Clubs

Pick Of The Club Nights: Ultragroove 
Cabaret Voltaire, Blair Street, Saturday, 11pm-3am, £6-£8, 0131-220 6176

 

ON Saturday night, Edinburgh’s longest running house night Ultragroove takes a bold step forward with a controversial proposal... they have NO big name DJs. 

There’s not the slightest sniff of a New York chilli-dog or the hint of a swaggering London boy, instead, promoter Gareth Sommerville has chosen to go back to basics and build a night around local, home-grown talent.
Ultragroove’s back-room DJ duo Lel Palfrey and Carina Ramos headline the event. Known for their tag team-style, spinning funk, soul and disco, they’ll be changing their music policy a little as Ramos explains.

“We’re booked for the Main Room on Saturday night, so we’ll be introducing house with some cheeky edits. Four to the floor kind of gear played alongside our trademark disco-boogie stuff, for which we’re better known.”
The duo know exactly what they’re doing, having warmed up crowds for biggies such as DJ Sneak, Frank Trope, Honey Dijon, Mark Farina and Craig Smith. 

Palfrey adds, “The past year has seen us rack up a number of regular spots in The Newsroom, City Cafe, Sygn, Bon Vivant, Wash Bar, Livingroom and The Outhouse.
“We love playing Ultragroove, the crowd are so open-minded and up for a party. The place is always buzzing and we’re both really looking forward to Saturday. It’ll be great to be back on the decks together.”
No reason not to support your local DJs then.

Words: Grant Paterson