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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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
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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 -
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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 -
Reviews
The 4ORCE - UK Rappcats
Outside the history lesson of fallen British hip-hop contributors you have to consider why this track was even created, as the delivery of a brilliant concept doesn't translate Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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Natural Self - The Love Theme
Natural Self places the best acoustic melodies over the head nodding drum patterns to provide an organic tune Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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Trevor Loveys, Chew the Fat! 10th Birthday, Sub Club, Glasgow, 22 Nov
Chew the Fat! Is proof that something different can work Read more »| 07 Nov 2007
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Highlights
J-Zone & DJ $heep are XxxTra Chee$e, Scratch, The Bongo Club, 7 Dec
The return of the mighty Scratch, the original East Coast headz convention, for a completely exclusive one-off show Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
Interviews
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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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 -
Interviews
Double Helix: Self-Promotion and Reinvention
SF: The Skinny chats with one-half of Double Helix, Texture, about how it feels to internationally break out without playing a single live gig...
PQ: ""I think it's time Edinburgh bands broke out."" Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
ReviewsRoger Sanchez & Laidback Luke - Afterdark Vol. 3
Luke's own track Plastic Dreams and the funky Rumba leave you with an aftertaste suggesting his future will not be aping his name Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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Sean Finn & Gino Montesano - Sunglasses At Night
The Club Mix, with its rocktonic rifts and funky bass line will at the very least inspire some dancefloor casualties to keep their sunglasses on! Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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Redneck Renegade - Running Out
The Skinny suggests he returns and comes back with a better effort Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
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Michael Fakesh - Soda Remixes
The first single off the former Funkstorung knob twiddler's solo album, Dos, is an utterly unmissable 12"" Read more »| 07 Nov 2007 -
ReviewsMattafix - Living Darfur
Lets hope Mattafix achieve all they set out to do with this record Read more »| 07 Nov 2007