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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The House of Techno
Edinburgh turns up the heat with a couple of huge nights this month. First up, Solescience meet Sugarbeat - guests are DJ Yoda with his full live audio-visua... Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Highlights
Mr Scruff, Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Dec 15
The cartoons and the childlike innocence of songs like 'Fish' and 'The Whale Song' should not make you underestimate Scruff as a producer or DJ Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Interviews
Roots Manuva: A Poetic Pallette (PRINT ONLY - SHORT)
Leader : The Skinny talks with Roots Manuva about his role as ""the guy on the corner with the Super T"" as he prepares to put together a new band and take them on the road.
Pull Quote : ""I always tried to project this image of a goody-two-shoes but then I'd be upstairs on the sex line.""
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ReviewsXzibit - Full Circle
Xzibit's version of a politically and socially observant album Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
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Evil Nine, Chew The Fat!, The Sub Club, Nov 17
Brighton's deadly duo rocked the joint and left the place sweaty. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
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V/A - Tronic: New Wave of Electronic Sounds Vol 1
Espion provides a stand-out track with Silence and Solitude, building a scene of contentment through melodies and beats that are supportive rather than directive Read more »| 12 Dec 2006
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Ying Yang Twins - Dangerous feat. Wyclef Jean
We are not treated to any particularly dirty lyrics (even on the 'dirty' version), no sexual positions, no explicit fantasies, just boring old sexism Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
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SebastiAn - Ross Ross Ross EP
Quirky electro beats suck you into a world of frenetic funky toe-tapping and head-nodding actions to rival Flat Eric Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
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Phunkin DJs feat. Pamela Fernandez. - Kickin the Beat 2006
This kind of music was dull when it was originally played in clubs fifteen years ago Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
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Max Skiba - Apple of Disco
With poignantly abstract titles such as 'Safari Jazz' and 'Apple of Disco', one is immediately intrigued to see what Polish DJ Max Skiba can offer. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Interviews
Roots Manuva: A Poetic Pallette
Leader : The Skinny talks with Roots Manuva about his role as ""the guy on the corner with the Super T"" as he prepares to put together a new band and take them on the road.
Pull Quote : ""I always tried to project this image of a goody-two-shoes but then I'd be upstairs on the sex line."" Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
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Arrested Development: Sunshine in Winter
Standfirst: Speech and co. are back with their positive vibes to restore balance to hip-hop. The Skinny says Hallelujah.
Pull Q: ""Politically, socially conscious music is an inconvenient truth: it doesn't make sense for business, or in terms of the escapism in entertainment that drives capitalism."" àSpeech, AD frontman Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
ReviewsPitbull - 'El Mariel'
Pitbull insists on doing the ThugLifeTM gruff shouting thing, while his producers do their best to imitate Three 6 Mafia, and he lamely fails to rap anywhere near as fast as they can Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
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Panacea - 'Ink Is My Drink'
Panacea have mass appeal like A Tribe Called Quest, but they are not backwards-looking - they stand alongside Spank Rock (also a Philly native) in their ability to successfully mutate the blueprint of hip-hop. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
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Arrested Development - 'Since The Last Time'
The second half of the album displays an admirable ear for a club cut, with some straight up head-nodding moments on Inner City and I Know I'm Bad that remind you what an eloquent, gifted MC Speech is Read more »| 12 Dec 2006