Get Physical

Following our initial attempts to re-launch at The Liquidroom in July, our return to our spiritual home now takes place on Sat Aug 14th, slap bang in the middle of The Edinburgh Festival with the tasty addition of a 5am close.

We’re excited to hook up with internationally leading, Berlin based House/Techno label, Get Physical, to bring you a cutting edge party featuring 2 of the artists at the forefront of the current house musicrevolution.

Get Physical head honchos M.A.N.D.Y headline the event, fresh from their hectic festival schedule and Space Ibiza residency in the form of a DJ set from Berlin’s Patrick Bodmer. We are also delighted to welcome back rising UK star Tim Green, signed to Get Physical and currently one the UK’s shining talents. With an Essential Mix now under his belt and a string of huge releases this year, we thought it was only right to invite him back for a Musika peak time performance. The Musika residents are also on board for this 7 hour session that shall finally see us settle back into our old home.

Address: The Liquid Room, Edinburgh (where?).

Doors: 10pm – 5am.

Entry: £14.00/£16.50 from Ticket Scotland, Rippin Records, St James Shopping Centre, Ticket Web and muskanights.com.

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Thanks to the wonder of Traktor, I’m pretty sure it went something like this (along with a load of loops, samples and FX!):

Neil Bartley & Rulers of The Deep (Meelis Meri & P. Julm)

Address: Von Krahl, Rataskaevu 10, 10123 Tallinn, Estonia (where?).

Doors: 11pm – 4am.

Entry: 150 EEK.

Catch an interview with Neil as well as three of his tracks of the moment between 7pm and 9pm.

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What to expect:

• The usual suspects inc., & Weekend Hottie The Classic Cut plus….
• Guest mixes from 2 of Musika‘s residents, Neil Bartley & Jamie McKenzie.
• Plus we have TWO Tickets to give away to Musika: Get Physical courtesy of Musika.

Tune in from 7th August 20.30 – 22.00 where we will release the details of the competition and when it closes!

We may even throw in a few ‘Sunday Essentials as well’!

Best, The SS Team.

Neil Bartley, DJ Kollom, NoTrack, Marcus M, Makmõrr & Project S.U.L.I.

Address: A Warehouse in the middle of nowhere,nr. Viljandi, Estonia (where?).

Doors: 8pm – late!

Entry: 100 EEK.

Tracklisting and full mix available here.

August 1st will see the launch of the Citys first ever Summer Bank holiday Pool Party…complete with hot tubs, Ibiza style outdoor terrace, free BBQ, live PAs & 3 music areas which will cater to every taste of house music!

Discounted £5 advance tickets are available only by personally purchasing them from one the DJs listed. Each DJ only has 20 tickets….so be quick! £8 otherwise at the gate.

As this is a 14 hr event… wristbands will be provided at the front gate so guests will be free to come and go as they please throughout the days event!

Palm trees, sand and a purpose built outdoor beach Bar will adorn the spectacular outdoor terraced court of ‘The Yard,’ which is arguably one Edinburghs best kept secrets. Tucked away just minutes from the city centre this venue will play host to the most ambitious event of the clubbing calendar…oh & don’t worry if the weather decides to let us down as we will most definitely have everything ‘covered!’

Each DJ has been specially selected to provide a snapshot of the wonderful diversity and talent that the citys club scene currently nurtures. This exciting lineup includes:

Yogi Haughton (Subclub Sessions)
Studiopunks (Hed kandi, Firece Angel)
Tommy Kay (Luvely)
Neil Bartley (Musika, Afterdark)
Mark Price (Taste, Karnival)
Kev Wright (Sublime, Karnival,Audio-Diablo)
Gareth somerville (Ultragroove)
Jamie Kidd (Compakt)
Jason Cortez & Andy Opel (Disco Kitten)
John (Tokyoblu)
Trendy Wendy (Tackno, Mumbo Jumbo)
Martin Valentine (Taste)
Kris Lindsay (Stereotype, Flaunt)
Jennifer Dryden live PA (Tokyoblu)
Rebecca Vasmant (Zoo project Ibiza, Split)
David Bernardi (Flaunt)
Marco Smith (Taste, Tokyoblu)
Gregsta (Luvely)
Craig Reid (Disco Den, Rendevous)
Neil Bethune (Ultragroove, Progression)
Simmone Black (Disco Den)
Miss Kris (Taste, Fever)
Donna Love (Flaunt)
Kris Meja (Fixate records)
Jo Myles (Taste, Fever)
Stevie Nobad (Tokyoblu)
Stu Todd (Fuse, Musika)
Tony Nicol (Fuse, Flux)
Dale Lush (Disco Den, Booty)
Claudio (So it is, Its all good)
Scott mcdonald (Flaunt)
Jordan Cochrane (Electrofied, Decadence)
Lucky Luciano (Drama)
Kat Klein & Michael L Penman (Tiger Records)

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However, we are relieved to announce our contingency plan has been put into place. Saturday’s event with SASHA will now take place at The HMV Picture House.

