JUNGLEDUB - free entry

Jungledub is Edinburgh's freshest weekly club night,  with free entry and boss dubby tune - age from some of the finest local DJs every Wednesday night in the established chilled,  friendly vibe at the Bongo Club HQ.

Each event takes the Jungledub faithful on a journey through dub reggae,  dancehall, dubstep and jungle courtesy of a variety of different DJ's from across Edinburgh's clubbing community - including artists from Xplicit,  Dirt,  Mutiny and Coalition - alongside up-and-coming local talent.  We'll catch you down at the front!

email: jungledub@hotmail.co.uk 

join the Jungledub Facebook group

www.myspace.com/jungledub

CONFUSION IS SEX

Gamma Ray Presents..

CONFUSION IS SEX!
"Where the weird is normal"*****

END OF FESTIVAL ROCK OUT WITH YOUR COCK OUT ARTY PARTY!

(Main room)
DOLBY ANOL DJ SET (4 hour set)

Compere: Female Erection

Acts....
(on from 11.30pm)

Pokerface strip off performed by The Freaky Brides
PLUS Rockout with your cockout milkshake dance


COMPETITION onstage 11.50pm-
Best Tina Turner lookalike
&
Best Mel Gibson lookalike


Win special tonic plus free tickets to the next 2 Confusion is sex shows


(Upstairs)
The Dirty Red Diamonds tonight turn to punk and sexual rock to free the best from its cage
(Resident Upstairs DJ’s) THE DIRTY RED DIAMONDS....
Oly (White Heat/Hobo), Luke (Ride this Train) Jake (Multiple Maniacs)


DECOR BY The Lynch Mob
Art work and installations created by a group of Edinburgh artists who design and create a play ground in a David Lynch meets The Residents fantasy land style.


*Dress-up - Mad Max
On the door entry: £6 / £5*
Advance tickets will be sold at £4 online FROM THE 14TH AUGUST at The Bongo Club and in person from Electric Cabaret & Ripping Records.


The Bongo Club
37 Holyrood Road
Edinburgh EH8 8BA
Tel: 00 44 (0) 131 558 7604
www.thebongoclub.co.uk

WEBSITES
www.confusionissex.com
www.thefreakybrides.com
www.gammaraydali.com

MYSPACE ADDRESSES
www.myspace.com/confusionissexclub
www.myspace.com/thefreakybrides
www.myspace.com/gammaraydali  

MYSPACE EVENT PAGES..
www.events.myspace.com/Event/View/6682373 

UTUBE Confusion is sex channel
www.youtube.com/user/confusionissexclub 

Cis Confusion is sex Facebook Friend Page
www.facebook.com/cis.confusion.is.sex?ref=mfb 

Facebook Confusion is sex Group
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=72774457720 

Facebook The Freaky Brides Group
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=27921682251 

The Freaky Brides Facebook Friend Page
www.facebook.com/thefreakybrides

THE NATURE BOYS - live - EP LAUNCH

The Nature Boys will be unleashing their fantastic new 'Pretty' EP

The Nature Boys specialise in post-punk odes, sound tracking danceable tunes that channels their fuzzed-up, lo-fi brand of alternative punk.

They're made up of wild front-man Cameron Shiels who leads the band through their buzzing live shows, often leaving the audience awe-inspired with his eccentric dancing with Mark Cooper (guitar and backing vox), Ben Irvine (bass), and Andrew Howden (drums and backing vox).

The Nature Boys have been trailblazing venues up and down the country generating wide acclaim and swooning hordes of fans into submission with their fantastically raucous, exciting legendary live shows.

The Nature Boys have recently graced the stage with such luminaries as The View, Twisted Wheel, and The Paddingtons.


"The New Wave of the New Wave of the New wave; Fantastic Stuff!"
- Jim Gellatly -

"Frantic, Energetic indie punk"
- The List -

"A chaotic energy which ensures the band provide an unforgetable visual expereience, as they do a musical one... Always entertaining"
- Edinburgh Spotlight -

"A must see act"
- Jam the Box -

Read more: http://www.myspace.com/thenatureboysontour  

Support comes from :

THE HERETICS   www.myspace.com/thehereticsmusic

THE LAYMANITES  www.myspace.com/thelaymanites

DEVIL DISCO CLUB feat Epic 26 live

Trouble is back 'n' black!

