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■ The Reunion at Lava Ignite. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. Ibiza party every Friday all through summer with chart dance hits and Lava’s notorious hot tubs.
Saturday Clubs ■ Bass Syndicate at Sneaky Pete’s. 12 Feb, 11pm–3am. £3 (members free). A mix of bass heavy breaks, beats, electro and house from G-Mac, Believe and Silver Storic. FREE Bears in the Basement at New Town Bar. 12 Feb, 10pm–2am. A men-only night for bears and their admirers to meet up with old friends or make new ones. ■ Beat Control at the HMV Picture House. Weekly 11pm–3am. £1 before midnight; £5 (£3) after. The Evol DJs dish out the best in twisted pop, indie and alternative beats. ■ Beep Beep, Yeah! at Cabaret Voltaire. 5 Feb, 11pm–3am. £3. Taking over the Speakeasy with a staunchly retro soundtrack of 50s rock, 60s grooves and 70s psychedelia. ■ Big’n’Bashy at the Bongo Club. 12 Feb, 11pm–3am. £5. Four deck mix of dubstep, reggae, dancehall and jungle. ■ Bubblegum at the Hive. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £4 after. A student friendly chewed up, spat out mix of electro, pop, dance, disco, soul and indie. ■ Circus at GHQ. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Pop and dance tunes across two rooms from DJ Darren and Dowzer. ■ Filth at Sin. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5. Mash-ups from Richie Ruftone and DJ Babes. ■ His & Hers at Electric Circus. 12 Feb, 10.30pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. The Baron and The Regent serve up the best in indie, punk and alternative. ■ I Love . . . at City Nightclub. Weekly 11pm–3am. £8. DJ Garry Spence (Galaxy FM) plays all the best mainstream chart and dance. ■ It’s All Good at Cabaret Voltaire. 12 Feb, 11pm–3am. £5. Floorfilling funky house, electro and hard house. ■ Land of 1000 Dances at Studio 24. 12 Feb, 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 (£4) after. Dedicated to northern soul, Stax records, Detroit soul and Chicago blues. ■ Liquid Soul at Po Na Na. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4 before 11pm; £7 after. 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. Weekly 9pm–3am. £4 before 11pm; £8 after. Electro, club hits, sexy disco and chart favourites. ■ Luvely at the Liquid Room. 5 Feb, 10.30pm–3am. £10 (£8; discounts for those dressed in theme). The saucy soirée of full-on, driving house music returns. ‘Back 2 Skool’ theme so expect school uniforms, headmasters (and mistresses). ■ Mumbo Jumbo at the Bongo Club. 5 Feb, 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 (£6) after. 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. Radio 1’s In New DJs We Trust, Jaymo and Andy George, guest for a frenzied mix of house, disco, electro, synth pop and indie. ✽✽ Musika at the Liquid Room. 12 Feb, 9pm–3am. £18.50. Edgy house and electro night celebrating their fourth birthday with the masterful John Digweed and Maetrik. FREE Saturday Showdown at CC Blooms. Weekly 11pm–3am. 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.
Musika
As they prepare for their fourth birthday Musika once again prove why they’re helping set the standard for quality house nights in Edinburgh. Headlining is a man who needs no introduction, John Digweed, who’s been at the forefront of club culture for many a year with back-up from the tech-house skills of Maetrik (aka Maceo Plex aka Eric Estornel, pictured). ■ Liquid Room, Edinburgh, Sat 12 Feb.
10.30pm–3am. £7 (£6 first 50 ■ Sick Note Saturday at Cabaret Voltaire. 12 Feb, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. The indie/electro night hosts another of its monthly Saturday night specials. ✽✽ Substance at the Store. 12 Feb, though the door – free). Edinburgh’s leading underground techno party. This month they host a showdown with London’s I Love Acid featuring a plethora of live techno action form Global Goon (Rephlex), Post Human (Seed), Cynthia Stern (Input Output) and Coloruid (FlexiWare) alongside resident ■ Tease Age at Citrus Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £6 after. 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. ■ Telefonik present White Noise at the Lane. 5 Feb, 10pm–3am. £5 ; £20 inc return transport from Kirkcaldy, Dunfermline or South Queensferry. Dunfermline’s Telefonik launches in Edinburgh with a night of funky house, electro and tech-house with guests Colin Cook (Ultragroove) and Mikey Inglis (Telefunken). ■ The Egg at Wee Red Bar. Weekly 11pm–3am. £1 before 11.30pm; £3 after (ECA students free before 11.30pm; £2 after). Indie, 60s garage, electro, northern soul, ska, 70s punk and new wave at this Edinburgh institution for those in the know after a quick fix of decent music and attitude free clubbing. ■ The Go-Go at Studio 24. 5 Feb, 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 (£4) after. Swinging 60s garage, soul, mod, soul, new wave, surf and sleazy listening from residents Tall Paul and Big Gus. Lux Interior tribute special with The Cramps played on the hour and half hour. ■ Ultragroove at Cabaret Voltaire. 5 Feb, 11pm-3am. £5 before midnight; £8 after (students £5). Deep soulful house with a dash of disco from Gareth Sommerville. Lel Palfrey and Carinba Ramos for a dose of disco and rare groove.
