Scottish Fiction Rado Show - 9th July 2015

After focusing on the BBC Introducing Stage on last week's show, this week we focus on the artists playing the T Break stage at T in the Park, as well as rounding up the rest of the Scottish artists playing across the weekend including Hector Bizerk, The Twilight Sad and Admiral Fallow.

SE­­ØUEL is added to the playlist, there's a stunning remix of The Great Albatross from Tongues, plus new music from Akela, Nieves and Tetra.

Prides - Messiah
Ded Rabbit - Scarlet Cardigan
Nieves - Black Tie
Errant Boy - Imaginary Song
The Duke, Detroit - Summer's Come
Schnarff Schnarff - Desk
AROUND THE WORLD - The Libertines - Gunga Din
PLAYLIST - Catholic Action - The Real World
PLAYLIST - Pinact - Everybody Says
PLAYLIST - Kathryn Joseph - the worm
PLAYLIST - SE­­ØUEL - Fear Party
AmatrArt - Forgot About The Last Time
Admiral Fallow - Holding The Strings
Mt Doubt - Leap
Dec '91 - When You Come
Wendell Borton - Adjusting
The Van T's - Growler
The Twilight Sad - It Was Never The Same
Akela - Past Sunrise
RE-MIXING IT UP - The Great Albatross - Roots (Tongues Remix)
Tetra - Whistle By Wolves
Vukovi - Boy George
Hector Bizerk - Rust Cohle


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EP Review - Tetra - Tetra

Alt-rock foursome Tetra have been rocking their way around the Glasgow music scene of late, and their debut self-titled EP is a confident showcase of their bold sound.  Opener Arrival,  is aptly placed and named.  The catchy build up layers electronic future sounds with reassuringly tight drums and solid guitar.  Then Kevin Caldwell's fearless and daring vocals let you know they have arrived - and with a strong sense of British rock.  Already these guys are making big  sounds.

Tetra let loose on the second track, Sweet Release,  where fast paced beats give way to a venom-fuelled track full of momentum and excitement.  This song begs for full-body-fling dancing as it is thoroughly crisp, sharp and satisfying in all aspects of its delivery.  Forget yoga, jump around to this for a bit and the stresses of the day will disappear.

A veritable buffet for a rock-lover follows with, Tommy Lee Jones,  an all-you-can-jam to song, where the band shows what they’re made of.  Sublime atmosphere is created with the sweet open, which then morphs into darker realms as jarring guitar and hyped up rhythm takes us into rockier territory.  The chaotic organisation of the track makes it fantastically wrought with emotion.

The final track on the EP, Inside Is A Maniac,  is infectiously off-beat and littered with quirky kinks.  The guys maintain their powerful sound to the last, this slick offering is another one bound to get you rocking out.

To pull off this kind of music you need to have some serious spirit, tenacious conviction.  With their debut EP Tetra are showing the makings of true rockers: they not only pull it off but do so with notable daring.

- Maura Keane

Tetra – Tetra  is out now and is available for download here.

Scottish Fiction Podcast - 27th October 2014

With new music from Casual Sex, John Knox Sex Club, Stanley Odd and Rustie, this week's show is a smorgasboard of delights, cruising genres and styles with scant regard for the usual boundaries. 

Our session guest on this week's show is Alan McCormack; better known as the man behind lo-fi, experimental pop band Now Wakes The Sea.  Find out the influences and background behind latest album Bildungsroman  as well as hear three stripped backed live tracks. 

Casual Sex - A Perfect Storm
Tetra - Tommy Lee Jones
CLASSIC TRACK - Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love
Now Wakes The Sea - Scottish Blood Reversal - Live in Pulse 98.4 Studio
Fuji Above The Lightning - Devil
Wartime Tapestry - Merge
RE-MIXING IT UP - Kid Canaveral - Skeletons (AlpineSkiChampion remix)
Now Wakes The Sea - Original Bone - Live in Pulse 98.4 Studio
Joan Colomo - Hort Mort - As chosen by Now Wakes The Sea
John Knox Sex Club - Minotaur
Shambles In A Husk - The TOWIE Effect
Min Diesel - Down On The Green
Sharptooth - Sister
VINYL PLAY - Camera Obscura - Desire Lines (Live at the Tron Theatre)
Now Wakes The Sea - The Shore & The Coastline - Live in Pulse 98.4 Studio
Sound Of Yell - Hitherto
CLASSIC TRACK - The Pastels - I'm Alright With You
Poor Frisco - Ghosts
Stanley Odd - Her Name Was Hip-Hop
Errant Boy - Dilate
Snide Rhythms - Acid Alliteration
Rustie - Velcro


