I Audacious at Studio 24. Illpm 3am. £3. IX Apr. Nevv night promoting up-and- coming acts and I)J\ featuring MDS. IIoonboy tlivet and 'I‘rrcky I for a night ol take-no-prixonery breakcore and tungle. alongside residentv Rovputrn and King ’lolll
I Beat Cast at (illl) IlHllpm 3am Free before I Iprn. £5 (£4i after. Weekly. Lucky Luciano arid DJ J'l‘ bring the mainxtream houve. electro houw. bootlegs. urban dance and chart
I Big Toe's I'll-Fl at Wee Red Bar. llHllpm 3am. £5. IX Apr. Reggae. dariceliall. litp hop and other dtibby groovev from Ilarba l’oppa ('hoppa. (3 Digglev and Jockavv, pltiv \lllglllg senyattony Daddy Scotty and Ray lxta Jamaica Joined by \pcc‘lttl guests Buvhrockerv.
Illicit: Bubblegum Boogaloo at the Voodoo Roomy. ()pm Iaiti. IX Apr. Night of 'groov y retro. \haggadelic lounge. pyychedelte pop. Iiip inxtrumentalv and eaxy‘ri'vIea/y Iivtenirig front your hovtv 'l‘all Paul and Anguv t'l'he (io~(iol_ Saiti Jove (Vegavi arid I’roleyvor I’lavtie.
I Club for Heroes at Wee Red Bar.
I Ipm 3am. £5 t£4i. 25 Apr. (‘Iaxvic Nevv York disco. (ierman techno and (’hicago hotive with a ‘healthy sense of humour' lroni Dr I.ove tl'tter (iutteri and Lady Stayh t('lub 'l'romoloi.
I Damage vs Nolzteez at Studio 24.
I lprti 3am. £5. I I Apr. Night of drum & bays. hard-tech and hardcore av the Damage men go head-to—head vvith the Noi/tee/ I)J\ for an altnigltty votindclash. I Dogtooth at Ilenry ‘s (‘ellar Bar.
l Ipm 3am. U). I I Apr. (‘ltib playing indie. rave. electro and nevv vvave featuring live guests I’avsionv (Kitstme). I EVOI all the liquid Room.
I().3l)pm 3am. £5. Weekly. Iidinburgh'y Ionch running indie night. With the usual mix of tlte best current and elavxic alternative. crossover tunes. Iivol's an institution.
I Fabuloz Fridays al have.
Itlpm 3am. £(i (£4). Weekly. Iidinbtirgh's nevvest and hotteyt urban party front DJ Fabtilo/ and M(‘ Flovv.
I Fast at tlte Bongo ('Iub. l lprn 3am. £5. IX Apr. More riotous punk. electro. garage and roek'n'roll vvith 'l‘elev'ised ('i'imevvave providing the live art-punk chaov and stripped doth no vv'ave/garage. I Four Corners at the Bongo (‘lub.
l lprn 3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. I 1 Apr. Your friendly. local one-stop hop for funk/.votiI/iaI/ll .atin/Afro/reggae dancefloor action arid \ll/llllg live percussion.
I KandiFlip at Ft) Na Na.
10.30pm 3am. £3 before midnight; £(v after. Weekly. R&B. hoth and dance classics front Jay arid Mark B.
I I.qu at l.ulu. 8pm 3am. Free before I 1pm; £7 after. Weekly. Soul. house. furtk. clcctro-disco arid l.atin frotii the likes of (iareth Sommerville. lsla Blige. the Blond Flash and Danny 'I‘ennent.
I Mambo at (‘luh Purple. Illpm 3am. £5. Weekly. Night of hip hop. ska. R&B and daneehall front DJ 'l‘ony' 'I‘N'I‘.
