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mainstream chart action with plenty of dark corners for copping off in. ■ Hot & Gold at Stereo. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before midnight; £4 (£2) after. Disco, dance and raunchy R&B on the mainfloor while upstairs you get 80s classics. Edinburgh Saturday
Clubs ■ Ascension at the Banshee Labyrinth. 13 Aug, 10.30pm–3am. £4. Mix of up- to-date and classic darkness, electro, industrial, EBM, with goth, rock and alternative 80s in room 2.
✽✽ Bass Syndicate at the Liquid Room. 13 Aug, 10.30pm–3am. £10.
A one-off special at the Liquid Rooms with the party starting breaks to electro house of the Plump DJs as they make their annual trip to the Edinburgh Festival, joined by Peo de Pitte. ■ Beat Control at the HMV Picture House. Weekly 11pm–2am. £1 before midnight; £5 (£3) after. The Evol DJs dish out the best in twisted pop, indie and alternative beats as clubbing returns to the Picture House. ■ Boutique at GHQ. Weekly 10pm–2am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Electro and house from DJ Dowzer while DJ Darren plays mainstream chart, disco and cheese. ■ Bubblegum at the Hive. Weekly 9pm–2am. Free before 11pm; £4 after. A student friendly chewed up, spat out mix of electro, pop, dance, disco, soul and indie.
✽✽ Club Noir at the HMV Picture House. 13 Aug, 9pm–3am. £21.00.
Festival special for the great burlesque club. Presenting their vintage, retro and modern soundtrack while thrilling to their trademark tassel twirling, human curiosities, burlesque shows and more. No jeans and trainers, please. See preview, page 93. FREE Deejay Bird at CC Blooms. Sat 11pm–5am. Scene favourite Deejay Bird (Furburger) kicks off her new residency at CC’s. ■ Eden at Cabaret Voltaire. 13 Aug, 11pm–5am. £5. A hedonistic mix of funky house and electro in the Cab’s Speakeasy. ■ Edit at the Green Room. 13 Aug, 10pm–3am. £10 (£8). Disco house night with the classic/bang up to date disco sounds for ‘people who love smiling and dancing’. ■ Filth at Sin. Weekly 10pm–2am. £5. Mash-ups from Richie Ruftone and DJ Babes. ■ Kapital at the Store. 13 Aug, 11pm–5am. £4 before midnight; £6 after. A melodic mixture of deep minimal house and stripped down techno. ■ Land of 1000 Dances at Studio 24. 13 Aug, 11pm–3am. £5. Dedicated to northern soul, Stax records, Detroit soul and Chicago blues. ■ Late’n’Live at the Jazz Bar. Weekly 2–5am. £5 (£3). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs, featuring Latin beats form Das Contras.
✽✽ LuckyMe Festival Afterparty at Summerhall. 13 Aug, 8pm. £9.
LuckyMe’s second day at the Festival sees Mike Slott performing an electronic soundtrack to Andrei Zvyaginstev’s 2003 film The Return. Support comes from Dam Mantle and Asthmatic Astronaut. See preview, page 92. ■ Messenger Sound System at the Bongo Club. 13 Aug, 11pm–5am. £6 before midnight; £7 after. The mighty Messenger Sound System blasts out the best in righteous reggae, dub and roots. ■ Pulse at Cabaret Voltaire. 13 Aug, 11pm–5am. £9. The techno night is joined by Dutch producer Steve Rachmad, plus more deep house and techno from Silicone Soul and Harvey McKay. ■ Shakedown at the One Below. Weekly 10pm–2am. £5. Funky music at this new night inspired by the lounge club scene in New York, Paris and Los Angeles.
■ Studio 24 Rawks at Studio 24. Weekly . £5 (£4). Studio 24’s re- rebranded rock night with DJs Soo and Matt27. FREE Sunday Skool at CC Blooms. Weekly 11pm–5am. Strictly 90s dancefloor fillers music policy from DJ Shelle La Belle. ■ Tease Age at Citrus Club. Weekly 9pm–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. ■ Volume! at Sneaky Pete’s. 13 Aug, 11pm–5am. £3 (members free). The Volume! crew brings the dubstep to Sneakys for an intimate set of heavy bass at this bi-monthly residency. ■ White Mink at the Voodoo Rooms. 13 Aug, 11.59pm–3am. £10. See Thu. Featuring French swing-beat quartet Le KKC Orchestra, The Twilight Players and DJ Chris Tofu (13 Aug).
Chart & Party ■ Love Groove at Stereo. Weekly 11pm–5am. £5 (£2) before midnight; £6 (£3) after. Mix of chart anthems, disco and classic dance tunes. ■ Social Network at City Nightclub. Weekly 10.30pm–2am. £10 (VIP £15). Big house, chart and R&B anthems with a live facebook feed broadcast on screens across the club. ■ Tease at Lava Ignite. Weekly 10pm–2am. £8. Chart, pop, cheese and mainstream dance. Edinburgh Sunday
Clubs ✽✽ Coalition at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–5am. £3 (members
free). Drum & bass, breaks, dubstep, techno and electro from the resident team every week. NYC’s house maverick and heavy bass champion Drop the Lime guests on 14 Aug. Part of the Edge Festival. ■ Fuzzy Logic at Lava Ignite. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Student night of dance, electro, R&B and indie.
