Auchterturra High Jinks – Slow Notes, Low Doses

New High Jinks features no less than three tracks from Blackford Hill Transmissions Vol 1, out on Blackford Hill in April. It’s a substantial 2 CDs of really excellent tracks and highly recommended. Profits from the release go to Shelter. Some great forthcoming releases from 12th Isle, Denovali, Gizeh Records are also in the mix alongside new work from Daniel Avery and Kevin Richard Martin.

Culture as a Dare – 07/03/21

Another batch of musical bulbs pushes forth shoots of renewal through the heavy clods of frozen earth. Some tender snowdrops, some garish daffodils and the odd hopeful crocus popping up in the lawn despite the overwhelming evidence that it will be trampled. Let’s meet one to one outside for a coffee and drink it all in.

Andrew Paine – The Paine Full Years 1963-1965

The Paine Full Years explores the music which has shaped the first 58 years of Andrew Paine’s life. Episode 1: 1963-1965 features deep cuts from the world of jazz, folk, avant-garde and early electronics.

Andrew Paine is a Glasgow based musician: his work ranging from solo voice, through layered howling guitars, gentle piano interludes, SW radio, oblique electronics and wherever he likes in between