I Misfits at the Hive. 1 1pm 3am. Free before I 1.30pm; £3 after. Weekly. Indie. electro. punk. rock and retro vv‘ith bargain drinks and regular gig ticket giveavvays. I Noizteez at Berlin Bierhaus. Itlpm—Ram. £4 before I Ipm'. £6 after. lb‘ Apr. Mash—up of hip hop. ftitik. techno and drum & bass featuring special guests. four man collective Vicious Circle. for a night of deep and dark future funk.
I Opal Lounge at ()pal Lounge. I()pm—3am. Free before midnight; £(v after. Weekly. Funked up vocal house and dance classics from IN Hill.
I Planet Earth at (‘itrus (‘Itib. I(I.3(Ipm—3am. Free before I lpm‘. £5 after. Weekly. Music front [976 through to 1989. In other vvords. a healthy dose of punk. nevv vvav'e. nevv romantic and clcctro-pop (novv vvith added 90.x).
I Riddlm Tuffa Sound at Wee Red Bar. 10.3(Ipni—3ani. £5. 1 1 Apr. Reggae and dub from Adham and Sounttiff featuring MC Ras Ista.
38 THE LIST 10—24 Apr 2008
iiat‘iiasylands
Fantasylands is undeniably the biggest dance event in Scotland this month. With five live acts and 40
DJs, if you love trance, hard house, old skool and house you’ll be in hog heaven with Fantazia, Tidy, Musika, Luver and Kissdafunk hosting arenas which run from 6pm-6am. Guests include N-Joi, Q-Tex, Tidy Boys, Rob Tissera, Trophy Twins, Micky Slim (pictured), Frankie Bones, Altern-8, Mark EG, Kutski and many more.
l3 Roya/ High/{ind Centre, Edinburgh, Sat 72 Apr.
I Skunk Funk at the Jan liar.
l 1.30pm 3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Night of lop ftiiik from DJ Wilk/booth and live guestv vvith ftmk vocalivt 'I'erri Shaltiel and her batid t l l Apr) follovv ed by more ftiiik front Wavhington Street 1 lb’ .-\pr‘t.
9;: Telefunken at ('aharet Voltaire. V35 llpiti 3am. £7 t£5 before midnighti. l 1 Apr. Deep funked tip hotixe night featuring (‘anadian gueyt DJ. Javon Ilodgev. playing ('hicago \tyle house.
I Tokyoqu at ('abaret Voltaire.
llpm- 3am. Uh (Uh. l8 .-\pr. The Live Home Sessiom find a nevv home to very e tip their live hotGC and groovev.
I Wonky Wallpaper at the (iR\'.
Itlpm 3am. £4. IiS’ Apr. Art and electronica join forces for a night of ‘experimental vvonky beatv' from Absolute (‘hancer and guevtv.
I Worker’s Playtime at l l lllll\ltlL‘ ('rescent. 7.30pm I3.3t)am. £5. II t& I.\' Apr. Nevv offvhoot frotti the .-\(‘.\lli Worker\ ('ltib vv itli dominoes. drafty. a chicken raffle and cheap grub. Not forgetting the ever eclectic \ollntIS of DJ l'nele David providing the perfect soundtrack. Willi ‘Mojo Workin' t I I .-\prt and '(‘roontaxtic' t liS’ .-\prt theme.
Chart & Party
I Archive at (by Nightclub. lU..‘~(lpm—3atn. £5 t£4t. Weekly. l)l\co Dan plttyx the bexl-on ed and frexhext dance and pop.
I Boogie Fridays at (‘Iub Purple. lllplllm‘flllll. £3 before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. DJ Stretch prevents the bext irt ehan anthemx. dixeo and party groovex. Iimail elubpurpleta hotmailcom tor guextlixt/priority entry.
FREE Espionage at Espionage. 7pm- 3am. Weekly. Five bars over liv e floors. playing everything from RckB to mainstream chan action vvith plenty of dark corner\ for copping off in.
