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AlbumsAlex Tronic - To Infinity
The latest offering from Alex Tronic records is a real treat, for a number of reasons. The opening notes of the first track Life's A Dream (I'm A Scratcher) ... Read more »| 18 Dec 2008 -
AlbumsRaymy - Oban & Gomorrah
A little unsure of himself musically, Raymy switches between dub, polka and country pastiches, all filtered through a Scottish, small town sense of humour. U... Read more »| 18 Dec 2008 -
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Jack Peachey - A Typing Error
Singer songwriter Jack Peachey turns pretty words into pretty music. This graceful collection of tracks highlights this talented musician's poetic capabiliti... Read more »| 18 Dec 2008 -
AlbumsVA - The Glasgow School Of Art Goes Pop
From Orange Juice to Belle and Sebastian, Glasgow’s pop pedigree is widely celebrated, but the city won't go resting on its laurels. Leeds label Art Go... Read more »| 17 Dec 2008 -
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Norman Lamont - Roadblock
Norman Lamont (don’t, he’s probably sick of it) is a well-known singer / songwriter on the Edinburgh acoustic scene, and Roadblock is his third a... Read more »| 17 Dec 2008 -
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Murcof - The Versailles Sessions
Out there, up in the musical stratosphere, lies a crossover point for musical experimentation that shipwrecks journalists, and makes a mockery of all those q... Read more »| 16 Dec 2008
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Andy Lang and The Well - The House that Jack Built
This sweet little collection of tunes takes you to a warm and wondrous place: crackling, crunching open fires, good friends and warm and delightful smiles. ... Read more »| 16 Dec 2008 -
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WhiskyCats - WhiskyCats
WhiskyCats play a sort of world-influenced knees-up skiffle, a sound that places them on the dangerously fine line between quirky and annoying. It’s a ... Read more »| 16 Dec 2008 -
AlbumsLorna Reid - Gypsy In My Soul
It’s difficult to fault the execution of Lorna Reid’s album of jazz standards –classy, conservative and impeccably performed, everything sounds exactly as on... Read more »| 15 Dec 2008 -
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Shapeshifter - Soulstice
Do you really need me to tell you what this sounds like? It’s called Soulstice. Punny names like “souled out” and “phunked up” ... Read more »| 11 Dec 2008 -
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Semaphore - Semaphore
Mark Lanegan, Johnny Cash, Nick Cave, that scary bloke from Crash Test Dummies: you can add Semaphore’s Louis Brennan, a 23-year-old Dubliner with the ... Read more »| 04 Dec 2008 -
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Haunts - Haunts
London’s Burning, the track which opens Haunts’ self-titled debut album, begins dreadfully with a rotten mix of faux-goth posturing and Rocky Hor... Read more »| 03 Dec 2008 -
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Meursault - Pissing On Bonfires/Kissing With Tongues
After a spin of this sublime record only one word will pass your lips: Magnificent. Read more »| 02 Dec 2008 -
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Rodrigo y Gabriela - Live in Japan
Word of mouth sensations Rodrigo y Gabriela have been playing to increasingly large venues over the past few years. There’s no doubting the fretboard (... Read more »| 02 Dec 2008 -
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All the Saints - Fire on Corridor X
If you thought that the return of acid house in all its Global Hypercoloured glory made for an unlikely renaissance, a second coming of ‘shoe-grunge&rs... Read more »| 28 Nov 2008