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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Reviews
V/A (compiled by Sir Michael Caine) - Cained (Universal)
The inclusion of Sunshine's Better by John Martyn garners it an extra star, but two are immediately deducted for the use of Felix Da Housecat's embarrassingly awful Sinnerman remix Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
ReviewsLittle Dragon - Little Dragon
Though underplayed and subtle, this is a surprisingly large entrance for such a Little Dragon Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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Elektrons - Red Light Don't Stop
Red Light Don't Stop is their exploration of the contemporary styles within British music today, from hip-hop to soul and grime to futuristic disco Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Interviews
Grant Nelson: From Star Wars Scratcher to Garage Pioneer
SF: In our continuing Bacardi event artists special, we talk with Grant Nelson about what happened to the Wishdokta, Nice 'n' Ripe Records, and when we can expect his first artist album!
PQ: ""I've always been partial to sticking my head in the bass bin and UK garage delivered the goods on that tip everytime!"" Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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V/A mixed by Claude Von Stroke - At The Controls
Digging a little deeper into the techno-house genre Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Interviews
Hip Hop? Dinnae Stop! USE THIS VERSION
Before we forget, remember the tea-lovin' Mr Scruff? Of course you do; he's back in Edinburgh on 18 Oct Read more »| 08 Oct 2007
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The Ironweed Project - Boom Boom Clap
Imagine Robert Johnson as a boy racer with a 1000W bass amp in his boot! Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
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Rubens - Breaking Into Smile
Acoustic drums are deftly combined with layered synth melodies and electronic percussion to create a somewhat captivating track Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
ReviewsChloe - The Waiting Room
Everyone's favourite Parisian electro queen drops her long-awaited full-length, and bloody hell is it a quality piece of work Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Interviews
Chloe: Paris in the Autumn
SF: The electro scene eagerly anticipates Chloe's Parisian masterpiece, the aptly named The Waiting Room, and The Skinny finds out how she finds her balance between sleazy beats and intimate songwriting.
PQ: ""The Waiting Room is the continuity of my work and an important part of my artistic expression."" - Chloe Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
ReviewsHezekiah - I Predict a Riot
A glorious offering Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Highlights
Xplicit, Three multi-city events in three weeks
The line-up on each occasion stands shoulder to shoulder with some of the greatest the scene in Scotland has ever witnessed Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Reviews
Tomboy - Flamingo Remixes part. 2 (Trentemöller / Rodion rmxs) (Gomma)
For straight-up, crunching electro-house, his remix is nigh-on unbeatable Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Interviews
Hip Hop? Dinnae Stop!
Before we forget, remember the tea-lovin' Mr Scruff? Of course you do; he's back in Edinburgh on 18 Oct Read more »| 08 Oct 2007 -
Interviews
Edinburgh Feature: Skream If You Want To Go Faster
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Tempa Records ingénue Skream is a young producer who is going places. As he prepares to drop some serious sub-bass on Edinburgh's Volume!, we ask him how his sound has evolved since he witnessed the birth of dubstep.
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""The term dubstep came about because it was the best way to describe it, but some of it has no relevance to dub... it's just the instrumental part that carries that association. I just play what I play."" Read more »| 08 Oct 2007