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up you go, mofo.

I bought this CD last night. It is good, like. You should all get a copy for your loved ones this Christmas. I think there may be more available at the Acoustic Ladyland show on Saturday. Ahem.

I really enjoyed last night. All three bands were proper fucking good. Major thumbs up to everyone who made it down...

imp present: Friends of UTG Fundraiser (feat. Creation Records supergroup!) | Facebook

interesting music promotions and FriendsofUTG present a great evening of live music and DJs FRIENDS OF UTG FUNDRAISER All profits go to FriendsofUTG for the campaign to save Union Terrace Gardens. Wednesday, 29 December 2010 The Tunnels, Carnegies Brae, Aberdeen, AB10 1BF. Phone (01224) 211121 Doors 8pm until late Tickets 10 in adv (no booking fee) and on door on the night Available from One-Up Records, Belmont Street, Aberdeen. Phone (01224) 642662 PLUS 5 entry after midnight for dancefloor-mayhem when all bands finish http://www.myspace.com/interestingmusic http://www.thetunnels.co.uk http://friendsofutg.org/ http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=112543728790362 (FriendsofUTG Facebook) Friends of Union Terrace Gardens in conjunction with Interesting Music Promotions are delighted to be hosting this fantastic evening of eclectic entertainment. 2010 has been, and early 2011 will be, a battleground for the future of the people's beautiful green space in the centre of Aberdeen. To help us to save and improve UTG, a massive campaign of awareness and actions will take place in early 2011. To help the group Friends of Union Terrace Gardens maximise all possible effort to save UTG, we require supporters of UTG to get behind us to give us the best chance of winning. Basically, its now or never. Please help by coming to the events we organise, pass the word, join up, buy the UTG product, it helps us greatly... Please come along enjoy this night and look out for more to come. Massive thanks to all those magnificent artists who have travelled to Aberdeen, whether they are fellow Aberdonians or not. Massive thanks to talented friends playing or DJing tonight - all have given their time free gratis and we are humbled by their generosity. Also massive thanks to One Up Records - our local independent record shop You will be among many friends old and new. The plan COPY HAHO / TEENAGE LUST DJs from 8pm to midnight STEVEN MILNE DJ from 12pm to 2am MC for the night is the wonderfully talented ALAN DAVIDSON. A firm favourite whatever the guise, Alan has been wowing audiences all over the place with his solo project The Kitchen Cynics and fluctuating line-up ensemble Matricarians. Alan has a wide knowledge of the history of Aberdeen and the North East, and in the opinion of lots of people is a very fine a MC. Alan compered our event in Cafe Drummonds in June - expect the unexpected. The artists below are not listed in any particular order BEAT HOTEL - a Jasmine Minks and Creation Records supergroup Jim Shepherd (lead singer and songwriter) and Dave Musker of The Jasmine Minks, plus Dave Morgan (drummer of The Weather Prophets, The Loft and The Rockingbirds), join Paul Pascoe (Mudlow, Palm Springs, Fire Eyes) and Arash Torabi (bass-player in former June Brides singer, Phil Wilsons band and also The Granite Shore). The Jasmine Minks, the Loft and The Weather Prophets were amongst the first bands on the roster for Alan McGees hugely influential and iconic Creation Records in the early-mid-80s, releasing many singles and albums that set the blueprint for the British indie sound. Jim Shepherd and Dave Morgan are lending their experience to Beat Hotel, who have been resurrected after a long hiatus. The band will be showcasing both sides of their soon-to-be-released single, The Fire, as well as highlights from Jim Shepherds wonderful Jasmine Minks repertoire and a few surprises. During their time on Creation, The Jasmine Minks released five albums and a handful of unforgettable singles, including the beautiful Cold Heart, the punked-out soulful stomping Think! and the classic Where