I Absolute at Studio 24. lOpm—3am. £tbc. 18 Jul. Trance. techno. hard house and all things hard. 8 Andy Smith at the Voodoo Rooms. 9pm—lam. £7. 18 Jul. DJ set from the man who brought you the rather fantastic The Document and The Document II compilations and also collaborated with Portishead and The Fugees through the years. Plus DJ support from Mr Please Please. I Beat Cast at GHQ. 1().3()pm—3am. Free before 1 1pm; £5 (£4) after. Weekly. Lucky Luciano and DJ JT bring the mainstream house. electro house. bootlegs. urban dance and chart. I Beatsville at Henry‘s Cellar Bar. llpm—3am. £5 (£4). 25 Jul. Beatsville returns with more surf and garage beats with live sounds from The Brutes. I Club for Heroes at Wee Red Bar. 1 lpm-3am. £5. 25 Jul. Classic New York disco. German techno and Chicago house with a ‘healthy sense of humour‘ with a special retro techno and high-tech funk set from Andrew Divine (Divine). I Departure Lounge at the Caves. l()pm—3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. 25 Jul. A night of world beats. electro
jazz and Latin rhythms as Departure
Lounge celebrates its fifth birthday with residents Astroboy. Mr Zimbabwe and Jimenez and Cammy (percussion) plus live sets from Asazi Funk Explosion and Edinburgh Samba School. See preview. page 34.
I DVB at Spider‘s Web Cellar Bar. 8pm—lam. £10 (members £5). 25 Jul. Fetish club with Footman John. The dress code asks for a minimum of smart black dresswear and a general fetish- wear door policy. They prefer that first- time visitors contact the organisers beforehand.
I Elevation at Ego. 1().3()pm—3am. £5 (£3: free in ‘rave wear‘). 25 Jul. New night of all out ravetastic glowsticks. furry boots. whistles and relentless beats from Jason Cortez (Nuklear Puppy). Niall & Dennis McKervey (Tokyoblu) and Brainstormer. Plus live dance acts from Jill Polestar.
I Eruptor at Studio 24. 1().3()pm—3am. £5. 25 Jul. Banging hardcore techno. tribal beats and gabba for those who like that sort of thing.
I Fabuloz Fridays at Base. l()pm—3am. £6 (£4). Weekly. Edinburgh's hottest urban party from DJ Fabuloz and MC Flow.
I JakN at Studio 24. l().3()pm—3am. Two-for-one before midnight; £5 (£4) after. 25 Jul. Techno in all its forms. details tbc.
I KandiFlip at Po Na Na. l().3()pm—3am. £3 before midnight; £6 after. Weekly. R&B. house and dance classics from Jay and Mark B.
I Maestoso at Shanghai. 9pm—3am. £8 (£4). Weekly. Club classics. chart anthems. dirty house and disco from DJ Fiona.
; I Mambo at Club Purple. l()pm—3am. £5. Weekly. Night of hip hop. ska. R&B ; and dancehall from DJ Tony TNT.
I Misfits at the Hive. 1 lpm—3am. Free before 1 1.30pm; £3 after. Weekly. Indie. electro. punk. rock and retro with bargain drinks and regular gig ticket giveaways.
Check www.mislitsonlineco.uk for more info. 3 Modern Lovers at the GRV.
Sam l()pm—3am. £5 before midnight; £6 after. 25 Jul. Modem Lovers settles into its new home with a postmodern mix of soul and funk. jazz. ska. garage and psyche provided by resident Craig Jamieson and special guest Stephen Pastel (The Pastels).
I Opal Lounge at ()pal Lounge. l()pm—3am. Free before midnight; £6 after. Weekly. Funked up vocal house
and dance classics from Jez Hill. ; I Planet Earth at Citrus Club.
l().3()pm—3am. Free before 1 1pm; £5 after. Weekly. Music from 1976 through to 1989. In other words. a healthy dose of punk. new wave. new romantic and electro-pop (now with added 90s).
I Riddim Tufla Sound at Wee Red Bar. l().3l)pm—3am. £5. 18 Jul. Reggae and dub with special guest Rudi Alba (live).
I Skunk Funk at the Jazz Bar.
1 l.3()pm—3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Night of top funk from DJ Aki and live guests. including Asazi Space-Funk Explosion (18 Jul) and The Dirty Martinis (25 Jul). StepBack at Sneaky Pete‘s. l()pm—3am. 25 Jul. New Baltimore night launches at the relaunched venue (formerly Red Vodka Bar) with residents Wolfjazz and Keyte plus special guest Jackrnaster (Numbers/Dress2Sweat).
