Down the Tiny Steps

“It seems to be a recording that could only be made for tape - not constrained by styles of any particular time, but fully exploiting the sonic idiosyncrasies of a homemade mixtape.”

Roy Mohan Shearer, Berlin, 2012

JWC008 is a 19 minute tape-based EP from Jonnie Common, sold exclusively as a limited edition glass badge by artists Keny Drew & Showpony.

Available from Keny’s site for only £7 (which include p&p)

If you ask him nicely, he’ll do his best to supply a specific colour (while stocks last).

Badge approx 50 x 30 mm

Here’s a video we made for the opening track which 100% accurately documents the badge making process.

Jonnie Common - ‘So-called Summer’ from jonniecommon on Vimeo.

Tracklist:

(00.00) JWC0000008

(00.10) So-called Summer

(04.37) TAPE2

(05.25) When Dinosaurs Roamed the Earth

(06.29) Coast Is Clear

(08.51) Low db

(09.42) Evil Genius

(10.20) TAPE3

(11.30) Fractal

(14.02) Exit Stage Right

(15.47) TAPE6

(17.31) Slow Reader

JONNIE COMMON - ‘HAIR OF THE DOG’

A full length album of the material from Jonnie Common’s debut album ‘Master Of None’ remixed by an amazing bunch of his personal favourites.

Released on Red Deer Club records : Nov 28^th 2011 : as a Ltd Edition screen print by the wonderful David Galletly

David is responsible for the headless dog on the cover of ‘Master Of None’ and has produced 50 signed+numbered screen prints of said dog.

We’ll be slipping download codes in with these prints and selling them to you at the kamikaze price of £5.

n.b. SOLD OUT

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To launch the remix album, we have a whole weekend of showing off lined up @ Mono in Glasgow.

NOV 25-27 2011: DAVID GALLETLY EXHIBITION :

David is an artist, illustrator and graphic designer living in Glasgow. After gaining his degree and feeling a little burned-out by sitting in front of too many computers, he turned back to his old love of drawing. David began working as a freelance artist soon after and has exhibited throughout the world. Currently part of Team Recoat and a regular contributor to the art direction of much-loved Fence Records, David’s work is laced with charm.

NOV 25-27 2011: JONNIE COMMON SOUND INSTALLATION :

Jonnie Common has worked with Zero Waste Design to produce an interactive sound installation that lets users mix the elements of his debut album ‘Master Of None’ with the added potential for lo-fi surround sound to be achieved.

NOV 27 2011: EXHIBITION CLOSING PARTY / ALBUM LAUNCH :

Live sets from Ben Butler & Mousepad + Dems + Grnr

and special guest DJ sets from FOUND + THE JAPANESE WAR EFFORT

It is going to be fuuuuuuun.

TICKETS only £4

artist: Jonnie Common
title: ‘Master Of None’
label: Red Deer Club
cat#: RDC030
released: 1st Aug 2011
format: ltd vinyl / download

/ info

Red Deer Club present their first album on vinyl, from no other than Jonnie Common. A summerous collection of wondrous pop oddities, coming in at just over thirty minutes, this is the debut album from one of Scotland’s finest exports. The label has been a fan of Jonnnie’s work since his ‘Down The Tiny Steps’ output. We are so proud of this limited release.

/ bio

Earlier this year, Jonnie released a compilation (‘DESKJOB’) featuring his extensive productions of no less than 10 much lauded emerging Scottish acts (including: Meursault, Panda Su, Conquering Animal Sound & eagleowl), the respect and trust of whom he’s managed to earn over the past couple of years since dissolving his former identity as Down the Tiny Steps.

Pre-2009, Down the Tiny Steps were a staple on the Glasgow live scene and, having released with Fence Records, had a reputation for vibrant accessible eccentricity. In 2009, after yet another difficult line-up change, Jonnie decided the purest course would be to strip his output of any illusions and house his creative pursuits under the honest label of his own name.
Yes, it is his real name.

With an illustrious musical past, Jonnie Common is ready to release his debut album into the world. A homespun affair that
encapsulates the artist’s finest pop moments. A record that has been made for summer. Warm yourself.

/ press quotes

“a lo-fi electro-folk wonder” The List Magazine

“I love this record” Lauren Laverne, BBC 6Music

“a Scottish pop album that should - if we’re doing this right - be one of the sounds of the summer” Sunday Herald

“clarity, purpose, lots of good tunes and an unashamedly Scots-accented delivery” The Scotsman

“his understated cooing over the minutiae of every day life is transformed into bouncing astral straddling ditties” Drowned In Sound

“a pop genius hiding behind excessive modesty” Song, By Toad

“the anti-Mark Ronson” Jim Gellatly

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Jonnie Common - Master Of None (full album stream) by Red Deer Club Recordings

/ download BOOMKAT iTUNES AMAZON

/ physical RED DEER CLUB store

27/9/11 - ANNOUNCEMENT:

Due to some very generous but slightly inaccurately timed promotion courtesy of the lovely Song, By Toad records, people are under the impression that Oct 3rd is a day for the diaries so, rather than just letting that slip silently into the ‘what happened there?’ drawer, the extremely limited remaining physical copies of Deskjob will be available from the Toad shop as of monday.

When they’re gone, they’re gone.

Long live Toad. “Semper Bufo!”

ps. Though it features two of the bands on their roster, Deskjob isn’t actually a Song, By Toad release but Matthew is incredibly supportive of the project and we thought this would be a good way to confuse the issue even more :)

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Jonnie Common presents DESKJOB - album preview (paper)clips by Jonnie Common

DESKJOB is limited to 500 copies and is now only available directly from the featured acts at their live shows. Big thanks to all of you who bought the first 100 copies and attended the launch gig!

