What is it about the Alex Tronic label that makes it love cinematic music so much? Roboghost, the second full-length offering from electronic dust devils Keser, is a prime example of this indulgence in full, strong motion.

Reports of the demise of Edinburgh’s gig scene are, it seems, premature and unfounded. Well, judging by the 200 souls crammed into the Voodoo Room anyway. The venue does, it’s said, attract decent regular crowds, but nothing like this, surely.

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Arab Strap
www.arabstrap.co.uk
Dananananaykroyd
Dananananaykroyd
Blaknoisewhitesoul
www.blaknoisewhitesoul.com
We Were Promised Jetpacks
wewerepromisedjetpacks
The Porch Song Anthology
www.porchsonganthology.com
Scunner
www.scunner.net
Uncle Fritz
www.myspace.com/yourunclefritz
Royal Treatment Plant
www.myspace.com/royaltreatmentplant
Eric Euan
www.ericeuan.com
Laki Mera
www.myspace.com/lakimera
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1. Camera Obscura - Let’s Get Out Of This Country
www.camera-obscura.net
2. De Rosa - Mend
www.wearederosa.com
3. Belle and Sebastian - The Life Pursuit
www.belleandsebastian.co.uk
4. King Creosote - KC Rules OK
www.kingcreosote.com
5. The Secret Machines - 10 Silver Drops
www.thesecretmachines.com
6. Divine Comedy - Victory for the Comic Muse
www.thedivinecomedy.com
7. Isobel [...]

A busy night in the capital with Triptych taking over at least four of the main medium sized venues making it hard for anyone else to pull a non corporate generated crowd. Fringe of Triptych would be not too far off in describing this bill from two sides of the new music/experimental continuum