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 - 2nd July 2015

Having had the idea of doing a live review show for the best part of six months, it was great to finally get the Scottish Fiction Roundtable off the ground and on the air.  Not that it was overly difficult mind you.  Step 1: Ask a blogger to come on the show and review records.  Step 2: Do it.

So I was delighted to be joined by my monthly EP series partner in crime David McElroy from Almost Predictable. Almost to run through tracks from Deadly Rides, Reverieme, Ambassadeurs, Holy Esque, Hudson Mohawke and Pinact.  There's also a BBC Introducing Stage slant to the show, with no less than 7 acts playing the T in the Park stage featured on the show.  Wrap that up with a Re-Mixing It Up track and new music from Miracle Strip, Outblinker and Big Cloud, you've got yourself two hours of Scottish Fiction.

Miracle Strip - Took A Running Jump
Tongues. - Anymore
Miaoux Miaoux - Luxury Discovery
Deadly Rides - The Ride
Reverieme - Plankton
Ambassadeurs feat. C Duncan - Looking At You
AROUND THE WORLD - The War On Drugs - Lost In The Dream
Analog Angel - Your Breath
Holy Esque - Fade
Hudson Mohawke - Shadows
PLAYLIST - Pinact - Everybody Says
PLAYLIST - Catholic Action - The Real World
PLAYLIST - Machines In Heaven - Displacer
PLAYLIST - Kathryn Joseph - the worm
Shona Brown - Finally Woken
Man of Moon - The Road
Monogram - Anno
Outblinker - Pink
Stillhound - Think This Way
RE-MIXING IT UP - Babe - The Warbling (Bill Wells Remix)
Big Cloud - Come In
Bdy_Prts - Cold Shoulder


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Single Review - Holy Esque - Sovereign

Holy Esque join the ever-expanding alumini of Glasgow Art School alternative post-rockers and present Sovereign,  their most recent single.  Recorded in the leafy Bispebjerg suburb of Copenhagen, the Glaswegian four-piece kick off with synthetic intent and quickly descend into a foreboding guitar melody full of hooks and turns.  The dark introduction sets the tone for the opening verse, sung by the gravel-voiced Hynes.  Essentially an ersatz spoken word performance, he complements the accompanying synth cuts, four-four rhythm and staccato bass line.  The subsequent chorus is executed with discerning conviction. Sovereign’s zenith is the explosive vocal performance played out in its latter half.  The intense shrieks and shrills of Hynes are matched in severity by the stabbing guitars and heavy drums.  The distorted outro brings to an end the edgy performance.

By coalescing music, art and pseudo-religious statements Holy Esque are being feted by assuming millennials looking for the latest crossover sound.  In spite of this, the Glaswegian four-piece are somewhat inexact.  The quasi-religious connotation of their name and shadow-casting cross logo has been keeping indie music bloggers searching for “the greater message”.  Hynes’ sometimes inaccessible vibrato is perceived as a charming imperfection.  There is an all-embracing sense of alarm with Sovereign  and an impatience that will help the quartet in their defence against the abrasive and fleeting nature of the modern day indie subculture.  Holy Esque are in fact quite profane and hidden beneath all the style and pomp is real substance.

-  Andrew Kidd

Holy Esque - Sovereign  is out via Beyond The Frequency Records and is available to download for free here.

Scottish Fiction Podcast - 19th August 2014

We start off high octane on this week's show with the first cut from Bear Arms' new album.  Actually this week's show is a real musical journey, with a gloriously landscaped track from A Sudden Burst Of Colour, some sweet meloncholy from Skinny Dipper, and the exciting new single from Holy Esque.  All this and more within this very podcast.  Open it up and gorge on the feast of music.

Bear Arms - Courage
We Were Hunted - Safe And Sound
Roxy Agogo - Crocodiles
Holy Esque - Sovereign
A Sudden Burst Of Colour - Yume
Lilac Pin - Easy
Broken Records - So Long, So Late
Skinny Dipper - Hospital Bed
Eliza Shaddad & Turtle - Driftwood
Best Girl Athlete - Best Girl Athlete In School
The Great Albatross - Roots


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Scottish Fiction Podcast - 27 March 2012

There's only so many times I can start the intro to the podcast with 'more live music'.  But that's exactly what what we have in the latest Scottish Fiction show.  There's new music from Sparrow And The Workshop, Night Noise Team, Homework and Holy Esque.  There's chat about Saturday's Scottish Fiction Presents: Aye Tunes vs. Peenko, with music from Le Thug and Pinact.  And there's 'Tweet-a-track' and 'Re-Mixing It Up features too.

Aaaaaaaaand our live guest is the wonderful Panda Su, who treated us to some live music and chat about her upcoming tour.  It's positively, absolutely, definitely superb.  


Father Sculptor - Sault
Le Thug - Swam

Tweet-a-track - Primal Scream - Loaded - As chosen by @BryanMcManus

Homework - Cairo

Re-Mixing It Up - CHVRCHES - Recover (CURXES 1996 Remix)

Sufjan Stevens - I Walked - As chosen by Panda Su

Panda Su - Bee Song - Live in Pulse 98.4 FM Studio

Stealing Sheep - Shut Eye - As chosen by Panda Su

Where We Lay Our Heads - Keanu Leaves
Reverieme - Build A Home

Panda Su - Alphabet Song - Live in Pulse 98.4 FM Studio

Land Of Talk - Some Are Lakes - As chosen by Panda Su

Pinact - Flake
Holy Esque - St.
Night Noise Team - A Man Makes
Biffy Clyro - Black Chandelier
Edwyn Collins - A Girl Like You
Sparrow And The Workshop - Murderpolis
Le Thug - Swam


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Scottish Fiction Podcast - 2nd January 2013

This podcast is our second one focusing on a round-up of all the was good and righteous in 2012.  Rather than look at albums, which we did on the last podcast, here we play out some of our favourite singles and EP's released last year.  There's music from The Spook School, Fat Goth, Michael Cassidy, So Many Animal Calls, Randolph's Leap and so much more!  Check it out and remind yourself of some of the great music released last year.

