Sneakin' in After Hours

The Bongo Club

Bongo favourites Mutiny and Technical Resistance have come together to present drum and bass duo The Panacea and Limewax for their Scottish debuts (8th, £7). Scamp, Tekamine, Esquire and Naas TSC take up the earlier slots. Upstairs has a more dubby feel with J Bostron, the Physicist and Paranoise.

To celebrate a decade of Headspin, they’ve invited Paul Mogg (The Psychonauts, Mogg & Naudascher) to headline with all the residents offering a four deck mix of hip-hop, funk and house. Live percussion from Bongo Dave and trippy visuals from Foundlight (9th, £5).

Jackhammer have pulled a major finger out this year inviting both Ben Sims and Kevin Saunderson to give a night of unrivalled techno (15th, £TBC). Saunderson has been pioneering the Detroit sound for over 20 years and together with Sims' turntable wizardry, this is sure to leave the crowd in delight and awe.

Drum and bass wonderboy DJ Marky is making a special Scottish appearance thanks to the boys at Xplicit (22nd, £7). Marky is coming off the back of a new alternative album named Influences: “a lot of it is old Brazilian tunes that I grew up with; it’s the kind of album I’ve been waiting to do for years.” On the DnB front Marky is working on new tracks with Random Movement, SPY and a new EP with Makoto has just been released. Stamina MC will take up mic duties for an evening of acclaimed Brazilian flair.

Cabaret Voltaire

The Sick Note club have aptly named headliner Selfish Cunt (7th, Free). A post-punk revival group, their new album English Chamber Music has taken the influence of their two new members, making the sound heavier. They have gained notoriety for their aggressive stage performances and provocative lyrics. What should Edinburgh expect, especially since they're playing a club rather than a gig? “A smack in the face if we keep getting asked questions like this.” Enough said.

Telefunken creates space for the master of disco filtered house. Famous across the globe, DJ Sneak takes influences from the Chicago underground scene and the Latin vibes of his homeland, Puerto Rico. “I’m in this for the music,” he says, “I always have been, and this gives me the right to speak out and tell people that my beloved house music was in danger of being exterminated by rubbish, mindless tunes... In my opinion, the music industry is currently being run by want-to-be superstar DJs, a bunch of phonies, and people just don’t do business unless you ‘snort’ or get high with them.” The industry sorter Sneak plans on putting house back in the mainstream, “The changeover is on the horizon and this ‘house gangster’ will make sure of that." We ask, cautiously, if Scotland has been good to him over the years: “It’s been a while since I was there, but Scotland has always been more receptive to my style of house music than the rest of the UK. You guys have local people like George Thompson, DJ Q, Slam and record stores, weeklies and monthlies that have kept house music alive.” Sneak takes hold of the Cab on the 8th (£12).

Renowned daytime tech heads Giles Smith and James Priestly have been summoned by the Karnival gang (9th, £TBC). Founders of London’s Secretsundaze, their parties are notoriously good. The pair are set to release their second mix compilation by friend DJ Tobi Neumann after the huge success of the first.

We Are Electric have struck gold twice in one month. In a return leg from last year, Philipp from M.A.N.D.Y is back (13th, £7). The recent 12 Great Remixes for 11 Great Artists compilation collects some of their finest efforts on one disc and is testament to the variety and reach of their productions. Later in the month, New York electro-clasher Larry Tee will fidget those fingers on the decks (20th, £7). “My specialty this season is the collage tracks that combine elements of several songs within one, that way you never know where things are going to go next. I want surprises and I think Scotland is ready for more surprises too!” He has had recent success with the new single Licky, which features the vocal talent of Princess Superstar. “We laughed so hard trying to think up ridiculous things for her to lick (on the video). Somehow she just made it seem sexy.” This might be his first Festival experience, “but I did sing at the bottom of Edinburgh Castle once when I was in a boy's choir. Oh, that is sooo uncool to admit isn’t it?”

Off the back of their recent album In Ghost Colours, Trade Union has the company of Australian electro-pop band Cut Copy for a DJ set. (11th, £0/£2 after midnight)

As part of the Edge Festival, Slam continue with their now traditional festival bash (22nd, £8). No line up details as yet, but expect Soma Records related guests.

Musika pay homage to Ibiza for a one-off special featuring Paul Woolford, DJ Alfredo and headliner Smokin Jo (23rd, £TBC). Residents Derek Martin and Marco Smith will also be there to keep the Ibiza atmosphere pumping.

Brighton’s original Dubstep entrepreneurs DubPressure come back with a massively impressive line-up to fill both rooms (24th, pre-booked £9). The Bug, Sleepless Crew, Dogdaze (2562) plus many more will be blending sounds from grime to jungle, with the emphasis on broken beats.

Kid Kenobi and Crazy P will bounce their way through the Sugarbeat club (29th, £TBC). The former takes influences from across the electronic spectrum but certainly knows how to infuse crunching breaks with tech-based cuts.

The Liquid Room

Musika’s Festival party has main guest Josh Gabriel (Gabriel & Dresden) taking the headliner spot (9th, £12). Residents Derek Martin and Neil Bartley will help out for a night tinged with techno trips and electro blips.

Not sure who is the headliner here, it’s a disputable choice. Edinburgh drum and breaks specialists Bass Syndicate have come up with the Stanton Warriors and Krafty Kuts. On the same night. Awesome. (16th, £14)

The Canadian tech-house luminary Deadmau5 stops off from a non-stop Djing schedule (22nd, £TBC). Fans will know he’s well worth a gander.

Studio 24

Teaze is back (22nd, £5). Presented by Luna Luscious, this Burlesque slash circus slash art slash club night has everything. Dancers like Miss Hells Belle and Impressive Johnson will keep any crowd geed up, as well as six DJs playing anything from big band to techno. Sure to be an eccentric performance and all in the name of charity.

Luna (formerly Club Ego)

If your beats must be hard, Nuklearpuppy have kept the residency at newly refurbished Luna (1st, £8). Special guest Dr Willis is coming from Australia for the mash up. The residents have set up special festival banter including Mcleod’s GAP (ginger and proud) set.

The Obscene residents are back after a notable absence of nine months (9th, £10). Special guest John B (Metalheadz) hasn’t played the capital since Obscene’s 4th birthday bash back in 2006. He has his own take of the dnb genre labelled, ‘retro-electro new wave synthetic robot pop’, and will keep a highly charged dance floor frenzy.

GRV

The GRV is getting a reputation for finding some of the freshest sounds around. August sees the dubfusion talents of Dave Hulsman aka 2562 versus residents Steve Glencross and Hektor Ruiez (22nd, £7) Fabrikken has been genuinely pioneering when it comes to bringing minimal broken beat stylings this far north. Check out our recent 2562 interview online!

Voodoo Rooms

Free is not a word splashed around come Festival time. However, Welto present a collaboration of bands and purveyors of the spoken word. Folk infused experimental electronica bands Operator, Meursault and Randan Discotheque come together with poetic interludes from Rodney Relax and Nick E Melville (22nd, free), finishing off with funky house beats from the Headspin DJs and Stevie Wanless.

Henry’s Cellar Bar

Dave Tarrida (Sativa Sound System) will glitch, twitch and bleep his way back to bonnie Scotland (8th, £8). This tech-based occasion has been the work of Substance whose resident (Gavin Richardson) will warm up the all Scottish affair.