the Traffic Goes, which has lent its name to the current popular club-night in Brighton. After the demise of Creation, The Jasmine Minks reconvened for more releases on McGees next label, Poptones, the label that gave us The Hives. Dave Morgan is a drum legend, whose impressive CV includes playing on Primal Screams first album, Sonic Flower Groove, as well as records with Vic Godard, Alternative TV, The Revolving Paint Dream, The Jazz Butcher and Heidi Berry. http://oatcakerecords.co.uk/ THE ARTIST FORMERLY KNOWN AS SID OZALID Sid Ozalid first burst onto the scene in 1978 as a one legged tap dancing poet. The Tap Dancing Robert Burns would dance with his pet monkey, thrash himself with a daisy and beat his head with a tin tray all in the name of art. During this time he provided support for such acts as Simple Minds, The Clash, The Specials, OMD and may more, some of whom asked for him to be removed from the building. He published Scotland's best selling postcard of May 1979 (My Tortoise can burst into Flames) and a book of poems Front Page Sensation. In the early 80s he went on to perform at the Edinburgh Festival, stunning audiences with shows such as My Grannys a Cowboy and I was a teenage Xmas Tree. He started performing with Jeremy Thom, as Sid and Sam the Ozalid Twins and later with his Legendary All-stars. In 1982 he released a musical book Songs and Stories from a Suitcase Extravaganza (his original All-stars were a collection of toys and inflatable legs that he carried around in a suitcase). 1984 he made it to the finals of BBC Scotland's Stars in your Eyes talent show, coming in a splendid last place. In the late 80s he performed at the Moulin Rouge in Paris accompanied by Gerry mad man Bongo. From 1988 1992 he co-presented Invisible Radio on Northsound Radio, followed by a spell of showing his small parts on TV, once playing football with Scots legend Denis Law and later portraying mass murder Denis Neilson on CH4 Evil. From 1996 98 he ran and MCd the Laughing Carrot Comedy Club under his real name Doogallie Woogallie is a Go-Go. After a short period of madness, he got himself a new bike and cycled across the Sinai Desert, he performed with 'The Talking Handbags' in 2005 then back on the bike to cycle round Cuba, along the Great Wall of China and down the left hand coast of India. He is now only slightly interesting and lives in a shoe. He returns to IMP for the first time since the Ivor Cutler tribute night. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=329938683594#!/group.php?gid=329938683594&v=wall FIONA SOE PAING Fiona is receiving rave reviews for her skeletal electronica and visuals, and now her new project website has been launched we can see why. Vic Galloway on BBC Radio Scotland and Steven Severin of Souixise & The Banshees are big fans of Fiona's work live and on record. A lady definitely on the rise - you will see why. http://www.colliderscope.com AMY SAWERS Amy Sawers has an extraordinary voice, as good as any of her contemporaries and at a time when the seam is rich. Having done lots of festivals in the past, its marvellous to have Amy playing our soiree tonight. As anyone knows with the singing Sawers family expect something truly great. Amy has only had a couple of live dates lately as she had a break to have a lovely baby girl. We are delighted Amy will perform a solo slot. http://www.myspace.com/amysawers http://www.e4.com/skins/music/your-stuff-amysawers.html BELLOC'S BAR Belloc's Bar is a pop band based in Aberdeen. Formed in 2009 and featuring members of The Deportees, Cobra Kai and Glasgow funk poppers Dr. Pop, Belloc's Bar follow the pop tradition of Jellyfish, XTC, Ben Folds and Divine Comedy. Belloc's Bar are just a bunch of pop tarts. A new name for us all but perhaps the makings of something fine. No pushing them, lets see how they develop. http://www.myspace.com/bellocsbar THE GREEN MAN This mysterious artist came into prominence after he played a superb live number in UTG one Sunday afternoon as part of 10:10. A true kindred spirit of UTG. PLUS - there maybe a few surprise drop in guests...

