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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East Coast: Slide, shuffle, and mix it up!
SF: Beats goes on the piste in search of big air and big tunes.
PQ: ""We're all about subverting expectations, creating juxtapositions, and making a party go off in a really original and fun way."" - Geoff of Eclectic Method Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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Fedde le Grand: From Holland to Detroit and back.
SF: After numerous weeks waiting with bated breath for Fedde to take some time out from his busy schedule, The Skinny finally catch a few moments with the Dutch producer for our continuing Bacardi profile series.
PQ: ""I believe that there is coming a lot of good house music from Holland at this moment and I hope this will continue in the near future."" Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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Electro Anniversary?
SF: Electro has many beginnings. It's a bit like the universe; what you're told depends on who you ask, and most times something important is left out. To that end, the Skinny asks Trevor Jackson from Playgroup about his new compilation with Alter Ego (Kings of Electro), and the legendary Greg Wilson, about where it all began.
PQ: ""Electro to me is such a broad term. I find it hard to define; in fact I don't really want to define it at all."" - Trevor Jackson (Playgroup) Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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Ali Love: The ups and downs and ins and outs
SF: The Skinny gets up close with Ali Love and finds out what he has to give.
PQ: ""I wanna perfect my art the same way as a martial artist, you wanna be able to do the one inch punch of death technique but with music!"" Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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for addition to electro feature in separate box
Contentious, thought-provoking, and down-right argument-causing: this was the situation the Beats writers faced when trying to summarise the greatest electro tracks to be reckoned with. We veered down genre off-shoots and even consulted various movies on the topic, such as Darkbeat: An Electro World Voyage (http://www.darkbeatmovie.com). But that didn't stop the ranting and raving. We turn the argument over to our readers now! Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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Double Helix: Self-Promotion and Reinvention
The Skinny chats with Texture and Sola Perplexus about how it feels to internationally break out without playing a single live gig.. Read more »| 07 Nov 2007
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Edinburgh Feature: Skream If You Want To Go Faster
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Tempa Records ingénue Skream is a young producer who is going places. As he prepares to drop some serious sub-bass on Edinburgh's Volume!, we ask him how his sound has evolved since he witnessed the birth of dubstep.
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""The term dubstep came about because it was the best way to describe it, but some of it has no relevance to dub... it's just the instrumental part that carries that association. I just play what I play."" Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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Hip Hop? Dinnae Stop!
Before we forget, remember the tea-lovin' Mr Scruff? Of course you do; he's back in Edinburgh on 18 Oct Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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Chloe: Paris in the Autumn
SF: The electro scene eagerly anticipates Chloe's Parisian masterpiece, the aptly named The Waiting Room, and The Skinny finds out how she finds her balance between sleazy beats and intimate songwriting.
PQ: ""The Waiting Room is the continuity of my work and an important part of my artistic expression."" - Chloe Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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Hip Hop? Dinnae Stop! USE THIS VERSION
Before we forget, remember the tea-lovin' Mr Scruff? Of course you do; he's back in Edinburgh on 18 Oct Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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Grant Nelson: From Star Wars Scratcher to Garage Pioneer
SF: In our continuing Bacardi event artists special, we talk with Grant Nelson about what happened to the Wishdokta, Nice 'n' Ripe Records, and when we can expect his first artist album!
PQ: ""I've always been partial to sticking my head in the bass bin and UK garage delivered the goods on that tip everytime!"" Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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Abdominal: Leader of the New Old School
SF: The Skinny chats with Abdominal as he flexes his muscles for the hip-hop scene.
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Glasgow feature: The Art of Parties
SF: The Skinny's Sean McNamara talks expansion and change with Art of Parties.
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Cobblestone Jazz: Rounded Techno
SF: As the backlash against the minimal techno sound gathers pace, the productions of Cobblestone Jazz have offered a warmer, analogue alternative to their more digital-driven counterparts. The Skinny investigates.
PQ: ""The three of us, we're playing analogue instruments, mixing it all live; in some ways this can make it sound raw, more human"". Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
InterviewsPrefuse 73: A Profuse Talent
Guillermo Scott Herren is a producer and multi-instrumentalist who lives and breathes the music he performs through various guises. Dave Kerr talks to Herron... Read more »| 08 Oct 2007