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#UNTITLEDONE Edinburgh literary and musical collective Neu! Reekie! celebrate their fi rst anthology It’s a big year for Neu! Reekie!. Founded by Michael Pedersen (pictured) and Kevin Williamson, this counter-cultural collision of prose, poetry, live music and art goes from strength to strength following the launch of poetry anthology #UntitledOne in May. physical representation of what these bashes have captured over the past while and this seemed like the perfect anecdote. It serves as a reminder to our audiences and us, whilst showcasing what we’ve billed to those that missed it.’
#UntitledOne features work from established So what does #UntitledOne tell us about the
writers like Irvine Welsh, Liz Lochhead and Jenni Fagan, as well as pieces from Arab Strap’s Aidan Moffat (who recently released a children’s book), Frightened Rabbit’s Scott Hutchison and emerging authors like Kirsty Logan. It also comes with a downloadable 20-track compilation album, including songs from Young Fathers and TeenCanteen. ‘#UntitledOne stands testament to four- plus years of programming Neu! Reekie! events,’ says Pedersen. ‘We wanted a
state of Scottish literature? ‘That it’s randy and ready for a roasting,’ Pedersen says. ‘That there’s left-field and working-class voices with plenty to say and that the avant-garde can be gnarly too. Whatever you want it to say, that’s tickety-boo by us.’ (David Pollock) ■ #UntitledOne is out now, published by Polygon. Neu! Reekie!’s next event is #UntitledLive, headlined by Young Fathers, at Central Hall, Edinburgh, Tue 9 Jun. For a longer version of this interview, go to list.co.uk/books
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