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
Tokyoblu - Funkin' Along Nicely
The Skinny chats with John Hutchison from Tokyo Blu about their upcoming milestone 5th birthday and where the club is heading.
""There's definitely loads of life left in the club, if anything the whole Tokyoblu concept is still in its infancy"" - John Hutchison Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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EDINBURGH FEATURE: Sweet E: Underground Exposure
Since the age of 13, Sweet E has been making hip-hop with her brother as Northern Exposure. With an upcoming 12"", festival appearances, and collaborations with Skinnyman's Mud Fam, NrnExpo are creeping out of the underground. Meet Edinburgh's answer to Lauryn Hill. Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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Glasgow feature - Kaput!: They Do Things A Bit Different
Leader: Rejecting the familiar Saturday night club formula for something a little more esoteric is Kaput! The Skinny gets the lowdown
Quote: ""We play the wilder, less commercial side of rock 'n' roll - from the proto-disco of no-wave and the urgency of post-punk, to krautrock and the droning waves of post-rock... all the while professing love for Ivor Cutler, soundtracks and any strange outsider music recording we can get our hands on."" - Colin/Kid Twist Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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SugarBeat: Garden Kuts
throwing you six artists isn't enough, say SugarBeat Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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Alex Smoke: Getting The Balance
The Skinny chats with Alex Smoke about city differences, future plans, and his intention to storm the Kapital.
Pull Quote: """"People will go with the trend, but those who like good music, make good music - and they're not particularly bothered whether it's called this thing or that thing"" - Alex Smoke Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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Neil Landstrumm: Raving Bull
Leader: The Skinny electronically chats with Neil Landstrumm about his return to Edinburgh, and why Restaurant of Assassins is not a mere continuation of key popular sounds.
Pull Quote: ""I've always been into heavy bass."" - Neil Landstrumm Read more »| 10 Jul 2007
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InterviewsWar on Hearing - OPPOSITES ISSUE
The Skinny grab the cotton wool balls and scream 'turn that down!' as we go on the quest for quieter sounds and systems Read more »| 10 Jul 2007 -
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Just a Vad
Leader: The Skinny caught up with Russian-born workaholic DJ and producer Vadim, when he came into town to support local hip-hop seedling superstars, The Underling, in the subterranean caves beneath Edinburgh.
Pull Quote: ""People will not be buying CDs in 5 years time, I'll eat my hat if they are.""
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The Lottergirls: Alotta electro
LEADER: Just who are the Lottergirls you may ask? Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
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DJ Red 6 & Profisee - Hot Steppin'
Standfirst/ What happens when you put together an ex-Livesciences DJ and Bongo club legend, and Great Ezcape's visionary wordsmith? Next Tune records is the answer, DJ Red 6 is the boss!
Pull Q/ ""Time is an illusion. You can't find something that's not there, you're either doing, or you're not."" - Profisee Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
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Gary Numan & Ade Fenton - A Perfect Circle (ONLINE VERSION)
Leader Line: Alex Burden rings Ade Fenton and Gary Numan in between hectic press interviews and record signings, to dig deeper into Artificial Perfect; Fenton's debut artist album, and their second LP collaboration together.
Pull Quote: ""It's helping us individually to progress and learn more about how to make music. Everyone wins: the fans win because they're getting constantly evolving music that's pushing forward all the time, and we all win because it's a fairly happy environment."" Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
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Galchen: Instrumental Stimulation
Leader: With sweeping soundscapes, and kick-ass rhythms underscoring instrumental music, a wonderful new talent has emerged.
Pull Quote: ""One of the big struggles for us over the years has been trying to get across to people, that we are not Mogwai!"" àIain of Galchen. Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
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Indian Summer Comes to Glasgae!
Leader: Nu-cosmic-disco maestro, 'Prins' Thomas Hermansen will be on hand to stimulate festival feet at Indian Summer on Saturday 14 July.
Pull Quote: ""What you expected to be 5000 people with their hands in the air can suddenly turn into a muddy and dark tent with 50 people waiting to hear the folk act after you... I'll just bring lots records and CDs and take it from there!"" Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
InterviewsWiley: Grime Ambassador
The founder of Roll Deep explains to The Skinny why his retirement is only the beginning. Read more »| 10 Jun 2007 -
Festivals
Us3 - The Party Band At A Jazz Festival
Leader: Trip-pop group Us3 have returned, and The Skinny are on hand with questions.
Read more »| 10 Jun 2007