Panda Su

Adam Beattie

Iona Marshall

Adam P Gorman

Meursault

The Oates Field

Inspector Tapehead

Autistic Angus

Conquering Animal Sound

eagleowl

DESKJOB is an album of performances by…

Meursault, Panda Su, Conquering Animal Sound, eagleowl, Adam Beattie, Iona Marshall, Autistic Angus, The Oates Field, Adam P Gorman, and Inspector Tapehead.

…with all tracks being produced by Jonnie Common;

a Glasgow-based artist recently signed to Manchester label Red Deer Club, formerly known as Down the Tiny Steps (Fence Records) and currently part of Inspector Tapehead (Song, By Toad).

Jonnie invited this rich cast of talent to record one of their songs in a minimal format and persuaded them to grant him cart blanche in adding instrumentation as he saw fit. The result is a strong and eclectic full length album of unique arrangements which will be launched with a one-off performance at The Captain’s Rest on Wednesday the 6^th of April.

The launch will feature 9 of the 10 acts, with each act playing 2 songs in intimate fashion.

“This project was about getting lots of people who I think are immensely talented onto a release together. I’m very proud of the album and if it turns any fans of one act onto any of the 9 others, then I’ll have done what I set out to.” Jonnie

DESKJOB is released on April 6^th 2011 and limited to 500 copies.

Please note: after the first 100 copies have sold, DESKJOB will only be available directly from the featured acts at their live shows.

For more info, tickets to the launch and album pre-orders, visit www.jonniecommon.com/deskjob

PRESS RELEASE // REVIEWS

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May 04 : Broadcast : GLASGOW

May 05 : Electric Circus : EDINBURGH

10/05/2013 : The Glad Cafe : GLASGOW : 8pm : £6

I’ll be supporting Magic Arm on this date of his ‘Images Rolling’ album tour

TICKETS

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05/05/2013 : Big Day In @ Electric Circus : EDINBURGH : 3pm : £10/15

w/ Dutch Uncles + Discopolis + The Machine Room + Dems + Machines In Heaven + River of Slime & Lomond Campbell + Made of Glass

+ DJ sets from Ally McCrae (BBC Radio 1) + Vic Galloway (BBC Radio Scotland) + Errors

TICKETS

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04/05/2013 : Broadcast : GLASGOW : 8pm : £7

supporting Deptford Goth

TICKETS

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21/04/2013 : Odd Bar : MANCHESTER : 8pm : FREE

Playing at The Travelling Band’s night ‘Shut The Far Cupboard’

w/ David Rybka + John Mackie

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20/04/2013 : Common : MANCHESTER : 1pm : FREE

Record Store Day special in conjunction w/ Piccadilly Records
w/ Horsebeach + Emperor Zero + more

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30/03/2013 : The Glad Cafe : GLASGOW : 8pm : £5

Doing a back-to-back set with grnr. We’re going to take it song-about, overlap, collaborate and maybe get a guest or two up. Peter will be bashing impeccably throughout.  Should be a lot of fun. Support from Flaccid Haus.

TICKETS

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08/03/2013 : Henry’s : EDINBURGH : 7.30pm : £5

Song By Toad presents. Jonnie Common + River Of Slime + Shift Static

TICKETS

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16/02/2013 : Broadcast : GLASGOW : 8pm : £5/4adv

Official single launch w/ Miaoux Miaoux + grnr + Ar Droops

TICKETS

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09/02/2013 : The Grand : CLITHEROE : 7pm : £10

w/ The Wave Pictures

TICKETS

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02/02/2013 : Tape Club : EDINBURGH : 2pm-11pm

All day Tape Club on the white boat in Leith Docks. Ironically, I have to leave early to catch another boat, so I’m playing a solo set at 3pm.

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14/12/2012 : w/ Inspector Tapehead @ Stereo : GLASGOW : 7.30pm : £5

Threads OF Sound night w/ How To Swim + Turning Plates

TICKETS

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08/11/2012 : Sound Festival : ABERDEEN : 10pm : £5

TICKETS

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16/10/2012 : Nice n Sleazy : GLASGOW : 8pm : £7

supporting Michachu & The Shapes

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23/09/2012 : Jura Music Festival : JURA

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26/08/2012 : BBC @ The Fringe : EDINBURGH : £FREE

Peforming in the BBC’s ‘pink tent’ at Potterrow

w/ Eugene Twist + Tango In The Attic

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17/08/2012 : The Glad Cafe : GLASGOW

Opening night of new southside venue/cafe/hub-of-excitement w/ Conquering Animal Sound and The One Ensemble

TICKETS

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27-29/07/2012 : Cloudspotting Festival : WHALLEY

w/ Three Trapped Tigers, Sara Lowes, RM Hubbert and many more.

TICKETS

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29-30/06/2012 : The Imploding Inevitable Festival : LAKE WINDERMERE

w/ The Pictish Trail, Rob St John, Laura J Martin, Colorama and many more to be announced.

