OK I've been light on the blog lately, I've got a new job which I actually have to try to do which is good for my general wellbeing but means my blogging duties have taken a hit. I couldn't let this one pass without a quick post though, Generation Bass' first long player is out today and it's one I've been chomping at the bit to get hold of for a looong time. Filled with futuristic theatricality, Lord Cry Cry combines dubstep sensibility with jazz experimentation and blues growl and sticks the lot through a sinister circus filter. Oh and the hallmark of all truly great music: it reminds me of Monkey Island (specifically, Dance of the Moores. Makes me think of the final battle with LeChuck at the end of MI2. If you don't know what I'm talking about, you don't know good music). But actually words can't do it justice (at least not ones I can think of at this time of night) so just check it out (and buy it, obviously):

Lord Cry Cry - Live at the C.P.U. by djumb

I stumbled across this guy in the course of my Soundcloud rummagings a couple of months back and was hyped to post some of his stuff here, but DJ UMB spotted me commenting and asked me to keep it on the down low, since Generation Bass were planning on releasing it and were still finalising whatever it is you need to finalize in these situations. Listen: you don't argue with UMB. So I've been patiently waiting... but now it's been announced on GB I think it's safe to share here too.

So the release is forthcoming on Generation Bass but is still firmly under wraps... so check this mix which gives you an idea of where he's coming from - and also is just a fantastic example of doing something really interesting with a mix - there's big dubstep bangers on there but this isn't like any dubstep mix you've ever heard, throwing jazz, blues, classical into the mix, creating tension with discordance and clashing styles and tempos. If this guy lives up to his current promise, then we really are gonna have a dubstep Tom Waits on our hands...

Its About When it Came Out. Lord Cry Cry live at Transmediale 10 by Lord Cry Cry

Got this in me inbox today from Scotland's finest purveyor of dark, dirty blues, Tragic O'Hara:

Hello there,
I have an idea and wondered if you would like to be involved. Im making a new music video and the idea is to have different pictures with one of or a couple of the lyrics written out whatever way you want. like written on a board and held up or the condensation on a window or whatever imaginative idea you can come up with. Take a picture and send it to me and i'll put it in the video. Im trying to get as many people from all over the world to do it. The song is called "Young Mothers, Sisters, Brothers" its on my myspace page and the lyrics are in my blog. Let me know if your up for it and spread the word if you want, it would be great to get a few from you.
All the best,
Tragic
x

So I thought I'd spread the word. Anyone looking to kickstart your acting / modelling career, this is surely the way to do it!

Desperately trying to claw back some hard drive space last night I came across a >1 gig audio file which turned out to be one of my radio shows from Lochbroom FM which I'd recorded & forgotten about. For the most part it was a forgettable one so I'm not posting the whole thing - you can check out some of my old ones at my old blog - but part of it was a session / interview with Gypsy Dave Smith which I'd totally forgotten about but was amazing... And since I'm the only person in the world with this recording it seems selfish not to share...

He played a couple of amazing tunes... not sure what this first one is called: Gypsy Dave - (no title)

This second one is a Lead Belly tune: Gypsy Dave - On A Monday.