Wednesday 18 August 2010

August 2010 (Week 3) Clubbing Listings: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dundee

Featured Club of the Week: Sensu
Venue: Sub Club
Date: 20th August

Sensu returns to Friday nights with their Mobilee special featuring founder Anja Schneider and Sebo K, slinking in with minimal techno and house puntuated by deep troughs and euphoric arcs. More info tba

11pm-3am, £12

Edinburgh

Club: We Are Electric
Venue: Cabaret Voltaire
Date: 18th August


The punk-funk disco celebrate their 5th birthday with a two part special, kicking off this Wednesday with a Scottish Talent Showcase over two floors. In the main room Nick AKA, Gary Mac, Pyz and more special guests to be announced will rock the electro vibes, while Babes takes the backroom all to himself, and the Speakeasy hosts club spin-off We is... Eclectic with Default and Picasio. The Part 2 bonanza continues next week - more on that later.

11pm-5am, free

Club: Edinburgh Dubstep Showcase
Venue: Sneaky Pete's
Date: 19th August


I've searched and searched but cannot find any solid info about who the dubstep producers being showcased actually are, but it's a great excuse to hear original compositions from homegrown talent! Starting at the later time of 1am, it's one for club-hoppers to keep a note of.

1am-5am, £tba

Club: Xplicit
Venue: Bongo Club
Date: 20th August


We're entering the third week of the Edinburgh (unofficial) clubbing festival, and Xplicit are hosting a Digital Soundboy special with Shy FX and Breakage for a dnb and jungle special! The Phuturelabs Collective leave behind the blogging to curate upstairs with house, techno and dubstep - power to the blogger DJs!

11pm-5am, £13.50 adv.

Club: Ultragroove
Venue: Cabaret Voltaire
Date: 21st August


It's the Scottish debut of Buzzin' Fly's Chris Woodward for a deeper twist on house, and of course, the mandatory groove which makes Ultragroove what it is! Lel Palfrey and Carina Ramos take the backroom for a night of exuberant disco and house.

11pm-5am, £8 / £5 before midnight

Club: Wasabi Disco
Venue: Sneaky Pete's
Date: 21st August


Well, he wrote the history of DJing - Last Night a DJ Saved My Life - has been DJing since the 1980s, and regularly comments on music for all the right publications: by golly, it's Bill Brewster making an appearance at Wasabi Disco! Deep house, disco, funk and more await you from the walking encyclopaedia.

11pm-5am, £3 / Free to members

Glasgow

Club: Ghetto
Venue: Sub Club
Date: 19th August


Stoofa plays out the soundtrack to your electronic ghetto (self-imposed or real!), marking out the urban jungle with electro beats and attitude.

11pm-3am, £3

Club: SlowItDown
Venue: Brunswick Hotel
Date: 20th August


Friday sees the launch night of new hip-hop and electronic club, SlowItDown, with an emphasis on chilled beats and trips down memory lane on vinyl. Offt! and Matthewonemoretune guide the night with their selections.

11pm-3am, £3

Club: Subculture
Venue: Sub Club
Date: 21st August


The newest Subculture resident Telford makes an appearance tonight and shows you why Harri and Domenic chose to relinquish their two-man status and bring a new house DJ to the fold.

11pm-3am, £8


Club: Death Disco
Venue: The Arches
Date: 21st August


Belgian disco revivalists and DJ trio Villa make their DD debut for the last Disco of the Summer (a frightening thought!) infusing the Arches with italo, cosmic, electro, and wicked remixes. Residents Mingo-go, Hush Puppy, Josh Jones and Wavy Graves keep the crowds gunning for more.

11pm-3am, £14 / £7 with half price pass from www.deathdisco.info

Aberdeen

Club: Mothership
Venue: Snafu
Date: 21st August


The Mothership has landed for techno and tech-house fans, with Simon Smith and Luke Cassidy at the helm for the evening - heavy on the beats, light on the price!

11pm-3am, £6 / £3 beore midnight

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