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ram— Fridays

I The Ark at The Tunnel. lOpm—2am. £6 (£3). Pumping house and garage grooves. copulating animals of every species. designer bar staff and thrilling lasers all combine to offer you a night of almost unimaginable pleasure.

I Bar 10 9pm—midnight. Free. Gear yourself up for a night on the tiles with top new tunes from DJ Stevie.

I Bennet’s llpm-2am. £3. Busy gay night.

from DJ Michael. I Crash at The Cotton Club. 1 lpm—2am.

: £4 (£2 with matric card). Good time indie- ' dance and chart pop with DJ Dave Ross :‘ plus those all-important drinks promos. I Essential at Circa. llpm—2am. £5.

I coodlite Under Ventura.

. 8pm—midnight. Free. Literally

underground house sounds to warm you up for the night.

I The Hip Joint at The Sub Club. lOpm-2am. £3. A new Friday night for the Sub. playing ‘phat funk. chunkee jazz and solid rap’. Resident DJs are Nick Peacock. Mike MacCrimmon and Crawford and Gregor. From 8 Oct Blue Juice DJs will be kicking off proceedings at 9pm until 1 1pm when the regulars will take over. Special guest DJ on 24 Sept is Talking Loud's Norman Jay.

I Katch at The Cathouse. Studio 3. 10pm—2am. £3 (£2.50). Popular indie club also appearing in Edinburgh on a Saturday

I The cathouse lOpm—2am. £3 (£2.50

with ticket). Rock club.

I Cleopatra’s 10.30pm—2am. £3.

I Club Sanctuary at Reds. Strathclyde University. 9pm-2am. £1.50 (£1). House. garage and soul for the studes.

I Club Xchange 11.30pm—2am. £3. Gay. brash. trashy and fun as ever. with tunes

night.

I Radio City at the Mayfair (Cameo

Suite). 10pm—2am. £2. Well-known rock and pop classics in nice (if you like that sort of thing) and sleazy atmosphere.

I neds lO.30pm—2am. £3. Becks and

vodka £l/ all drinks £1 before midnight. ‘Chunky funk. deeliteful disco and groovy

I new Space Kilmarnock‘s newest club venue. opens it‘s designer doors on Fri 15 Oct and looks set to cause quite a sensation on the West Coast scene. The club interior has been designed by Glaswegian based Graven Images. and promises to be one of the best looking clubs in the country.

But wait a minute. aren‘t clubs about music? Well fear not. along with the outrageously vivid visual gratification your aural desires will be well and truly catered to. Friday nights are Paradise Park. with resident DJ Kevin Wilson (Bomba) and a host of some of the hottest up-and-coming DJs around. house music heaven. While Saturday‘s is the Raw Space night itself. with residents Kevin Wilson and Colin Gate playing a massive selection of underground house and choice garage tunes. with the added attraction of the occasional very special guest popping in and playing a set.

Opening night Fri 15 Oct. Raw Space. John Finnie Street. Kilmarnock. For more info contact Bomba Records on 041 248 8831.

I Sweet FM graces the airwaves with 24-hour sensual surround sound from 28 Sept. covering Glasgow and outlying areas of up to about forty miles and as they say ‘maybe even Edinburgh on a good day with the

wind behind us!!'.

A massive list of guest DJs have been confirmed and there are more on the way. Confirmed appearances include; Harri. Slam. Calvin Bush. Scot Gibson. Colin Gate. Love Boutique (feauring Jon of Pleased Wimmin fame). Fini Tribe. Kilkie. Lara. Carbolick Frolick. Mixmaster Morris. Graeme Park. Tom Wainwright. The Orb. Charlie Hall (Drum Club). Ralph Lawson (Back To Basics). Tony Humphries and a cast of thousands more. Got the picture? Then listen in and enjoy.

Sweet FM broadcasts on 100.8 FM from 28 Sept to 24 Oct.

I nezerection returns after the massive success of The Event in August (apart from sound difficulties experienced by The Prodigy. thanks to the Department of Health and Envoirment waving their decibel measurer‘s around like light sticks and making sure the noise levels didn‘t exceed

‘specified restrictions‘. yawn).

This time 'round twelve hour raving will be

supplemented by a host of

demented hardcore DJs and top PAs including Shades ()f Rhythm. GTO and Rhythmic State. DJs confirmed are Carl Cox. Grooveridcr. Ratty. Bass Generator. Marc Smith. Mikey B and Scotland's own KMC.

Tickets are £24. available from regular outlets and will no doubt sell as quickly as usual. I Tribal Funktion (Edinburgh) has a very special guest DJ on 30 Sept in the form of Peter S. the legendary New York underground house DJ and mix-maestro. Paradise Garage. the Sound Factory and Shelter (Manhattan) are his usual haunts and this is his very first DJ appearance in the UK. And as a way of saying thank you to all their regular punters the night in question will be the normal door price of a tneasly £4. get on down. I A quick thank you from me. as I head off into the sunset. to everybody I‘ve met over the last year involved in the Edinburgh and Scottish club scene. Fight the curfew. keep the faith and keep partying. (Joe ‘outta here' Lampard).

