LP released: Jun 05, 2020
Separately, Vic Galloway, Saleem Andrew McGroarty and æPhillyÆ Angelo Collins have helped shape the sound of Edinburgh through underground gigs, club culture and broadcasting. They pull on their different influences in CHECK MASSES. While heÆs a punk at heart, Galloway is a true authority on the diversity of Scottish music, through his 20 years as a BBC presenter and his 2018 book ôRip It Up - The Story of Scottish Popö, the definitive history since the 1950s. Closer to home, ôSongs in the Key of Fifeö is his first-hand account of the East coastÆs rich musical legacy, informed by playing in various bands with James Yorkston and King Creosote. Philly moved to Scotland from the Seychelles as a kid and has been in bands since the mid-90s. After EMI signed him for an album he resisted the labelÆs attempts to nudge him into an R&B corner. But with the help of McGroarty as executive producer, he later explored an acoustic path with psychedelic post-rock shades on his self-released debut ôKings and Queensö, cut from the shelved EMI tracks. Andy has been an integral figure in EdinburghÆs nightlife for years, starting the capitalÆs first hip-hop club The Big Payback with Neil Spence in 1990, and playing at some of the cityÆs seminal clubs, including Lizard Lounge and Chocolate City. He also featured on Sugar BulletÆs, ôDemonstrate In Mass (One Nation Under A Dope Mix)ö, the first ever recorded Scottish hip-hop track. He currently produces under the name Sound Signals. |