CHVRCHES - Lies
The Spook School - I Don't Know
Stanley Odd - Marriage Counselling
Michael Cassidy - Battleships
Frightened Rabbit - State Hospital
Aggi Doom - Cakewalk
Fat Goth - Debbie's Dirty Harry
Father Sculptor - Blue
Holy Esque - Tear
Julia And The Doogans - Diamonds
Martin John Henry - Span
Mitchell Museum - The Closer We Got The Harder We Fell
The New Fabian Society - Hate Fills The Day
North American War - Geraniums On A Spit
PAWS - Sore Tummy
PET - Wear Black
Plastic Animals - Yellowcraig
Quickbeam - Seven Hundred Birds
Randolph's Leap - Hermit
Rick Redbeard - Now We're Dancing
Saint Death - Thompson's Daughter
Shambles Miller - Confessions
So Many Animal Calls - Traps
The Son(s) - Roaring Round The House
RM Hubbert feat. Aidan Moffat & Alex Kapranos - Car Song

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Scottish Fiction Podcast - 8th August 2012

On this week's show we were joined in the studio by live guests 7of7.  As there were 6 of them, it got a bit crowded, but fun nonetheless!  The band played two live tracks, one of which was a special cover, and chose some tracks to play during the first hour of the show.  In between all that there was some chat about their music and more!  Sadly due to a recording mishap, the first 10 minutes of the show are missing.  Sorry 'bout that!  There's also bag loads of new Scottish music from the likes of Evil Hand, Father Sculptor and Be Like Pablo.  More good music than you can wildly shake a stick at!


7of7 - These Day Are Our Last (Live Acoustic)

City Of Colour - O' Sister - Chosen by 7of7

7of7 - Shooting Star (Live cover of Flip N Fill)

Dream Theater - Honor Thy Father - Chosen by 7of7

7of7 - These Days Are Our Last
Father Sculptor - Aristide
Discopolis - Live Like Sebastian
Evil Hand - Ten Years
Tango In The Attic - Mona Lisa Overdrive
Holy Esque - Tear
Algernon Doll - Son Of A Gun, Brother To None
Be Like Pablo - Oh, Emily!
Lightships - Fear And Doubt
Steve Heron - Eleanor
Forest Fires - Avalanche
CUR$ES - Urge

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Scottish Fiction - 18th July 2012

A wee short short last week, means we're rattling through some of the best new Scottish music in just one hour flat!  What we lack in quantity this week, we more than make up for in quality with music from Holy Esque, WINTERS, Father Sculptor, Brazil Exists and more!

Muscles Of Joy - Room Of Our Own
WINTERS - Part II: Depths
Miniature Dinosaurs - Lemonade
Father Sculptor - Frances
Two Years In Russia - Greggs Run (feat. Lou Hickey)
Michael Cassidy - Meet You At The Corner
Beerjacket - Jack Chasing Jill
Brazil Exists - Cars And Aeroplanes
Zed Penguin - Tulip
Someone's Son - Out Of Time
Holy Esque - Rose

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King Tut's Summer Nights 2012

The UK's finest small venue, King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, unveiled the line up for it's Summer Nights run of gigs.  Returning for a third year, and running for 15 nights starting on Thursday 12th July, in the past it's been a great showcase of the talent bubbling just under the surface in Scotland.  This year proves to be no different.  Here's the full line up, with our recommended favourites in red.  (Mad props to the hip-hop crowd for playing the dreaded Friday 13th!)

Thursday 12th July – Pronto Mama + Brazil Exists + The Little Kicks + Lost City Soul
Friday 13th July – Hector Bizerk + Madhat McGore + Bigg Taj feat. Spee SixNine + Becci Wallace & BilL Breaks
Saturday 14th July – John Wean + The NK Jays + Seed + Minor Delilah
Sunday 15th July – Xavia + Lost in Audio + Atlas : Empire + Seams
Monday 16th July – Daniel Docherty + Craig Fagan + Chloe Latimer + Anna Shields
Tuesday 17th July – Beerjacket & Friends play 'The White Feather Trail' and other favourites + Quickbeam + Mike Nisbet
Wednesday 18th July – Brown Bear And The Bandits + The Sea Kings + Aaron Wright + Lovers Turn To Monsters
Thursday 19th July – Midnight Lion + Galleries + Aames
Friday 20th July – Holy Esque + Queen Jane + The Mirror Trap + The 10:04s
Saturday 21st July – Jack Butler + Selective Service + Mickey 9′s + Kobi
Sunday 22nd July – The Recovery! + Hunt / Gather + Fat Janitor + No Island
Monday 23rd July – The Unwinding Hours + Olympic Swimmers + Dead Electric
Tuesday 24th July – Fires Attract + Scarlet Shift + The Darien Venture + Crusades
Wednesday 25th July – Randolph's Leap + Jonny Jack + Blue Sky Archives + Bronagh Monahan
Thursday 26th July – DARC + The Mouse That Ate The Cat + Johnny And The Giros + TeKlo

Tickets are on sale now from gigsinscotland.com or by calling 08444 999 990 and in person from King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut.  There will be a limited number of Golden Tickets on sale allowing holders entry into every show, with details available at kingtuts.co.uk.