TICKETS

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19/05/2012 : Limbo @ The Voodoo Rooms : EDINBURGH : 8pm : £5/6/7

w/ Mitchell Museum + Gavin Prentice

TICKETS

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03/05/2012 : CCA : GLASGOW : 8pm : £8/10

w/ The Pictish Trail (band) + Kid Canaveral

TICKETS

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28/04/2012 : Culture Hack Scotland : GLASGOW : private function

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07/03/2012 : Stereo : GLASGOW : 8pm : £5

w/ The Jamboree Collective - eclectic London-based folk mingling feat. Adam Beattoe & The Consultants, Brooke Sharkey and Garance Louis.

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30/01/2012 : King Tuts (downstairs) : GLASGOW : 7.30pm

Launch night for the “Walking Heads : Glasgow Music Tour” app.

w/ Miaoux Miaoux + Wooden Box + FOUND(DJs)

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22/01/2012 : Celtic Connections “Hazy Recollections” @ ABC2 : GLASGOW

w/ Washington Irving + The Dirty Beggars + Siobhan Wilson

TICKETS

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10/12/2011 : Red Deer Club Christmas Party : MANCHESTER

Peter & I will be sledging down from Glasgow for this festive hoot. Details to follow.

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09/12/2011 : There is a false listing that I’m playing at The 13th Note in Glasgow on Dec 9th.

This gig has not been cancelled. It never existed in the first place!

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05/12/2011 : Vic Galloway live session : BBC Radio Scotland : 8-10pm

I’ll be popping into the big beeb bloc to do a live session for Vic with a couple of remixy guests!

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27/11/2011 : Mono : GLASGOW : 7.30pm : £4

Remix album launch / installation / exhibition closing party (full details to come) ft. live sets from Ben Butler & Mousepad + Dems + GRNR : plus DJ turns from FOUND + The Japanese War Effort

TICKETS

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23/11/2011 : Captain’s Rest : GLASGOW : 8pm : £5

Miaoux Miaoux album preview show. Julian will be previewing his much anticipated album with a full live band and a string of special guest vocalists. Certain to be a great show. I’ll be warming up the late-November crowd.

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17/11/2011 : Vic Galloway presents @ Electric Circus : EDINBURGH : 7pm : £6

Filling in for Dam Mantle alongside Remember Remember + Adam Stafford

TICKETS

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06/11/2011 : Hew Scott Hall : ANSTRUTHER : 2pm : £5

All day hangover-buster/refueller the day after the Fence Collective’s Hott Loggz! Festival curated by Song, By Toad Records feat. Meursault, Jesus H Foxx, Yusuf Azak + more.

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02/11/2011 : Academy 3 : MANCHESTER : 7.30pm : £10

I’ll be opening for my pals The Travelling Band on this, the home turf date of their European tour.

TICKETS

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01/11/2011 : Marc Riley BBC 6Music live session : 7pm

Crank up your DAB.

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31/10/2011 : Fence Records’ Hallowe’en Party : LONDON : 8pm : £7

I’ll be doing a wee opening set before Player Piano + The Shivers do the monster mash on your head.

TICKETS

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30/10/2011 : Cecil Sharp House : LONDON : 3pm : £18/15/11

All day Hallowe’en fun fair w/ Stealing Sheep + North Sea Radio Orchestra + Sweet Baboo + many more

INFO + TICKETS

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21/10/2011 : Tolbooth : STIRLING : 7pm : £6

I’ll be supporting Manchester-based force of nature, The Travelling Band

TICKETS

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20/10/2011 : Electric Circus : EDINBURGH : 7pm : £6

I’ll be supporting Manchester-based force of nature, The Travelling Band

TICKETS

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17/09/2011 : N_ilk @ The Botanics : DUNDEE : 2.30pm - 10.30pm : £6

Last year was GREAT. This year will be RIDICULOUS.

Also playing: Architeq + Samoyed + Point To C + Lukid + LOADS MORE

INFO + TICKETS

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10/09/2011 : Backpacker Blues @ The Southside Studios : GLASGOW : 7.30pm : £5

PLAY by Douglas Maxwell + EXHIBITION by Ben Walker + LIVE MUSIC by Jonnie Common + BBQ by Gilly Piece

INFO + TICKETS

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23/08/2011 : Ulrich Schnauss @ The Electric Circus : EDINBURGH : 7pm : £10

I’ll be supporting, as will Miaoux Miaoux

TICKETS

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11/08/2011 : Fence Records’ Haarfest @ Cellardyke Town Hall : FIFE

w/ Geese + King Creosote + Dan Lyth

TICKETS

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07/08/2011 : Scottish Independent Record Fair @ Summerhall : EDINBURGH

I’ll be playing an acoustic set at this amazing celebration of Scottish independent music.

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04/08/2011 : ALBUM LAUNCH @ The Castle Hotel : MANCHESTER : 7pm : £5

w/ Adam Gorman and Jo Dudderidge (of the Travelling Band) + Aidan Smith

TICKETS

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31/07/2011 : ALBUM LAUNCH @ The Captain’s Rest : GLASGOW : 8pm : £5

w/ The Japanese War Effort + River Of Slime

TICKETS

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17/06/2011 : w/ Inspector Tapehead @ The Caves : EDINBURGH : 7.30pm : £7

Full whack Meursault show. Also supporting, John Egdell.

TICKETS

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12/06/2011 : w/ Inspector Tapehead @ The Captain’s Rest : Glasgow : 7.30pm : £5

Phillip Roebuck has had to cancel his UK tour so we’re going to drown our sorrows with a bloody good night.

