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TO GO TO: THE SCOTTISH SOULFUL WEEKENDER 1 The Line-Up Back for its third year, 2013’s Scottish Soulful Weekender boasts over 50 top disco, soul, funk and house DJs. Names like Fish Go Deep, DJ Spinna, Studio 54’s Nicky Siano, Horse Meat Disco, Motor City Drum Ensemble, Jocelyn Brown, Oliver Cheatham and many more will be performing for your pleasure. Several are putting in multiple sets or SSW exclusives. 2 The Vibes Don’t just listen to us here’s a few quotes from DJs who’ve played at the previous Scottish Soul Weekenders. ‘It’s been quite a while since I’ve been to such an intimate and friendly weekender. The energy was really positive, the crowd well up for it, the rooms and sound systems were perfect,’ according to Motor City Drum Ensemble; ‘Intimate soul, jazz-funk, boogie, R&B and house rooms dotted around a beautiful old hotel. The vibe: amazing. Everyone rocking till the break of dawn,’ said Drizabone Soul Family. 3 The Location The Cairndale Hotel in Dumfries has good connections via car, train or coach (there will be special services, see the website for more info). The venue has four music rooms and you can even stay there for the most convenient accommodation you could ever want. And the bar’s open until 7am – result! 4 The Party There’s something about the commitment and intimacy of a weekender that makes it something special, a unique event where you really get to know your fellow clubbers including meet and greet sessions at Broon’s Bar just 200 yards from the Cairndale Hotel. 5 The Organiser? Yogi Haughton is the man behind the SSW and one of the most respected DJs in Scotland. What this man doesn’t know about soul, funk and house just isn’t worth knowing, so you’re in safe hands. (Henry Northmore) ■ The Scottish Soulful Weekender, Cairndale Hotel, Dumfries, Fri 1–Sun 3 Nov; see scottishsoulfulweekender.com for full details. To win VIP tickets, go to list.co.uk/offers. 62 THE LIST 17 Oct–14 Nov 2013
■ Fire Walk With Me at Wee Red Bar. 31 Oct, 11pm–3am. £5 in advance; £7 on the door. ■ Hullabaloo at the Bongo Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3 (£2). A weekly Thursday night, with Trendy Wendy, Steve Austin (Mumbo Jumbo) and Tall Paul (The GoGo and Itchy Feet). ■ Machinedrum at Sneaky Pete’s. 17 Oct, 9pm–midnight. £10. Travis Stewart plays his new Vapor City album in full with a live drummer and full visual show. ■ Wax On! at Wee Red Bar. 31 Oct, 11pm–3am. £5. Vinyl-fuelled 80s excess featuring synth-pop, new wave, Italo disco, breaks and old skool hip hop. The Halloween special. Edinburgh Friday
■ Bad Robot at the Liquid Room. Weekly 11pm–3am. £tbc. Intergalactic electro mash-up party with Mastercaird and Chow Main. ■ Big Toe’s Hi-Fi at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 25 Oct, 11pm–3am. £5. Reggae, dancehall, hip hop and other dubby grooves from the Big Toe’s team. A one- off revival night, with guests including Capitol 1212, Dangerman and Profisee. ■ Club Oxygen at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. 1 Nov, 10.30pm–3am. £7 (students £5). Underground clubbing with house, trance, electro and dirty Dutch from residents Johan Van Alphen (Amsterdam), Ross Jackson, Keith Hunter and Deejay Archy. ■ Confusion is Sex at the Bongo Club. 25 Oct, 11pm–3am. £8 (£5 before midnight or in costume). Mix of burlesque, glam techno, electro, indie punk and rock’n’roll. The Hammer Horror Hallowe’en ball. ■ Electrikal at the Bongo Club. 1 Nov, 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). Funk, reggae and soul with dubstep, electro and hip hop. A ‘Dance of the Dead’ Halloween special alongside Samedia Shebeen. ■ Fly at Cabaret Voltaire. 25 Oct, 11pm–3am. £7 (£5). New night of house, dubstep, garage and UK funky from a selection of Edinburgh DJs. With Shadowchild (Dirtybird, Food Music). ■ Four Corners at the Bongo Club. 18 Oct, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. Deep funk and future soul, party hip hop and good-time reggae, nu-Latin breaks and afro beats courtesy of resident DJ’s Astroboy, Simon Hodge, Johnny Cashback and Wee G. ■ Hot Mess at Wee Red Bar. 1 Nov, 11pm–3am. £5. Gay club night mixing disco, hi-NRG, acid house, Italo and electro, with DJ Simonotron (Club for Heroes/Devil Disco Club). ■ JakN at the Dram House. 1 Nov, 10.30pm–3am. £7. Techno past, present and future. Tenth birthday Halloween fancy dress party, with guest Morphos (Cerotonin). ■ Mad Caravan at Wee Red Bar. 25 Oct, 11pm–3am. £5. World music night of ska, Latin, Balkan and gypsy beats. ■ A New Wub at the Dram House. 8 Nov, 10.30pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. Back with a vengeance the Ghost Sound System will be providing all the extra bass required to make you shake it.
