I Surgical Steel aI ()piuin
Illpm 3am Free. Weekly. Full on metal assault.
I Synthetic at Suhway (tiwgate Illpm 3am. Free. In l'eh. Tech and drum & hass tiiglit as Kid III atid ('ohald are ioined hy l'uk—Nut (JakN) and the I’Iiyslclsl.
I Up:Start at Suhway ('ow gate.
I Ipiii 3am. £2 23 let). An open decks eyening ol alleriiatiye music incorporating dtih. hreaks and techno.
Chart & Party
I On Request at lzgo. I lpm 3am. £3. to Feh. Promos and party anthems all night.
I Vinyl at Massa. Spin 3am. Free. Weekly. (‘oiiiiiiercial chart and dance courtesy oi Paul Funkster. plus drinks promos aplenty Itll' those who want to start the weekend ltisliioiitihly early.
Edinburgh Fridays
Club
I Alternanthem at ()pium.
lllpm 3am. Free. Weekly. Night ol rock atid alternatiy e anthems.
I Badaboom at Massa. Illpm 3am. £5.
Weekly. The hest in commercial R&B and urban licks with guests Iron) l.\'tra and Radio I llying in Itil'IIIIgIIII). Valentine's Ball with the king ol' [K Rth Treyor Nelson on I7 Feh (please note £ Ill entry lot this date only).
I Beatroot at ligo. lt).3()pm 3am. £(i helore midnight; £7 alter (2 It)!" I lor memhers and li('(‘F card holders helore midnight). 24 Feh. Residents Ryan Turner and Yan Palys play house. trihal. prog and techno as they kick start the year with a gtiest slot lrom Bedrock's Stey e ('ierrard.
I Big Toe’s Hi-Fi at \Vee Red Bar. Il).3l)ptn~ 3am. Free helore I |.3()pm; £5 alter (£4 ). I7 Feh. .-\s the name suggests. reggae. dancehall and other dtihhy gl'ooyes.
I Bio-Rhythm at the Venue.
lt).3()pm 3am. Free helore l l.3()pm; £5 alter. l7 Feh. Bio' relaunches at the Venue with the hest in hionic hreaks and electronic Iieitls l'i'om Beliey e. Silyer Storic and (l-Mac.
I Blaze at Iigo. llpiii-dun]. £5. \Veekly. D] James Longworth ignites the gay weekend with a chart and ltiiiky house soundtrack.
I Cult at Po Na Na. lllpin 3am. £2.50 helore I lpm; £5 alter. Weekly; 1)] Nikki and l'riends dig tip the very hest in l’unk. disco. R&B. house. kilseh classics and party jams at this cool dancelloor mash- tip.
I EVOI al the Liquid Room.
10.30pm 3am. £5. \Veekly. Iidinhurgh's longest running indie night. With the usual mi\ ol the hest current and classic alternatiye. crossoy er tunes. it's an institution.
I Fast and Ride This Train at the Bongo (‘Iuh. ltlpiii~3atii. £5. 24 Feh. Two cluhs lor the price ol one as Fast returns. The hest in high energy rock'n'roll. garage and ptiiik with Iiyc act Park Attack. while Ride This Train goes all rehel country on your ass.
I Fimbulvetr at the Pleasance ('aharet Bar. 9pm 2am. £3. 24 Feh. Fortnightly. Dark amhient. iiidtisti‘ial. neo-l‘olk. neo- classical. post-rock. doom and other hlacker than hlack musical genres.
I Fuzz at Sttidio 24. l().3()pm~3aiii. Free. I7 Feh. New indie night for Sttidio 24 playing all the classics plus a l'ew new ies chucked in for good measure.
I Gargantuan at the Bongo ('Iuh.
l lpm—3am. Free. I7 Feh. Rock. metal and industrial.
I Late Nite Groove at the Jan Bar. midnight~3am. £5. \Veekly. Regular Friday night lunkstrayagan/a with Me hands and I)Js.
I Love Train at (‘ityt Iidinhurgh.
l Ipiii—3aiii. £7. \Veekly. Brutus (iold takes us on a oning. cheesy journey through disco.
I Misfits at Suhway (‘ow‘gate
l lpm—3am. £2. 24 Feb. Fortnightly.
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Mark Rae Formerly one half of Rae and Christian and current head of Grand Central Records, Mark Rae makes a welcome
return to Headspin. Taking a UK-centric view of hip hop and soul, he
mashes funk, breaks, disco and acid jazz into his incomparable sets.