Meursault (solo) + Enfant Bastard + The Honeymoon Period + Inspector Tapehead

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07/06/2011 : The Captain’s Rest : GLASGOW : 8.30 : £12

Stealing Sheep have had to pull out, so I’ll be stepping in to support Wild Swans

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03/06/2011 : Brel : GLASGOW : 7.00 : £tba

supporting folky/indie chums Captain and The Kings with a wee solo set

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21/05/2011 : Ides of Toad presents Jonnie Common @ Wee Red Bar : EDINBURGH : 7.30 : £5

with Kill The Captains and Les Enfant Bastard

TICKETS

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6-8/05/2011 : Fence Records’ Homegame 8 : ANSTRUTHER : www.fencerecords.com

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaas!

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22/04/2011 : Islington Mill : SALFORD : 7.00pm : £6

I’ll be supporting Lone Pigeon and The Pictish Trail on this date of their UK tour. LP gigs are rare as hens teeth. They always put my heart in my mouth and tears in my ears.

TICKETS

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16/04/2011 : w/ Inspector Tapehead @ The Forest Cafe : EDINBURGH : 8pm : £donation

Part of the Ten Tracks gig series raising money to save the wonderful Forest Cafe from closure.

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06/04/2011 : DESKJOB album launch @ The Captain’s Rest : GLASGOW : 8pm : £5

All star line up launching an album of their tracks which I’ve produced. Make sense…?

Panda Su, Adam Beattie, Iona Marshall, Meursault, The Oates Field, Inspector Tapehead, Autistic Angus, Conquering Animal Sound and eagleowl

INFO / TICKETS

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02/04/2011 : Limbo @ The Voodoo Rooms : EDINBURGH : 8pm : £6/7/8/9

Meursault, Conquering Animal Sound and me. It’s going to get touchy/feely.

TICKETS

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31/12/2010 : Song, By Toad NYE house gig : EDINBURGH : 8pm : £5

Sets by me, Japanese War Effort and Meursault. Lines will undoubtedly be blurred and crossed.

TICKETS

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16/12/2010 : w/ Inspector Tapehead @ SongByToad Christmas Party : EDINBURGH : 7pm : £7

w/ Meursault, Jesus H Foxx, Yusuf Azak, Rob St John, The Savings and Loan

TICKETS

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04/12/2010 : w/ Inspector Tapehead @ Limbo Christmas Party (Voodoo Rooms) : EDINBURGH : 8pm

w/ FOUND, Yusuf Azak, Les Enfant Bastard & more

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30/11/2010 : w/ Inspector Tapehead @ Stereo : GLASGOW : 7pm : £5

supporting our good friend Adam Beattie & a selection of his Consultants at an all-too-rare Glasgow show.

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26/11/2010 : Yusuf Azak’s album launch @ Gambetta : GLASGOW : 7pm : £5

I’ll be supporting Yusuf at the Glasgow launch of his new album on songbytoad records.

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18/11/2010 : w/ Inspector Tapehead @ The Captain’s Rest : GLASGOW : FREE

we’re supporting the wonderful Randolph’s Leap at their EP launch.

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30/10/2010 : FENCE HALLOWE’EN PARTY : Stereo + : GLASGOW : 2pm-2am : £25

King Creosote / James Yorkston / Silver Columns / James Yuill / Lord Cut Glass / Alasdair Roberts / John MacLean (DJ) / Randolph’s Leap / John B McKenna / Gummi Bako / Pictish Trail / more TBA

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08/10/2010 : w/ Panda Su @ Bar Bloc : GLASGOW

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30/09/2010 : Inspector Tapehead album launch @ Wee Red Bar : EDINBURGH : 7.30pm : £5

Edinburgh album launch for Duress Code.

+ The Miserable Rich (Humble Soul)

TICKETS

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19/09/2010 : w/ Inspector Tapehead @ Odd Bar : Manchester : 8pm

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16/09/2010 : w/ Inspector Tapehead @ Kings Cross Social Club : LONDON : 8pm

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15/09/2010 : w/ Inspector Tapehead @ The Buffalo Bar : CARDIFF : 8pm

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11/09/2010 : w/ Inspector Tapehead @ n_ilk : DUNDEE : 3pm

Experimental music & arts festival feat. Noiserv, Loops Haunt, Conquering Animal Sound & plenty more.

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10/09/2010 : w/ Inspector Tapehead @ Barrels Alehouse : BERWICK UPON TWEED : 8pm

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09/09/2010 : w/ Inspector Tapehead @ Westgarth Social Club : MIDDLESBROUGH : 7.30pm : £8

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28/08/2010 : Harvest @ Tramway : GLASGOW

Harvest is a celebration of urban growing with lots of homegrown foody fun activities.

Myself & Inspector Tapehead will be providing the music for this event, performing various material over the course of the afternoon.

thisiscentralstation.com/events/glasgow-harvest

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21/08/2010 : Sonic Soak @ Govan Baths : GLASGOW : FREE but ticketed

I’ll be taking part in a piece arranged by George Murray  (dBass / One Ensemble) designed to utilise the unique acoustics of the empty baths and play on refelection a bit I guess.

