Scottish Fiction Podcast - 20th April 2015

It's been a few weeks since the last Scottish Fiction show but we're back this week with a fresh two hour batch of delicious music. Off the heels of Record Store Day there's a fresh out the wrapper Vinyl Play track.  We play all four tracks from our new Almost Scottish Fiction EP, plus there's all the best new music from Scotland including Miaoux Miaoux, FFS, Kill The Waves, Lovers Turn To Monsters, and Adam Stafford. Enjoy!

Urvanovic - Open Ground
The Winter Tradition - All Back Home
Miaoux Miaoux - It's The Quick
FFS - Johnny Delusional
Malmo - The Bridge
Kill The Waves - Better Days
Iglomat - Tic Tac Toe
Twissted - Machines
VINYL PLAY - Honeyblood - No Big Deal
Mt. Doubt - Slump
Adam Stafford - Atheist Money
Admiral Fallow - Holding the Strings
Lovers Turn To Monsters - The Original Tune Guy
The Pooches - Rats & Rats
Finn LeMarinel - Love is Waves
Exit-Omni feat. Dear Lara - Wandering on a Night Without Stars
Neuro Trash - "i dunno, man"
Shona Brown - All I Have
RE-MIXING IT UP - A Band Called Quinn - Drive With Your Eyes Closed (Miaoux Miaoux remix)
Ela Orleans - The Sky and the Ghost
I am David Laing - Est-Ce La Fin
Wozniak - Five Star


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Scottish Fiction Podcast - 16th February 2015

Dunfermline band Foreignfox enjoyed a fantastic 2014 with their EP We Float Like Sinking Ships remaining a constantly played listen throughout the year, led by their outstanding track Yoghurt.  Ahead of releasing their new single Frostbite  three of the band joined us in the studio for three live tracks and chat about their plans for 2015. 

We also have some Valentine's Day love courtesy of Secret Motorbikes from the Fuzzkill Records Under The Covers  release as our Cover Love track; a Re-Mixing It Up track from Machines In Heaven re-mixing Turtle; plus new music from Sacred Paws, Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat, The Shithawks and more.

Sacred Paws - San Diego
Le Thug - Outer Hebridean
A Band Called Quinn - And Ever Again
Slowlight - Crossfire
Chris Devotion & The Expectation - When The Girl Goes To Town
Foreignfox - Frostbite - Live in Pulse 98.4 Studio
Ded Rabbit - Better On The Day
Red Kites - Salt Walter
Cold Years - Shackled
Gents - Farmer's Wife
The Shithawks - Yo Welcome
COVER LOVER - Secret Motorbikes - Alison
Dec '91 - Catherine
Foreignfox - Yoghurt - Live in Pulse 98.4 Studio
Pronto Mama - Remission
Seas, Starry - Faint Praise
Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat - This Dark Desire
Hustin Bunnets - Kafka on the Shore
Foreignfox - We Float Like Sinking Ships - Live in Pulse 98.4 Studio
RE-MIXING IT UP - Turtle - Lavender (Machines In Heaven Remix)
Best Girl Athlete - He's Calling Me Over
Featherwest - Viking Ship
Miasma - Goldberg


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Scottish Fiction Podcast - 24th July 2013

Behold!  It's Behold The Old Bear live in session for Scottish Fiction.  Or at least one third of the band.  Raindeer MacFarlane, lead man of BTOB and all-round animal lover, joined me in the studio for a couple of live tracks.  We also chatted about the band's sound and progression, the differences between BTOB and Mitchell Museum, and the merits or otherwise of crowd funding. 

Ahead of last weekend's jaunt to Wickerman, I also spoke to Chay Woodman, curator of the Solus Tent at the festival.  And there's new music from the likes of Le Thug, Friends In America, So Many Animal Calls and more!

Franz Ferdinand - Right Action

Pink Floyd - Nobody Home - As chosen by Behold The Old Bear

Behold The Old Bear - Remember When You Were Fun - Live in Pulse 98.4 FM Studio

Thee More Shallows - Night At The Knight School - As chosen by Behold The Old Bear

Behold The Old Bear - Blessings Or Bruises - Live in Pulse 98.4 FM Studio
Behold The Old Bear - Home Space - Live in Pulse 98.4 FM Studio 

Fog - The Rabbit - As chosen by Behold The Old Bear

Honeyblood - Super Rat

Interview with Chay Woodman - Solus Tent at Wickerman 2013

Fat Goth - Creepy Lounge
Calum K. West - Chooning Gum
The Last Battle - Wherever Our Feet Take Us
Friends In America - Gaffe
So Many Animal Calls - Almost Something Is Better Than Nothing
Sweethearts Of The Prison Rodeo - The Solitary Rabbit 
Le Thug - Tenerife
Antibloom - Gutslime
A Band Called Quinn - Forget About It


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Scottish Fiction Submissions - 20th April

It's Record Store Day tomorrow and I did plan to do a round up of what's going on in and around venues.  However other people have beat me to it, and it's easier to link you to those instead.  Lazy?  Yes, but why worry.

The Pop Cop         Ayetunes

I'm also going to plug a link for you lovely looking people, which is where you can now pick up tickets for our very first Scottish Fiction Presents gig which is on Sunday 17th June featuring Michael Cassidy, The Spook School, Queen Jane and Saint Death.  Tickets can be bought here and it would make me very happy to see you there.

Anyway, back to business. 

