Milano Mascaras - Vocals/Guitar/Confetti...
Lord Bishop Sandy Beaches - Guitar/Executive-Toys...
Sir Reginald Fsup - Sax/Racism...
Fabbio Salami - Keys/Samples/Vibraslap...
Groovy Mysterioso - Bass/Stoicism...
High Karate - Drums/Runner-beans...
Influences
We like loads of stuff, but as far as surf's concerned - Dick Dale, The Fender 4, The Ventures, Surfaris, the Shadows, the Beach Boys, the Eliminators, the Beach Boys of Waikiki
SOUNDS OF SWAMI Insane scientists bring their new-fangled formula of harcore(ish) punk/fractured dubby moments/eccentric experimentalism and anarcho conscience back to the capital. www.myspace.com/soundsofswami
RODENT EMPORIUM Music hall comediens gone punk - the stupidest band in the world? Toy Dolls meets Half Man Half Biscut. www.myspace.com/rodentemporium
THE BEGRUDGERS Denizens of the gin halls let loose a full punk rock barrled knees up - complete with scarlet bloomers. www.myspace.com/thebegrudgers
ROUGHMUTE Dickenzien workhouse brats break out the geetars, kill Mary Poppins and gorge on her liver - everything Oliver Twist should have been. www.myspace.com/roughmute
THURSDAY APRIL 2ND HENRYS CELLAR BAR 8PM FOUR QUID
An amazing supporting lineup, full Bombskare set then DJs till 3am. And the album will be onsale, of course... Tickets now available from Ripping Records (Edinburgh) and Tickets Scotland (Edinburgh/Glasgow). £7 in advance.
The running order on the poster is a wee bitty screwy: SUPER ADVENTURE CLUB! RODENT EMPORIUM! THE VAIN SONGS! and just added to the bill - JED POTTS & THE HILLMAN HUNTERS!
£4 - 7.30 - Dec 12th Henrys Cellar Bar - Edinburgh
If anyone can tell us how to stop our posters looking tiny please get in touch! In the meantime... www. myspace. com/kasheeopeiah Dirty metalic hardcore made from concrete slabs, gravel and steel girders with some rude southern riffology thrown in. www. myspace. com/zillahnoise Noisy progressive dissonance with liberal screams intelligently put together. www. myspace. com/soundsofswami Eclectic hXc influenced punk bursting with quirky ideas. www. myspace. com/hitchermusic Big ol' ambient post metal riffs.
Manchester's Amida have been compared to both the Pixies and the Magnetic Fields - due in part to their ability to wrench catchy pop from dark subject matter. This is exemplified on their debut mini-album 'Arts and Crafts' which, rattling through six tracks in under 13 minutes, has been described as "a masterclass in pop economy".
Pushing shiny pop hooks to a lo-fi aesthetic, the Just Joans create tales of heartache and teenage longing in small town Caledonia. Is This Music described their debut album (Last Tango In Motherwell) as "frankly staggering", and probably the best album of that year. This was followed by two mini-albums on the rather lovely Wee POP label: Virgin Lips and Hey Boy, You're So Sensitive.
The Occasional Flickers' main songwriter Giorgos Bouras recorded debut album 'Scattered Songs' in his native Greece. But it wasn't until he relocated to Greece and put together a new live band that the music truly felt at home. Imbued with the lyrical wit of Belle and Sebastian, but delivered in the off hand style of the Pastels - they're the best Scottish pop band to ever come out of Greece. Or maybe the best Greek pop band in Scotland. Either way, they're not to be missed.
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.
