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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Radioactive Man, Inner City Acid, The Soundhaus, Glasgow, 12 May
He sets it off, tearing the room a new breakbeat and possessing the crowd's feet with all the noises any acid fiend needs, and then some Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
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Prince Buster, Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh, 14 May
The mix of skinheads, dreads, kids and oldies makes for a great atmosphere and a good old fashioned skank Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
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London Electricity, Bongo Club, Edinburgh, 4 May
London Electricity proves his worth with some fast and highly animated mixing Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
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Lindstrom, Triptych, Sub Club, Glasgow, 28 Apr
The sounds are crisp, clean and bass-end heavy, and the styles drift from long tribal drum workouts, to 80s-flavoured cosmic house, to euphoric European electro-disco Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
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Kid Koala, Mixed Bizness, The Arches, Glasgow, 6 May
While he never loses sight of the need to keep everybody moving, Koala's skills are as fun to watch as his chops are to dance to. Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
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Ely Muff, The Nuthouse, Studio 24, Edinburgh, 10 May
Special guest Ely Muff of the notorious Hackney Headfuk parties
stands to deliver a vicious, juddering half hour mash-up of live breakcore,
hardcore and d&b Read more »| 10 Jun 2007
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DMZ - Digital Mystikz Vs Loefah featuring Sgt. Pokes, The Classic Grand, Glasgow, 28 April
Multiple reloads on 50,000 Watz sent the crowd charging forward to the point that the flimsy plywood barrier was almost crushed. On-mass skanking caused the needle to be knocked off the vinyl more than once Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
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DJ Distance and Pinch, Triptych, The Bongo Club, Edinburgh, 26 Apr
Rare moments of sonic clarity from devastatingly body shaking bass Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
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Built For The City, The Arches, Glasgow, 10 May
Built For The City was looking like a tasty proposition. A new night, in its infancy, is always going to have problems however Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
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Booka Shade and James Holden, 5 Years Of Get Physical Euro Elastics Tour, The Arches, Glasgow, 6 May
Music for the head and the feet Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
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Bas Mooy and Diverse Frequencies, JakN, Studio 24, 11 May
Haunting insectoid noises punctuate the building, upbeat pace, keeping the crowd on its toes, hugging the speakers and begging for more. Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
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V/A served up by Phat Kev - Brazilian Beats 'n' Pieces
This diverse selection is sure to get anyone moving and grooving on the dancefloor Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
ClubsSpeedometer - Four Flights Up
An absolute essential for any soulful funksters out there Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
ClubsSage Francis - Human the Death Dance
Hyper-articulate self-deprecating chest-beating. Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
ClubsNomumbah - Loves Moves
Highly evocative of lazy summer days, Love Moves will keep you as chilled as a freshly poured caipirinha Read more »| 10 Jun 2007