I 100% Dynamite at the Bongo Club. 1 lpm—3am. £4 before midnight; £6 after. 25 Nov. The Soul Jazz Records Sound System is back once again for another excursion through reggae. soul. ska. funk. dancehall. hip hop. roots and jungle. lt‘s Decoy Roy and DJRed6 in the main room with the Orange St boys taking care of room two.
Optima & The 60-60 at Ego. l().3()pm—3am. £8—£l(). 4 Nov. The most riotously inventive club night in Scotland relaunches in Edinburgh with the Go-Go taking up residence in the downstairs lounge.
I Pop Machine at Massa. l().3()pm—3am. £5 (£4). 1 1 Nov. Pop Machine promises to banish those painful memories of cheesy afterwork chart and party nights by only playing the best quality pop. electro. forgotten gems and future classics. This month they host the ultimate girl light as Sugababes and Girls Aloud both release their Greatest Hits packages.
I Retribution at Studio 24. l lpm—3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Retribution takes the place of the Mission but still plays the best in rock. tnetal. alternative and tracks from the dark side all night long.
I The Scottish Hobo Society at Henry‘s Cellar Bar. 1 lpm—3am. £3 before midnight; £4 after. 1 1 Nov. lndie club with a live set from Arse 2 Mouth.
I Sophistiiunk at City: Edinburgh.
1 lpm—3am. £8. Weekly. Resident D] John Hutchison plays funked up R&B remixes and house tunes to a dressed up crowd.
I Sumo at Berlin Bierhaus. l()pm—3am. £7. 4 Nov. Solemusic's Geoff M‘s Edinburgh residency alongside Harry. Craig Smith. Milton Jackson and Steven Wanless for a journey through house. soaring vocals and surging boogie.
I UFneak at Cabaret Voltaire.
l lpm—3am. £8.50. l 1 Nov. As always. techno is at the top of the agenda at UFreak. as they host another open-dex night (get in touch via 07739071 785 or opendcx@ufreak.nel to get involved). Plus a DJ set from Jay Steinveg and a live set from Carl Legend.
I Ultragroove at Cabaret Voltaire.
l lpm—3am. £8 (£6). 4 Nov. Gareth Sommerville‘s peerless real house party reaches seven years of serving the capital the best in homegrown and international DJ skills. For their birthday Mr Sommerville is firmly in charge with back up from Nick Yuill. Rob Mathie and Gary Mac.
I Velvet at Mariners. 9.30pm—2am. £4 before 10.30pm; £6 (£5). 4 Nov. Monthly. Night for gay girlies (men can only gain admission if accompanied by a lady). featuring a new music policy that spans the genres. with DJ Random and DJ Carpe Diem. and a performance by the IMPACT drummers. New pre-club across the road at Bar Sirius from 8pm.
is... .fi. If you want quality house in Edinburgh, one of your first agfiifigi‘g ports of call has to be Ultragroove, here reaching their seventh birthday under the watchful gaze of Gareth Sommerville. Ultragroove are no stranger to big name guests, from Derrick Carter to Joey Negro, yet for this b’day celebration they are concentrating on Edinburgh talent with Gary Mac, Nick Yuill and Rob Mathie joining the party. Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Sat 4 Nov.
I Walk Tall at Henry's Cellar Bar. 1 lpm—3am. £4. 4 Nov. Funk. soul and hip hop from D] Ketch.
Edinburgh Sundays
Club
I Babydoll at Po Na Na. l lpm-- 3am. Free before 1 1.30pm; £5 after. Weekly. A glamorous and sexy night of house where all are welcome to join in. from the rotating DJ roster of Warner Powers. Dean Newton. Gav Grant. Totnmy Kay. Derek Martin. Harry and Basil lsaacs.
I Booty at Medina. l lpm—3ani. £3. Weekly. More of a Sunday social than a full-on glam affair. with DJ Dale Lush. lsla Blige. Simmone Black and occasional guest supastas tnixing up R&B. hip hop. soul and funk.
I Friction at the Liquid Room.
1 lpm—3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. New house
; night filling the Taste sized hole at the Liquid Room. London's Nick Tcherniak (Mission/Paradise Factory/Wild Fruit)
guests (5 Nov).
I Hobo - The Rebirth at the Bongo Club. l()pm—3am. Free before midnight; £3 after. Weekly. ‘Live music and alternative disco forjustified sinners' returns.
I Lulu at Lulu. 8pm—3am. Free before
10pm; £4 after. Weekly. Funk. electro. hip
j hop. electronica and more front Bongo Club stalwarts Red 6 and Dava.
I Taste at Cabaret Voltaire. l lpm—3am. £5 before I 1.30pm; £8 after (£6 members). Weekly. Fisher 8; Price supply a progressive mix of house and garage at this infamous Sunday nighter now showing at the Cab. With Martin Valentine firmly in charge of the back room. guests out front are Jon Pleased (5 Nov).
I Tipsy at Massa. l().3()pm—3ani. £4 (£3). Weekly. R&B and hip hop from residents Nick G and Phaze 2 at what they promise will be ‘the hottest Sunday night party in town'.
Edinburgh Mondays
Club
I Daggers Ahoy! at Subway C owgate. l lpm-3am. Free. 13 Nov. Fortnightly. Playing punk. funk. nu wave. glam. and rock‘n‘roll for ‘soldiers. prostitutes. dykes and punks‘.
I Happy Mondays at Po Na Na.
1 [pm—3am. £3 (free). Weekly. Club night fusing new and classic indie. rock. funk. hip hop and Motown.
I Lulu at Lulu. 8pm—3am. Free before 10me £4 after . Weekly. Classic pop. electro-house. funk and anthems from Jez Hill.