interesting music promotions and FriendsofUTG present a great evening of live music and DJs FRIENDS OF UTG FUNDRAISER All profits go to FriendsofUTG for the campaign to save Union Terrace Gardens. Wednesday, 29 December 2010 The Tunnels, Carnegies Brae, Aberdeen, AB10 1BF. Phone (01224) 211121 Doors 8pm until late Tickets 10 in adv (no booking fee) and on door on the night Available from One-Up Records, Belmont Street, Aberdeen. Phone (01224) 642662 PLUS 5 entry after midnight for dancefloor-mayhem when all bands finish http://www.myspace.com/interestingmusic http://www.thetunnels.co.uk http://friendsofutg.org/ http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=112543728790362 (FriendsofUTG Facebook) Friends of Union Terrace Gardens in conjunction with Interesting Music Promotions are delighted to be hosting this fantastic evening of eclectic entertainment. 2010 has been, and early 2011 will be, a battleground for the future of the people's beautiful green space in the centre of Aberdeen. To help us to save and improve UTG, a massive campaign of awareness and actions will take place in early 2011. To help the group Friends of Union Terrace Gardens maximise all possible effort to save UTG, we require supporters of UTG to get behind us to give us the best chance of winning. Basically, its now or never. Please help by coming to the events we organise, pass the word, join up, buy the UTG product, it helps us greatly... Please come along enjoy this night and look out for more to come. Massive thanks to all those magnificent artists who have travelled to Aberdeen, whether they are fellow Aberdonians or not. Massive thanks to talented friends playing or DJing tonight - all have given their time free gratis and we are humbled by their generosity. Also massive thanks to One Up Records - our local independent record shop You will be among many friends old and new. The plan COPY HAHO / TEENAGE LUST DJs from 8pm to midnight STEVEN MILNE DJ from 12pm to 2am MC for the night is the wonderfully talented ALAN DAVIDSON. A firm favourite whatever the guise, Alan has been wowing audiences all over the place with his solo project The Kitchen Cynics and fluctuating line-up ensemble Matricarians. Alan has a wide knowledge of the history of Aberdeen and the North East, and in the opinion of lots of people is a very fine a MC. Alan compered our event in Cafe Drummonds in June - expect the unexpected. The artists below are not listed in any particular order BEAT HOTEL - a Jasmine Minks and Creation Records supergroup Jim Shepherd (lead singer and songwriter) and Dave Musker of The Jasmine Minks, plus Dave Morgan (drummer of The Weather Prophets, The Loft and The Rockingbirds), join Paul Pascoe (Mudlow, Palm Springs, Fire Eyes) and Arash Torabi (bass-player in former June Brides singer, Phil Wilsons band and also The Granite Shore). The Jasmine Minks, the Loft and The Weather Prophets were amongst the first bands on the roster for Alan McGees hugely influential and iconic Creation Records in the early-mid-80s, releasing many singles and albums that set the blueprint for the British indie sound. Jim Shepherd and Dave Morgan are lending their experience to Beat Hotel, who have been resurrected after a long hiatus. The band will be showcasing both sides of their soon-to-be-released single, The Fire, as well as highlights from Jim Shepherds wonderful Jasmine Minks repertoire and a few surprises. During their time on Creation, The Jasmine Minks released five albums and a handful of unforgettable singles, including the beautiful Cold Heart, the punked-out soulful stomping Think! and the classic Where the Traffic Goes, which has lent its name to the current popular club-night in Brighton. After the demise of Creation, The Jasmine Minks reconvened for more releases on McGees next label, Poptones, the label that gave us The Hives. Dave Morgan is a drum legend, whose impressive CV includes playing on Primal Screams first album, Sonic Flower Groove, as well as records with Vic Godard, Alternative TV, The Revolving Paint Dream, The Jazz Butcher and Heidi Berry. http://oatcakerecords.co.uk/ THE ARTIST FORMERLY KNOWN AS SID OZALID Sid Ozalid first burst onto the scene in 1978 as a one legged tap dancing poet. The Tap Dancing Robert Burns would dance with his pet monkey, thrash himself with a daisy and beat his head with a tin tray all in the name of art. During this time he provided support for such acts as Simple Minds, The Clash, The Specials, OMD and may more, some of whom asked for him to be removed from the building. He published Scotland's best selling postcard of May 1979 (My Tortoise can burst into Flames) and a book of poems Front Page Sensation. In the early 80s he went on to perform at the Edinburgh Festival, stunning audiences with shows such as My Grannys a Cowboy and I was a teenage Xmas Tree. He started performing with Jeremy Thom, as Sid and Sam the Ozalid Twins and later with his Legendary All-stars. In 1982 he released a musical book Songs and Stories from a Suitcase Extravaganza (his original All-stars were a collection of toys and inflatable legs that he carried around in a suitcase). 1984 he made it to the finals of BBC Scotland's Stars in your Eyes talent show, coming in a splendid last place. In the late 80s he performed at the Moulin Rouge in Paris accompanied by Gerry mad man Bongo. From 1988 1992 he co-presented Invisible Radio on Northsound Radio, followed by a spell of showing his small parts on TV, once playing football with Scots legend Denis Law and later portraying mass murder Denis Neilson on CH4 Evil. From 1996 98 he ran and MCd the Laughing Carrot Comedy Club under his real name Doogallie Woogallie is a Go-Go. After a short period of madness, he got himself a new bike and cycled across the Sinai Desert, he performed with 'The Talking Handbags' in 2005 then back on the bike to cycle round Cuba, along the Great Wall of China and down the left hand coast of India. He is now only slightly interesting and lives in a shoe. He returns to IMP for the first time since the Ivor Cutler tribute night. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=329938683594#!/group.php?gid=329938683594&v=wall FIONA SOE PAING Fiona is receiving rave reviews for her skeletal electronica and visuals, and now her new project website has been launched we can see why. Vic Galloway on BBC Radio Scotland and Steven Severin of Souixise & The Banshees are big fans of Fiona's work live and on record. A lady definitely on the rise - you will see why. http://www.colliderscope.com AMY SAWERS Amy Sawers has an extraordinary voice, as good as any of her contemporaries and at a time when the seam is rich. Having done lots of festivals in the past, its marvellous to have Amy playing our soiree tonight. As anyone knows with the singing Sawers family expect something truly great. Amy has only had a couple of live dates lately as she had a break to have a lovely baby girl. We are delighted Amy will perform a solo slot. http://www.myspace.com/amysawers http://www.e4.com/skins/music/your-stuff-amysawers.html BELLOC'S BAR Belloc's Bar is a pop band based in Aberdeen. Formed in 2009 and featuring members of The Deportees, Cobra Kai and Glasgow funk poppers Dr. Pop, Belloc's Bar follow the pop tradition of Jellyfish, XTC, Ben Folds and Divine Comedy. Belloc's Bar are just a bunch of pop tarts. A new name for us all but perhaps the makings of something fine. No pushing them, lets see how they develop. http://www.myspace.com/bellocsbar THE GREEN MAN This mysterious artist came into prominence after he played a superb live number in UTG one Sunday afternoon as part of 10:10. A true kindred spirit of UTG. PLUS - there maybe a few surprise drop in guests...

