Clubs

SF: In underground clubs, bedrooms and studios across Scotland, a bunch of artists, producers and vocalists have been steadily honing their skills. The collective are known as LuckyMe, and The Skinny gets the lowdown. Read more »

SF: Anyone with even a passing interest in electronic music will have found it hard to miss the ever growing popularity of Jamaican dub vibes as an influence to the Scottish scene, working its way into everything from techno to hip-hop. In the second part of our dubstep exploration, The Skinny talks to Cloaks.

PQ: ""We love dubstep, but it's too clean. Everything is just so digitised and rounded and nice."" Read more »

SF: The Skinny catches up with Swaby from The Heavy as they prepare for their first major UK tour, to find out how they feel about their first LP and how dress rehearsals are going.

PQ: ""It kind of feels like we've laid our hearts on the line a little bit."" Read more »

The worst thing has got to be deciding how you're going to be in two places at once Read more »

SF: Onur Özer's debut album, Kaşmir, has just dropped on Vakant and could well spell the end of minimal bashing. The Skinny investigates.

PQ: ""I don't believe genres such as Berlin minimal... For me it is only house in the end."" Read more »

SF: The labels series continues with Edinburgh label Alex Tronic Records.

PQ: ""We will put out music as long as it's good and is basically kind of electronic in nature"" Read more »