I Sat 25 Feb, Headwin at the Bongo Club. Edinburgh.
Indie. electro. punk. rock arid retro. leaturing a ('I) swap hox and cheap drinks. For more inl'o check iiiislitsonline.co.uk.
I Mocha Rocka! at Berlin Bierhaus. l().3(lpm» 3am. £5 helore midnight; £(i alter. 24 Feh. Monthly. Two ol Ifdinhtlt'gh‘s hesl collectiyes join forces. Space Face residents Pepe Santamaria and the Blonde Flash bring the Rth. hip Iiop. ltiiik. disco and more while Tokyo IiIu take care ol the house and disco.
3i: Obscene at the Venue.
lt).3()pm- 3am. £5~more on the door. 24 Feh. The drum & hass collectiy e reach their lourth hirthday joined hy Metalheadz' John B with his eccentric mash-tip of drum & bass and rohotic dancing.
I Out There presents the Dub Pistols at Studio 24. 10.30pm 73am. £0 (£5). 24 Feh. The I)uh Pistols' Barry :\in.\worlli flies in for a one-oll Scottiin date (it duh. hass. breaks and scratching skills.
I Pins 8. Needles at Rl-Ll). 9pm 3am. £2 helore midnight; £3 alter. l7 Feh. Montth least ol‘ itchy-glitchy tech-house from Matthew Hart-\Vilson. KM(i and Patil Bendoris.
I Planet Earth at ('itrus ('luh. lt).3()piii—-3am. £5. \Veekly. Music l'rom l‘)7h through to IOS‘) or. in other words. a healthy dose ol punk. new w ay e. new romantic and electro pop.
I Red Alert at Massa. Ill.3llpiii~3ain. £3 (£2). 24 Feh. Drum ck bass and hreaks l‘rom DJ .-\Icane. JI. Bloco. MC Sian and Tam ()' Banter.
I Reverend Funk at the (‘a\ es. l().3()pm—3am. £5—£7. 24 Feh. Lee Birchall and Tim Moore (hoth Shalt and (‘hocolate (‘ity ) lay down a sermon ol ltink classics. soaring trumpet and Hammond organ gems and modern artists in worship of the pre-disco 70s sound. (‘heck w w w.re\‘l‘unk.co.uk lor more into.
I Sleazy Cheezy at Studio 24.
l Ipiii 3am. £S. 24 Feh. The Ministry ol Burlesque with their mi\ oI smooth cheese. caharct and lounge iny ite you to come as an outer space oddity at this alien special.
I Sugarbeat at (‘aharet Voltaire.
l l.3(lpiii~3aii). £7. 24 Feh. You ney er know what to e\pect with Tim and Je/ (l'tah Saints) and this month they haye one ol' the heroes ol the PK scene Peter Hook (Joy I)i\ision/New Order) on guest duties. See pi'eyiew. page 32.
I 33/45 at ('ahat‘et Voltaire.
Ill.3llpm -3am. £4 helore midnight; £(i alter (£4). I7 Feh. Night huilt around residents Leon and Iiddie's se\y house will) liye \ocals lrom Jayne (' Wright and new resident Jo Myles.
I Trouble on Tour at the Bongo (‘luh
l Ipiii 3am. £ It) (£0). l7 Feh. The Trouble hoys moye t'rom their usual haunt tor a wry special guest indeed. none other than Daddy (i (Massiye Attack) and a liye show lrom linlant Bastard upstairs at I)lnt Drum. 353 Xplict at the Venue. l().3()pm 3am. £l(). IS Feh. Planet Pendulum tour hits Iidinhurgh as the men hehind cross-ox er hit ‘Slam' take to the decks.
I Welcome to the Latin Quarter at til Barrio. 9pm 3am. £37 £5 (£2 ). \Veekly. Latin. RA; B. chart and patty tracks direct lrom Spain and South .-\iiierica.
Chart & Party
I Espionage at lispionage. 7pm -3am. Free. Weekly. Fiye hars oy er the floors playing eyerything lrom Rtk B to mainstream chart action with plenty ol dark corners lor copping ol'l'.