radio - monday schedule If you didn't catch it last week, you can now listen again to Mike's appearance on Go With The Flow. Tunes by These New Puritans, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Bo Ningen, Caribou, Pram, Cate Le Bon, Sufjan Stevens, Low, and more... plus IMP and UTG chat.

Battery Face added to this... Featuring members of Copy Haho, Deathpodal and PVH, Battery Face are a sonic / melodies / rock / kraut explosion with one fierce aim: to make good times through sound.* Their first track, Lurch, is available as a free download from 09/12/10 as part of the Electropapknit Vol. 1 release - a compilation of DIY bands from around Scotland.?? http://www.myspace.com/batteryface

oh and here's some stuff about Battery Face... Featuring members of Copy Haho, Deathpodal and PVH, Battery Face are a sonic / melodies / rock / kraut explosion with one fierce aim: to make good times through sound.* Their first track, Lurch, is available as a free download from 09/12/10 as part of the Electropapknit Vol. 1 release - a compilation of DIY bands from around Scotland.?? Battery Face on Myspace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads

imp and Cafe Drummond present Acoustic Ladyland + Min Diesel + Battery Face | Facebook

imp and Cafe Drummond present Acoustic Ladyland + Min Diesel + Battery Face | Facebook

imp present: Martin Stephenson & The Daintees + The Lorelei | Facebook

imp present: Martin Stephenson & The Daintees + The Lorelei | Facebook

Gig postponed... http://www.aberdeen-music.com/forums/interesting-music-promotions/63447-slowclubevent-cancelled.html#post869886

