Debutant: The Movie by Sleepysoul
This enchanting and atmospheric film by Matty Ross aka Sleepysoul is the perfect introduction to Debutant, the solo project of Edinburgh musician Philip Quirie, also a member of Meursault.
The ‘Burgh Bootlegs #2 – Stars in Their Eyes with eagleowl & friends
This was an amazing night. Well done to Bart and the rest of eagleowl, our host Matthew Kelly as well as all the musicians that took part and everyone in the audience who contributed to it being so much fun! p.s. apologies to Kate Bush who I didn’t get any decent footage of but she ...
The ‘Burgh Bootlegs #1: Gerry Loves Xmas
The sound on this is surprisingly good for a cameraphone but the visuals aren’t because I didn’t have a great view of the stage and my filming was a pretty half-arsed attempt. Think of it as ambient video.. Still, hopefully it gives you an idea of what a cracking night Gerry Loves Records put on ...
I Hear a New World May 2010 featuring Meursault, Swimmer One & more
Ok this takes shambolic to new disastrous proportions in terms of the excuse for links I recorded, but it has to be said the music is damn good. I didn’t have time to either edit or re-record it so my only hope is that the fuck-ups will amuse you. After all shambolic is pretty much internationally ...
Found, Meursault & Panda Su @ Roxy Art House, Friday 4th December
The stunning picture above of a tiny Neil Pennycook of Meursault onstage at the Roxy Art House is by Dylan Matthews, who has a bunch of other excellent photos from the gig (and numerous other gigs) over at Blueback Hotrod. I’m pretty sure he gave me permission to use his photos on the night, however ...
Retreat! @ Bristo Hall, 16 Aug
For their second annual mini-fest celebrating local talent, the promoters of Retreat! crammed as many of their favourite bands into a single day as possible. The Skinny turned to shift work to cover this year’s event. Read the first part, by Lauren Mayberry at The Skinny’s website With the early shift at an end, Milo McLaughlin picked ...
Meursault – Nothing Broke EP
Amongst the ‘bigger’ songs on Meursault’s debut album, A Single Stretch of Land showed that songwriter and vocalist Neil Pennycook can do pared-back and restrained as well as he does full-throated and full-on electro. This gorgeous EP is further proof of their versatility – give them a laptop or give them a banjo, harmonium and ...
Playing with the Past
I’m delighted to say that Playing with the Past is back in Edinburgh for a second night on August 22nd. This combination of film and live music was my highlight of this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival (ok I only saw one other film, what of it?) bringing together three of my favourite Edinburgh bands ...
Fence Homegame 6 – Video Diary (some very selective personal highlights)
Yes I have finally experienced the Fence Homegame in Anstruther and it was well worth the wait. The above video diary shows a few of the bands we saw, a lot of which have already featured on the podcasts. I only had very limited space on my wee digital camera so didn’t manage to capture everything, e.g.Viking ...