I Audloaeroblce at (illQ. IUJOpmJam. Free before llptii; £5 (£4) after. Weekly. Jon Pleased and Lucky Luciano bring an international attitude to electro house. while Dejaybird from Fur Burger spins indie. hip hop and classic dance tunes.
3:3 3.88 Syndlcate at the Bongo (’lub. l lpm—3am. £tbc. 1 Feb. The breaks collective hosts another tasty night as three man breaks. beats and drum 6'; bass crew Aquasky (Passenger Records) and Simon Jackson (Wickerman) guest.
I Black Tape at Henry's ('ellar Bar.
l lpm—3ani. £4 before midnight; £5 after. 8 Feb. A mix of indie. classic pop. rock. soul. punk. electronica and hip hop. Early tracks and classic albttrn cuts front the hands you love.
I Club Classics at l’iv'o (‘affe 5pm—3am. Free. Weekly. Dance classics from Scott lilliot. ('raig (iee arid (iav Grant.
I Club Freeflow at ligo. l().3()pm—3am. £l() (£8). 1 Feb. liclectic electronica frorn Simon Hallworth and the Freqbeat DJs as they are joined by hot house producer John (iraharn (aka Quivver and Tilt).
I Club Welto at the Village. Xptti lani. Donations welcome. 8 Feb. Servitig tip folk. twisted electronica. spoken word arid funky house. (‘lub Welto is a broad church. This instalment features Santia. HMS (iinafore. Wounded Knee. Rodney Relax. ('hico Mendel. and DJs Stevie Wanless and Kenny McAlpine.
I Departure Lounge at the ('av'es. ltlpm—3am. £7 before midnight; £9 after. I Feb. A night of world beats. electro ja/I and Latin rhythms as Departure Lounge residents Astroboy. Jimenez. and (‘animy (percussion) are joined by London jan- funker Spiritual South for a ride through progressive world beats plus a live set from The Den Collective. a new project from Salsa (‘eltica's Dougie Hudson. See preview. page 36.
I Dogtooth at Henry‘s Ja/./ (‘ellarz
I lpm—3ani. £4 before midnight; £5 after.
I Feb. Club playing indie. rave. electro and new wave.
I Evol at the Liquid Room. ll).3()pm—3am. £5. Weekly. lidinburgh‘s longest running indie night. With the usual mix of the best current and classic alternative. crossover tunes. [ivol‘s an institution.
I Fabuloz Fridays at Base. l()pin--3aiit. £6 (£4). Weekly. Edinburgh's newest arid hottest urban party from DJ Fabulo/ and MC Flow.
I Kanlellp at Po Na Na. l().3()pm~3am. £3 before midnight; £6 after. Weekly. R&B. house and dance classics from Jay and Mark B.
I Lulu at Lulu. 8pin—3am. Free before
I lpm; £7 after. Weekly. Soul. house. funk. electro-disco and Latin from the likes of Gareth Sommerville. lsla Blige. the Blond Flash and Danny Tennent.
I Misfits at the Hive. l lpm» 3am. £2. Weekly. lndie. electro. punk. rock and retro with bargain drinks and regular gig ticket giveaways. Check www.misfitsonlinecouk for tnore itifo.
I Not So Dirty at Ego. l()pm—3ant. £5 before midnight; £6 after. I Feb. Dirty house. electro and machine funk soul.
I Nuklear Puppy at Ego. l()pm~3ant. £12 (£l0). 8 Feb. Residents Jason Cortel. Phil York and Dean Newton keep the hard dance flag flying in the capital. With special guests Kutski and Andy Whitby. I Opal Lounge at ()pal Lounge. lOpm—3am. Free before midnight; £6 after. Weekly. Funked up vocal house and dance classics from Jez Hill.
I Planet Earth at Citrus Club. l().3()pm—3ant. Free before I lpm; £5 after. Weekly. Music from 1976 through to 1989. In other words. a healthy dose of punk. new wave. new romantic arid electro-pop (now with added 90s).
I Smoked Out at Studio 24.
l lpm—3am. £7. 8 Feb. New night of ‘tech- house. minimal and melody driven techno‘ from Graeme Vass and James Slaven.
