FEATURING:
Clare Pollard, Ziggy Campbell, Fiona Sae Paing, Gutter Magazine
CLARE POLLARD: has published four collections of poetry, the most recent which, 'Changeling' (Bloodaxe, 2011) is a Poetry Book Society Recommendation. Her play 'The Weather' premiered at the Royal Court Theatre and her documentary for radio, ‘My Male Muse’, was a Radio 4 Pick of the year. Her new version of Ovid’s Heroides will be published by Bloodaxe in 2013. That plus she's one of the youngest Eric Gregory winners on record and there's a rumour she sings in a band - www.clarepollard.com
FIONA SOE PAING: Aberdeenshire electronica composer and vocalist Fiona Soe Paing collaborates with New Zealand animation artist Zennor Alexander for "No Man's Land' - a surreal live cinema performance combining skeletal, off-world electronica, projected animation and live vocals. Their "Colliderscope" collaboration was formed in New Zealand in 2008, and since returning to Scotland in 2009, Fiona has performed at festivals and events including Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art, Go North Festival Inverness, Sound Festival Aberdeen, Whychwood music festival, and with the National Theatre of Scotland's project in Aberdeen "Nothing To See Here". Colliderscope's music videos from the performance have also been screened on The Arts Channel on Sky TV New Zealand, and at NEON Digital Arts Festival, Wickerman and Loopallu Festivals, and the London Independent Film Festival. Four of the music tracks from the show have been released independently as an EP "Songs from No Man's Land", and have had airplay on BBC Radio One, Radio Three, BBC Scotland and BBC 6 Music. http://www.facebook.com/fionasoepaing.music
ZIGGY CAMPBELL/FOUND: we've got a rare napoleon solo set from FOUND's notorious frontman Ziggy Campbell (known to travel under the banner Lomond Campbell). FOUND are an experimental pop band / arts collective from Edinburgh, signed to Chemikal Underground and Domino Publishing. They're known for their unravel exhibition with Aidan Moffat , releasing chocolate vinyls, a Scottish BAFTA win (Best Interactive category) and being currently nominated for Scottish Album of the Year (with their most recent LP factorycraft). In the UK they have built up a strong fan base and highlights of their live career to date include the BBC Electric Proms, T in the Park, Triptych, Brighton’s Great Escape, the Fence Collective’s ‘Homegame’ festival and Hydro Connect Festival. They’ve recorded radio sessions for BBC Radio 1, BBC 6 Music and BBC Radio Scotland including a recording in John Peel’s studio at Maida Vale. They also recorded an exclusive live session in the legendary ‘Beatles Studio’ at Abbey Road for US radio station U-Pop XM 29. http://foundtheband.com/
Our featured publication is one that needs no introduction: GUTTER MAGAZINE - in itself a feather ruffler.
The team also includes Digital Diva Carla Easton, Sound Sergeant Mike Lithgow and Spotlight Captain Gavin Fraser.
Oh and we've the support of those nice people over at Creative Scotland.
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