FREE Volume! at Sneaky Pete’s. 5 Feb, 11pm–3am. The Volume! crew brings the dubstep to Sneakys for an intimate set of heavy bass at this bi- monthly residency. FREE Wired For Sound at the Village. 5 Feb, 9pm–1am. Funky mix spanning the decades as Allan Dunbar (Headspin) and Steven Wanless (Taste/Frisco Disco) dig deep into the vaults.
Chart & Party ■ Embrace at Lava Ignite. Weekly 9pm–1am. £7 (£2 before 11pm). Chart dance hits from Stuart Lewis plus R&B, 60s, 70s and 80s anthems across the other dancefloors. ■ Love Groove at Stereo. Weekly . £5 (£2) before midnight; £6 (£3) after. Mix of chart anthems, disco and classic dance tunes.
Sunday Clubs FREE Coalition at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Drum & bass, breaks, dubstep, techno and electro from the resident team every week. ■ Gossip at Electric Circus. Weekly, 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £4 after (students £3). New student night with the emphasis on top tunes and drinks promos. Also showcase your funny stories, party pieces or just have a gossip in their Big Brother-style diary room, the funniest clips will be uploaded on the Electric Circus Facebook page. FREE Killer Kitsch at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. 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. Weekly 11pm–3am. Take off with Head Stewardess Cilla Slack for a night of mid-air frolics in the cockpit. ■ Rise at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). Johnny Frenetic mashes up a unique and energetic three deck mix of funky house, sexy urban and indie infused electro, club classics and remixes.
Clubs
■ Sunday Roast at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. Free before midnight; £2 after. The biggest indie, pop, electro and dubstep tunes. FREE Sunday Service at Sin. Weekly 10pm–3am. Big backpacker party. FREE Sunday Skool at CC Blooms. Weekly 11pm–3am. Weekly 90s nostalgia-fest with DJ Shelle La Belle. Bar open from 9pm. FREE The Sunday Rock Show at the Hive. Weekly 10pm–3am. Modern and classic rock anthems. ■ Tipsy at Lulu. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. 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’.
Monday Clubs ■ Full Moon Monday at Shanghai. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Thai beach party and UV rave. FREE Mixed Up Mondays at the Hive. Weekly 10pm–3am. R&B, hip hop, pop and floor fillers. FREE Nu Fire at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Showcase of underground hip hop, dubstep, drum & bass, electro and MCs. ■ Subzero at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Cool and classy trendy get-together. ■ Trade Union at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. £2 (students/hospitality staff £1). Trade Union is back with a mix of techno, beats and pieces.
Tuesday
Clubs FREE Antics at the Hive. Weekly 10pm–3am. Rock, emo, punk and metal dispatches from Edinburgh’s alt.scene. ■ Dirty Sex at Lulu. Weekly 10pm–3am. £tbc. Raunchy dance beats. FREE Soul Jam Hot at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Old school, real deal soul, garage and R&B. FREE Split at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. Drum & bass, electro, techno and breakbeat with Shadowskill, the Dropout DJs, Dogma and a smattering of very talented local guests.
Wednesday Clubs FREE Axis at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Electro, techno, dubstep and bassline. ■ Bangers & Mash at the Hive. Weekly 10pm–3am. £1 before 11pm; £3 after. Student night of chart R&B and dance from the Big Cheese DJs. ■ HeadLock at the Caves. 9 Feb, 11pm–3am. £8 advance; £10 on the door. Dubstep, reggae and dancehall as HeadLock Records present David Rodigan, Toddla T, Cadenza and Colebs. FREE Hush at Electric Circus. Weekly 9pm–midnight. Northern soul and funk. ■ Indigo at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £3 (£1). Midweek indie and alternative night from DJ Keiron (Evol). ■ Judgement at Shanghai. Weekly 10pm–3am. £tbc. A night of Ibiza house, lasers, smoke machines and dancers. FREE JungleDub at the Bongo Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. Showcasing the Scottish dub, dubstep and jungle scene. ■ Monaco at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10pm–3am. £tbc. Glamorous night of house and beats from Jez Hill. FREE Night Nookie at Sin. Weekly 10pm–3am. Electro, hip hop, dubstep, funk and bassline mash-ups. ■ Promiscuous at Lulu. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Each night starts with a ‘ladies only hour’ with cocktails, pitchers, chocolate strawberries and male butlers, followed by a chart/electro mix. FREE Slap Bang at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. Musical mish mash of disco, funk, house and electro from DFault and Picassio.
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