The Ads
When two life long friends come together and add in two neighbourhood musicians to form a band, you know there is an immediate bond created, simply due to shared experiences. Two years down the line, Kemy, Matty, Murphy and Dave are ready to take their message to the world. The Ads are simply a four-piece band from the outskirts of Glasgow getting down to some serious musical invention.
Pop Campaign are a duo that formed in Glasgow and now reside in Berlin. They are music makers and DJs. Their Popaganda: Bright, right and ready for the fight against pretentious, self importance that plagues the music industry today. Influences: Orbital, Human League, Irvine Welsh, Berlin Era- Bowie.
Formed in Edinburgh in 2005 by Joe Acheson (bass and electronics), Poppy Ackroyd (keyboards and violin), Tim Lane (drums), and Jamie Graham (v-drums and percussion). Occasional guests live and on recordings include Marcus Britton (Orkestra del Sol, La Boum, Fat Tuesday), Su-a Lee (Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Mr McFall's Chamber), Nick Roth, Fraser Fifield, MC Profisee and Colm O'Hara. JAQ are building a strong following on the live circuit for their stunning blend of jazz, hip-hop, beats, electronics and FX.
Erupting the Scottish Highlands, Astronot are a classic three piece power trio, consistently delivering what the packaging says. Structured around melodically sinister riffing, bonhamist powerhouse time keeping, deep driving bass, and harmonically structured vocals, the band are currently hailed by those in the know, as one of Scotland’s best kept secrets.
BBC Radio Scotland is Scotland's only national radio station, offering a distinctive mix of speech and music to take any radio lover through a rich and satisfying listening day.
Like the rest of the BBC, it offers podcasts & downloads including 'Scotland's Funny Bits' (self-explanatory, presented by Julia Sutherland), 'Scotland Introducing' (a showcase for unsigned or new music from Scotland) and 'Scottish Football'.
To pigeon hole any new music seems to be the the job of numerous music journalists and so far a few have already branded Freight. They have been called everything from "delightful acoustica" to "tones not dissimilar to early Radiohead" and very recently a direct comparison to the Kinks was given from someone at the BBC! You can make up your own mind by listening to the samples on their website.
Daniel Mackintosh.Paul Jamieson.Kevin Smith.Ciaran McGowan This potent cacophony has never been so necessary. At the close of 2011 a four-piece was forged. A collection. All four souls stem from north easterly regions and together they built a band. Ciaran McGowan, Kevin Smith, Daniel Mackintosh & Paul Jamieson return to you now, as Miss Lucid. In the climate of consternation in which we spin, ambivalence is the new currency.
There is more than one band with this name. 1. Lowlife was a Scottish post-punk/dream pop band, active from 1985 to 1997. Although never obtaining mainstream popularity, they developed a cult following that continues to this day. Early years: Pre-Lowlife Dead Neighbours was an early-1980s psychobilly band from Grangemouth, Scotland, originally consisting of Craig Lorentson (vocals), David Steel (bass), Ronnie Buchanan (guitar) , and Grant McDowall (drums).