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Merka - Berserka
A sample-delic odyssey through breakbeat past, present and future Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
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Northern Exposure - The Compilation
Her flow is gritty and invigorating àLady Sovereign without the flippant commercialism Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
ReviewsJ Dilla - Ruff Draft
Dilla's cut and paste reductionism was a stylistic turning point in hip-hop Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
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Tokyoblu, Ego, Edinburgh, Mar 2
Ego can be an awkward space for the really hyped up club nights. The one room is just that, a room - with nothing wondrous or charismatic about it, and with... Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
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Roll Deep - Rules & Regulations
For true, grimy Roll Deep, seek the mixtapes àbut if you're put off by grime's spiky harshness, this album will definitely be more compatible with your ears. Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
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France Copland, DPLSPK, Maggie May's, Glasgow, 17 Mar
An entire array of cleverness Read more »| 11 Apr 2007
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Niyi - 808 Klap / Ur Mummy
Niyi is equal parts Wiley, Timmy Mallett pop dross and breakbeat hardcore Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
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Trashed
Amid a flurry of changes to the Edinburgh scene (the closure of Sala, opening of Destination's women's night, and the relocation to Studio 24 of Velvet and Z... Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
ReviewsMotor - Unhuman
The acid sound gets an electro-house re-birth on Unhuman, fitted around jackin' beats, vocodered lyrics, and erratic clicks. Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
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Cortney Tidwell - Don't Let the Stars Keep Us Tangled Up [Ewan Pearson remix]
Pearson plays up the beats and streamlines the synths and keys into hypnotic electronica, which is generally uplifting Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
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A Piece Of Havana, Fruitmarket, Glasgow, 24 Feb
Triangulo Escuro seem to go down well with the massed revelers, but it's hard to escape the thought that they might not be able to hold their own in another setting Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
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Shadow Orchestra - Shadow Orchestra
Boldly pushing the boundaries of laptop music, composer/producer Chris Bangs and his four-piece orchestra have created one of the most genuinely uplifting an... Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
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Groove Armada - Get Down feat. Stush
Groove Armada have come over sounding all Basement Jaxx Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
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Fabio & Grooverider, Xtrabass 07 and Xplicit, Art School, Glasgow, 9 Mar
Glasgow is gifted another ladle full of Xplicit drum and bass Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
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Justin Robertson, Death Disco, The Arches, Glasgow, 17 Mar
The excellent Justin Robertson helps a mediocre Death Disco come up trumps Read more »| 11 Apr 2007