interesting music promotions and Caf Drummond present ACOUSTIC LADYLAND + MIN DIESEL Saturday, 18 December 2010 Caf Drummond, Belmont Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1JR. Phone 01224 619930 Doors 8pm Tickets 10+bf in adv / 12 on door Available from One-Up Records, Belmont Street, Aberdeen. Phone (01224) 642662 or http://www.ticketweb.co.uk http://www.myspace.com/interestingmusic ACOUSTIC LADYLAND In 2011, ten years after its birth, Acoustic Ladyland will reincarnate into a band with the same people but a new name. For these very special farewell concerts they will be playing old material as well as a glimpse of their new stuff - so if you want to hear Acoustic Ladyland live again, this is your last chance, as they promise they wont be playing those classic songs anymore after this. There will also be a series of four nights at Londons Vortex where they will perform each of their four albums, with the original personnel and special guests. For the rest of the tour expect an explosive set completely off the Richter Scale by this amazing band who are by turn ferocious and frenetic with the capacity to pare the instrumentation down to a raw and mininimal level. Their stunning ack-ack aural assualt features band leader Pete Wareham (vocals, tenor & baritone sax) alongside the internationally-acclaimed drummer Seb Rochford, Trio VDs Chris Sharkey (guitar) and Ruth Goller (bass guitar). Destructive, brilliant and utterly thrilling, this is your very last chance to see these jazz punk legends live. There will also be rare and exclusive merchandise for sale, and a free download of Ruths Gratitude remix available during the tour. http://www.myspace.com/acousticladylandmusic MIN DIESEL Mindie-rock! Alt-rock-slacker-slide-guitar-funsters Dinosaur Jr style, with one mission - to make music you groove to! http://www.myspace.com/mindieseluk

interesting music promotions and Caf Drummond present ACOUSTIC LADYLAND + MIN DIESEL Saturday, 18 December 2010 Caf Drummond, Belmont Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1JR. Phone 01224 619930 Doors 8pm Tickets 10+bf in adv / 12 on door Available from One-Up Records, Belmont Street, Aberdeen. Phone (01224) 642662 or http://www.ticketweb.co.uk http://www.myspace.com/interestingmusic ACOUSTIC LADYLAND In 2011, ten years after its birth, Acoustic Ladyland will reincarnate into a band with the same people but a new name. For these very special farewell concerts they will be playing old material as well as a glimpse of their new stuff - so if you want to hear Acoustic Ladyland live again, this is your last chance, as they promise they wont be playing those classic songs anymore after this. There will also be a series of four nights at Londons Vortex where they will perform each of their four albums, with the original personnel and special guests. For the rest of the tour expect an explosive set completely off the Richter Scale by this amazing band who are by turn ferocious and frenetic with the capacity to pare the instrumentation down to a raw and mininimal level. Their stunning ack-ack aural assualt features band leader Pete Wareham (vocals, tenor & baritone sax) alongside the internationally-acclaimed drummer Seb Rochford, Trio VDs Chris Sharkey (guitar) and Ruth Goller (bass guitar). Destructive, brilliant and utterly thrilling, this is your very last chance to see these jazz punk legends live. There will also be rare and exclusive merchandise for sale, and a free download of Ruths Gratitude remix available during the tour. http://www.myspace.com/acousticladylandmusic MIN DIESEL Mindie-rock! Alt-rock-slacker-slide-guitar-funsters Dinosaur Jr style, with one mission - to make music you groove to! http://www.myspace.com/mindieseluk

