Edinburgh Man #157

March 6th, 2014

The podcast returns from a short and unexpected break! Many apologies for the lack of show over the last two weeks. Edinburgh Man Junior brought some hideous flu-like lurgie back from nursery. He was ill for about 4 days then bounced back. I, however, spent the best part of the next week in bed, curled up in a foetal position, moaning. Even after the flu eventually passed I was left with an annoying and persistent cough. There was no way I would have been able to do the podcast last week without hacking my way through it – which wouldn’t have been much fun to listen to. Anyway, here’s hoping it has subsided enough for me to get through the next 45 minutes to an hour.

On today’s show a Low cover from Edinburgh’s Meursault, the second single from the recent album by Dunedin’s Trick Mammoth, and a track from a new EP by Brooklyn’s No Kill. Loads more besides, but hopefully not much coughing. I have a bag of cough sweets at my side just in case.

1. Champ – “Nothing” (Played courtesy of Fleeting Youth Records)
2. Trick Mammoth – “Days Of Being Wild” (Played courtesy of Fishrider Records)
3. Meursault – “Dinosaur Act (Low)” (Played courtesy of Song, by Toad Records)
4. No Kill – “Big Muff Scream” (Played courtesy of No Kill)
5. First Borns – “Perfect 10″ (Played courtesy of First Borns)
6. COMFY – “Where is” (Played courtesy of COMFY )
7. Blood Of The Bull – “You Are My Favourite Communist” (Played courtesy of Soft Power Records)
8. Vio/Miré – “Dogs 1″ (Played courtesy of Vio-Miré, Released under a Creative Commons licence)
9. The Paperback Throne – “Colossus” (Played courtesy of The Paperback Throne / Iffy Folk Records)

Direct Download: Edinburgh Man #157

Edinburgh Man #156

February 13th, 2014

If you listened to the podcast last week you will have heard me recounting recent the issues we’ve had at Edinburgh Man Towers with our telephone line being crossed with the line from one of our neighbours. Well, last week we thought it was all fixed, but since then it’s turned out that it’s as broken as ever. So much so that the Internet is incredibly slow, and even more incredibly unreliable.

Hence a pre-recorded podcast this week. And possibly pre-recorded for quite some time – apparently the problem with the line is buried somewhere between our flat and the telephone exchange more than a mile away. Wonderful.

Anyway, lots of great music this week, including three tracks from the Scottish Fiction sessions compilation which you can get from http://scottishfiction.bandcamp.com. All money raised goes towards Pulse Community Radio.

1. Conveyor – “Pushups” (Played courtesy of Conveyor)
2. Rick Redbeard – “Any Way I Can” (Played courtesy of Scottish Fiction / Pulse Community Radio)
3. the second hand marching band – “This is the Story” (Played courtesy of the second hand marching band, Released under a Creative Commons licence)
4. L.A Salami – “When the Poet Sings” (Played courtesy of Left Turn 4 Records, Released under a Creative Commons licence)
5. Wounded Knee – “The Muckle Sang” (Played courtesy of Scottish Fiction / Pulse Community Radio)
6. Uniform Motion – “There is No Way There is No Way” (Played courtesy of @uniformmotion)
7. Songs For Walter – “Competition, Diffidence and Glory” (Played courtesy of Bleeding Gold Records)
8. RM Hubbert – “Go Slowly” (Played courtesy of Scottish Fiction / Pulse Community Radio)

Direct Download: Edinburgh Man #156

Edinburgh Man #155

February 6th, 2014

Contain your excitement. The podcast has returned. I’m sure every year a large proportion of the listeners think (or more likely hope) the podcast won’t come back after the annual January hiatus. No such luck, I’m afraid. Here it is, and it’s as rambling as ever.

Prepare to be regaled with talk of telephony woes, migraines, broken headphones, and pooing in the pool. Sorry. Music-wise a new version of a great track by Meursault, shouty rock from Waylon Thorton and Despite Settlement Mechanism, and a fantastic new track from Las Lanas.

Oh, and next Friday (Valentine’s night) the Edinburgh Man Podcast Roadshow will be guest DJ and the wonderful Unpop club at the Wee Red Bar in Edinburgh. 11pm until 3am. Yikes. See you there (have a nap in the afternoon – that’s what I plan to do).

