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

Radioactive Man

 Featured Club of the Week: Inner City Acid
Venue: La Cheetah
Date: Friday 19th November

Shed a little tear - Inner City Acid have returned, but for one bitter-sweet final party (sincerely hope not though!) with ‘Acid Warriors’ Radioactive Man (Keith Tenniswood playing live) and the Dexorcist (Si Brown). Keith will showcase his new EP The Radioacid Box, as well as beats from his new LP, due to drop next year. Residents The Wasp and Scott Theory support.

11pm-3am, £10

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Edinburgh

Club: Compakt
Venue: Cabaret Voltaire
Date: Friday 19th November

I’m loving RA’s description of Compakt guest Dustin Zahn; quickly summarised as ‘Minneapolis-based love machine’, he’ll be spreading moody techno rather than hippy love beats for the Edinburgh crew.

11pm-3am, £7 / £5 before midnight

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Club: Glitch Biscuit
Venue: The Lane
Date: Friday 19th November


Electro-techno guest Calverton joins Glitch Biscuit in the basement for their bucket load of wobble, minimal and house.

10pm-3am, £6

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Club: StepBack
Venue: Wee Red Bar
Date: Friday 19th November

StepBack emerges at their new home in ECA’s Wee Red Bar with special guest Doc Daneeka - no, not the Catch 22 character, but the funky basement house DJ with a whole lotta kick-drums. WolfJazz and Eclair Fi Fi bring the extra bass at this special edition.

10.30pm-3am, £4 / £2

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Club: Fuse
Venue: Liquid Room
Date: Saturday 20th November

Securing an appearance from Zombie Nation almost a month before Glasgow and Aberdeen do (at Death Disco and Everything Else Sucks), Fuse relocate to the Liquid Room for one night only to blast out the buzzin’ techno and electro. Lions?Lions!, Blackwax, Lee Mutch and Slikk Mick support with dubstep and house beats.

10.30pm-3am, £8

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Club: Wasabi Disco
Venue: Sneaky Pete’s
Date: Saturday 20th November

Disco served extra spicy! For their special second birthday party, this barrage of new wave, NY grooves and disco welcome a guest set from Nick Yuill of the Heavy Gossip club.

11pm-3am, £3 / £0

Glasgow

Club: Colours
Venue: The Arches
Date: Friday 19th November

Dutch house producer Laidback Luke strolls into town to serenade Colours with tasty electro and house dancefloor killers.

11pm-4am, £15

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Club: Scientist Launches Dubstep Into Outerspace
Venue: Glasgow School of Art
Date: Sunday 21st November

Ok, so it’s the name of a new Tectonic compilation, but it would be great if it was the name of a permanent club. The high-profile guests include Scientist Vs The Upsetters, Pinch, Sgt Pokes, Loefah and supported by local heroes Electric Eliminators. It’s more dubstep than you can handle! (Well, I bet you sit down once ;) )

9pm-3am, £tbc

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Club: Be Deep
Venue: The Admiral
Date: Friday 19th November

As you can tell from the name, they like it deep, so embrace the house of Berlinner Andre Lodemann, founder of Best Works and former guest at clubs like Watergate, Panorama Bar, and Tape when he appears with residents Russell Ventilla and Andy Barton.

11pm-3am, £10 / £8 before midnight

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Club: Naive
Venue: Glasgow School of Art
Date: Friday 19th November


Interestingly, the new clubs just keep on coming - next up is Naive, promising “a blend of cultured, cosmopolitan French Touch and Gallic electro”, so basically musique à la française. Expect Daft Punk and Hacker homages I suspect. For their November show they welcome DJ Feadz, Mr Flash, (yeh, of course they’re both French!),and residents Shaun Fae Solar and Sam Vitamins.

11pm-3am, £5

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Club: Sensu
Venue: Sub Club
Date: Friday 19th November


Spoke too soon about the French! Another Gallic producer hits Glasgow the same night, when Shonky of Freak n’Chic for the last Sensu of 2010. The emphasis is strongly on the house, electro and techno elements rather than nationality!

11pm-3am, £10 / £free before midnight

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Club: Death Disco
Venue: The Arches
Date: Saturday 20th November

Eight years already? Indeed! DD celebrate the double 4’s with special guests The Count & Sinden, Brodinski, and his ABRACADA labelmates Mikix The Cat, The Aikiu, Mustang and Dansette. Even more house, disco, electro and dance of the hottest variety come from residents Hush Puppy, Josh Jones and Wave Graves.

11pm-3am, £14 / £7 with online mailing list voucher

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Club: Mungo's Hi Fi
Venue: Glasgow School of Art
Date: Saturday 20th November


Independent UK dub and roots label Conscious Sounds (Dougie Wardrop) and reggae artist King General warm the Mungo’s crowds with their beats and lyrics at the second last event at the Art School. Dancehall, grime, ragga, dubstep and more will feel its way through the soundsystem and straight to your brain!


11pm-3am, £8 / £5 advance

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Aberdeen

Club: Mixtape and Let it Bleed
Venue: Snafu
Date: Friday 19th November

Once again joining forces, Mixtape and Let it Bleed welcome heavy weight house guests Brodinski and Mash to stir up the electro, techno and minimal beats.

11pm-3am, £10 / £8 members

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Dundee

Club: Devil Disco Club
Venue: The Reading Rooms
Date: Saturday 20th November
 

Live action for DDC this month, when Digital Jones take to the stage for funky soul and electro, while the Devil residents play disco of the vintage variety, proto house and acid.

10.30pm-2.30am, £7 / £5 before midnight