list.co.uk/clubs
■ Zzzap at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £5 or £3 with guestlist. Electro, nu-rave, UV and house party. Edinburgh Friday
Liquid Room. 25 May, Monthly & One-Offs ✽✽ Jackhammer at the Annexe at the 10.30pm–3am. £10 (£6). Techno night joined by soulful Dutch techno producer Steve Rachmad. ■ LuckyMe at Sneaky Pete’s. 25 May, 11pm–3am. £5 (members free). The scene setting taste makers at Glasgow record label/art collective LuckyMe head over to Edinburgh for more hip hop, dubstep, nu wave, house, 80s soul and funky abstract beats. Featuring Mike Slott (live), The Blessings and Eclair Fifi. ■ Pop My Corn at Studio 24. 25 May, 9.30pm–3am. £4 before 11pm; £7 after. A late night alternative take on the circus with live acts, DJs and music. Expect ska punk, acoustic folk/hip hop, sitar electro- grooves and other sonic weirdness from the likes of Bobok, Spartan Tartan, Sal ‘the Bum’ Cam and Electroshivanix and DJs spinning rave, breaks, drum & bass and electro. Plus a showcase of performance acts including spoken word, lindy hop, can can, belly dance, ‘glow dance’ and ‘aerial shenanigans’. ■ Retro Catz at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. 25 May, 10.30pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. New retro club night hosted by the Pussy Galores with disco classics, 60s, 70s and 80s hits. ■ Robigan’s Reggae at Wee Red Bar. 25 May, 11pm–3am. £5 (£4). A night of reggae, dancehall and rocksteady. Presenting DJ Amma. ■ Sesame Street at Studio 24. 25 May, 11pm–3am. £5. Funk and Afrobeat at this Sesame Street themed club night. ■ Xplicit at the Bongo Club. 25 May, 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. Drum & bass, dubstep and other bassy beats. Details tbc. ■ ETC at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 1 Jun, 11pm–3am. £5. Electronic music night with a mash of techno, acid house, bassline, jungle, dubstep, metal, breaks and gabber from the Edinburgh Tekno Cartel. This month’s theme is Grindhouse.
The Summer Revel
10.30pm–3am. £7 in advance. ■ Four Corners at the Bongo Club. 1 Jun, 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. ✽✽ Jackhammer at the Caves. 1 Jun, Techno double bill of Neil Landstrumm and Hans Bouffmyhre. ✽✽ The Summer Revel at Wee Red Bar. 1 Jun, 10pm–4am. £12–£15. The big ol’ summer party with a big marquee out the front hosting live bands (Cymbollox, Kaiho, Magic Eye, Blank Canvas and The Machine Room), Zzzap! curate the Ecafe featuring Eclair Fifi, Beta & Kappa and more tbc, vinyl only DJs from No Globe, Postal Crew and DJ Horse in the Wee Red Bar and karaoke with Harry Ainsworth. End of year fancy dress party with an Apocalypse theme. Please note there will be no tickets on the door and bring photo ID to ensure entry.
✽✽ Unseen at Studio 24. 1 Jun, 10.30pm–3am. £8 before midnight; £10 after. New techno night specialising in ‘pitch black techno’ from the minds that gave you Dogma. Dark distopian techno as Unseen present a Scottish exclusive as Adam X presents his Traversable Wormhole live set. See preview, page 74. ■ 49HZ at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. 1 Jun, 10.30pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. New bass orientated monthly party. ■ Hot Mess at Wee Red Bar. 8 Jun, 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Gay club night describing itself as ‘an irregular party for irregular folks’, where the focus is on the music, which is a heady mix of disco, hi- NRG, acid house, italo and electro from the safe hands of DJ Simonotron (Club for Heroes/Devil Disco Club). ■ bETAMAX at Studio 24. 8 Jun, 11pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 (£4) after. New mutant disco, post punk, new wave and 2Tone night hosted by Chris FAST (FASTpunkclub) and Angus A-Go-Go (the Go-Go) with guests. ■ Confusion is Sex at the Bongo Club. 8 Jun, 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. Twisted and freaky mix of burlesque, glam techno, electro, indie punk and rock’n’roll where ‘the weird is normal’. Military Party theme.
ECA’s annual end of term dress-up party boasts four arenas, live bands (including Magic Eye, Blank Canvas and The Machine Room), DJs (such as Éclair Fifi, Beta & Kappa and the No Globe crew), hot food, three bars and karaoke madness hosted by Harry Ainsworth. This year’s theme is ‘the apocalypse’ so, as these images from last year’s ‘underwater’ party prove, it’s time to get creative. ■ Wee Red Bar, Edinburgh, Fri 1 Jun.
■ Etiket at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. 8 Jun, 10.30pm–3am. £6 (£5). New deep house night. Launch night features the hypnotic house and glitchy percussion of special guest Jacksonville (20:20 Vision). ■ Robigan’s Reggae at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 8 Jun, 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £4 after. The dub, reggae and dancehall with their second date this month. ■ Animal Hospital at Studio 24. 15 Jun, 11pm–3am. £tbc. The techno and minimal night outgrows Sneaky’s and is forced to move across town to the larger capacity Studio 24, taking their top tunes, sense of humour, decor and live visuals with them.
