Cabaret Voltaire's Alternative Freshers' Week

A list of reasons to attend the week-long club extravaganza

This article is from 2011.

SBTRKT

SBTRKT

Welcome to Edinburgh, say Cab Vol, as they introduce nine big student specials in a row. Allow us to take you through who’s appearing, starting with Young Turks-signed London producer Aaron Jerome, aka SBTRKT, playing at Sugarbeat.

The C90s

Gasoline Dance Machine is a new Saturday night party from Cheap Picasso, Kris Wasabi and Nick Sick Note. This debut date will celebrate with a live set from London electro-pop duo C90s.

Clouds

Young Perth techno duo Clouds will put on a noisy as hell show at Glasgow club Killer Kitsch’s Sunday night residency in the east.

Bang and Olufsen

Probably the biggest Monday night Scotland’s likely to see all year, as Monday trade night Trade Union welcomes Bang & Olufsen, aka Alexis Hot Chip and Grosvenor.

Utah Jazz

Tuesday night is drum & bass night, and Split welcomes here producer Utah Jazz, alumnus of Hospital Records and V Recordings amongst others.

Parker

Bristol bass producer and one half of The Beekeepers Parker interrupts the week with a set at major midweeker Slap Bang.

Discopolis

Quite possibly Edinburgh’s new band of the year, Discopolis draw equally from confirmed influences M83 and Daft Punk. They’ll be playing live at indie night Sick Note.

Jackmaster

One of Scotland’s DJing success stories of recent months, Jackmaster is part of Glasgow’s Numbers crew and the man who put together the FabricLive 57 mix. Catch his definitive party set at Cab Vol Stars.

XXXY

Sick Note’s back for a Saturday edition, featuring Manchester house producer XXXY ending this alternative student’s party in style. All these clubs are weekly, fortnightly or monthly, though, so start all over again the very next day if you’re up to it.

Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Fri 30 Sep–Sat 8 Oct.