Our slot is 1.30-2.00pm

There’s lots of really great stuff going on over the weekend.

thisiscentralstation.com/events/a-sonic-soak

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17/08/2010 : w/ Inspector Tapehead @ Haarfest : FIFE

fencerecords.com/news/haarfest/

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07/08/2010 : w/ Panda Su @ Belladrum : INVERNESS

tartanheartfestival.co.uk

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31/06/2010 : w/ Inspector Tapehead @ Doune The Rabbit Hole : STIRLING

dounetherabbithole.co.uk

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25/07/2010 : w/ Panda Su @ Secret Garden Party : Stage 2 : CAMBRIDGE

secretgardenparty.com - you should check out this website regardless of your intentions to attend :)

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23/07/2010 : w/ Panda Su @ Wickerman Festival : Solus Tent : DUMFRIES

www.thewickermanfestival.co.uk

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17/ 07/2010 : w/ Panda Su @ Charity Baw : Roxy Art House : EDINBURGH : 7pm : £10

+ King Creosote, Found, Over The Wall and more.

www.roxyarthouse.org

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01/07/2010 : @ Wee Red Bar : EDINBURGH : 7pm : £5/3

+ Meursault (solo), supporting The Last Battle at their single launch.

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09/06/2010 : w/ Inspector Tapehead @ Nice N Sleazys : GLASGOW : 7.30 : £5

+ GRNR, supporting Mitchell Museum at their single launch.

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29+30/05/2010 : Allotment 4 : Glasgow : 8pm : £5

info

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19/05/2010 : Song, By Toad Records showcase @ Mono : GLASGOW : 7pm : £5

w/ Meursault + Loch Lomond.

Loch Lomond are over on tour from the states. They pronounce it Lock Lahmonde. Can’t wait to see how that goes down!

I’ll be filling in for Tapehead by doing a set with Neil (Meursault). Bit seat of the pants, but should be fun.

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18/04/2010 : w/ Inspector Tapehead @ The Roxy Rooms (formerly The Bowery) : EDINBURGH : 7.30 : £5

The Gentle Invasion presents: Inspector Tapehead, Nathalie Stern, The Japanese War Effort

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27/03/2010 : w/ Inspector Tapehead : Ten Tracks presents The Verden Whistle Test @ Verden Studios, Portobello.

10 bands, 2 rooms, 100 tickets and a DVD of the whole gig for each ticketholder

more info: www.tentracks.co.uk

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12-14/03/2010 : Fence Records’ Homegame 7 : ANSTRUTHER : www.fencerecords.com

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13/02/2010 : The Flying Duck : GLASGOW : 7.00pm : £5

hosted by The Gentle Invasion

w/ The Late Call & The Go Away Birds

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12/12/2009 : w/ Inspector Tapehead : The Song, By Toad Xmas Party @ The Bowery : EDINBURGH

w/ Jesus H. Foxx & Rory from Broken Records

I’ll be jogging across town after playing a set of my own at Trampoline, to pitch up with Tapehead and watch Toad mince pie about. This is also the closing night of the lovely bohemian love nest that is The Bowery. Let’s see it off in style.

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12/12/2009 : Trampoline all day-er @ Wee Red Bar : EDINBURGH

Trampoline on myspace

w/ Mitchell Museum, Lyons, Debutant, The Scottish Enlightenment, Jill Leighton, Esperi, Lady North, Conquering Animal Sound

Roy Mohan Shearer will be joining me on beats & bops. Whoop!

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08/11/2009 : w/ Inspector Tapehead : Red Deer Club c/o Fuel Cafe : MANCHESTER

w/ The Miserable Rich

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08/11/2009 : w/ Inspector Tapehead : The Gladstone : LONDON

w/ Adam Beattie & The Consultants

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06/11/2009 : w/ Inspector Tapehead : Cafe Z Bar : LONDON

w/ The Bonfire Band

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01/11/2009 : I’ll be joining Panda Su for a couple of songs in her set @ Classic Grand, hosted by the gorgeous Glasgow PodcART

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17/10/2009 : w/ Inspector Tapehead : El Rancho Picante c/o The Flying Duck : GLASGOW

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10/10/2009 : w/ Inspector Tapehead : Lmbo c/o The Voodoo Rooms : EDINBURGH

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24/09/2009 : w/ Inspector Tapehead : Gandolfi Goes Pop c/o Hutchesons’ Hall : GLASGOW

We’ll be on @ 10pm.  Event info: Herald article

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09/08/2009 : Toad Hall : EDINBURGH : 8ish-11ish : £5

http://songbytoad.com/index.php?s=house+gig

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08/08/2009 : Trampoline @ Wee Red Bar : EDINBURGH : 8.00pm : £5

+ Conquering Animal Sound + Animal Magic Tricks

THIS JUST IN, KEN :

Iona Marshall will be joining me to perform my ‘version’ of her wonderful song ‘2 Hearts’ live

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23/07/2009 : I’ll be joining Panda Su on banjo duty for a song in her set @ King Tuts (9-9.30pm)

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13/06/2009 : CCA : GLASGOW : 2-8pm : FREE

I will be joining Roy Mohan Shearer for an Electron Club open-day where we will be demostrating the Tapehead Inspectors we made together.

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22/05/2009 : Red Deer Club @ the Klondyke : MANCHESTER : 7.30pm : £5

Double-whammo: i’ll be doing a set of my own songs chosen by RDC’s Dunc Le Chunk

and Inspector Tapehead shall be headling.

+ Charlot Webster

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07/05/2009 : w/ Inspector Tapehead : The Bowery : EDINBURGH : 7.30pm : £5

+ Meurault + The Japanese War Effort

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18/04/2009 : w/ Inspector Tapehead : Fence Records’ Homegame 6 : ANSTRUTHER

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17/04/2009 : Fence Records’ Homegame 6 : ANSTRUTHER : www.fencerecords.com

special homegame 6 live band + special homegame 6 set = special homegame 6 hoots!

