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
Quentin Harris - No Politics
On debut album No Politics New York-based producer Quentin Harris assimilates his varied influences borne out of a Detroit upbringing: early techno, blues, f... Read more »| 22 Apr 2008 -
Reviews
Black Grass - Three
Criminally underrated Brighton-based DJ/producer Mex claims this third release to be his 'Return of the Jedi’, and what a cheeky, irrepressible Ewok of... Read more »| 22 Apr 2008 -
HighlightsJames Ruskin and Jerome Hill @ Synthetic, The Caves, 4 May, 25 May
James Ruskin, Synthetic, The Caves, Edinburgh, 4 May Jerome Hill, Synthetic, The Caves, Edinburgh, 25 May Read more »| 22 Apr 2008 -
HighlightsShapeshifters Live @ Liquid Room, 17 May
So, you like drum and bass, you like soul, you like reggae and you might even like rock. If you've mentally ticked these boxes then you might like to hear th... Read more »| 22 Apr 2008 -
HighlightsTC and MC Jakes / Pendulum / DJ Shortee @ Xplicit, Bongo Club and Potterow, 2, 16, 30 May
Three dates, one city! Read more »| 22 Apr 2008 -
HighlightsDrum 'n' Bass Curriculum
Can you believe it’s May already? For many this is a time spent knuckling down and putting in that final bit of effort for any last exams. For others i... Read more »| 22 Apr 2008
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Reviews
Lifecycle - Techno Notice / Small Part of Me
Lifecycle churns out another relentless assault of breaks with the second release on the Ricochet label. Thankfully the release isn't quite as bad as the app... Read more »| 22 Apr 2008 -
Interviews
Painting Sexy Black
Having affected the trajectory of the Scottish pop continuum forever with the Beta Band, Steve Mason returns this summer to do it all again with the Black Affair. Paul Mitchell finds out more about his modus operandi Read more »| 22 Apr 2008 -
Interviews
Estelle: Stirring up the Atlantic
The Skinny is pleased to feature one of the most happening female stars currently making music, the smoothly cool Estelle: here to shake up the urban scene on both sides of the Atlantic with her new album Shine Read more »| 21 Apr 2008 -
Interviews
James Pants: Hot Licks
When James Pants’ new album Welcome dropped into the office, we were well impressed by his take on mixed-up funk. We asked around, and it turned out Alex Burden was already on the case Read more »| 11 Apr 2008 -
Interviews
RZArecting Bobby
Is he a producer? Is he a film star? This month he'll be neither as Robert 'RZA' Diggs assumes the persona of Bobby Digital, flying in to drop a fat stack of futuristic funk and a flare for kung-fu film philosophy on Scotland at the last Triptych Read more »| 08 Apr 2008 -
Highlights
Edinburgh Boat Party, South Queensferry Pier, 20 Apr
Setting sail from South Queensferry on the third Sunday of each month, the boat takes you a house-guided tour of the coast, courtesy of residents Harry Bennett and Leon Easter (3345) Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
Interviews
Juan Atkins: A Model Artist
Making his live Scottish debut as Model 500 at this month's Triptych Festival, Detroit techno pioneer Juan Atkins is also playing to mark Rub-A-Dub Records' 16th Birthday celebrations. Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
Reviews
Future Loop Foundation - Sunshine Philosophy EP
Nice, but a bit wishy-washy; and five years late into the bargain Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
Highlights
Volume, Ego, Edinburgh, 19 Apr
If you're a sensible human being you'll get your ass down to Ego for Volume's first birthday to be spoiled rotten. Read more »| 01 Apr 2008