✽✽ Killer Kitsch at Cabaret Voltaire. 14 Aug, 11pm–5am. £3. 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. Featuring Turbo Recordings signings Clouds and Boom Monk Ben. 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. ■ R&B Sundays at Karma Nights. Weekly 10pm–3am. £tbc. R&B (surprise surprise) and urban from DJ Fabuloz. ■ Rise at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Johnny Frenetic mashes up a unique and energetic three deck mix of funky house, sexy urban and indie infused electro and club classics. FREE Say It Loud at the Bongo Club. Weekly, midnight–5am. Liquid drum & bass mixed into a deep dubby cocktail of beats, garage and dubstep. FREE Sunday Service at Sin. Weekly 10pm–3am. Big backpacker party. 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’.
Edinburgh Monday
Clubs ■ Decadence at Lulu. Weekly 10pm–3am. £tbc. OK so fair enough, it’s Mon, but that’s no excuse. FREE Mixed Up Mondays at the Hive. Weekly 10pm–3am. R&B, hip hop, pop and floor fillers.
FREE Notorious at Espionage. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. R&B, hip hop and dancehall from P45 and P Stylz. FREE Nu Fire at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–5am. Showcase of underground hip hop, dubstep, drum & bass, electro and MCs. ■ Ran$om at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10pm–3am. £tbc. Party night with a ransom/crime theme. FREE Synthetic at the Bongo Club. Weekly midnight–5am. Techno, electro, breaks and drum & bass night. ■ Trade Union at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–5am. £2 (students/hospitality staff £1). Taking care of Monday nights at the Cab with a mix of techno, beats and pieces from WolfJazz, Beefy and guests. Edinburgh Tuesday
Clubs FREE Antics at the Hive. Weekly 10pm–3am. Rock, emo, punk and metal dispatches from Edinburgh’s alt.scene. ■ Blackout at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10pm–3am. £4 (£3); ladies free before midnight. Mr Meeks, P-Stylz and Prospect mix up hip hop, house and dubstep. ■ Cool Kids at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–5am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. New student night for the Speakeasy with a hip hop, house, electro and dubstep soundtrack. FREE I Love Hip Hop at the Bongo Club. Weekly midnight–5am. Hip hop classics and brand new rap tracks, plus live performances, MCs and guest DJs. FREE Love Traffic at GHQ. Weekly 11pm–3am. Pulling doesn’t get any easier than this. At a traffic light party everyone knows where they stand: red for no thanks, amber for maybe, green for definitely. With DJ Dale Lush. ■ Motion at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £2 (£1) after. An eclectic mix from across the decades. FREE Poison at Opium. Weekly 10pm–3am. Classic rock night. FREE Pop du Jour at CC Blooms. Weekly 11pm–3am. Chart, dance and pop from DJ Paton. FREE Soul Jam Hot at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–5am. Old school, real deal soul, garage and R&B. FREE Split at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–5am. Drum & bass, electro, techno and breakbeat with Shadowskill, the Dropout DJs, Dogma and guests. ■ TwentyTwenty at the Store. Weekly 11pm–5am. £3. Future bass, garage, house and UK funky.
Chart & Party ■ Enigma at Shanghai. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Vocal house and mainstream dance classics. FREE Phat Tuesdays at Sin. Weekly 10pm–3am. Dancefloor favourites. Edinburgh Wednesday
Clubs ■ 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. ■ Chic at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10pm–3am. £tbc. ‘Dress to impress’ at this glamorous night of house and beats.
✽✽ Filthy Dukes at Sneaky Pete’s. 17 Aug, 11pm–3am. £3. DJ set from the synth pop duo and heads of Kill Em All (Fabric). Part of the Edge Festival FREE Hush at Electric Circus. Weekly 10pm–1am. Northern soul and funk at this lounge session. ■ Indigo at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £3 (students £1). Midweek indie and alternative night from DJ Keiron (Evol). FREE JungleDub at the Bongo Club. Weekly midnight–5am. Showcasing the Scottish dub, dubstep and jungle scene.
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5 REASONS TO GO TO . . . PLUMP DJS 1 ‘Big Groovy Fucker’ An early Plumps production (their second release on Finger Lickin’) that takes its name literally. A big pumping groove machine that ends in a flurry of acidic breakbeat. 2 ‘Creepshow’ sees Andy Gardner and Lee Rous at their funkiest as videogame sound fx build to a massive horn section. 3 ‘Mad Cow’ Centred round a big blaring breakdown that sounds almost exactly like the titular insane bovine on a robotic rampage. Cowbells and kick drums add to the madness. 4 ‘Water Born Virus’ has a more tropical housey rhythm but still has a big fat acid squelch running slap bang through its core before the bpms spin deliriously out of control at about the three minute mark. 5 ‘Strobe’ The Plumps’ remix of Deadmau5 turns this contemplative trance track into a big booming electro number complete with laser beams and head wobbling bass. (Henry Northmore) ■ Plump DJs guest at Bass Syndicate, The Liquid Room, 225 2564,13 Aug, 10.30pm–5am, £10.
■ Mansion at the Green Room. Weekly 10pm–3am. £6 (£5). Huge and very popular student night of R&B and urban sounds. FREE Minimalism at the Store. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. Can you guest what style of electronica they favour? Minimal house and techno all night. ■ Movida at GHQ. Weekly 10pm–3am. £6 (students £5). Midweek gay student clubbing from DJ Karl. 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–5am. Musical mish mash of disco, funk, house and electro from DFault and Picassio. FREE The Pit at Opium. Weekly 10pm–3am. Rock and metal night by rock and metal fans for rock and metal fans. FREE Witness at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–5am. Garage, UK funky, dubstep and bassline house. Chart & Party ■ Illegal Eagle at Lava Ignite. Weekly 10pm–3am. £4.50. Student night of chart music, party tunes, R&B and commercial dance. FREE Miss Guided at Espionage. Weekly 11pm–3am. A night of glorious
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