You can be sure the Devil Disco Club DJs - Hobbes & Erik d'Viking [Trouble], Simonotron [Club for Heroes] and Kris Wasabi [Wasabi Disco] - will cover all the bases from soul and rap, myriad strains of vintage disco from New York, classic eighties boogie, cosmic, italo and other rarities, not to mention some poppin' electro-funk and proto-house gems.  You know where it's at!

Tonight's special guests are Edinburgh electro-indie band Epic 26

The Devil Disco Club is a new party about going back to basics, embracing your dark side and letting it all hang out. It's about listening to some of the most exciting new dance music out there alongside the classics and it's about checking out a buzzing new live act that will move your feet and engage your mind.  It's about doing all of this alongside some of your favourite people in one of Embra's favourite venues: the Bongo Club.

Music: soul, rap, boogie, italo, cosmic, disco, electro-funk, acid & early/proto-house: re-edits, remixes, extended versions etc

www.getintotrouble.com  

http://epic26.com/

Edinburgh Skeptics - The Sunday Sermon

An opportunity for rational thinkers to meet and discuss all things skeptical, as well as having a montthly presentation by a reknowned skeptic [or even a believer] followed by a Q&A

Skeptics in the Pub began in London in 1999, providing an opportunity for rational thinkers to meet and discuss all things skeptical as well as have a monthly presentation by a renowned skeptic or even believer followed by a Q&A. There are over a dozen Skeptics in the Pub in England, but this is only one of two groups in Scotland [the other being Glasgow]

Currently, our socials are held upstairs in the Bongo Club Gallery Bar.  Events are irregular, but join our mailing list to be kept informed of when and where.

For more details feel free to contact us, or just pop along to the next night

http://edinburgh.skepticsinthepub.org/  

ZUMBA with JOANNA

Zumba fitness class, with Joanna

The Zumba® program fuses hypnotic Latin and International rhythms and easy-to- follow moves to create a one-of-a-kind fitness program that will blow you away.

Our goal is simple: We want you to want to work out, to love working out, to get hooked.

Zumba® Fanatics achieve long-term benefits while experiencing an absolute blast in one exciting hour of calorie-burning, body-energizing, awe-inspiring movements meant to engage and captivate for life!

DITCH THE WORKOUT, JOIN THE PARTY!

info@fitnessaroundtheworld.co.uk

ZUMBA with JOANNA

Zumba fitness class, with Joanna

The Zumba® program fuses hypnotic Latin and International rhythms and easy-to- follow moves to create a one-of-a-kind fitness program that will blow you away.

Our goal is simple: We want you to want to work out, to love working out, to get hooked.

Zumba® Fanatics achieve long-term benefits while experiencing an absolute blast in one exciting hour of calorie-burning, body-energizing, awe-inspiring movements meant to engage and captivate for life!

DITCH THE WORKOUT, JOIN THE PARTY!

info@fitnessaroundtheworld.co.uk

JUNGLE DUB - free entry

Jungledub is Edinburgh's freshest weekly club night, with free entry and boss dubby tune - age from some of the finest local DJs every Wednesday night in the established chilled,  friendly vibe at the Bongo Club HQ.

Each event takes the Jungledub faithful on a journey through dub reggae,  dancehall,  dubstep and jungle courtesy of a variety of different DJ's from across Edinburgh's clubbing community - including artists from Xplicit,  Dirt,  Mutiny and Coalition - alongside up-and-coming local talent.  We'll catch you down at the front!

email: jungledub@hotmail.co.uk 

join the Jungledub Facebook group

www.myspace.com/jungledub

WONKY

Trouble presents 'Wonky'- for all you bass 'n' beat freaks -  playing dayglo hip hop, beats and bass, uk funky, 2step, dubstep, dancehall, afrobeats and electro

With DJs Hobbes & D' Viking [Trouble], Wolfjazz [Trade Union, Stepback], plus special guests Dead Boy Robotics bringing their own heavy bass, beats and wonky vox live on stage at midnight

www.getintotrouble.com

 www.myspace.com/deadboyrobotics

MESSENGER SOUND SYSTEM

Roots reggae rocking - foundation tune, fresh dubs, vibes alive, rockers, steppers, rub-a-dub