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09/04/2009 : w/ Inspector Tapehead : Concrete Campfire @ Brel : GLASGOW : 7.30pm : £5

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29/03/2009 : w/ Inspector Tapehead : Captains Rest : GLASGOW : 8pm : £5

supporting Dent May fresh from his tour with Animal Collective

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05/02/2009 : w/ Inspector Tapehead : LIMBO: EDINBURGH : 8pm : £4

+ FOUND + Over The Wall

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30/11/2008 : DTTS : Gimme Shelter 4 @ Mono : GLASGOW : all day : £tbc

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07/10/2008 : DTTS : Piccadilly Records : MANCHESTER : Red Deer Club Showcase @ ITC : FREE

+ Sara Lowes & Sophe’s Pigeons : first band at 6.30 / DTTS at 8.10pm

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05/10/2008 : DTTS : UN-CONVENTION @ The Sacred Trinity Church : SALFORD : 8pm : £7

+ PACIFIC!, Cynic Guru, Stranger Son of WB / (DTTS on stage at 11pm)

A music conference aimed specifically at the grass roots of the industry, the goal of Un-convention is to bring together like minded individuals to discuss the future of Independent music. Live bands 7-midnight.

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27/09/2008 : DTTS : 13th Note : GLASGOW : all day event : FREE

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21/09/2008 : DTTS : Down At The Red Bricks c/o The Gladstone : LONDON

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20/09/2008 : DTTS : The Strongrooms : LONDON : 7.00pm - 2.00am : £5

+ Player Piano (solo), Art Pedro and Hardsparrow : hosted by Astonishing Sounds

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If you would like to get in touch, please fill out the form below.

JWC009 - JONNIE COMMON - ‘FIGUREHEAD’

Figurehead (WET) / Figurehead (DRY) / FOUND’s The Wetter The Better remix / grnr’s re-hydrated mix. Available as a download and very limited cassette (which includes download + extra ‘tape-only’ track)

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JWC008 - JONNIE COMMON - JWC008

19 minute EP of music recorded-to / mixed-to / sampled from tape.

Sold exclusively as a limited edition glass badge by Keny Drew & Showpony

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JWC RMX - RANDOLPH’S LEAP - ‘Hermit’

My remix of the title track is exclusive to the 7″ EP release on Fence Records

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JWC RMX - MAGIC ARM - ‘Put Your Collar Up’

Featured on the ‘Put Your Collar Up’ EP

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JWC RMX - ROB ST JOHN - ‘Vanishing Points’

Featured on the limited bonus disc of Rob’s album ‘Weald’ (CD edition)

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JWC007 - JONNIE COMMON - ‘DFNC10X10:09′

10″ vinyl EP - 9th installment in the 10X10 series from De-Fence Records

A - Stexis (Steve Mason + Alexis Giles)

AA - Jonnie Common

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JWC006 - JONNIE COMMON - ‘HAIR OF THE DOG’

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MASTER OF NONE remixed by Geese … Dems … FOUND … Ben Butler & Mousepad … OnTheFly … River Of Slime … grnr … A La Fu + Loomid … Miaoux Miaoux … The Japanese War Effort … Caught In The Wake Forever

Limited David Galletly screenprint + download (SOLD OUT)

Now available for free download

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JWC RMX - ZOEY VAN GOEY - ‘Sackville Sun’

My remix of Zoey Van Goey’s 2011 album track ‘Sackville Sun’ using parts of their 2009 album track ‘We Don’t Have That Kind Of Bread’ features on their tour-exclusive remix EP ‘Sexy Rave Eye Zooming’ was released Oct 2011

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JWC005 - JONNIE COMMON - ‘MASTER OF NONE - ALT “SCRAPBOOK” VERSION’

Alternate version of the entire album, mixed as a single track for maximum scrapbook / mixtape effect.

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JWC004 - JONNIE COMMON - ‘MASTER OF NONE’

Debut album. Out on Red Deer Club records

Ltd vinyl and/or download : 1st August 2011

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JWC RMX - THE JAPANESE WAR EFFORT - ‘SSS’

Available with purchase of JWE’s ‘Surrender To Summer’ 10″

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JWC RMX - FOUND - ‘Anti Climb Paint’

Free download from the FOUND bandcamp page

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JWC RMX - CAUGHT IN THE WAKE FOREVER

My remix of ‘I Have Nothing Left To Give You’ features on the physical release of this delicate debut EP from long-time pal & collaborator Fraser McGowan, along with remixes by Library Tapes, Fieldhead, Yellow6 and Sketches for Albinos.

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JWC003 - Jonnie Common presents DESKJOB

A collaborative album of performances by Panda Su, Adam Beattie, Iona Marshall, Adam P Gorman, Meursault, The Oates Field, Inspector Tapehead, Autistic Angus, Conquering Animal Sound and eagleowl.

All tracks produced by Jonnie Common

more info / purchase: jonniecommon.com/deskjob

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JWC002 - JONNIE COMMON - ‘HIT RECORD’ EP

4 track EP : sold out

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JWC001 - JONNIE COMMON - ‘PHOTOSYNTH’ EP

2 track free download at jonniecommon.bandcamp.com

4 track limited edition of 50 miniCD-R/polaroid (SOLD OUT)

all tracks written by J.Common, except track 2 which is an accidental refix of the song ‘Maschine’ by Conquering Animal Sound. conqueringanimalsound.tumblr.com

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JWC RMX - Stealing Sheep - ‘Mountain Dogs’

Free download from the Stealing Sheep bandcamp page

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INSPECTOR TAPEHEAD - ‘DURESS CODE’

The debut album from Inspector Tapehead

Chris Croasdale / Jonnie Common / Roy Mohan Shearer

Available NOW from Song By Toad records

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PANDA SU - ‘STICKS AND BRICKS’ EP

My production of the song ‘Eric Is Dead’ closes this fine debut EP from Panda Su.