I Sugarbeat at Cabaret Voltaire. l lpm—3am. £5. 25 Jul. Tim and Jez (Utah Saints) host this anything goes mash-up of breakbeat. drum & bass. electro and hip hop.
I Ska Dance Craze at the Bongo Club. 11pm—3am. £8 (£7). 18 Jul. Nine piece ska act. This ‘R' 2-Tone. playing ska classics joined by special guests Rhoda Dakar (Specials/Bodysnatchers) and Nick Welsh (Selecter/Skaville UK) plus Big Hand and Big Fat Panda.
I Tokyoqu at Cabaret Voltaire. llpm—3am. £10 (£6). 18 Jul. The Live House Sessions find a new home to serve up their live house and grooves.
I Touch at Luna. 1 lpm—3am. £5. 18 Jul. Electro-house. tech and breaks from residents Chris Brown and DJ Jakal plus special guest Alan Joy.
I Wonky Wallpaper at the GRV. 11pm—3am. £5. 18 Jul. Art and electronica join forces fora night of ‘experimental wonky beats' from Kid Machine. Andy Glitch and Gary King. Egg Xplicit at the Bongo Club.
" £8 l().3()pm—3am. £4 before midnight; £7 after. 25 Jul. Scotland's top hard drum & bass night joined by Temper I) on four decks. who fuses techno with l)&B for an all out assault on the senses.
Chart 8 Party
I Boogie Express at City Nightclub.
l 1pm—3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Get down and freak out at this glittering disco party night like no other. all courtesy of DJ Stretch Limo. Dress up if you dare.
I Boogie Fridays at Club Purple. l()pm—3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after.
: Weekly. DJ Stretch presents the best in
chart anthems. disco and party grooves. Email clubpurple(a>hotmailcom for guestlist/priority entry.
Espionage at Espionage. 7pm—3am. Weekly. Five bars over five floors. playing everything from R&B to mainstream chart action with plenty of dark corners for copping off in.
Club
I Bastard at the Hive. I lpm—3am. Free before I l.3()pm: £4 after. Weekly. lndie. punk. electro. techno and rock from the DJs behind Edinburgh‘s best indie nights. I Boutique at GHQ. l().3()pm—3am. Free before 1 1pm; £7 (£6) after. Week1y.
Electro and house from Lucky Luciano plus ‘orchestrated cheese' from DJ Dowzer.
FREE DJ KippS at the Voodoo Rooms. 9pm—lam. Free. 19 Jul. Retro indie. disco and funk.
I The Egg at Wee Red Bar.
1 lpm—3am. £4 before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. Still the best mix of indie. 60s garage. northern soul. ska. 70s punk and new wave you‘re likely to stagger across. I Extra Width at Cabaret Voltaire.
l lpm—3am. £5. 19 Jul. Taking over the Speakeasy with a barrage of noisy guitars. lo-ft. electronica and even a touch of disco. and seeing that it’s run by Mr & Mrs Mogwai it will come as no surprise that guest bands and indie types drop in to spin the wheels of steel.
I Fever at Luna. 1 1pm—3am. £10 (£8 members). 19 Jul. DJs Fisher & Price play an eclectic mix of the best underground dance music.
I Fish Fry at the Jazz Bar.
1 l.3()pm—3am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Scottish jazz. funk. soul and Latin bands join DJ Astroboy. hip hop and jazzy broken beats from Monkey See Monkey Do ( 19 Jul) followed by Afro-beat from Sambe Scne (26 Jul).
I Give it Some! at the Bongo Club.
1 lpm—3am. Free before midnight: £5 after. 26 Jul. ()ne for the dancers as DJRed6 whips up a storm with a line selection of funk. soul. jazz. 6()s R&B and beyond. Meanwhile. Decoy Roy selects the finest reggae. ska and dub in the upstairs lounge.
I Last Night in Edinburgh, with Moby at the Liquid Room. 9pm-3am. £15. 26 Jul. Musika brings you a rare DJ set from one of the biggest names in dance music. expect a techno-edged set and tracks from his latest album. Last Night. See preview. page 33.
I Liquid Soul at Po Na Na. l()pm—3am. £3 before 1 1pm; £6 after. Weekly. Get down early for this consistently capacity retro-disco and funky house night. featuring Po‘s own Mark B on the decks fusing classic and bang up-to-date funky house for those in the know.
