MANSION has teamed up with MUSIKA! Edinburgh’s biggest student Wednesday meets Edinburgh’s house uber-brand MUSIKA for a huge Napier Uni freshers week party! With full MUSIKA resident line-up, production and visuals we have also brought in MANSION guest DJ Stu Todd to rock it and ensure we throw the weeks largest party!

MUSIKA:

Derek Martin,
Neil Bartley,
Kirk Douglas &
Jamie Mckenzie.

MANSION:

Guest DJ – Stu Todd.

Step into the Mansion!

Door: £4 student, £5 other.

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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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.

Musika

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…

John Digweed, Timo Maas, Hot Chip (Joe Goddard DJ set), Tim Green (Cocoon), Boy 8 Bit, The Utah Saints, Derek Martin, Neil Bartley, Jamie McKenzie & Kirk Douglas.

On Saturday 13 February, MUSIKA celebrates three years of hosting large-scale events in Edinburgh by staging its biggest and best line-up yet.

Heading the stellar cast will be JOHN DIGWEED, who will make the trip north for his first Edinburgh weekend performance in over 10 years. He will be joined by German superstar TIMO MAAS, and completing the array will be the rapidly-rising TIM GREEN, aka TG.

MUSIKA is also excited to announce a collaboration with one of the UK’s most respected club nights, SUGARBEAT. This will see Sugarbeat hosting Room 2 at the venue, and their three massive guests will add a whole new dimension to the event. Headliners HOT CHIP will provide one of their acclaimed DJ sets, together with sets from in-demand electro kid BOY 8 BIT plus world-famous Sugarbeat residents UTAH SAINTS.

To host this party, the Edinburgh Corn Exchange will undergo a major transformation, resulting in a custom-designed, 2000-capacity, two-room space – the perfect setting for such a prestigious, large-scale event. This will be the first full-blown club night to take place at Edinburgh’s largest music venue in more than a decade.

Address: The Edinburgh Corn Exchange, Edinburgh (where?).

Doors: 9:00pm – 3:00am.

Entry: £22.50 from Ticket Web and muskanights.com.

Room 2: Stu Todd, Gus Armstrong & Gary Johnston.

Room 3: Gav Grant & Kirk Douglas.

Following on from the last minute NYE cancellation of James Zabiela we are throwing 2 free entry parties over the next 2 months. First up is Sat Jan 23rd where Musika residents and local guests host the show @ Cabaret Voltaire. The party is free to all b4 midnight and with ridiculous drink promotions arranged it’s exactly what you need for the January blues.

Second up features the rescheduled event for James Zabiela. This shall take place provisionally on Friday Feb 19th @ Cabaret Voltaire. Free tickets for this event are available to all ticket holders from NYE, final details shall be released asap with how to get your tickets.

James Zabiela video apology.  Airline apology.

Any queries contact us on info@musikanights.com.

Address: Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh (where?).

Doors: 11:00pm – 3:00am.

Entry: Free before 12pm, £7 after.

Visuals by Funktioncreep & The Phantom.

Pre party at Sygn Bar, Charlotte Lane, 8pm start featuring Jamie McKenzie, Gav Grant and Kirk Douglas.

After a year that has seen the likes of Luciano, Felix Da Housecat, Groove Armada, M.A.N.D.Y play Musika, we are delighted to announce Musika have been asked to host The Official After Party of the Edinburgh Hogmanay celebrations.

In association with Musika, Mylo will perform as part of the city’s outdoor Hogmanay program before heading to our official after party at the 1500 capacity HMV Picture House.

Mylo once described as “The saviour of dance music” by NME returns to Edinburgh after several years. After being locked away in the studio working on his eagerly anticipated 2nd artist album set to drop in 2010, his performances have been rare and carefully selected only for the world’s coolest festivals and events.

Joining Mylo, shall see James Zabiela, who needs no introduction as one of the world’s most prolific DJs and producers. Watching him perform enforces the fact that DJ’ing is a performance art as much as it is being the purveyor of great musical sequences, so it is no surprise last year he was voted in the top 20 of the world famous DJ Mag Top 100.

With these 2 heavyweights on the bill together alongside rising star Tom Budden and am impressive local lineup this is most definitely THE big club event in the capital you need be at…

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

Doors: 9:00pm – 5:00am.

Entry: £33.50.

Official Ticket Outlets:

• Ticket Scotland, Rose Street, Edinburgh – 0131 220 3234.
• Rippin Records, South Bridge, Edinburgh – 0131 226 7010.
• HMV Picture House (no booking fee), Lothian Road, Edinburgh – 0844 847 1740.
• Xile Clothing, Princes Mall, Edinburgh – 0131-556 6508.
• Xile Clothing, Ocean Terminal, Edinburgh – 0131 558 3763.
• St James – Customer Services Desk (no booking fee), St James Centre, Edinburgh – 0131 456 8751.
• Ticket Scotland, Argyle Street, Glasgow – 0141 204 5151.
• Manifesto Clothing, High Street, Dunfermline – 01383 626925.
• Manifesto Clothing, High Street, Kirkcaldy – 01592 204469.
• Musika.
• Ticketweb.

Felix da Housecat

Address: Ocean Terminal, Ocean Drive, Edinburgh (where?).

Doors: 11:00pm – 4:00am.

Entry: £9 in advance (with ticket from canceled date) / £18 in advance from Ticket Web and muskanights.com.