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breaks, jungle and drum & bass in the bar. ■ Kidology at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm–3am. £10. 18 Sep. London’s Kidology returns to Edinburgh for more upfront house from Mark Wilkinson with support from Huggy, Dean Newton, Dowzer and Miss Chris. ■ Land of 1000 Dances at Studio 24. 11pm–3am. £5 (£4). 11 Sep. Launch of this new night dedicated to northern soul and rhythm’n’blues. ■ 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. Club hits and chart favourites. ■ Messenger Sound System at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £6 before midnight; £7 after. 11 Sep. The mighty Messenger Sound System blasts out the best in righteous reggae, dub and roots with MC Ras Echo. ■ Miami Baby at the One Below. 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £6 after. Weekly. Big sexy house, nu disco and feel good classics at this house night from DJ Finesse, that aims to be Edinburgh’s answer to Hed Kandi or Fierce Angel. ■ The Mission at Studio 24. 11pm–3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Edinburgh’s most famous (or should that be infamous) night of metal, rock, industrial and goth. ■ Mumbo Jumbo at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 (£6) after. 18 Sep. Headspin’s Steve Austin and Colin Miller join forces with Tackno’s Trendy Wendy mixing up funk, soul, electro, house and good time party tunes as Mumbo Jumbo celebrate their second birthday. ✽✽ Musika at the Liquid Room. and electro night hosts the Renaissance Masters Life World Tour featuring James Zabiela making his (much delayed) rescheduled date at Musika (plus a free mix CD to all ticket holders). ■ Opal Lounge at Opal Lounge. 9pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £4 before 11pm; £8 after. Weekly. Late night soiree featuring DJ Dave Shedan and a fusion of glamorous vocal house and accessible electro with a hint of R&B. FREE Saturday Showdown at CC Blooms. 11pm–3am. Weekly. DJ Shazza wants your dancing feet upstairs with her chart tunes, while DJ Blondie is standing up for herself downstairs with harder versions of pop and dance classics. Bar open from 6pm. ■ Sick Note Saturday at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. £5. 11 Sep. The indie/electro night hosts another of its new monthly Saturday night specials. FREE Soul Spectrum at the Voodoo Rooms. 10pm–1am. 11 Sep. Night of funk, hard-edged soul, 60s and 70s gems and even a dash of disco from Fryer (Motherfunk and JazzmanRecords). ■ 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. ■ Velvet at Cabaret Voltaire. 10.30pm–3am. £4 before 11pm; £6 (£5) after. 11 Sep. After a lengthy absence the much-missed women’s club night with an inclusive LGBTI policy and some kickin’ tunes is back on track in its new home – The Speakeasy. ■ Wasabi Disco at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. £3 (members free). 18 Sep. Another dose of disco, new wave, punk and New York grooves as this ‘no holds barred disco death match’ is joined JG Wilkes (Optimo). ■ Wire at Electric Circus. 10.30pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £6 10pm–3am. £15. 11 Sep. The house
after. 18 Sep. Discotronic pop, art punk and electronica party from Craig Jamieson (Modern Lovers) guests tbc. 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. 11pm–3am. £8. Weekly. DJ Garry Spence (Galaxy FM) plays all the best mainstream chart and dance. ■ Lets Party at Mood. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Big party night of club, chart and pop hits. ■ Love Groove at Stereo. 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£2) before midnight; £6 (£3) after. Weekly. Mix of chart anthems, disco and classic dance tunes. ■ Musicology at Shanghai. 10pm–3am. £10 (£8). Weekly. Funk, dance, chart hits and classics accompanied by their appropriate videos from VJ Scott Granger.
Edinburgh Sundays Club FREE Coalition at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Drum & bass, breaks, dubstep, techno and electro from the resident team every week. ■ Jelly Baby at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm–3am. £5. Weekly. New student night from the Octopussy team with jelly shots, cocktail buckets and ‘jello fun’. FREE Killer Kitsch at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Killer Kitsch returns to Edinburgh as Euan Neilson and David Sinclair import their mix of dance, electro, 80s synth pop, new wave and punk to the Cab. FREE Mile High Club at GHQ. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Take off with Head Stewardess Cilla Slack for a night of mid-air frolics in the cockpit. ■ Rise at Opal Lounge. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Johnny Frenetic mashes up a unique and energetic mix of funky house, sexy urban and indie infused electro, club classics and remixes. FREE The Sunday Rock Show at the Hive. 10pm–3am. Weekly. Modern and classic rock anthems. FREE Sunday Skool at CC Blooms. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Weekly 90s nostalgia-fest with DJ Shelle La Belle. Bar open from 9pm. ■ Tipsy at Lulu. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. R&B, urban and hip hop from residents Nick G and DJ Prospect at what they promise will be ‘the hottest Sunday night party in town’.
