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Dead Boy Robotics

By Bernhard Bessing • Dec 19th, 2011 • Category: jrbig, long players

It’s a trivial point in a way, but I can’t find out what label this is on. You see, there’s an Edinburgh indie called ‘Tape’, and this Edinburgh trio’s debut is available on Tape.



Vakunoht

By Bernhard Bessing • Dec 16th, 2011 • Category: jrbig, long players

You can read the sleeve notes if you like. Then you will believe that this is the product of the Russian space programme



The Stone Ghost Collective

By Bernhard Bessing • Dec 13th, 2011 • Category: jrbig, long players

A duo based in the Scottish borders, Mike Small (from Dawn of the Replicants) and Brendan McAndrew have united to produce something fairly far-removed from what you might expect from that background. Case in point 1: ‘She Doesn’t Care’ could almost be a Take That tune as reimagined by Depeche Mode fronted by a Dalek. [...]



Fangs

By Bernhard Bessing • Nov 23rd, 2011 • Category: jrbig, long players

Featuring former members of Lapsus Linguae and Motormark, Fangs lean more towards the electro of the latter rather than the chaotic prog of the former.



Martin John Henry

By Bernhard Bessing • Oct 7th, 2011 • Category: jrbig, long players

From the ashes of De Rosa comes this solo release from former frontman Martin John Henry.