Clubs ■ Defcon at Studio 24. 28 Sep, 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. A night celebrating fresh UK jungle talent. ■ Jackhammer at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. 22 Sep, 10.30pm–3am. £10 in advance. Techno night is joined by very special guest Dave Clarke.
✽ Karnival & Pulse present Green Velvet at Potterrow. 28 Sep,
9pm–3am. £14. House night Karnival and techno club Pulse join forces to present a DJ that straddles both genres as Green Velvet (aka Cajmere) guest for a night of electro popping tech-house. ■ Robigan’s Reggae at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 28 Sep, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £4 after. A night of reggae, dancehall and rocksteady. ■ Sesame Street at Studio 24. 28 Sep, 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. Funk and Afrobeat at this Sesame Street themed club night. ■ Strip Club at City Café. 28 Sep, 8pm–1am. £3. Old school indie night with DJ Metatron. Featuring three live bands. ■ Witness at Sneaky Pete’s. 28 Sep, 11pm–3am. £3 (members free). Special weekend outing for Attic Kings and Blackwax as they supply a Friday night mix of garage, UK funky, dubstep and bass. ■ Jackhammer at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. 28 Sep, 10pm–3am. £5 in advance; more on the door. Another night for the techno collective as one of Jackhammer’s favourite guests, Billy Nasty, returns. ■ Stacks at Wee Red Bar. 5 Oct, 10.30pm–3am. £5 (£3). Soul funk disco with Calum and Spectrum.
✽ Substance at the Bongo Club. 5 Oct, 10.30pm–3am. £tbc.
Edinburgh’s long-running underground techno party. Sixth birthday with a very special back-to-back set from Blawan and Jackmaster. See preview, page 49. ■ ETC at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 12 Oct, 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. ■ Hot Mess at Wee Red Bar. 12 Oct, 11pm–3am. £tbc. 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).
✽ JakN at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. 12 Oct, 10.30pm–3am. £4
before midnight; £6 after. Techno past, present and future. Ninth birthday party
with special guest Sceptical C (live) and a vaguely confusing ‘banter infused’ dress up theme.
✽ 2ManyDJs at the Liquid Room. 12 Oct, 10pm–3am. £20 in advance. Musika present a rare Edinburgh outing of mash-up mayhem and cutting edge tunes from Belgium’s Dewaele brothers, the men behind Radio Soulwax. ■ Xplicit at the Bongo Club. 12 Oct, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Drum & bass, dubstep and other bassy beats.
Weekly ■ Broke at Lava Ignite. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5.50. Chart indie, hip hop, dance anthems and drinks promos. ■ Buddha Fridays at Opal Lounge. Weekly 9pm–3am. £5 before 11.30pm; £8 after. Funky beats and up-tempo club classics with live sax and percussion. ■ 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. ■ Electrikal Fridays at Potterrow. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5 (£3). A celebration of bass from deep dark drum & bass to reggae vibes. FREE Espionage at Espionage. Weekly 11pm–2am. Five bars over five floors, playing everything from R&B to mainstream chart action with plenty of dark corners for copping off in. ■ Fridays at Club Tropicana. Weekly 8pm–3am. Free before midnight; £4 after. 80s themed club with a soundtrack of retro chart favourites (plus some late- 70s and early-90s pop thrown in for good measure). ■ Hideout at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. Free before midnight; £3 after. Indie, pop and electro peppered with classic disco, funk and hip hop from Master Caird and Steve C. ■ Late Lounging at Lulu. Weekly 9pm–3am. £tbc. House mixed with chart dance, electro pop and funk. ■ Late’n’Live at the Jazz Bar. Weekly 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Featuring The Blueswater Collective (21 Sep), Cinematic Orchestra’s Stuart MacCallum and Luke Flowers joining forces with bassist Sam Firth (J-Phunk) on 28 Sep, The Soul Foundation (5 Oct) and Miasma (12 Oct). ■ Misfits at the Hive. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £4 after. DIY indie, electro, punk, rock, chart dance, R&B and retro. ■ Nocturnal Disco at GHQ. Weekly 10pm–2am. £4–£5. Pop, chart, vocal house and electro sounds.
