Scottish Fiction Radio Show - 10th September 2015

This week's show takes in another bunch of great new Scottish music including tracks from Bossy Love, The Insomniac Project, CHVRCHES, and Turtle.  Add another track to the Scottish Fiction Playlist, get some Beach House snuck in there too and you've got all the makings of a great show.

Add in the friendly chat and beautiful music of Bella and the Bear live in session too and that's just spoiling you!  With three live tracks, plus chat about the bands forthcoming new EP 'A Girl Called Bella', get stuck in and enjoy!

Seconds - When He Calls
The Insomniac Project - In and Out (of My Head)
Bella and the Bear - Little Boat (Live in Pulse 98.4 Studio)
Earths - Kangerlussuaq
Flakes - to dine by your side
Bella and the Bear - Sleeping Patterns (Live in Pulse 98.4 Studio)
Ben Howard - I Forget Where We Were - As chosen by Bella and the Bear
AROUND THE WORLD - Beach House - Sparks
PLAYLISTED TRACK - CARBS - Life Drawing
PLAYLISTED TRACK - Forever - Loose
PLAYLISTED TRACK - WOMPS - Live A Little Less
PLAYLISTED TRACK - HQFU - Dust & Dirt
Bella and the Bear - Magaluf (Live in Pulse 98.4 Studio)
CHVRCHES - Never Ending Circles
Yutani - All's Well That Ends Well
Turtle - Calculate
Bossy Love - Tell You What
Prehistoric Friends - Bermuda Triange

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Scottish Fiction Radio Show - 3rd September 2015

Don't call it a comeback, I've been here for years!  After another extended break over August, it's back to business here on Scottish Fiction with an almighty alignment of the best new music from Scotland and outstanding guests.

In session and playing some brand new tracks is Steven Milne from Aberdeen four piece The Little Kicks, and also joining me on the show is the esteemed Nicola Meighan who helps me review six hot new jams on the Scottish Fiction Roundtable.  It's all popping off.

WHITE - Blush
Wozniak - Wings of Pegasus
The Little Kicks - This Mess We're In (Live in Pulse 98.4 Studio)
HQFU - Dust & Dirt
The Spook School - Burn Masculinity
Breakfast Muff - The Feels
Vasa - Fat Ronaldo
Jutland Songs - Enuff Puff
Delta Mainline - Vultures
Now Wakes The Sea - Rainmaker
The Little Kicks - Don't Get Mad, Get Even (Live in Pulse 98.4 Studio)
Mac Demarco - Another One - Chosen by Steven from The Little Kicks
PLAYLIST - CARBS - Life Drawing
PLAYLIST - Tongues - Religion
PLAYLIST - Forever - Loose
PLAYLIST - WOMPS - Live a Little Less
The Little Kicks - Gone But Not Forgotten (Live in Pulse 98.4 Studio)
RE-MIXING IT UP - Miaoux Miaoux - Luxury Discovery (Bdy_Prts Remix)

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Scottish Fiction Radio Show - 30th July 2015

There's something pretty special about live music on radio.  It's the aspect of doing this whole Scottish Fiction hoo-la that I enjoy the most.  So it was such a delight to get back to hosting Scottish Fiction Sessions as I welcomed Dec '91 into the studio for a chat and live music.  We spoke about music, travelling, our upcoming Scottish Fiction Presents gig, as well as all sorts of other nonsense.

Making up the rest of the show, there's a new Playlist addition from Tongues, music from Yutani, Turtle, and Holy Esque, and stunning Re-Mixing It Up track from Outblinker via Machines In Heaven. 

Turtle - The Floor
Be Charlotte - Face
Mt. Doubt - Asunder
Dec '91 - I'll Try To Let You Know (Live in Pulse 98.4 Studio)
Shona Brown - All I Have
Akela - Past Sunrise
Dec '91 - Bad Man (Live in Pulse 98.4 Studio)
AROUND THE WORLD - Girlpool - Before The World Was Big
PLAYLIST - SEØUEL - Fear Party
PLAYLIST - CARBS - Life Drawing
PLAYLIST - Tongues - Religion
PLAYLIST - Womps - Live A Little Less
Rachel Sermanni - Everything Is OK
Dec '91 - Catherine (Live in Pulse 98.4 Studio)
Holy Esque - Strange
Damn Teeth - I.D.N.F.I.N.M.
RE-MIXING IT UP - Outblinker - Pink (Machines In Heaven Remix)
Yutani - Mt. Minakami


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Scottish Fiction Radio Show - 23rd July 2015

This week's show sees the welcome return of our Cover Lover feature with Robert Smith covering a recently released single from The Twilight Sad.  Oh and there's an interview with James from the band on the show too.  See how everything links together!

