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Barry Can't Swim and the Scottish Electronic Diaspora: Dance Music Made at the Edge of the Map
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Barry Can't Swim and the Scottish Electronic Diaspora: Dance Music Made at the Edge of the Map

Scotland's physical and cultural distance from London's music industry created the conditions for a distinctly function-first electronic sound — one that shaped Barry Can't Swim and generations of Glasgow artists before him.

May 31, 2026