✽✽ Jackhammer at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. 15 Jun,
10.30pm–3am. £10. More techno action as Detroit legend Kevin Saunderson Kevin Saunderson guests. ■ Rude at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 15 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. Reggae, ska, dub and early ragga as this 90s night returns. ■ Substance at the Bongo Club. 15 Jun, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Edinburgh’s long- running underground techno party. Details tbc.
Weekly ■ Cream Soda at Electric Circus. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £4 after. Bubbly new pop night with classic hits old and new from DJ team The Parma Violets. ■ Evol at the Third Door. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5. Edinburgh’s longest running indie night. With the usual mix of the best current and classic alternative and crossover tunes, Evol’s an institution (now at a new new venue). ■ Hideout at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after (students £3). Indie, pop and electro peppered with classic disco, funk and hip hop from Master Caird and Steve C. ■ 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 (25 May), funk/soul/rock eight-piece The Blueswater Collective launching their new album (1 Jun), Mike Kearney Ka- Tet (8 Jun) and New Orleans-style funk four-piece (from Glasgow) The Hook & Slingers (15 Jun). ■ Misfits at the Hive. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £4 after. DIY indie, electro, punk, rock, chart dance, R&B and retro with bargain drinks. ■ Nocturnal Disco at GHQ. Weekly 10pm–3am. £4–£5. Pop, chart, filthy house and electro sounds. ■ Oh No! at the HMV Picture House. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4. Mash-up mayhem from DJ Gentleman Johnny manning the decks. ■ Planet Earth at Citrus Club. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £1 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. ■ Studio 24 Rawks at Studio 24. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £2 before 11.30pm; £5 (£4) after. Studio 24’s re- rebranded rock, metal and alternative night with DJs Soo and Matt27. ■ This is Music at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly (not 25 May) 11pm–3am. £3 (members free). Indie-electro night hosted by the Sick Note DJs. ■ XY at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £7 (£5). New house, electro and drum & bass night that promises a set entry price whoever the guest.
Edinburgh Saturday Monthly & One-Offs FREE Anagram at the Banshee Labyrinth. 26 May, 10pm–3am. A mix of techno and punk from residents Dijimij, Steev-e and Kol for some free party acid, tribal techno with old skool punk and ‘random stuff inbetween’.
Clubs
■ Defcon 1 at Studio 24. 26 May, 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Jungle night. ■ Big’n’Bashy at the Bongo Club. 2 Jun, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Four deck mix of dubstep, reggae, grime, dancehall and jungle. ■ Heavy Gossip & Ultragroove at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. 26 May, 10.30pm–3am. £6 before midnight; £8 after. Two of Edinburgh’s best house nights merge into one almighty celebration of disco beats. ■ Karnival at Teviot Row Union. 26 May, 10pm–3am. £10. Forward thinking house night. Showcasing Riva Starr’s new Bateria Fantastica full live show featuring Giom. ■ Madchester at the Liquid Room. 26 May, 10.30pm–3am. £7 (£5). The best the baggy era had to offer (think Happy Mondays, Stone Roses and The Charlatans) ■ Magic Nostalgic at Electric Circus. 26 May, 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. ■ Mumbo Jumbo at the Voodoo Rooms. 26 May, 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. Expect quality house and techno as Bubble takes over the upstairs with DJ Brainstorm, Shanos and Durkit. ■ Papi Falso at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 26 May, 11pm–3am. £3. ‘Weirdo records for weirdo dancing’ from the bETAMAX, FAST, Ride This Train, Sausage Rolls and Gentle Invasion DJs spinning sci-fi pop, outsider folk, R&B, psych rock and other bizarre nuggets. ■ Playdate at Sneaky Pete’s. 26 May, 11pm–3am. £3 (members free). House night with a few leftfield cuts from Steven and Stewart. ■ Samedia at the Third Door. 26 May, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. A mixed line-up from Edinburgh’s Departure Lounge as they host this laidback oasis of tropical beats, jazz, funk, world music and beyond. ■ VEGAS! at the Voodoo Rooms. 26 May, 8.30pm–1am. £5. Hipster swing, jump jive, rockin’ R&B, dancefloor jazz, sleazy listening and gangster grooves at the multiple award-winning, multi-genre club night for movers, groovers, hipsters, flipsters, guys and dolls. ■ Virgen at Fiddlers Elbow. 26 May, 8pm–1am. £3. Alternative girls’ night (men welcome as guests) with DJ Emma Queercore Daye playing electro, rock, fidget house and drum & bass. ■ Dr No’s at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 2 Jun, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. A steady stream of the best in ska, rocksteady, dancehall and 70s reggae. ■ The Go-Go at Studio 24. 2 Jun, 10.30pm–3am. £2 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 Third Door. 2 Jun, 10.30pm–3am. £10. Techno night. Featuring deep metallic techno influenced by 80s post-punk from Silent Servant. ■ Musika at the Liquid Room. 2 Jun, 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11.15pm; £6–£10 after. Edgy house and electro night Musika present a warm up before their trip to Serbia to play the Exit Festival, joined by rising talent Denney (Hot Creations). ■ Speaker Bite Me at Electric Circus. 2 Jun, 10.30pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. The Evol DJs take charge at this alternative disco night of indie, hip hop and a dash of electro, which features everything from Dizzee Rascal to The Cribs. ■ We Own at Sneaky Pete’s. 2 Jun, 11pm–3am. £5. The clothing brand and party starters present their own club tour. With Richy Ahmed the tech-house boss of Hot Creations. 24 May–21 Jun 2012 THE LIST 79