Arab Strap : The Shy Retirer E.P.

01 - The Shy Retirer (Radio Edit)

02 - Why Can't This Be Love

03 - The Good Part

04 - The New Saturday

05 - You Shook Me All Night Long

06 - The Shy Retirer (Remixed by Dirty Hospital)

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Various : Out Of Our Heads On Skelp

Compilation released in 2003 on the highly influential Glasgow label Chemikal Underground.

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01 Arab Strap - The First Big Weekend

02 Aereogramme - Yes

03 The Delgados - No Danger (Kids Choir) [edit]

04 Radar Bros - Shoveling Sons

05 Suckle - Saturn

06 Mogwai - Like Herod

07 Magoo - Pink Dust

08 Malcolm Middleton - The King Of Bring

09 Arab Strap - Who Named The Days?

10 Cha Cha Cohen - A=A

11 Aereogramme - A Meaningful Experience

12 Mogwai - Christmas Song

13 Radar Bros - Still Evil

14 The Delgados - Pull The Wires From The Wall

15 Aidan Moffat - Cunts [uncredited bonus track]

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The Pop Alphabet : A

is for ...

Amateur Night In the Big Top, Appliance, Arab Strap, The Auteurs, Appendix Out.

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The Pop Alphabet is a trawl through my cd collection in alphabetical order (ok, I'm just showing off since I've finally managed to get the stacks of discs into some kind of order after years of neglect). Starting today with the letter 'A'.

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Amateur Night In The Big Top : Introducing the return of the legendary front man of Happy Mondays & Black Grape - Shaun Ryder - an original and icon of his age. He represented the voice and the attitude of a generation. [read_more]

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Appliance : Appliance are a three piece who have to date released 4 albums on Mute Records. Guitar/vocals and keys- James Brooks, bassist and keys -Michael Parker, Drum kit and keys -David Ireland. Their sound is a hybrid of: Television, The Velvet Underground, Spiritualised, and Neu. [read_more]

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Arab Strap : Arab Strap were a post-folk indie band from Scotland, signed for the majority of their albums to independent record label Chemikal Underground. The duo had a short lived flirtation with a major label at the peak of their critical acclaim (post-Philophobia) when they signed to Go!Beat records (a former independent label now owned by Universal). Vocalist Aidan Moffat and multi-instrumentalist Malcolm Middleton met in Falkirk, Scotland, bonded over their mutual love for Drag City recording artists such as Smog and Will Oldham, and began a collaboration in 1995. [read_more]

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The Auteurs : Unfairly dismissed as the egotrip of acclaimed songwriter Luke Haines, the Auteurs were one of the unsung bands of the mid-nineties britpop movement. Releasing their first record, New Wave, in 1993, the Auteurs were compared to Suede, and the resurgent glam-rock movement, and began to amass a reasonable cult following. [read_more]

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Appendix Out : Alasdair Roberts is a Scottish folk musician. He released a number of albums under the name Appendix Out, and following the 2001 album The Night is Advancing, under his own name. [read_more]

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Tracks:

01 Amateur Night In The Big Top - Northern Soul Brother (Shapeshifter)

02 Appliance - Bruises

03 Arab Strap - The Shy Retirer [Dirty Hospital Remix]

04 The Auteurs - Lenny Valentino

05 Appendix Out - Lassie Lie Near Me

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Dot Allison : Message Personnel

Dot Allison was the singer with Glasgow band One Dove who released the classic album Morning White Dove in 1993. After the band split in 1996 Allison embarked on a solo career and released her first solo album, Afterglow in 1999. The lead track of this single which was released on the Heavenly record label is from that album.

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Tracklist :

01 Message Personnel

02 Tomorrow Never Comes

03 Message Personnel [Arab Strap Remix]

04 Message Personnel [Death In Vegas Remix]

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Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine plays guitar on Message Personnel

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Malcolm Middleton

If I was asked to describe Arab Strap the first thing I would mention would be Aidan Moffat's broad, distinct Scottish accent. Because of that it sometimes seemed that Malcolm Middleton was a lesser part of the band. To be honest it was only really when the band split that I started to realise that Middleton was at the very least an equal part in what made the band great. Don't get me wrong, Arab Strap wouldn't be Arab Strap without Moffat but his musical partner was every bit as important to the band's unique sound. While reading some blogs at the weekend I was directed to Middleton's own website (link below) and was delighted to find some fantastic mp3 downloads on there. I recommend anyone, whether a fan or a newcomer to his music to have a listen as Malcolm does his on take on songs by Girls Aloud, Ladyhawke and The Saturdays as well as some rare and unreleased versions of his own songs.
Get the songs (and some videos) here : Malcolm_Middleton
Buy his albums here : http://www.resonancemusicstore.com/malcolmmiddleton/index.html
The track below was Middleton's contribution to the 2007 album 'Ballads of the Book', a project which saw Scottish musicians link up with Scottish writers and poets. The lyrics to Middleton's track were written by author Alan Bissett.
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Buy 'Ballads of the Book' here for only £7
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Arab Strap wikipedia
Alan Bissett official_website +++ wikipedia
Ballads of the Book official_website +++ wikipedia
Chemikal Underground Records : official_website +++ wikipedia