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Friday, 16 January 2015

Fiona Soe Paing

Alien Lullabies

 
Electronica producer and vocalist Fiona Soe Paing will bring her live show to Dumfries with a unique audio-visual performance as part of the Big Burns Supper Festival later this month.





Fresh from London’s global festival of music ideas, Music Tech Fest, and a show at Cineworld for Aberdeen International Film Festival, Fiona Soe Paing will perform her show Alien Lullabies  combining  tracks from her forthcoming album with projected animation by New Zealand artist Zennor Alexander  in  a hypnotic combination of cinema and live gig.








The musician, who has drawn comparisons to  Bjork, The Knife and Fever Ray,  will combine her blend of off-world electronica and ethereal soundscapes with stunning 3D animations and live vocals to create an immersive and memorable cinematic experience.  





Fiona Soe Paing's work; supported by Creative Scotland and rated as  "Outstanding" in the  2014 Noise Festival Showcase Awards curated by Brian Eno, and her last EP release Tower Of Babel was given a Four Stars rating in The Skinny Magazine. 

 “The chance to perform in Europe's largest winter fringe festival was really something I couldn’t turn down and I’m excited to be bringing something a bit different to what is an incredibly diverse and 
exciting programme ofmusic and theatre events, alongside punk icons The Undertones, and Scottish Hip-Hop heroes Hector Bizerk”







The performance of Alien Lullabies will take place 1pm at 
the New Performance Space, Electric Theatre Workshop,  28 Munches Street, Dumfries on Friday January 30th.  

Tickets cost £6.50/£4.50 concessions, and are available in advance from the Munches Street box office, or telephone 01387 271820.
The Big Burns Supper Festival  runs from  23rd - 31st January across Dumfries. 





Tuesday, 21 October 2014

Barstow Bats

Ralph's had a soft spot for Dumfries band Barstow Bats for a while now and has given some of their past tracks a spin on the Radio KC Indie Show, so it's good to hear they've just released a new single. It's called 'Partners In Crime' and it's a slight change in direction with its more poppy, zingy, guitar driven Indie sound in a slightly View-esque stylee which should help them make greater inroads with the mainstream radio stations.

Barstow Bats are…Andrew Rendall (guitar & vocal) – Steven McKie (guitar & vocal) – Barry Gemmell (Bass & vocal) – Jonny Tait (drums) and formed just over a year ago.





Since then Barstow Bats have played two major Scottish festivals, The Wickerman & Electric Fields. They've also headlined at the world famous King Tut’s and played at the Dumfries Music Conference supported by Honeyblood & Ralph's long time favourites Hector Bizerk. Next year should see them go from strength to strength with their signing to independent record label smart indie.












Barstow Bats Press Photo