Edinburgh

Edinburgh’s irregular dark alternative dance night playing an eclectic mix of industrial, darkwave and electronic in the cultural epicentre of La Belle Angele. The resident DJs bring a fresh display of some of the cutting edge EBM /industrial sounds of the 21st century, as well as mixing some of the classic industrial tracks which come together to fill dancefloors to this day. Catch AbSynth in this rare appearance for a night of heavy sounds and to mark 20 years since we first started in the vaulted rooms of Nicol Edwards. Expect to hear old and new bands playing industrial, EBM, […]

DJ Vilkas presents Shadowplay 3 July 2026, 9pm-1am 10th birthday party! In July 2016, DJ Vilkas co-launched an event in Edinburgh focused on classic sounds of goths with a focus on newer bands innovating this area. Growing from venue to venue, with a brief pause over lockdown where livestreaming became the norm, 2026 marks Shadowplay’s 10th birthday! Now focused mostly on newer bands and styles, with a nod to the trailblazers, the club looks towards coldwave, deathrock and synthpunk – anything that promotes that dark punk spirit.No Spotify playlists, no costume competitions, just real DJs playing great tunes. For this

A night of neon synth sounds; a bleak look at the future through the lense of the past – coloured by the 1980s vision of a post-apocalyptic dystopia where we almost find ourselves today. The Yamaha-drenched sounds of recent years, with the Cubase-influenced heavy beats of today will provide the soundtrack, while DJ Vilkas (Shadowplay, Fimbulvetr, AbSynth) & special guest PUCK (Idlestates) entertain with images from prophetic visions of the future. Ethan Anderson, AKA Puck, is the founder and creative force behind Idlestates Recordings, an imprint rooted in Scotland, UK. Emerging in the early 2020s, he developed Idlestates as a