Edinburgh Saturdays
Club
I After Dark at Cabaret Voltaire. llpiii-«3am. £8 helore midnight; £l() alter (£0 members). IS Feh. Residents Neil Bartley and DJ Jammy are joined by
Martin Valentine and Stcy en \\ aiiless as they mi\ tip a selection ot soultul house. tunkcd tip garage and diya-driy en \ocal II'.l\‘I\\
I Ascension Goth Club at Te\tol Row I‘nion. Itl3llpm 3am £5 IS I‘eh Monthly In association with dehuigh I‘myersity \ (ioth arid Rock Society comes this llll\ ot up-to~date darkness
I Audio at Berlin Bieihaus ‘lpiii 3am £5 heloie iiiidtiiglit. £h alter IS I'eh ('raig Smith spins the best in soultul ieaI house will) support lrotn I)J Sol as they reach their loui'th hirthday
I Diggity at the listahlishiiient
Illpm 3am £" (£5) \Veekly I).l I-ahtilol. Harry 3|). Rico arid M(' Flow get down with then had selyes. playing wildsty le Rth. hip hop and street soul
I The Egg at \Vee Red Bar. I lpm 3am £5 (£4) \Veekly. Still the hest Illl\ ot indie. (ills garage. northern soul. ska. “ills punk and new way e you're likely to stagger across. ;\ well oned institution that reluses to change.
I Fish Fry at the Jan Bar llpiii lam. Free helore I 1.30pm; £5 alter \Veekly. Scottish ia/l. ltiiik. soul and [anti hands ioiii Iii'ik I)'Vikiiig and .-\strohoy. Super- lunky .-\lrohcat and reggae lusion trom I)l\\dll ( IS Feh) and socially conscious l'tink. ia/z atid hip hop heralding the return ol I.i\escieiices (25 Feh) this lortnighl.
I Flaunt at Massa llpiii 3am. £5. 25 Feh. Night ol timeless cluh classics and dirty house with Tommy (iallo and Jon i'.ti\\;tl'd\.
I Liquid Soul at Po Na Na Illpm 3am. £3 helore I lpm; £h alter. \Veekly. (icl down early lot this consistently capacity retro disco and lunky house night. leaturing Po's own Mark B on the decks ltising classic and hang tip-to-date lunky house lor those in the know.
I Mambo at RIiI). 9pm 3am. Free helore midnight; £3 alter. \Veekly. Ilip hop. Rth and dancchall lrom |)J Tony TNT and M('.
I Mission at Sltidio 24. I Ipiii 3am. £5 (£4 members). \Veekly. Night ol metal mayhem. goth rock and more lrom the dark side. \VIIII new lop lIoot‘ specials oi goth or lt‘eaked otit electro and darkwaye, I Mondo a 60-60 at the Venue. llpiii 3am. £5 (£4) helore midnight; £(i (£5) alter. 25 Feh. Swinging (ills garage. soul. mod, soul. new w ay e. still and slea/y listening as residents Tall Paul Rohinson and Angus A (io-(io expand their playlist.
I 100°/o Dynamite dl the Bongo ('Ilth. I Ipiii 3am. £4 helore midnight; £() alter. IS Feh. The Sotil Ja// Sound System continue their residency at the Bongo. bringing all the reggae. roots. daiiceliall. ska. duh. ltiiik. soul and (an that has tiiade them legendary (sold out last month so get there early ).
I Progression at the Liquid Room. Ill.3llpm 3am. £l2 (£l()). 25 Feh. The Trophy Twins and ('ol Hamilton Jolll the luture house special.
I Rock Party at ()pium. I Ipiii 3am. Free. Weekly. I.i\ e hands heloreliand (Irom 7pm) rounded (ill with a least ol rock.
I Rock Star at Massa. I Ipin 3am. £thc. IS Feh. Big Suhlimiiial party with special guests Scanners joining resident Scott McKay as they bring a harder edge to house with a lull ol rock.
I So, Happy in Paris? at the Liquid Room. ll).3()pm -3am. £l(). IX Feh. New sexy house party brought to you by French hoUse producer I)J Michael ('anitrot with a Iiuropean take on house and disco. See preyiew. page 32.
I Sophistifunlt at (‘ityz lidinhurgh. llpiii—3am. £8. Weekly. Resident DJ John Hutchison plays lunked up RdeB remixes and home tunes to a dressed tip crowd.
I Splash at ligo. ll).3llpiii~3am. £I2 (£l() members). IX Feh. The people who brought you the Big Splash (ie Trendy \Vendy. Jon Pleased. Betty Ford and 2 Many Jl)s) return with home and disco with special guest Chicago‘s Praise ('ats (AKA Ii-Smooth).