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[Stripey]

Originally Posted by AberdeenScene2007

It will have a much higher press run and will also be distributed outside of Aberdeen in record shops and venues all around Scotland. The plan is to distribute this to record labels, radio stations and the press nationwide in order to expose the local music scene.

Aberdeen is very much ignored in terms of the music scene, and the fact that Go North isn't being hosted here this year isn't going to help matters. Hopefully this compilation will turn things around.

The apparent confusion over why aberdeen is "ignored" never fails to amuse me.

There is nothing to differentiate aberdeen's student/hobby band scene from any of the others in any other small city in the world. You would think all the time spent whoring around on myspace by every local band and it's dog would have made people more aware of just how run of the mill and utterly insignificant most of the stuff going on here is. Perhaps it will take a little longer to sink in....

No offense to anyone in particular, but the reason aberdeen is not being touted as being home to fantastic creative musical talent is because there simply isn't any here in any meaningful quantity, there is no unique "aberdeen sound", there is no genuinely unique or exciting music coming out of the so-called "scene" here. It's not a PR problem.

If you think putting a bunch of demo tracks from random unsigned artists on a cd and spamming it around radio stations, labels and the press whilst claiming it represents "the aberdeen scene" is going to acheive anything positive, good luck to you and whoever's putting up the money for it, you're going to need it.

Originally Posted by Stripey

The apparent confusion over why aberdeen is "ignored" never fails to amuse me.

There is nothing to differentiate aberdeen's student/hobby band scene from any of the others in any other small city in the world. You would think all the time spent whoring around on myspace by every local band and it's dog would have made people more aware of just how run of the mill and utterly insignificant most of the stuff going on here is. Perhaps it will take a little longer to sink in....

No offense to anyone in particular, but the reason aberdeen is not being touted as being home to fantastic creative musical talent is because there simply isn't any here in any meaningful quantity, there is no unique "aberdeen sound", there is no genuinely unique or exciting music coming out of the so-called "scene" here. It's not a PR problem.

If you think putting a bunch of demo tracks from random unsigned artists on a cd and spamming it around radio stations, labels and the press whilst claiming it represents "the aberdeen scene" is going to acheive anything positive, good luck to you and whoever's putting up the money for it, you're going to need it.

aye, maistly right.
there are a few good bands though so a compilation full of aberdonian stuff with a few gems on it will make the good bands stand out.

it's probably going to be pish though. these things usually are.

[StewCat]

Originally Posted by Kilgore Trout

it's probably going to be pish though. these things usually are.

i agree with this statement!

[modman]

I have to disagree with you there Stripey. There is plenty of talent in Aberdeen. Aberdeen is a victim of geography and an England/central belt Scotland bias; these are not cliches. Look at the NME for example, a tabloid-for-indie/emo-scenesters-crock-of-shit it may be, but every year they do some students guide booklet thingy in preparation for the new uni year. Aberdeen doesn't even get a mention and Aberdeen is a university city. Why doesn't it get a mention? is it because the musical talent is shit? of course not; there are as many good unsigned bands in Aberdeen as in, say Norwich, it's just that Aberdeen has never had national recognition or an identity of any sort. All it will take is one band to make it (edgar prais no doubt) and things will change. I guarantee you that Dundee will be featured in the next edition due to the View's success. Nuff said.

By the way, Eddison are extremely interested in featuring on this compilation. We would be happy to donate Northern Soul from our album if you'd have it.

the only solution to this is obviously scottish independance. that will bring the aberdeen music scene the recognition it deserves, or not as the case may be.
c'mon the weapon!

[Teabags]

Originally Posted by Stripey

No offense to anyone in particular, but the reason aberdeen is not being touted as being home to fantastic creative musical talent is because there simply isn't any here in any meaningful quantity, there is no unique "aberdeen sound", there is no genuinely unique or exciting music coming out of the so-called "scene" here. It's not a PR problem.

You're "from Aberdeen." Glad to know you think of yourself as being just as uninteresting as the rest of us.

[black_matter]

Unless this whole compilation ends up screwing us over somehow i'm all in, what's the harm?

I'd have to sift over the small print etc, but im nae bothered a shite about that.

[RF Scott]

I like that people are just assuming that they'll be wanted on the compilation.

[Stripey]

Originally Posted by Teabags

You're "from Aberdeen." Glad to know you think of yourself as being just as uninteresting as the rest of us.

Oh grow up and take your schoolboy logic elsewhere. Perhaps if more people cared less about where they're from and thought more about music in a global context, there would be more interesting material around.

[black_matter]

Originally Posted by RF Scott

I like that people are just assuming that they'll be wanted on the compilation.

I hope that wasn't directed towards my post, as I definintly was not wanting that to come across.