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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MusicDeadstring Brothers - 'Starving Winter Report'
we've already got 'Let it Bleed' so we don't really need this as a plan b Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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Sun Ra Arkestra
This is Sun Ra; of course he's from Saturn Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
Clubs
Booka Shade, We Are Electric, Cabret Voltaire, Edinburgh, April 16
Go along on any Wednesday and WAE is a good bet for some electrotech antics; go on their guest nights, and you're guaranteed a night to remember. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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Bubba Sparxxx - 'Miss New Booty'
Back to his standard white-American country style this tune certainly fails to impress Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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Diggin' Deeper 1st Birthday, The Bongo Club, Edinburgh, April 7
Edinburgh's newest musical community dig up the finest musical treats from their capacious crates Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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Poets of Rhythm, Boca 45, D.O.P.E., Glenfiddich Independent Mix, Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, April 6
Get down early, sip some free whisky cocktails, and watch the sparks fly Read more »| 16 Apr 2006
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Sandy Rivera, Progression, The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, April 22
Hailed by clubbers for his many fine cuts and dance floor destroyers, house music mastermind Rivera will be well received in the capital Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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Alias & Tarsier - 'Dr. C / 5 Years'
Do you remember This Mortal Coil? So does Alias, and he updates the blueprint in a superlative fashion Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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Mungo'S Hi-Fi: Songs of Zion
There's an impressive unifying quality to the Mongo's sound, combining all forms of reggae together. But it's the swaying depth to the bass when heard in full effect that leaves the lasting impression Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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The Institute for Electronic Artists: Edinburgh Launch, The Bongo Cafe, March 15
It's an ideal way to judge how your music is being received while retaining a degree of anonymity Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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Basstrap Presents Roni Size, The Bongo Club, Edinburgh, March 10
The unique Full Cycle sound along with the benefit of being a technically excellent DJ saw Roni Size blaze through a masterclass of mixes. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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The Gasman 'This One's For You'
The album provides intrepid, slow moving soundscapes alongside chaotic, beat filled creations. Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
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Spank Rock - 'YoYoYoYoYo'
Genuinely fresh, this new blueprint for hip-hop lets the jaw-dropping trickery of Spank's Dizzee-esque flow shine over some truly raw club-bangers, and has the depth and intricacy to make it a classic Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
ClubsRichard Bartz - BIG
Those of us who've moved on since eighties techno had better give it a miss Read more »| 16 Apr 2006 -
ClubsDFA - 'The DFA Remixes: Chapter One'
The DFA funkify and coolize a selection of tracks Read more »| 16 Apr 2006