✽ Nightrave at Sneaky Pete’s. 18 Oct, 11pm–3am. £5. Top shelf bass
music from ghettotech to grime from Nightwave. With special guest Big Dope P (Moveltraxx) all the way from Paris with Fine Art (LuckyMe) and Jackie Your Body (SubCity) in support. ■ Pop Tarts at Electric Circus. Weekly 10pm–3am. Free before midnight; £5 after. Special pop party with DJs from Cream Soda, Pop Rocks, Beep Beep, Yeah! and Magic Nostalgia. ■ Stacks at Wee Red Bar. 8 Nov, 11pm–3am. £5. Monthly night of soul,
funk, Motown, R&B, swing and old time rock’n’roll. ■ Teesh at Sneaky Pete’s. 8 Nov, 11pm–3am. £3 ; members free. A brand new night from Sneaky’s regular DJ Teesh. ■ This Feeling at the Voodoo Rooms. 1 Nov, 7.30pm–1am. £6. London’s rock’n’roll mod night comes to Scotland. ■ This is Music at Sneaky Pete’s. 1 Nov, 11pm–3am. £3; members free. Indie-electro night hosted by the Sick Note DJs. ■ Unpop! at Wee Red Bar. 18 Oct, 11pm–3am. £4. ‘Indie pop dance party’ of C86, twee and janglesome indie. ■ Vitamins x LuckyMe at Sneaky Pete’s. 25 Oct, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Two of Scotland’s finest team up. ■ Xplicit at the Bongo Club. 8 Nov, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Drum & bass, dubstep and other bassy beats. with special guest Wilkinson (Ram Records). Edinburgh Saturday
■ Bass Syndicate at Sneaky Pete’s. 9 Nov, 11pm–3am. £3 ; members free. Bass Syndicate returns with a mix of bass heavy breaks, dubstep, electro and nu rave from G-Mac, Believe and guests. ■ Beep Beep, Yeah! at Electric Circus. 9 Nov, 10.30pm–3am. £5 ; £6 after. Retro soundtrack of 50s rock, 60s grooves and 70s psychedelia. ■ bETAMAX at Studio 24. 26 Oct, 11pm–2am. £5 (£4). Mutant disco, post punk, new wave and 2Tone night hosted by Chris FAST (FASTpunkclub) and Big Gus (the Go-Go). ■ Big’n’Bashy at the Bongo Club. 19 Oct, 11pm–3am. £tbc. Dubstep, reggae, grime, dancehall and jungle playing out over the Messenger Sound System. ■ Club Noir at the Picture House. 1 Nov , 11pm–3am. £15.50. Vintage, retro and modern soundtrack alongside trademark tassel twirling, human curiosities, burlesque shows and more. ■ Dr No’s at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 26 Oct, 11pm–2am. 9 Nov, 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. ■ The Egg at Wee Red Bar. Weekly 10pm–2am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. Indie, 60s garage, electro, northern soul, ska, 70s punk and new wave at this Edinburgh institution.
✽ Gasoline Dance Machine at Cabaret Voltaire. 19 Oct, 11pm–3am.
£7 (£5). Mixed genres and mutant disco at this night from Cheap Picasso and Rob Ralston. The second birthday party with Boston Bun (Ed Banger). ■ Grown Ups at Summerhall. 26 Oct, 8pm–1am. £6. Vintage vinyl night with tunes from the last six decades with DJs Kinghorror and The Spotlight Kid.
