Future Pilot AKA / Concerto Caledonia - Split 7" EP

Based in Hamburg but enamoured with all music Scottish, indie label Aufgeladen re-teams serial collaborator Future Pilot AKA with traditionalists Concerto Caledonia for this split 7". Future Pilot's take on Daniel Johnston's Devil Town turns the minute-long lo-fi sing-along into a six minute dub-sprawl that evokes Massive Attack fronted by a sleepy Jim Morrison. It's basically ace, the flipside's latter half more so: while their version of Johnston lullaby Walking the Cow is merely faithful, Concerto Caledonia's witty reworking of Buzzcocks' Boredom replaces guitar with flute 'n' fiddle and Shelley with operatic soprano Lisa Milne, clearly taking sheer enjoyment from spitting out lyrics like "ring a-fucking ding" over frenzied harpsichord. [Chris Buckle]