wee beautiful pict

Moonstep

new clubnight from phil & friends who gave us

- boogaloo bothy :: link

new music, dreamers and mad soup

Both Fee and I had cold over christmas and new year - boo!  1 week later and we are inundated by emails and all kinds of people to meet and stuff to do.

In my spare time, I'm working on three pieces of music:  2 pieces for Susie and her kids drama/theatre project  in Sighthill estate/west edinburgh and 1 piece for velveteen screen's latest small film project for Edinburgh University.   Check in soon to hear the results. 

From my work side - getting around meeting people with ideas and dreams around the city and over spring with the help of some friends are about to  meet people trying to turn their dreams intae action outside edinburgh too...

latest stuff growing out of dreamdays: 1. core of people who have launched stuff this year now foraging for others with dreams  and good ideas  for their city 

2.  funky edinburgh network website to help people keep in contact with each other

3. practical workshops on main stuff crying out for help that came out of part 2 at the last dreamday.

4. support networks in each sphere - some of musicians from that day have already started their own regular support/hangout/meetup -well done!

Over January, February and March - there are already visits booked from friends down south who have coordinated support for similar stuff going on across their cities.

I'm learning how tae make some pretty mad 'soups' - (wi some chunky oatcakes and jarlsberg cheese mmm! and in the mornin, porridge - made wi honey and a wee spot o whisky - Am tellin ye, ye canny beat it in a scottish winter)   

haggis Christmas message - have a funky universe - part1

...and while yer warmin yersel by the fireside with a wee dram, have a listen to the first musical draft of:

'funkyuniverse-part1'

click: 'funkyuniverse-part1' on pault studio to listen >>

It's an electronic and orchestra piece - my take on the 1st nativity: the scream of God breaking open to birth the universe - sheer wild abandon mad crazy risky generosity cubed... that mad wild crazy big-hearted generosity that would one day, brown-faced, grinning, as big as life- walk  doon oor very street...

It's being written for susie drummond and friends' play in west edinburgh - the bass is too wobbly at this stage, ah know - nae worries tho, i'll fix it in the second mix in january.

So have a funky universe! with love fae haggis, wee pict and pault all the saints in edinburgh

Slainte Mhath

 

Jesus @ the FRINGE 2006: hilarious and dangerous as ever!

Jesus is hanging out with us at the fringe this year - he loves it!
DJhaggis and Wee pict (and Jesus- wee pict thinks) recommend the comedy stuff about God, Jesus and religion is top this year (Jesus can take it - he's a big boy, wee pict says), here's a few out of abot 20 comedy shows featured in 'the list mag' that sound pretty good, if we get to them we'll review:

   Abie Philpin Bowman,'Jesus: the guantanamo years': one of the most glaringly controversial shows at the fringe so say 'the list' - casting Christ as a stand up comedian.

Jesus Christ (Son of God and father of modern stand-up) returns to earth for His long-awaited comeback tour. He doesn’t get past U.S. immigration: He’s a bearded, Middle-Eastern guy, fully prepared to die as a religious martyr. He's immediately detained under the Patriot Act. In His first one-man show for almost two millennia, Jesus talks candidly about His time in Guantanamo, His controversial relationship with His Father, and His on-going legal battle with 'The Life of Brian'.
(more/reviews)

'exposing the pomposity of organised religion is central to Abie's show (also a big part of jesus 'show' in 1st C palestine -especially when he poked fun at the dehumanising empire/religious powers of his day among the poor who were relentlessly, daily, being abused, bashed, crushed and tricked/coopted by them) (djhaggis)

'laughter is the ultimate celebration of creation, yet not a single major religion encourages it: why?
It's because COMEDY encourages us to THINK critically and lAUGH AT THOSE IN AUTHORITY'
Abie goes on to emphasise how jesus...stressed independant thinking... and...

digital jones debut..

Digital Jones debut at Boogaloo bothy tonight was a smash hit (the bothy is run by intrepid boogaloo crew: Phil, Dave, Sophie, Nikki). 

Phil McBride's new wee band, Digital Jones, (line up: phil, Nikki, cheeser, cammy, jack) has some really catchy tunes,  bold gutsy singing from Nikki (words are really inventive, percussive, urban descriptive; weaves in everyday objects and situations), chunky drummin from cheeser, with stabs of nice keys and chewy electro bits all through it - and Phil's live bass playing is downright orchestral in complexity at times but with strong fresh catchy danceable basslines-

Overall very fresh, original and songs are hooky and strong enough to get a crowd going - what a great start!  not often these days you hear the crowd chanting along to the music - the boogaloo home crowd went wild - but venue could easily have filled up a lot more -

c'mon it's worth getting yer publicity sorted boogaloo!  - we loved it!

mama popcorn @ the Bongo club

mamapopcorn: Edinburgh's 16 piece funk gospel choir phenomenon- purveyors of kickass beats and angelic harmonies
have their BLOG online now!

And they are putting a live night on tae get oor butts a movin and tonsils a shakin - Bongo Club on May 13th - includes mix of Dj's and a surprise guest -aha we're not sayin! 

starts at 7pm - mama are on at 8pm, ends at 10pm

Tickets from Fopp in advance or let me know if you want a ticket (comment, email: paul@picnmix.com or phone) I have one of their ticket books: £5 each.