A Sense of Place: Landforms by Kinbrae

Kinbrae  is the musical project of twin brothers Andrew & Michael Truscott based in Edinburgh and Dundee, Scotland. Their signature sound is at once evocative and experimental, mixing brass, acoustic guitar, percussion and musique concrète to create works rooted in a sense of place utilizing both ambient and contemporary classical elements. The liner notes for…

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A Sense of Place: Border Ballads by Richard Skelton

Richard Skelton is an artist from northern England, UK whose work is deeply immersed in landscape and nature.  To date he has released over 30 EPs and albums of music, and has produced work for exhibitions, performance, feature films and documentaries.  His latest work, entitled Border Ballads, was recently released by Corbel Stone Press, a publishing…

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A Sense of Place: Mike Vass – In the Wake of Neil Gunn [Unroofed Records]

“We waved farewells until the ancient ruin on the rock shut out the white walls of the hotel and the figure of our hostess. Ten miles away Waternish Point lay low to the sea in a faint haze. We set a straight course for it and committed ourselves to our adventure.” So begins the journey author Neil…

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Isle of Skye video montage from photographer Marcus McAdam (music by Air)

Marcus McAdam is a member of the F/4 collective, a group of world class photographers who specialize in capturing the breathtaking vistas on Scotland’s Isle of Skye.   Last year he put together this stunning  montage of video and stills set to the song ‘All I Need’ by the French electronic music duo Air.   This…

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From the isle of Jura – a magical sense of place and a preview of the forthcoming I’Anson album

The Isle of Jura in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland has been described as the wildest and emptiest of it’s inhabited islands. It is where George Orwell finished the classic novel 1984 while living in his farmhouse known as Barnhill. And now it is the location of a fascinating musical project from Hugh Carswell called i’Anson.…

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