Silicon Scally (live), Miso, The Ivy, Glasgow, 12 Apr

Carl Finlow makes his Miso debut this month under his Silicon Scally guise. Probably best known for his recordings as Random Factor, The Paris-based producer helped launch the 20:20 Vision label with Ralph Lawson in the mid-nineties, the pair working on several, much-lauded remixes for artists such as Josh Wink, Blaze and Fatboy Slim. A key-figure in today's global electro scene, Finlow sits easily alongside his Detroit compatriots in terms of innovation, precision, crunchiness and bass devastation. Aside from his Silicon Scally and Random Factor aliases, Finlow also records as Voice Stealer, not to mention numerous other monikers thanks to studio partnerships with Daz Quayle, D'Julz, Huggy and others. Releasing output on a host of labels; Warp, Paper Recordings, Playhouse and Soma to name but a few, his Silicon Scally performances are rare in the UK, but thanks to his embracing of Ableton music software and the laptop approach to playing live, gigging has become much easier. Support comes from the Dirty Hospital DJs and Konx-Om-Pax. [Colin Chapman]