I The Mambo Club at Mambo Club. tOpm—Sam. 535 (94). Weekly. See Fri.
I Mission at Studio 24. tOpm—Bam. Weekly. Night of metal mayhem. goth rock and more from the darkside.
I Mothergroove 2 at Berlin iformerly Noa). One off special from the folks at Ultragroove and Motherfunk coming 21 Aug.
I Opal Lounge at Opal Lounge. lupin—5am. 53:"). Weekly. Dave Shedden with his mix of disco and funky house tracks.
I Opium at Opium. lOl)ll‘—3Etlll. Free. Weekly. Rock. nu metal and
alternative indie.
I Oxygen at Commplex (formerly Club Java). Monthly next date. 24 Aug.
I Perversity at the Venue. t()piii»-:”>am. l‘l() ($.78 membersi. 10 Aug. Hot and steamy trance. funky house and hard house session with residents Barry Fair and Allan Roy. joined by Josh "the Funky 1'. Chicago Jock making his UK debut. and DJ Sden (Trader.
I Progression at the Liquid Boom ttprii—Sam. 3‘16. 1/ Aug. Massive line- up for this festival special as not one. not two but three of progressive houses biggest names ]()lll the residents. And they don't come much bigger than Dave Seaman. Chris Fortier and Desyn Masiello. add the late license and the Liquid Rooms' new marguee to the [1le and you have a storming lllgl‘l of progressive. tribal insanity.
I The Rhythm Room at O-Bar. 9pm—3am. 57.4 6332. Weekly. See Thu.
I Scratch at La Belle Angeie. ttpm—Sam. $78 ri‘i’i. 10 Aug. Monthly. Scratch take a look at all aspects of hip hop culture with a graf exhibition from Elph and special guest spinner Richy Pitch (7 l-leadsi Joining the crea‘: for this festival special in association ‘.‘.’lill Bio- Rhythm. See preview.
I Tease Age at Citrus Club.
1 tpm~3am. SIS. Weekly. Now going into its tenth year. this indie stalwart featuring swrnging 60s hits to baggy Manchester tunes continues to dray-v a packed and sweaty crowd week in. week out.
I Ultragroove at La Belle Angele. ttpm-Sam. $710. 17 Aug. Fortnightly. Ultragroove lounge residents specialise in real deal house action from Gareth Somerwlle. Colin Cook and Mikey Stirton. And this fortnight special guest Terry Farley (Juniori returns to Ediburgh. I Vegas at Ego. Monthly next date Aug. Monthly.
Chart & Party
I Escape to Time at Time. 10.30pm—(3am. 576 6‘5). Weekly. A vertically challenged man plays commercial chart and dance. Over 21s only.
I Fire Saturdays at Babylon. t().3()piii- 3am. Sftbc. Weekly. l-lot chart action at this all- new venue.
I Subway Lottery at Subway West End. 7pm—3am. 5‘8 45.71 i. Weekly. Cliibbings often like a lottery. in that you're never quite sure if you'll get a Winner or a shit night out. This club features a lottery numbers game with big. big pri/es up for grabs.
I The Subway at Subway. tlprit—Itaiii. Free before 1 tpm; 571% il‘t l. Weekly. See Thu.
Edinburgh Sundays
Pre-club
I Anthropology at Barn Boii.
9pm littl‘. Free. V~.’eekly/. A scientific study of human beings and their -.‘.iay of life plus a relaxed selection from [)Jltedb's Ja// collection at this opulent Oriental style bar. Selected drinks promos.
I Fringe @ Iguana at Iguana.
9pm -1am. Free. Weekly. Scratch‘s lyieyr. With a little help from his friends. pl; yrs out the best iii unrbari funk. hip hop and R88.
I Immersed in Music at Pivo Caffe. 9pm tam. Free. Weekly. l iom chilled
Paul ’Trouble’ Anderson guests at Audio Deluxe, Sat 10 Aug
out to ‘.‘.’ll£t(3k(‘:(lv‘t)tll. Sky‘sxalke" and Solo span the iii;isi::al spectru'ii at Il‘ft; at new Sunday sooa.
I Libre at Madogs lflpn‘ l-Eari‘. l we. V‘r’eekly'. lony D'Aii‘ore prc'.ides the l at 'r j£1//. funk and soul.
I Motherfunk Evening Sessions at
Popltokit. 9pm taii‘. l rec. \‘Jeek Solid soul and ‘risky funk t'roi'i‘. (‘iiiio l'ryer‘ and Spectrum 'ly/l()lll(}."lt.l‘ir<'.
I Yo! Below at ch Boic.'.'.
8pm ll‘ii(llllt;l‘il. l are ‘.'.’eekly. lne sushi style bar plays host to a selecton of
Fresh l‘M's finest.
Club I Bacardi Festival Club a’. the
Venue. ‘itpii‘ 5:a'i‘. 53‘. it"ee ‘.'."th testiva' staff It). Vuleekly'. See lhu.
