Interviews
The Skinny brings nightlife out of the dark, shining a light on the hottest local clubs with interviews with DJs, electronic musicians and promoters. Here you can find all the info you need to leave scorch marks on the dance floor.
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Interviews
Capitol 1212 in the Capital
SF: The Skinny investigates closer to home to determine the health of home-grown beats, checking in with Capitol 1212
PQ: ""I'm never bored by the talent and creativity I see... people should always look closer to home for their music."" - Professa Fresh Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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Melting Pot: Seventh Heaven
SF: Melting Pot have been turning the niche into the necessary for the last seven years, and this month they shrug off any notions of the notorious seven year itch
PQ: ""The night has lasted this long because its heart [is] in the right place - from the people who promote it and the DJs who play there, to the crowd it attracts."" - Greg Wilson on Melting Pot Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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You Don't Know Pt 2: Cadence Weapon
In our continuing feature, we take the opportunity to check in with Cadence Weapon, another new and upcoming artist on the Big Dada label Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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Simian Mobile Disco: Still Our Friends
PQ: One of the biggest success stories on the dance scene of 2007 was the rise of Simian Mobile Disco. The Skinny catches up with James Ford a year later to find out how their career and music is progressing.
SF: ""I think everybody who makes dance music nowadays has to have been influenced at some point by Daft Punk!"" Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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Chromeo: Funkin' Fancy
SF: Following on from our tips for 2008, we deliver our promised interview with the funkin' good Chromeo
PQ: ""Spins, dips and electric slides!"" - P-Thugg Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
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I want M.A.N.D.Y.
SF: The new Fabric compilation (number 38 in the illustrious catalogue) is now out, put together by German techno maestros M.A.N.D.Y. The Skinny's RJ Thomson asked them what makes it, and them, work so well.
PQ: ""It's more than talking about music. It's more like soul talking."" àPatrick Bodmer, on talking about food
Read more »| 05 Feb 2008
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Full Phat: Cream of The Crop
SF: The Skinny meets one of Scotland's local artists on the up, Full Phat
PQ: ""After a while I started making tracks just for enjoyment and stopped chasing it so hard"" Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
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Talkin' All Atjazz
SF: We follow up January's album of the month, Full Circle, with an interview with Atjazz himself: Colin Chapman learns about structuring, talent swapping, and how Atjazz is taking back music for The Skinny
PQ: ""There's more of a detailed painting of what I was feeling behind each of the tracks on Full Circle"" Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
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TC: Riding high
SF: Scott Ramage swaps electronic messages with the current poster boy of drum and bass, TC, to get the dirt on his new Watch the Ride mix
PQ: ""If you want to work with sound, you've got to keep moving"" Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
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Tronic: Exactly what it says on the tin
SF: Tronic pulls in some of the finest local electronic artists on the west coast and London-based Yimino for their stonking February date
PQ: ""We knew there was a lot of good talent out there - we wanted to create something a bit different"" - Stuart Foxwell Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
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Sugarbeat: A Sweet Celebration
The birthdays for Edinburgh clubs just keep coming in a steady stream, with Sugarbeat celebrating its third with the help of legends Cabaret Voltaire, and Sinden and Herve Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
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2008 in Yon Scrying Bowl
SF: Looking to the future and flourishing of ideas, we've received many tips for greatness this year and formulated a few of our own from the grapevine and good ol' fashioned critique. Read on for our 2008 predictions!
PQ: ""All that music seems to have subconsciously amalgamated into a giant electronic music wad from which bits get extracted when it comes time to add rhythm"" - Let's Go Outside Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
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LTJ Bukem: Logical Productions
SF: The Skinny tracks down LTJ Bukem amidst increasing production work and gigs across the world to talk about his new mix album and DVD.
PQ: 'It's just going back to the way it was before, putting out lots of new stuff for people to hear on 12"".' Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
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Marshall Jefferson: The Stuff of Legends (print version)
SF: For the last DJ profile in our Bacardi series, we end on a definite high - an interview with the godfather of house as we know it, Marshall Jefferson. Read on to find out how a pushy salesman sparked production, what genre clubs are doing for dance music and where the industry goes from here.
PQ: ""You always think that you can step in and shake things up a bit, I think that was my intention."" Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
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LABELS SPECIAL - Nerve Recordings: Jumpin' Beats
SF: With huge drum and bass releases, early spots of great talent and a jam-packed schedule for 2008, The Skinny gets nervy with Nerve Recordings
PQ: ""At the time, the scene was a bit more locked off to new producers, and it was hard for people to get a release even if they had some amazing tracks."" - Paul Reset Read more »| 06 Jan 2008