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Iconic Edinburgh venue The Bongo Club relocates to Cowgate

Memories of the club in its Moray House home

As the Bongo Club prepares to pack up and leave their Moray House venue, Henry Northmore catches up with the club and various residents about the past and the future. Why will you miss the Bongo Club at Moray House? Andrew Nation (Assistant Venue…

Clubbers' Decktionary: B-more

DJ Hobbes guides us through clubbing's myriad genres

B-more or Bmore, aka B-more Club, adj: Uptempo (120-140 BPM) hip hop/breaks originally from Baltimore, with an 8/4 time signature, using short, repetitive vocal samples – often call-and-response-style raps or chants – over old school drum breaks…

Clubbers' Decktionary: UK Funky

Hobbes, resident at Devil Disco, guides you through the myriad genres of dance

UK Funky, aka ‘funky’, proper noun: British, characterised by syncopated, African rhythms, R&B-style vocalising, MCs and a four-four beat, c. 2006 – present day; influenced by (and often classified with) UK garage, grime, dubstep, jungle, rave…

Big’n’Bashy and Electrikal team up to bring Pitch Black’s Reso to Bongo Club

Edinburgh bass-heavy club night collaborate with artist collective

Edinburgh is the hot destination on the clubbing calendar in January as bass-heavy clubnight Big’n’Bashy get together with the masters of parties Electrikal soundsystem. Expect nothing less than a full-on, no-holds-barred night of hedonistic…

Big'n'Bashy: P-Money and DJ Magic profile

Name: P-Money and DJ Magic Where are they from? London. South and West, respectively. Occupation: Not a duo but old team-mates appearing on a double bill here together, the pair unite grime and dubstep styles within their sounds, the…

Profile: Taz Buckfaster

Name Taz Buckfaster Occupation Glaswegian dubstep rabble rouser. Nice name, you can tell he’s from Glasgow but what does he sound like? ‘Various styles which float around the 140bpm mark,’ explains Buckfaster of his bass heavy productions.