. iii other words. a healthy dose of punk. new wave. new romantic and electro pop.
I Radio Babylon at Wee Red Bar. l().3()pm 3am. £tbc. 28 ()ct. They've been gone too long so great to see Radio Babylon back in the saddle once again as your hosts. the Merry Pranksters and Brainstorm. guide you through an eclectic mix of groovy dance music. techno. electroid-disco-breaks and post-skool funk.
I Santa Maria Social Club at Wee Red Bar. 10.30pm 3am. £3 before midnight; £-I after. 2l ()ct. Reggae. dtib and drum 8; bass collide at this Wee Red bar showdown.
2i: Subculture v Slam at Cabaret Voltaire. llpiti 3am. £l() (£8). 21 ()ct. Frisco Disco and Subculture team tip to bring you two bastions of the (ilasgow scene. Slant take control of the iitaiii room for their .Viglmlrii'e iitix Cl) launch party while iii room two Ilarri and Domenic team up with Martin Valentine and Steven Wanless for sonte deep house. The best of the west in the cast.
I Sugarbeat at Cabaret Voltaire. lI.3()pm 3am. £7. 28 ()ct. As per usual you never know what to expect down Stigarbeat. and this instalment is no different as Simian Mobile Disco and Annie Mac (Radio I ) are the gtiests joining Tim and la (l'tah Saints) for another all encompassing music mash-up. I Telefunken at RI-ID. 9pm 3am. Free before midnight; £2 after. 28 ()ct. Deep ftinked tip house night. a jackin‘ way to start the weekend.
I UTI at the Venue. l().3()pm 3am. £tbc. 28 ()ct. The underground techno collective
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I After Dark at Cabaret Voltaire.
I lpiit 3am. £l() (£8 members). 2‘) ()ct. Resident Neil Bartley mixes tip a Saturday night selection of soulful house. funked tip garage aitd diva-driven vocal tracks. It‘s their second birthday with a ‘surprise guest' aitd all the residents iii ftill effect for a proper party atntos.
I DJs are Not Rockstars! at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm 3am. £6. 2‘) ()ct. livol teams tip with Beat l()6's I.ove Beat Weekends for this mtilti-genre mash-tip featuring the infamous Princess Superstar and Alexander Technique (NYC) alongside the Iivol DJ team aitd Martin Bate (Beat l()6).
I The Egg at Wee Red Bar. 1 lpiit 3am. £4.50 (£3.50). Weekly. Still the best mix of indie. 6()s garage. northern soul. ska. 7()s punk and new wave you’re likely to stagger across. A well loved institution that refuses to change.
I Fish Fry at the Jan Bar. 1 lpm 5am. Free before I l.3()pm; £5 alter. Weekly. This increasingly populated late night session sees top Scottish jazz. funk. soul and Latin bands join Trouble DJ lirik Da Viking and Departure Lounge's DJ Astroboy for a night of danceIloor-IilIiiig fun. This fortnight popular local three- piece (iecko whip tip a reggae infected. acid ja/I-ftink-frenzy (22 ()ct). while the following week (2‘) ()ct) brings Bra/ilian dance rhythms from hot live-piece Rodade Samba.
I Gig at (iig (formerly Revolution). ‘).3()pm 3am. £6. Weekly. Radio 1’s Mary Anne Ilobbes ptittiitg in a DJ set alongside live acts the Commercials. the Men and the Very (22 ()ct) followed by more live action from the B Men. Paranoid Monkeys. Miyagi and Desert Hearts (2‘) ()cl).
I Give it Some! at the Bongo Club. l().3()pm 3am. £3 before midnight; £6 after. 22 ()ct. (iive It Some is all about good quality dancing music. In Room I: funk. soul. jall aitd rare groove with a smattering of reggae. 6()s beat and disco front I)JRL‘(I6 (I.ivesciences). In Room 2: roots. reggae. ska arid tltib front Decoy Roy (Penpushers).
I Jak-N at the Venue. l().3()pm 3am. £6 (£5). 22 ()ct. The Diverse Frequencies collective are back for more techno and hard beats with residents Ftik Nut and Sekon/ as they hit their second birthday with a live set front Acid 6‘).
I Joy at the Venue. l lpm 3am. £8 before midnight; £l() after. 22 ()ct. Monthly. Up- front. dirty house grooves on the main floor front Alan & Maggie Joy aitd Brett King to work you tip into a lather on the main floor. Plus Trendy Wendy and Sally F‘s cheeky mix of soul. funk and chart in the downstairs suite.
I Kiss Kiss Bang Bang at Massa. l()piit 3am. £tbc. 2‘) ()ct. Monthly. Fresh. new fortnightly Sat party for bold and beautiful girls and boys hitting the target with a blend of glorious vocal house and funky disco beats from Beat l()6 I)Js Neil Crookston and AJ.
