Arts & Entertainment
The latest arts and entertainment highlights, previews, reviews, music and film features and opinion pieces from The Skinny writers.
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MusicYoung Smoke – Space Zone
The latest of Planet Mu’s footwork signings, Young Smoke’s approach differs in two distinct ways to the likes of Traxman or Chrissy Murderbot &nd... Read more »| 28 Sep 2012 -
MusicDrcarlsonalbion – La Strega And The Cunning Man In The Smoke
Dylan Carlson's growing obsession with British folkloristics is notably evident in his recent work with Earth, but it's deconstructed to an even greater exte... Read more »| 27 Sep 2012 -
MusicSchneider TM – Construction Sounds
An experimental musician who performs with former members of Neubauten and Can, Schneider TM is probably best known for his beguiling electro cover of The Sm... Read more »| 27 Sep 2012 -
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Seirom – 1973
A new double album from a man associated with fearsome black metal (Gnaw Their Tongues, among others) might sound an intimidating prospect. M.C. De Jong&r... Read more »| 27 Sep 2012 -
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Y Niwl – 4
Surfing in North Wales may involve a thicker wetsuit and a lot more shivering than its Californian equivalent, but in Y Niwl, the scene’s got a surf-ro... Read more »| 27 Sep 2012 -
MusicMurs X Fashawn – This Generation
Murs is a Los Angeles hip-hop legend, deep in the scene since 1993, with notable releases and collaborations including Felt (a duo he formed with Slug of Atm... Read more »| 26 Sep 2012
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Clubs
Al Doyle (Hot Chip / LCD Soundsystem) @ Wrong Island, The Berkeley Suite, 5 October
Multi-instrumentalist, DJ and circulating member of Hot Chip, LCD Soundsystem and New Build, Al Doyle's reputation as a man who knows his classic electronic ... Read more »| 26 Sep 2012 -
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Thavius Beck – The Most Beautiful Ugly
An instrumental album from rapper and superproducer Thavius Beck has about fifty times as many ideas crammed into it as most hip-hop records, even without hi... Read more »| 26 Sep 2012 -
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Moon Duo – Circles
Moon Duo’s debut Mazes invited its listeners to get lost in a sonic labyrinth of stargazing krautrock jams. The title of successor Circl... Read more »| 26 Sep 2012 -
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The Pyramids – Otherworldly
Listening to Otherworldly, the first release from this legendary US cosmic jazz collective since they disbanded in 1977, is – appropriately enough &nda... Read more »| 26 Sep 2012 -
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Kreidler – Den
Den is the eleventh studio album released by this Düsseldorf instrumental quartet since their formation in 1994, but their prolific output shows no si... Read more »| 26 Sep 2012 -
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Flying Lotus – Until the Quiet Comes
If Cosmogramma was the sound of Flying Lotus coming of age, making a statement of intent that would define the approach and philosophy not just of his Brainf... Read more »| 25 Sep 2012 -
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Terror Danjah – The Dark Crawler
Terror Danjah has been around since grime’s inception, producing classic dancefloor-destroying rhythms (anyone remember Zumpi Hunter?). His debut for H... Read more »| 25 Sep 2012 -
Books
The Stone Thrower by Adam Marek
Adam Marek’s second collection of short stories, The Stone Thrower, revolves around the profound and sometimes unexplainable relationship between paren... Read more »| 25 Sep 2012 -
Books
The Children's Hospital by Chris Adrian
Chris Adrian's second novel, The Children's Hospital, has been published for the first time in the UK some years after its debut in the states. This is presu... Read more »| 25 Sep 2012