>11 Soleeclence at Cabaret Voltaire.
l lpm—3ain. £4 before midnight: £5 after
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(£4). 8 Feb. Dedicated to bringing tltc best of underground house. digital disco arid traekliead soul with residents Nick Yuil and Rob Mathie host the final ever Solescience joined by DJ (‘unnie and .Neelu Sat'kaar for a big send off.
I Technical Resistance at the (lives. llldllpni 3am. £9 before midnight; £lll after. l5 l’eb. l'ndergrotind dr'ttin tk bass. techstep arid neurofunk featuring Black Sun litnpirc. Paul Reset and listjuire.
I Trouble at (‘abaret Voltaire.
l lpiii 3am. £6 (£5). l l-‘eb. 'l‘rouble welcomes a kindred spirit iii the form of l’addy Freefot'iti for a run through the best in acid house. electro and electronic ftiiik pltis a ftill live show of electronic pop from Dollskabeat with v isuals front artist Mas Hattler.
I Villainesque at Assembly Rooms Spin lain. £l7. l l‘eb. Strictly .\lartint presents a night of burlesque featuring Leyla Rose. (iypsy (harms. .\lissy Malone and Wild (‘ard Kitty oti suitably dark and dastardly forni. .-\lso appearing are the fabulous Sarasvati tribal fusion belly dancers. With live music and swinging retro tunes from top DJ l.enny Love. So don your cape arid tvv irl that moustache and become entangled lll the
darkly glatnoi'otis world of hosts Sittione
Martini and Serge Strictly.
I Xplicit at the Bongo (‘lub
llptii 3am. £7 (£6). S l‘eb. Sabur'uko tllor'i/on's. l'S.-\i guests at the lidinburglt drum ts bass specialists.
Chart & Party
I Archive at ('ity Nightclub. lll.3llplll—3;tlll. £5 (£4), Weekly. Disco Dan plays the best-lov ed arid freshest dance and pop.
I Boogie Fridays at ('Itib Purple. l()pm—3ant. £3 before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. DJ Stretch presents the
Expect a heady dose of late 805 and early 90$ acid house, electro and electronic funk as Paddy Freeform joins the Trouble crew this month. Plus there’s a full live show as Dollskabeat (pictured) fronts her own band bringing her electronic pop creations to life with visuals from artist Max Hattler.
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best iti cltat‘t antlieitis. disco arid party grooves. l‘.lll;ill ellll‘ptll'lllt'l“ liotitiatlcotti for guestltst/priot‘tty etttry.
I Espionage at lzspionage "pin 5.tlll l'l'c‘t'. \Vc‘c‘lsly l‘tyt' litil's ii\t'l liyt‘ lltlllIN. playing everything liottt Rtkll to mainstream cliat‘t action w itli pleitty of dark coi'ticis for copptng olf lll.
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I The 4C at l’ivo (\iffe. lllptn ialll l'i'cc. ‘) l'eb lilie l'ottr (‘oineis ciew bring their ftitik. ia//. l attii. soul. :\llil arid ieggae thing to l’tvo
I Boutique at (illl‘). If). illlllll iani. l'l'L‘t' llt‘litl‘t' l lplli; l." (UH .tllt'l. \\t‘t'lsly lulectt'o arid house from lucky I ticiano and Dow /et'. witli Deiaybitd instituting a strict no clieese policy
I Bumpin & Stompin at the Hilton l'.dtnbtit'gli (it’osvenot‘ llotel. Spin :dlll U”. 3 l'eb. l be best of Northern Soul. Rtli. garage and everything tn between as the Soul Hoys return for their big seventh anniversary party feattiiiiig Hob Jclfi'tcs. (ieot‘ge \\allacc. lsvvtk \lt\. .loart livesy arid more.
I The .tl \Nt‘c' l\)k'\l litil.
l lptii .5.tlll £4 belote ttiidtiiglit. £5 after \\eckly. Still the best llll\ of indie. (ills garage. northern soul. ska. ~(ls ptittk and new wave you're likely to stagger across I Electric Banana at ilie (iR\
.Spni ‘aiii £5 2 l'eb New York‘s live rock club itiakes its ldiitbtitgli debttt wttli sets front .laktl and electro slea/c rock llt‘lll \lly (iitlttl lllack.
