Dundee Lad

In the mid 80s I was still living in Elizabeth South and one day I was checking out the boxes in a local 2nd hand shop I frequented. Nothing caught my interest until I came across this bizarre album cover. I’d never heard of Cybotron before but one of the tracks was titled Arrakis and that immediately caught my attention because I’d already read Dune cover to cover three times. On top of that, the cover made no mention of vocals but did list synths, and the vinyl was in excellent condition so buying it was a no-brainer for me. I kind of still own the vinyl but it’s not actually in my possession—long, sad, embarrassing-for-me, story—so it had been decades since I heard it, and to be honest I mostly forgot about it. I mean, I have all the Tangerine Dream albums from the 70s, plus a heap of excellent bootleg live recordings by them, plus Klaus Schulze, and other similar artists, so I wasn’t lacking in that department. But imagine my surprise when, on a whim, in 2022 I searched Cybotron on Bandcamp and this appeared…

It’s not all bagpipes and kilts in Scotland

Something a little special from Bandcamp. If you’ve ever played Skyrim and used the follower, Auri from the Song of the Green mod, then you might recognise this sweet voice.

Who knew the home of Hercule Poirot had so many killer stoner/sludge metal bands? Some fucking bangers on this free sampler “disc” from a Belgium record label.

After that godawful monstrosity from 1981, we all need this from 1984. Close your eyes, open your mind, and travel to the peace of the Highlands for a few minutes…

… (just don’t look for a translation of the lyrics OMG)