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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Highlights
World on The Beat, Apr 08
Welcome to World on the Beat. This column hopes to draw you towards music with the delectable flavour of another land àit may be fruity and tropical, or sometimes spicy and mystical, but almost always something you can jump, whirl, or generally get down to Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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The Drum and Bass Curriculum April 2008
We begin this month's clubnights with Xplicit at The Bongo Club on 4 April for a Scottish exclusive. Offkey label boss Raiden will be travelling up to Scotla... Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
InterviewsSoma Skool: Learnin's never been so fun!
Glasgow's biggest label pulls out another cracker with the return of the Soma Skool Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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House of Techno April 2008
Digital Harlot is back to wreck the Barfly in Glasgow on the 19th (11pm–3am, £tbc) with b... Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
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Hip-Hop Core Highlights
For those of you out there thinking it's about time we had a regular, reliable Scottish hip-hop night in Glasgow – wonderful news. For the third month ... Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
InterviewsDJ Krush: A Short History
The Skinny looks towards the East and to DJ Krush, one of the finest Japanese turntablists and an instrumental player in the scratching scene Read more »| 01 Apr 2008
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Dj Charts
DJ Chart: DJ Fly-T Top Ten (Capitol 1212)
DJ Fly-T and Professa Fresh make up Edinburgh hip-hop outfit, Capitol 1212. Their Raw and Disorder EP is out on Kool Kat Records next month, along with their 45 on reggae label Big Toes Hi-Fi. Below are the top ten tracks that DJ Fly-T is listening to and playing out this month! Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
Reviews
Feadz & Smith N Hack, Numbers, Sub Club, Glasgow, 1 Feb
Combining Moroder-ish basslines, vocodered vocals and electro squelches it reaches a brilliant climax with their own incessant, brass-blasting re-rub of Herbert's Moving Like A Train Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
Interviews
You Don't Know Pt 1: Amon Tobin
SF: A triple disc compilation of the greatest artists to rock Ninja Tune, Big Dada and Counter deserves a lot of attention, and also warrants an interview one of the appearing artists, Amon Tobin
PQ: ""If you distance yourself from music's cultural references and signifiers you can sometimes be left with a clear appreciation for rhythm and melody."" Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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Desert Storm Soundsystem, Soundhaus, Glasgow, 22 Mar
With acts from all over Europe and some serious local talent, this looks likely to be a party just like the old days Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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Faze, Big 'n' Bashy, The Bongo Club, Edinburgh, 15 Mar
Last month's event saw the dubstep massive huddle around the speakers, as if hearing the beats halfway up Holyrood Road isn't satisfying enough! Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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Noodle - Admiral Bar - 14/03/08
This is probably the only chance you'll get to see such amazing talent for only a fiver. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
Reviews
Kelley Polar - I need you to hold on while the sky is falling
There's no excess to this music; everything's precisely placed for the most intoxicating effect Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
ReviewsMIT - Coda
Even at Coda's strongest points it feels like MIT is holding back Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
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Tokyoblu, Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, 21 Mar
Something for everyone, no matter what genre of dance music you favour Read more »| 06 Mar 2008