■ Oh No! at the HMV Picture House. Weekly 11pm–3am. £6. Mash-up mayhem from DJ Gentleman Johnny. ■ 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 (now with added 90s). ■ Sugarhill at the One Below. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5. Hip hop, soul, R&B, dancehall and reggae club night from some of Edinburgh’s finest urban DJs. ■ WOW Fridays at Silk. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 (£3) after. Classic dance anthems from the 90s and 00s. ■ XY at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Adrenaline fuelled house, electro, bass and drum & bass night that promises a set entry price whoever the guest. Austrian duo Reinhard Rietsch and Markus Wagner, aka Camo and Krooked (Hospital Records), who picked up three awards at the Drum & Bass Arena Awards in 2011, guest on 21 Sep.
Edinburgh Saturday Monthly & One Offs ■ Big’n’Bashy at the Bongo Club. 22 Sep, 11pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £6 after. Four deck mix of dubstep, reggae, grime, dancehall and jungle playing out over the Messenger Sound System.
✽ Definition at Sneaky Pete’s. 22 Sep, 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £3
after. Dancefloor friendly underground house, electro, minimal and techno cuts on four dex, FX and laptops from residents Mark Balneaves and Martin Lightbody. Fifth birthday special. ■ Dr No’s at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 22 Sep & 6 Oct, 11pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. Dr No’s is back with a steady stream of the best in ska, rocksteady and 70s reggae. ■ Party For Independence at Espionage. 22 Sep, 7pm–3am. £5 in advance; £7.50 on the door. A night of live music (Pax, Fiery Jack and three other bands tbc) and DJs to follow the Rally for Scottish Independence earlier in the day. ■ Pop Tarts at Electric Circus. 22 Sep, 10.30pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £4 after (students £3). Special pop party with DJs from Cream Soda, Pop Rocks, Beep Beep, Yeah! and Magic Nostalgia. ■ Souloco at the Third Door. 22 Sep, 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Deep techy house and underground electronica. Joined by Parisian house DJ Franck Roger (Real Tone).
■ Heavy Gossip & Ultragroove at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. 29 Sep, 10.30pm–3am. £8 (students £6). Two of Edinburgh’s best house nights merge into one almighty celebration of disco beats. Showcasing new resident Laurence Nolan. ■ Karnival at the Third Door. 29 Sep, 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Forward thinking house night. ■ Lucky 7 at Studio 24. 29 Sep, 10pm–3am. £2 before 11pm; £5 (£4). Ska, reggae, bluebeat and 2-Tone with DJs Tall Paul and Tony 2-Eyes. ■ Madchester at the Liquid Room. 29 Sep, 10.30pm–3am. £6. 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 Nostalgic at Electric Circus. 29 Sep, 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. ■ Papi Falso at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 29 Sep, 11pm–3am. £tbc. ‘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. 29 Sep, 11pm–3am. £3 (members free). House night with a few leftfield cuts from Steven and Stewart. ■ Soulsville at the Bongo Club. 29 Sep, 11pm–3am. £5. Tsatsu and Fryer spin the best in soul, doo-wop, rhythm & blues and rock’n’roll now with an added kick of live dancers on stage and down home blues in the loft. ■ Studio 24 Rawks presents: Metal at Studio 24. 29 Sep, 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11.30pm; £5 (£4) after. Come on, take a guess. Metal all night long. ■ VEGAS! at the Voodoo Rooms. 29 Sep, 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. ■ Messenger Sound System at the Bongo Club. 6 Oct, 11pm–3am. £7. The mighty Messenger Sound System blasts out the best in righteous reggae, dub and roots with MC Ras Echo. ■ Musika at the Liquid Room. 6 Oct, 9pm–4am. £15. Edgy house and electro night Rescheduled date for Detroit DJ Seth Troxler (Visionquest).
