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Edinburgh Thursdays Club ■ Animal Hospital at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–5am. Free. 12 Aug. Techno and minimal night with decor and live visuals. ■ Beats & Pieces at Po Na Na. 10.30pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Thursday night mix of electro, R&B, funky house and dance beats from Johnny Frenetic. ■ Born to Be Wide at Electric Circus. 8pm–3am. £3 (£2). 5 Aug. Music industry social club that aims to bring musos, journalists, promoters, record shop workers and musicians together.
FIVE REASONS TASTE
1 It’s their 16th birthday Taste have been making Mondays messy with their Sunday night of club cuts for 16 years, a massive milestone in the often fickle world of clubbing. 2 Fisher & Price are an Edinburgh DJing institution Sixteen years running one of the capital’s most loved gay-friendly, open-minded club nights, Fisher & Price have honed their DJ skills to keep the dancefloor hot and sweaty with their underground club mix and blissful beats. In the words of resident Mark Price, Taste is ‘friendly, hedonistic, vibrant, euphoric and unique’.
3 The resident duo are also backed up by regulars Miss Chris and Rick Palys ‘They are all passionate about the music they play, they’re technically excellent, they know how to rock the dancefloor and they don’t take themselves too seriously,’ adds Price. 4 They’re back where they belong We’ve been waiting ages for the Liquid Room to reopen (it was closed for 18 months because of a fire in the Indian restaurant situated above the club) and thank the lord it’s back for the festival with regulars like Taste, Evol, Musika, Luvely and Madchester back where they belong.
5 They can’t wait for the festival ‘I love the multicultural mix of people that it brings to the city, the variety of entertainment that’s available and the way the whole city comes alive,’ says Price. ■ The Liquid Room, 225 2564, 11pm–5am, Sun 8 Aug, £6 (£5 members)
82 THE LIST 5–12 Aug 2010
Presenting a real introduction to Edinburgh’s music scene with ten-minute live sets every half hour from Enfant Bastard, Fuel Diva, Carrie Mac, Meursault and many more, plus DJs from Departure Lounge, BBC, Edge Festival, EIF, Cabaret Voltaire and more each playing four of their favourite tracks by Edinburgh bands. ■ Chartity Baw Afterparty at Medina. 9pm–5am. £tbc. 12 Aug. The Bang Bang Club host this night of psychobilly, indie and electro. ■ Chops at Wee Red Bar. 11pm–3am. £3 (£2). 5 Aug. Indie pop and new wave rave up. FREE Dapper Dan’s at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–5am. 5 Aug. Default and Picassio promise ‘a wonky cocktail of beats’. ■ Dub Kaoss at Citrus Club. 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £3 after. Weekly. Drum & bass and dubstep. FREE Frisky at the Hive. 10pm–3am. Weekly. Chart and dancefloor anthems in the main room with indie and 90s hits out back. ■ Fusion at the GRV. 11pm–5am. £3. 5 Aug. Launch of this new night of electro, fidget, house, drum & bass and jungle. ■ GaGa at Why Not?. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Five hours of party anthems as you’ve never heard them before courtesy of mash-up DJ Kontempt. ■ Join the Dots Festival Sessions at Medina. 10pm–5am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. 5 Aug. Cosmic disco, soul, funk, hip hop, house and future beats. ■ Octopussy at the HMV Picture House. 11pm–3am. £4. Weekly. Student night of chart, R&B, electro and indie classics. FREE Samedia at Roxy Art House. 11pm–3am. Weekly. A mixed line-up from Edinburgh’s Departure Lounge host this laidback oasis of tropical beats, jazz, funk, world music and beyond. FREE Sick Note at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Indie/electro night from the Cab, with residents from Clash and Spies in the Wires. ■ Silent Disco at Udderbelly’s Pasture. midnight–4am. £10. 12 Aug. You know the drill by now, don your headphones and dance to a selection of two channels of music from various DJs. FREE Soulsville at the Bongo Club. midnight–5am. Weekly. Tsatsu and Argonaut spin the best in soul, doo-wop, funk and rock’n’roll. ■ Stiletto at Lulu. 10pm–3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Electro-pop, glam house classics and disco. FREE Stomp Box at Stereo. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Dubstep, techno, jungle, drum & bass, grime, hip hop, dub and anything with bass. ■ Vanity at Opal Lounge. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Cutting edge soul, R&B, electro and funky house.
