To download from your browser click the down arrow on the right of the player Noisy four-piece A Fight You Can't Win join Myke of edRock.net live on-air in the FreshAir.org.uk studio to go track-by-track through their upcoming EP, Every Last Breath , and discuss some of their favourite bands from their hometown Edinburgh. Some strong language. Myke Hall
Now you can download the individual acoustic tracks performed live on-air at Freshair.org.uk in edRock.net Sessions over the last two years. At the time this article is being published, this includes: Donna Maciocia , Death Trap City , Curators and Jump: Press A . FreshAir.org.uk Studio Sessions by edRock.net Sessions Myke Hall
Lead singer of rock-blues outfit The Remnant Kings , Rich Paxton, goes track-by-track through the band's debut EP, Green Eyed Goodbye , after performing an acoustic set with his band at their monthly live music club 'Sink or Swim' at The Caley Sample Room . To download from your browser click the down arrow on the right of the player Track list: Green Eyed Monster Blues [...]
To download from your browser click the down arrow on the right of the player Dark romantic pianist and former Amplifico singer Donna Maciocia joins Myke and Stew of edRock.net in the FreshAir.org.uk studio for a track-by-track discussion of her new EP Fists at the Sky . Also, chat about her Mashup Session with Mike Kearny Ka-Tet, and then gives a live exclusive ukelele performance.
Precious & Grace are something of an oddity amongst Edinburgh's younger bands. Their approach to pop-infused rock music with big choruses doesn't subscribe to "the current sound" in the way similarly aged Scottish guitar bands do, with a distinctly American slant that has been more or less constant since their inception years ago, despite this EP being their first major release. Curiously, with Long Time Coming the band are drawing from their newest material, despite having amassed a considerable repertoire over time. It weighs in at a lean 12 minutes, and of its [...]
High Five is a brand new feature where edRock.net gives a "high five" to people we think are doing an awesome job at promoting great Edinburgh music , by asking them to share their top five tunes by local artists, and why they love them. Smashing the proverbial bottle on the proverbial bow of this feature's maiden voyage is Roberta Pia (aka Roberta Banana ). Roberta (pictured) is frontwoman and co-songwriter of "Acid Skiffle" quintet The Banana Sessions , and [...]
The very warm and bright studio sound puts an oil lamp glow over Trashcan Sinatras ' single People , the third single off of their 2009 album In The Music . A melancholy synth-glum Echo and the Bunnyman-influenced verse is followed by a major key love song response with a rich vocal harmony for the chorus refrain "People, people will fall in love". It's the sort of chorus where people join hands and sway. There's a heart-warming understatedness to the single, which makes it easy to listen to but at the [...]
Edinburgh's Tape Studio have worked with acts like Amanda Palmer and have two Studer tape machines to make your inner audiophile's mouth water. They've also recently unveiled their new Singles Club. The concept for the Club is simply intermittent releases of split 7" vinyl singles featuring two local artists that Tape have worked with previously. The idea itself had enough potential to attract our attention, but the pairing of Dead Boy Robotics and The Machine Room is a match made in heaven for lovers of electronica-tinged indie. DEAD [...]
Nine months ago, edRock.net wrote about Tam's railways official return to the stage as a three-piece , with all new tunes and a tight look. The audience and the band had a very special time together that hot, passionate night. In a way, their debut release The Council Wedding Band was conceived that evening, as now, nine months and one day later, the seeds they planted have grown into a well-developed little body of work with five healthy, pink tracks. The EP opens with the softly delivered, new wave mid-tempo Let's [...]
Franz Nicolay (photo by Last Year's Girl ) playing between Ben Marwood and Frank Turner , recorded live at PJ Molloys, Dunfermline on 11 May 2011. &a mp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp ;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;a mp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp ;amp;lt;a href=" http://edrocknet.bandcamp.com/ album/franz-nicolay-pj-molloys -dunfermline-11-may-2011-bootl eg"&am p;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;am p;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; amp;amp;gt;Franz Nicolay | PJ Molloys, Dunfermline 11 May 2011 Bootleg by Franz Nicolay&am p;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;am p;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; amp;amp;amp;lt;/a& amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;am p;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;am p;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; Interviews: Ben Marwood on FreshAir.org.uk Franz Nicolay on Last Year's Girl [...]
