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£5 after. Dr No’s is back with a steady stream of the best in ska, rocksteady and 70s reggae. ■ Madchester at the Liquid Room. 26 Jan, 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) ■ Studio 24 Rawks presents: Metal at Studio 24. 26 Jan, 10.30pm– 3am. £2 before 11.30pm; £5 (£4) after. Come on, take a guess. Metal all night long. ■ VEGAS! at the Voodoo Rooms. 26 Jan, 8.30pm–1am. £8. 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. Featuring electro swing from DJ/MC duo The Correspondents. See preview, page 53. ■ The Go-Go at Studio 24. 2 Feb, 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. ■ Musika at the Liquid Room. 2 Feb, 9pm–4am. £18–£20. Edgy house and electro night. Celebrating their sixth birthday with Maceo Plex, Ben UFO, Huxley and Pearson Sound and taking over the whole of the Liquid Room and Annexe to accommodate this bumper bill. See preview, page 46. ■ Speaker Bite Me at Electric Circus. 2 Feb, 10.30pm–3am. £5. 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. ■ Studio 24 Rawks presents: Bordello at Studio 24. 2 Feb, 10.30pm– 3am. £2 before 11.30pm; £5 (£4) after. Sleazy classic rock. ■ Thunder Disco Club at Cabaret Voltaire. 2 Feb, 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Nineties house, techno and ‘sex disco’ from Jube and Rory from one of Glasgow’s finest young parties. 3am. £11 advance; £14 on the door. The legendary UK dub collective play live at this late night session with support from Dreadsquad and Riddim Tuffa. Part of Wee Dub Festival. ■ Ascension at the Banshee Labyrinth. 9 Feb, 10.30pm–3am. £4. Mix of up- to-date and classic darkness, electro, industrial, EBM, with goth, rock and alternative 80s in room 2. ■ Beep Beep, Yeah! at Electric Circus. 9 Feb, 10.30pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £4 after (students £3). A staunchly retro soundtrack of 50s rock, 60s grooves and 70s psychedelia. ■ Iranian Festival: Grand Concert at Studio 24. 9 Feb, 8pm–3am. £15 (£10). A mix of live music (from Parvaz, Baran and Radio Tehran), stand-up from Irish/ Iranian comedian Patrick Monohan and Persian dance tunes from DJ Barfi. See preview, page 38. Part of the Edinburgh Iranian Festival. ■ Think Twice at Cabaret Voltaire. 9 Feb, 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Deep soulful house and electronic funk from resident Craig Smith (6th Borough Project) and guests. ■ All Gone with Pete Tong at the Liquid Room. 16 Feb, 10.30pm–3am. £16.50 advance; more on the door. Musika and the Liquid Room present a night of house from the iconic DJ. ■ Anticausal System at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 16 Feb, 11pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. A selection of Edinburgh and beyond’s best, featuring new and established DJs, producers and bands. Come and burn up the dancefloor. FREE Disco Circus at 99 Hanover Street. 16 Feb, 8pm–1am. Mighty Mouse (signed to Herve’s Cheap Thrills label) spins house, techno, 80s rarities and disco cuts. See preview, right. ■ Fever at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. 16 Feb, 11pm–3am. £8. DJs Fisher & Price (Taste) play an eclectic mix of
✽ Wee Dub Session with Zion Train at the Caves. 2 Feb, 11pm–
the best underground dance music. ■ Gasoline Dance Machine at Cabaret Voltaire. 16 Feb, 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Mixed genres and mutant disco at this night from Cheap Picasso and Rob Ralston. Joined by Perseus, the man behind the French Express record label. ■ The Green Door at Studio 24. 16 Feb, 10.30pm–3am. £2 before 11.30pm; £5 (£4) after. A night of rock’n’roll from classics to their mutant offspring. ‘For hepcats and squares alike’. ■ Pop Rocks at Electric Circus. 16 Feb, 10.30pm–3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after (students £4). Night of 80s classics and 90s pop hits from the Beep Beep, Yeah! DJs. FREE Studio 24 Rawks presents: Decade at Studio 24. 16 Feb, 8pm–3am. New pop punk, emo and hardcore offshoot from Matt27. Weekly ■ Bubblegum at the Hive. Weekly 9pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £4 after. A student friendly chewed up, spat out mix of electro, pop, dance, disco, R&B and indie. ■ Club30 at Cav. Weekly 10pm–4am. £8. 60s, 70s and 80s hits at this over 25s night. ■ The Egg at Wee Red Bar. Weekly 11pm–4am. £2 before midnight; £4 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. ■ Late’n’Live at the Jazz Bar. Weekly 11.30pm–3am. £5 (£4). Late night jazz and funk acts and DJs. Joined by iFoundation (26 Jan), Dark Jokes (2 Feb) and The Hook & Slingers (9 Feb). ■ Magic Nostalgic at Electric Circus. 26 Jan, 8.30pm–3am. £6 before midnight; £7 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. ■ Now That’s What I Call a Saturday at Mood. Weekly 10.30pm– 3am. £tbc. Chart and party action. ■ Propaganda at the HMV Picture House. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (students £4 before midnight). The UK’s biggest indie club night comes to Edinburgh. The Enemy guest on 2 Feb. ■ Saturdays at Club Tropicana. Weekly 8pm–3am. Free before midnight; £4 after. Chart and party mix of 70s, 80s and 90s pop classics. ■ Tease Age at Citrus Club. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £1 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. ■ Wonderland at GHQ. Weekly 10pm–3am. £6. Madhatters tea party with pop, chart and cheese from Reuben Lownethall in the mainroom and electro house out back form DJ Dowser.
