I Solescience al ('aharct \ollairc ll). lllpiii lain. £7 (£5i. l3 ()ct. Dcdicalcd to bringing thc hcxl ol undcrground houxc. digital dixco and lrackhcad xoul willi rcxidcntx Nick Ytnl alid Roh Mathic DJ llcathcr unlorlunatcl} couldn't tnakc thc Aug dalc doc to thc xccuiit} rcxlrictionx on lllghlx atld ix now back to rock lhc placc with hci (‘hicago houxc.
* Trouble at ('aharct \‘oltaiic.
llpiii .lain. £0 (£5 i. (i ()ct. lI'x a rcxidcnlx xpccial iii thc main room with thc 'l'rouhlc DJx arid M(' Rail} H with a doxc ol in c action lrom 'l‘hc Axthinatic St cnc (a cliixx liclw ccn Bcllc & Schaxtian and l.lo_\d ('olc. appai'cntl} i. whilc Drlnl Drum and thcir indic. ncw waxc. putik niaxh~up Iakc oxcr Ihc hackrooiii
Edinburgh Saturdays
Club
I The Egg al \Vcc Rcd Hal‘.
llpiii lain. £4 hclorc midnight; £5 allcr. \Vcckl}. Still lltc hcxt mion indic. (illx garagc. norlhct‘n xolil. xka. 70x pttiik and ncw wa\ c _\oti'rc likcl) to xtaggcr .‘lL'l'Hxx. A w cll lo\cd inxtitution lliat rcluxcx lo changc.
I Fever at ligo. llpiii 3am. £lll (£8 incnihcrxi. l4 ()ct. Monthly 'l'axlc iii;iiiixt;i_\x l"ixhc'i' & l’ricc and Martin Valcntinc arc on Ihc main floor. w hilc thc \'ixitor aiid lx'auptixx takc alt aii_\thing gocx altitudc into lhc ('octcau l.oungc. I Fish Fry at llic .laH liar.
ll..i()piii 3am. £5. \‘l'cckly Scotlixh ia/I. lunk. onII and Latin handx join l).lx l'.l‘lk D'Viking alid Axll‘olio). including ja/x. lunk. clcclro. hrokcn hcat atid xotil ll‘Hlli Digital Joich (7 (Mi and Bluc .\'olc nicch hip hop l'roin Action (iroiip ( Isl (M l.
>l< Headspin at lhc Bongo (’luh.
l lpiii 3am. £|ll. 7 ()ct. 'l'hc RCxonancc. Allan Diinhal‘. Stu c Auxlin and Bongo l);l\ c pro\ idc thc lolli-dcck mix up (it lunk. hip hop. dixco. holixc and hcatx. 'l'hix month lhc} arc ioincd h} lrcland'x lamurilc xon Dax id llolnicx l'or inorc ol' liix lound \(illlltl\ and cut tip xoundtrackx. I Jackhammer at ligo. I lpm 3am. £7 hclorc midnight; £ll) al'lcr. 7 ()ct. 'l‘hc lcchno iiiglil hax linall) found. _\ct anolhcr ncw hotnc with xpccial gucxt Bill} .\'axI_\. Scc prc\ icw. page Kl).
I Liquid Soul at l’o .\'a Na.
lllpin 3am. £3 hcl'orc l lpin'. £(i al'tcr. \\'c'ckl_\. (ict down call} for thix conxixlcnlly capacil} l‘clt‘o-dixco and lunk} houxc night. l‘caIuring l’o‘x own Mark B on thc dcckx lthllig claxxic and hang up-lo-dalc lunk} houxc l'oi‘ thoxc in lhc know.
I Luvely at thc liquid Room.
Il).3l)piii 3am. £l3 (£llli. 7 ()ct. A xauc} xoirCc ol' lull-on. dri\ ing houxc
inuxic. with rcxtdcnlx 'l'omln} Ka}. Dcan .\'cwlon. (irum Stonc and Jon lzdwardx. ll'x a px}chcdclic happcning down l.u\cl_\ lliix month xo dig out Ihoxc llarcx. kaltanx and tic-d} c.
I Messenger Sound System at lllL‘ Bongo (’luh. lll.3llpm 3am, £7 l-1()ct Baxx (it how L'lWllllllllg proportionx ax lhc might} Mcxxcngcr Sound S} xlcln hlaxlx out thc hcxt in riglttcoux roon and duh rcggac with M(' Rax licho.
