CLUB OF THE WEEK

DRESS CODE: Trendy/clubby – Get your dancing trainers on.

MUSIC: House, electro, techno, breaks n' beats.

DJ: Residents - Jez Willis and Tim Garbutt (Utah Saints)

WITH the mission statement 'Breaking Boundaries In Music,' Cabaret Voltaire (Cab Vol to regulars) has a bold promise to live up to.

Thankfully, Sugarbeat is the perfect club night to showcase exactly that, with regulars Jez Willis and Tim Garbutt on the decks mixing their love for all things vintage with a cheeky sense of humour.

The pair's old-skool-style fuses funk with breaks, electro with soul and is flawless and inspiring. Most of all, it's damn good fun – no untouchable DJs here, these guys love what they are doing and you just know that 'something good is going to happen.'

Willis and Garbutt are joined on the last Friday of every month by guest DJs, all of whom are brought in to rock the place.

Situated in the Old Town, just off the Royal Mile and parallel to South Bridge, you can't miss Cab Vol – just look for the massive queue stretching up Blair Street. On arrival you have the choice of two doors. The right leads to the upper bar, The Speakeasy, where a mellow vibe is the order of the night. The door on the left leads down to the subterranean network of stone vaults that form the main room. Long with low ceilings, on a busy night it feels like a pressure cooker ready to blow. Boasting friendly bar staff and an up for it crowd Cab Vol has a great atmosphere, as, cliched as it sounds, everyone is there for the music. A cavernous underground tomb with underground music, not to be missed.

Sugarbeat @ The Cabaret Voltaire, 36-38 Blair Street, Fridays, 11pm-3pm, 10, 0131-220 6176

in the frame

Modern Lovers @ GRV:

Malcolm Storey and Claire Thomson in high spirits at the bi-monthly club night on Guthrie Street.

Broke @ City Night Club:

Emma Rhodes and Isla Wilson check out Gentleman Jonny Hesketh's party tunes at the biggest student night on Market Street.

The Caves:

Rosie Walker and Hannah Fothergill chill out before Bonobo's DJ set at the Niddry Street South club.

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grant paterson's floorfillaz

Edlington – You'll Get Like That: Original Mix (Lad Publishing and Recordings)

Reverbed synth stabs, deep bass hooks, catchy percussion with echoed vocal laid over the top like a shimmering of space dust, builds and builds as the drums bang in and out of this tech/electro/trancer... Floor Filled. Job done.

Dominik Eulberg – Daten Ubertragungs Kusschen (Traumschallplatten)

Translated means: Data Transfer Kiss. Rodriguez Jr offers up soft analogue pads and synths with beautiful melodies. This catchy groover glitters and shines with optimistic dreams. If machines do have a soul then this proves it... get zapped into the world of Tron and interface with a program. Simply beautiful.

Heller & Farley Project feat Kevin Fisher – We Built This House: DJ Kelee Sand The Floor Mix (Defected)

This deep and minimal tech-house groover is sparse and stripped down. It's going to make sweaty bodies snake around the dance floor like, imagine a cobra toying with a mouse. Hot and sexy from the Boys Own stable, trusted.

Solace & Solitude – Sunset Sessions (Vandit Records)

Hi-nrg trancer that will have every arm thrust high. Smiles ahoy. Enough warmth to finish off winter once and for all. Trippy sonic sounds, massive swoosh's and a Van Dyk-esque bass drive this easily into 'For An Angel' territory. Ibiza here we come.

The Black Dog – The Vexing Remixes EP (Soma Records)

Flick on the Claro remix of Northern Electronic Soul for a big, pounding Titan that is haunting and godlike. Head to Redshapes remix of CCTV Nation for chunky beats that build with ticking percussion and distorted phasing snares, making it a timeless Detroit classic.

dJ culture

Johnny Whoop

What is filling the floor now?

Hiroki Esashika, Kazane (Disco of Doom remix). A great remix of a track originally released on Carl Cox's label Intec.

Who was/is your DJ guru/inspiration?

Jeff Mills Live @ The Liquid Rooms, Tokyo, originally inspired me to get on a set of decks to try out the speed-mixing style demonstrated on that album. Carl Cox has always been a big influence for his big party style and Dave Clarke for staying true to his roots and breaking new sounds.

What was your most banging gig ever?

Octopussy @ HMV Picture House on Lothian Road.

What was the first track you ever bought?

The Shamen, Boss Drum. I bought the CD single and played it on my brand new Midi Hi-Fi system. I must have been about 12 at the time. The first vinyl I bought was probably Jeff Mills, Waveform Transmission 3. I took it home and annoyed my neighbours with it relentlessly. Absolutely banging album.

Favourite all time track?

Rhythm is Rhythm, Strings Of Life... always a great way to end a set and a true Techno classic.

Words and pics: GRANT PATERSON

Scott Granger

Boys 1

Girls 1 -

ONE for the girls this week marks the return of a superstar by the name of Kelis with her sexy new single Acapella, a David Guetta- produced masterpiece that is tearing off the roof at all my gigs.

Her new album features production work from some of today's biggest and best producers including will.i.am, Free School, Boyz Noize, Burnz and DJ Ammo.

Kelis exploded onto the scene back in 1999 with her debut album Kaleidoscope and the smash hit Caught Out There. I don't know about you, but I am very excited about this comeback by an amazing artist who continues to push the boundaries.

One for the boys this week is the brand new single from DJ Zinc And Ms Dynamite, Wile Out. This infectious track has dance floors up and down the country rocking and is introducing people to the sound of the UK Grime Movement.

Best known for her brief workings with UK garage group So Solid Crew, Ms Dynamite's solo career gave us hits like It Takes More and Dy-na-mi-tee. She has been relatively quiet recently, apart from a stint in ITV's Hell's Kitchen, but Wile Out blew my head off the first time I heard it. You need this in your life just for the bass-line alone. It's gonna be massive.