CLUBS
TECHNO PAULA TEMPLE Unseen’s Second Birthday at Studio 24, Edinburgh, Sat 10 May
Paula Temple chooses to describe herself as a ‘noisician’. It’s a handle that’s followed her around for the best part of her career, taking on a certain significance despite its jokey beginnings. ‘It’s a word my friend used when we would hang out and spend hours making extreme noises that made us giggle with excitement,’ she says. ‘I’m still giggling, so I guess it’s still relevant.’
Temple started to produce her own tracks in her mid-teens, shortly after having her mind blown (aged 15) by Aphex Twin’s live set and while she was enjoying Tangerine Dream’s Phaedra and Nine Inch Nails’ Pretty Hate Machine as her late-night listening choices (‘I was a zombie during my school exams’). In 2002 she released her debut, The Speck of the Future on Materials, and her career since has seen her release a signature dark techno on Jeff Mills’ Exhibitionist and Frankfurt’s Federation of Drums, as well as co-develop the MXF8 midi controller.
This techy mindset is perfectly in tune with her current label home R&S (Colonized was released last year, with Gegen due later in 2014) and
Edinburgh techno night Unseen, where she’ll be performing her special hybrid live / DJ set. ‘I use a turntable with Ableton Live and an Ableton Push,’ she says. ‘It’s hybrid because I live-mix together my own material while DJing using vinyl and digital. And I’m remixing tracks and exclusive edits at the same time. Don’t worry, though, I’m not going to sing.’ (David Pollock)
■ John Digweed at the Liquid Room. 3 May, 10.30pm–3am. £15–£17.50. Bedrock label boss and legendary house DJ. ■ Kapital at the Caves. 10 May, 11pm– 3am. £12.50–£14. A melodic mixture of deep minimal house and stripped down techno. ■ Mark E at 511. 19 Apr, 10.30pm–3am. £7 in advance; £10 on the door. Bringing the heat in the form of golden era New York house, jazz funk, techno, deep house and boogie. ■ Mumbo Jumbo at the Bongo Club. 26 Apr, 11pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £7 after (£5). 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. ■ Musika at the Caves. 19 Apr & 4 May, times vary. £14–£20. Edgy house, techno and electro night with Sasha and Simon Baker (19 Apr) and Àme, Gareth Sommerville and Kirk Douglas (4 May). ■ Rammed at the Voodoo Rooms. 26 Apr, 8pm. £5. Live music and a club vibe with special guests and regular DJs The Baron and Oli Findlay. ■ This Is . . . at City Nightclub. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £6 (£3). House, electro and urban hits complete with lasers, lights and dancers. Upcoming guests include Club MTV (3 May).
✽ Unseen at Studio 24. 10 May, 10.30pm–3am. £7 before 11pm;
£9 after. Techno night specialising in ‘pitch black techno’ from the minds that gave you Dogma. Second birthday celebrations with Paula Temple. See preview, above.
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■ VEGAS! at the Voodoo Rooms. 3 May, 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. Sunday Edinburgh
■ CAB VOL Sundays at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3–£5. End the week in the city with resident DJs Cunnie and Beef playing house, garage, reggae and bass.
✽ FREE Coalition at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. This week with
Cause & Affect. ■ Compakt vs Pulse at the Liquid Room. 4 May, 11pm. £10. Techno and tech house from Compakt and Pulse residents and friends. ■ Compression at the Mash House. 4 May, 9pm–3am. £5. Hard dance event featuring Tommy Kay, Ryan Murray, DJ Smurf, David Rust, Madman, 3DW and Urban Atmosphere. ■ Dive! at Henry’s Cellar Bar. 27 Apr, 9pm–3am. £7 (£5). See LGBT listings. ■ Drum Club at the Bongo Club. 20 Apr, 10pm–2am. £5 in advance; £7 on the door. Live drumming crews pounding out everything from Samba to Arabic rhythms. ■ MK at the Liquid Room. 20 Apr, 10.30pm–3am. £16. Underground dance all the way from Detroit. See preview, page 48. ■ Nightfilm at Cabaret Voltaire. 20 Apr, 10pm–3am. £10–£16. The brainchild of Mighty Mouse and Matt Van Schie, this club night showcases
the cream of disco and house. Easter special featuring Mylo, Yuksek and Alex Metric. ■ Rise at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £6 (£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. ■ Saytek at the Bongo Club. 4 May, 11pm–3am. £10. Combining soul, dub, acid and jazz to create dancefloor oriented sounds. ■ Sounds of Soul: Ladies on Rotation at DoubleTree by Hilton. 4 May, 4pm–1am. £10. The Ladies on Rotation (Simmone Black, Carina Ramos, Isla Blige, Natasha Kitty Katt and Blonde Flash) provide the soul, house, real disco, funk and boogie selections for this all-dayer. ■ Too Much Fun Club at Studio 24. 20 Apr, 10pm–3am. £7 in advance; £10 on the door. Celebrating live art in Edinburgh clubs. Presenting Jehst and Skuff plus local support.
Monday Edinburgh ■ Ascension at Spider’s Web Cellar Bar. Weekly 8.30pm–1am. £4. Mix of up-to-date and classic darkness, electro, industrial, EBM, with goth, rock and alternative 80s in room 2. 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 Rockaoke at Opium. Weekly 10pm–3am. A metal/rock take on karaoke.
Tuesday Edinburgh
FREE Deliverance at Opium. Weekly 10pm–3am. Industrial and EBM night for a mix of metal and dance beats. ■ I Love Hip Hop at the Bongo Club. Weekly 11pm–3am. £3. Hip hop classics and brand new rap tracks, plus live performances, MCs and guest DJs. FREE Soul Jam at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Old school, real deal soul, funk and hip hop. Wednesday Edinburgh
FREE Bang Tidy Wednesdays at Shanghai. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. Party games and chart tunes at this student night. FREE Henry’s Cabaret at Henry’s Cellar Bar. Weekly 7pm. Cabaret and burlesque, plus comedy, spoken word and music. ■ The Honkey Tonk at Lulu. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £3. Wednesday night dancing with Bleeker and DJs. FREE Very Metal at Opium. Weekly 10pm–3am. Very awesome hard and heavy metal night with DJs Maelstrom and Figby. FREE Witness at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. The freshest cuts in bass music, house, garage, funky and grime with residents Ross Blackwax and Tintintin. Upcoming guests include Trash founder Erol Alkan (16 Apr – £15 entry fee), Last Gang’s Ryan Hemsworth (23 Apr – £5 entry fee) and Space Dimension Controller (30 Apr – £5 entry fee).