Top 6 Nights in Edinburgh and Glasgow

Top 6
Glasgow

Johnny Violence, Digital Harlot's Violent Valentine Masquerade, Strathclyde Uni Student Union, Feb 10
It's a romantic 'pimps n'Ho's' theme at Digital Harlot this month, with a visit from Johnny Violence (Ultraviolence) for some blood-slicked hard techno and alternative dance

Zero dB, Freq, Sub Club, Feb 16
If you ever wondered whether hard jazz could sound uber cool, it can when it has been through the Zero dB modulator: infusions of electro, breaks, hip hop, house, latin, and even a tinge of African beats

Spirit Catcher (Live), Subculture, The Sub Club, Feb 17
From playing in Belgian funk bands to electronic production at the age of 12, Spirit Catcher bring varied credentials to the decks and their brand of house. Check out their future grooves.

Basement Breaks, 13th Note, Feb 21
Basement Breaks - possibly Glasgow hip-hop's dirtiest old bastard - has returned. You'll be treated to the prodigious skills of Loki - a rapper so prolific he has been known to freestyle in his sleep, and the beats and socially conscious rhymes of anti-blinger White Noise.

Jeff Mills, Alex Smoke and Vakant Records, Pressure, The Arches, Feb 23
It seems that these days Pressure doesn't know the meaning of a low key night. This month sees more of the same as they welcome back techno legend Jeff Mills with support from Glasgow based Alex Smoke.

Havana, Old Fruit Market, Feb 24
Havana (that's the rum) will be bringing Havana (that's the city) to Glasgow's Old Fruit Market. Almost literally, in fact - they are recreating a street of that inimitable city for the festivities. The street will play host to live hip-hop from Triangular Escuro and spun house grooves from DJ Armando of XMBPM.

Edinburgh

Indigitous 5th Birthday, Studio 24, Feb 2
The sporadic Indigitious are back for their Fifth Birthday, and perhaps their last ever night of the club. Henry Seligman from Dragonfly Records (the Goa-influenced trance and techno mainstay) will be playing a two-hour DJ set as part of the main room's Digital Disco.

Xplicit 2nd Birthday Pt 1, Bongo Club, Feb 9
The club has been described as Scotland's premier drum and bass night, and if you're not already a regular The Skinny would strongly suggest you get your ass down to one of this month's dates, and submerge yourself in the bouncing breaks, beats and down'n'dirty tunes that Xplicit is famous for.

Copyleft, Forest Cafe, Feb 9
Copyleft bring you a mix of hip-hop/rock/dub tunes based on anti-establishment wake-up calls to a better lifestyle.

Red Star Institute, Red Vodka Club, Feb 15
It's a Techno Hoedown at the Red Star with some local talent from the graceful fingers of Acid Fairy, Ingen, JD Pyz and Phil Mitchell. Mid-week blowout ahoy!

Musika Launch with Toolroom Knights, Liquid Room, Feb 17
The night launches with the philosophy of keeping Edinburgh at the forefront of what is happening within the big room house scene. They'll play host to one of the luminary players in the international house music industry, Toolroom Records.

Cab's 2nd Birthday, Cabaret Voltaire, Feb 23
Cabaret Voltaire celebrate their second birthday this February in true largin' it fashion - see our feature in the Edinburgh clubs section.