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THEO KOTTIS NAKED
MT DOUBT
The Edinburgh-raised and based DJ, producer and sometime Sub Club resident is a favourite of Pete Tong, having released tracks on Anjunadeep, Moda Black and Sasha’s Last Night on Earth, and recently remixed Jake Bugg. facebook.com/theokottismusic
Recently relocated to London from Edinburgh, but still released by the LuckyMe collective, Naked make
dark, experimental electronic pop with a feminist edge. Their debut album is out at the end of Sep.
A band formed around Edinburgh songwriter and musician Leo Bargery, Mt Doubt add an electronic edge to the warm expansiveness of Arcade Fire and the National. There's little doubt they'll be big, alright.
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MODERN STUDIES TONGUES
Based in Glasgow, recorded in Perthshire and released on Edinburgh’s Song, by Toad label, Modern Studies are Emily Scott, Rob St John, Joe Smillie and Pete Harvey, and they make folksy chamber pop (see our review, page 70).
Self-confessed lovers of Hot Chip, Alt-J and James Blake, the Glasgow quartet make pristine, contemporary synth-pop music, and have already earned a place on the BBC Introducing stage at T in the Park. Think synths, subs and vocoders.
modernstudiestheband.com tonguesmusic.com
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The i rst step on the road to making DIY music is actually, well, doing it yourself. In the inviting and inclusive surroundings of an open mic night, young musicians get to try out their very early work in front of an audience. In Edinburgh, the most established name is Out of the Bedroom, which runs fortnightly on Thursdays at the Outhouse. Others include The Listening Room, every Sunday at Blue Blazer, where original material is preferred, the outdoors (weather permitting) Ensemble Al Fresco on Wednesdays at Akva and the Red Sessions on Saturday afternoons at the Blind Poet, with an open mic after the bands have played. In Leith, try Soi ’s Nocturnes on Sunday evenings at Soi ’s for music, poetry and comedy. In Glasgow, meanwhile, there’s an even greater number. Try Gerry Lyons’ Acoustic Night on Mondays at Nice ’n’ Sleazy’s (with free beer for performers), Sing and Drink
at the 78 on Wednesdays, hosted by Mike Hastings of Trembling Bells (again, more payment in alcohol), and Southside Sessions at the Butterl y and Pig South on Tuesdays. Southsiders also have Sammy’s Open Mic at the much-loved Glad Café on the i rst Sunday of every month, while possibly the city’s most iconic turn-up-and-play event is Bloc+Jam at Bloc+ on Sundays, hosted by Louis Abbott of Admiral Fallow and others. (David Pollock)
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