PREVIEW : BEATS

Article by Andrew Cooke | 15 Jun 2006
6 of the best CLUB NIGHTS in EDINBURGH

Indelible Sounds @ The Bongo Club, June 1, £4
Jazzed up Drum & Bass and house courtesy of 7-piece band Sher Khan, Glaswegian electro from Vancouver Deluxe plus DJs The Treasury & Cobi.

Snatch Social @ The Liquid Room, June 8, £5/4/3
Happy 6th birthday to the Snatch Social. Edinburgh's own Killa Kella, beatbox kid Psylent-V joins your outlandish hosts Mr. Harry Ainsworth, Tony Carter & DJ Babes.

Pure @ The Venue, June 9, £14
Forget the last Pure, this will be the last techno you will hear at the Venue. Speedy J, Phil Hartnoll, Twitch, Brainstorm, Rob Dylan & The Bill take part in the celebrations.

THE LAST NIGHT @ THE VENUE, June 10,
The title says it all. Make the most of it!

After Dark @ Cabaret Voltaire, June 10, £10 (£8)
Ralph Lawson and his 20/20 Soundsystem promise some dope house vibes, deep and funky and delivered live from their 4-piece house band.

Sugarbeat @ Cabaret Voltaire, June 30, £7
Brighton's break beat star, Marine Parade label owner and producer Adam Freeland arrives to rock the dancefloor.

6 of the best CLUB NIGHTS in GLASGOW

Beatonic Beatdown @ The Arches, June 2, £7
A freestyle beat jam with Boca 45, Boom Monk Ben & DEK. Featuring 4 decks, FX and a live PA from Stepchild (Dynamo Productions/Grand Central).

Norman Jay M.B.E. @ ABC2, June 4, £8
Prolific Notting Hill DJ and mate of the Queen plays one of his Good Times sets. House, soul, funk – all the happy stuff.

Monox @ The Soundhaus, June 17, £tbc
The allusive Scan 7 (Detroit/Tresor) guest to play one of their destructive live sets with Acid master Mike Dred (Rephlex) and Monoxians playing those records.

Relentless @ The Sub Club, June 23, £10
A night of 'sonic terrorism' from The Advent. Killer, driving techno at its best.

Kinky Afro & Mind The Gap @ The Sub Club, June 30, £10
Foxy fraulein Ellen Allien and her companion Apparat perform material from their recent 'Orchestra Of Bubbles' project with local Snailman kicking off the show.

Disco Badger @ Bamboo, every Sunday, £5 (£3 b4 11pm)
A regular Sunday session with classic house music all night long from Dominic Martin & all the other boogie bits from Kash and Max.