Available from the Panda Su webshop

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INSPECTOR TAPEHEAD - ‘PHERENZIK TEAR’ EP

1_Pherenzik Tear (04.52) / 2_Humdinger (02.44) / 3_A Fillet of Banjo *live* (05.52) / 4_HG6 (05.17) / 5_Pherenzik Ear (02.24)

Ltd edition, calorie rich EP

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JWCHG6 - JONNIE COMMON - ‘I/O’

1_Taken In (04.10) / 2_Homegame Six Mix (10.09) / 3_Taken Out (04.12)

ltd edition EP made up for FENCE RECORDS‘ 6th annual Homegame Festival.

“Track 2, the Homegame Six Mix consists of the songs ‘Hand-To-Hand’, ‘Summer Is For Going Places’ and a new variation of the remix I did for FOUND earlier this year,  ‘Alsation Gull Scene’. As these 3 tracks are all at 95bpm, I mixed them running together much like how I played them live in my set.”

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JWC RMX - FOUND - ‘Alsation Gull Scene’

Included on the band’s SXSW fundraiser album SNAREBRAINED

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JWC RMX - OLO WORMS - ‘I Shot Shrieff’

Free download to launch the new OLO WORMS WEBSITE

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RDC015 - DTTS - live at Red Deer Club 2008 (CD-R)

From RED DEER CLUB RECORDS:

To celebrate our fifteenth release, there doesn’t seem to be such a perfect time as this one. A document of what both label and band have achieved over the past three years, Red Deer Club proudly present ‘Down The Tiny Steps – Live….

Recorded live at Sounds From The Other City festival (May 2008), the ‘last’ live outing for the Red Deer Club, the three piece rocked the rafters of Sacred Trinity church with their synth pop sounds

Documented on this stunning limited edition album, both artist and label are very proud of the outcome. Have a listen. You might just want to go back to church.

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TNY012 - ‘Red Deer Club’ (LTD FREE DOWNLOAD)

In May 2008, Dunc Le Chunk hosted a venue at the ‘Sounds From The Other City’ festival in Manchester under the Red Deer Club flag. As it was to be the last Red Deer Club for the time being while Dunc puts his efforts into the RDC label, we wanted to do something to mark the occassion. And we kindof did. By way of tribute we started to record a song using samples of a telephone conversation with Dunc (that had been recorded without his knowledge) and although we didn’t have enough time to develop it into a full song, the resulting track was performed at the event and made available for free download during June 2008.

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TNY011a – DTTS - ‘Jonnie & Fi’ EP (CD-R)

First batch of 28 copies (one for every property on the monopoly board) released at FENCE RECORDS‘ 5th annual Homegame Festival. Comprised of two entirely different versions of the song, plus two reprises. Each numbered copy came with its own title deed, a signed chance or community chest card and a selection of monopoly money. (Would the person who won 2nd prize in the beauty contest please note that there were only 2 entrants).

jonnie & fi : 1_E-180 version (04.02) / 2_Get-Out-of-Jail-free version (03.39) / 3_interview-technique reprise (02.27) / 4_induction-loop reprise (05.02)

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SS001 – ADAM P GORMAN / DTTS – (CD-R)

Adam & Jonnie covering / producing each others songs on this 4 track freebie for the Sideways Saloon club launch, September 2007.

APG does DTTS: mind like a maze (rat workshop mix) (03.16) / lungs are important (03.19)
DTTS does APG: hitchhiker (thumbs out mix) (04.31) / lanes of names (04.24)

SIDEWAYS SALOON is a night run by your friends and mine THE TRAVELLING BAND on the 4th Sunday of the month in Manchester. Mosey on down.

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FNC PFE08 – DEATH BY TELEGRAPH STOP – (CD-R) SOLD OUT

An album recorded at home by Jonnie across June & July 2007 as part of a therapeutic exercise, when the need to make a few new sounds was at its greatest. Released by FENCE RECORDS as part of their Picket Fence series, in September 2007. Available only for the month of its release or via subscription to the full E-series.

pinch o’ salt / haste makes waste / fencedotcom / daylight robbery / delerium (written by Adam Beattie) / DTTS @ the movies part 1: fizzy pop / recording shoedio / homemade frequency / love lost / I think, therefore I could be (produced by Small Town Boredom) / yesterday (ages ago) / knees not back / elephant ride / B.B.W.T. / DTTS @ the movies part 2: nightmare on renfrew street / here … again / summer is for going places

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DTTS live @ Is This Music? c/o The 13th Note, 21/3/2008

So, Down The Tiny Steps have a big act to follow, but the beauty of this line-up is in the contrast. Thus, the headlining Fence artists bring in repetitive beats and an array of flashing lights and meters to propel their tunes; think Beck or The Beta Band with a decided Fife accent. With the packed crowd just about able to tap a collective foot, a diversion into dance territory is the perfect way to end an eclectic evening.

by STUART McHUGH Published Date: 10 April 2008 Source: The List (Issue 600) Location: Scotland

DTTS live @ Fence Records, Homegame 5 festival, 28/3/2008

Down The Tiny Steps can be proud of the fact that they are the only band this reviewer has yet known to reference the board game Monopoly in a song, something that surely ought to happen much more often. The Glasgow trio – a kind of glitchy electro/folk/hip-hop cross between Hot Chip and the Beta Band – look like decent prospects too, and their closer, Handstand, was an immensely pretty little thing.