interesting music promotions present MARTIN STEPHENSON & THE DAINTEES + THE LORELEI Wednesday, 15 December 2010 The Tunnels, Carnegies Brae, Aberdeen, AB101BF Phone 01224 211121 Doors 8pm Tickets 10+bf in adv / 12 on door Available from One-Up Records, Belmont Street, Aberdeen. Phone (01224) 642662 or http://www.ticketweb.co.uk http://www.myspace.com/interestingmusic http://www.thetunnels.co.uk MARTIN STEPHENSON & THE DAINTEES Born 27 July 1961, County Durham, England, this singer-songwriter's reputation has been bolstered by virtue of countless searing live performances throughout the UK. His early love of literature and music led to the formation of the first Daintees line-up in his early teens. With a regular turnover of staff and lack of proper gigs, the band nevertheless became something of a busking sensation, on the evidence of which Newcastle record label Kitchenware sent them into the studio. After two singles, notable among which was 1982's intoxicating "Roll On Summertime", a debut album was embarked upon. The Daintees line-up at this time comprised Stephenson (guitar, vocals), Anthony Dunn (bass, acoustic guitar, vocals), John Steel (keyboards, harmonica, bass, vocals) and Paul Smith (drums, percussion). Boat To Bolivia, released in 1986, was praised by the New Musical Express because it "builds bridges between love and hate, between cradle and grave, between folk and pop, between the past and present". The candidness and honesty of Stephenson's lyrics were best portrayed on "Caroline" and "Crocodile Cryer". He also revealed his appreciation of the folk/blues rag guitar style with "Tribute To The Late Reverend Gary Davis" as well as regular live performances of Van Dyke Parks' "High Coin". A lengthy hiatus delayed the arrival of the follow-up until 1988. Gladsome, Humour & Blue contained the superb "Wholly Humble Heart". Once again, reviews were excellent, and Stephenson enhanced an already impressive reputation for hearty live shows. Salutation Road proved to be the songwriter's most politicized work, prefaced by the single "Left Us To Burn", which directly attacked Margaret Thatcher. Two further albums with the Daintees were released by the Kitchenware label, before Stephenson embarked on a solo career with a series of acclaimed releases for Demon Records. In the new millennium, he released a series of mail-order only acoustic projects. He also records and tours with his swing outfit the Toe-Rags and, from time to time, a new line-up of the Daintees. http://www.daintees.com THE LORELEI Your favourite total thrash speed folksters. http://www.thelorelei.co.uk

interesting music promotions present MARTIN STEPHENSON & THE DAINTEES + THE LORELEI Wednesday, 15 December 2010 The Tunnels, Carnegies Brae, Aberdeen, AB101BF Phone 01224 211121 Doors 8pm Tickets 10+bf in adv / 12 on door Available from One-Up Records, Belmont Street, Aberdeen. Phone (01224) 642662 or http://www.ticketweb.co.uk http://www.myspace.com/interestingmusic http://www.thetunnels.co.uk MARTIN STEPHENSON & THE DAINTEES Born 27 July 1961, County Durham, England, this singer-songwriter's reputation has been bolstered by virtue of countless searing live performances throughout the UK. His early love of literature and music led to the formation of the first Daintees line-up in his early teens. With a regular turnover of staff and lack of proper gigs, the band nevertheless became something of a busking sensation, on the evidence of which Newcastle record label Kitchenware sent them into the studio. After two singles, notable among which was 1982's intoxicating "Roll On Summertime", a debut album was embarked upon. The Daintees line-up at this time comprised Stephenson (guitar, vocals), Anthony Dunn (bass, acoustic guitar, vocals), John Steel (keyboards, harmonica, bass, vocals) and Paul Smith (drums, percussion). Boat To Bolivia, released in 1986, was praised by the New Musical Express because it "builds bridges between love and hate, between cradle and grave, between folk and pop, between the past and present". The candidness and honesty of Stephenson's lyrics were best portrayed on "Caroline" and "Crocodile Cryer". He also revealed his appreciation of the folk/blues rag guitar style with "Tribute To The Late Reverend Gary Davis" as well as regular live performances of Van Dyke Parks' "High Coin". A lengthy hiatus delayed the arrival of the follow-up until 1988. Gladsome, Humour & Blue contained the superb "Wholly Humble Heart". Once again, reviews were excellent, and Stephenson enhanced an already impressive reputation for hearty live shows. Salutation Road proved to be the songwriter's most politicized work, prefaced by the single "Left Us To Burn", which directly attacked Margaret Thatcher. Two further albums with the Daintees were released by the Kitchenware label, before Stephenson embarked on a solo career with a series of acclaimed releases for Demon Records. In the new millennium, he released a series of mail-order only acoustic projects. He also records and tours with his swing outfit the Toe-Rags and, from time to time, a new line-up of the Daintees. http://www.daintees.com THE LORELEI Your favourite total thrash speed folksters. http://www.thelorelei.co.uk