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We're Only Here For The Banter - Tetra

Popping up on Bar Bloc's Ensemble  compilation last month is a good way to catch the attention of music fans.  Since then this week's 'banter' guests Tetra have released their eponymous debut EP and launched it with a gig at Bar Bloc.  Time to find out more.

Hello, how the devil are you?

We're great thanks, yourself?

Very well thanks!  It's the question everyone hates, but could illuminate our readers with a little bit about your music and your influences?

I guess you could say we're an alternative rock band with some electronic elements but when people ask us that question we usually just look at each other in bemusement and shrug our shoulders!  As far as influences, we all have different favourites with the common threads being bands like Battles, MGMT, Everything Everything and Radiohead.  Jordan does have quite an unhealthy obsession with Haim though and Lynas is usually singing some soul, funk or jazz song that he's discovered that week.

What's your song-writing / creative process like?

Most of the time it starts with Lynas writing the chord progressions and structure of the song, recording it and emailing it to the rest of us and we take it into the studio and work on it from there, you'll often see Lynas freak out with joy and fall to the floor when he hears Jay's guitar part or Jordan's beat over it for the first time!

What could we expect to see from a live show?

A loud, fun, energetic and frantic show!  That's how it feels for us on stage anyway.

Tell us about your new EP Tetra.

It's our debut EP and it's been a long time coming to be honest!  Some of the tracks on it are around two years old so its great to finally have it out there.  It was recorded with Michael Butler at Bare Calf Studios and we had a lot of fun making it.  Also it's free to download so go have a listen!

What else have you got planned for the rest of 2014?

We are playing a fundraiser gig in Broadcast on the 2nd of November for our friend who is doing a 6 day trek to Machu Picchu all in aid of Make-A-Wish Foundation, so that should be pretty cool!

We are also taking part in Kenny's Music Battle Of The Bands competition, which takes place in BOX on the 22nd of November so we are hoping to do well in that!

Apart from that we are just going to keep writing new stuff and look towards hopefully releasing some new material in early 2015!

What are you listening to at the moment?

Thundercat - Oh Sheit, It's X! (Brainfeeder)

Thanks for speaking with us, would you care to share a joke with us?

A dyslexic man walks into a Bra.....


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Scottish Fiction Podcast - 13th October 2014

The Scottish Fiction Sessions continue as I welcomed Corrie from Pinact into the studio for a chat and some live music. Sounding excellent on the eve of the bands trip to New York, he treated us to three live tracks, including a Weezer cover.

The show is also jam packed with new music from We Were Promised Jetpacks, RM Hubbert, Stanley Odd, Conquering Animal Sound and more more more.

Medals - I Used To Be A Dancer
We Were Promised Jetpacks - I Keep It Composed
PAWS - Poor Old Christopher Robin (Live in Los Angeles @ The Satellite)
Tetra - Fossils
Pinact - Limbs - Live in Pulse 98.4 Studio
United Fruit - Open Your Eyes
Oxford Coast - Lone Wolf
Beard of Truth - Bad Kids
Pinact - Novembore - Live in Pulse 98.4 Studio
Teenage Fanclub - Everything Flows - As chosen by Corrie from Pinact
COVER LOVER - Finn LeMarinel - Lies
Adullboy - 21st Century Man
The Duke, Detroit - Accelerate
Prides - Out Of The Blue
VINYL PLAY - King Creosote - Ankle Shackles
Pinact - Butterfly (Weezer Cover) - Live in Pulse 98.4 Studio
Stanley Odd - Pastimes
Conquering Animal Sound - Puskas
The Pictish Trail - Long In The Tooth
Alansmithee - Checking Out
RM Hubbert feat. Alan Bissett - Song For Jenny
Bear Arms - Empty Vessel


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