It's a muggy July evening, and the audience are overheating in the Wee Red Bar in the bowels of Edinburgh Art College, but hey, the beer's cheap! What else do you need on a night out to see some local bands? A table of plastic toy animals greets you on entry; it's quirky, giving the impression that something is going to be different about this band. Waiting for the band to set up, with the rumblings of Primus and other alternative bands from the 90s coming through the PA, the crowd gets in the mood for what [...]
It's a muggy July evening, and the audience are overheating in the Wee Red Bar in the bowels of Edinburgh Art College, but hey, the beer's cheap! What else do you need on a night out to see some local bands? A table of plastic toy animals greets you on entry; it's quirky, giving the impression that something is going to be different about this band. Waiting for the band to set up, with the rumblings of Primus and other alternative bands from the 90s coming through the PA, the crowd gets in the mood for what [...]
Two thirds of Black International are Edinburgh College Of Art graduates, and that's a good place to start when describing their sound. Their debut album In Debt has a stripped-back sound that displays heavy post-punk and art rock influences. Opener A Million Mouths sets the tone for the rest of the album, with an extended build-up that ushers in 3 minutes of unrelenting, jaggy chords. This is followed by the pounding Destruct , which offers a satisfyingly cohesive extension of the same ideas, but with a different [...]
The underground caverns of Cabaret Voltaire can be whatever you want them to be. To some bands the venue is a gallery, and to others an amphitheatre. To some it is a dungeon and to others it is a refuge. After eleven, it is the pulsating heart of Edinburgh's electro club scene. Support act Hagana 's (photo on right) set had an intimate environment, as the room was packed with friends and fans of the band alike, all along to show their support. The band look at home on the stage, loosening up in a [...]
Precious Time , the new single by The Last September , opens with the sound of your mind trying to work out where you're headed and a journey of self-discovery. "I know my confusion is my own and my heart's beating faster than before." The Last September are taking you on a road trip, and it's time to saddle up and enjoy the ride. The listener is taken on a sweet car ride through America: luscious fields of corn as you drive through deserted [...]
A first listen on PC speakers is not the way to hear this album. Get yourself a bassy set of cans and slap in a jack for some cyber-Thai punk rock beats dusted down with a sprinkle of Goldfrapp. Opening track Canary gives you an indication of what you are in for. There's a lot of styles going on here; think Adam Ant in a blender with some drum n' bass thrown in and Blondie on steroids – that would be some party. No doubt this image alone would make you sing like [...]
The scene-veteran Edinburgh dance-punk band Epic26 have decided to re-launch the band under the new name Friends are Friends . Is this just a simple rebranding? Or is it a whole new band? edRock.net contact frontman Nick Paterson for the answers. edRock.net: How much of your set now will be Epic26 songs and how much of it is new? Nick Paterson: Our current set includes some of our previous tracks like Sorry It Hurts purely because it's [...]
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edRock.net are joined live and streaming in the Fresh Air studio by Craig and Mike of Death Trap City , who discuss their upcoming single 'Ignite'/'Fight or Fall', play a couple of acoustic tunes, and tell us about the launch party Friday 13 May 2011 at Sneaky Pete's with Hagana and Jump: Press A . Death Trap City radio session download
edRock.net are joined live and streaming in the Fresh Air studio by Craig and Mike of Death Trap City , who discuss their upcoming single 'Ignite'/'Fight or Fall', play a couple of acoustic tunes, and tell us about the launch party Friday 13 May 2011 at Sneaky Pete's with Hagana and Jump: Press A . Death Trap City radio session download
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