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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V/A - Volume 1
On the whole the album is extremely varied, and luckily the only thing which doesn't change is the consistent production quality and raw talent throughout Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
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Meg Baird - Dear Companion
making records like this, in this day and age, is frankly ridiculous Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
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Indian Summer Comes to Glasgae!
Leader: Nu-cosmic-disco maestro, 'Prins' Thomas Hermansen will be on hand to stimulate festival feet at Indian Summer on Saturday 14 July.
Pull Quote: ""What you expected to be 5000 people with their hands in the air can suddenly turn into a muddy and dark tent with 50 people waiting to hear the folk act after you... I'll just bring lots records and CDs and take it from there!"" Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
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Galchen: Instrumental Stimulation
Leader: With sweeping soundscapes, and kick-ass rhythms underscoring instrumental music, a wonderful new talent has emerged.
Pull Quote: ""One of the big struggles for us over the years has been trying to get across to people, that we are not Mogwai!"" àIain of Galchen. Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
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Prince Fatty - Milk and Honey
If you like the classic early dub sound, and you appreciate the less freaked-out pioneers of the bass, you'll probably have no trouble enjoying his work. Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
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The Go Go, Studio 24, Edinburgh, 2 June.
The Go-Go promises to be a vibrant, groovalicious evening not to be missed Read more »| 10 Jun 2007
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Volume, Cocteau Lounge, Ego, Edinburgh, 9 June
Riding on a high after their five star review in May's Skinny, Volume are back with another stellar local line-up. Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
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Darren Emerson, Sugarbeat, Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, 29 June
All good things electronic guaranteed! Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
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Daniel Bell, Freq, Sub Club, Glasgow, 22 June
His 7th City label continues to release extraordinary techno, while Bell has emmersed himself in Germany, and the Berlin scene; one he helped to create while living in another continent. Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
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Cause It Fundraiser for St Columba's Hospice, Bongo Club, Edinburgh, 22 June
If you want to get a little more bang for your buck and help out a super charity while you're at it, check out the two-floored extravaganza, Cause It on the 22nd. Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
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Access, Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, 22 June
For the first time in two years, all the Dropout DJs are coming together for a deck reunion Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
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Gary Numan & Ade Fenton - A Perfect Circle (ONLINE VERSION)
Leader Line: Alex Burden rings Ade Fenton and Gary Numan in between hectic press interviews and record signings, to dig deeper into Artificial Perfect; Fenton's debut artist album, and their second LP collaboration together.
Pull Quote: ""It's helping us individually to progress and learn more about how to make music. Everyone wins: the fans win because they're getting constantly evolving music that's pushing forward all the time, and we all win because it's a fairly happy environment."" Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
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DJ Red 6 & Profisee - Hot Steppin'
Standfirst/ What happens when you put together an ex-Livesciences DJ and Bongo club legend, and Great Ezcape's visionary wordsmith? Next Tune records is the answer, DJ Red 6 is the boss!
Pull Q/ ""Time is an illusion. You can't find something that's not there, you're either doing, or you're not."" - Profisee Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
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Someone Else - Pen Caps and Coloured Pencils
Despite the occasional slip, this is compelling listening; a bold and successful experiment in sound. Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
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Alex Tronic Records - Volume 1
A brilliant exhibition of talent Read more »| 10 Jun 2007