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Edinburgh Thursdays Club ■ Axis at Medina. 10pm–5am. £3. 26 Aug. Festival special from the techno and electro night featuring Clouds (Alt Crl Defeat). ■ Dub Kaoss at Citrus Club. 11pm–3am. Free before midnight; £3 after. Weekly. Drum & bass and dubstep. ■ Dubstep Producers Special at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–5am. £tbc. 19 Aug. Edinburgh’s dubstep producers take over Sneakys playing exclusively their own material. ■ Faomus at Po Na Na. 9pm–3am. £3 before midnight; £5 after. Weekly. New exciting indie adventure with a dash of funk and electro beats. FREE Frisky at the Hive. 10pm–5am. Weekly. Chart and dancefloor anthems in the main room with indie and 90s hits out back.
■ Hot Rods! at Wee Red Bar. 11pm–3am. £3. 26 Aug. Garage, punk and new wave from the 50s through to the 70s. ■ Octopussy at the HMV Picture House. 11pm–3am. £4. Weekly. Student night of chart, R&B, electro and indie classics. FREE Ride at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–5am. 26 Aug. Electro, indie and hip hop from Lauren and Chekkie. FREE Samedia at Roxy Art House. 11pm–3am. Weekly. A mixed line-up from Edinburgh’s Departure Lounge host this laidback oasis of tropical beats, jazz, funk, world music and beyond. FREE Sick Note at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–5am. Weekly. Indie/electro night from the Cab, with residents from Clash and Spies in the Wires. ■ Silent Disco at Udderbelly’s Pasture. midnight–4am. £10. Weekly. You know the drill by now, don your headphones and dance to a selection of two channels of music from various DJs. FREE Soulsville at the Bongo Club. midnight–5am. Weekly. Tsatsu and Argonaut spin the best in soul, doo-wop, funk and rock’n’roll. ■ Stiletto at Lulu. 10pm–3am. £5 (£4). Weekly. Electro-pop, glam house classics and disco.
Soma Records Night DJ duo Slam are rare visitors to the east coast, but the Edge Festival has
tempted them across to the festival once again. Headlining a showcase for their seminal record label, Soma, formed back in 1991 and releasing Slam’s own throbbing techno classic ‘Positive Education’, here they’re joined by Soma stalwart Funk D’Void and rising star Harvey McKay for a night of deep house and even deeper techno. ■ Cabaret Voltaire, 220 6176, Fri 20 Aug, 11pm–5am, £8.
FREE Stomp Box at Stereo. 11pm–3am. Weekly. Dubstep, techno, jungle, drum & bass, grime, hip hop, dub and anything with bass. ■ TRL at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm–5am. £2 (£1). Weekly. Request any track from the last four decades, anything goes, (pop, indie, dance, metal, chart, whatever you fancy). ■ Vanity at Opal Lounge. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Cutting edge soul, R&B, electro and funky house. Chart & Party ■ GaGa at Why Not?. 10pm–3am. £5. Weekly. Five hours of party anthems as you’ve never heard them before courtesy of mash-up DJ Kontempt.
Edinburgh Fridays Club ■ Broke at City Nightclub. 10pm–3am. £2. Weekly. DJ Gentleman Johnny mashes-up chart indie, hip hop, dance anthems and drinks promos. ■ Carry On! at Electric Circus. 1–5am. £5. Weekly. Danny Chutes and JP Mason (Leith FM) host a musical party of classic hits and dancefloor favourites. ✽✽ Confusion is Sex at Electric Circus. 11pm–5am. £8 (£6 in ‘dress up’). 20 Aug. CiS return for their second festival date, and this time they’re pushing at the boundaries with perhaps their most risque show yet. Hosting a Hentai Tokyo Party with a manga/gothic lolita theme featuring the likes of The Muffs, Captain Anchor, Kamikaze Girls and many more for a mind melting mix of burlesque, glam techno, electro, punk and rock’n’roll. See preview, page 82. ■ Diva at the Lane. 10.30pm–3am. £6 (£5). 27 Aug. Big house sounds, club classics, electro and party anthems. ■ Elements at the Lane. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. 20 Aug. Trance and progressive house night. ■ Evol at the Liquid Room. 10.30pm–5am. Free before 11pm; £6 after. Weekly. Edinburgh’s longest running indie night. With the usual mix of the best current and classic alternative and crossover tunes, Evol’s an institution. ■ Get Funk’d at Medina. 10pm–5am. £tbc. 27 Aug. R&B, funk and soul from resident Isla Blige. ■ Heavy Gossip at Medina. 10pm–5am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. 20 Aug. Fresh house cuts, disco funk and reworked edits as Craig Smith and Ricky Reid take on the deep house goodness of Nick Yuill and Rob Mathie for a Soul Renegades vs Solescience festival special. ■ Ikon at Opal Lounge. 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. Weekly. Glamorous, luxurious and exclusive party night of sexy house. ■ Misfits at the Hive. 10pm–5am. Free before 11pm; £4 after. Weekly. DIY indie, electro, punk, rock and retro with bargain drinks. ■ Planet Earth at Citrus Club. 9.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £6 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). ■ Riddim Tuffa Sound at the GRV. 11pm–5am. £8. 20 Aug. Reggae, dubstep, jungle and dub night joining forces with Mungo’s Hi-Fi and their shack shaking soundsystem. ■ RSVP at Lulu. 10.30pm–3am. £8. Weekly. Glamorous club hits. ■ Sahara Sessions at Po Na Na. 10.30pm–3am. £4 before 11pm; £7 after. Weekly. Funky and disco tinged house and huge club classics at this new glam and sexy night for Po Na Na. FREE Samedia at Roxy Art House. 11pm–3am. Weekly. See Thu. ■ Silent Disco at Udderbelly’s Pasture. midnight–4am. £10. 20 Aug. See Thu. ■ Skunk Funk at the Jazz Bar. 1–5am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Night of top funk from DJ Aki and live guests, including reggae from Man at the Window (20 Aug).