Scotland’s original [and biggest] roots and culture rasta reggae sound system, Messenger has been spreading the word on their own custom built bass-heavy rig since 1987, with a flame burning brighter than ever today

Playing conscious reggae music, militant or mellow, from foundation revival tone to brand new dub plate exclusives - with a cultural MC making things proper on the mic [MC Ras Echo ] - the Messenger is always one of the best, blissful club events in town, playing sounds to make you dance an' swing

www.myspace.com/messengersoundsystem  

ZUMBA with JOANNA

Zumba fitness class, with Joanna

The Zumba® program fuses hypnotic Latin and International rhythms and easy-to- follow moves to create a one-of-a-kind fitness program that will blow you away.

Our goal is simple: We want you to want to work out, to love working out, to get hooked.

Zumba® Fanatics achieve long-term benefits while experiencing an absolute blast in one exciting hour of calorie-burning, body-energizing, awe-inspiring movements meant to engage and captivate for life!

DITCH THE WORKOUT, JOIN THE PARTY!

info@fitnessaroundtheworld.co.uk

ZUMBA with JOANNA

Zumba fitness class, with Joanna

The Zumba® program fuses hypnotic Latin and International rhythms and easy-to- follow moves to create a one-of-a-kind fitness program that will blow you away.

Our goal is simple: We want you to want to work out, to love working out, to get hooked.

Zumba® Fanatics achieve long-term benefits while experiencing an absolute blast in one exciting hour of calorie-burning, body-energizing, awe-inspiring movements meant to engage and captivate for life!

DITCH THE WORKOUT, JOIN THE PARTY!

info@fitnessaroundtheworld.co.uk

Edinburgh Fortean Society

Alison Rutter will be talking on 'The Scottish Mermaid Flap'.  In the early 19th Century, there were a number of 'mermaid' sightings around the Scottish coast

Charles Fort is the father of the study of the strange and bizarre, hence the Edinburgh Fortean Society.
The Society meets on a regular basis, on the second Tuesday of every month, upstairs in the Bongo Club Gallery Bar at 8.30pm.

All are welcome

www.edinburghforteansociety.org.uk

THE VASELINES - live

DF Concerts present The Vaselines - they're alive!  Yaaaay!

www.thevaselines.co.uk

www.myspace.com/thevaselinesband

The music pouring out of Scotland in the mid 1980's was a primitive force that could be just as naive as it was brilliant.  The Vaselines brought Eugene Kelly's edgy, scratchy guitar work together with Frances McKee's poetic melancholia.  Their vocals were a shining light with Eugene's dry monotone trading off Frances's more charming female voice.

The Vaselines carnal obsessions were given as much time as their off-kilter pop experiments.  While sexual candour has rarely been the preserve of emotionally sensitive indie types, drawing on the Velvet Underground's rhythmic down-stroke and lustful subject matter, The Vaselines' sense of brazen mischief is exemplified by their very name.

Though they have only one album to their credit and broke up the week that album was released in 1989, The Vaselines have etched a special place in the hearts of many.  Chief amongst them was Kurt Cobain who with Nirvana covered three of their songs on their Incesticide and MTV Unplugged albums

While founder members and songwriters, Frances McKee and Eugene Kelly, have collaborated intermittently in the intervening years (they toured jointly and played a few Vaselines’ songs together in the wake of their respective solo albums in 2006) ,an unannounced appearance at a fundraiser in Glasgow's Mono for Malawi Orphan Support was the first evidence of new activity.  This was the start of a journey that has taken them to New York & Seattle, Sweden, Glasgow's ABC and festival appearances in the Brazilian cities of Sao Paolo and Goiania, appearing with artists as unlikely as Flight of the Conchords and Helmet along the way.

The show at Maxwell’s in Hoboken on July 9th 2008 was the band’s first in America, and one of two over-subscribed shows in the New York area before they played at a festival to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Sub Pop label, which released the definitive collection of Vaselines’ work, ‘The Way of the Vaselines’ in 1992.