✽ Karnival at the Liquid Room. 19 Oct, 10.30pm–3am. £8. Forward thinking house night. Leftroom label boss Matt Tolfrey teams up with Visionquest member Ryan Crosson for a set promoting the Don’t Be Left Out mix. ■ Magic Nostalgic at Electric Circus. 26 Oct, 10.30pm–2am. £6 before midnight; £7 after. ‘The Wheel’ decides the playlist be it disco, 80s, rock gods, 90s rave or power ballads ■ Messenger Sound System at the Bongo Club. 2 Nov, 11pm–3am. £6 before midnight; £7 after. The mighty Messenger Sound System blasts out the best in righteous reggae, dub and roots with MC Ras Echo. ■ Mumbo Jumbo at the Bongo Club. 9 Nov, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £7 after (£5 concessions). Headspin’s Steve Austin and Colin Miller join forces with Tackno’s Trendy Wendy, mixing
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up funk, soul, electro, house and good time party tunes. With special guests Brainstorm and Durkit (Bubble).
✽ Musika at Secret Location. 2 Nov, 9pm–4am. £24.50. See preview,
page 58. ■ Nostalgia at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. 26 Oct, 10pm–2am. £5 (students £3). House anthems from the late 80s and early 90s. ■ Playdate at Sneaky Pete’s. 2 Nov, 11pm–3am. £3; members free. House night with a few leftfield cuts from Steven and Stewart. ■ Pop Rocks at Electric Circus. 19 Oct, 10.30pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. 80s classics and 90s pop hits from the Beep Beep, Yeah! DJs. ■ Ride at Sneaky Pete’s. 26 Oct, 11pm– 2am. £3; members free. Electro, indie and hip hop from Lauren and Chekkie. ■ Soulsville at the Bongo Club. 26 Oct, 11pm–2am. £5. Tsatsu and Fryer spin the best in soul, doo-wop, rhythm & blues and rock’n’roll now with live dancers on stage and blues in the loft. ■ Speaker Bite Me at Electric Circus. 2 Nov, 10.30pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. The Evol DJs take charge at this alternative disco night of indie, hip hop and a dash of electro. ■ Truth at 511. 19 Oct, 10.30pm– 3am. £5. All vinyl house party from Gareth Sommerville and Colin Cook (Ultragroove) with a distinct 90s underground house vibe. ■ VEGAS! at the Voodoo Rooms. 2 Nov, 8.30pm–1am. £6. Hipster swing, jump jive, rockin’ R&B, dancefloor jazz, sleazy listening and gangster grooves at the multiple award-winning, multi-genre club night. ■ Wasabi Disco at Sneaky Pete’s. 19 Oct, 11pm–3am. £3; members free. Another dose of disco, new wave, punk and New York grooves at this ‘no holds barred disco death match’.
Edinburgh Sunday ■ Dive! at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 3 Nov, 9pm–3am. £tbc. Brand new underground queer party, blending spoken word, live music and comedy with a filthy disco to finish. ■ Pop Lock-In at Electric Circus. 27 Oct, 3.30–5.30pm. £8; accompanying parents free. An afternoon lock-in for 4–11 year olds. Resident DJs spin chart tunes, there’s a streetdance instructor, karaoke, jewellery making, plus a parents room and licensed bar. Halloween special.
Edinburgh Monday
■ Bass Camp at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £4–£5 (students £2–£5). Big room electro, progressive house and trance. FREE Nu Fire at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Showcase of underground hip hop, dubstep, drum & bass, electro and MCs. Edinburgh Tuesday
■ 99 Tuesdays at 99 Hanover Street. Weekly 7pm–1am. £tbc. With resident Gavin Miller (Syndicate) and friends. ■ Hector’s House at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. £4 (£3). Dedicated to house, from vocal to progressive via disco and electro. Edinburgh Wednesday
FREE Champion Sound at the Bongo Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. New weekly club night of dub, dubstep and drum & bass. ■ Stay Gold at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. £5 (£3). Hip hop classics in the main room and house, disco and soul in room two. ■ Tiki Tiki Wah Wah at the Picture House. Weekly 11pm–3am. £2 (students £1). Tiki beats at this student midweeker. Hawaiian shirts and grass skirts welcome!