I B. (L‘s 8pm—midnight. Free. DJs Kev and Andy with a tasty selection of garage. house and club classics.

l‘ I Shag at Fury Murry's. 10pm—2am. £4 (£2 before I lpm). The ultimate crap student night. the one which lowers the standards to which all others must stoop . . . and it's still unfeasibly popular!

1 I garage!‘

I Slam at Club loco at The Arches.

' 10pm—2am. £6. A winning combination: one of the busiest dancefloors in town and undoubtedly the most spacious chill-out. all enhanced by the underground sounds

i of our very own Slam boys. Southern boys Fluke play alive set on 1 Oct.

I Sonic The Indie Club at Rooftops (Secrets Lounge). llpm—2am. £1.50 before 11.45pm (£2.50 after). lndie club (as you might imagine) with £1 pints of lager on tap.

" I Soundclash Republic at The 13m Note.

8pm—midnight. Free. The ‘Republic' has

been flying its flag for a while now and

attracting a good crowd every week.

Meanwhile. other ‘ambient' clubs seem to

I be sprouting up as quickly as mushrooms after rain.

I The Volcano l lpm—2.30am. £4 (£3). Busy mix of dance and indie tunes with

Alan Ronald.

Saturdays

I I Atlantis at the Sub Club. llpm-2am.

? £6. Still attracting a good (and discerning)

' crowd. Atlantis is Slam‘s longest-running and most successful regular night. Let

. yourself soak in the choicest. warmest house club in town. I Bar 10 9pm—midnight. Free. Socialise to the mellow sounds of DJ Nick Peacock. I Bennet’s l lpm—3.30am. £3.50. I Cale loco at The Arches. lOpm—2am. £5. The wild and wacky Loco Experience. complete with ‘live‘ bands and ‘eccentric‘

entertainers. is yours to be had for a mere fiver! I The Cathouse 9.30pm-2am. £4 (£2.50).

Sweaty rock club on two floors. with early

1 opening and specially cheap drinks till

5 l lpm. I Cleopatra’s 10.30pm-2am. £3.50. I Club Xchange. l 1.30pm—2am. £4. Gay club with upfront dance tunes from DJ Roddy Stewart.

I Divine at the Art School. 1 lpm—late.

£2.50.The very best in

' psychedelic/garage/ soul/60s in the Vic

Bar.

I Dream Sequence at Rooftops (Secrets Lounge). 10.30pm—2am. £2.50. A good

selection of indie-dance faves and a

friendly vibe.

I Fury at Fury Murry‘s. l 1pm—late. £4.

imaginatively-named and student-

orientated night.

I llelter Shelter at The Mayfair. 10pm-2am. £2. Sad old bikers and youngsters who think that Jimbo Morrison is God.

I Mo’ Jan With Attitude at The 13th Note. 8pm—midnight. A rich and varied selction of soul and jazz courtesy of your host Steven Watt and his brother Paul! I lied: 10.30pm—2am. £6/£4(£3 before midnight). Relaxed. friendly and popular club night with DJ Kevin mixing up the disco. house and funk.

I Strathclyde University Union 9pm—2am. £2.50. Students and guests only. Studenty feel to Level 8. very popular dance and techno in Reds.

I Tankln’ at the Art School. llpm—late. £2.50. Take the upstairs option on an Art School Saturday night and receive a generous helping of hot funk. reggae and hip hop.

I The Tunnel lOpm—late. £7 (£3.50). Exciting decor. Derek Wallace and Stevie McCready on the decks. plus Sir Kev and his groovy garage sounds in Room 2 - what more could you ask for? Monie Love appears on 2 Oct.

I llnder Ventura 8pm—midnight. Free. Soul. funk and garage with Kevin.

I The Volcano llpm—2.30am. £5 (£4 with matric card). Mellow house. garage grooves and street soul with Graham Wilson and Alan.

I Willi at The Cotton Club.

1 1pm-3.30am. £5 (£3 with matric card). Commercial dance and pop.

Sundays

I Bar 10 9pm—late. Free. DJ Jean Honeymoon now in residence.

I Bennet‘s llpm—2am. £1. All beers and spirits £1 !

I Bobby's at The Volcano. llpm—2.30am. £4. Glasgow’s ‘Number One‘ DJ continues to pack 'em in.

I Bubbleliciotis at Reds. llpm-2am. £3 (£2). ‘Bombastic Boogie. Bubble Grooves‘ and £1 Becks. wine and schnapps at Sauchiehall Street’s answer to That West End Club. A fine finale to your weekend.

I Cheapskate at The Cotton Club. llpm-2am. £2 (£1) with flyer or matric card. Becks and vodka £1! Get wrecked cheap to the 'cross-the-board sounds of DJ Brian Dickey.

I Club llavana at The Cotton Club. 9.30pm—2am. £5 (£3). Starting from 26 Sept. Club Havana plays the last Sunday of every month at the Cotton Club. Expect the usual unbeatable Havana mix of salsa. bossanova and flamenco. with dance lessons at the start of the evening for those

S2 The List 24 September-7 October 1993