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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Kobra Audio Labs - 'Sunshine, Shadows & Luck'
Although undeniably a slow burner, this is an accomplished album of emotionally involving instrumental hip-hop Read more »| 17 Mar 2006 -
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Keiren Hebden And Steve Reid - The Exchange Session: Vol 1
Both men feel the joining of electronics and acoustic jazz has not really been handled very skilfully in the past.
WEB VERSION ONLY PLEASE ALEX - SHORT PRINT ONE IS ELSEWERE Read more »| 17 Mar 2006 -
ClubsGlissandro 70 - '70'
A tripped-out, sublime journey into rhythm and melody Read more »| 17 Mar 2006 -
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B-Burg - Dessert Island Disco
This is a polished, laid-back album, deceptively simple at first but revealing more complexity with each listen Read more »| 17 Mar 2006 -
MusicSkindred - Pressure
Punk-metal reggae fronted by a Welshman anyone? Read more »| 17 Mar 2006 -
MusicOrson - No Tomorrow
Easy-listening-by-numbers Read more »| 17 Mar 2006
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MusicNizlopi - Girls
Jack Johnson with an English twist Read more »| 17 Mar 2006 -
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David Ford - I Don't Care What You Call Me
Quiet guitar, mellow organs and fully hum-able melodies in place. Read more »| 17 Mar 2006 -
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Two Gallants - 'What The Toll Tells'
They do not slump into their sophomore album àno, they crash through it, banging and booming, yelling and yearning. Read more »| 17 Mar 2006 -
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Tony Allen - Lagos No Shaking
lamely recontextualising all the pre-cursory afro-beat elements that went on to inform hip-hop and funk Read more »| 17 Mar 2006 -
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Andy C, Manga: 10th Birthday, GSA, Feb 3
10th birthday parties are traditionally defined by noise, mayhem and a hoard of screaming kids, and the Manga crew were in no mood to buck the trend
STRRR8 ON THA WEB PLS ALEX!!! Read more »| 17 Mar 2006 -
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Raiden, Friction, Phi-Life Cypher, Xplicit 1st Birthday, The Venue, Edinburgh, Jan 27
Phi-Life Cypher deserved a larger chunk of the crowd
STRRR8 ON THA WEB PLEASE ALEX!!! Read more »| 17 Mar 2006 -
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Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Scractch, The Bongo Club, Edinburgh, Feb 3
Undoubtedly one of the finest days in Ediburgh's hip-hop history. Read more »| 17 Mar 2006 -
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Rob da Bank, Fresh Air Launch, The Venue, Jan 29
Rob kept the crowd on their toes by delivering an ever eclectic sequence of songs Read more »| 17 Mar 2006 -
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The Chalets - Theme From Chalets
...striking similarities with Paula Abdul's Opposites Attract... Read more »| 17 Mar 2006