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.
-
Reviews
Nicole Willis and the Soul Investigators - Keep on reaching up: remixed
It does a pretty decent job of sounding like the offcuts of a busy day at Holland-Dozier-Holland Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
ReviewsKosheen - Damage
Infused with trip-hop, jazz, guitars, and synths Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
ReviewsKasper Bjorke - In Gumbo
While the array of shiny new sounds presented are very impressive, they're also cold and uninvolving Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
Reviews
Junior Rafael - Darkroom Tracks
While some discs reveal further depths through repeated listens, Darkroom Tracks sounds even more of a one-note wonder Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
Reviews
Jeh5t - Mengi Bus Mixtape
Long on creativity, this mixtape cranks out beats, cuts and rhymes for the masses Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
Reviews
Harmonia - Live 1974
Harmonia's work was consistently permeated by a confidence and experimentalism borne of faith in their own abilities Read more »| 07 Nov 2007
-
Reviews
Gommagang - Galactic No. 2
Sticking two fingers up at minimal and launching into a delirious thrashing guitar line Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
ReviewsEwan Pearson - Piece Work
As much as his trumpet deserves to be blown, most of the compilation is distinctly average Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
ReviewsDJ Vadim - The Soundcatcher Extras
This album has been done before by many other producers over the past fifteen years. Better late than never eh? Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
Reviews
Color Climax - Plug It In
The flow of Plug It In, the lead track from their long awaited album, screams Reservoir Dogs and could be the opening act for any Tarantino film Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
Reviews
Big Cakes - S.K.I.M
Big Cakes needs more mixing before it comes out of the oven Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
Interviews
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 -
Highlights
Duke Dumont, On/Off, The Bongo, Edinburgh, 8 Nov
The Bongo is better known for their reggae, punk, and DnB nights, and must be pleased with an exciting electro player like Duke hitting their decks Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
Dj Charts
Double Helix DJ Chart
Standfirst/
A DJ chart less ordinary, from genre confusion agents Double Helix (see this month's feature). Rather than opting for ten tracks of the latest beats and dubs, the duo offer a smattering of the tracks that have influenced their eclectic live sound. Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
Highlights
Miss Moneypenny's, Shanghai, Edinburgh, 9 Nov
Moneypenny's goes all out to create glamourous venues equipped with glamourous dancers for a glamourous clientele Read more »| 07 Nov 2007