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A DJ with a porpoise in life, Dolphin Boy continues to play his special brand of mixed-up eclectica at Black Bo‘s Bar every Saturday and Sunday. He also guess at Boogie Mo, Lizard Lounge, Al’s All Night Jokeshop, Club Zero and The Arches. 'Tall for his height' he claims, the Dolphin hates seafood.
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Bootsy Collins: 'Party Lick- -Blues' (Black Culture) Produced by Fatboy Slim, he clearly enjoys domg P-Funk with one of planet earth's coolest nutters. Not a new tune, but absurdly funky.
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Vincent Price Reads Shelley (Caedmon Literary Series)
I used to think poetry was for girls, but this record changed everything. Beautiful, scary and guaranteed to empty the dancefloor.
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MAM-"'M" Tosca: 'Suzuki EP' (G-Stone Records) Four slabs of perfectly produced downbeat, funky, bluesy, jazz-trance disco-dub from Richard Dorfmeister.
Grand Unified: ‘Goin On EP’ (Second Skin)
It's really fierce and it's made by local lads you've probably seen throwing up outside Eros/Elite. Rude drum & bass meets mellow drip hop.
62 THE LIST 3—17 Feb 2000
GLASGOW TUESDAYS continued
I Shooting Stars at The Garage. 11pm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Gerry and Iain keep the drunk kids happy with charty house and po hits.
I The Shimmy Clu at Bennet‘s. 11.30pm—3am. £3 (£1.50). Weekly. A straightish and studenty night at the gay venue. with Raymond Davren maintaining the party atmosphere.
I T.I.T. at Trash. 10.30pm—3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Rory Weller with hands in the air. foot-stomping house and trance. Graham churning out the student sounds in Room Two and Teeyitee with whatever seems appropriate in the cave.
GLASGOW WEDNESDAYS ‘
Pro-club
I Edward's at Edward‘s Bar. 9pm—midnight. Free. Weekly. DJ Louise with hits from the 80s.
I lengaheads at The Living Room. ()pin—midnight. Free. Weekly. Peerless beatfreaks, Ali and Martyn continue to move the crowd with their breaks. biceps and loops.
I Russell's at Russell's. ()pm—l 1pm. Free. Weekly. Fresh talent DJ Yaw brings his world music extravaganza to the yuppie masses. spinning Latin. African beats with a dash of funk and Refill.
I Shu Hirata at The Cul De Sac. Spm—midnight. Jazzy breaks. hip hop, electro, drum & bass: whatever gets played out. its bound to be the best available.
Club
I Algo Differente at Havana. 1()..‘~0pm—late. £4 (£3). Weekly. Arrive early for salsa tuition. then revel in the Salsa Sabrosa crew‘s high octane Latin set.
I Bennet's at Bennet's. l l.3llpm—3am. £2.50 (£1.50). Weekly. Sara with an upfront dance mix. Gay.
I F.A.B. at Babaza. l lpm—3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. DJ Skud blends garage. R&B and funky house, playing to a dressed-up crowd who help to make this one of the busiest midweek nights in Glasgow.
I Ghetto Flava at Reds. 1 [pm—3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Paul N’Jie with a smooth blend of house. garage. R&B and funk. I Joints And Jams at Planet Peach. llpm—3.15am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Iligh calibre night of hip hop, swing and R& B front a rotating rosta of DJ talent including Martin Hesketh. Puppa Shango, John Lyons. DMG and James Fullerton.
I Shag Tag at Archaos. 1 lpm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. Insanely successful night based on a complex numerical flirting system: everyone gets a number upon entry. then. if someone catches your eye. you write their number on the board next to your own, with the idea being that they then rush up to you and get all lewd. The lady or gent with the most numbers gets a free bottle of champers. Quite icky. really. but the kids love it. since it‘s less hassle than the old eye-contact/crap chat- up line method traditionally favoured at venues of this sort. Music wise. its banging house and trance in the main room and across the board ‘madness' from C] downstairs.
I Standard Delux at Yang. Spin—3am. £3. 16 Feb only. 40 artists front the diverse disciplines of Glasgow’s School of Art showcase their work in a musical environment.
