MIDAS FALL, FLYING DUCK, GLASGOW, MAY 30 2025

A band I've not seen for years (2018 was the last time, I think) and a band I first saw just a few weeks ago and another band in a venue I've never been to before.

Line-up:

GRAVELLE: Local industro-goth art-rock trio.

VIDEO:   https://youtu.be/BEfBM2txoXM   https://www.facebook.com/gravelleofficial

OVERHEAD, THE ALBATROSS: Irish post-rock. Last time I saw them - at StrangeForms - there was five of them. They seem to have misplaced one of their guitarists.

VIDEO:   https://youtu.be/WKVSZf7YTno  https://www.facebook.com/overheadthealbatross

MIDAS FALL: Sort of post-rock/shoegaze/dream-pop crossover(and under), first saw this band in 2010 supporting MONO. Great things were promised, but sadly didn't happen. But they never went away and here they are again. I've seen them a number of times over the last 15 years. They have been glorious and, sadly, they have been terrible. Tonight, they are much closer to the former than the latter.

VIDEO:   https://youtu.be/OJJJqR_ZUTQ   https://www.facebook.com/midasfall

METALTECH, OPIUM, EDINBURGH, FEBRUARY 1 2019

 Industrial noises and face/body paint in Opium.

Line-up:

NIGHTMARE FREQUENCY: Harsh industrial noise, featuring Opium's regular sound engineer Deano Cook. Probably not Tories.

VIDEO:   https://youtu.be/KLAQegsluJ0    https://www.facebook.com/NightmareFrequency

GRAVELLE: Arty industrial goth-pop.

VIDEO:   https://youtu.be/6S7LxtRmvg0   https://www.facebook.com/gravelleofficial 
 

METALTECH: If Kiss and Rammstein had a baby. An orange baby. A band which really needs to be photographed in colour.

                                           

                

There's no video of Metaltech from this gig, for some reason. No idea why https://www.facebook.com/metaltech                                                  

MONI JITCHELL, BANSHEE LABYRINTH, EDINBURGH, JUNE 23 2023

Glasgow duo MONI JITCHELL launching their new 'Unreal' EP in Edinburgh. And launching it very hard and very fast.

Line-up:

MONI JITCHELL: Savage lacerating noise from Grant (vocals) and David (guitar). What you see in the photo above is all there is - two small cabs, one atop the other, one guitar and a little box with knobs on. And enough volume to strip the skin from your face.

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/0NGu4yyPG2Y   https://www.facebook.com/monijitchell

GRAVELLE: Not entirely sure what genre this duo occupies. Pretty much all of them, really. - Goth, Industrial, Art-rock, Electro pop, Cabaret, Metal and more.

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/zCDgVfkLmM4    https://www.facebook.com/gravelleofficial

PORTABLE HEADS: Fugazi-esque indie/post punk from Dundee, and the only band tonight employing a traditional guitars/drums/bass/vocals format.

VIDEO:    https://youtu.be/S2zdN5IypWU       https://www.facebook.com/portableheads