Additionally we add a new track from WOMPS to our playlist, plus there's new music from CHVRCHES, Inspector Tapehead, Earths and dune witch trails.

C Duncan - Garden
CHVRCHES - Leave a Trace
Aquafaux - See The Rain
Stillhound - See The Unseen
Inspector Tapehead - Soldier Boy
Apache Sun - The Rain That Never Came
AROUND THE WORLD - Wavves & Cloud Nothings - Come Down
PLAYLIST - Womps - Live A Little Less
PLAYLIST - Pinact - Everybody Says
PLAYLIST - SEØUEL - Fear Party
PLAYLIST - CARBS - Life Drawing
Rob St. John - Young Sun
Earths - Kangerlussuaq
Shambles Miller - Neil's Song
Poor Frisco - Take What You Want
The Deadline Shakes - Phonecalls In the Bath
The Twilight Sad - Sick
T in the Park Interview - The Twilight Sad
COVER LOVER - Robert Smith - There's A Girl In The Corner
dune witch trials - Goldenrod Cigar
ULTRAS - The Path To Getting Paid


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That's My Jam #68 - Carbs - Life Drawing

What began twelve months ago, perhaps just as an opportunity for two brothers to work together, is on the cusp of becoming the most interesting music coming out of Scotland right now.  Brothers Jonnie (of Jonnie Common and Inspector Tapehead fame) and James (Conquering Animal Sound and The Japanese War Effort) make up Carbs, and have been delighting the ears of those lucky enough to see them perform and hear their limited output so far.

Now with album Joyous Material Failure  lined up for release via Save As on 11th September, the duo release their new single Life Drawing.  There's a familiarity to the track, mainly due to the Jonnie Common comparisons which are of course inevitable, but it's pulled into a stronger hip-hop direction.  Think of a Scottish Why? and you aren't too far from the mark.  Dry, observational humour atop intelligent electronica.  More please.

Scottish Fiction Radio Show - 16th July 2015

This week's show is packed with interviews from T in the Park as I chatted to Pinact (pictured), Prides, Catholic Action, Monogram and The Van T's.  There's also music from Inuit, Phases, Great Cop and Keeping Dirt Clean who play King Tut's Summer Nights this week. 

Be Charlotte - Discover
Ubre Blanca - Taxed
Phases - Bombs
We Came From Wolves - Am I Useful?
Catholic Action - L.U.V.
T in the Park Interview - Catholic Action
T in the Park Interview - Pinact
PLAYLIST - Pinact - Everybody Says
PLAYLIST - Kathryn Joseph - the worm
PLAYLIST - Carbs - Life Drawing
PLAYLIST - SEQUEL - Fear Party
AROUND THE WORLD - Jungle - Busy Earnin'
Prides - Higher Love
T in the Park Interview - Prides
T in the Park Interview - Monogram
Monogram - ANNO
Keeping Dirt Clean - I Spy
Great Cop - Vacancy
Bunny & The Invalid Singers - Ask The Man Inside Your Head
T in the Park Interview - The Van T's
The Van T's - Trip
RE-MIXING IT UP - Grnr x Miaoux Miaoux - Ghost Pal
Inuit - We Don't Go There In Winter


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Scottish Fiction Podcast - 29th September 2014

Joining me on this week's show were two of Scotland's finest young songwriters, Andrew Pearson and Lovers Turn To Monsters.   Fresh from releasing their collaborative album Everything We Miss,  they chatted about the process of recording together and treated us to three live tracks.

And in order to sate the appetite for the best new Scottish music there's tracks from White, Jonnie Common and LYLO. Our usual features included too with a classic track from Camera Obscura, a Re-Mixing It Up track from Jo Mango via Carbs, a Cover Lover track from The Last Battle, and a vinyl play of a 2002 single from Idlewild.

