For a lad who got kicked out of school with no qualifications, Aidan Moffat has an impressive CV. He started out shaping the future of Scottish indie with Arab Strap, and...
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Talk of independence is giving Scottish culture a boost – especially in the thriving music scene. The new bands are inspired by the country's traditional music, and...
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Released today, Oh! What A Night Before Christmas features a selection of festive numbers by the former Arab Strap man. Sadly this won't be out physically but as of today...
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Deadmau5, LondonBack in 2006, Canadian producer Joel Zimmerman solved the problem of how to stage live dance music in a visually exciting way. Ever since donning his gian...
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Aidan Moffat has always been good value, as have Slow Club. Chuck in Malcom Middleton and you've got something. Something that we're writing about. In short, Middleton an...
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Prince Edward Island a London based outfit with a Scottish singer(they are also known for their work with John Mouse) their nuanced sound is redolent of everyone from A...
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Not the cheeriest start to the week, but an undeniably lovely track from the former Arab Strap man and his latest collaboratorWhat better way to start the week than with ...
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When not in the studio or on stage, this is what former Arab Strap lead-speaker Aidan Moffat and his partner in crime Bill wells, get upto... Read the full story o...
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After years of playing nothing but speed metal we had the idea to slow everything down and take out the words, that's how this ambient/post-rock project came to be. Not ...
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I recently embarked on a clean-up of the i-tunes on the hard-drive, trying to create a wee bit more space before it fills up. I didn't get very far as it took me hours to...
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Arab Strap fans warned...
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In the beginning, there was Tigermilk, the legendary debut LP originally given a release of just 1000 copies in June 1996 on the Electric Honey label, run by students st...
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Check out a previously unreleased song from Arab Strap called “Daughters of Darkness”. The song wasn’t on any Arab Strap album or re-issue, although it ...
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