Sneaky Pete's

Montreal’s Martyn Bootyspoon makes sexed-up club music with a razor-sharp sense of fun, dedicated to turning genre conventions inside out. He’s also one of the funniest cats we know.

Marrying influences ranging from booty house and ghettotech fixtures like DJ Assault and DJ Funk, Chicago house and sexed-up RnB to grime, Bootyspoon holds it all together with his baritone growl. His critically-acclaimed 2018 debut EP on Fractal Fantasy preceded appearances on LuckyMe, Model Future, and Local Action’s 2 B Real imprint.

Behind the decks the energy is high. Digitally slick grooves rub up against body bending beats, fed through club filters and manic tempo changes. Add in a sprinkle of classic party edits, his sets whip up the hottest crowds into a fever haze frenzy.

He joins us for Postal, our weekly Sunday session with cheap tickets for the hottest names in underground dance, and our pick of Scotland’s finest selectors.

Hottest UK act in a long while – Yung Singh – makes his Edinburgh debut at Sneaky Pete’s for Headset. Support from Aphid. Expected to sell out well in advance, don’t sleep!

Rachel Chinouriri is a singer/songwriter from Croydon, her family moved to the UK from Zimbabwe not long before she was born.

Rachel’s traditional African upbringing led to curiosity about her British cultural surroundings, and as a teenager she fell in love with acts such as Daughter and Lily Allen as well as the developing London Rap and Alternative scene. Rachel’s ambition blossomed early and at the age of 17, she wrote and recorded a number of tracks on her mum’s laptop using a £20 microphone and dropped them on Soundcloud.

Rachel has also proved her prowess as an incredible live performer, whilst supporting Celeste, Sam Fender and Lianne La Havas, as well as selling out her biggest show to date at Moth Club. In 2020 collaborative release ‘The River Bend’ with Subculture, was championed by Michaela Coel during her critically acclaimed series ‘I May Destroy You’, when it soundtracked a pivotal scene in the series.

MGR presents: Ella Kennedy, Niamhy Mac, and Coben

Mirror Glass Records is an ethical, eclectic, emergent-artist-focused music label, founded in 2021 at the heart of Edinburgh’s thriving creative scene. MGR strives to showcase the best and the freshest talent Edinburgh has to offer, giving up-and-coming artists the voice they deserve.

Ella Kennedy is a 19 year-old singer-songwriter from Edinburgh’s seaside town of Portobello. She effortlessly blends indie and folk genres, storytelling with graceful lyricism and a captivating vulnerability. Her delicate vocals and melodies create a sense of nostalgia and hopeful innocence.

Niamhy Mac is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, combining influences of alternative rock, R&B and folk with her native Scottish traditional music. She is now studying on the Popular Music course at Edinburgh Napier, and has been regularly recording and producing original work.

Coben draws on inspiration from all over the musical spectrum, drawing on elements of rock, jazz, singer-songwriter material and more experimental styles. Part of the Scottish music scene, Coben has played in some of Edinburghs most well-known venues and clubs, as well as touring Dundee and Glasgow.

Meet Meanwhile, an occasional dance event helmed by local resident Privet.

A party for those who like to ask ‘what’s going on over there?’ – we bring together creative club production and a soundtrack that you can shake your hips and stamp your feet to.

House music all night long.

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Meanwhile || Sneaky Pete’s || 22.04.22

@meanwhile.sco

AGP presents WOJTEK THE BEAR
+ Swiss Portrait + Quiet Houses

We take on the infamous sweatbox Sneaky Pete’s for our Milkit debut. Think acid, breaks, electro, trance & much much more.

For the next instalment of hypnotikk’s takeover, Brighter Days affiliate FELIXCW comes up from Leeds for a 2 hour set of raw breaks, electro and garage goodness.

After playing an iconic Keep Hush b2b with Bakey and hosting a Balamii residency, FELIXCW has been making movements across the U.K, playing alongside some of the biggest names in the scene from Nia Archives, Dr Dubplate, Coco Bryce and many more.

Felix’s set at sneakys guarantees to provide a sound of edge that doesn’t come round often. It’s definitely not one to miss.

Local selectas Far Lane and Still Waveley support the bill, rounding off a night in the sweat box like no other.

As the frontman of The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Kip Berman wrote songs about the thrills and ills of young adult life with the care and concern of a cool older sibling. In the years since he made his last record with his former band, Berman discovered an unvarnished, broken folk rock sound in The Natvral – a marked departure from his previous work.

Recorded over 7 days with producer Andy Savours (My Bloody Valentine, Black Country New Road, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart), his debut solo record Tethers is as raw in sound as it is nuanced and empathetic in its lyricism. Without effect pedals, overdubs or even a metronome, the resulting album feels free and unpretentious, recalling the strident obliqueness of Bob Dylan and Neil Young’s sonic primitivism – but drawn from a set of vividly detailed experiences all Berman’s own.

With Nick from Sneaky’s, Peaky Blindrunk + Special Guests

We are giving non-House and non-Techno, Disco not Disco, band-driven music a fresh pair of Sneaks. Every Tuesday, Nick, Peaky and special guests mix… Arthur Russell, Baxter Dury, Bodega, Blondie, Brian Eno, clash, Bowie, Diana Ross, Fat Whites, Fela Kuti, Grace Jones, Iggy Pop, Janaelle Monae, Khruangbin, LCD Soundsystem, Lizzy Mercier Descloux, Mac Demarco, MC5, Minor Threat, Parquet Courts, Pixies, Ram Jam, The Slits, Sugarcubes, Tame Impala, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, White Denim and Frank Zappa.