Clubs
The Skinny guide to clubs in Edinburgh, Glasgow and across Scotland. Discover the best club nights in Scotland with our monthly highlights; find great new music with our DJ charts and playlists; and hear from some of electronic music's best new producers in our regular interviews.
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ReviewsThe Super Phonics - Interstellar
This is a very solid, invigorating album that would also make a great '70s cop show soundtrack Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
ReviewsSimbad - Supersonic Revelation
That which suggests what Simbad is capable of, makes it a frustrating listen Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Interviews
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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Vetiver - Been so long/You May Be Blue
A refreshing, unique and quite simply astounding plethora of beautiful and powerful music Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Highlights
House of Techno Highlights February 2008
This month I'm taking a slightly different angle: in a recent interview with Hot Chip, Clash Magazine scribe Adam Park notes that Ricardo Villalobos was so a... Read more »| 05 Feb 2008 -
Interviews
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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Interviews
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 -
Highlights
Jae P, Apple Store, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, 31 Jan
Jae P will be bringing an infinitely grittier edge to Glasgow's Apple store Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
Interviews
Headspin: Decade of Dancing
SF: The Skinny checks in with Headspin's Allan Dunbar and Steve Austin as they approach a decade of top clubbing in Edinburgh's Bongo Club.
PQ: ""The ethos of the club has remained the same since day one."" - Allan Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
Reviews
Sparo - The Falling
In honesty, the music struggles to keep up with the psychedelic story, but the Joey2tits remix is a quality chopped up click-hop number Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
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Natasha England - Iko Iko
If you're into the likes of remixed Whigfield this might be you're bag but otherwise steer clear Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
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Donnacha Costello - Black Bag Job
The two edits of Black Bag Job utilise the same oneiric analogue synths and stripped-to-the-bone percussion as Colorseries Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
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Ada - Fizzman
Allegedly based around the adventures of a fictional poodle Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
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The Lo Fidelity Allstars, King Tut's, Glasgow, 2 Dec
The Tiger Picks' playground electro style with its new wave leanings doesn't quite seem to fit with the overall Allstars tone Read more »| 06 Jan 2008 -
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Mutiny, The Bongo Club, Edinburgh, 28 Nov
A thoroughly unruly first night for Mutiny Read more »| 06 Jan 2008