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✽ LuckyMe at the Liquid Room. 11 Aug, 11pm–5am. £10. The scene
setting taste makers at Glasgow record label/art collective LuckyMe head over to Edinburgh for more hip hop, dubstep, nu wave, house, 80s soul and funky abstract beats. Festival party with a special show from TNGHT (aka Hudson Mohawke and Lunice) for leftfield voyage into the world of bass, DJ support comes from Machinedrum, S-Type, The Blessings and other LuckyMe label mates. See feature, page 93. ■ Lulu at Lulu. Weekly 9pm–2am. Free before 10pm; £5 before 11pm; £10 after. Electro, club hits, sexy disco and chart favourites.
✽ Messenger Sound System at the Bongo Club. 11 Aug, midnight–5am. £7. The mighty Messenger Sound System blasts out the best in righteous reggae, dub and roots with MC Afrikan Simba. ■ Pocket Aces at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly midnight–5am. £7 (£5). At Pocket Aces dancing is a priority with high energy disco, 80s electro, Afrobeat and house to the fore. ■ Propaganda at the HMV Picture House. Weekly 11pm–2am. £5 (students £4 before midnight). The UK’s biggest indie club night comes to Edinburgh. ■ Shakedown at the One Below. Weekly 10pm–3am. £6. Funk and electro night inspired by the lounge club scene in New York, Paris and Los Angeles. ■ Souloco at the Third Door. 11 Aug, 12.30–5am. £8 (students £5). Deep techy house and underground electronica. Joined by Parisian house DJ Franck Roger (Real Tone). Pre-party at Assembly form 9pm. ■ Studio 24 Rawks at Studio 24. 11 Aug, 10.30pm–5am. £2 before 11.30pm; £5 (£4) after. Studio 24’s re-rebranded rock, metal and alternative night with DJs Soo and Matt27. ■ Tease Age at Citrus Club. Weekly 10.30pm–2am. £1 before 11pm; £6 after. Edinburgh’s longest continually running indie night. ■ The nabokov Arts Club at Summerhall. 11 Aug, 9pm–3am. £15 in advance; £17.50 on the door. One helluva party decamping from London to the hottest venue on the Fringe for a night of live theatre, music, cabaret, comedy, poetry and visual art. Acts include acapella beat choir The Vocal Orchestra, beatboxer Schlomo, theatre from HighTide Festival Theatre, The Fitzrovia Radio Hour, poets John Osbourne, Molly Naylor, comedians Kevin Tomlinson, John & The Baptists and more.
Chart & Party ■ Club Paradiso at City Nightclub. Weekly 10.30pm–2am. £7 (students £5 before midnight). House, electro and urban hits across three rooms. ■ Saturdays at Silk at Silk. Weekly 10pm–2am. £6 (members £4). Robin Burgess and David Beatson mix up house, chart, dance and R&B. ■ The Sound of Saturday at Lava Ignite. Weekly 10pm–2am. £8. Big party night.
Edinburgh Sunday Clubs ■ Baby Loves Disco at Electric Circus. Weekly 11am–1pm & 2–4pm. See Sat. ■ The Bongo Cabaret & NYE Club at the Bongo Club. Weekly 10pm–3am. £10 (£8). A big ol’ cabaret made up of acts drawn together from across the Fringe which transforms into, and yes you did read that right, a New Year’s Eve party every night. FREE The Church of High Kicks at CC Blooms. Weekly 6–11pm. New daytime gay/mixed club session hosted over by the delectable Jon Pleased Wimmin and a mix of house, pop, disco, new wave a trash tracks. Plus shows from
TECHNO SUBSTANCE A techno assault from Destroyaz and Rolando
Adam Richardson, promoter at Substance explains how he and his colleagues are celebrating their 50th club event. ‘We were very mindful of organising a 50th Substance party which was both special and representative of the club over the past six years. As such, we’re bringing in three artists for a Berlin-Detroit-NYC- Edinburgh soundclash.
‘We have a UK debut from The Destroyaz – a dual live show from NYC-born, adopted Berliner Bill Youngman and Edinburgh’s Neil Landstrumm: two very experienced producers who have never stayed still and continually evolved their sound. Neil has played for us a few times, and in that respect it’s fitting for him to be involved in the 50th party. Bill’s appearance is long overdue. The Destroyaz set will be, in its simplest terms, down and dirty, bass heavy club music – exciting, unpredictable, riot-inducing stuff, which ducks and dives through loads of styles. Properly unique, properly underground.
‘This will be complemented nicely by Detroit-raised Rolando. To say this man has a solid CV would be an understatement, having been a member of the massively influential Underground Resistance collective and author of one of the biggest and most played techno tracks ever, ‘Knights of the Jaguar’. He has made something of a comeback in recent times, with releases on the highly regarded Delsin and Ostgut Ton, and a three-monthly residency at Berlin’s Berghain/Panorama Bar – probably the most lauded club in the world right now, testament to his slick technical DJ skills. Fitting with the Festival 5am license, he will take things into deep, dark late night territory.’ (Interview by Henry Northmore) ■ Bongo Club, 558 7604, 10 Aug, midnight–5am, £10.