I Chocolate Sundae at l>e;;p<;-iii:erit Lounge. l()[)ll‘ itari‘. l‘-'i ll‘lt before iitidnighti. V‘.’eekly‘. (:()lt‘ll‘(;"(2|£l' ltééB and hip hop '.'.'itr‘. [)J l’aul 'l~oxy" l ox. Dress stylish.
I Deebo at Po Na Na. lllpm Llaii‘. Free. Weekly. DJ ‘.'\.”a//o supplies a spangly selection of sexy. disco house and uplifting lJS garage.
I DKY at Studio 2—1. ltpm J-Eari‘. iri costuiitei. Weekly; l)l<Y strides confidently into its third year '.'.'ith resident DJs \J()l'(ll. (‘iareth arid [)aye playing rock, goth. ii‘etal_ industrial and punk. llterire nights and free gifts (I()ll‘l)lll(} to keep things interesting. '.'.'eek in. ‘.'.'eek out. Goth night on special on ll Aug so dust down those capes and apply the white facepaint.
I FRESH at Honeycomb. ltilprr Llaii‘. S‘li. \"Jeekly. l-ltl Sll oi l rec. Bay's. luphoric. Soulful. House a llt?‘.'.' night ‘.'/llll a huge resadeiits roster iY()(_}l llaughton. Nei. (Irookstoii. [H l la.. l).J Harvey. Stuart l’uidie and the Pink ladies Bo/ [4. l o/i that pioir‘ises to change your Sin night l()l(f‘.(3l.
II Love Music at ()pal l dingo
Noon I‘lan‘. l‘i‘l -t'iee before lfipr‘ii. \"Jeekly. ()olir; (Look Ultragroovei hosts an all day session that crosses the ritiddle ground l;et.'.een clubbing; and chilling. teaturiiig guest [Us and a plethora of ll‘tlfSlCitl styles iixziudiiig house. I atin, Ja//y grooms. ri'scc and lté;B.
I Late Lounge at t u: Boi‘go (Zlul,. Midnight flair:i\lil‘1}liiiig<: perforri‘ersi. \"Xeekly. .la//. furtk, ari‘bie"t. soul and ive ii‘..si<:_ 1'. Am the ‘.'.orid's
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s'i‘allest crap the Miriis::.ile ()t S::.i":l takes ()‘.(3l' the back room.
I Long Weekend at Magco's Baseii‘ent. (ipii‘ Elan: l'ree. ‘.'.’eekl.. the long \.'.'eekend retarrts alter a s":>rt hates to f"-:;- super i"t;ir‘ate Magoos. l‘xpect the usual ll‘!X :)l<t:.al'1y rleep'ri'tiirtk. hoase ::ou.'t-:.-sy of (‘zrant McBo'Iard. A'an Paul. l)a‘.id ty/lycis. Der-er Ant: and plenty of guests. l (2' those .'.r‘.o Just can't accept the ‘.'.er;-ker:d is iiear-, opei.
I Radio Babylon ; t l a Belle A'igele. Bado Babylon returns '.'.':th Andre‘s; ‘.'.’eat".erali questing at this bank ho..:lay speca <:" (1‘5) A.i<_.
I The Rhythm Room at O Ba'. {lpii‘ .fiaiit. 5V. \"Ieekly. See lhu. I Tackno at Club Mercado. Montth next date 7‘5) Aug.
I Taste at the l iguio Booii‘.
Itpn‘ .ézrri‘. 3‘2"} 'E‘tli. ‘.'i."eeki.'. lne capitars iitfaii‘ous .‘iin night sessici‘; cortn‘aes apace. l ishei 8‘ Pace supply a l)l()t]l'(}f?f3l‘.(: ntix (:1 house and garage iii the main room '.'.'lti§e Maitir‘. Valentine and Steye \'.’aiteess '.'.o.'.s tl‘e ii‘ixed gay (Il()‘.'.’(l with his funky US ho.ise gems through the back. Speciai guest Siiiiiiione Biack Joins the back tf)()lt‘ boy's ill Augi. ‘.'.'ith [)iinitri lAinsterdar'ti on 18 Aug.
Chart & Party
I HRT at Cayeiidish. "0pr 3a": E‘i-l il‘l i. \r“.’eek:y. Manstreaii‘ chart and party classics at a nzght ‘.'.ll()t;t} acronyiiiic moniker stands for 'A’cohoi Replacement therapy '. \‘Jliicli ‘.'.'ou.d '.'.'o.'k it 'gilcotioi‘ started ‘.'.'ith an ‘rl'.
I Sundazed at Subway \‘t'est l iiu'. ‘frp'i‘ («Earn 9:) l‘li. \‘Jeekly. (Zneap {lrznks promos and chart tunes l)l(.‘",ltl(: a debauched clin‘ax to the .'.’(}tfl\'(‘:lttl.
Edinburgh Mondays
Pre-club
I Opal Lounge at Opt? 1 oiiiige.
