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Imps - Bring Out the Imps

Imps - Bring Out the Imps

(4 stars)14 Aug 2008

ELECTRONICA (Mule Electronic) Mule Electronic is cool and so is Imps, a project put together by two Swedish producers by the name of Minilogue and two Australian jazz musicians known as Decoy. The outcome is an absorbing collection of tracks, a mix of…

Jackie Leven - Lovers At The Gun Club

Jackie Leven - Lovers At The Gun Club

(3 stars)14 Aug 2008

SINGER-SONGWRITER (Cooking Vinyl) Now something of a Celtic/Romany troubadour, the Kirkcaldy-born Leven returns with his umpteenth solo album. Opening with the gun-tottin’ title track, and featuring guest vox from his absinthe-guzzlin’ buddy, American…

Late Of The Pier - Fantasy Black Channel

Late Of The Pier - Fantasy Black Channel

(4 stars)14 Aug 2008

ELECTRO (Infected) The cover art sums them up nicely: Late of the Pier are a heady pastiche of their influences. They flip from the sticky rock-fuzz eccentricism of Muse to the nostalgic clunk of Gary Numan’s vampiric electro, and back again, without…

Marcel Dettmann - Berghain 02: Mix CD

Marcel Dettmann - Berghain 02: Mix CD

(4 stars)14 Aug 2008

TECHNO (Ostgut Ton) Berlin is having a resurgence of cutting-edge labels right now, and this latest offering from Berghain resident/Hard Wax man is top drawer. He’s a quality act, both as a DJ and as the man responsible for the MDR label. This latest…

Opera Shorts

Intimate new work in bite-sized chunks

(3 stars)14 Aug 2008

In its inaugural run of performances, this new opera company provides a showcase of some of Edinburgh’s freshest talent with a set of four 15-minute long operas. The intimacy of such a small theatre helps captivate the audience, and the paucity of props…

Painting Music Workshop

Painting Music Workshop

The art of sound

(4 stars)14 Aug 2008

There are several enjoyable aspects to this imaginative workshop, but the best one is the gift that keeps on giving. In just 40 minutes, Rhuti Carr and her musical cohorts give you a new skill that will stay with you for life. Gathered around a giant…

Skelpaig - . . . aye?

Skelpaig - …aye?

(4 stars)14 Aug 2008

FOLK (Skelpaig Music) Skelpaig have been working on Highland time whilst putting this lively and accomplished debut album of purely instrumental tunes together, but their laid-back approach to deadlines is not reflected in the vibrancy of the music…

The Automatic - This is a Fix

The Automatic - This is a Fix

(3 stars)14 Aug 2008

ALT.PUNK (B-Unique) What a difference one little personnel change can make. After ousting squawk-happy keyboardist Alex Pennie, The Automatic drafted in Paul Mullen of the criminally-underrated yourcodenameis:milo, and his influence has leant the…

The Bastard Children of Australian Folk: CWQ

The Bastard Children of Australian Folk: CWQ

Oddball eclecticism from down under

(3 stars)14 Aug 2008

Melting together genres from Celtic to klezmer, the pioneering Australian folk band CWQ present the result of mixing musical traditions from across the world in The Bastard Children of Australian Folk. Exploring and moulding the entire gamut of…

The Grouch - Show You The World

The Grouch - Show You The World

(4 stars)14 Aug 2008

HIP HOP (Legendary Music) The Grouch drops his first solo-project in five years, and it ain’t too bad either. A highly respected solo MC, beat-maker and founder member of The Living Legends, he is famed for his heartfelt approach to his lyrics; an…

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