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Clubs
Fridays continued
I Lost at Studio 2-1. Monthly. Next date 2-1 Aug.
I Luscious at Club Java. Fortnightly. Next date l7 Aug.
I Maglk at The Venue (top floor). l().3()pm—3am. £8 (£6 before midnight). 1() Aug. Monthly. A relatively new contender on the real deal house front. brought to you this month by guest DJ. Kevin McKay (Glasgow l'nderground). local jock Kevin Jones (Radio Forth) and Magik residents Lorne. Finnie and Reveal.
I Majestlca at Noa. Monthly. Next date 3| Aug.
I Manga at La Belle Angele. l().3()pm«1.3()am. £l() (£8). [0 Atig. Monthly. A mother of a drum & bass night this month featuring special guest DJ. J Majik. With his latest mix CD Iii/rus'rrm'rim' just out on Infrared Records. Majik‘s star is on the ascendant as he‘s tipped for being the man to herald the future of drum & bass. lt's vocal apparently. with a healthy dose of disco. Ftill preview in next week‘s issue.
I Modern Lovers at The Cocteau Lounge (downstairs at Ego). l Ipm--3am. £4. 3 Aug. Monthly. Residents Mickey (ilobal and Jimmy Mac pop the cork on their fizzy. summer cocktail of dancefloor soul. hammond grooves and blue-eyed 60s beats. This month the boys are joined by special guest DJ lan Jackson from
le vendary London 6()s night. Blow-Up. CT A Night For Cuba at The Bongo Club. l().3()pm—3am. £6 (£5). 3 Aug only. Edinburgh‘s leading Latin nights — Cltib Latino. Salsa Viva. Arakataca and Latin Explosion — club together to form this positively huge hootenanny. All prof- its from the night go directly to Medicare Cuba so as well as having a fiery fiesta you can congratulate yourself on doing your small bit for the people that gave us Latin spirit in the first place. See Preview and Hitlist.
I Nuklear Puppy at Noa. l()pm—5am. £8 (£6). |() Aug. Monthly. Official Scottish residency for London-based hard dance label Nukleuz Records. Resident DJ Jason Cortex is joined by Ntikleuz mainstay Phil Reynolds for some banging house and euphoric trance action. For more info. check: www.nuklearpuppy.com.
I Pillbox at Studio 2-1. l().3()pm—5am. £tbc. 10 Aug. Monthly. Fairly hard and frisky techno in the main rootn from J- Loop. Jonny Metronic and Julz plus a four-deck face-off from Dirt. making their UK debut. in the upstairs lounge. DJ Dragon. Lauren Order and Vinyl Ritchie explore the dark realms of drum & bass and hip hop.
I Planet Earth at The Citrus Club. lt).3()pm—3am. £4. Weekly. The varied musical delights of the 70s and 80s. with a particular stress laid on that madcap magic known as disco. No smoking at the bar please.
I Radio Babylon at La Belle Angele. Monthly. Next date 2-1 Aug. See also Tue. I Radio Babylon at Teviot Row House (Club Festival). l2.3()am—5am. £8. 10 Aug only. One—off special forming part of this year's Club Festival. featuring the Babylon beasts and their guest DJ. Andrew Weatherall. See next issue for ftill preview.
I Resistance at The Venue (lower two floors). 9pm—5am. £l(). It) Aug. Monthly. If you like it hard then Resistance is right up your back alley. This month it's Australia‘s renowned Bloody Fist Recordings label with their guest DJs Nasenbluten. Mark N and Simon Overcast. Expect gabba. industrial. acid and techno — all of it damn hard.
I Rhombus at The Venue (lower two floors). Monthly. Next date 17 Aug.
I Roadblock at Po Na Na.
l lpm—3am. £3. Weekly. Nicci F stops the traffic in bad music when she digs up the best in funk. disco. house and block rockin' beats.
75 Till LIST 2—9 Aug 2001
Detroit techno care of Kevin Saunderson at La Balle Angele, Fri 3 Aug
I Senses at Noa. Monthly. Next date I7 Aug.
I Shift at Noa has now finished. to return under a new guise at the end of the year
I Skill: at The Cavendish. l().3()pm—3am. £4 before midnight: £5 after. Weekly. The night formerly known as the Mambo Club undergoes a re- branding exercise and become Skillz. Thankfully. the name is the only change as Sir Ossie. MC and TNT are still providing the best in reggae. ragga. soul. funk. rap. hip hop and R&B for their dedicated crowd.
I Son De La Rhumba at Teviot Row House (Club Festival). l2.3()am—5am. £5. 3 Aug only. Launch party for this year's Club Festival. featuring a fiery mix of salsa. African. Latin and Caribbean dance from DJs Jaffer (Senegal) and Zuppa lnglese (Bogota). See also listing for ‘A Night For Cuba'.
I Soul Boys Promo at Wee Red Bar. Monthly. Next date l7 Aug.
I Space Face at The Cocteau Lounge. Monthly. Next date 2-1 Aug.
I Spectral at Wee Red Bar. llpm—3am. £7 (£6). 3 Aug. Monthly. Local techno star. Brainstorm (Pure). joins resident DJs Phil Dickson and Dave Anderson at their deep. dark and dubby showcase. For more info snoop www.spectral.org.uk.
I Sublime at The Honeycomb. llpm—5am. £8 (£6). It) Aug. Fortnightly. Following a steady slew of big name guests. the capital‘s leading trance and techno night takes full advantage of the festival‘s extended opening hours to welcome main room residents Kev Wright and ldge. who‘ll both be dropping massive three hour sets. The kids will of course go crazy and back room debauchery in an
electro breakz vein comes courtesy of (iary Mac and Flix.