Both Kelly and McKee remained musically active throughout the intervening years - the former with Captain America, Eugenius and finally as a solo artist; McKee with Suckle and ultimately on her own for 2006’s ‘Sunny Moon.’

And while both continue to work on their own projects, the success of the Vaselines’ shows in 2008 has offered the possibility of more appearances in the future.  Their concert at the Forum in London will be the first Vaselines show in the capital for twenty years and their biggest headline show.

Since reforming in 2008 The Vaselines have continued to tour and have played the Primavera Festival Barcelona, Latitude Festival Suffolk and Summersonic Festival in Tokyo and Osaka,Japan.

The new album... [sex with an x]    out: Mon Sept 13

JUNGLEDUB - free entry

Jungledub is Edinburgh's freshest weekly club night,  with free entry and boss dubby tune - age from some of the finest local DJs every Wednesday night in the established chilled,  friendly vibe at the Bongo Club HQ.

Each event takes the Jungledub faithful on a journey through dub reggae,  dancehall,  dubstep and jungle courtesy of a variety of different DJ's from across Edinburgh's clubbing community - including artists from Xplicit,  Dirt,  Mutiny and Coalition - alongside up-and-coming local talent.  We'll catch you down at the front!

email: jungledub@hotmail.co.uk

join the Jungledub Facebook group

www.myspace.com/jungledub

Edinburgh Skeptics ... in the pub

An opportunity for rational thinkers to meet and discuss all things skeptical, as well as having a montthly presentation by a reknowned skeptic [or even a believer] followed by a Q&A

Is it hard to be a skeptic?  Does it take more effort to disbelieve than it does to believe?  Why is belief in strange things so pervasive?  Is it something to do with the way we are hard-wired?  What do the answers to these questions tell us about our minds?  In this talk, Dr. Stuart Wilson will discuss these questions and how they relate to a variety of strange beliefs, from religion to the paranormal.

Skeptics in the Pub began in London in 1999, providing an opportunity for rational thinkers to meet and discuss all things skeptical as well as have a monthly presentation by a renowned skeptic or even believer followed by a Q&A.  There are over a dozen Skeptics in the Pub in England, but this is only one of two groups in Scotland [the other being Glasgow]

Currently, our socials are held upstairs in the Bongo Club Gallery Bar.  Events are irregular, but join our mailing list to be kept informed of when and where.

For more details feel free to contact us, or just pop along to the next night

http://edinburgh.skepticsinthepub.org/  

EUGENE CHADBOURNE - live

American free-improviser & avant-garde singer/guitarist Eugene Chadbourne returns to Scotland,  bringing his outrageous brand of  LSD country & western,  bebop and protest music back for the first time this century. 

The seminal figure in American free improvisation,  Chadbourne plays a uniquely entertaining mixture of country & western,  bebop,  rock,  jazz, thrash and folk protest.  Widely regarded as some kind of genius,  he has made over 80 albums,  and worked with figures as diverse as Camper Van Beethoven,  The Violent Femmes,  Shockabilly, John Zorn,  Jello Biafra,  Mojo Nixon,  Evan Johns,  The Sun City Girls and Jimmy Carl Black.  Appealing to a wide range of listeners,  Eugene draws on an extraordinary compendium of over 800 songs – a repertoire as unpredictable as it is vast.  On this tour he is accompanied by improvisational percussionist Roger Turner and Two Wings, a new project by the core members of Nalle

“Chadbourne is most compelling as a live performer,  switching at ease from electric guitar to banjo,  zipping through a tune that sounds totally improvised and yet recalls something buried in the collective folk memory,  like a punk Burl Ives, whipping off his spectacles to scrape them down the fretboard,  adding another dimension to his wonderfully pixilated sound.”    Robert Murray in Rock: The Rough Guide

EUGENE CHADBOURNE

www.eugenechadbourne.com/
www.myspace.com/eugenechadbourne
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Chadbourne

ROGER TURNER

www.efi.group.shef.ac.uk/mturner.html 
www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wzfyxqekldhe~T1 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Turner_(musician)

TWO WINGS

www.myspace.com/hannatuulikki
www.myspace.com/benreynoldsmusic 

Two Wings was born from the song writing collaboration of Hanna Tuulikki [Nalle, The Family Elan] and Ben Reynolds [ex Trembling Bells] and has expanded into a full rock band with Kenny Wilson on bass, Doog Hayward on drums and Lucy Duncombe on more vocals…

“sixties tinged folk-rock and country waltz quintet”  - The Herald

www.dialogues-festival.org

grindsightopeneye.wordpress.com

XPLICIT feat CAMO & KROOKED

Xplicit is proud to present this storming duo,  direct from Austria - Camo & Krooked!

