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Marco Bernardi is the mild-mannered janitor behind Octogen, the jewel in Soma Records’ electronic crown. He comes to Edinburgh as part of the Edge Festival’s Soma Records Night and submits to our probing with peculiar results
5 words to describe your live show Brand-new. danceable. undanceable. salmon, trout. 4 things that would be on your dream rider Water. beans. bread, car tyre.
3 things you’d like to get out of
your visit to Edinburgh
Eifiel lower. pyramids and the Briggait.
2 influences you’d rather not admit to
Wet Wet Wet and Glen Medeiros.
1 rumour you’d like to start about
yourself
I know Glen Michael.
E Octogen plays as part of the Soma Records Night at Edge Festival, Cabaret Voltaire, 08444 999 990, 22 Aug, I 1pm, £78.
* N*E*R*D Justin Timberlake guested at their Scottish debut in 2003 after the MTV Music Awards and while this night might not have the trouser- snake in tow, Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams most certainly have what it takes to throw down a platinum hip hop show of their very own. Corn Exchange, 08444 999 990, 22 Aug, 7.30pm, £22.
>24 Women in Harmony A rare couple of dates for this stellar line—up of Scots singers with serious pipes — Karin Polwart, Annie Grace and Corrina Hewat - who combine songs, stories and harmonies to produce something pretty damn gorgeous. See preview. page 89. Acoustic Music Centre @ St Brides, 346 7405, 27 Aug, 7. 75pm, 22 Aug, 9pm, £12 (£10).
>l= The Raconteurs See preview, left. Corn Exchange, 08444 999 990, 26 Aug. 7.30pm, £20.
#3 Kate Nash The perky princess of the piano’s debut album Made of Bricks was an unassuming delight — the occasional jarring cockneyism aside — and live, she is as engaging and talented as any of her more boisterous male counterparts currently hogging the spotlight. Corn Exchange, 08444 999 990, 25 Aug, 7.30pm, £7 5.
2%: Krol Roger The International Festival flexes its opera muscles with some seriously full-on work, the tale of the mighty Sicilian ruler King Roger in a suitably spectacular contemporary setting. See preview, page 87. Festival Theatre, 473 2000, 25 8. 27 Aug, 7. 75pm, $10—$64.
1%: Joe Acheson Quartet Electronic music from beyond this galaxy driven by two drummers combining with some cunning electronics and violin to produce a 21 st century jazz—infused sound to behold. See preview, page 89. The Voodoo Rooms, 556 7060, 29 Aug, 71pm, £5.