Jock Scot

Once referred to as a provider of “great vibes” to a bunch of punk-era performers just like the Clash, Ian Dury, Wreckless Eric, as well as the B-52’s, Jock Scot established himself in the ’80s and ’90s simply because sort of raconteur rock and roll poet using a wry, boho soul. Given birth to in Leith, Scotland in 1952, Scot originated from a musical family members, but eventually discovered his voice like a author of stark, edgy poetry and prose. His 1st published publication of poems, and Where Is usually My Heroine? found its way to 1993 to very much critical acclaim, sketching compliment from such varied admirers as Motörhead’s Lemmy and writer Irvine Welsh. That same 12 months he was contacted by musician Davy Henderson, previously from the Edinburgh cult music group the Fire Motors, to collaborate on the monitor by Henderson’s latest clothing, the Nectarine No. 9. The track “Heading Off Somebody” was presented on Nectarine No. 9’s Un-Loaded for you personally EP and resulted in several even more collaborations on the 1995 recording Saint Jack, and a sampler EP for Postcard Information. Two years later on, Henderson and his bandmates supported Scot by himself musical debut MY OWN Culloden, which Postcard released in 1997. An eclectic mixture of spoken term, experimental rock and roll, post-punk, and audio pastiche, the recording became something of the cult record as time passes. Throughout the past due ’90s and 2000s, Scot continuing to create and perform, collaborating with performers like Belle & Sebastian and English Ocean Power. In 2006, he released another LP, Caledonian Blues, which presented collaborations with Gareth Sager (the Pop Group, Rip Rig + Stress). In 2015, English label Heavenly shipped a reissue from the lengthy out of printing MY OWN Culloden.