Toadcast #177 – The Scottish Enlightenment Toad Session
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I first got into The Scottish Enlightenment back in 2007 when they released the Eyes single on Moojuice Records. Then they went silent for a couple of years, to the extent that I thought they might have actually called it a day, but last year they came back stronger than ever before.
Two fantastic EPs and an equally excellent album were released on Glasgow’s rather awesome Armellodie Records, and in general I think it’s fair to say that it was a toss-up between them and Kid Canaveral as to who I thought the Scottish band of 2011 was (*cough cough* Song, by Toad Records bands apart of course)
Mrs. Toad operated one of the video cameras this time, and Dylan was on still and video cameras. I recorded and edited this one – the first full band I’ve recorded since Sparrow and the Workshop back in 2008. As per usual we have the podcast below, the freely downloadable session mp3s underneath that, followed by the videos we made for all the individual songs. The tracklisting for the podcast is at the very bottom of the page. Enjoy!
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The Scottish Enlightenment – Black Dog
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The Scottish Enlightenment – Earth Angel
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The Scottish Enlightenment – Get My Limousine
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The Scottish Enlightenment – The Universe is Drifting Apart
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01. The Scottish Enlightenment – Black Dog (Toad Session) (07.53)
02. Mitchell Museum – Warning Bells (14.53)
03. Lower Dens – I Get Nervous (18.54)
04. The Scottish Enlightenment – Earth Angel (Toad Session) (33.00)
05. At the Drive In – Arcarsenal (43.15)
06. Low – Starfire (46.10)
07. The Scottish Enlightenment – Get My Limousine (Toad Session) (55.55)
08. Eef Barzelay – The Ballad of Bitter Honey (63.25)
09. Blue Oyster Cult – Don’t Fear the Reaper (67.14)
10. The Scottish Enlightenment – The Universe is Drifting Apart (Toad Session) (79.47)
awesome sauce!
Very most awesome.
Get My Limousine is such an amazing song. One of my favourites from last year.
Yep, I would have to agree with you there. All Homemade Things would have been amazing too.
[...] The Scottish Enlightenment have now been added to the list of luminaries to have recorded for the legendary Toad Sessions. The band stamped their authority on proceedings by performing with a full electric set-up, and it sounded great. Make sure you don’t miss the session videos and podcast over on Toad. [...]
Is that Hobsbawm’s the Age of Extremes I can see in the background? Just wanted to clarify if that’s a very subtle piece of historically motivated mise-en-scene? It being a brilliant account of the twentieth century, when enlightenment ideas, some influenced by the Scottish Enlightenment, reached a sometimes dangerous apogee in the form of modernity? Or is it er… just in the background?
Really good stuff! I like Black Dog best, or perhaps The Universe Is Drifting Apart. I enjoy the Scottish accents too.
And it was good to see Floyd.
Nicely done by all.
Alex, I think Occam’s Razor should give you the answer to that one!
Rosie, thanks a lot. I really like the way it sounds, or at least I did eventually! It took a lot of agonising and walking around with my headphones on second-guessing myself.
YAAAAS
Quite.
Excellent, keep up the good work!
Earth Angel is so beautiful~ thank you
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