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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Interviews
Lethally Fast
Leader: Playing back the interview we've just recorded with Lethal - MC and co-founder of Bleak House records - it's difficult to stop twitching to stick it on MySpace straight away and get distributing 'hottest new bootleg, rare unsigned shit from my main man Lethal'.
Pull Quote: ""The Journey snaps with the furious swagger of London grime and contains some of the nastiest bangers heard in years"" Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Highlights
Hip Hop Highlights Pt 1
Fly-T along with fellow old school nerds The Vapors Crew will be laying down some classic hip hop delights for your listening pleasure at The Wee Red Bar on 6 May. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Reviews
Stick430, JakN, Studio 24, Edinburgh, 13 Apr
Stick430 provide the very best banging tracks, whipping the crowd into a techno frenzy Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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Deepchord presents - Echospace The Coldest Season pt 1
It's an excellent 12"", but the classic style is overly familiar Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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Claro Intelecto - The Warehouse Sessions Vol. 4
Mark Stewart chops out another stunning slice of depth-charge techno that knocks you off your feet when it hits. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Interviews
Beats International - Frank N Dank Meet Dopeness Galore
Leader Line: Detroit hip hop ruffnecks, Frank-N-Dank return with a near-album sized EP, and The Skinny is on hand to discuss.
Pull Quote: ""The duo's speciality is street reportage, but unlike most, their colourful tales of slum life come off as credible, as-lived exploits."" Read more »| 11 May 2007
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Interviews
Abdominal: Escaping the Pigeon Hole
The Skinny does some intense gym training then quickly realises that we had to interview Abdominal, not improve our abdominals. Hip hop's less sweaty than gym work anyway!
Pull Quote: ""Other times I just want to mess around with wordplay and flows, and I don't really delve too deep as far as life experiences."" Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Reviews
Frank N Dank - The EP
The pair drop old-school stylings on Dutch beats Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Interviews
High Fives for Big Toe's!
Leader: Set in the charming surroundings of the Wee Red Bar in Edinburgh College of Art, Big Toe's Hi-Fi is a reggae night with a twist. Founding Big Toe's members John and Colvin explain to The Skinny what their night is about.
Pull quote: ""There's nothing worse playing at a night where the promoter
or the club are dictating."" Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Reviews
Anthony Collins - The Shades EP
Collins EP keeps the listener on edge, alert and, unusually for electronica, warmed. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
Reviews
Edit Select - Edit Select 01
Edit-Select 01 is the debut release from the mysterious Edit Select, a well known Soma Recordings artist under a new pseudonym Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
ReviewsJust Jack - Glory Days
the Just Jack generation will consist of hundreds of Londoners whistling his tunes perpetually. They will make quirky pop-culture references to each other whilst living in their eternal summer paradise Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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Lee Van Dowski - The Strike Pandemonium
LVD has packed the track with progressive throbs and random blips Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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Lottergirls - Bonfini E.P.
Haunting, suspense-laden, dark and menacing Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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N-Dubz - Feva Las Vegas
The production is superb: slick sounding whilst retaining a gritty edge. Read more »| 11 May 2007