The Liquidroom shall be supplying us with their brand spanking new sound system alongside their new lighting and visual spec to add to the Picture House production and ensure the event is sounding and looking of the highest quality. This is the first time this new equipment shall ever be used.

The Picture House will open at 11pm, with a pre-club starting at 8pm  at The City Café.

As disappointing as it is that The Liquidroom is not ready, let’s not forget the fact SASHA is still coming to Edinburgh this weekend for his first appearance in 7 years and the date marks the re-launch of Musika’s monthly events in the capital. The party is well and truly ON!!

For further details check this Facebook post.

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A lot has happened in 18 months, but one thing is for sure, in that time The Liquidroom has been sorely missed from the Edinburgh music/club scene…

Yes it’s true, It’s been 18 months since the fateful fire that seen the demise of The Liquidroom back in December 2008. For Musika, that meant we were homeless, but we felt compelled to make a heartfelt effort to find a way of continuing our ongoing mission of bringing the world’s top House & Techno acts to the city; refusing to turn dormant and fade away, holding party’s with the likes of Luciano to Digweed to Joris Voorn to Laurent Garnier, in almost every other possible Edinburgh venue we could…

We are now absolutely delighted to announce the eagerly anticipated details of our re-launch party and a return to monthly events at our beloved home….. The Liquidroom!!

We’d like to start as we mean to go on and we really have lined up some top drawer line-ups for the rest of 2010, however it will be hard to top our opening party. We launch in style with no other than SASHA doing the honours, marking a long awaited return to the Scottish capital.

SASHA is recognized as one of the most innovative icons of the electronic genre. Quite simply one of the World’s most recognised DJ/Producers. SASHA has led the way and written dance music history; from his early Hacienda days to the legendary Northern Exposure and Global Underground mixes to never to be forgotten tracks such as “Be as One” to “Xpander” and albums from to Airdrawndagger to Involver…..

The legacy starts here.

Address: The HMV Picture House, Edinburgh (where?).

Doors: TBA.

Entry: £22.00 after from Ticket Scotland, Rippin Records, St James Shopping Centre, Ticket Web and muskanights.com.

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An 8 hour extravaganza of house, techno and a genre crossing Live performance featuring one of dance music’s all time greats and one of the most talked about live performances of the moment………LAURENT GARNIER LIVE.

Please note this is an early opening event, with doors opening at 7pm (Laurent Garnier on stage 10pm) with support from a selection of Edinburgh’s finest DJs.

The party then continues down to The Speakeasy (Cabaret Voltaire) at Midnight till 3am featuring Musika residents & special guests.

LAURENT GARNIER LIVE

Plus DJ support from:

Gary Mac (We Are Electric)
Gareth Sommerville (Ultragroove)
Kirk Douglas (Musika)

@ The Picture House, Lothian Road, Edinburgh
Doors Open 7pm – Late | Laurent Garnier on Stage 10pm

Advanced Tickets £18.50, available now from Rippin Records, HMV
Picture House, Tickets Scotland.
Online : http://www.musikanights.com | http://www.ticketweb.co.uk

After Party @ The Speakeasy (Cabaret Voltaire),
Midnight – 3am featuring Musika Residents & special guests.
LAURENT GARNIER

It can be said, with little hesitation or argument, that Laurent Garnier’s effect on UK dance music culture is unequalled. First introducing the Hacienda to Detroit techno and Chicago house, Garnier then changed the face of clubbing again with his all-night-long sessions at The End, in-between establishing himself alongside Frankie Knuckles in NYC, reinvigorating Paris clubland with his Wake Up parties at Rex Club, releasing tracks such as techno anthem ‘Crispy Bacon’, to the likes of one of dance music’s biggest ever anthems , ‘The Man With The Red Face’ and playing some of Ibiza’s most iconic sets on the Space terrace.

Similar to his dense musical chronology, equipped with unpredictable movements around the globe, as a DJ, Garnier is equally as lively and difficult to pin down – always ready to shake things up and leave you breathless with a swift change of direction, just when you think you have him pegged.

In 2009, Laurent Garnier made yet another move into a new and unexpected area –with the unveiling of a brand new live show and artist album, ‘Tales of a Kleptomaniac.’
The show is a dazzling 8 piece band mixture of genres and styles, each tackled as adeptly as the other. The album is a divine collage of acid house, Detroit techno, tribal, dubstep, DnB, acid jazz and dub reggae – all illuminated with the rare flair of a true visionary. Largely eschewing the typical machinations of a DJ/producer locking himself away in a studio, Laurent Garnier will incorporate a remarkable array of live instrumentation and vocalists that will fall, quite simply, nothing short of magic.

Treats such as these come about few and far between.

Check out these clips to give you a taster of what we’re in for…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46kTTkQs5B8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3NlTpHiFwg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhhNCu2cPzI

and the countless more videos on You Tube…