Edinburgh Fridays Club ■ Broke at City Nightclub. 10.30pm–3am. £2. Weekly. Huge student night of chart indie, hip hop, dance anthems and drinks promos. ■ Carry On! at Electric Circus. 1–5am. £5. Weekly. Danny Chutes and JP Mason (Leith FM) host a musical party of classic hits and dancefloor favourites. ■ Confusion is Sex at the Bongo Club. 11pm–5am. £7 (£5 in ‘woodland creature’ costume). 6 Aug. Glam techno, electro, indie punk and rock’n’roll at this avant garde arty gathering ‘where the weird is normal’ at this Festival Extravaganza with the Freaky Brides, Tequila Star and quirky fashion stalls/show plus DJs Gary Mac and Kris Wasabi. ■ Dirt at the GRV. 11pm–3am. £tbc. 6 Aug. Techno, electro, breaks, dubstep and B-more. FREE ELECTROsexual at CC Blooms. 11pm–5am. 6 Aug. Monthly. An eclectic mix of all your favourite anthems from days of yore right up to
Aug. Underground dance night of 2010 but with a twist: ELECTROsexual is a radio edit free zone. Only the best, rarest, cheekiest, dirtiest of remixes make it past the discerning ears of residents Lucky Luciano and Kenwai. ■ Evol at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Edinburgh’s longest running indie night. With the usual mix of the best current and classic alternative and crossover tunes, Evol’s an institution. ✽✽ Fuse at the Lane. 11pm–5am. £6. 6 electro, techno dubstep and house with a guest set from the Eskimo Twins (Wax:On) for some bassy, glitchy beats. ■ Ikon at Opal Lounge. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Glamorous, luxurious and exclusive party night of sexy house. FREE Inkling at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–5am. 6 Aug. The Speakeasy rocks to funk-fuelled beats and breaks plus resident MC Silver Tongue. ✽✽ Milk at Medina. 10pm–5am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. 6 Aug. Hip hop, R&B, soul and funk night with a guest set from DJ Kengo one third of infamous high kicking love gods the Cuban Brothers. ■ Misfits at the Hive. 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £4 after. Weekly. DIY indie, electro, punk, rock and retro with bargain drinks. ■ Planet Earth at Citrus Club. 9.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £6 after. Weekly. Music from 1976 through to 1989. In other words, a healthy dose of punk, new wave, new romantic and electro-pop (now with added 90s). ■ Poptastic at GHQ. 10pm–3am. £4 (£3). 6 Aug. Monthly. Queer clubbing night with indie/electro from Phil Bakstad in room one and retro pop/trash from Paul McAvoy in room two. ■ RSVP at Lulu. 10.30pm–3am. £8. Weekly. Glamorous club hits. ■ Sahara Sessions at Po Na Na. 10.30pm–3am. £4 before 11pm; £7 after. Weekly. Funky and disco tinged house and huge club classics at this new glam and sexy night for Po Na Na. FREE Samedia at Roxy Art House. 11pm–3am. Weekly. See Thu. ■ Silent Disco at Udderbelly’s Pasture. midnight–4am. £10. Weekly. See Thu. ■ This is Music at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–5am. £3 (members free). 6 Aug. The indie club/gig crossover night is joined by the Axis DJs for some added electro, techno and dubstep. ✽✽ Tokyoblu at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–5am. £8 (£5 members). 6 Aug. John Hutchison and Iain Gibson dish out the best in Chicago house, funky electro and disco as they kick start their Edinburgh Festival Opening Party with a guest set form Epic 26 (live). ■ Wu Hui at Shanghai. 10pm–3am. £8 (£6). Weekly. Feel good party night and uplifting house.
