Second album from this phenomenal Scottish band, who have transcended categories and genres, sampled the music from past and present and stirred it together in a loud, proud mix that's taken them to the position of one of Scotland's top live bands. There have been many attempts over the last decade to describe the music of Shooglenifty. The music made by this six piece band from Edinburgh has variously been described as ‘Hypnofolkadelia’, ‘Acid Croft’ and, more recently, ‘ambientrad’ or ‘headfolk. Clearly, categorising the band has offered many journalists a challenge, underlined by the band’s own suggestion : ”Describing music is like trying to dance to architecture!”
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This Scottish band digs deep into their traditional roots for melodies and present them in a high energy setting that mixes in shades of electronic and dub reggae.
Shooglenifty had a wall to wall Second Story Crowd trance dancing the night away with the potent musical brow they call Acid Croft. This Scottish band digs deep into their traditional roots for melodies and present them in a high energy setting that mixes in shades of electronic and dub reggae. Their special twist is that even though the music borders on a techno feel, the band is synthesizer-free (but not sampler-free), allowing the organic beauty of fiddle, acoustic guitar and banjo lines to ride timelessly on top of their modern beats."
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