Edinburgh
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I Bounce at Po Na 1 'a. l().3()pm—3am. £tbc. Weekly. Thursday night mix of classic R&B. funky house and dance beats from Tokyobiu's John Hutchison. FREE Dance or Die at the Hive. lipm—3am. 11 Sep. Fortnightly. Hands- up dance. electro house and 90s with Robbie and Andy.
I Kinky Indie at Citrus Club.
1 lpm—3am. £5 (£2). Weekly. indie music with a touch of ska. 60s and 80s.
I Limbo at the Voodoo Rooms. 8pm—1am. £5 (£4). Weekly. The Black Spring Dis man the decks and bring you two live acts each week (acts tbc).
I Mutiny at the Bongo Club. 1().3()pm-3am. £4 before midnight: £6 after. 1 1 Sep. A blend of drum & bass. hard techno. breakcore and hardcore with the Scottish debut of Remarc (Planet Mu) alongside Producer. Ghost and Nass TSC. I Robopop at GHQ. 1().3()pm—3am. Free before 1 1pm: £4 (£3) after. Weekly. Trendy Wendy and friends mix classic pop tunes and electric beats for those who can‘t wait another day to start their weekend.
I Rubix at the GRV. 8.30pm—lam. £6. 4 Sep. Indie night with live sets from Zoe Van Goey. We See Lights. Meursault and The Occasional Flickers.
FREE Sick Note at Cabaret Voltaire.
1 lpm—3am. Weekly. indie/electro night from the Cab. with residents from Clash and Spies in the Wires.
I Souled Out at ()pal Lounge. 1()pm—3am. Free before midnight: £3 after. Weekly. From disco to northern soul. Gareth Sormnerville and Frazer McGlinchey fulfil your needs. adding a dash of house as the night goes on.
I StepBack at Medina. i lpm—3am. £4. 4 & 18 Sep. Fortnightly. Sneaky‘s Baltimore night launches a sister gig at Medina. with the Found Dis (4 Sep) followed by Hudson Mohawke (Warp) on 18 Sep.
I Stiletto at Lulu. 8pm—3am. Free before 10pm; £5 after. Weekly. iilectro- pop. classics and disco from Jez Hill.
I Vanity at Berlin Bierhaus. 10.30pm—3am. £5. Weekly. Cutting edge soul. R&B. electro house and funky house.
Chart & Party
I Bump at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm—3am. £2 (£1). Weekly. Night of chart. pop and R&B.
FREE Pic’n’Mix at Espionage. 7pm—3am. Weekly. An assortment of music. from R&B to hip hop and dance anthems. to suit all tastes.
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I Bass Syndicate at the Bongo Club. 1 lpm—3am. £4 before midnight; £6 after. 12 Sep. Resident Dis in the house (G*Mac and Silver Storic) will be joined by a whole bunch of local Edinburgh breaks crew for a ‘Strictly Breaks‘ night featuring a plethora of breaks old and
FREE Bubblegum Boogaloo at the Voodoo Rooms. 9pm—1am. 5 Sep. Night of ‘groovy retro. shaggadelic lounge. psychedelic pop. hip instrumentals and easy‘n'sleazy listening‘ from your hosts Tall Paul and Big Gus (The Go-Go).
I Cilla Slack at GHQ. l().3()pm—3am. Free before 1 1pm: £5 (£4) after. Weekly. Chart hits with a camp twist from Cilia
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Famed for his soundtrack work on the likes of Ocean’s 13 and Out of Sight and his ever eclectic
approach to DJing, David Holmes is one of the world’s most consistently excellent and interesting DJs. Veering from techno through funk and punk rock you never quite know what he’ll throw at you. However he’s here for a launch party for his new album The Holy Pictures. ‘This record is really the most personal thing I’ve ever done,’ he explains, ‘its quite an
emotive record.’ See review, page 67.
fit The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh, Fri 72 Sep.