I Pop Machine at Maxxa.
llHllpni 3am. £5 (£4i 7 ()ct. l’op Machinc proinixcx to hanixh thoxc painlul mclnoricx ol chccx} allcrwork chart alid part} iiiglitx h} on!) pla}lng Ihc hcxl qualil} pop. clcctro. lorgollcn gcnix arid luturc claxxicx.
I Retribution at Studio 34.
llpiii 3am. £5 (£3). \Vcckl}. Rctrihution lakcx thc placc ol lhc Mixxion hill xtill pla_\x lhc hcxl tn rock. inctal. altcrnalixc aitd trackx lroin Ihc dark xidc all night long.
I Tease Age at (“iii-(ix (lab.
I lpm 3am. l'rcc hclorc l l3llpm; £(i allcr. chkly 'l‘hix tndic xlalwarl dixhcx up cxcrylhing lrom xwinging ()ll\ hitx to haggy Manchcxtcr l'a\cx ax w cll ax a lioxl ol currcnl AMI-Q chart holhcrcrx with DJ Monkcc Mickcc. lidinhurgh‘x longcxl continuall} running indic night. I Triumph at llcnl'} 'x ('cllar Bar. llptii 3am. £4 (£3i. l4 ()ct. Victor) rock tag tcain plux all iiianncrx ol' chccxc and xillincxx l'roni thc tx'llx with DJx Dugxtar. John QUU and (all (‘ok.
I UFreak at ('ahal'ct \iiltail'c.
llpiii 3am. £lhc. l4 ()ct. Ax alwa} x. lcchno ix at lhc top ol‘ thc agcnda at l'l'rcak. ax lhc} lltixl an opclI-dc\ night (ch in touch \ia 0773‘) (WI 785 or (ipL‘lldL'\(” ul‘t'caknct to gcl imolxcdi. l’lux a DJ xcl l'roni Ja_\ Stcinx cg and a li\'c xct l'l'oln ('arl l.cgcnd.
I Ultragroove at (’aharcl Vollairc. llpiii 3am. £8 (UN. 7 ()ct. lidinhurgh‘x pcct‘lcxx rcal hulGC ptll'l) with I'L‘xldclll (ial'clh Stillllllcl'VlllL‘. 'l'hc l-titurc World DJx lakc control of thc hack room w hilc lhc l-‘ilth DJx join (iat‘cth on tho main floor.
I Velvet at Marincrx. lllpm 2am. £(i (£5i. 7 ()ct. Night for ga} girlicx (mcn can onl} gain adinixxion il‘ accompanicd h)’ a lad} i. l‘caturing a ncw inuxic policy that xpanx lhc gcnrcx. with DJ Random and DJ ('arpc Dicm. and a pcrl‘ormancc by xhowgit‘lx troupc Burlquuad. .\'cw prc-cluh acroxx thc road at Bar Sii'iux from 8pm. Scc (Bay for prc\ icw. pagc 57
Edinburgh Sundays
Club
I Babydoll at l’o .\'a .\'a. l lpm 5am. l‘rcc hcl‘orc l l.3()pni; £5 al’tcr. Wet-kl). A glatltot’olls and .xcx)‘ night ol‘ holixc
whcrc all arc w clcomc to loin in. lrotii lhc rotating DJ roxtcr ot \Varncr l’owcrx. Dcan \cwton. (iax (iranl. 'lomin} Ra). Dcrck Marlin. llarr) and liaxil lxaacx I Booty at Mcdina lllpin iam. £i \Vcckl}, Morc ol a Sunda) xocial than a lull-on glaiii allair. with DJ Dalc |.uxh. lxla liligc. Silnnionc Black and (K'L‘axllilllll gtlcfl \llptlxltlx llll\lll§._' up Rtkli. hip hop. xoul aiid liltik
I Hellraiser’s Ball at Siiliwa} (‘owgalc llpiii 3am. l-rcc. l5 ()ct. l'ortnighll}. A iock'n'ioll |tllllllL‘_\ with all Ihc hcxl culx lroni claxxic to hard rock through to lx'lix glalii.
I Neon at Suhwa) ('owgatc,
llptii 3am. inc 8 ()cl. l‘Hl'llllg'llll} 'l‘hc Stiliwa} 'x lorlnightl} gothic cxpcricncc. £l a drink all night
3% Taste at ('alial‘cl \‘ollalt'c.
llpiii 3am. £5 hcloic ll..‘\(lpni. £8 altci (£(i inciiihcrxi. \Vcckl}. l-‘ixhcl & l’ricc xuppl} a progrcxxnc lll|\ ol lioiixc and garagc at lliix inlamoux Sunda} inghtci ax lhc} moxc to thc ('ah. .\'ow w itli a hack room up and running again w ith Martin Valcnlinc lll'llll} in chargc. lhc mm c hringx a xpccial gucxl. Spook} (N ()cti to hpr rcacquainl lhcmxclwx w ith lhc \cnuc. Scc prc\ icw. pagc 2‘).