I Liquid Soul at Po Na Na. l()piti 3am. £3 before I lpm: £6 after. Weekly. (iet down early for this consistently capacity retro disco aitd funky house night. featuring Po's own Mark B on the decks fusing classic and bang tip-to-date funky house for those iii the know.
I Mambo at Rlil). ‘)pnt 3am. Free before midnight; £3 after. Weekly. llip hop. R&B and tlanceltall front DJ Tony TNT and MC.
I Mardi Grah! at lloneycomb.
l().3()pm 3am. £l(). 22 ()ct. Monthly. New night spotlighting the new breed on the [K music scene all with a hip hop bass btit taking it iii as many random directions as you can imagine. Blak Twang kicks tltiitgs off with his heavy. skanking take on rap.
I Massa Presents: Freemasons at Massa. l()pm 3am. £tbc. 22 ()ct. Continuing Massa's series of guest DJs
aitd PAs we have a Scottish live exclusive front Freemasons and their number one summer anthem love on my Mind'.
I Messenger Sound System at the Bongo Club. I lpiit 3am. £6.50. 2‘) ()ct. Fortnightly. Bass of bowel-shifting proportions as the mighty Messenger
Sound System blasts out the best in righteous roots aitd dtib reggae. a I Mingin’ at the Venue. l Ipiti 3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. 2‘) ()ct. A dark. t sexy. dirty house club. Alan Joy and Brian g Dempster are the DJs behind this small. . intintate. friendly and predominantly gay : club on the top floor of the Venue.
I Mission at Studio 24. l lpm 3am. £5 (£4 members). Weekly. Night of metal mayhem. goth rock and more from the dark side. Things are certainly afoot down Mission as their new top Iloor bolicy kicks into gear with goth floor liarth Inferno ( 22 ()ct). And of course the Missioit goes all otit for their Ilallowe'en special with their new top floor guests Sainted. a glamorous night of dance hedonism front Sister Sadie. Father Bob and Angel Metatron with a mix of electro. seminal rock and darkwavc (2‘) ()ct ).
I Musotica at the Venue.
10.30pm 3am. £l() (£8 members). 2‘) ()ct. Two floors of techno. electro, acid. tech-house and good ol' house as new resident Brainstorm joins the crew. Radioactive Man (one ltalf of Two l.one Swordsmen) takes over the ntain room wltile a second guest Jamie Ball gives a . house and old skool set iii Rooitt 2.
I Sin City at ligo. l().3()pm 3am. £7 before I l.3()pnt: I() after. 2‘) ()ct. New gay friendly monthly of ptimpin' house and techno with a guest spot form the king of dubbed otit techno grooves and beyond. Justin Robertson.
I Stereotype at Berlin Bierhaus.
l()piit 3am. £l() (£8). 2‘) ()ct. It's a Defected iii the llotise special as Sinton Dunmore. head of the very cool. very glam soulful house label and club night joins lltiggy at Berlin. In fact Kenny ‘Dope' (ion/ales ltas gone as far as saying ‘if there was a third Master at Work Simon Dunmore would be it'. lligh praise indeed.
I Tease Age at Citrus Club.
I lpiti 3am. Free before I l.3()pm; £3 after. Weekly. This indie stalwart dishes tip everything front swinging 6()s hits to baggy Manchester faves as well as a ltost of current .VMI-f chart botherers with DJ Monkee Mickee. lidinburgh's loitgest continttally running indie night.
I Ultragroove at Cabaret Voltaire. l().3()pm 3am. £7 before midnight; £8 after (£7). 22 ()ct. Fortnightly. There may be a new team behind the Cab btit I'ltragroove ain't going nowhere. Iidinbtirgh’s peerless real house party serves tip tracky grooves. soulful vocals and tribal ttines front resident (iareth Sommervillc joined by some local regulars iii the fortit of Kevin Taylor. the Blonde Flash and ()li.
I VEGAS! at ligo. l().3()pm 3am. £l() (£7 if ‘fabtilously dressetl' ). 22 ()ct. llep daddy swing. country classics and slea/y listening with your high-kicking hosts: Frankie Stmtatra. Bugsy Seagull. Dino Martini arid the stunning Vegas showgirls. And do try to make an effort with the dress code. eh'.’
7:1 VEGAS! at ()cean 'I'eritiinal.
l()pm 3am. £l5. 2‘) ()ct. The ntigltty Vegas! reacltes eight years old with Frankie Sumatra. Bugsy Seagull. Diito Martini and the Vegas showgirls. So to tip the ante they are flying down to ()ceati 'l‘erminal once again as well as the hot
live sounds with two sets from Craig Mthirtlo and his I l-piece orclteslra as well as a perforntance front the [K queen of burlesque Miss l.iIIy White.
I Xplicit at Honeycomb. l().3()pm 3am. £l(). 2‘) ()ct. Monthly. The drum & bass scene in the capital really is becoming
one of the best in the UK as Xplicit Bad Company and J-Majik to the party. See preview page 3().