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■ Vanity at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Cutting edge soul, R&B, electro and funky house. Jackhammer
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One-Offs ■ Kabarett at the Voodoo Rooms. 24 Jun, 7.30pm. £6–£8.50. An evening of dark cabaret and ‘neo-burlesque’ that is not for the faint hearted. ■ Late’n’Live at the Jazz Bar. Weekly 11.30pm-3am, £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Featuring The Soul Foundation (24 Jun), Paul Mills Funk Band (1 Jul), tbc (8 Jul) and The Pimptons (15 Jul). ■ Sahara Sessions at Po Na Na. 24 Jun, 10.30pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £6 after. Funky and disco tinged house and huge club classics at this glam and sexy night for Po Na Na. ■ Sugarbeat at Cabaret Voltaire. 24 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. It’s a mash up of breaks, beats, electro and anything else they can lay their hands from your hosts Tim & Jez (Utah Saints). Special T in the Park warm-up party as the Cab gears up to host the Boom Bus at Balado once again. ■ Xplicit at the Bongo Club. 24 Jun, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Drum & bass, dubstep and other bassy beats. ■ Cab Vol Stars at Cabaret Voltaire. 1 Jul, 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 after. The Cab Vol staff step to the fore and wrestle control of the decks, but then, seeing as their staff DJ at nights such as Xplicit, Coalition, This is Music, JungleDub and more, you’re still in safe hands. Prof, Dimi and Cunnie host. See preview, page 48. ■ Four Corners at the Bongo Club. 1 Jul, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. Your local one-stop hop for funk/soul/jazz/Latin/Afro/reggae dancefloor action and sizzling live percussion. ■ Sugarhill at Cabaret Voltaire. 1 Jul, 11pm–3am. £5. Hip hop, soul, R&B, dancehall and reggae club night in the Speakeasy. ■ Bound For Glory at Cabaret Voltaire. 8 Jul, 11pm–3am. £5. Beefy and Flyin’ Saucer host this monthly night where all the door money goes to Oxfam, with a funk, house and electro soundtrack in the Cab’s Speakeasy. ✽✽ Regulate at Cabaret Voltaire. 8 midnight; £5 after. A Cab Vol hip hop special as a consolation for everyone not heading to T in the Park with Nasty P, Fusion, D-Fade & Hench Blaps, MC Silvertongue and The Player Association. ■ Axis at Cabaret Voltaire. 15 Jul, 11pm–3am. £5. Techno night. Attic Kings and Hot Knives guest. ■ Damn Hot! at Cabaret Voltaire. 15 Jul, 11pm–3am. £5. New club night in the Speakeasy from the people who brought you Soul Jam Hot with a mix of funky disco, hip hop and soul. ■ Indie Pop Night at Wee Red Bar. 15 Jul, 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. Indie night, more details tbc. ■ Soulsville at the Bongo Club. 15 Jul, 11pm–3am. £5. Tsatsu and DJ Red-6 spin the best in soul, doo-wop, funk and rock’n’roll now with an added kick of live dancers and a ‘new musical direction’. Jul, 11pm–3am. Free before
Weekly ■ Boogie at Lava Ignite. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5.50. Old school disco and chart classics. ■ Broke at City Nightclub. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £2. DJ Gentleman Johnny mashes-up chart indie, hip hop, dance anthems and drinks promos. ■ Buddha Fridays at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10pm–3am. £tbc. A night of Eastern mysticism and hot house/electro. FREE Everybody at Electric Circus. Weekly 10pm–3am. The night starts with live band karaoke (until midnight) followed by a mix of pop, rock, indie, electro, disco and party tracks form 1960-2010.
It’s a meeting of Swedish and Irish techno talent at Jackhammer this month as Christian Smith and Phil Kieran (pictured) both guest. Smith favours funky techno and crossover bigroom beats, while Kieran describes his own productions as: ‘Electronica led by the dancefloor. It’s musical and weird and interesting to listen to but if you turn it up loud it still rocks the club.’ ■ The Caves, Edinburgh, Sat 2 Jul.