I Tipsy at Maxxa. ll).3llpni 3am. £4 (£3i. \Vcckl}. Rtle and hip hop l’roni rcxidciitx .\'ick (i and l’ha/c 3 at what lhc} promixc will hc ‘thc liottcxl Sunday night part} in town‘. (‘iriinc xpccial ax Scmlcx join thc 'l‘ipx} crcw (ill l5 ()c‘l.
Edinburgh Mondays
Club
I Daggers Ahoy! at Suhwa} ('owgatc. llpiii 3am. l5rcc. lo ()ct. l-‘ortnightly Pla)ing punk. lunk. nu
win c. glam. and rock'n'roll l'or ‘xoldicrx. pt'oxlitttlcx. d} kcx and punkx'. I Happy Mondays at l’o .\'a .\'a.
I lpiti 3am. £3 (l'rcci. \Vcckl}. ('luh night l'uxing ncw atid claxxic indic. rock. lunk. hip hop and Motown.
I Latin Quarter at Mcdina.
lllpin 3am. l-‘rcc. \Vcckl}. DJ Janicx ('omhc with rcal dcal xalxa and world inuxic. Now in ilx third )car arid xliII going xlrong. l.ikc a linc winc.
imprm ing with agc.
I Trade Union at ('aharct Voltairc. lllpni 3am. £3. \Vcckl)‘. .\'cw night to gix'c xomcthing hack to thc bar and club w'orkcrx. xo thcy don't mixx out on llll‘ cluhhing cxpcricncc whilc lrappcd hchind the bar. lt'x houxc aiid tcchno all thc w ay in thc main room lrom (iranl l’atcrxon. whilc room two ix all hip hop and R&B l'roin DJ Bccl'. DJ lx'unal and DJ l'rcxli.
I You Control at Stihwa} ('owgalc.
l lpm 3am. lircc. chkl)‘. 'l'hc rcxidcntx lakc rcqucxts all night leading to an
cclcctlc lakc on thc hcxt indic. lock and chart plallcrx
Edinburgh Tuesdays
Club
I Antics .ii Stiliwa) (‘owgalc
llpin 3am l‘rcc \Vcckl} Rock. cnio. punk and inctal dixpalchcx lloni l-dinhulgh‘x alt xccnc
I Mothertunk al ()pal l oitngc
lllpni 5.llll l'icc \\cckl_\ (iino and l-r}ci aic back with tlicii lucxdax inxtilutton ax lllc_\ xpin talc and claxxic lunk} .ixxcd. llooi xhaking Mix and 7llx gromcx. dccp lunk. | atiii. xoiil and xo niuch nioic
I Run ‘Dat at tlic Bongo ('liili Illillpm iatti l-lcc “cckh l'licxlla_\ chill otil ol lcggac and duh liolii Ilic \Vlntc \\.iinlarianx
I Split at ('aharct \oltairc.
ll.3llpm iam. l~rcc \\cck|_\ Druni .\ ltaxx. clccllo atld hrcak ltcal w illt Shailiikatll. Ihc Dropout DJx. Dogma alid a xiiialtcring ol \cr} talcnlcd local gucxlx, Drum & haxx and hicakx collcctnc lzdinhtngli liaxxcd takc catc ol thc main iooiii c\cl‘_\ olhci w cck Diuni .\ haxx. hip hop alid l‘lt‘dkl‘c‘dl liiag \Il/ lakc (i\L'l with |l\c gucxt l'poc l I” ( lcli
Edinburgh Wednesdays
Club
I Hip at Studio 24. llpln iani. £-l (licc hclorc l lillpin; £2 altci l. \\'cckl} l'hc (ilaxgow liight launchcx a ncw ladinliingh hranch ax l.il' Rich xpiiix hip hop. hip pop :lltd ltlp llotlxc.
I Juice at Maxxa. Ill. Wptn Alllll. £5 \Vcckl}. 'l'hc original llL'\lll_\ xiiucc/cd ‘lllx alid (lllx xludcnt night rclurnx
I The Pit at Stthwa} (‘owgalc
l lpm 3am. lircc. \Vcckl}. Rock .iiid mctal night h} rock and iiictal lanx
I Sin Fronteras at lllt' .la// “at midnight iain. l-‘rcc. \Vcckl), Iatin and tau dancc gl‘omcx lt'oin DJ .laincx ('onihc.