Chart & party
I C..|.D. at The Apartment 1 1pm—3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Student frolics with Marcello. Alan Belshaw and Ryan Mathie.
I Klass at Destiny. 10pm—3am. £2 before 11pm; £3 after. Weekly. For those who fancy a party night out. but can't stand those pesky kids cluttering up the joint. Over 285 only.
I Pop 8: Tarts at The Cathouse. 11pm—3am. Weekly. Free before 11.30pm; £2 (£1.50) after. Weekly. Party- up disco and funk.
I Souped Up at The Garage. 10.30pm—3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Student pop piffie from lain Hanlon.
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Edinburgh clubs
Pro-club
I Club lava at Club Java. 10pm—lam. Free. Weekly. A restaurant, bar and club which could be your one-stop shop. The club opens at around 10pm playing mainstream music.
I Cuba Norte at Cuba Norte. 10pm—lam. Free. Weekly. Great Cuban bar and restaurant with salsa and Latin DJs on rotation.
I La Fromagerie at The Meadows Bar. downstairs. 9pm—3am. Free. 3 Feb. Fortnightly. Easy listening. mellowjazz. hi-NRG disco and tasty cheese.
I Made In Iguana at Iguana. 9pm—1am. Free. Weekly. Gary Mcintosh (Sublime) takes the breakbeats and soulful tunes he knows so well out of the Blue Room and into your hearts.
I Salsa Con Sabor at Baracoa. 10pm—lam. Free. Weekly. DJ Hector maintains an exceptionally popular salsa night with hot music. great ambience and friendly people. Call 225 5846 or salsaclubtu hotrnail.Com for more info.
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I Al's All Night Jokeshop at The Bongo Club. 10pm—3am. £5. 3 Feb. Monthly. Live TV club night taking over The Bongo. with music and mayhem hosted by Garth Cruickshank and Keats (Cuban Brothers). Resident Jokeshop Kinks tribute band The Konks. plus contemporary jazz from Swirler and a selection of fine DJs including: Alan Dunbar (Headspin). Believe (Boogie Mo). Frosty .I (Tribal Funktion) and Dolphin Boy. Guaranteed to be a surreal affair.
I Aswang at The Venue. 10.30—3am. £6 (£5). 10 Feb. Monthly. Not just a club playing the best in psychedelic trance but an all-round sensory experience including hammocks, stalls. massages and freebies. all in a relaxed. friendly atmosphere.
I Beat at The Vaults. 10.30pm—3am.
Free. 10 Feb. Fortnightly. The return of this house and techno night with DJs J.
Cammera and Mitchell.
I Black Projects at La Belle Angele. Next date 16 Mar.
' I Block-Party at Noa. 10pm—3am. £3
(£2.50). Weekly. Residents Colin Millar and Adam Brae (Must’k Magazine Bedroom Bedlam winners) live it up in two-rooms of hip hop, beats, funk and drum 8; bass (3 Feb). DJ lino and DJ Eas take it back to the nu skool on 10 Feb.
I CC. Blooms at CC. Blooms.
l 1pm—3am. Weekly. Free club downstairs at this popular gay bar. playing a mix of dance and hi-NRG house.
I Da Break at La Belle Angele. Next date 24 Feb.
I 0.5. Murray at Jan Joint. 10pm—3am. £4 (£3). 10 Feb. Fortnightly. A new addition to the Jazz Joint‘s impressive cast. this Glasgow based combo play their own sassy brand of funky free jazz spiced with some chunky hip hop beats. I Dust at Studio 24. 10pm—3am. £2. Weekly. Popular alternative club offering up a selection of metal. industrial. goth
' and a bit of punk to an appreciative
crowd.
I Dysfunction at The Venue. 10pm—3am. £3. 3 Feb. Fortnightly. Alternative night. playing new rock. hardcore metal and industrial. Peruse the website for more info: www.bigfoot.com/~dysfunctionclub.
I El Segundo at The Bongo Club. 10.30pm—3am. £4 (£3). 10 Feb. Monthly. Classic hip hop with mucho talented guest MCs and DJs Red6. Kristo and lmposter in the main room. with funk and soul in the back courtesy of Moody‘s Records.
