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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Clubs
One Hell of a Time
Die hard Bayern Munich fan and qualified football coach, fashion icon and occasional Versace model, prolific producer, club owner, and record label kingpin. Helmut Josef Geier AKA DJ Hell is more than just a DJ: The Skinny talk electro-house, that minimal house craze, where it all began and where it's going with Europe's hottest DJ. Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
Music
Lee Patterson @ Whistlebinkies
So vivid are his depictions of Edinburgh life that you can almost taste the sea breeze as he recites his tales of Leith Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
MusicThe Good, The Bad and The Queen - The Good, The Bad and The Queen
Some wonderful songs... completely encumbered by the personnel. Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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Beehoover - The Sun Behind The Dustbin
Think traditional doom meets psychedelia, remove guitars almost entirely and you're probably somewhere near. Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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P.Diddy - 'Tell Me' featuring Christina Aguilera
A genre that has become an innocuous mish-mash of tried and tested beats, rhymes and rhythms. Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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Captain Flashback - Crazy Horses
Mixing bass, breakbeat, guitars and psychedelia, they've certainly created a unique, energetic sound, with catchy riffs and bouncing beats that get stuck in your head. Read more »| 10 Feb 2007
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Martin 101 - Dangerous Cat EP
While other artists take inspiration from previous decades and give it a modern twist, Martin 101 is simply a creepy, comical eighties throwback Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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Indigitous 5th Birthday, Studio 24, Edinburgh, 2 Feb
Minimal tech-house and the funkier tones of psy-trance will be getting a blasting Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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Skinnyman, Soul Biscuits, Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, 19 Jan
Some of the very best, fresh and inspirational acts in the UK hip-hop scene; a truly unforgettable night for all involved Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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Partnership of Sound - Four Years Later
Mr Clutch and Lawds, along with MC Redeem, deliver smooth monologues, focusing on abstract images and half-rhyme word trickery rather than the 'moon-June-spoon' grunts of thug rap. Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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Onur Özer - Red Cabaret EP
Red Cabaret (Overture)' employs a hundred effects, but centres itself on a fuzzy diminuendo/crescendo reminiscent of space-ship effects from Blake's 7 or Dr. Who Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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Tracey Thorn - It's All True
While it is more unique than general pop releases, the song has a whiney, moaning character but none of the sparkle of EBTG's major hit, 'Missing' Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
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Dabrye - Two/Three Instrumentals
The Stand' and 'That's What's Up are infused with the buzz-saw electronics of his usual moniker, but the stuttering samples and snap-clap percussion mark this as a hip-hop record, with a straightforward four-four boom-bap buried deep beneath the layers Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
Clubs
Happy Birthday To Cab!
Cabaret Voltaire's continuing innovation and support of the local scene and its commitment to bringing the finest international talent to town make it a valuable local institution Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
Music
The Dials @ Whistlebinkies
a bread n' butter gig on a rainy Friday night Read more »| 10 Feb 2007