I Soul:Shine at \Vcc Rcil llai'. ll)..‘\llpm 3am. £4 (£3i. l8 ()ct. .\'cw altcrnaln c inuxic alid art pt'oicct con-ring c\ct')lliiitg lroin Ia/l. Milk and xoiil to liquid drum it haxx and clccti'onica.
I Toaster at ('itrux ('Iuli. llpiit 3am. l-rcc hcl'orc l l.3llpln; £3 allcr. \Vcckl} Night ol hrcakhcat lroin t‘cxidcntx DJ l,tlktt tlltd Mikcc.
I We are . . . Electric at ('aharcl Voltairc. l lpm 3am. l'rcc ht'ltil‘t' midnight; £3 al'lcr (lrcc nicinlicrxi. chkl). l’unk»lunk clcclro night \VA li w clcoincx hack lhc might) l"(' Kahuna l'or anolhcr acid-houxc workout on llic (II Oct; £3 £5 cnlr} i. 'l'licn il'x a loui hourch lrom t‘cxidcnl (iar} Mac l IX ()cti. Backroom action on both iiiglitx with Daia lc l‘unk.
EDINBURGH club venues
I Berlin
3 Queenslerry Street Lane. 467 7215. Selection of cool house nights. See listings for details.
I The Bongo Club Moray House. 37 Holyrood Road. 558 7604. One of the coolest and most eclectic clubs in town. See listings for details.
I Cabaret Voltaire 36-38 Blair Street. 220 6176. Mixed bag from house to drum 8 bass. See listings for details.
I CC Blooms
23-24 Greenside Place. 556 9331. One of the city's most enduring gay clubs. with hi-NRG tracks every night of the week. I The Cellar Bar
1 Chambers Street. 467
2539. Cool beats from global sounds to Trouble's unique take on jazz. See listings for details.
I The Citrus
Grindlay Street. 622 7086. Mainly studenty venue that goes for an indie vibe as well as a dash of punk. new wave and 805 classics. See listings for selected highlights.
I City: Edinburgh
1a Market Street. 226 9560. From student nights to big house and guest 0.15. See listings for selected highlights.
I Club Pivo
2—6 Calton Road. 557 2925. A selection of the best Edinburgh DJs play every night. for free.
I Ego
Picardy Place. 478 7434. Home to some of the capital's best loved nights as well as a selection of
big gay clubs. See listings for details.
I El Barrio
104 West Port. 229 8805. Spanish fiesta every night of the week.
I The Establishment 3 Semple Street. 229 7733. Chart and party night with plenty of drink on offer to wash it all down with.
I Espionage
4 India Buildings. Victoria Street. 477 7007. Five floors of varied chart and dancey action.
I The Liquid Room 90 Victoria Street. 225 2564. One of the top venues in town for guest DJs and live music. See listings for details.
I Mariners Commercial Street. Leith. 555 5622. Semi regular nights in this old church
from lesbian club Velvet to techno and house. See listings for details.
l Massa
36-39 Market Street. 226 4224. Glam house. party nights and hip hop and R88 on a Sunday with Tipsy.
I Medina
45-47 Lothian Street. 225 6313. Laid back vibes with cool hip hop and other sounds. See listings for details.
I Mood
Omni. Greenside Place. 550 1640. Chart and party tunes. not forgetting gay night Poly Super on Mondays. See listings for selected highlights.
I Opal Lounge
51 George Street. 226 2275. House and funky beats for a dressed up crowd.
:3 Opium
71 Cowgate. 225 8382. Rock. punk and metal. no messing.
I Po Na Na
43b Frederick Street. 226 2224. Student nights. funky beats and more. See listings for selected highlights.
I Pottenow
Bristo Square. 650 9195. Student heaven.
I RED Vodka Club
73 Cowgate. 225 1757. From house to reggae. See listings for details.
I Stereo
King Stables Road. 229 7986. More big party tunes and drunken dancing.
I Studio 24
Calton Road. 558 3758. Down and dirty club nights, specialising in techno and goth. See listings for details.
* The Subway Cowgate. 225 6766. Now more of a rock and cool indie night as well as some cheeSIer club nights. See listings for selected highlights.
:1 The Subway West End Lothian Road. 229 9197. Another one for the after office crowd.
The Wee
Red Bar
Edinburgh College of Art. Lauriston Place. 229
1442. Student nights for the arty set. See listings for details.
3% Time 24a Frederick Street. 220
1226. Chart songs and plenty of booze all night long.
a Why Not?
14 George Street. 624 8311. Hits from the 805 to last week.
34 THE LIST 53-19 Oct 2006