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As Edinburgh’s Cabaret Voltaire reaches its fifth birthday, owner Sarah David talks us through their ‘Five Days for Five Years’ and beyond
‘C abaret Voltaire is one of the most atmospheric spaces you could ever find an underground club. It’s a very rare music- orientated team that work here. We’re a little family that are incredibly passionate about what we do, and I feel that really comes across to the customers. From the moment you come in the door to whenever you come up to the bar, the staff are enthusiastic about the music, whether it be a live act during the evening, a big DJ at night or the local residents. My aspiration was to set up the east coast version of King Tut’s and the Sub Club with a touch the Arches’ big room craziness, and I hope you can feel the essence of all those venues when you venture into the Cab.
‘For the fifth birthday, we’ve programmed five nights to represent the five years we’ve been open, to give you a slice of the clubbing that we deliver.’ Split featuring DC Breaks
‘DC Brakes are really coming up on the scene – they’ve been described as the new Sub Focus. Split has always been about pushing boundaries, and the club is just such a constant within Cab Vol.’ We Are . . . Electric featuring Slam
‘We had to showcase some great home-grown talent, so it was good to invite the Slam boys back. I think we’ve really changed the focus towards great midweek clubbing. It all came down to when I was a student and there was nowhere to go during the week that played credible music. The midweek crowds are more open minded and ready to soak in new music.’ Sick Note with special guests Fenech-Soler (live)
‘I’m a massive Phoenix fan, and Fenech-Soler are
very much on that tip. Myself and the Sick Note guys felt they would be a brilliant live act at the club.’ Sugarbeat with Zane Lowe, Utah Saints, Mooqee and Beatvandals
‘We’ve been trying to tie Zane down for a couple of years now, so it’s amazing to get him at Cab for our fifth birthday and the fifth birthday of Sugarbeat as well. Zane is someone we’ve always admired for breaking down musical boundaries.’ Karnival with special guest Tom Middleton
‘He’s an old favourite of mine and Kev from Karnival, we love everything he does, under all his different monikers. He’s the perfect way to round off our birthday week. I expect he’s gonna be a little eclectic and drop in a few musical surprises. ‘We plan to get involved in some bigger events this year. Our first ones were the Musika event at the Corn Exchange and Daniel Johnson at the Queen’s Hall. We’ve got another few choice nights up our sleeve, potentially something big at the castle, we can’t say much yet, but it’s rather exciting. We’re just finalising our involvement at Glastonbury which will be a great achievement, we’re involved in T in the Park for the third year, and we are going to start reaching out a little bit further afield, at Sonar and Coachella too. We’re trying to see if we can take Cabaret Voltaire, the brand, a little bit further worldwide. We’ve got great residents here and I think its really important to showcase them across the world.’
Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Tue 23-Sat 27 Feb, see listings for full details.
✽✽ Common People Enough time has passed and we can now look back on the 90s and smile (or just dance to the decade’s best tunes). Flying Duck, Glasgow, Fri 19 Feb. ✽✽ Sensu A mighty techno double bill from Berlin house producer Tobi Neumann and Cassy (Perlon/Panoramabar), both of whom have been in Sensu’s sights for a while. Sub Club, Glasgow, Fri 19 Feb. ✽✽ Velvet Masked man of Detroit techno Redshape (pictured) puts in an appearance, alongside Leigh Miles. O2 ABC, Glasgow, Fri 19 Feb; Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Sat 20 Feb. ✽✽ Wasabi Disco It’s a meeting of musical minds as the Devil’s Disco Club take over for a night of dark and delicious disco, electro-funk and proto- house. Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh, Sat 20 Feb. ✽✽ Scuba Paul Rose, aka Scuba, is the promoter of the Sub:Stance dubstep night at Berlin’s massive Berghain and the head of the Hotflush label. Expect a huge night, with Velvet and Electric Eliminators in support. La Cheetah, Glasgow, Sun 21 Feb. ✽✽ Five Days For Five Years Every flavour of clubbing excellence the Cab has to offer is on display over five nights to celebrate their big fifth birthday. With names like DC Breaks, Slam, Zane Lowe, Fenech- Soler and Tim Middleton you’d be a fool to miss it. Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Tue 23-Sat 27 Feb (see listings for full details). ✽✽ How’s Your Party? Arch geezer of dubstep Caspa returns for another big set, this time with Toddla T for backup. Sub Club, Glasgow, Fri 26 Feb. 18 Feb–4 Mar 2010 THE LIST 37