Glenfiddich Indepent Mix

June's GIM sees Electric Chair residents the Unabombers travelling up from Manchester to give us some of the finest in hip-hop, funk and soul, plus the pant-wettingly exciting prospect of a scratch set from former DMC champion, turntablist extraordinaire, and one half of Fingathing, Peter Parker. More than just your friendly neighbourhood vinyl-slinger, Parker is a truly gifted DJ who can make a crowd come alive with his scratching and cutting. The live set this month was awarded to revered Edinburgh crew Penpushers, whose third LP 'Void Engineers' is a genre-spanning, crate-digging leftfield hip-hop classic. Having supported Public Enemy and rocked live gigs across the UK, you can expect a full-on, dark and textured set from this lyrically and musically gifted homegrown crew. Joining them will be Reptiles, and hosts the ever-lovely Trouble DJs, who have recently helped to launch a £10,000 grant for up and coming urban artists (see www.getintotrouble.com for details). This should be another barnstorming night of entertainment from Edinburgh's GIM, with the same generously-proportioned free whisky cocktail helping to lubricate proceedings. Next month sees The Herbaliser roll into town - their intense, moody instrumentals helped pioneer the UK 'trip-hop' movement, and their classic back catalogue of collaborations is a who's who of MCs from both the UK and the US. Your band can win the support slot, just as Penpushers did this month - demos can be sent to: GLENFIDDICH DEMOS, The Cabaret Voltaire, 36 Blair Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1QR. [Bram Gieben]