Having established themselves on the International drum & bass scene with dancefloor destroyers on a wide ranging list of labels including Renegade Hardware,  Viper,  Techique,  Audio Porn,  Hospital & Beta. 

Their recent 'Above and Beyond' album was an absolute killer!  They're renowned for their energetic DJ sets,  crammed full of explosive beats with many a double drop,  exploring different electronic sounds along the way.  Get read to go crazy,  this pair are going to blow the roof off

www.myspace.com/camokrooked

With support from Xplicit residents Eno [Parlay], The General [Headrush], Taz Buckfaster [Rwinda/Numbers], MC BZ [Nerve].  Upstairs with dubstep and jungle, it's Jungledub

Visuals by Intlabs and powered by the Messenger Sound System

www.myspace.com/club_xplicit

MUMBO JUMBO - 2nd birthday party

Enjoy your perfect party soundtrack at Mumbo Jumbo, tonight celebrating our 2nd birthday! 

Mumbo Jumbo is a night with a mix of musical styles from funk and hip hop to house and electronica care of resident DJs Trendy Wendy [Tackno / Playgirl Mansions] and Steve Austin [Headspin]

The MJ residents play the biggest tunes to get your party started alongside special guest DJs and live acts in the main room, plus some special hand-picked musical treats in the upstairs bar area

www.myspace.com/mumbojumboclub

 
You'll also find us on Facebook

ZUMBA with JOANNA

Zumba fitness class, with Joanna

The Zumba® program fuses hypnotic Latin and International rhythms and easy-to- follow moves to create a one-of-a-kind fitness program that will blow you away.

Our goal is simple: We want you to want to work out, to love working out, to get hooked.

Zumba® Fanatics achieve long-term benefits while experiencing an absolute blast in one exciting hour of calorie-burning, body-energizing, awe-inspiring movements meant to engage and captivate for life!

DITCH THE WORKOUT, JOIN THE PARTY!

info@fitnessaroundtheworld.co.uk

ZUMBA with JOANNA

Zumba fitness class, with Joanna

The Zumba® program fuses hypnotic Latin and International rhythms and easy-to- follow moves to create a one-of-a-kind fitness program that will blow you away.

Our goal is simple: We want you to want to work out, to love working out, to get hooked.

Zumba® Fanatics achieve long-term benefits while experiencing an absolute blast in one exciting hour of calorie-burning, body-energizing, awe-inspiring movements meant to engage and captivate for life!

DITCH THE WORKOUT, JOIN THE PARTY!

info@fitnessaroundtheworld.co.uk

JUNGLEDUB - free entry

Jungledub is Edinburgh's freshest weekly club night, with free entry and boss dubby tune - age from some of the finest local DJs every Wednesday night in the established chilled,  friendly vibe at the Bongo Club HQ.

Each event takes the Jungledub faithful on a journey through dub reggae,  dancehall, dubstep and jungle courtesy of a variety of different DJ's from across Edinburgh's clubbing community - including artists from Xplicit,  Dirt,  Mutiny and Coalition - alongside up-and-coming local talent. We'll catch you down at the front!

email: jungledub@hotmail.co.uk

join the Jungledub Facebook group

www.myspace.com/jungledub 

FOUR CORNERS

Good time soul music for dancing,  the perfect start to your weekend,  Four Corners serves up another rapturous blend of soulful dancefloor music,  new and old,  from right across the map

Residents Simon Hodge,  Astroboy,  Johnny Cashback and Wee G pride themselves on maintaining an honest and dependable get-down of deep funk and future soul,  party hip hop and good-time reggae,  nu-Latin breaks and afro beats - all making for an evergreen blend of outernational soul ... and one hell of a party

www.myspace.com/clubfourcorners

 