By MALCOLM JACK Published Date: 31 March 2008 Source: The Scotsman Location: Scotland

DTTS live @ Sideways Saloon c/o The Bay Horse, Manchester, 09/9/2007

Glasgow’s Down The Tiny Steps completed the line-up by filling a Beta Band-shaped hole in all our lives. Their opener, ‘Infinitea’, began with a summery, chiming xylophone, and frontman Jonnie drawled “Is this the end of the world or is he fooling around?” in his cosy Scottish burr before everything kicked off into a glorious declaration of lo-fi electro intent. DtTS manage to be acoustic blues, funk and nu-rave (*shudder*) all at once, while still maintaining a lovably daft demeanour. One particularly heartfelt moment was played in a pair of laboratory goggles which had been modified with feathers (”I want to detract from the emotional content of this song with my goggles”, explained Jonnie) to resemble Altern8 at a burlesque night. Not only were they a forcible talent, this band of Celtic jokers were a refreshingly lively spectacle. More synthesized bluesy madness please.

By Megan Vaughan (Manchester music scene)

These guys have a fairly eclectic sound and drift between Badly Drawn Boy esq folk rock to electronic, sampled, quirky songs. Single ‘Aye Spy’ starts off with acoustic guitar and intimate vocals before the skipping drum beat and country tinged / dreamy guitars come in. It’s a wonderful slice of carefree indie folk with some lovely harmonies and it’s only 1.45 secs, I like the little laugh at the end of the track, very sweet.

‘Catapult’ is also a very good track, the vocal melody and the programmed beats remind me of the Beta Band or even King Creosote. It sounds like they have a sense of humour to; I love some of the lyrics and samples they use like ‘Ancient symbol for madness’…you really have to listen to it to understand why this is good, it makes me chuckle.

http://justgimmeindierock.blogspot.com/

DTTS @ T in the Park, 07/7/2007

“As the florally-decorated synthesisers belonging to Down the Tiny Steps were being heaved on to the stage, Johnnie Common was already in a frenzy behind his turn tables. His huge talent as a DJ is what most impressed during their tight show, which came on like Hot Chip collaborating with The Avalanches. And what the band lacked in focus they made up for in sheer energy; Ben Robb’s wild tribal drumming on bongos was fascinating when fused with quirky samples and heavy guitar during the wonderfully bizarre ‘Hankys’. In contrast, ‘Summer Is For Going Places, Winter Is For Watching Films’ was simplistic, but didn’t fail to produce a smile thanks to a collage of samples.”
By STEVE McCAUL Published Date: 15th July 2007 Source: Seven Days supplement of The Sunday Herald Location: Scotland

Aye Spy [single reviewed in The Skinny

Two members of Down the Tiny Steps hail from Birnam on the edge of the Highlands, and the band have the enviable backing of the Fence collective. It’s not hard to see why on the evidence this cracking three track single, which has shades of folk but with a rough-edged blues backbone. Although I hate to employ an often over-used association at the moment, comparisons with the Beta Band are unavoidable, particularly vocally. The third track ends in a Stone Roses style instrumental wig-out which sits astride the borderline between enjoyable and self indulgent. Overall though, a very promising first single. 4/5

by Milo McLaughlin Published Date: 15th July 2006 Source: The Skinny Location: Scotland

DTTS on Fence Records’ 2004 release ‘Fence Reunited’

If lo-fi folk is a not-quite-inversion of rock glamour then this could seem like a flip of those pictures of Reed, Pop and Bowie looking debauched. Are we meant to marvel at how otherworldly they are, and see how mundane we are in comparison? Luckily, this is more ‘community’ than ‘scene’. Down The Tiny Steps covering Pip Dylan’s ‘Lemonbelly’ stands out. Like Jim O’Rourke with Beta Band vocals, it’s enchanting. Like a lot of this album, it sounds like a warm fire and a good conversation, with shared references and shared memories more important than that glass of scotch you’re cradling.

By Jim Cassius : Gigwise.com : Feb 2004

The Fence Collective – ‘Fence Reunited’ (Fence Records)

This is a strange one, a real curate’s egg, good in parts and not so good in others. The Fence Collective are some of Scotland’s foremost alternative folk artists and include in their ranks HMS Ginafore, James Yorkston, Down The Tiny Steps, King Creosote, UNPOC, Gummi Bako, The Pictish Trail, Lone Pigeon, On The Fly, Beth, Pip Dylan and John Bews. Following the sombre opener, Comfort In Rum by HMS Ginafore and James Yorkston, the album produces two songs of quality in Lemonbelly (Down The Tiny Steps) and the languid Easily Led (James Yorkston, King Creosote, Down The Tiny Steps & HMS Ginafore). It is no coincidence that Down The Tiny Steps has a part in both songs as they are one of the plus’s that are to be gained from the collection.
I said that the album is a strange one but I have gone on to point out eight very good tracks. The others are not poor quality by any manner of means but it is a shame that not all of the artists reach the heights of Down The Tiny Steps, HMS Ginafore, Lone Pigeon, King Creosote, The Pictish Trail, James Yorkston and Pip Dylan. I believe however that the good overcomes the not so good and the album deserves to be in your collection as an example of contemporary folk.

By David Blue : Netrhythms.co.uk : 2004

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