The Lost Past Society

The Lost Past Society is an electro project  from John McRitchie. Exploring old sounds, aesthetics, technology and the essence of hauntology in his musical releases.

Now having played at Wavetable and Attack/Release its a great pleasure to host the Tales of Whitehill Tower session on Four Track Nights. 

You can find more about The Lost Past Society and support further work through Bandcamp and Instagram

URGULA

John is a Techno producer and live performer based in Glasgow. 

He runs Noisebox the first monthly EMOM night at Bloc+ in Glasgow and the label Subplant records.

Regularly performing live, Urgula uses hardware synths and modular and has releases on a number of labels Including, Berlins Flash recordings, Chicagos Format Rec and Funk D’voids Breakthru and recently released an Album “Caustic Manifesto” on Glasgow’s Bricolage records.

You can find more about Urgula and support further work through Linktree, Bandcamp and Instagram

The Cabinet Noir

As strainge and illusive as their French namesake The Cabinet Noir have little to no social media or links except from a single post on Instagram in fact the only way you can find them is via sporadic live performances and here on Four Track Nights.

Decribed as a collection of planned and spontaneous sounds masquerading as a band.

You can find The Cabinet Noir and support further work through on Instagram 

My Fiend

While joining the previous session guest Digital Disaster, My Fiend popped in for a session.

Keith Duncan is a sound designer, engineer & musician from Edinburgh, Scotland. Keith loves to explore different styles of sound, from electronica to acoustic music and vocal harmonies; conjuring up tribal melodies from other worlds.

You can find more about My Fiend and support further work through his website, Bandcamp and Instagram

16th February 6:30pm

Thon

THON is a live electronic dark ambient/drone project with multiple VHS screens and visuals. Combining a creeping sense of horror and dread delivered through the medium of live hardware and static televisions. THON comes from the extreme metal world with decades of experiences and now expresses them in an aural/visual format.

You can find more from Thon and support further work through Linktree, Bandcamp and Instagram

JP Waksman

JP, a highly trained classically instrumentalist with a deep love for sampling and electronic beats, has crafted a distinct and emotive sound that has graced stages worldwide and attracted commissions from numerous event agencies and media production companies.

 JP’s sound spans oppulent orchestrated works, to pulsating electronica. 

JP also releases music under their own name where, as a non-binary, queer musician they explore emotion and atmosphere, weaving lyrical melodies with visceral beats and beautiful delicate ambience. 

You can find more from JP Waksman and support further work through Website, Bandcamp and Youtube

Speculum Bunny

Clare Simpson AKA Speculum Bunny brings a darker more viceral set blending words and sound to provoke, enthral and mystify her audience. Inspired by the depraved nature of love in all of its majestic forms, her childhood, masochism and devotion. Speculum Bunny challenges mainstream narratives on motherhood and women’s expression she blends noise, synths, voices and field recordings. 

You can find more from Speculum Bunny and support further work through Bandcamp and Instagram

Samwooddoowmas

Sam Wood is an artist, photographer and musician. He is a studio holder at Rhubaba gallery. Sam founded and edits Poor Art* an online magazine dedicated to reviewing and exhibiting contemporary Scottish artists. He has also played a role in Play and Platform a collective dedicated to showing Scottish artists and promoting charities such as the Settlements Projects. Sam is also a member of Fresh Focus a group championed by Stills Gallery, dedicated to up and coming photographic artists.

You can find more from Samwooddoomas and support further work through their Website, Bandcamp and Instagram

Yoker Moon

Ross Prentice is an experimentalist and electronic musician hailing from Glasgow with a keen interest in creativity and wellbeing.

You can find more from Yoker Moon and support further work through their Bandcamp and Instagram

Marks of Satan

Definately one of the most unusual Four Track Nights sessions Marks of Satan featuring Markus Vulgate brings an altogether more ecclesiastical set complete with punishing beats, chains and crosses to bare! This session is loaded with catholic, occultist, folk horror beats and visuals.

You can find more from Marks of Satan and support further work through their Bandcamp, Instagram and Youtube

Dissonance Network

Paul Hood and Jason Murphy (Dissonance Network) met in 2019. Influences range from classic Techno through to modern harder variations, shot through with a Modular sense of polyrhythm and a taste of melodic sample based breakdown. Its a fantastic set with samples that unfortunatley are still relevant in the current climate. So tune in, chill out and get down for this Dystopia Warning! 

You can find more from Dissonance Network and support further work through their Bandcamp, Instagram and Youtube

Izaak Hollander

In keeping with this spooky/mystical month this Four Track Nights guest provides us with an aural journey of ambient beats.

Izaak Hollander not only creates the experimental music you know and love. He also creates modular synth modules under the guise of Toadstool Tech and through the Glasgow Synth guild.

You can find more from Izaak and support further work through their Bandcamp, Instagram and Youtube

HandMadeSound

John has been exploring electronic sound for nearly 50 years. His first encounter was with an early valve version of a Watkins Electronic Music Copicat, a violin with a guitar pick up and an effects pedal. Whilst at music college he was able to use synthesisers the size of telephone switchboards and reel to reel tape recorders with 10 yard tape loops. He also performs as a jazz saxophonist.

You can find more from John and support further work through their Bandcamp, Website and Youtube

Boardgame

The Boardgame duo consists of Keith Duncan, a skilled sound designer known for his wizardry in creating unique auditory experiences, and Sam Healy from North Atlantic Oscillation, a masterful musician. Together, they craft music that is truly one-of-a-kind, never to be replicated. Their performances are characterized by fully improvised, atmospheric electronica accompanied by custom visuals created through touch designer software.

You can find more from Boardgame and support further work through their Bandcamp, Website and Youtube

Zonos

Zonos makes drone/ambient music using toy synths, samples and anything else he can lay his hands on. His Four Track Nights set recalls two freezing winters spent in eastern Germany during 2018 and 2019, shortly before he started making music, with much inspiration taken from the winter light/darkness, urban landscapes and the German language. You can find more from Zonos and support his work via Bandcamp - https://zonos1.bandcamp.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/n.e.i.l__m.a.c.l.e.a.n/

You can find more from Boardgame and support further work through their Bandcamp, and Instagram

Echodepth

Ross Paterson AKA Echodepth. Hailing from sunny Dundee, Echodepth brings an eclectic mix of sampled loops, field recordings and distorted noise to bring sonic textures with a Lovecraftian vibe. We're just coming out of the dark months in Scotland and this set is giving us a bit more of an upbeat sound to chase us into spring.

You can find more from Boardgame and support further work through their Bandcamp and Youtube

Echodepth

Ross Paterson AKA Echodepth. Hailing from sunny Dundee, Echodepth brings an eclectic mix of sampled loops, field recordings and distorted noise to bring sonic textures with a Lovecraftian vibe. We're just coming out of the dark months in Scotland and this set is giving us a bit more of an upbeat sound to chase us into spring.

You can find more from Boardgame and support further work through their Bandcamp and Youtube