Slack while JT keeps the backroom grinding with some R&B.
I Compakt at Cabaret Voltaire.
1 lpm-3am. £8 before midnight: £l() alter. 12 Sep. New techno night down the Cab. kicking off with Drumcode's Par Gr'indvik alongside residents Jamie Kidd and Paul Thomas.
I Creative Industries at the (RV. 1(1pm 3am. £8 (£6). 5 Sep. Night of Chicago house and Detroit techno with a CR twist from special guest Billy Nasty. David Holmes at the Voodoo
‘ Rooms. 8.30pm 1am. £6. 12 Sep. Famous for his funk-fuelled techno. hip hop. jazz and far more beyond. David Holmes returns to the Voodoo Rooms to launch his new album The Holy Pictures. I Dirt at the GRV. l 1pm~ 3am. Free
before midnight: £3 after. 12 Sep. Night of
techno. electro and drum 86; bass. I Evol at the Liquid Room. 1().3()pm--3am. £5. Weekly. iidinburgh's longest running indie night. With the usual mix of the best current and classic alternative and crossover tunes. iivol‘s an institution. I Fabuloz Fridays at Base. l()pm~ ~3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. iidinburgh‘s hottest urban party from Di Fabuloz and MC Flow. Fast at the Bongo Club. 1 1pm 3am. £4 before midnight: £5 after. 5 Sep. More riotous punk. electro. garage and rock‘n‘roil as Fast hits its fifth birthday with art punk from New Zealand's So So Modern (live). See preview. page 37. I Flava at Massa. ll).3()pm 3am. £3. Weekly. iiugely successful R&B and urban night with Nick G and Prospect. I Hotty Notty at Cabaret Voltaire. l()pm-»-3am. £15. 12 Sep. New night of re- edited. remixed and alternative tracks from Silent Disco. Giggles. Trendy Wendy and [)owser (in the Speakeasy). featuring a very special guest in the shape of house vocalist Robert Owens.
I Kabarett at the Voodoo Rooms. S.3()pm 1am. £6. 12 Sep. An evening of alternative cabaret featuring Malady de Winter. Goldie Luscious. Miss Dani California and Schrodinger‘s Beard. plus Dis Cat and Dee.
I KandiFlip at Po Na Na. l().3()prn~-3arn. £3 before midnight; £6 after. Weekly. R6213. house and dance classics from Jay and Mark B.
I Misfits at the iiive. 1 1pm- 3am. Free before 1 1.30pm; £3 after. Weekly. indie. electro. punk. rock and retro with bargain drinks and regular gig ticket giveaways. I Not So Dirty at Luna. 1 lpm-r-3am. £6 (£5). 12 Sep. Dirty house. electro. techno and machine funk soul.
as? Nuklear Puppy at Luna.
"“ 1()prn 3am. £12» £15. 5 Sep. Residents Jason Cortez. Phil York and Dean Newton keep the hard dance llag liying in the capital. They are joined by the first lady of hard dance. the one and only. Lisa Lashes.
I Our House at Cabaret Voltaire.
l 1pm- 3am. £6 before midnight; £7 after. 5 Sep. Tony K and Liam G take over the Speakeasy with some classic house and funky electro.
I Planet Earth at (‘itrtis Club. 10.30pm 3am. Free before 1 lpm; £5 after. Weekly. Music from 1976 through to 198‘). in other words. a healthy dose of punk. new wave. new romantic and electro-pop (now with added ‘)()s).
I Skunk Funk at the Jazz Bar.
1 1.30pm 3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Night of top funk from Di Aki and live guests. including leftlield funk from iimployee of the .‘sionth (5 Sep) and James Brown is The Meters ( 12 Sep).
I Soul Biscuits at Cabaret Voltaire.
1 1pm -3am. £5. 5 Sep. The best in hip hop. beats and breaks from Nasty P. presenting a tribute to Run DMC. with beatboxer l’sylent V and Bassdrunk (live).