Vasa - Not A Cop
Baren - Youth
LYLO - Forever, Spaced
Andrew Pearson & Lovers Turn To Monsters - "My Dad doesn't really like my interests, I can only imagine what he'd make of you" - Live in Pulse 98.4 Studio
RE-MIXING IT UP - Jo Mango - Kingdom (Carbs Remix)
blood blood - destiny stencil
Boygirlanimalcolour - Cable-tie
Deathcats - Comin' Up
Andrew Pearson & Lovers Turn To Monsters - Lavender - Live in Pulse 98.4 Studio
Marie Collins - Buddy Holly
CLASSIC TRACK - Camera Obscura - Let's Get Out Of This Country
Gone Wishing - Hoist Your Head Into The Light
Behold, The Old Bear - Seven Maybe Eight
VINYL PLAY - Idlewild - Live In A Hiding Place
The Meanest Creature Ever Known - Knives - As chosen by Andrew Pearson
Andrew Pearson & Lovers Turn To Monsters - Jason Voorhees - Live in Pulse 98.4 Studio
Chrissy Barnacle - Nightride - As chosen by Lovers Turn To Monsters
Yusuf Azak - State Courage (Piano Version)
COVER LOVER - The Last Battle - You're The Best
White - Living Fiction
Jonnie Common - Shark


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Scottish Fiction Podcast - 5th February 2014

On this week's show; Campfires In Winter get all arty, Kid Canaveral get loved up, Prides, LAW and Model Aeroplanes all hit out with excellent new tracks and we run through music from our forthcoming session guests, including Beerjacket.  Throw in a Franz Ferdinand cover version, a request for the Blue Nile and a Belle And Sebastian remix and you're talking about a pretty full on two hours.

CHVRCHES - Recover
Roman Nose feat. Ruth Lalia - Reminders
Hector Bizerk - Orchestrate
The Shakedown Project - Gone
Riquelme - Year Of Spaghetti

COVER LOVER - Franz Ferdinand - Mis-shapes

Model Aeroplanes - Innocent Love
Campfires In Winter - Greeted By The Storm
Jonnie Common - Binary 101
Carbs - Infinite Ammo
Baby Strange - Pure Evil
Kid Canaveral - Who Would Want To Be Loved?
Sarah J Stanley - Secretly Not
Andrew Pearson & The Riflebirds - Ribbons
LAW - Haters
Algernon Doll - Spilt Milk Perfume

The Blue Nile - A Walk Across The Rooftops - #tweetatrack as chosen by @sheeldz

Beerjacket - Two Travel
Lovers Turn To Monsters - LA Gear (Live in Pulse 98.4 Studio)
Prides - The Seeds You Sow

RE-MIXING IT UP - Belle And Sebastian - I Didn't See It Coming (Richard X Edit)

Little Fire - Made Of Stone


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Scottish Fiction Podcast - 4th September 2013

I'm baaaaaaack!  Did you miss me?  Didn't think so.  A HUGE thanks to Chris Murray for covering things whilst I was away.  There was really only one way to get back into the swing of things and that was to dive in with another live guest. 

Kevin Harper, former front-man of Little Eskimos, released his brilliant album Kingdom Of Wires in March this year, and it was our delight to have him join me in the Pulse 98.4 studio.  During the session we find out the real origins of Kevin Harper, and discuss the wealth of musical talent that exists in Scotland.  We also cram in new music from Lidh, Blood Relatives, Campfires In Winter and much more!


Blood Relatives - Deerheart

TV On The Radio - Second Song - As chosen by Kevin Harper

Kevin Harper - Couch (Live in Pulse 98.4 FM)

Guided By Voices - Glad Girls - As chosen by Kevin Harper

Kevin Harper - Gibraltar (Live in Pulse 98.4 FM)
Kevin Harper - Kingdom Of Wires (Live in Pulse 98.4 FM)

David Bowie - Five Years - As chosen by Kevin Harper

CHVRCHES - The Mother We Share

Re-Mixing It Up - Roddy Hart & The Lonesome Fire - Cold City Avalanche (Machines In Heaven Remix)

Campfires In Winter - Picture Of Health
Randolph's Leap - Real Anymore
RM Hubbert - Son Of Princess, Brother Of Rambo
Frightened Rabbit - Candlelit
Lidh - Rockpool Hospital
Carbs - Salty
Divorce - Everybody Ruined It For Everybody
Pinact - Beauty Freak

Cover Lover - Lovers Turn To Monsters - I Miss You

Luther The Bhear - Lonely Town


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