I Texture at La Belle Angele.
l lpm—3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. 3 Aug. Monthly. (ieorge Mitchell and Martin Spence of tip-coming local label Texture Records host a residents night of progressive to tech-house. lf you'd like to sample the Texture sound before hot footing it down to the club. aurally peruse wwwtexturerecordscom at your leisure. I Underground Solu’shn at The Honeycomb. Monthly. Next date l7 Aug. I Up! at The Venue (top floor). Monthly. Next date 17 Aug.
I UTI presents: “Blue Red’ at The Wee Red Bar. l lpm——1am. £8 (£5). to Aug. Monthly. Underground techno night featuring dark destroyers Tormod Mor. Jonny Oh! and Semaj and a live PA from local tech-trance wizards Cymbol. OWhite Rabbit Cowboys at The Honeycomb. 8pm—late. £tbc. 6 Aug only. Those dastardly White Rabbit Cowboys get their greasy mitts on the Honeycomb for the duration of the Festival. Consequently it will be a den of depravity and rockin' good tunes as this launch night/introductory evening will no doubt demonstrate. Live acts and performance are followed by hot to trot hip hop and house from the Waxworks residents. See Hitlist.
I Work at Ego. Monthly. Next date l7 Atig.
Chart & Party
I Canned Heat at (iaia. l()pm—3am. £2 before midnight: £3 after. Weekly. DJ Harry Let's Go (Boombox) lays on the pop and partied-up funk. disco and house tunes. PIUs Double Zero upstairs in the lounge with a sure-shot selection of funk. big beat and drutn 8; bass.
I Fridays at Club Java. 5pm 2am. Free before lflpm; £3 after. Weekly (call venue to confirm). The sumptuous surrounding“ of Leith's luxurious cltib venue allow for wild abandon on the downstairs dancetloor or more sedate goings on in the comfortable upstairs lounge.
I Friday Funkin’ at The Ark.
ltlpm 3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. You've worked hard. now strut your funky stuff like there's no tomorrow to Big Dav e's party mix.
I Fusion at Fros/lilite. ‘l3tlpm 3am. £1 (£3) before I lpm; £5 (£1) before midnight; £6 (£5) after. Weekly. Home and garage hits at this behemoth of a venue with occasional live l’.s\s an added bonus.
I Gorgeous at Loca. lllpm 3am. Free before midnight; £3 (£2 with then after. Weekly. (iet ready to pump that party at this mainstream chart affair.
I Lush at ligo. l().3(lpm 3am. £3. 3 Aug only. Filler date from the Stiii showcase featuring commercial dance and pop courtesy of Craig Dempster and Dale Wilkinson for a gay —friendly crow d. I Night To Remember at The Cavendile l()pm 3am. £6. Weekly ()r not. given the all too reasonable drinks promos on offer. Over 25s.
I The Subway at The Subway.
9pm 3am. Free before I lpni; £3 (£1 ) after. Weekly. See Thu.
I Tease at The Subway West liiid. -1pm- 3am. Free before I lpm; £3 (£l) after. Weekly. DJ llamniy with a selection of chart tunes.
I The Time mnnel at (‘ltih Mercado. lflpm 3am. £5 (£4 with flyer). Weekly. Trendy Wendy. Sliowbi/ Jase and Betty Ford disrupt the space-time continuum with tunes from the 6()s right tip to right now. ()r maybe it's just the alcohol.
I Why Not? at Why Not'.’ ltlpm 3am. Free before I lpm; £5 after. Weekly. Mainstream chart and disco with Neil Donald and Craig McArtney at this popular city centre venue.
I Yum Yum at Revolution. l()pm 3am. £5—£7. Weekly. Chart and daticc night at this heaving mess of humanity.
Edinburgh Saturdays
Pre-Club
I Baracoa at Baracoa. ()pm lam. Free. Weekly. Big Beat's Simon Hodge doiis his sombrero and gaucho moustache fora scorchio selection of Latin favourites.
I Beats Down W.J.(‘hristies. Monthly. Next date 18 Aug.
I Black Sauce at Bani Boti. 9pm--lam. Free. Weekly. (‘onf'ucitis say this new Oriental style bar got plenty good underground house music with Martin Valentine and Steven Wanless.
I Cuba Norte at Cuba Nortc. l()pm~lam. Free. Weekly. llot salsa? lt's Sat and that means. er. hot salsa at this epicentre of all things Latin.
I EH1 at Till I. ()plliA‘lllill. Free. Weekly. A selection of nu-ja/l chittlins‘ and hot- to-trot hip hop from local l)Js of distinction.
I Flashback at Flashback. 8.3()pm-lam. Free. Weekly. An even mix ofchart pap from the past four decades. Over 2 ls only .
I Four To The Floor at Rush. 9pm—lam. Free. Weekly. lil Segundo‘s DJRed6 playing funk. soul. jau. and all that inspired hip hop.
I Freelall at Oxygen ()pni-rlam. Free. -1 Aug. Monthly. Stuart Duncan and Michael Kilkie fire up the progressive house cylinders for the main event at The Honeycomb.
I Freeway at W]. (‘hristies (basement). Free. -1 Aug. Monthly. Live protagonists tinker with technology while residents Frances. Hobbes and Flix spin free range delights from the leftfield dance s 'ctrum.
I FunKLAnd Disorderly at The City Cafe. 9pm—lam. ll Aug. Fortnightly.