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Bad Brains - Into The Future
15 Nov 2012
The DC hardcore legends return with their hybrid brand of punk and reggae fusion
The DC hardcore legends return with their hybrid brand of punk and reggae fusion – a staple in the punk pioneers’ genetic makeup since the get-go of their colourful career. Despite numerous line-up changes throughout the years, the band have never…
Robert Soko - Balkan Beats Soundlab
15 Nov 2012
Traditional Balkan folk ruined by cheesy and dated club effects
Balkan folk, with its breakneck tempos and whirlwind instrumental breaks, is some of the wildest, most energetic dance music around. Small wonder that DJs like Bosnian expat Robert Soko have sought to put a modern twist on these traditional styles. The…
X-tg - Desertshore / The Final Report
15 Nov 2012
A double-album tribute to Nico from the Throbbing Gristle members
The late Peter Christopherson’s idea of a tribute to Nico’s seminal, hair-raising solo album Desertshore dates back to 2006 with his old Throbbing Gristle cohorts Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti, who completed the project on his behalf. Despite Chris…
The Weeknd - Trilogy
15 Nov 2012
A collection of three outstanding mixtapes from the thoughtful hip hop/R&B artist
Major-label signings are usually hyped to bits purely on potential. Soulfully-voiced Toronto singer/producer Abel Tesfaye emerges from the underground, brandishing substantial proof of his idiosyncratic, convention-defying talent. Trilogy collects…
Tim Hecker and Daniel Lopatin - Instrumental Tourist
15 Nov 2012
An icy collaborative effort from experimental heavyweights Hecker and Lopatin
An icy collaborative effort from two experimental heavyweights, Instrumental Tourist melds Tim Hecker’s distinctive digital decay with Daniel Lopatin’s (Oneohtrix Point Never) transcendent synths. The aptly titled opener ‘Uptown Psychedelia’ sets the…
The Twilight Sad - No One Can Ever Know: The Remixes
15 Nov 2012
Reworkings by JD Twitch, Com Truise and Liars make this album far more than a novelty
Remix albums, by design, are a mixed bag. However, having been reimagined by capable friends in the past – Mogwai and Errors among others – The Twilight Sad have already demonstrated that their music can be manipulated, reinterpreted, even blatantly…
John Butcher - Bell Trove Spools
15 Nov 2012
Gorgeous and frequently astonishing collection of Coltrane-like sheets of sound and sound effects
Considering John Butcher’s PhD in theoretical physics, it’s tempting to think of him as a boffin painstakingly investigating the possibilities of the saxophone. Yet there is nothing drily academic about the Londoner’s avant-garde explorations: the…
Getatchew Mekuria, The Ex & Friends - Y’Anbessaw Tezeta
15 Nov 2012
A fine farewell from the great Ethiopian saxophonist, accompanied by Dutch avant-punks The Ex
Getatchew Mekuria, the great Ethiopian saxophonist, ends his 65-year career with Y’Anbessaw Tezeta (‘In memory of the lion’), an album recorded with Dutch avant-punks The Ex. Perhaps surprisingly, the tempos are moderate and the guitars tightly coiled…
Bradford, Gjerstad, Haker Flaten, Nilssen-Love - Kampen
15 Nov 2012
Cornettist Bobby Bradford collaborates with Norwegian trio on a thrilling past-into-future session
An inspired summit between 78-year-old West Coast cornettist Bobby Bradford and the younger Norwegian trio of clarinettist and alto player Frode Gjerstad, bassist Ingebrit Haker Flater and sticksman Paal Nilssen-Love. The session has a thrilling…
Summerhall Art & Music exhibitions
13 Nov 2012
Neil Cooper enjoys six shows exploring the relationships between sound and vision
The pathway from Johnny Cash to Bob Dylan is a tellingly symbolic one in the two most straightforward of six big shows exploring the relationships between sound and vision in very different ways. The images of these two icons of popular music may be a…
All day gig-crawl Haddowfest is a crowd-pleaser, with The Cribs as headliners
13 Nov 2012
Broken Records, The Gold Lions, The Stagger Rats and Meursault also perform
With an extra hour in bed and an earlyish start to the Sunday, you could have forgiven many of the Haddowfest goers for deciding to turn up a little later than expected for this year’s event. Thankfully that wasn’t the case, as a bright-eyed bunch…
Scottish Opera: The Magic Flute - Theatre Royal, Glasgow, Fri 19 Oct 2012
13 Nov 2012
Industrial-themes production brings fun and vitality to Mozart’s well-loved score
First seen in 1791, in the latter years of the Age of Enlightenment, there is much in Scottish Opera’s new production of Mozart’s Magic Flute that brings its influence to mind. Right from the orchestral overture there is a sense of the excitement of new…
Neu! Reekie! - Summerhall, Edinburgh, Fri 26 Oct
13 Nov 2012