Chart & Party ■ DNA at Lava Ignite. 10pm–3am. £7 (£4 before 11pm; £5 after). Weekly. Student night of cheesy classics, R&B and chart hits (plus two hot tubs!).
Edinburgh Mondays Club ■ Decadence at Lulu. 10pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. OK so fair enough, it’s Mon, but that’s no excuse. FREE Mixed Up Mondays at the Hive. 10pm–3am. Weekly. R&B, hip hop, pop and floor fillers. FREE Nu Fire at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Showcase of underground hip hop, dubstep, drum & bass, electro and MCs. ■ Subzero at Opal Lounge. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Cool and classy trendy get-together. ■ Trade Union at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £2 (£1) after. Weekly. DJ Beefy and Wolfjazz mix up house, electro, hip hop, techno, breaks and more besides.
Edinburgh Tuesdays Club FREE Antics at the Hive. 10pm–3am. Weekly. Rock, emo, punk and metal dispatches from Edinburgh’s alt.scene.
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Compakt In the oft fickle world of clubbing, even reaching your first year is a bit of a milestone, so it’s great to see Compakt
hitting their second, their mix of techno and tech-house proving a hit with Edinburgh’s club community. Helping them celebrate is rising production talent Gary Beck (pictured) who’s already released crisp and crunchy tracks on Soma, Minus, Edit Select and Figure. ■ Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Fri 17 Sep.
■ Couture at Opal Lounge. 10.30pm–3am. £5. Weekly. A space for ‘Edinburgh’s it-crowd to network’ with a cool soundtrack of hip hop, funk, R&B and party jams from Cunnie and Gino. ■ Drama at Hawke and Hunter. 11pm–3am. £2–£4 (tbc). Weekly. Dirty pop remixes, electro and dance beats from this popular nationwide gay night – now with a new weekly residency at Edinburgh’s most stylish club. ■ Enigma at Shanghai. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Glamorous student night. FREE Love Traffic at GHQ. 11pm–3am. Weekly. At a traffic light party everyone knows where they stand: red for no thanks, amber for maybe, green for definitely. With DJ Dale Lush. FREE Soul Jam Hot at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Old school, real deal soul, garage and R&B. FREE Split at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Drum & bass, electro, techno and breakbeat with Shadowskill, the Dropout DJs, Dogma and talented local guests.
Edinburgh Wednesdays Club FREE Axis at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Electro, techno, dubstep and bassline. ■ Bangers & Mash at the Hive. 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £3 (£2) after. Weekly. Student night of chart R&B and dance from the Big Cheese DJs.
■ Chambles at Opal Lounge. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Night of sexy music, fantastic cocktails and fabulous people. Dress to impress. ■ Indigo at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm–3am. £3 (£1). Weekly. Midweek indie and alternative night from DJ Keiron (Evol). ■ Judgement Wednesdays at Shanghai. 11pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. A night of Ibiza house, lasers, smoke machines and dancers with DJ Scott Granger and Steven Tobin. FREE JungleDub at the Bongo Club. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Showcasing the Scottish dub, dubstep and jungle scene. FREE Mala Vida at the GRV. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Latin special with a selection of Spanish DJs. ■ Promiscuous at Lulu. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Each night starts with a ‘ladies only hour’ with cocktails, pitchers, chocolate strawberries and male butlers, followed by a chart/electro mix. FREE We are . . . Electric at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Edinburgh’s busiest midweek electro- funk disco party with Gary Mac and guests. FREE We is Eclectic at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Every week, DFault and Picasso spin a wonky cocktail of beats in the Speakeasy to compliment their big sister club We Are . . . Electric downstairs. ■ Zzzzap! at Wee Red Bar. 10pm–3am. £4 (£3). 15 Sep. Electro, nu-rave, UV and house party. 9–23 Sep 2010 THE LIST 49