I La Honda at The Bongo Club. 10pm—3am. £4. 17 Feb. Monthly. Disparate and diverse night of mellow films, live visuals live music and DJs. Dutch Schultz and F10 supplying the nu skool breaks Ten piece funk band Tight
Outfit play live. award-winning short film makers Trystero roll from 10pm and \"J wizards. Kohoutek distort the way we look at the world.
I Love Breaks at Po Na Na. llpm—3am. £2. Weekly. DJs Simone and Dr Jon play new and old classics from the realms of Latin. soul. R&B arid disco.
I Martin Kershaw Quartet at Jazz. Joint. 10pm—3am. £4 (£3). 3 Feb. Fortnightly. Scotland's No.1 heavy jazz brat pack let loose w ith dex support from Unkle Fawaz.
I The Money Shot at The Bongo Club. Monthly. Next date 24 Feb.
I Perception (formerly Progression) at The Venue. Monthly. Next date is 24 Feb. I The Squalor Show at F.2K (formerly Eden). 11pm—3am. 10 Feb. Fortnightly. Wild-style cabaret-based antics with DJs Babes and Frosty playing hip hop. funk and real disco.
I Sushi at 11eriot Watt. 10pm—2am. £4. 17 Feb only. Students and guests only at this extravaganza featuring special guest. Situon Patti. the man behind the chart- topping ‘Lost Witness'. Iixpect a rocking set with trance. house and other uplifting tunes.
I 3 Piece Sweet at the Cocteau Lounge (downstairs at F2K). 11pm—3am. £2. 17 Feb. Fortnightly. Sally F. Trendy Wendy and Nicci (aka the 3 sweet peas) throw a musical party for us. Much cheapness on the door with plenty cheap sauce inside. this is a highly recommended early start to your weekend.
I Windup at Bar Nego (Negociants). 8pm—3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. A newcomer to the Thursday night selection. showcasing the fittest hip hop and Rth with pro DJs Iixtra and Archie. There‘s talk of featuring live hip Itop and breakers at this club. so it could develop into quite an interesting proposition.
Chart & party
I The Ark at The Ark. ltlpin--3am. £4 (£2). Weekly. Mind-melting drink promos attd full-on party music to take you into the wee hours.
I Back To Basics at Why Not‘.’ llpm-3am. £5. \Veckly'. Fayourilcs front the chart crypt.
I Blast at (iaia. 10pm—3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. Student soiree featuring intergalactic dance from across the solar system and lo fiindie from Planet iiarth. I Bubbalicious at Club Mercado. 10.30pm—3am. £4 (£3 w ith flyer). Weekly. A student night at this very gorgeous venue with Vince Stilton the Cheesemaster and suitably discounted bevvy.
I Funky Underground at Revolution. 10pm—3am. £4 (£3). Weekly. The student night at this giant venue with Daddy ('ool laying on the frontage.
I Ignition at Eroslzlite. 9pm—3am. £3 (£2). Weekly. New venue for the mainstream party crowd. Big student night.
I The Kangaroo Klub at The Citrus Club. 1 lpm—3am. £2. Weekly. A new dance and chart club.
I Loca at Loca. Spin—3am. Free entry
I before 11pm: £2 before 1am: £4 after. Weekly. A Commercial mix of chart,
dance and disco in the city centre.
I Mother's Milk at Wilkie House. 10.30pm—3am. Free. Weekly. Chart and mainstream dance.
I The Subway West End at The Subway West End. 4pm-3am. £1 (free to students). Weekly. DJs playing chart music for a drinking crowd.
I Thursday Night Fever at The Liquid Room. 10.30pm-3am. Students free with tnatric card before 12.30am or in 70s costume: £3 otherwise. Weekly. 'Slick- ass funk and disco all night' for those that
T wanna go-go.
EDINBURGH FRIDAYS
Pro-club
I Catwalk at Catwalk. 9pm-1am. Free. Weeklv. Happening house beats.
I Club lava at Club Java. 10pm—lam. Free. Weekly. Combining restaurant. bar and club in the new development of Commercial ()uay. '1 lie club starts up