Baby Bird, Beirut, Frank Black,
Carter USM, Crass, Julian Cope,
Evan Dando, DJ Shadow, The Dresden Dolls, Bob Dylan,
Earthling,
The Fire Engines, The Flashbulb, Roddy Frame, Kinky Friedman,
Marvin Gaye, The Get Up Kids,
PJ Harvey,
James Iha,
James,
The Jesus and Mary Chain,
The KLF,
The Lemonheads, Life Without Buildings,
Marion, Massive Attack, Morphine,
The Nectarine No. 9, The New Amsterdams, Nirvana,
Porno For Pyros, Portishead, Pretty Girls Make Graves, John Prine,
Roots Manuva,
Jock Scot, The Smiths, Smashing Pumpkins, Spare Snare, The Sultans of Ping FC, Suede,
The Tea Party, Tindersticks, Tricky,
Urusei Yatsura,
Tom Waits, Paul Westerberg, Stevie Wonder.
The Savage Sound System began, both sonically and biologically, in
a handful of rented rooms on the East Coast of Scotland.
After buying their inspiration second-hand, they frequently found themselves,
without prior notice, recording surprisingly tasteful noises. These
are systematically projected into the void via this very site. Historical Notes:
From an early age this gaggle of muddles and misfits had an itch. Saturday
mornings once a month tuning in to the Indie chart on ITV's Chart Show;
Thursdays with Steve and Jo's evening sesh; Peel when the babysitter
went out for a smoke. Like a creased brow at Pollock thinking: 'I can
do that', they scratched incessantly at whatever medium came to hand.
Thankfully they kept scratching.Tracking down misfit sounds, and humming a half remembered chorus,
the System are undercover agents of their own demise. Upstanding citizens
of a society reveling in free-fall they are blissfully unaware of their
own importance. In an echo chamber of official propaganda designed to
conceal, they play. The motto: You are what you beat. First release: 'the intafada dub' on Dejine:Rec
Compilation Vol. 1 *Buy
in the Uk. *Buy
in Japan. Second release: 'i sit down' sSs vs. !TheS.A.D! on Home by The !S.A.D!
dj *Free download
@ sinewaves. Third Release: Zerofeedback DVD, in collaboration with Dejine:Rec,
a collection of 13 tracks from Dejine:Rec compilation volume 1 - 13 video
artists interpret the music. A snip at only 18 euros from the zerofeedback
website, limited run of 1000. *Buy worldwide. Fourth Release: Debut EP 'Let's Get Down To Brass Tacks' now available
on savage recordings
and in avalanche
records edinburgh. *Buy
worldwide. Fifth release: Second EP 'Compromise Is Not Forgiven' now available on
Noise-Joy Net Label. *Free
download @ Noise-Joy
helloo there savage sound system Animat will be on the road again this summer. Kicking off their second leg of the Straight Story Rescore UK tour. David Lynch has given Animat his express permission to rescore his most "un-Lynch like" movie. Tour dates Sheffield - The showroom cinema 12th June Liverpool - Picturehouse @FACT 18th June Bath - Little Theatre 20nd June Brighton - Komedia 22th June Cambridge - Arts Picturehouse 25th June
Rags & Feathers recently supported a Hawk and a Hacksaw in Glasgow, and rather brilliant they were too. Note perfect folk-pop, kinda like the Handsome Family by way of Fairport Convention.
Ziggy Campbell fronts Edinburgh folktronic popsters FOUND. His solo performances tread a similar path, but the stripped back set-up helps place more emphasis on intimacy and experimentation, helped by his collection of home-made instruments and vintage loop pedals.
Having already recorded and released two albums this year (Apple Tits for Destuction - which has "a 60s vibe", and Dance, which is "mainly all circuit bent instruments and drums"), and with plans for two more (one abstract war concept album, and one straight forward indie), Les Enfant Bastard could just be the most prolific, if not the most diverse, artist in Scotland just now.
hey brother, im going to send you an email with a hip hop track you can circulate see if any one likes, and im sending you a song that im gonna put vocals too, just want you to see if there is any sort of synth or guitar you can think of to fill it out, ill get you the notes and vocals later so you can check. im wotrking on a budget and plan with 2 aussie buddies to come out in the fall winter. ill keep you informed.
hey bro, hows life? i got your sends i will listen to them a little later. got some lyrics to send you soon. can you see if you can get word on emma louise or something, im not getting response. i just need some word, and no is a word. cuz i want to put out the single. i wanted to have lyrics cuz it would make it more relatable. but i just need to get it out. sweet. thanx man
hey my man! how are you doing? i'm completely fucked up by work, LPM organization and reporting from events.. uuhuuh...hope you're feeling better... i'm working also about a mix album for dejine:rec...what do you think about sending me a track for this mix...? write me in pv maybe,..yo! Stay Savage!
@ Stills Gallery (Cockburn Street) 7pm-10pm tickets £4 on the door / cheap beer!
The Declining Winter is a new musical project led by Richard Vincent Adams, co-founder of leftfield musical pioneers Hood - influenced by Low, The Durutti Column and York City FC.
Skip your tea for the magnificent, synth-laden 7VWWVW (aka MAMMAL), and Doogie Paul of James Yorkston and the Athletes upright bass infamy.
Come and go f**kin mental at our single launch gigs. Glasgow,Dunfermline,Glenrothes,Dundee 4 days and nights of sambuca madness anyone that makes all 4 gigs wins a prize.
Wonky Wallpaper looks to have quite the line up, Edinburgh’s eclectic mini-festival is about pushing the boundaries of music and visuals with sets from Stick 430, Planet Mu's Frogpocket (a definite candidate for “things to experience before you die”), Plum, the Analogue vs Digital sound clash (Absolute Chancer and Andy Glitch back to back) and in your face warm up beats from Mr K3nnEth “Breaks”. Pushing the boundaries in the visual department will be the no input lads.
elo elo, how is life on yonder side of the pond? im thinking i will record some vocals and send them to you, just as ruff templates of some stuff id like to do with you. oh by the way who is it that sings the vocals on your brass tacks album, the song about the planets and shearching for some one? terrible grammer there, sorry.