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Show 252 – Arriving in 2012

Grant — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:30:06 +0000

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First show of 2012, after taking a podcasting break during the rather depressing month of January! Two tracks recorded very locally, plus two from a little further afield. News of Santa, running and why I’ve been off the bike for a bit.

The Machine Room – Your Head On The Floor Next Door

My Tiny Robots – Guild of Defiants

The Lost Patrol – Dead or Alive / The Road Is Long

The soundbed was ‘Space Stuff’ by Alex Aitken

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Back in February

Grant — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:04:01 +0000

My New Year podcasting break is coming to an end and I’ll be back in February. See you soon!

Show 251 – The Legendary Christmas Special 2011

Grant — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:57:01 +0000

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*Cue Noddy Holder shriek* IT’S CHRISTMAAAAAAAAS!!!! on Three From Leith, as festive fun & frivolity (and not a little vintage mulled wine) share the studio on a balmy December afternoon and jolly Mr M gets into the spirit of the season. Have a very Merry Christmas, one and all – but please be sure to accompany it with a blast of Three From Leith!

King Never – We Three Kings

Winzenried (aka The Hollywood Drunks) – Looks Like Christmas

Jody Gnant – My Favourite Things

CSSR State Philharmonic – Good King Wenceslas

Berlin Symphony Orchestra – Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

Kevin M Thomas – God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

Sentinel – The Christmas Song

Quiet Company – O Holy Night

Wyldlife – Rumple Minze

Modern Science – Funky Christmas

Winzenried (aka The Hollywood Drunks) – Here Comes Santa Claus

Jim Hitchcock – Coast Highway Christmas

This Is Lizzard – Christmas In Summertime

The Stormy Seas – The Christmas Before Last

The soundbed was ‘Joy To The World (Mocean Worker Remix)’ by Cathedral Brass
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Show 250 – Hit’N'Miss’N'Shopping

Grant — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:30:48 +0000

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It’s “Ladies’ Night” this week on Three From Leith, as sheer coincidence meant that the third artist arrived just in time to finally complete the trio that had been sitting forlornly as a duo for weeks. I really love it when shows come together like that, quite by surprise.

Capsula
“Hit ‘n’ Miss”
from “In the land of silver souls”
(BCore Disc)

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Hey Geronimo – Why Don’t We Do Something

Royal Treatment Plant
“Battle Scars / All The Same”
from “Halfway To The Sun”
(Tip Top Recordings)

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The soundbed was ‘Hours’ by Tycho
Three From Leith theme-tune by Alex Aitken

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Back next week

Grant — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:21:57 +0000

Shower retiling ate up my day! Back next week when I have some recording time

Update 02/12/2011 – and the tiler was back tonight to fit some edging & apply some more silicone sealent, so once again my podcasting time was eaten up. So – next week! I’ll (hopefully) be on holiday by then and should be able to get a podcast together before the Tuesday!

Show 249 – Ladies’ Night 2

Grant — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:30:06 +0000

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Rise – I Know

Lena – Left With Myself

Ryli – Here I Am / Holding On

The soundbed was ‘Summer Moon Electro’ by Ariaphonics
Three From Leith theme-tune by Alex Aitken

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Show 248 – Fire Wire

Grant — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 05:30:31 +0000

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What links Portland to Leith, and why was there big excitement in TFL Towers this week? Find out why, along with another stunning selection of the finest music available on the planet this week!

Boy Eats Drum Machine
“Hoop + Wire”
from “Hoop + Wire”
(Tender Loving Empire)

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Typhoon
“Starting Over (Bad Habits)”
from “Hunger and Thirst”
(Tender Loving Empire)

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Marching Band
“Another Day”
from “Pop Cycle”
(U & L Records, Inc.)

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The soundbed was ‘Hours’ by Tycho
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Taking a week off

Grant — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:59:45 +0000

I was on holiday on my normal recording day and, running out of time to put a show together by the time I sat down at the end of a busy evening, decided I would take a week off.

