Reviews
NEW WAVE BEAT BRICOLAGE Barfly. Glasgow, Sat 18 Feb 000
They've played only a handful of gigs and are just about to release their first single ‘Footsteps'/‘Flowers of Deceit‘ on Creeping Bent. but already Glaswegian four-piece Bricolage are being talked up as the new Franz Ferdinand. As it's their male Alex Kapranos doing most of the talking, however. we'd advise giving them a spin before belieVing the hype.
Having seen them live. it's a pleasure for The List to repOrt that they're not at all a bad band. Neither are they. on the other hand. the saViours of British muSic (apparently that's all happening in Leeds these days). but a future career as the 21 st century Orange Juice to Franz' Josef K beckons. In tanktops and quiffs — although drummer Andrew Brown looks like a sharply-suited Jarvis Cocker — the all- too-indie ensemble seem more inspired by Hamburg-era Beatles than New York no wave. with their light, foot-stamping melodies entwined around foppishly cynical lyrical observations about. y'know. girls an‘ stuff. (David Pollock)
INDIE POP
THE CONCRETES Corn Exchange. Edinburgh. Mon 20 Feb 0000
As cheerful and sunshine-coloured an
experience as watching the Magic Numbers. their old mates the Concretes deserve headline billing of their own. The Swedish octet offer a similar style of twee country-pop. but delivered with more consistency and
flair. even With the sound system turned down to support act levels. Sporting an effortlessly cool brown pudding bowl crop as only a Swedish lady can, singer Victoria Bergsman just about navigates the language barrier in introducing each song to a milling but vaguely interested crowd. As the more mid-paced and dream-like of their old material and that of forthcoming album The Concretes in Colour gives way to such sterling romantic gems as new single 'Chosen One‘ and the majestic ‘You Can't Hurry Love', however. people start to stop and pay deserved attention. Acknowledging such measured brilliance, the Numbers even demanded they return to swamp the stage for a gleeful free-for-all cover of John Lennon's 'Oh Yoko‘ at the end of the show. (David Pollock) I The Concretes launch The Concretes ln Colour with a gig at Mono, Glasgow, Sun 72 Mar
FOLK THE ROUGH ENSEMBLE
Henry’s Cellar Bar, Edinburgh, Mon 13 Feb 0000
Coming straight out of East Lothian. Daniel Patrick Ouinn is a resolutely northern soul whose psycho- geographic ambient ramblings have appeared on a slew of records released by his cottage industry Suilven Recordings. Live. he's revealed to have a working knowledge of the Fall's back catalogue circa 1982's ‘Iceland' and. while his backing combo skitter through some eerie Wicker Man-style folk scrapings. Ouinn actually resembles Mark E Smith's smartarse kid brother doing an ordnance survey walking tour of a rural landscape pockmarked with ancient standing stones and the like.
On “The Burry Man' he‘s joined by veteran folklorist Duncan Grahl. who gives an oral history lesson of one of South Oueensferry's more curious rites. and only a jokey a cappela take on Robert Wyatt's 'Shipbuilding' mars an otherwise startling left field evocation of country matters. Buy shares in Suilven now and bring Daniel Patrick Quinn back from exile in Carlisle. (Neil Cooper)
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Tomorrow's music today. This Issue: The Cinematics
After being separately drawn to Glasgow from the gloomy musical prospects of the Highland town of Dingwall, panoramic rockers the Cinematics formed when singer Scott Rinning’s dulcet tones caught the ear of band mates while busking in the West End. Since then they’ve penned a deal with American independent TVT, and toured with Editors. Which was fun, says Scott.
That was great. because it was Just as they were starting to take off and they were selling out all the venues they were playing. They've got guite young fans, surprisingly. lots of screaming girls. which is good for a support band. The, {il‘llétyfs turn up early to get down the front.
Are you glad to be doing your own headline tour now?
It does feel good. although there's something dune fun about being the support band because yOu're playing much bigger venues. and can iust do a short set. have a bit of a laugh then go and get drunk. But it's definiter still more C/leh’l’} knowmg that people are coming speCifically to see yOu.
You’ve apparently a reputation for hosting the most riotous post-gig parties in Scotland. How much are you willing to say about them?
Well, when we're dOing a gig With another band. we always make sure th't the/'7‘; got something to do afterwards — either go Out. Or invite them back to rJur flat for some laughs and some dial-a-booze. I think it's probably down to our Highland ways. But. you know, with most bands plenty of drinking goes on . . ,
(Malcolm Jack)
I Cabaret Voltaire. Edinburgh, Fri 70 Mar; School ofArt. Glasgow. Sat 7 7 Mar. Sing/e ‘Break’ is out Mon 6 March on TVT,
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