Messenger Sound System at the Bongo Club. 1 1pm--3am. £5 before midnight; £6.50 after. 19 Jul. The mighty Messenger Sound System blasts out the best in righteous reggae and roots playing ‘sweet sounds for the king' at
mixing art and beats. See
a El Barrio
119 Rose Street. 226 4311. Spanish fiesta every night of the week, now on Rose Street.
is Berlin
3 Queensferry Street Lane, 467 7215. Selection of cool house nights. See listings for details.
at The Bongo Club Moray House, 37 Holyrood Road. 558 7604. One of the coolest and most eclectic clubs in town. See listings for details.
a Cabaret Voltaire 36-38 Blair Street, 220 6176. Mixed bag from house and techno to drum & bass and indie. See listings for details.
a The Caves
Niddry Street South. 225 5440. Great subterranean venue (as the name suggests) getting more and more popular due to its unique atmosphere. See listings for details. I CC Blooms
23-24 Greenside Place, 556 9331. One of the
EDINBUR H city’s most enduring gay Club venueGS clubs. with hi-NRG tracks every night of the
week.
The Citrus Club Grindlay Street, 622 7086. Mainly studenty venue that goes for an indie vibe as well as a dash of punk. new wave and 805 classics. See listings for selected highlights.
City: Edinburgh
1a Market Street. 226 9560. From student nights to big house and guest 0.15. See listings for selected highlights. as Club Pivo
2-6 Calton Road. 557 2925. A selection of the best Edinburgh DJs play every night for tree. Espionage
4 India Buildings. Victoria Street, 477 7007. Five floors of varied chart and dancey action.
GHQ
4 Picardy Place. 550 1780. New swish gay club. See listings for details.
a The GRV
7 Guthrie Street, 220 2987. Intimate club venue
listings for details. Henry’s Cellar Bar 8-16a Morrison Street, 228 9393. Eclectic and experimental night form surf rock to electro. See listings for details.
Hive
15-17 Niddry Street, 556 0444. New home for most of the Subway Cowgate's nights of rock. indie and electronica. See listings for details.
at The Hudson Club Hope Street Lane. 247 7000. Quality eclectic nights from big house to student nights from some of Scotland’s best DJs. Jam House
5 Queen Street. 226 4380. Primarily a live music and jazz venue open until 3am. but home to the odd club special, including Club Noir. See listings for details.
as! The Jan Bar
1 Chambers Street. 467 2539. Cool beats from global sounds to straight ahead jazz. See listings for details.
at The Liquid Room
90 Victoria Street, 225 2564. One of the top
venues in town for guest DJs and live music. See
3900. New slick and
l Studio 24 Calton Road. 558 3758.
listings for details.
as Lulu (under Tiger Lily) 125b George Street. 561 2245. Cool funk. house and other grooves from the people who brought you the Opal Lounge. Luna
Picardy Place, 478 7434. Home to some of the capital’s best loved nights as well as a selection of big gay clubs. See listings for details.
at Mariners Commercial Street. Leith. 555 5622. Semi regular nights in this old church from lesbian club Velvet to techno and house. See listings for details. Massa
36-39 Market Street. 226 4224. Glam house, party nights and hip hop and R88 on a Sunday with Tipsy.
la Medina
45-47 Lothian Street. 225 6313. Laid back vibes with cool hip hop and other sounds. See listings for details.
at Le Monde
16 George Street. 270
stylish venue in the heart of Edinburgh.
a flood
Omni. Greenside Place. 550 1640. Chart and party tunes.
a Opal Lounge
51 George Street, 226 2275. House and funky beats for a dressed up crowd.
a Opium
71 Cowgate. 225 8382. Rock. punk and metal. no messing.
a Po Na Na
43b Fredean Street. 226 2224. Student nights. funky beats. house and more. See listings for selected highlights.
a Potterrow
Teviot, Bristo Square, 650 9195. Student heaven.
a Slglo
184 Cowgate. 240 2850. Charty. party, indie nights until 3am.
a Sneaky Pete’s
73 Cowgate. 225 1757. From house to reggae. See listings for details.
a Stereo
King Stables Road. 229 7986. More big party tunes and drunken dancing.
Down and dirty club nights. specialising in techno and rock. See listings for details.
I The Subway West End
Lothian Road. 229 9197. Another one for the after office crowd.
I Time
24a Frederick Street. 220 1226. Chart songs and plenty of booze all night long.
I Mst
26b Dublin Street. 538 7775. Gay bar with a club space in the basement. I The Voodoo Rooms 19a West Register Street, 556 7060. New venue promising sophisticated clubbing and entertainment. See listings for details.
I The Wee Red Bar Edinburgh College of Art. Lauriston Place. 229 1442. Student nights for the arty set including dub and techno. See listings for details.
l Why Not?
14 George Street. 624 8311. Hits from the 805 to last week.
38 THE LIST 17—31 Jul 2008