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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Anthony Collins - The Shades EP
Collins EP keeps the listener on edge, alert and, unusually for electronica, warmed. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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Edit Select - Edit Select 01
Edit-Select 01 is the debut release from the mysterious Edit Select, a well known Soma Recordings artist under a new pseudonym Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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Just Jack - Glory Days
the Just Jack generation will consist of hundreds of Londoners whistling his tunes perpetually. They will make quirky pop-culture references to each other whilst living in their eternal summer paradise Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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Lee Van Dowski - The Strike Pandemonium
LVD has packed the track with progressive throbs and random blips Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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Lottergirls - Bonfini E.P.
Haunting, suspense-laden, dark and menacing Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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N-Dubz - Feva Las Vegas
The production is superb: slick sounding whilst retaining a gritty edge. Read more »| 11 May 2007
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Pepe Deluxe - Pussy Cat Rock
A fun-filled feline riot Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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Electronic Music for Ballet - Shut up and Dance!
Designed to be accompanied by ballet dancers from the Berlin Staatsballet, it's an ambitious and challenging peice of work, held together by the quality of the producers involved. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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Big Acts For The Wee Chill
Leader: The sun is shining down, the people are smiling and the warm summer nights are only just beginning. And that's even before we get started on the wonderful and diverse musical treats on offer at this month's Wee Chill.
Pull Quote: NEED Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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Crystal Distortion, Synthetic, The Bongo Club, 5 Apr
If you aren't sweating profusely by the end and shaking off a bad case of the jogger's knees, you can only have been standing outside all night. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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Dave Piccioni - Azuli presents Miami 2007
An undeniable energy at play that will see many tracks rock dancefloors worldwide Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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Bright Eyes - Cassadaga
...the canvas is overstretched by lack of focus and inscrutable lyrics. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Books
The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall
it's damned original, human and satisfyingly identifiable, and as a debut it's top class. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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The Tartar Steppe, Dino Buzzati, trans. Stuart C. Hood
often compared to works by Kafka, Camus, and Calvino Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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The Successor by Ismail Kadare, translated by David Bellos.
Fragmentary, confusing, dissident and frightening Read more »| 11 May 2007