EDINBURGH CLUB VENUES
■ The Bongo Club Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road, 558 7604. One of the coolest and most eclectic clubs in town. See listings for details.
■ The Caves Niddry Street South, 557 8989. Great subterranean venue (as the name suggests) getting more and more popular due to its unique atmosphere. See listings for details.
■ CC Blooms 23–24 Greenside Place, 556 9331. One of the city’s most enduring gay clubs, with free entry and hi-NRG tracks every night of the week. ■ The Citrus Club Grindlay Street, 622 7086. Mainly studenty venue that goes for an indie vibe as well as a dash of
punk, new wave and 80s classics. See listings for highlights.
■ City: Edinburgh 1a Market Street, 226 9560. From student nights and pop to big guest DJs. See listings for highlights. ■ Electric Circus 36–39 Market Street, 226 4224. Eclectic dance beats and indie plus private rooms and karaoke for a unique clubbling experience. See listings for details.
■ Espionage 4 India Buildings, Victoria Street, 477 7007. Five floors of varied chart and dancey action.
■ GHQ 4 Picardy Place, 550 1780. Swish gay club. See listings for highlights. ■ Henry’s Cellar Bar 8–16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. Eclectic and experimental nights from
surf rock to electro. See listings for details. cool house nights. See listings for highlights.
■ Hive 15–17 Niddry Street, 556 0444. Rock, indie, student nights and electronica. See listings for details. ■ HMV Picture House 31 Lothian Road, 0844 847 1740. Home to indie clubbing and big name one-off special events. See listings for details.
■ Lava Ignite 3 West Toll Cross, 228 3252. Chart favourites, pop hits and R&B. ■ The Liquid Room 9c Victoria Street, 225 2564. Big gig/club space and home to indie, electro, dubstep, house and visiting big name DJs. See listings for details.
■ The Jazz Bar 1 Chambers Street, 467 2539. Cool beats from global sounds to straight ahead jazz. See listings for details. ■ Lulu (under Tiger Lily) 125b George Street, 561 2245. Cool funk, house and other grooves from the people who brought you the Opal Lounge.
■ Karma Nights 23 Lothian Road, 229 9197. Club classics, chart nuggets, 80s and party tunes. ■ The Lane 3 Queensferry Street Lane, 467 7215. Selection of
■ Mood Omni, Greenside Place, 550 1640. Chart, dance and party tunes. ■ Opal Lounge 51 George Street, 226 2275. House and funky beats for a dressed up crowd.
■ Opium 71 Cowgate, 225 8382. Rock, punk and metal, no messing. ■ Potterrow Teviot, Bristo Square, 650 9195. Student heaven and home to some big one off parties.
■ Shanghai Le Monde, 16 George Street, 270 3900. Slick and stylish venue in the heart of Edinburgh.
■ Silk King Stables Road, 229 7986. More big party tunes and drunken dancing. ■ Sin Wilkie House, Cowgate, 225 9764. Commercial dance sounds, pop hits and R&B.
■ Sneaky Pete’s 73 Cowgate, 225 1757. Underground clubbing at its best, from techno and dubstep to indie. See listings for details.
■ Studio 24 Calton Road, 558 3758. Down and dirty club nights, specialising in techno and rock. See listings for details. ■ Third Door 45–47 Lothian Street, 225 6313. Laid back vibes with cool hip hop and other sounds. See listings for highlights.
■ The Voodoo Rooms 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. Sophisticated clubbing, cabaret and entertainment. See listings for details.
■ The Wee Red Bar Edinburgh College of Art, Lauriston Place, 229 1442. Student nights for the arty set. See listings for details. ■ Why Not? 14 George Street, 624 8311. Hits from the 80s to last week.
56 THE LIST 20 Sep–18 Oct 2012