See you next week as we creep inexorably towards the the end of the year…

Show 247 – Returning North of the Border

Grant — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 05:30:57 +0000

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Time to head north of the border for this show, featuring three new Scottish bands – one of which has featured before, but the other two are TFL virgins! As well as the great new music, there’s some great news. You’ll have to listen to find out what that is, of course…

The Stormy Seas – Morbid Desire

The Modests – Lucy’s Fur Coat / Don’t Hold Back

Dead Boy Robotics – Gatherer On The Threshold (Single Edit)

The soundbed was ‘Earth Alone’ by Michael Brook
Three From Leith theme-tune by Alex Aitken

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Show 246 – Tech Magician

Grant — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 05:30:45 +0000

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Well, the laptop is alive again and just to prove it, I’m writing the shownotes on it once more from the comfort of the settee on a Sunday night! It’s strange, all of this podcast timeshifting; recording on a Friday based on music selections I’ve received in the past, with a playlist I have roughly decided in advance, then shownoting it for a release date that’s in the future (as a write). So – enjoy the music of the future from your pal in the past. Oh, and are we all using personal jetpacks & eating dinners in pill form yet?

The Kush – Aniseed

Stone Antica – They’ll Strike You Out

Tone Puppets – India Kind (The Killaflaw Remix) / Ignore

The soundbed was ‘Solaris XL’ by Bryan El
Three From Leith theme-tune by Alex Aitken

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Show 245 – Flakey

Grant — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 05:30:07 +0000

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You know those days when nothing works or goes right? Well, this recording was done on one of those. It was a struggle to start it, a struggle to get through it and a struggle to end it without something going amiss. Still, I managed somehow. The music’s great, even if the host is a bit on the flakey side this week…

Go Tell Apollo – Catch 22

This Is Lizzard – Won’t Give Up

The Easton Ellises – Ersatz / SexDrugsRockandRoll

The soundbed was ‘Phote’ by SFT
Three From Leith theme-tune by Alex Aitken

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Back next week

Grant — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 05:31:00 +0000

Due to the late recording of last week’s show, I didn’t have the time to record another one for this week. Back next Tuesday!

Show 244 – Prog-asm!

Grant — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 21:10:06 +0000

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Well, a little late because my podcasting time has been used up in other ways (daughter time!), but here it is – a superb taste of Floydian & Genesis/Marillion-esque prog. That explains the extended running time, as you can see! Enjoy – I certainly did.

Airbag – All Rights Removed

Phideaux – Snowtorch (Part 1)

Airbag – The Bridge

The soundbed was ‘SadSequence_Part1-2(edited)’ by Fumitaka Anzai
Three From Leith theme-tune by Alex Aitken

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Show 243 – A Short Week

Grant — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 05:30:34 +0000

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Only a four-day week last week, and a four day week this week – then I’m off for a week on childcare duty. It almost feels like having a summer holiday, though I’m going nowhere! Still, there’ll be plenty of time to listen to lots of great music like this when I’m sitting at home.

Call The Doctor – Take It Out

Lachi – Bug Out

The Fuse – Lit Up / Phantom

The soundbed was ‘Ice Palace’ by Aeryal
Three From Leith theme-tune by Alex Aitken

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Show 242 – Bringing It Back Down

Grant — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 05:30:20 +0000

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Time to pull back a little and take it a bit easier with some less frantic, more acoustic music this week. It’s ironic really, as I’m typing these shownotes on a wild & windy night with gusts battering off the side of TFL Towers….

Good King Friday – Carousel

Nick Tann – 3am

Franco & The Dreadnought – Bulletproof / Last Man Standing

The soundbed was ‘Future’s Bright’ by Hungry Lucy
Three From Leith theme-tune by Alex Aitken

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Show 241 – Scots Take Over

Grant — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 05:30:07 +0000

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It’s the end of the Edinburgh Festival and Fringe for another year; the acts have packed up and left, the Festival Fireworks have long fizzled out and the tourists are drifting away. Fear not, however – for the Scottish artists will play on long & loud on the Three From Leith podcast! Thus week there’s a treat as we have three for you.

Prince Edward Island – You Look Like I Need A Drink

Letters – Flash!Lights!

