The Black Dog, Clutter House, Studio 24, Edinburgh, 4 Jan

Since its launch in November, Clutter House has been busy making a name for itself as the place to be for a proper old skool rave, with crazy visuals, smiley décor and colourful props. With an ethos of "dress silly, dance funny, and smile," while playing party tunes ranging from cutting edge electronica, breaks and dubstep to wonky techno and rave classics. As well as bringing back the original DJs and artists from back in the day combined with those who currently push the boundaries of electronic music, for the first night of the year Clutter House have gone all out, with techno legends The Black Dog (Soma, RS Recordings), electro wizard Espion (Orson, Camouflage), the experimental, eclectic Double Helix (Audiodacity) and resident/promoter Absolute Chancer. Grab a glowstick, blow your whistle, and get back to some good old raving for 2008. [Karen Taggart]