Arab Strap

Arab Strap were an indie rock band from Scotland that consisted of core
members Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton. The band were signed to
independent record label Chemikal Underground, and split in 2006. As indicated
by the title of Belle & Sebastian's third record, The Boy with the Arab Strap,
and by Aidan Moffat's involvement in the two Reindeer Section ... read more

"No one wants to spend fifty minutes with an album if it’s all just misery" - DiS meets Aidan Moffat

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...
Posted 15 March 10.25am — Comment on this

Scottish music: rock of the north

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...
Posted 8 March 9.00pm — Comment on this

Aidan Moffat releases Oh! What A Night Before Christmas

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...
Posted 5 December 2011 5.29pm — Comment on this

Clubs picks of the week

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...
Posted 26 November 2011 12.06am — Comment on this

Listen: Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton cover Slow Club

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...
Posted 3 August 2011 10.38am — Comment on this

Prince Edward Island to release long awaited debut album.

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...
Posted 15 July 2011 8.07pm — Comment on this

New music: Aidan Moffat and Bill Wells – The Copper Top

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 ...
Posted 9 May 2011 12.11pm — Comment on this

Documentary: A day in the life of Aidan Moffat & Bill Wells' funeral directors business

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...
Posted 9 May 2011 9.19am — Comment on this

The Ambient Experience (streams)

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 ...
Posted 28 April 2011 2.16am — Comment on this

I'D LOVE TO HAVE SEEN THIS PERFORMED ON TOP OF THE POPS....

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...
Posted 27 January 2011 6.00am — Comment on this

Aidan Moffat

Arab Strap fans warned...
Posted 17 January 2011 2.55pm — Comment on this

THE EARLY BELLE

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...
Posted 4 January 2011 6.00am — Comment on this

[new] Arab Strap – Daughters of Darkness

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 ...
Posted 22 July 2010 1.59am — Comment on this

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