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A Sea With 3 Stars by Nectarine No9 "delivers a fistful of diamonds" MOJO MAGAZINE **** ________ "Lots of detail to explore and discover over months, years, and even decades of listening". NME________ "Guided by ex-Fire Engine Davy Henderson,The Nectarines are shaping the most adventurous guitar noir in Britain" THE GUARDIAN________ "Epic slabs of weirdness that would hardly be out of place on Beefheart's Trout Mask Replica" UNCUT MAGAZINE________ "The Nectarine No.9 are magnificent - I'm in the presence of genius" NME________ Offbeat Music Production "State of the art production" OHM MAGAZINE________ Escapades by Great Ezcape "Great Ezcape, an Edinburgh based hip hop crew... Rappers Profisee and Simba and producer Vigilante make booming but elegant music; the beats are made with precision, and the raps are intricate." SUNDAY HERALD - Fresh Supplement March 2007________ Solas by Talitha MacKenzie " This is dance technology fused completely and esoterically with dynamic indigenous melodies" FORTE MAGAZINE________ "A high risk leap into Gaelic ragga" Q MAGAZINE **** ________"from superb pop craft to raw boned funking around, SOLAS has it all" ON THE STREET________" Strange new spells with mouth music" SUNDAY TIMES________"This is an excellent album which welcomes back one of Celtic musics most talented musicians - DIRTY LINEN MAGAZINE ________ " A Unique experience of world music at it's best " WHAT'S ON THE PLANET ________ brilliant fusion of unusual Gaelic "mouth music" and modern technology from a singer with an amazing voice PLAYBOY MAGAZINE ________Diving For Pearls by Allie Fox "Heartbreakingly pristine vocals and warm, accessible compositions....a beautiful debut album" MOJO MAGAZINE *** ________ "Diving For Pearls - a high conceit, marvellously executed." Q MAGAZINE________ "Consistent quality." MAKING MUSIC________ "A well-crafted solo blend of folk, blues and country stylings, from coolly introspective ballads to bright acoustic pop." THE INDEPENDENT________ "A really exceptional release." MUSIC WEEK ________ "A swinging soulful mix which cleverly manages to sound pleasingly familiar and highly original at the same time, full of subtle and unexpected surprises." BBC RADIO SCOTLAND________ "superb production " BORDER TELEGRAPH ________"I Was Wrong - a classic song possessing that indefinable element of inevitability, a feeling that not a note is out of place - from its understated opening to the beautifully arranged, multi-layered conclusion. I defy even the stoniest of hearts to be unmoved." THE MUSICIAN________ "Her guitar sound is superb. What impresses is the accuracy and definition of her fingerstyle, very precise and note-perfect with the consistency in phrasing and timing that session musicians love to encounter, but never losing the fine edge of expression and feeling. Spot-on." BBC RADIO SCOTLAND CELTIC ROOTS ________"Wherever you dive into this CD, you're certain to emerge with a glistening genuine pearl of a song... an inordinately fine album." TRADITIONAL MUSIC MAKER________"She commands attention, not only to the songs, but to what she is singing about. Behind the gentle chords and dreamy arrangements there's an underlying tender solemnity which ensures Diving For Pearls leaves an impact which lasts for days, not hours." EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS "________...a masterpiece. "TWEEDDALE PRESS________ "Distinctive voice and meticulous guitar work. Allie Fox is a singer with a capital S." FROOTS ________ "A perfect debut of beautifully honest songs." - RADIO BORDERS________ "A swinging soulful mix which cleverly manages to sound pleasingly familiar and highly original at the same time, full of subtle and unexpected surprises." - BBC RADIO SCOTLAND________ "a really nice album" Bob Harris BBC RADIO 2 ________Akassa by Hamed Kane "Thrillingly authentic" SONGLINES MAGAZINE________ "Majestic Senegalese trance music" STRAIGHT NO CHASER________ Hold On by Tam White " A flavoursome stew which succeeds in retaining an intensity of feeling within a contemporary treatment ." THE SUNDAY HERALD **** ________ "Tams voice has mellowed over the years, but on this album has lost none of