Cancel The Astronauts – Playing Hard To Get / Seven Vices

The soundbed was ‘Waukaringa (Unreleased Version)’ by All India Radio
Three From Leith theme-tune by Alex Aitken

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Show 240 – Back From The Dead

Grant — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 05:30:29 +0000

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Rising from the dead, amidst a flurry of new, independent music to revive even the most withered of souls, it’s the first new Three From Leith podcast in absolute YONKS. Hello again and thanks for standing by for my return, and apologies for the fact that my absence was extended due to an unexpected & severe hardware failure on the podcasting PC. Just think yourselves lucky you didn’t hear the language that spewed forth from my potty mouth during the two weeks it took me to fix it! Anyway, on with the show:

Electric River – Phony Radio

Anglia – Charming Liar

My Tiny Robots – Rock Bossa Nova Four Beat Black

Electric River – Monsters Ball

The soundbed was ‘Something Like Nostalgia’ by The Abbasi Brothers
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I was due to return this week…

Grant — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 22:16:28 +0000

There I was, all set to return & record a show this week… and then I turned on the PC. It wouldn’t boot up. Two days later, I had it booting, but it froze & locked up as soon as it got to the desktop. I’ve just spent hours over the last two days trying to resolve that with no luck and I suspect a new HDD will be required.

So – foiled by technology. The recording software only exists on my PC, and the laptop doesn’t have the audio inputs required for my mixer & effects processor. I therefore have no way to put the show together at the moment.

I’ll hopefully have this resolved in the next week or two (fingers crossed) – apologies for this unintended extension to my period of absence. I’ll be back as soon as I can.

Missing in action

Grant — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 17:20:59 +0000

Apologies for the recent lack of new podcasts; I’ll be back as soon as I’m able – stay tuned!

Back next week

Grant — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:12:05 +0000

Just too tired to do a show this week

Show 239 – Aleksandr Orlov interrupts

Grant — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 05:30:55 +0000

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What a difference a week makes – from very hot & muggy to cold & very wet. There’s also a difference in the music this week as it moves to the more acoustic and less frantic than of late, matching the general mood of the show.

Enter Empyrean – Fading Fuse

Mordecai Smyth – Georgina Jones

Oliver Philpott – Alone But Not Forgotten / The Burning Car

The soundbed was ‘Soulbound’ by Bryan El
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Show 238 – In The Heat Of The Night

Grant — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 05:30:26 +0000

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A very hot night, and a very hot selection (naturally) to go with it. I suspect the baking temperature in the ‘studio’ affected the sound quality at one stage, and the mixer had to take a bit of a prod to get things back on the level again…

Jimmy and the Sounds – Little Victories

Greg Dember – Sad Again

Beatitudes – Come Around / Piece of Mind

The soundbed was ‘Etherea Borealis’ by Aurah
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Show 237 – Giving it ‘El

Grant — Tue, 31 May 2011 05:30:52 +0000

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It’s time once again for a ‘soundbed recap’ show where I give prominence to some of the recent soundbed music artists’ work, but this time playing them as main tracks. I’m featuring all three tracks from a single artist, used in recent podcasts. Will you recognise them?

Bryan El – Solaris XL / Aurora / Soulbound

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Show 236 – Caledonian Class

Grant — Tue, 24 May 2011 05:30:47 +0000

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Technically more of a ‘Four From Leith” this week, but who needs an excuse when there are four stunning tracks for playing from the finest of Scottish bands? Certainly not this podcaster!

Indigored – Ten Years Older, 20 Years Younger

The Machine Room – Girly

Dead Boy Robotics – Ever

Galleries – Darkness Coming

The soundbed was ‘Soundtrack One’ by Steve Adey
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Show 235 – Now, where was I?

Grant — Tue, 17 May 2011 05:30:18 +0000

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I know, I know. Ages and ages and no podcast – but I have a list of excuses as long as the time I was away! Back with an unusual mix of the accessible & the more challenging this week, so do let me know what you think!

Night Noise Team – The Gift

Jebediah Goodthrust & The Thrustwells – Cashiers & ATF / Categories (My Therapist)

Steve Adey – Infidel (Short Version)

The soundbed was ‘Soulbound’ by Bryan El
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