I StepBack at Streaky Pete‘s.
1()pm~3am. £tbc. 12 Sep. New Baltimore night with residents Woifjazz and Keyte.
joined by special guests Absolute Chancer.
Monterey Jack and 313.
Chart & Party I Boogie Express at City Nightclub.
1 lpm—3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Get down and freak out at this glittering disco party night like no other. all courtesy of DJ Stretch Limo. Dress up if you dare.
I Boogie Fridays at Club Purple. 1(1pm—3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. DJ Stretch presents the best in chart anthems. disco and party grooves. iimail c1ubpurp1e@ hotmailcom for guestlist/priority entry.
FREE Espionage at Espionage. 7pm—3am. Weekly. Five bars over five floors. playing everything from R&B to mainstream chart action with plenty of dark corners for copping off in.
I Why Not? at Why Not'.’ 1(1pm—3am. £5. Weekly. Chart. dance and house for the weekend masses.
I Bastard at the Hive. 1 lpm—3am. Free
before 1 1.30pm; £4 after. Weekly. indie. punk. electro. techno and rock from the Dis behind iidinburgb‘s best indie nights. I Boutique at GHQ. 10.30pm—3am. Free before 1 1pm: £7 (£6) after. Weekly. iilectro and house from Lucky Luciano plus ‘orchestrated cheese' from DJ Dow/er.
I Cosmic:Dust at Cabaret Voltaire. l().3()pm~3am. £7. 13 Sep. Mix of live music. performance and ‘wide angle DJ
' sets‘ in the Speakeasy. featuring special
guests Colin Cook and Lei Palfrey.
I The Egg at Wee Red Bar. 1 lpm—3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. Still the best mix of indie. 60s garage. northern soul. ska. 7()s punk and new wave you‘re likely to stagger across.
I Extra Width at Cabaret Voltaire.
1 lpm—3am. £5. 6 Sep. Extra Width takes over the Speakeasy with a barrage of noisy guitars. io-li. electronica and even a touch of disco. Seeing that it‘s run by Stuart and Grainne Braithwaite it will
come as no surprise that guest bands and
indie types drop in to spin the wheels of steel.
I Fever at Luna. 1 lpm-~3am. £10 (£5 members). 6 Sep. Dis Fisher & Price (Taste) play an eclectic mix of the best underground dance music.
I Fish Fry at the Jazz Bar.
1 1.3(1prn—3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Scottish jazz. funk. soul and Latin bands join Dis iirik D‘Viking and Astroboy. Featuring Asazi Space Funk Explosion (6 Sep) and ska. Latin. folk and quirky pop from The Banana Sessions (13 Sep).
FREE Freshers’ Ball at Teviot Row L'nion. 8pm—3am. 13 Sep. Freshers' ball to welcome all the newbies. with live music from L’nderling.
I 60-60 at Studio 24. l lpm--3am. £5 (£4). 6 Sep. Swinging 60s garage. soul. mod. soul. new wave. surf and sleazy listening as residents Tall Paul and Big Gus return with special guests Chris from Fast. Laurent Mombel and Big John McMillan.
~ I Headspin at the Bongo Club.
1 1prn~~3am. £8. 6 Sep. The ever-reliable four-deck mix tip funk. hip hop. disco, house and beats.
I Hooked at Cabaret Voltaire.
1 lpm—3am. £tbc. 13 Sep. Launch of a new club night. details tbc.
I Karnival at Cabaret Voltaire.
1 lpm—3am. £11). 13 Sep. House night which promises to indulge ‘every pleasure. every sin‘ with a guest set from underground house maestro Paolo Mojo. I Liquid Soul at Po Na Na.
|()pm» 13am. £3 before 1 1pm; £6 after. Weekly. Get down early for this consistently capacity retro—disco and funky house night. featuring Po's own Mark B on the decks fusing classic and bang up-to-date funky house for those in
the know.