The Fabulous Kickettes, a weekly talent show (with a £50 prize) buffet. ■ Coalition at Sneaky Pete’s. 12 Aug 11pm–5am. £3 (Members free). Drum & bass, breaks, dubstep, techno and electro from the resident team every week. Bobby Tank is the Festival guest with a ‘maximalist’ approach to 80s flavoured electro bass. ■ Devine at Lola Lo. Weekly 10pm–3am. £tbc. Sundays are back at Lola Lo’s with this house and electro mash-up. ■ Fuzzy Logic at Lava Ignite. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. Student night of dance, electro, R&B and indie. FREE Motown Hodown at GHQ. Weekly 10pm–3am. Motown and funk
from DJ Lynne. ■ Rise at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5 (£4). Johnny Frenetic mashes up a unique and energetic three deck mix of funky house, sexy urban and indie infused electro, club classics and remixes. ■ Tipsy at Lulu. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £tbc. R&B, urban and hip hop from residents Nick G and DJ Prospect at what they promise will be ‘the hottest Sunday night party in town’.
✽ Two Zebras & A Giraffe at the Liquid Room. 12 Aug, 11pm–3am.
£8–£10 in advance; £12 on the door. New Edinburgh bashment party starters. Featuring the future garage and 2-step of Zed Bias alongside Fantastic Mr Fox.
LISTINGS FESTIVAL CLUBS
Chart & Party FREE The Sunday Club at the Hive. Weekly 10pm–5am. Two rooms of chart, indie, pop and rock requests. FREE Sunday Night Live at Espionage. Weekly 11pm–3am. Michael Ferrie’s keeps the party going with an eclectic dancefloor mix.
Edinburgh Monday Clubs ■ Bad Habit at Cabaret Voltaire. Mon midnight–5am. £3. Monday mix of drum & bass, dubstep and trip hop. ■ Embassy at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. House-centric Monday night party. FREE Monday Night Groove at Espionage. Weekly 11pm–3am. Banish the Monday blues with a mix of dance, electro and R&B. FREE Nu Fire at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Showcase of underground hip hop, dubstep, drum & bass, electro and MCs. Jee4ce, Skanky B & Era, Digital Dust and Fusion guest on 13 Aug. ■ Trade Union at the Annexe at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10.30pm–3am. £2 (students/hospitality staff £1). Taking care of Monday nights with a mix of techno, beats and pieces from WolfJazz, Beefy and guests. Now making a new home in the Annexe.
Edinburgh Tuesday Clubs ■ Hector’s House at Cabaret Voltaire. Weekly midnight–5am. £6 (£5). New night dedicated to house in all its myriad forms – from vocal house to progressive via disco, electro and Chicago grooves. ■ MYNT at Opal Lounge. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5. ‘Fresh and fashionable’ mix of commercial classics, funky beats and sexy R&B. FREE Soul Jam at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Old school, real deal soul, funk and hip hop.
Edinburgh Wednesday
Clubs ✽ Circa at Electric Circus. 15 Aug, 10.30pm–3am. £5. Promoters Detour
and student radio station Fresh Air join forces for this all night party of DJs, indie and live music. Live guests Bwani Junction and The LaFontaines plus the Count Clockwork DJs. FREE I Love Hip Hop at the Bongo Club. Wed midnight–5am. Hip hop classics and brand new rap tracks, plus live performances, MCs and guest DJs. ■ Mansion at the Liquid Room. Weekly 10pm–3am. £5 (girls free before 11pm). The student night of house, electro, R&B and urban sounds. FREE Miss Guided at Espionage. Weekly 11pm–3am. Big dancefloor killers. FREE New Idols at 99 Hanover Street. Weekly 9pm–1am. Club classics, old favourites and new idols from Hobbes (Trouble) and friends. ■ Rise & Opal Rocks at Opal Lounge. 15 Aug, 10pm–3am. £5 (£4). Summer mash up special from Johnny Frenetic with funky house, sexy urban and indie infused electro, club classics and remixes. Trav Saxingh Panesar adds live music to the mix. FREE Split at the Bongo Club. Wed midnight–5am. Drum & bass, electro, techno and breakbeat with Shadowskill, the Dropout DJs, Dogma and a smattering of very talented local guests. FREE Very Metal at Opium. Weekly 10pm–3am. Very awesome hard and heavy metal night with DJs Maelstrom and Figby. FREE Witness at Sneaky Pete’s. Weekly 11pm–3am. Garage, UK funky, dubstep and bassline house from residents Attic Kings and Blackwax.
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