Nocri ltipn‘. \‘y'eekly. .la.’.'y grooyes and so.i' starts early. y'..tl‘. Bolt (Zairns
lionrt :‘rpii‘ and Bay'.’ lvloyeir‘e'it
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I Quality Control at the Meadoy'rs Bar. 9pm lam. l'l'OC. Weekly: Off kiitei' hip hop. breaks and beats ‘.‘/ltl‘. the inventive lot that llll‘ the (Duality Contioi radio show on l iesh Aii l M.
I Yo! Below at Yo? Below.
8pm illll(lltlt]ll’i. liee. \"Jeekly~ See Sun.
Club
I Bacardi Festival Club at the Venue. ttprii ESaiii. SYI ifiee ‘.'.’llll festiy‘a. staff It). Weekly. See Thu.
I CC Blooms at (X) Blooms. lt).(%()piii Ilam. l roe. Weekly. lhings lll(}ll()‘.'.’ out (or so they claimi at this gay club. with an upbeat disco E3(El(}".llt)"..
I Jakata at la Belle Arigele.
llpm oaii‘. l i'ee. Weekly: lr':ba' beats. urban grooves and tech breaks from lena K. Aldo and l ed].
I Metro at l’o Na Na. 11pm. 15am
l iee. \‘y’eekly'. [ll Boddy' Mac inixes up 80:; classics. filthy disco and house.
I Opal Lounge at ()pal l ounge. 10pm -‘-am. 3‘1"). Vy’eekly. Scratcl‘s l y*c-y drops tt‘e cool urban grooves and lttKB. I The Rhythm Room at 0 Bar Elpm Sam. 53'- 'E‘I‘li. Weekly. See lhu. I Secret at the l stablishmeiit.
“()pm i-laiii. l‘Ll. l1) Aiig. \"Jeerdy. ()l)(?l‘.!lltl extiayagan/a for this new night for those lokyol:lu fellas nlolii‘ Hutchinson and Ian: (‘iipsorli offering a fresh house max from a :ross the globe. I Spanish Pub Night at l liziiiio. tilpm I-Sam. l ree. \A/eekly'. A izght o!:l knees‘up tor the Spanish and Sitaiizsr‘ toying community hosted by [Us l eiix and l du and featuring flarneriuuitz) straight through to Hispanic chart hits. I Vod: Bull at tne l igaid Boom. loom slain. 331. \".’eek*y'. Ctudents loye this {til now hip hop hootenanriy. nosteu by ly'ley Scratchi and boasting
aasurdly cheap drinks promos all 'ttgrit
Chart & Party
I Decadence at Beyoliitic'i. ‘().:%tlpm ilaiii.3‘1iS‘I)i.\/".’eekly. l)epiaved dariceflooi decadence at ti‘. s capacity student night.
I Funny Farm at Subvray' \i’y’est l no. i'pm» I-la'ii. 3“. (tree v.'ith fly'eri. \"v/eekfy. l)i Shock Jock adriiinisters l‘is riiiisic therapy to the freaks. l unrry features also iiicziide electric shock chairs arid a giant ()peiatioi‘i game.
I The Professionals at l spio'iage. tlpiii (lain. l roe. Weekly. Mon night session on three floors with the iisiia: mix of chart dance and party stuff. it'll 'ielp you forget its the start of the
y'.'t ?( 2k.
I Tentastic at (‘iaia l()pm Liam. S‘ltl. \N’eekly. l’ay ten pounds on the door and get unlimited drinking at the bar. this frankly insane facility ibc-ai.iig in mind its the beginning of the i.'.ec-ki will be (‘t)lll[)ll'll(}lll(3(l by a suitably
ci‘; ss chart 8. party selection.
Edinburgh Tuesdays
Pre-club
I Guaranteed Pure at Marleys. ll).:§()[)ll‘. I’ain. l ree. \‘r’eekly. See l ti. I Immersed in Music at l’yo (Earle. 0pm laiiz. l rec. \‘v'eekly. ()li arid c'tc-ek. ‘lvlonke‘. Boy' Mark l diiioiidson oiay Afro (Iaribbc-an, tunky phatback grooyes.
I Lenny Love at the Brxlge Ba'. Elpiii ' rurr‘ight. tut-1?.\\."t?t‘l\."y./\'lgllli.li (Flfl(?(‘.ll(‘{t'ltlt?X()ll(‘](1/.’fitllillvltlfiiltfll tl‘. Vegas' l).l iaka [lino Martini.
I Opal Lounge at Opal l auntie. Noon lllp'ii. ‘.'.'eek|y. (Blolrai ,ia.‘.‘ :i'ft' from from Bcl‘ (iatins. inert stxil. .iaiage and house from llcir: i tarniga".
I Yo! Below at Ya? Boleyn.
Bprii 'lllt 'tiglti. 5 rec. \‘.c~ekl‘.. See
Club
I Bacardi Festival Club at tr» Venue. tlpm flittll. 5‘7. {free with tesfc..i stat? ll) \‘tcokly. See lftu.
I Jakata ilf la Belle Angora?
llrrn: ixi'n. l 'mr. \..\.i‘r"\2y. Sec Mo".