I Why Not? at Why \ot‘.’ Illpm 3am. £5. Weekly. ('ltart. dance arid llUllSL‘ for the W eekend Itlztyxex. Club FREE The 40 at I’iyo ('alle. lllpm 3am. I: Apr. The Four ('ornery crevv bring their ftmk. tan. I.atm. \otll. Afro attd reggae tltitig to I’ivo. I Bastard at the Ilive. I Ipiii 3am. l‘t‘ee before I I.3llpni; £4 after. Weekly. Irtdie. punk. electro. techno and rock front the DJ\ behind Iidinbtirgh'v bext indie night\. I Big’n’Bashy at the Bongo (lab. I Iprtt 3am. £4 before midnight; £(i after. I: Apr. Four deck mi\ ol dtibxtep. reggae. daiicehall and jungle. I Boutique at (illl‘). Illillpiii 3am. Free before I lpm; £7 i£bi alter. Weekly. Iileetro and house from I.ticky l.uciaiio PItix 'ot'chexlraled cheexe‘ from IN l)o\\ /er. DOI‘I Letts til the Voodoo Rootttx, 9pm lam. U». I: .-\pr. Duh arid reggae legend. See previevv. page 34. I The Egg at Wee Red liar. I Iprn 3am. £4 before midnight; £5 alter. Weekly. Still the best llll\ of indie. Nb garage. northern \otll. ska. 7llx punk and nevv vvave you're likely to \tagger ltL'rtlxx. FREE Fake meets Eatdisco! at Red. I Iprti 3am. I: Apr. Nevv rave arid elcetro hotGC as Will Fake arid Htix Daddy take oti their compatriotx. 'I'eam Skull and 'I‘eam Dead. frorn .\'evvca\tle\ liatdiseo. I Fantasylands at Royal Highland (‘entre bpm bam. £35 £42.50 tVll’ llL‘k’ClS £60). I: .-\pr. Iltige rave ol dance beatv. houve. trance and hardcore £lL‘f()\\ five arenax. Namev include .\'-Joi. Q-Tex. Tidy Boyx. Trophy Tyyinx. Frankie Bones. Altern-X. Digital Boy. Rob Tisxera and many more.
I Fish Fry al the .l.l.'." liat
l! itlpm :am 15%“ Weekly \otttdt ta//. tttiik. \t‘tll and I attii hand\ tom Dlv
I iik D'\ tkirig and \\lli\l‘o_\ lot a night of loop\. \.tllll‘lt‘\ arid \ctd I.l/.' from Joe \chevon Quartet l.‘ \pi and ttenettt Iialkan hcatx from I annatica t I" \l‘l‘
I Headspin at tlte llotigo t‘ltib
llpiti zam U I" \pt lIie ever reliable tottr deck llll\ tip ol ttmk. hip ltop. vll\\\‘. hottxe and l\cal\ ktadt Slatigltta It‘lll\ tlte Ileadxpin l\oy\ tor ~onte patty tip lllllt'\ and art I l’ te|e.i\e party
I Jackhammer .tt the ( iI\’\ ltlpiti 1am £tbc I.‘ \pi \ltghty line lk'vllllll night making a trip to the tilv’V ltite tip tbt
I Karnival at t'abarei \oltatie
I lptit z.ttit £ti lyetote midnight. LS altei och meinberw l.‘ \pi \ night vvhith [‘li'llll\t'\ to indulge ‘everv I‘lt‘.t\lllv‘. eyetv \tn' Joined by \petial gtiext .l.tlllt‘\ l.tlk lot a wt of tech funk and acid IIUIISL‘
I Liquid Soul at I‘o \a .\.t lllpnt 1am £5 l‘t‘lolt' lll‘lll. U‘ .tllt'l Weekly (it'l doyvtt early for llll\ toti\i\tently tapat itv retro tll\ctt .iitd funky hou\e IllL‘lll. featuring I’o‘v ovvn \lark It on the deck\ lll\lllj_1 clawic and hang tip to date ttmky houxe lot lllo\t' iii the kiiovv