The Spoken Word meets music and film night is candlelit for a Hallowe'en special
Conjure in your mind a darkened hall lit by candles: where poets chant about their parents in spirituous rhythms, atmospheric animated shorts include a vintage Loony Tunes cartoon and live music flits from mesmerising folk to a mythic Russian sea…
Twin Atlantic - Barrowland, Glasgow, Sat 27 Oct 2012
13 Nov 2012
Band live up to plaudits heaped on breakthrough album at sold-out Barrowlands gig
Having spent their formative years living in the inevitable shadow of Scottish heavyweights Biffy Clyro, it now appears that Twin Atlantic's recent efforts have come to a well-earned period of pay-off. Following their latest album Free, which showcased…
Jessie Ware - King Tut's, Glasgow, Wed 7 Nov 2012
10 Nov 2012
Confident, anthemic soul-pop set from the sometime SBTRKT collaborator
It may only be the second date of her first ever solo tour but Jessie Ware’s relaxed chatter and friendly interactions with a sold-out King Tuts crowd reveal a singer at ease with performing. Gaining wider attention after contributing vocals to Sbtrkt’s…
Hit So Hard
29 Oct 2012
Documentary about Hole drummer Patty Schemel
When you think of Hole, you most likely see in your mind’s eye Courtney Love, the blonde, foul-mouthed sometime powerhouse of a front woman and present day ‘celebrity for miscellaneous things’. Hit So Hard focuses on Hole’s second drummer Patty Schemel…
American Idiot
26 Oct 2012
Bold, flashy adaptation of Green Day's concept album
American Idiot is a bit of a hard sell, too clean cut for punk fans, too scuzzy for lovers of musicals. Which is a shame as it brings a freshness to the form that is a world away from other jukebox musicals such as Mamma Mia! and We Will Rock You. It’s…
Crossfire Hurricane
24 Oct 2012
Spirited documentary celebrating 50 years of The Rolling Stones
Marking the 50th anniversary of The Rolling Stones, this spirited documentary from Brett Morgen (The Kid Stays in the Picture) is made up of vintage footage of the Stones during their prime and is brought bang up to date with new audio reflections from…
Why? - Mumps, etc.
24 Oct 2012
Yoni Wolf’s hipster-friendly fourth album is inventive but lacks heart
Yoni Wolf – part-founder of indie label Anticon and band leader of alt hip hop ensemble Why? – is the very definition of a musical hipster. He sports thick-rimmed glasses and a moustache; he crams high and low-brow references cheek by jowl into his…
Dazzle of Fog - Film City, Glasgow, Sat 29 Sep
18 Oct 2012
‘Ambisonic’ cinema soundtracks from Lafoden, Alex Smoke, Konx-Om-Pax and more
Billed as a ‘unique, experimental audio/visual event that platforms ambisonic, immersive sound technology’, Dazzle of Fog gathered the work of seven Glasgow artists, mixing live performances, film and installations over four specially commissioned…
Single of the Month - Rennes Les Bains Clan's ‘What You Fighting For’
18 Oct 2012
Releases by Deadline Shakes, How to Dress Well, Jets, Telepathe and more
Such was The List’s excitement at the joys contained in the Singles & Downloads sandbox this month that we thought we’d try a wee experiment. How about, we thought, if we could get to the end of this column without mentioning any of the crap? Then let’s…
Om - Stereo, Glasgow, Fri 28 Sep
18 Oct 2012
The meditative metal group deliver faithful unsatisfactorily short Stereo set
Meditative metal Om Stereo, Glasgow, Fri 28 Sep Om’s new direction and rhythm section has polarised some older heads inclined towards the more Sleep-heavy vibes found on earlier releases. There’s an obvious difference in the live amalgamation of Om…
Balam Acab - Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh, Tue 9 Oct
18 Oct 2012
Dreamy witch house/chillwave set struggles to hold audience's attention
WITCH HOUSE/CHILLWAVE BALAM ACAB Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh, Tue 9 Oct Just 21-years-old, Ithaca, New York native Alec Koone has already delivered two deliciously transporting albums, awesome for wigging out to in your living room post-club. But as…
Darren Hayman & The Long Parliament - The Violence
18 Oct 2012
A handful of evocative instrumentals prove the only highlights in this 20-track monster
FOLK DARREN HAYMAN & THE LONG PARLIAMENT The Violence (Fortuna Pop) Darren Hayman would be the first to acknowledge that he hasn’t been blessed with a glorious voice. And surely even his most ardent admirers will concede that he’s not immune to…
Ringo Deathstarr - Mauve
18 Oct 2012
A nu-gazey volley of brash guitars, drums and morose vocals
Undoutedly the only thing to bring a smile to the face on listening to Ringo Deathstarr is their name. Everything else about this nugazing trio should make you feel pretty down even if you happen to like their 25-years-after-the-event schtick. A volley…