I Trade Union at Cabaret Voltaire.
l lpm—3am. £2. Weekly. New night to give something back to the bar and club workers. so they don't miss out on the
clubbing experience while trapped behind the bar. lt‘s house and techno all the way in the main room from Grant Paterson. while room two is all hip hop and R&B
from D] Beef. DJ Kunal and DJ Fresh.
Edinburgh Tuesdays
Club
I Lulu at Lulu. 8pm—3am. £4 before l()pm; £4 after. Weekly. Soulful. eclectic sets from Edinburgh's fittest underground Dls Hobbes (Trouble) joined by G-Mac (Manga) (7 Nov) and Frazer McGlinchey ( l4 Nov).
I Motherfunk at ()pal Lounge. l()pm—3am. Free. Weekly. Gino and Fryer are back with their Tuesday institution as they spin rare and classic funky assed. floor-shaking 60s and 70s grooves. deep funk. Latin. soul and so much more.
I Run ‘Dat at the Bongo Club. l().3()pm—3am. Free. Weekly. Reggae and dub frotn the White Wastifarians.
I Split at Cabaret Voltaire.
l l.3()pm— 3am. Free. Weekly. Drum & bass. electro and break beat with Shadowskill. the Dropout DJs. Dogma and a smattering of very talented local guests. Drum & bass and breaks collective Edinburgh Bassed take care of the main room every other week.
I Vibe at Ego. l lpm—3am. £4. Weekly. Gay night with James Longworth on the decks. plus The Dancing Stud Mullins. The Singing Hairy Bloke and The Miming Nun. Don't say we didn‘t warn ya.
Edinburgh Wednesdays
Club
I Hip at Studio 24. l lpm--3am. £4 (free before 1 1.30pm; £2 after). Weekly. The Glasgow night launches a new Edinburgh branch as Lil' Rich spins hip hop. hip pop and hip house.
I Lulu at Lulu. 8pm--3am. £4 before l()pm; £4 after. Weekly. Past and future electronic classics from Mash and Jon Pleased and guest DJs.
I Sin Fronteras at the Jan. Bar. midnight—3am. Free. Weekly. Latin and jazz dance grooves.
I Soul:Shine at Wee Red Bar. l().3()pm—3ani. £4 (£3). 15 Nov. New alternative music and art project covering everything frotn jazz. funk and soul to liquid drum 8; bass and electronica.
* We are . . . Electric at Cabaret Voltaire. l lpm—3am. Freee£5 (free—£3). Weekly. Digital punk-funk electro vibes with resident Gary Mac. joined by Parisian Kwality mastermind Dan Ghenacia (8 Nov) while they [earn up with ()ptimo to host the ()SCarr record launch with a live set from X-Veclors and their ‘Now is the Winter of our Discotheque' triple A-side plus DJ skills form Twitch. Kris Actual Size and David Barbarossa
( l5 Nov).
EDINBURGH
club venues
Min
3 Queensferry Street Lane. 467 7215. Selection of cool house nights. See listings for details.
The Bongo Club Moray House. 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. One of the coolest and most eclectic clubs in town. See listings for details.
Cabaret Voltaire 36-38 Blair Street. 220 6176. Mixed bag from house to drum 8 bass. See listings for details. 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. if»: The Cellar Bar
1 Chambers Street, 467
2539. Cool beats from global sounds to Trouble's unique take on jazz. See listings for details.
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.
City: Edinburgh
1a Market Street, 226 9560. From student nights to big house and guest DJs. See listings for selected highlights.
Club Pivo
2—6 Calton Road. 557 2925. A selection of the best Edinburgh DJs play every night, for free.
7%} 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.
El Barrio
104 West Port, 229 8805. Spanish fiesta every night of the week.
The Establishment 3 Semple Street, 229 7733. Chart and party night with plenty of drink on offer to wash it all down with.
Espionage
4 India Buildings. Victoria Street, 477 7007. Five floors of varied chart and dancey action.
The Liquid Room 9c \fictoria Street, 225 2564. One of the top venues in town for guest DJs and live music. See listings for details.
tat Mariners Commercial Street, Leith. 555 5622. Semi regular nights in this old church
from lesbian club Velvet Opium
to techno and house. See listings for details. Massa
36—39 Market Street, 226 4224. Glam house. party nights and hip hop and R88 on a Sunday with Tipsy.
Medina
45—47 Lothian Street. 225 6313. Laid back vibes with cool hip hop and other sounds. See listings for details.
Era Mood
Omni, Greenside Place. 550 1640. Chart and party tunes, not forgetting gay night Poly Super on Mondays. See listings for selected highlights.
Opal Lounge
51 George Street. 226 2275. House and funky beats for a dressed up crowd.
71 Cowgate. 225 8382. Rock, punk and metal, no messing.
Po Na Na
43b Frederick Street, 226 2224. Student nights. funky beats and more. See listings for selected highlights.
Potterrow
Bristo Square. 650 9195. Student heaven.
RED Vodka Club
73 Cowgate. 225 1757. From house to reggae. See listings for details.
a Stereo
King Stables Road, 229 7986. More big party tunes and drunken dancing.
at Studio 24
Calton Road, 558 3758. Down and dirty club nights. specialising in techno and goth. See listings for details.
I 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.
I The Subway West End
Lothian Road, 229 9197. Another one for the after office crowd. I The Wee Red Bar Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place. 229 1442. Student nights for the arty set. See listings for details. I Time
24a Frederick Street. 220 1226. Chart songs and plenty of booze all night long.
I Why Not?
14 George Street. 624 8311. Hits from the 805 to last week.
36 THE LIST 2—16 Nov 2006