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We take a closer look at the past year in Scotland's music scene, celebrate our favourite Scottish releases of 2021 and pay tribute to those we've lost

Just in time for the festive seasons, Bethlehem Cultural Festival descends upon Glasgow. Elsewhere, Lost Map Records host a Christmas extravaganza at Summerhall.

Noel Gardner , April 20th, 2021 09:12 From a read along sci-fi Italo/prog epic to rebooted darkside rave and juke via earthy Cornish analogue electronics, Noel Gardner is back once again with more tantalising sounds from the UK sonic fringes Yazzus I should probably draw up some sort of officially worded disclaimer for each intro to these columns, a kind of inverted pledge of allegiance, but to reaffirm: while it is fun and nice to write, every other month, about a pile of music whose ‘Britis...

David McKenna , March 16th, 2021 09:08 David McKenna celebrates ten years of the Rockfort column and tackles folk, rap, the dark arts - and classic French Europop This column marks the ten-year anniversary of Rockfort on The Quietus, a realisation which is a source of delight and no little consternation (for me, but perhaps for others too). It’s the sort of moment that leads to pained reflections on where the time has gone, and what I’ve achieved. Then I remember that over the same period D...

Stephanie Phillips , February 24th, 2021 10:14 Rachel Aggs takes Stephanie Phillips through the albums that made her the musician she is today, from Smokey Robinson to Robyn, Mahotella Queens to Sleater-Kinney. Portrait photo by Stephanie Gibson While the pandemic raged on and tours became a thing of the old world, post punk guitarist Rachel Aggs decided to make the most of her time. Aggs was imbued with a new–found confidence in herself following the release of her first solo release Visita...

We had half-expected him to dwell on folk pastures - hes written for Clash before about such greats - but in the end his list expands those definitions until they are essentially meaningless, a five-strong list of records just waiting to be explored. - - - Ed Dowie – The Uncle Sold I get sent a lot of music. Friends, colleagues etc, people asking to be played on the podcast I do, 46-30… It’s can’t all be good, of course. But when Lost Map released this album, it was clear o...