Hauf Jaiket

Get yersel down to Leith Market this sunday for the Leithstock festival featuring a whole squad of local luminaries and loonies, including those cheeky wee scamps, Whyte & Mackay. See Out of the Bedroom for details. In a rush, see you later.

This weekend I got 3 free CDs with various publications, each showing off some fine Scottish talent. From the Is This Music? CD, The Flying Matchstick Men give us some electrodiscowonkpop with a Scottish accent. And damn catchy stuff it is, too. Then, from Mojo's Dylan covers CD, this old classic from John Martyn. Incidentally, Dylan fans in Edinburgh, there's a special Dylan covers night at Out of the Bedroom at The Waverley on St. Mary's Street on the 18th of August. Get along if you fancy a shot at a Zimmerman chune. Lastly, given away free with The Scotsman, we have a preview from the new Proclaimers album, Restless Soul, which is a fabulous little jive number with the killer lines - "Warmongers kill yourselves/Demonstrate the power of the product that you're trying to sell." Fantastic.

Flying Matchstick Men - All Yr. Secrets
John Martyn - Don't Think Twice, It's Alright
The Proclaimers - D.I.Y.

Monica Queen, nice sort of breathy, airy fairy sort of thing. She used to be in Thrum, you know. Also was on Belle and Sebastian's 'Lazy Painter Jane' - you know the one. No, oh well, she good anywise. Damn good. Genaro have a lovely ramshackle feel about them and don't really fall into any particular handy genre. Just doing their own thing and making a great sound. Similarly, James Orr Complex have a unique style and devil may care approach. Listen to the end for surprise bleeps.

Monica Queen - Deja Vu
Genaro - Once in a While
James Orr Complex - Fade Grey to Fade Blue