1. Meursault – “The Dirt & the Roots” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad)
2. Xiu Xiu – “Stupid in the Dark” (Played courtesy of Polyvinyl Records)
3. Conveyor – “Mammal Food” (Played courtesy of Conveyor)
4. Goddam Nobody – “Cut and Paste to Waste” (Played courtesy of Art is Hard)
5. Blood Of The Bull – “Hold Your Head Up High And Go Fuck Yourself” (Played courtesy of Soft Power Records)
6. Dispute Settlement Mechanism – “Breezeblock Flat Gap” (Played courtesy of Dispute Settlement Mechanism, Released under a Creative Commons licence)
7. Waylon Thornton – “Screaming At You” (Played courtesy of Waylon Thornton, Released under a Creative Commons licence)
8. Las Lanas – “Something Borrowed” (Played courtesy of Las Lanas)
9. Fog Lake – “it was never enough” (Played courtesy of Fog Lake, Released under a Creative Commons licence)

Direct Download: Edinburgh Man #155

Best of 2013 Part 2

December 26th, 2013

Boxing Day 2013. I have a cold. Not just a regular cold. But one of those really annoying colds that you only ever seem to get at the Christmas holidays. Trouper that I am I’ve stocked up on drugs, menthol oils, lozenges, cups of tea and Toblerone. I reckon we should be able to make it through the two hour epic that is the BEST OF 2013 PART 2 no problem.

It’s a pretty exciting list too. Eight of the top ten tracks are from Scottish bands, and while the top two were way out in front, at the end they were separated only by a single voter. The closest the poll has ever been.

Anyway, get yourself a glass of mulled wine, put your feet up in front of the fire, and enjoy the 25 top tracks of 2013 as chosen by the listeners of the Edinburgh Man Podcast.

Oh, and the podcast is now on its annual winter break. It will return refreshed on the first Thursday of February. See you then!

25. Tear Talk – “B R E A T H E” (Played courtesy of Bleeding Gold Records)
24. The Last Battle – “Wherever Our Feet Take Us” (Played courtesy of The Last Battle)
23. Low – “Clarence White (Live)” (Played courtesy of Low)
22. Colour Me Wednesday – “Shut” (Played courtesy of Colour Me Wednesday, Released under a Creative Commons licence)
21. Martha – “Sycamore” (Played courtesy of Martha, Released under a Creative Commons licence)
20. Conquering Animal Sound – “The Future Does Not Require” (Played courtesy of Chemikal Underground)
19. Satan Wriders – “Freeway” (Played courtesy of Satan Wriders, Released under a Creative Commons licence)
18. Euros Childs – “Tina Said” (Played courtesy of Euros Childs)
17. A Little Orchestra (with Gordon McIntyre of Ballboy) – “East Coast” (Played courtesy of A Little Orchestra)
16. Over The Wall – “Tell Her I Love Her” (Played courtesy of Gerry Loves Records)
15. Plastic Animals – “Pizarnik” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad)
14. Aidan John Moffat – “The Poet Holds His Future In His Hand” (Played courtesy of Aidan John Moffat, Released under a Creative Commons licence)
13. The Planes – “Sonic Youth” (Played courtesy of The Planes, Released under a Creative Commons licence)
12. Just Handshakes – “London Bound” (Played courtesy of Bleeding Gold Records)
11. Trips and Falls – “Destruction is Always More Exciting” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad, Released under a Creative Commons licence)
10. A Brief View of the Hudson – “Somewhere Elsewhere” (Played courtesy of A Brief View of the Hudson)
9. By Toutatis – “Rebecca” (Played courtesy of By Toutatis)
8. Rick Redbeard – “Kelvin Grove” (Played courtesy of Rick Redbeard / Chemikal Underground)
7. Randolph’s Leap – “Real Anymore” (Played courtesy of Olive Grove Records)
6. The Spook School – “I’ll Be Honest” (Played courtesy of Fortuna POP!)
5. Sparrow and the Workshop – “Shock Shock” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad)
4. eagleowl – “not over” (Played courtesy of eagleowl)
3. Adam Stafford – “Please” (Played courtesy of Song by Toad / Adam Stafford)
2. Kid Canaveral – “A Compromise” (Played courtesy of Kid Canaveral / Lost Map Records)
1. Book Group – “Victory Lap” (Played courtesy of Gerry Loves Records)

Direct Download: Best of 2013 Part 2

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