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
In Flagranti - 'In The Silver White Box'
Gomma get busy with electro-house meets Italo-disco balearic-flavoured singles. Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Interviews
Strictly Fortified - Glasgow Dubstep
Described by many as the freshest, most innovative strand of dance music today, dubstep's now making an impression in Glasgow Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Reviews
Zug-Zwang @ The Studio, Oct 7
Characters, pathos and knob gags Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Dj Charts
DJ Chart: Gost Wan (Electric Eliminators)
Dubstep is an emergent scene in Glasgow, with nights like Electric Eliminators leading the pack. Describing it as a simple mixture of dub and 2-step doesn't do it justice, so Gost Wan schools us on his top ten... Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Reviews
Underworld & Gabriel Yared - Breaking and Entering OST
With such an atmospheric soundtrack, the film also promises to be something special Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Highlights
Architeq (Live), Boogaloo Bothy, Henry's Cellar Bar, Edinburgh, Nov 17
Last time out Arciteq had the tiny venue seriously rocking, with the heavy edge to his ""fat analogue"" sound getting the crowd and the venue shaking to their foundations. Read more »| 12 Nov 2006
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Interviews
Xplicit: Drum & Bass From Coast to Coast
Leader L/ As Edinburgh's Xplicit prepare to take on Glasgow, The Skinny asked promoter Simon McGrath about his plans for drum & bass domination, and why Scotland's scene is so unique.
pull Q/ ""A lot of the DJs we've had up here end up hittin' us up on myspace, going on about playing up here - they love playing in Scotland. The crowd's different to London, a lot more friendly, and there's no hostility."" - Simon McGrath, Xplicit promoter Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Reviews
Solescience feat DJ Heather, Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Oct 13
Solescience always has a disco atmosphere, a busy dancefloor and a real buzz about it Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Reviews
Pressure feat Richie Hawtin, Gaiser, Greenskeepers, Sep 29
Richie Hawtin continued the subterranean style, but finished off the night with more vim, obviously showing off a lot of records picked up after a busy Balearic summer, and for once not sporting a very glamorous hairstyle Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Interviews
Aim - Flowers in the Atic
Leader L/ The folk and rock influences on 'Flight 602' may surprise some long-term fans of Aim àAndy Turner lets The Skinny in on the demise of Grand Central, and his plans for his new label, Atic Records
Pull Q/ The music on 'Flight 602' just developed over time, but I was very aware that I didn't want to just remake the first two albums, I wanted to try and just see if the music could stand up on its own."" àAndy Turner, AKA Aim Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Reviews
Seanie T & Serocee / Pesci - 'Sero & Seanie / Heavyweight MC'
Sero & Seanie has a laidback vibe, with samples of classic reggae leavening the broken beat. Heavyweight MC is a dubious boxing metaphor track, with Pesci namechecking some famous boxers and using left-hooks and jabs as lyrical similies. Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Reviews
First Aid (Ft. Million Dan, MCD, Rodney P) - 'Devon Cream' (Gettin' Better)
First Aid blends up a superbly catchy mix of horn, flute, scratching and heavy beats. Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Reviews
Dr. Octagon - 'Trees'
It's a testament to the skill of production duo One Watt Sun that the instrumental still sounds hyper, hyper dope, even without Keith's lyrics àtwisted funk of the highest order. Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Highlights
Pharcyde, Urbanscot, Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh, Nov 7
You could say they've taken a tumble, but they're not done by a long chalk Read more »| 12 Nov 2006 -
Interviews
Yppah: Painting With Loops
Leader L/ Yppah's debut defies pigeonholing, it's simply Beautiful At All Times
Pull Q/ ""People inspire me. People that can press your buttons!"" - Yppah Read more »| 12 Nov 2006