I Fever at l'go llptii zatit £lfi i£5 betore ll l5pin. LS after for itteitibet'si I l-eb. \lonthly like laste for the l-riday rttglit crowd. with DJs l-islier tk l’rtce playing ati eclectic llll\ ot the best underground dance music \lar'ttn Valentine spins ass-shaktn' global house
::7 the llalizooni and lhe \ tsitot and lsaapttss play an .ittvtlttztg goes tan of everything ttttltet'octeau lounge
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I Give it Some! .tl rite ltotigo t‘ltilv llptii laiit L1beforetttidttiglil. Uraltet " l eb \loviiig into its \l\'ill year. lllls’edtvs vl.illc trig t ill." is bat k \\ ttlt the usual selection oi tank. soul. l.i// and rate groove Reggae, roots. ska and dub lil‘\l.lll\ ftoiti lletoy ls‘oy
I Karnival .it ('aixitet \oltaiie
llptii \itti LS before tittdttiglit. 1 lHtLSi alter " l eb \ ntglit wliitlt promises to indulge "every pleasure. evety stti‘ lotiied totttglit by spetial guest ltlll ls'tveis for a night o! 'te. ltv. glittliy. groovy. clcvttotitt house
I Liquid Soul .il l’o \.t \a
lflpiti i.llll tibeloie llptii. to alter (it‘l slt‘\\ll t'.llly ltll llll\ consistently tapat ity retro disco arid funky house tttgltt. featuring l‘o‘s own \latk H on the lls's ks fusing t lassn .itid bang tip to date funky liotise lot tltose iii lllt‘ know
I Lulu at l tiltt Spin ialll liee betoie llptii. L ' alter \\eekly See I it
I Luvely at lllt' | ltltlltl Room
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I Messenger Sound System .ll tlie Hongo('lub llptii ialll £7 (to) Il‘eb llie nttglity \lessengei Sound System blasts out the best lll righteous roots and dttb witli toasting ttoin .\l(‘ ls’as l clio Hob \latley biitliday spettal with an essential selection ltoiti the king of
I Moovn at lletltn llieiliaiis
lllpiti idlll tlflittsi Il'eb Night of house arid lteestyle tattis ioiiied by DJ'ptodttcei Dottiti i l.\tiai as he tnaslies tip liotise. disco. sotil. |a//. litp liop. fttiik .illtl l‘ltlist‘ll heal
I Musika at the | ttpitd Room
I” illplll iani LII ‘) l-eb Derek \lattin is back tti charge lot \ltisika's big first birthday party as tltey welconte lellow Scot and internationally renowned Dl/ptodttcet ('litis lake for his \lttstka debttt
I Opal Lounge at ()pal lounge
lllpni iani lt'ee before llptii. Ur after \\eek|y late night soitee featuring l).l Dave Sliedan and a ftistoti ot glanioious vocal lliittst' .llltl .tt t‘i'sstlllt' t'lt‘cllt) w tllt .i litttt of l{(\li.
I Satisfied at l-go ll) illptii 5.tlll £7 (£6) ‘) l'cli l’iog house with 'a ttaiicy twtst' from Brian Denipstei and lltett King who have shown us their talents through the years at \ltiigin‘. .loy. l.uvely. 'lokyoblti arid many more See preview. page V)
I Skunk Funk at the .la// liar
ll Nipttt itilll. £5 (Hi Weekly Night of top lunk frottt l)_l \ktlk/booth aitd live guests. int ltidiiig lin liopper‘s 'l he l't'eaky l'.tll|ll_\ i l l‘ebi and seven piece sottl and ftttik act Soul Vaccination (S l'eb)
I lSlashdot. at the lltve llptii iarn £5. Weekly. Dttiiti tk bass. electio. techno and breaks from some of tlte best names ever to grace the wheels of steel in ladtnbtirgh.
Substance at the HM" llipiti lam. L H). ‘) l'eb, 'leclitiit and electro as Substance moves to a new venue and starts things off iti style with air Input Output special featuring a DJ set from Dave 'larrtda (Sattva/lr'esor'i arid live sets from Jason Leach (Sublieadi arid label boss ('yntlita Stern.
I Tease Age at ('tirus ('luh.
l lptti iani l‘ree before I 1.30pm; £6 after. Weekly. 'l’hts tridte stalwart dishes tip everything from swinging 6le hits to baggy Manchester faves as well as a host of current .\'.ll!; chart botherers with DJ .Nlonkee \lickee. ladinburgh's longest continually running iitdie tttglit.