it's expressive qualities in the process". THE LIST **** ________Hold On is a powerful reminder of his strengths as a songwriter". THE LIST **** ________"Tam's many years of experience show in well-constructed songs, well played, well sung and well arranged. Solos are brief, mostly on guitar and always tasteful an complementary to the song". MUSICIAN MAGAZINE ________Spirit Of The Glen by The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (and The Czeck National Orchestra "The pipes and drums of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards have marched from Iraq straight into the top 20".THE SUNDAY TIMES ________"There aint no party like a Jools Holland party, thats for sure so don't fret if you can't decide who to see/what to do/where to go tonight - the music maestros' doors are open to everyone. He's got Paul McCartney, Kaiser Chiefs, Mika, Kylie and of course the Pipes and drums of the Royal Scots Dragoons, Happy New Year"! **** TV TIMES________"Those unlikely pop stars the Royal Scots Dragoons have been given the royal seal of approval by the Queen, who listens to their latest album in the Bentley".THE DAILY EXPRESS________"Today as the rest of Scotland celebrates the feast of St Andrews the Royal Scots Dragons are poised for chart success. The band has crashed into the mid week Top 20 with it's new album Spirit Of The Glen ahead of The Killers and Mika".THE INDEPENDENT________"On pipe major Derek Potter's return to Britain he swapped his combat uniform for full Highland regalia to promote Spirit Of The Glen which is curreently no 13 in the official Uk chart, No2 in the classical chart and still in with a chance of winning the coveted Christmas no 1 slot".THE SUNDAY TIMES________ Earthdance by Jimi McRae " A highly satisfying album" MUSICIAN MAGAZINE ****________"A pipe album for the 21st Century, fusing modern influences and ancient instruments better than most of his peers" - INVERNESS COURIER ________ "Tartan stereotypes are tossed aside as McRae's skill proves the pipes as powerful, moving and diverse as any instrument" - THE LIST "Jimi the piper (on highland, lowland, border, Arabic and electronic pipes) and lotsa friends with string instruments; tripped out bagpipes collide with Pink Floyd at a world music convention. Excellent" - FOLK ROOTS ________ "You get a great feeling of energy and commitment from this album. McRae plays a combination of traditional and new stuff but it is his own tunes which really are the belters" - CALEDONIA MAGAZINE ________ Where The Mystics Swim by Mike Heron ________"Producer Iain McKinna has brought clarity to potentially dense textures with a relaxed poise akin to that on his earlier projects" VIXEN RECORDS.COM ________ "Although he's never really been away, Mike Heron is back .A new album Where the Mystics Swim (Demon), however, sees him once more unashamedly updated and shorn of self-indulgence". TIME OUT MAGAZINE ________ "In the innocent, mind-expanding '60s, Heron, with Robin Williamson, comprised the nucleus of the Incredible String Band, They even proved influential on the Beatles during their post-Sergeant Pepper immersion in the counter-culture, and, with times passing, seem to be gaining increasingly widespread recognition and approbation" TIME OUT MAGAZINE________"Mike's solo album 'Where the Mystics Swim' revealed a songwriter forever pushing the boundaries, but retaining his originality, creativity and musical integrity. Cited as “an inspiration and a sign” by Robert Plant, admired by artists as diverse as KLF and Paul McCartney, the ISB have always exerted an influence of legendary proportions that continues to this day". - FOOTSTOMPIN' ________ "Mike's solo album Where the Mystics Swim revealed a songwriter pushing the boundaries, but retaining his originality, creativity and musical integrity". ALL ABOUT JAZZ ________Borderland by John McNairn " The Roots Of Border music come through loud and clear" THE SCOTSMAN MAGAZINE ________ "This is an album which stands head and shoulders above the others. It breathes new life into old ballads to add a generous pinch of spine tingling elegance" EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS

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