Dead, game over, deceased, no more... Well Uncle John & Whitelock called it a day at the end of 2006 as the poster above shows so that's not really news, but Allie Ambient's departure is fresh off the press. But alas there's no need to despair as you all have a chance to see both reincarnations in one night. Tut Vu Vu is the latest outfit from former Uncle John & Whitelock members Raydale Dower [Bass], Matthew Black [Drums] and Jamie Bolland [Keyboards]. If you aren't familiar with Glasgow based horror R&B and dead soul stalwarts Uncle John & Whitelock then I sincerely suggest you hunt out their one and only album "There Is Nothing Else" on GFM Productions. I cannot stress enough how amazing they were live as anyone who witnessed one of their shows will surely testify. Since I don't have any new material from Tut Vu Vu to share with you here's a couple of tracks from Uncle John & Whitelock to give you a rough idea of what they may or may not sound like. The first one "Maryhill" is from their first ever release, a beautifully packaged 10" from back in 2003. A different version appears on the album but this is the song that persuaded me to swap and handful of dub 7's for a dozen copies of the EP back when I was working in The Cavern. The second one is "The Fold", the opening instrumental track from the 2005 album. I hear also that Jamie Bolland is also in a band with Jacob Lovatt the former singer for Uncle John & Whitelock but their name escapes me right now so I'll find out more for the future.
Uncle John & Whitelock - "Maryhill" [from the 2003 10"]
Uncle John & Whitelock - "The Fold" [from There Is Nothing Else LP]
Uncle John & Whitelock - "The Fold" [from There Is Nothing Else LP]
Back to the tragic news of Allie Ambient's exit from the world of solo artistry. Well it's not all that tragic as it really means he's finally found a suitable band to back his cheeky tales of love, drugs and Aberdeen. High Society comprises of Allie, Psychedelic Jim, Midnight Mufasa and Ronnie Dunn and they'll be supporting Tut Vu Vu at The Tunnels in Aberdeen on Saturday the 22nd of March. Here's a couple of tracks from "Allie Ambient's Last Stand", a recording of his final performance. I'm not going to explain what they're about as storytelling is what Allie does best in my opinion.
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TASTY TASTY VERY VERY TASTY
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N THATS THE FIGGING LIGGING TRUTH
THOUGHT YOU MIGHT WANT TO LET THE KIDS KNOW THE HIGH SOCIETY ARE PLAYING THEIR DEBUT PERFORMANCE ON THE TWENTY SEVENTH OV THIS MONTH.
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