TOTEM: NOIDMATE (vinyl-only)

NOIDMATE is back at People's Leisure Club on Saturday 16 January, part of the TOTEM residency that's built its name around a single rule: vinyl only. If you've been around the club's dancefloor lately, you'll know the format is the whole point. There are no laptops or USBs here; every track comes from a record, and the night is built on that specific, tactile way of playing.

Sharing the booth is Trucha, and together they work open selections that lean on analog textures and technical precision. It's a combination that's found a steady following in Edinburgh and turned the room into a meeting point for people who care as much about the gear as the groove. The focus stays on the records themselves, with the two DJs digging through their crates rather than relying on a pre-planned set.

That vinyl-only approach is what TOTEM has made its thing at People's Leisure Club, and it's the same thread that runs through this night. The room holds 220 people, so it's large enough to get a proper dancefloor going without losing the feeling of being close to the decks. If you're into the sound of a night played entirely from wax, this is exactly the kind of thing they do.

It runs from 23:00 to 03:00, so it's a late one that carries on well into the early hours. Tickets start from £6, and the club is at 45 Lothian Street, EH1 1HB.