Dougie Greig - 'Black Water Son'

I first heard of Dougie when I went to see Julia And The Doogans recently.  No sooner had I popped my clogs off from that and in popped a track from Dougie's soon to be released album (the above picture is from his EP 'Beginnings' currently available on iTunes).  With his perfectly timed use of a loop pedal Dougie creates layers of sound that you wouldn't know was just one man.  That's probably the biggest hook about the music, is that it is through intricate use of a loop pedal that it's created.  I enjoyed listening to 'Black Water Son' but it's not recreating the wheel.  Pleasant singer songwriter material here.



Louise Quinn & Kid Loco - 'Oh Jackie'

When I heard this song up close and live I thought it was a good 'un.  Out now all polished up and pretty and with Kid Loco on board also.  The title track is full of sass and spunk and other such things, and the EP itself is well worth a listen.  'Exactly Like You' has a nice old time jazz feel to it, which I believe is because it's a cover of a 1930's track, and there's also a Bill Wells remix included too, which is nice.



Madison - 'Armbands'

Madison are fronted by singer Russell Ferguson, previously of The Celestians, and while the name/line up may have changed there's a pretty similar sound going on.  Russell's voice is pretty distinctive, in the same vein as Twin Atlantic and the recently deceased Dykeenies.  It's alternative rock, edging more towards the pop side of the spectrum.  Kinda grows on you a little bit.  Give it a listen or two.  There's a b-side two 'Like Glue' which is free to download.



The Leg - 'Bake Yourself Silly'

You can all thank me for this free single from The Leg who release their album 'An Eagle To Saturn' on Song, By Toad Records on 30th April.  No sooner had I pre-ordered the album did this free single drop into my inbox.  It's all the eccentric things that The Leg do well, and if you don't like it I suspect you can fuck off.




That's yer lot tonight, might re-jig the days of our regular features due to my shifts at work changing so there'll be more Scottish Fiction Submissions at some point next week.  In the meantime don't forget to buy lots of (probably) expensive black plastic that you can cherish, love, and hawk on eBay when you need some quick dosh and Wonga won't give you any more cash.

Scottish Fiction Podcast - 20th February 2012

I was lucky enough to be joined by the delightful A Band Called Quinn, who played three live tracks as well as talking about their music, and the Scottish music community in general.  Great banter from Louise, Bal and Robert made this a very pleasant show, so enjoy listening back to it!

The songs that A Band Called Quinn chose were:

The Horrors - A Sea Within A Sea
Crystal Stilts - Through The Floor
D. D. Sound - Burning Love

And live in the studio A Band Called Quinn played:

Wolf Cries Boy
Fragments Of Him
Oh Jackie

The rest of our playlist looked something like this...

Queen Jane - Confetti
Withered Hand - Heart Heart
Nirvana - Come As You Are

Mixing It Up - Lianne La Havas - Forget - As chosen by Jamie Sparks

Collar Up - A Jam Jar Full Of Wasps
Randolph's Leap - Dying In My Sleep
PAWS - Jellyfish
Stevie Jackson - Where Do All The Good Girls Go?
PET - Wear Black
Apache Spaceman - Stevie Nicks
Run Lucky Free - The Factory
De Rosa - A Love Economy

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Scottish Fiction January 2012 EP

After the huge success of our Shelter Christmas EP it's back to the business of dishing up some free music from Scotland's talented artists for you to enjoy.

Here's the line up for this month's EP:

A Band Called Quinn
Bottle Of Evil
Mickey 9's
Blank Canvas

As usual you can listen to/download the EP below.  Spread the word and enjoy!

We're Only Here For The Banter - A Band Called Quinn

A Band Called Quinn hail from Glasgow town and in their current form consist of frontwoman Louise Quinn, Bal Cooke, Robert Henderson, Steven Westwater and Adam Wyroslawski.  Their brand of electro pop has been well received in many quarters and the band have had a colourful past couple of years, most recently releasing their album 'The Beggar's Opera'.

Louise took some time to have a wee chat.

Hello, how are you?

Quite tipsy!

It's the question everyone hates, but could you tell us a little bit about your music and your influences?

I'm one of these mentally ill people who hears melodies & lyrics at 4pm in the morning & has to record them on whatever device comes to hand. I was brought up in the C60 culture so my influences are a mix tape of everything from Bach to Butthole Surfers.

What's your song writing process like?

Demonic Possession.

What could we expect to see from a live show?

A bit of theatricality, visuals from Iman4D & trumpet guru Robert Henderson.

If it were all to end tomorrow, what would you say has been your greatest achievement?

Getting to number 4 in the Serbian Diskomer chart; touring there resulting in 2 Serbian/Scottish marriages.

What have you got planned for 2012?

Releasing Oh Jackie - a duet with Kid Loco; shooting a video for it with Uisdean Murray; releasing album Red Light Means Go & appearing on the soundtrack to Lip Service series 2 on BBC3.

At Scottish Fiction we focus on new Scottish music, how do you as a band view the Scottish music 'scene'?

Packed full of interesting, amazing bands & artists.

What other Scottish artists would you recommend to the Scottish Fiction readers?

GoGoBot, Bear Bones, Shambles Miller, Miaoux Miaoux & Star Wheel Press.

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

Did you hear about the guy that had a trumpet tree in his garden? The Council came & root-atoot-toot! (has to be told in a Glaswegian accent!)

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