Festival Clubs
✽✽ Soma Records Night at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–5am. £8. 20 Aug. The Glasgow label makes its annual pilgrimage to the Festival as Slam are joined by Funk D’Void and Harvey McKay (live) for a mix of dark expansive house and deep techno. Part of the Edge Festival. ■ Souloco at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–5am. Free before midnight; £4 (£2) after. 20 Aug. Deep techy house as Souloco take over Cab’s Speakeasy. FREE StepBack Boat Party at Cruz. 9pm–3am. 20 Aug. Heavy bass from WolfJazz and Keyte. ■ This is Music at Sneaky Pete’s. 11pm–5am. £3 (members free). Weekly. Indie-electro night hosted by the Sick Note DJs. ■ Vintage Violence at Wee Red Bar. 11pm–3am. £4. 20 Aug. A night of ‘anti- anthems’ with a mix of raw garage rock, girl groups, dirty soul, junk shop glam, new wave and rockabilly. ■ Wu Hui at Shanghai. 10pm–3am. £8 (£6). Weekly. Feel good party night and uplifting house. ✽✽ Xplicit at the Bongo Club. 11pm–5am. £12. 20 Aug. Edinburgh’s hard drum & bass specialists are joined by ‘Original Nuttah’ Shy FX and dubstep producer- of-the-moment Breakage. See preview, page 82. Chart & Party ■ Hot & Gold at Stereo. 10pm–3am. Free before midnight; £4 (£2) after. Weekly. Disco, dance and raunchy R&B on the mainfloor while upstairs you get 80s classics. ■ Iconic Fridays at Mood. 10.30pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £3 after. Weekly. Essential dance, R&B, 90s hits and anthems. ■ Kinky Disco at GHQ. 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Weekly. Pop, camp classics and dance hits from Cilla Slack and funky house and electro from DJ Michelle. ■ The Reunion at Lava Ignite. 10pm–3am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. Weekly. Ibiza party every Friday all through summer with chart dance hits and Lava’s notorious hot tubs.
Edinburgh Saturdays Club ■ Bubblegum at the Hive. 10pm–5am. Free before 11pm; £4 after. Weekly. A student friendly chewed up, spat out mix of electro, pop, dance, disco, soul and indie. ■ Circus at GHQ. 9pm–3am. Free before 11pm; £5 after. Weekly. Pop and dance tunes across two rooms from DJ Darren and Dowzer. ■ Dare! at Cabaret Voltaire. 11pm–5am. £5. 28 Aug. Taking over the Speakeasy with a celebration of dance music from through the ages (from Gorgio Moroder to Mylo) all from the masterful Jon Pleased Wimmin. ■ Don’t Flop Afterparty at Medina. 10pm–5am. £5 before midnight; £7 after. 21 Aug. The official afterparty to the Scottish round of the UK hip hop battle (also at Medina from 1pm–6pm, £5 entry) with more hip hop form the Much More crew and special guests The Illersapiens (Brixton). ■ Fish Fry at the Jazz Bar. 1–5am. £5 (£3). Weekly. Scottish jazz, funk, soul and Latin bands join DJ Astroboy. The line-up includes loops, samples and jazz from Hidden Orchestra (21 Aug). ■ Liquid Soul at Po Na Na. 10pm–3am. £4 before 11pm; £7 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. ■ Lulu at Lulu. 9pm–3am. Free before 10pm; £4 before 11pm; £8 after. Weekly. Gareth Somerville, Danny T and Jon Hutchison playing club hits and chart favourites.
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