I Lulu at I lllll Spni 5.1m I ree Itetote
I Iptti. £5 alter Weekly See I II
I Madchester at the l ttttiid Room
Ill illpm iam £5 Mr I” \pi ('elelvtattrtg the baggy era to the may
I Opal Lounge at ()pal I otirtge
lllpm iam £4 before I Ipttt. LS altei Weekly I ate night \otiee lt'.tlllllll_L' Ill Dave Sltedan atid a tti\ioti ol glaittorotix vocal hotive arid .ltv'k‘SSIl‘lk‘ electio mm a Iiiiit of Rtkll
I Peepshow at the l ltlllltl Iv’oolll
llpiti iam £5 before riitdtiiglit. £5 after I: .\pt ()llt‘ oll itrglit ol llttIISt' and electro from the folk behind Stereotype arid the liquid Room vvitIt llttggy. ( iibhy. (iav (Brant and Niall \lclv'etvey
I Retribution at Sttidio 31 llprtt iant £5 i£4i Weekly. Retribution takex tlte place of the \llSSlHll but \llll play\ the hext iii rock. metal. alternative and track\ from the dark \ltlt‘ all night long
I Satisfied at I1go llpiti iam Lb I3 .-\pr. I’r'og lloll\t' vvith 'a tiaticey tvvivt' from Brian I)L‘lllp\lt‘l and lirett King vvlio Iiav e \lloWll llS their l.tlt'lll\ throuin the _\t‘;tl'\ at \lingiii‘. .loy. I,tiver_ Iokyolvlu and many more.
Substance at Ileiiry '\ ( ‘ellat liar I Iptti iarn £8 (£"i I3 .-\pr 'Ieclmo
and electro night going back to the halcyon day\ of detnhtirgh\ Sativa vv ttlt a double hill of guextx. Steve (ilt'llv'ltt\\ arid 'I'obiax Schmidt tlivei. playing ottt the beyt in Ielttield techno See previevv. page *4.
I Tease Age at ('itrtiv (lab
I Iprn 3am. I't'ee before I Iptti. £5 alter Weekly. 'I'Itix indie \talvvai‘t di\he\ tip everything front \vvingmg (illx Illl\ to baggy Manchexter‘ layex ;t\ vveIl a\ a hoxt of current .\'.lll-. chart botheretv vvith DJ .‘ylonkee Mickee. I-.diribtir'glt\ longevt continually running indie tiigltt
I 2 Much 2 Mix at ('ity Nightclub
I Ipm lam. £8 t£4t Weekly Saturday nighter at ('ity a\ DJ Dan llIl\L‘\ tip the bext iii ltinky Ilttlht'. Rtkll. (IISLH. indie arid Iiip hop.
I Ultragroove at ('abaret \‘oltatre
I Ipiti 3am. £S t£(it. l‘) Apr (iar‘etli Sortimerville'x real IIHIISC party IS tomed by Stuart I’dlt‘l'xoll Iliitxl Villager mm a llll\ ol deep Iiouve. \(tlll. minimal and a levy healthy dancelloor c‘l;t\\lL‘\.
I VEGAS! til the Voodoo Rootitx.
9pm 3am. £Ill i£>y tor ‘the lillillltllhl} drevxed' l. l‘) Apr. Ilep daddy \WlllfJ. country claxytu and \Iea/y lISlL’llllIf.’ at the ititiltiple avvard-vvinnmg. multi-gertre club night for llioych. grooverx. IIIPSIL'IS. IIIPSICTS. guy \ and tlollx 1h Vegin L‘ttllllllllc\ itv tour of Izdinburgh club
I VIP Saturdays at ('Iub I’urple.
Illpm 3am. £3 before midnight. £5 alter. Weekly. Nevv night at IIIIS nev- venue vvith \CX) R&B. hip hop and L'liisle' party groovev from DJ Fabulol. Iimail elubpurplem hotrttail.eoin for guextlist/priority entry.