Chart & Party ■ Hot & Gold at Stereo. 10pm–3am. Free before midnight; £4 (£2) after. Weekly. Disco, dance and raunchy R&B on the mainfloor. ■ Iconic Fridays at Mood. 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £3 after. Weekly. Essential dance, R&B, 90s hits and anthems. ■ Kinky Disco at GHQ. 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Weekly. Pop, camp classics and dance hits from Cilla Slack and funky house and electro from DJ Michelle. ■ The Reunion at Lava Ignite. 10pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. Weekly. Ibiza party every Friday all through summer with chart dance hits and Lava’s notorious hot tubs.
Edinburgh Saturdays Club ■ Beep Beep, Yeah! at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–5am. £3. 7 Aug. Taking over the Speakeasy with a staunchly retro soundtrack of 50s rock, 60s grooves and 70s psychedelia.
10.30pm–5am. £12 (£10 members). ■ Bubblegum at the Hive. 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £4 after. Weekly. A student friendly chewed up, spat out mix of electro, pop, dance, disco, soul and indie. ■ Circus at GHQ. 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Weekly. Pop and dance tunes across two rooms from DJ Darren and Dowzer. ■ Flaunt at the Lane. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. 7 Aug. Night of timeless club classics and glam house with resident production team the Studiopunks!. ■ The Go-Go at Studio 24. 11pm–5am. Free before 11.30pm; £6 (£4) after. 7 Aug. Swinging 60s garage, soul, mod, soul, new wave, surf and sleazy listening from residents Tall Paul and Big Gus. ✽✽ Headspin at the Bongo Club. 11pm–5am. £12. 7 Aug. Mixing funk, hip hop, disco, house and beats, Headspin continues to push the boundaries and raises clubbing to an art form for the last time ever as Headspin hang up the headphones as DJ Yoda rocks the room for their final party. See preview, page 81. ■ Liquid Soul at Po Na Na. 10pm–3am. £4 before 11pm; £7 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. ■ Lulu at Lulu. 9pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £4 before 11pm; £8 after. Weekly. Gareth Somerville, Danny T and Jon Hutchison playing club hits and chart favourites. ✽✽ Luvely at the Liquid Room. 7 Aug. The saucy soirée of full-on, driving house music returns to the Liquid Room for a Festival special with a ‘Military Tattoo’ themed 14th birthday party with new special effects (Edinburgh’s first CO2 party), free CDs, a chance to win one of 14 VIP passes to Luvely (for a whole year) and an official BBQ the next day. ■ Much More at Medina. 10pm–5am. £tbc. Weekly. Hip hop from Nasty P. ■ Opal Lounge at Opal Lounge. 9pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £4 before 11pm; £8 after. Weekly. Late night soirée featuring DJ Dave Shedan and a fusion of glamorous vocal house and accessible electro with a hint of R&B. FREE Samedia at Roxy Art House. 11pm–3am. Weekly. See Thu. ■ Silent Disco at Udderbelly’s Pasture. midnight–4am. £10. Weekly. See Thu. ■ Tease Age at Citrus Club. 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £6 after. Weekly. This indie stalwart dishes up everything from swinging 60s hits to baggy Manchester faves as well as a host of current NME chart botherers with DJ Monkee Mickee. Edinburgh’s longest continually running indie night. ■ Ultragroove at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–5am. £5 before midnight; £8 after. 7 Aug. Gareth Sommerville is joined by Ultragroove favourite Fudge Fingas for some delicious disco-tinged house and funk. ■ Va Va-Voom!!!! at Electric Circus. 10.30pm–5am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. 7 Aug. Decadent night of sultry sounds with burlesque, dance and theatre performances to put a bit of glamour back in your life featuring Fanny Devine and Wild Card Kitty.
✽✽ FREE Volume! at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–5am. 7 Aug. The dubstep
night celebrates the Edinburgh Festival with a special free party of quality dubstep, bassline, jungle, grime and electro. Chart & Party ■ Embrace at Lava Ignite. 10pm–3am. £7 (£2 before 11pm). Weekly. Chart dance hits from Stuart Lewis plus R&B, 60s, 70s and 80s anthems across the other dancefloors. ■ I Love . . . at City Nightclub. 10.30pm–3am. £6 (£5). Weekly. A glam