You'll also find a FOUR CORNERS group on Facebook

BIG n BASHY vs GHANTIN

Big n Bashy is one the hottest nights to hit Edinburgh’s Saturday night club scene in recent years, which has already gained a steady and loyal following amongst Edinburgh’s clubbers for its up-to-the-minute, bass-heavy sounds - playing reggae, grime, dubstep, bassline and jungle

Tonight the BnB DJ residents Tamobanter, Deburgh and Decoy Roy mix it up with the guys from Ghantin, with guests Terror Danjah [Hyperdub/Planet Mu/Butterz/Hardrive] and Squire of Gothos [Offmenut Records/Coinoperated/Electrostimulation]

www.myspace.com/terrordanjah

www.myspace.com/thesquireofgothos

www.myspace.com/ghantin

Bored of the usual one genre per night ethos of most nights, the Big n Bashy team plays the finest reggae, grime, dubstep and jungle through a monster combination of the Bongo Club's in- house sound system and an extra six subs care of the well respected dub reggae sounds of the mighty Messenger Sound System.

With this great combo of musical styles and a killer sound system Big n Bashy delivers the biggest beats and bashiest basslines, while The Messenger ensures the good vibrations all night long!

www.myspace.com/bignbashydub  

find us on facebook

SINCE DAY ONE

Live music,  DJ's and visual art.   

Featuring  The Incendiary Bats,  Brainz in Jarz,  Perfect Practice (Live Hip Hop) Dj Sonny,  holmesy,  Han G,  Dave Gunn... Safeword (Formerly Plastic Adults),  Live Visuals,  Dancers...The almighty shatterhand have also confirmed. Fresh beats,  Also Madhat McGore reppin.

www.myspace.com/brainzinjarz
www.myspace.com/theincendiarybats
www.myspace.com/thedarkmadhatter 
www.myspace.com/shatterhand
www.myspace.com/plasticadults

ZUMBA with JOANNA

Zumba fitness class, with Joanna

The Zumba® program fuses hypnotic Latin and International rhythms and easy-to- follow moves to create a one-of-a-kind fitness program that will blow you away.

Our goal is simple: We want you to want to work out, to love working out, to get hooked.

Zumba® Fanatics achieve long-term benefits while experiencing an absolute blast in one exciting hour of calorie-burning, body-energizing, awe-inspiring movements meant to engage and captivate for life!

DITCH THE WORKOUT, JOIN THE PARTY!

info@fitnessaroundtheworld.co.uk

ZUMBA with KATY

ZUMBA with JOANNA

Zumba fitness class, with Joanna

The Zumba® program fuses hypnotic Latin and International rhythms and easy-to- follow moves to create a one-of-a-kind fitness program that will blow you away.

Our goal is simple: We want you to want to work out, to love working out, to get hooked.

Zumba® Fanatics achieve long-term benefits while experiencing an absolute blast in one exciting hour of calorie-burning, body-energizing, awe-inspiring movements meant to engage and captivate for life!

DITCH THE WORKOUT, JOIN THE PARTY!

info@fitnessaroundtheworld.co.uk

FYFE DANGERFIELD - live

DF Concerts present Fyfe Dangerfield live, with support from The Boy Who Trapped The Sun

www.fyfedangerfield.com

www.myspace.com/theboywhotrappedthesun

Here's an interview with Fyfe from The Daily Telegraph:

Fyfe Dangerfield, leader of critically acclaimed experimental art pop ensemble Guillemots, has made a solo record.  And it’s a wonderful thing.

Fly Yellow Moon (released by Geffen) is by far the simplest and most focused album he’s produced, a collection of perfectly formed songs, blending rich musicality with emotional authenticity.  With hints of The Beatles (and particularly solo Lennon and McCartney, on Barricades and Firebird respectively), flashes of the exuberance of Motown and florid zest of ELO (on the uplifting She Needs Me), the intimacy of acoustic Neil Young (Livewire) and melancholy of Nick Drake (Don’t Be Shy), the songs sketch a history of classic singer-songwriting, yet present with a freshness, vigour and personality that stamp them as Dangerfield’s own.  It is music that twists and turns without ever losing the core of the song. 