■ Evol at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £6 after. Edinburgh’s longest running indie night. With the usual mix of the best current and classic alternative and crossover tunes, Evol’s an institution. ■ Fridays at Karma Nights. Weekly 10pm–3am. £tbc. A commercial mix of chart, dance and R&B. ■ Funk Me It’s Friday at Sin. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before midnight; £4 after. Classic funk, disco and remixes. ■ Girls & Boys at the HMV Picture House. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Launch of Edinburgh’s biggest indie night with a rock attitude. ■ Lulu at Lulu. Weekly 9pm–2am. £tbc. Electro, club hits, sexy disco and chart favourites. ■ Misfits at the Hive. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £4 after. DIY indie, electro, punk, rock and retro with bargain drinks. ■ Motherfunk at Hawke & Hunter. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £7 (£5) after. Motherfunk is back as Gino and Fryer move their funk institution to H+H spinning rare grooves, classic funk, floor-shaking 60s and 70s soul, deep disco, Latin and so much more. ■ Planet Earth at Citrus Club. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £6 after. 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). FREE The Rock Bomb at Opium. Weekly 10pm–2am. The best rock and metal from across the years. ■ This is Music at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3 (members free). Indie-electro night hosted by the Sick Note DJs.
Edinburgh Saturday One-Offs ■ Dare! at Cabaret Voltaire. 25 Jun, 11pm–3am. £5. Taking over the Speakeasy with a celebration of dance music from through the ages (from Gorgio Moroder to Mylo) all from the masterful Jon Pleased Wimmin and Adam le Chic.
■ Heavy Gossip at Hawke & Hunter. 25 Jun, 10pm–3am. £10 (£8). Fresh house cuts, disco funk and reworked edits from residents Craig Smith and Nick Yuill. Featuring Tornado Wallace, Kris Wasabi, Master Caird and Kipp$. ■ Karnival at Cabaret Voltaire. 25 Jun, 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £8 after (students £5). Forward thinking house night. After a recent glut of international guests Karnival focus on Edinburgh’s best DJs with Barry O’Connell & Brad Charters (Kapital), Mick MacNeil & Hans Kato (Wired) and Stevie Nobad (Tokyoblu). ■ Late’n’Live at the Jazz Bar. Weekly 11.30pm-3am, £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Featuring Afrobeat from Diwan (25 Jun), tbc (2 Jul), Codeine Velvet Club vocalist Lou Hickey (9 Jul) and The Union (16 Jul). ■ Liquid Soul at Po Na Na. 25 Jun, 10pm–3am. £6 before 11.30pm; £10 after. Retro-disco and funky house night, featuring Po’s own Mark B on the decks fusing classic and bang up-to-date funky toons for those in the know. Final night at Po’s at this big closing party for an Edinburgh institution. ■ Madchester at the Liquid Room. 25 Jun, 10.30pm–3am. £8. Back where it belongs at the Liquid Room, Madchester plays the best the baggy era had to offer (think Happy Mondays, Stone Roses and The Charlatans) ■ Magic Nostalgia at Electric Circus. 25 Jun, 10.30pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. ‘The Wheel’ decides the playlist be it disco, 80s, rock gods, 90s rave, power ballads, one hit wonders or movie music, at this multi-genre nostalgia fest. First birthday party. ■ Mumbo Jumbo at the Bongo Club. 25 Jun, 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. ✽✽ Playdate at Sneaky Pete’s. 25 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3 (members free). House night with a few leftfield cuts from Steven and Stewart. With added electronic weirdness form guest Brian d’Souza.
