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ReviewsMatthew Dear – Beams
With Beams, Ghostly International founder Matthew Dear wears two of his strongest influences firmly on his sleeve. David Bowie and the Talking Heads loom... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
FestivalsWickerman 2012: Saturday
Given the sodden, grey-skied summer that Scotland has endured this year, it seems almost a miracle that the second day of Wickerman begins exactly as the f... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
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Wickerman 2012: Friday
In a year when other music festivals have fallen by the wayside, killed off by a mixture of public apathy, a diminishing roster of artists deemed to be hea... Read more »| 31 Jul 2012 -
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In Pictures: The Wickerman Festival 2012, Saturday
The Wickerman Festival 2012 Saturday Images from this year's Wickerman festival. Photography by Sol Nicol Read more »| 30 Jul 2012 -
FestivalsIn Pictures: The Wickerman Festival 2012, Friday
The Wickerman Festival 2012 Friday Images from this year's Wickerman festival. Photography by Sol Nicol Read more »| 30 Jul 2012 -
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Werd – Untitled Scot
Werd is a member of the Sons of Scotland hip-hop crew, who trade in the kind of gritty, urban, street-noir hip-hop that thrives on the gig circuit and in the... Read more »| 30 Jul 2012
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Huw M – Gathering Dusk
On debut Os Mewn Swn, Huw M sung entirely in Welsh, letting the music do the talking for those of us not fluent in the language (we can assume the majorit... Read more »| 27 Jul 2012 -
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Tamara Schlesinger – The Procession
In 6 Day Riot, Tamara Schlesinger’s compositions come wrapped in tiers of warm instrumentation, generating a welcoming, communal atmosphere. Solo deb... Read more »| 27 Jul 2012 -
Live MusicSchool of Seven Bells / Chvrches @ Stereo, 22 July
One song, one official gig – it’s been an economical route to the top of the hype pile for Churches. Lies proves to be just the tip of an alread... Read more »| 26 Jul 2012 -
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The Big Eyes Family Players & Friends – Folk Songs II
After 2009’s Folk Songs collaboration, James Yorkston lets the Big Eyes Family Players take charge of the sequel, appearing on just a couple of track... Read more »| 26 Jul 2012 -
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Oberman Knocks – Beatcroff Slabs
The growth of user-friendly technology may have had some negative effects in terms of electronica’s sonic heterogeneity. Imaginative producers, however... Read more »| 26 Jul 2012 -
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Otto Von Schirach – Supermeng
Otto Von Schirach has always been something of a sonic terrorist – his combination of Miami bass, breakcore freakouts and flashes of in-your-face gri... Read more »| 26 Jul 2012 -
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Fence Records Presents... The Away Game 2012, Isle of Eigg, 20-22 July
If you live in a flat, you can have a flat party. If you live in a caravan on an island: well, you have two options. If the island is Eigg: step outside, you... Read more »| 25 Jul 2012 -
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Half Cousin – Fantasy Belt
Kevin Cormack's adventure through the rugged musical landscape has lasted nearly ten years now; he first surfaced under the name Half Cousin in 2003 workin... Read more »| 25 Jul 2012 -
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Serengeti – C.A.R.
Credited to Serengeti, but featuring a three-way collab between the rapper and Anticon mainstays Jel and Odd Nosdam, C.A.R. is a deliciously loose and acces... Read more »| 25 Jul 2012