Dangerfield is not satisfied, however. “I’m having a bit of a crisis,” he admits, twisting in his seat with pent-up agitation. “I’m nearly out of my twenties now, but I feel I haven’t delivered an ounce of what I can deliver.

“I left school 10 years ago and I should have more to show for it. I’m hoping my thirties will be more prolific.”

Dangerfield is one of the most talented and creative musicians in pop, which may be part of his problem. The Guillemots’ albums are widescreen explosions of sound and ideas, though their 2006 debut Windowpanes is notably more coherent than the overloaded 2008 follow-up, Red.

Dangerfield has also composed choral and orchestral pieces, including In Wait, performed by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, to celebrate the re-opening of Birmingham Town Hall in 2007, and Eggshell Walker, a cello suite performed by Natalie Klein at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, in 2009.

He has collaborated with his brother Al Hutchin’s band, The Courtesy Group, on their self-released debut album, Tradesman’s Entrance, and written string arrangements and guested with a wide variety of other bands.  All of this, apparently, is not enough.

“Because I enjoy music so much, it’s hard to get into the mind-set of really focusing and just working on one thing until it gets done,” frets Dangerfield, a fidgety, scruffy individual who may suffer from the musical equivalent of attention deficit disorder.

His latest solo project, he says, was never even intended to be an album, which is perhaps why it works in such a straightforward way.  It commemorates a year of a relationship, “the joy of falling in love, the highs and lows but it leaves it open-ended, like it can go in any direction”.

The relationship is, in fact, over, but the songs remain. “They were written when I wasn’t even trying to write, after a beautiful night, or an argument, when something would just appear that captured the moment.”

There is a bit more to it than that, though. With the Guillemots, he works in a very improvisational way, conjuring up songs over band jams.  “I find that very exciting. Sound, arrangement, melodies, that’s what I’m drawn to.

“I only sing cause it would be such a hassle to find someone else to sing my songs. And I write lyrics because you can’t sing gibberish.  This record was about accepting that’s a really important part of what I do.  I’ve always felt I could write much better songs, something universal that will be heard on the radio in 30 years.”

The album was recorded with Guillemots co-producer Adam Noble.  “I had five days free, called up a mate, went into the studio and that was it. It was one of those times in life when everything’s aligned right.”

At the end, he had 16 songs and thought “we’ve got a record.  I didn’t feel the need for there to be overdubs that you hear on headphones the fifth time you listen to it. It’s just some songs on bass, drums and piano.”

I love the Guillemots, but you can be getting a handle on one of their songs when it makes a sharp left turn into a drum and bass extravaganza.  On Fly Yellow Moon, the colour and drama seems to spring naturally from the songs themselves.  The album comes out this week and has already been garnering superb reviews, but, typically, Dangerfield’s mind is on other things.  There’s a new Guillemots album in the works and he has commissions to write pieces for the CBSO and for Natalie Klein.

He has also started writing songs for other artists, because “I really love processed pop music. There’s a certain hard-headedness about sticking to the formula.”

And he wants to start making instrumental electronic music, “where I don’t have to sing”. And there’s more: Dangerfield rattles off musical plans as if he’s trying to convince himself.

“If I had my way, I’d love to put out 12 albums a year, one a month. But it’s not realistic,” he concludes gloomily. “I’m 29. Paul McCartney had left The Beatles by the time he was my age. It’s quite scary.”

JUNGLEDUB - free entry

Jungledub is Edinburgh's freshest weekly club night, with free entry and boss dubby tune - age from some of the finest local DJs every Wednesday night in the established chilled,  friendly vibe at the Bongo Club HQ.

Each event takes the Jungledub faithful on a journey through dub reggae,  dancehall,  dubstep and jungle courtesy of a variety of different DJ's from across Edinburgh's clubbing community - including artists from Xplicit,  Dirt,  Mutiny and Coalition - alongside up-and-coming local talent.  We'll catch you down at the front!

email: jungledub@hotmail.co.uk

join the Jungledub Facebook group

www.myspace.com/jungledub

Event Diary

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