Edinburgh Sunday
Monthly & One Offs ■ Wee Dub Session at the Caves. 3 Feb, 9pm–2am. £10 advance; £13 on the door. Mungo’s Hi-Fi featuring Kenny Knots, Prince Fatty with MC Horseman, Big Toes Hi-Fi and Argonaut Sounds supply the dub, reggae and bass at this gathering of sound systems. Part of Wee Dub Festival. Weekly ■ Beat Sundays at Mood. Weekly 10pm–3am. £tbc. Your last chance to party before the weekend finishes. FREE The Church of High Kicks at CC Blooms. Weekly 6–11pm. New daytime gay/mixed club session hosted over by the delectable Jon Pleased Wimmin and a mix of house, pop, disco, new wave a trash tracks. Plus shows from The Fabulous Kickettes, a weekly talent show (with a £50 prize) and a ‘retro’
buffet. FREE Coalition at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Drum & bass, breaks, dubstep, techno and electro from the resident team every week. FREE Ice Cream Sundae at GHQ. Weekly 11pm–3am. Pop, cheese and chart tunes ‘with a cherry on top’ from DJ Lynne. FREE Remedy at Hemma. Weekly 6pm–midnight. Chilled Sunday session with a mixed soundtrack of ambient, nu folk, electronica and more. A relaxed affair with no set finishing time. ■ Rise at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10pm–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.
Edinburgh Monday Weekly ■ Dirty Sexy at Lulu. Weekly 10pm– 3am. £tbc. Raunchy dance beats. ■ Latin Quarter at the Third Door. Weekly 9pm–2am. £2 (students £1). James Combe and Freddy Ramirez with a real deal mix of salsa, merengue and world music. FREE Mixed Up Mondays at the Hive. Weekly 10pm–3am. Two rooms of requests be it chart, cheese, indie, rock, pop punk or 90s hits. FREE Monday Night Groove at Espionage. Weekly 11pm–3am. Banish the Monday blues with a mix of dance, electro and R&B. FREE Nu Fire at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Showcase of underground hip hop, dubstep, drum & bass, electro and MCs.
Edinburgh Tuesday
Weekly FREE Antics at the Hive. Weekly 10pm–3am. Rock, emo, punk and metal dispatches from Edinburgh’s alt.scene. ■ Lollipop Tuesdays at GHQ. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. Big gay-friendly student night with pop electro, chart and mash-ups from DJ Rueben Rowenthall. ■ Manhatten Project at Espionage. Weekly 10pm–3am. £4. Some of Scotland’s best urban DJs channel New York’s hip hop, R&B and funk scene. FREE Soul Jam at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Old school, real deal soul, funk and hip hop. FREE Sub Zero at Base. Weekly 11pm–3am. Feed the Fire Events present a wild night of electro, drum & bass, dubstep, glitch and trap.
Edinburgh Wednesday
Monthly & One Offs ■ Zoot at Studio 24. 6 Feb & 20 Feb, 11pm–3am. £1.99 before midnight; £2.99 after. Mashed up tropical beats, swing and club classics. ■ East Beat at Studio 24. 13 Feb, 11pm–3am. £1.99 before midnight; £2.99 after. New night of Balkan, Klezmer, Gypsy and Eastern music. Weekly ■ Bangers & Mash at the Hive. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £3 after. Student night of chart, R&B, dance and big cheesy hits. ■ Happy Wednesdays at Mood. Weekly 10pm–3am. £1. Big club anthems and chart stormers. ■ Indigo at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £3 (students £1). Indie and alternative night from DJ Katy Murphy. ■ Itchy Feet at Studio 24. 30 Jan, 10pm–3am. £tbc. Rock’n’roll, rhythm’n’blues, soul and funk at this retro student night. ■ R3load at GHQ. Weekly 10.30pm– 3am. £4 (students £3). Gay student night of R&B, chart, house and dance anthems. FREE Witness at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Garage, UK funky, dubstep and bassline house from
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MIGHTY MOUSE
Mighty Mouse showcases his eclectic style with a taste of what you’ll hear in Edinburgh, as Disco Circus makes a very intimate Scottish debut
I didn’t plan to pick any of my
own music, but I’m way too proud of this not to. Du Tonc ‘Darkness’ (White Label) is the first single from a new band I’m doing with Matt Van Schie (from Australian band Van She). It was quite a challenge because musically it’s very much like a live band with live drums, bass and guitar, so I had to engage new parts of my brain to mix it, but it’s still full of vintage synths and I think it’s a great song. My mum likes it so it must be OK. Shreikback ‘My Spine Is A Bassline’ (Y Records) is an instant floor filler and I never tire of it. It’s shoulder shuffling music but although it has this repetitive bassline driving it along, the drums chop and change perfectly and it’s got a great vocal melody over the top.
Dimitri From Paris & Los
Amigos Invisibles ‘Glad To Know You (Ray Mang’s Flying Dub)’ (Gomma) is just under 11 minutes long, I do edit it down for DJ sets, but there’s no need to really, it’s perfectly listenable at this length. I love the song and emotion of this track, it’s always great to hear lyrics syncing with the music in dance tracks. Another timeless classic.
I just can’t stop listening to Magic Touch & Saphire Slows ‘When I See You’ (100% Silk), I find it quite psychedelic, I imagine a bunch of people in a field in the summer having their own mini rave. It’s lead by a classic 90s sounding piano and a trippy vocal, then some crazy flutes of some sort come in and it goes a little tribal. Probably my favourite dance track ever, or at least in my top five. Roberta Flack – Uh-Uh Ooh-Ooh Look Out (Here It Comes) [Steve Hurley House Mix] (Atlantic). It’s infectious and I must have played it 1000 times. It sits on a very simple melody with little chord change, but it’s effortless beauty makes it timeless. ■ Disco Circus, 99 Hanover Street, Edinburgh, Sat 16 Feb.
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