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■ She-Bang Rave Unit at the Voodoo Rooms. 25 Jun, 8pm–1am. £5. All girl DJ collective for a unique party vibe, creating a seamless mish-mash of excellent, eclectic tunage and surprising moments of genius. ‘Blistering Summer Beach Party’ featuring a guest set from DJ Brainstorm (Pure). ■ Beep Beep, Yeah! at Cabaret Voltaire. 2 Jul, 11pm–3am. £3. Taking over the Speakeasy with a staunchly retro soundtrack of 50s rock, 60s grooves and 70s psychedelia. ■ The Den at Electric Circus. 2 Jul, 10pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. Jive, rock, blues, funk and soul. ✽✽ Fake at Sneaky Pete’s. 2 Jul, 11pm–3am. £3 (members free). Electro, breaks and bassline house from horror film addicts Bus Daddy and Zomby Lover. Fifth birthday special. ■ The Go-Go at Studio 24. 2 Jul, 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 (£4) after. Swinging 60s garage, soul, mod, new wave, surf and sleazy listening from residents Tall Paul and Big Gus. ■ Jackhammer at the Caves. 2 Jul, 10.30pm–3am. £5 in advance. Techno night. Joined by special guests Christian Smith and Phil Kieran. ■ Synthetic at the Bongo Club. 2 Jul, 11pm–3am. £10. The techno, electro, breaks and drum & bass night is joned by Daniel Bell (DBX) and 3d!T (live). ■ Ultragroove at Cabaret Voltaire. 2 Jul & 16 Jul, 11pm–3am. £6 before midnight; £8 after. Deep soulful house with a dash of disco from Gareth Sommerville. ■ VEGAS! at the Voodoo Rooms. 2 Jul, 8.30pm–1am. £5–£6. Hip daddy swing, country classics and sleazy listening at the multiple award-winning, multi-genre club night for movers, groovers, hipsters, flipsters, guys and dolls. ■ Ascension at the Banshee Labyrinth. 9 Jul, 10.30pm–3am. £4. Mix of up-to- date and classic darkness, electro, industrial, EBM, with goth, rock and alternative 80s in room 2. ✽✽ Atraccion at the Liquid Room. 9 Jul, 10.30pm–3am. £8. New house and techno night with an Italian twist. Returning for part two of their big Edinburgh launch with Manuel Gonzalez (Privilege), Freedom B and Laurence Nolan back-to-back Dan Raine. ■ Bass Syndicate at Sneaky Pete’s. 9 Jul, 11pm–3am. £3 (members free). Bass Syndicate returns with a mix of bass heavy breaks, beats, electro and house from G-Mac, Believe and Silver Storic. ■ Devil Disco Club at the Bongo Club. 9 Jul, 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 (£6) after. No wave, vintage disco, electro funk, proto house and New York classics from the Trouble DJs and Giles Walker. FREE Furburger at CC Blooms. 9 Jul, 11pm–3am. DJs Dejaybird, Funki Diva and Boy Toy provide aural stimulation for gay women and their closest friends, now in their new home at CC Blooms. ■ Guilty Pleasures at Electric Circus. 9 Jul, 10.30pm–3am. £6 in advance; £8 on the door. A night to revel in your love of soft rock, ELO, 80s hits and joyous disco cheese as Guilty Pleasures returns for a new residency at Electric Circus playing the pop you secretly love, but could never quit admit in public. ■ Rendezvous at Hawke & Hunter. 9 Jul, 10pm–3am. £12.50 (£10). Mixing up fresh house and techno. Guest tbc. ■ Sick Note Saturday at Cabaret Voltaire. 9 Jul, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. The indie/electro night hosts another of its monthly Saturday night specials. FREE Wired For Sound at the Village. 9 Jul, 9pm–1am. Funky mix spanning the decades as Allan Dunbar (Headspin) and Steven Wanless (Taste/Frisco Disco) dig deep into the vaults. ■ Basics at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 16 Jul, 11pm–3am. £5. Proper old school R&B, as in real-deal 50s and 60s rhythm and blues none of that urban ‘R&B’ nonsense. 23 Jun–21 Jul 2011 THE LIST 53