So, yeah, to update... Matricarians added to Drum Eyes night. Min Diesel added to Acoustic Ladyland night 05.12.10 Smackvan + Arcs @ The Tunnels (with The Slow Club) 15.12.10 Martin Stephenson & The Daintees + The Lorelei @ The Tunnels 16.12.10 Drum Eyes + PVH @ The Tunnels 18.12.10 Acoustic Ladyland @ Cafe Drummond 29.12.10 Friends of UTG benefit @ The Tunnels

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interesting music promotions in conjunction with The Tunnels are delighted to announce another cracking event: DRUM EYES + PVH + MATRICARIANS Thursday 16th December 2010 The Tunnels, Carnegies Brae, Aberdeen, AB10 1BF. Phone (01224) 211121 Doors 8pm Entry 6 on door http://www.myspace.com/interestingmusic http://www.thetunnels.co.uk DRUM EYES (Upset The Rhythm) A Brighton / London based collective arranged around Shigeru Ishihara (better known as DJ Scotch EGG) and E-Da (Ex-BOREDOMS and K-Power drummer). Drum Eyes combine duelling drums, cornets, keys and Game Boys to form a devastating live show. Their debut album dropped in September 2010 amidst feverish anticipation in the wake of members reputations and the bands devastation of audiences countrywide with their insatiable, mind expanding live performances, including a set at Supersonic festival in 2009. Drum Eyes are a band who are impossible to pigeonhole in any category other than fantastic (but you can add Kraut, Motorik, Doom, Drone, Psych, Noise and experiMENTAL to the list as well). http://www.myspace.com/drumeyes NME Review http://www.nme.com/reviews/drum-eyes/11490 PVH North Easts favourite noise crew come back to Aberdeen to play a very rare live date. Always one of the more interesting bands you will find in a creepy dark place. Expect nothing more than a sonic and vitriolic blast of noise and Heinze trying to keep up with his red faced throat music that even the Mongolian throat singers wince at. http://www.myspace.com/projectvenhell MATRICARIANS Matricarians are a loose collective of interesting improvisers who develop their live sound depending who they are playing along with. Led by Alan Davidson of Kitchen Cynics fame, Matricarians take no prisoners and make lots of new friends along the way. http://www.myspace.com/matricarians

imp present: The Slow Club, with live music from Smackvan + Arcs | Facebook

imp present: The Slow Club, with live music from Smackvan + Arcs | Facebook

interesting music promotions present CATRIONA MCKAY AND CHRIS STOUT + SUPPORT Sunday, 21 November 2010 The Blue Lamp, 121 Gallowgate, Aberdeen, AB25 1BU. Phone (01224) 647472 Doors 8pm Tickets 10+bf in adv / 12 on door Available from One-Up Records, Belmont Street, Aberdeen. Phone (01224) 642662 or http://www.ticketweb.co.uk http://www.myspace.com/interestingmusic CATRIONA MCKAY AND CHRIS STOUT Catriona McKay (Scottish harp) and Chris Stout (Shetland fiddle) play a dynamic and adventurous exploration of traditional Scottish music. Performing together for 15 years, they are connected to the traditions of their instruments while being highly aware of and enthralled by the possibilities they hold. They pursue a path to explore sounds that connect and challenge. Their self-penned 2010 album White Nights is a modulation between past and present, between summer and winter, between reliability and risk. Music inspired by the heightened senses during the long light nights of summer in the north, and in contrast, music which celebrates reflections of winter landscapes and sounds. Through colour and depth of tone, they abandon themselves on a journey to create one sound, yet they carve out space for one another to allow a musical dialogue. It is this unity along with communication that makes their music so compelling. Catriona has just been short-listed for a Glenfiddich Award up against Biffy Clyro, Paulo Nutini and Isobel Campbell - an interesting line up to say the least! http://www.mckaystoutmusic.co.uk