Reviews
Album, EP and single reviews from The Skinny. Find reviews of the biggest new releases, as well as new records from up-and-coming new artists from across Scotland, the UK and beyond.
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AlbumsRoni Size/Reprazent - New Forms2
While no one can deny the power of the originals, these remixes don’t provide anything new or unusual Read more »| 05 Jun 2008 -
AlbumsMudhoney - Superfuzz Bigmuff: Deluxe Edition
A densely-layered snap-shot of a band obliviously tearing rock music a new one Read more »| 04 Jun 2008 -
Singles
Add Noise - Handwerk 3
There’s a stream of techno coming out of Berlin at the moment (MMM, Soundhack, MDR etc) that’s just amazing. Considering the strong links with th... Read more »| 04 Jun 2008 -
SinglesHolger Zilske - Wrecker
For those who aren't familiar with Holger Zilske: he's one half of Berlin’s Smash TV, the duo responsible for a string of top releases on labels like B... Read more »| 03 Jun 2008 -
Singles
Lionheart Bros - Bring it Down
The Lionheart Bros manage to sustain the listener's attention for long enough to distract them from the everyday grind Read more »| 03 Jun 2008 -
Singles
Jape - I was a Man
The lead-off single from Jape’s Ritual is something of a let-down: Jape has crafted a style of electro-rock that lacks both up-beat punchiness and tech... Read more »| 02 Jun 2008
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Singles
The Dirty Dozen - June, 2008
In a special edition of The Dirty Dozen, we let The Skinny's band of 2007, The Twilight Sad, sound off on this month's singles. We knew this could have gotte... Read more »| 02 Jun 2008 -
Albums
Force Of Nature - III
Two years after its release in Japan, Mule Musiq finally drop Force of Nature's III on the British public. The Japanese duo is composed of DJ Kent and KZA, a... Read more »| 02 Jun 2008 -
Albums
Johnny Truant - No Tears for the Creatures
You'll need 5 minutes to gather yourself before pressing play again, and again, and again Read more »| 02 Jun 2008 -
Albums
The Zutons - You Can Do Anything
A return to safe ground Read more »| 02 Jun 2008 -
SinglesKobai - We Move In Waves
This is the second single from Kobai, a six-piece electronic outfit from Glasgow. At the mixing desk is producer Kevin Burleigh, whose previous credits inclu... Read more »| 02 Jun 2008 -
Albums
Restlesslist - The Rise And Fall Of The Curtain Club
The beats are stale, the samples are clichéd and overall, it’s too obvious this is a vanity project Read more »| 02 Jun 2008 -
Singles
Let's Go Outside - Girls Don't Like Me Remixes
Using every trick in the techno handbook, Mark Broom's take satisfies both rhythmic and melodic needs Read more »| 02 Jun 2008 -
Ep
Harvey Mckay - Output EP
Yet again Glasgow is the birthplace for another techno feast Read more »| 02 Jun 2008 -
Albums
V/A - Kiss Presents the Mix Tape by Shortee Blitz
There are certain things that more discerning (read "pretentious") musos will only admit to liking when they've had a bit too much to drink: Donner kebabs, a... Read more »| 01 Jun 2008