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Last Updated: 11/23/2009

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City: Edinburgh
State: Scotland
Country: UK
Signup Date: 1/19/2006

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Sunday, November 01, 2009 
We are pleased to announce that Robo_Ghost will be available for sale tomorrow!

You can purchase the CD from here:

http://www.alextronicrecords.co.uk/releases.htm
http://www.resonancestore.com/music/6db0....bo%20Ghost.html
http://www.resonancemusicstore.com/keser/index.html

The album can be downloaded here:

http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/12123404/Robo-Ghost/Product.html
http://www.7digital.com/artists/keser/robo_ghost/?addtobasket=true&partner=264
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002PJHXXG/?tag=lastfmmp3-21
http://www.believedigital.com/artists/72012,keser.html

Reviews:

“If Martin Hannett had lived to see 2009, I’m sure he’d have loved to produce an album like Robo_Ghost. As it happens, Keser have done a pretty good job without him. The dub-eyed urban soundscapes that Hannett unleashed with Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures are translated in the modern vernacular…It's a collection so image-laden that it dares you to write a dystopian movie screenplay, just so it can provide the soundtrack."
4/5, The Skinny

“…A subtle album that could easily rival many of the top mainstream electro acts everyone talks about these days. The way Keser have tackled the crossover of the instrumentation ensures that there will be something that everyone can appreciate here, no matter if it’s musical enjoyment or simply appreciation of creativity."
83%, Altsounds

“Wide, mournful guitar passages sweep out from the speakers and seep through your gut. Haunting one and two-note keyboard riffs hammer the heartstrings. At times, this can make them sound like Death In Vegas on mogadon…at others the twin spirits of Ennio Morricone and Lalo Schifrin are called to mind. All are marshalled together into one masterfully dark sonic odyssey with venom, charge and sweep all in equal measure.”
4/5, Is This Music?
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Sunday, November 01, 2009 
http://www.list.co.uk/article/21815-keser/

"There are three words which it will probably become a legal requirement to use in all reviews of this band: epic, soundscape, cinematic. There. Done. Another one, if we’re talking about the live Keser experience, is loud: the noise coming from these two most unassuming of chaps defies the laws of physics, seeming to sound bigger than the room itself could possibly contain. Compared with the ambient sounds of the record they’re launching tonight, this is heavier, with more thunderous beats and guitar that reverberates through your very core.

With no vocals and little in the way of a leading melody to distract you, it’s the tiny, nuanced variations that mean a lot. Whether it’s the odd syncopated beat or a key change in just one layer of the rich overall sound, these are the progressions that carry you along on this slow-burning, but ultimately very rewarding journey. The most richly layered are the best of the tracks, combining droning guitars, a stuttering electronic beat and rippling melody combining to tell a gripping musical tale."

4/5, The List
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Saturday, October 24, 2009 
S'happenin' dudes,

"Jimmy Wah", the opening track from Robo_Ghost, is featured on Vic Galloway's BBC Radio Scotland Podcast. You can download the podcast for free here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/scotintro

(Scotintro: Vic Galloway 23 Oct 09)

The podcast also features Strike the Colours in session plus tracks from Radars and Little Eskimos. Our song starts at around 4:45.

Thanks again by the way to everyone who came down to the album launch yesterday, it was a fantastic night!




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Release date: 2009-10-20
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009 

Our new album – Robo_Ghost – will be out shortly and we just can’t wait to unleash its pure awesomeness! (Sorry, I guess we’re biased but aahwhattayougonnado!)

We’ll be having an album launch gig night extravaganza in Edinburgh on the 23rd October to mark the occasion. The Gothenburg Address and Alex Tronic are also playing so it should be an amazing show! You’ll be able to pick up a shiny new CD album on the night complete with some stunning artwork courtesy of Dan ‘The Man’ Levitan. Supoib. The details for the night are:

Friday 23rd October

Alex Tronic, The Gothenburg Address, Keser

GRV

37 Guthrie Street

Edinburgh

EH1 1JG

Doors 7pm, finishes 10pm. £5 entry

Hope to see you there! Now let us celebrate with the adding of chocolate to milk.


 




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Saturday, September 19, 2009 
Hey there,

'Diablo Canyon 1', a new track from our upcoming second album Robo_Ghost was played on Vic Galloway's Radio 1 Scotland show on Thursday 17th September.

You can find it in the link below if you want to check it out!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/vicgalloway/

It's around 1:51:30 on the player.

After next Thursday it will be archived here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/vicgalloway/tracklistings.shtml





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Wednesday, July 15, 2009 

PCL Presents:


Edinburgh International Fringe Special


We’re playing at Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh on Monday 31st August, supporting Amazing Baby who hail from Brooklyn, NY. Dupec are also on the bill.


Amazing Baby have been picking up some great reviews, it promises to be a good night. Here’s what’s been said about them so far:


“One of the true buzz bands to come out of the great Brooklyn music scene this year, think Chairlift, Boy Crisis, Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Crystal Stilts and not to mention last years heroes MGMT, Amazing Baby are back to play Sneaky Pete’s after their triumphant May show and this time it will be part of the Edinburgh International Fringe Festival. Recently signing to Shangri-La in the States and V2 in Europe debut album, ‘REWILD’ has just dropped to huge critical acclaim with tracks such as ‘Bayonets’, ‘Pump Yr Brakes’ and new single ‘Headdress’.”


Tickets are available from http://www.pclpresents.com/tickets.html

Doors 7pm.

 
 
 
 
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Saturday, July 04, 2009 
We are pleased to announce a very special gig at Electric Circus in Edinburgh on Tuesday 14 July 2009.

We will be supporting Sleepy Sun who hail from San Francisco and are
signed to the legendary All Tomorrows Parties label. Their debut album
"Embrace" is attracting rave reviews:

"Outrageously brilliant sun-frazzled wah-wah noise...prepare to freak
out." - NME

9/10, "Breathtaking psychedelic post-rock. A stunning debut." - Clash

"A satisfyingly viscous stew of lava-fuzz wah-wah and doomy Sabbath bass
riffs, punctuated by bucolic boy-girl strums." - Plan B

Debut Album Of The Month, "Hot new psych. A very cool record...intense
and powerful." - Uncut

Also on the bill are Edinburgh 4-piece Myshkin.

Details for the night:

Tuesday 14th July

Electric Circus
36-39 Market Street
EH1 1DF

Doors 7.30
PCL Presents http://www.pclpresents.com
Sleepy Sun http://www.myspace.com/sleepysun
Keser
Myshkin http://www.myspace.com/myshkinmusic

Tickets are available from http://www.pclpresents.com/tickets.html

Hope to see you there!





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Saturday, July 04, 2009 
Bonjour,

That's us back from Canada. In a word: Awesome! Great bands, great people, great place, great times.

We'd like to say a big thank you to the organisers at Sled Island, especially Zak and Shawn, for having us play. We hope to be back in Calgary again soon!

Cheers also to everyone's support at the gig, it was a memorable night. Thanks to the folks from Heat Ray for lending us the amps! They were tremendous, I recommend you scope them out, along with Library Voices and York Redoubt who were also on the bill that night.

There's some photos of the trip now up on our myspace.

Keser



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Thursday, June 18, 2009 
Hey there,

We'd like to say thanks to everyone who came along to see us at Go North and RockNess, we had two tremendous shows and a great time all weekend.

Thanks also for your overwhelming response at the time and messages of support since, we appreciate it and are really glad you enjoyed the sets! We hope you had a great weekend overall.

We owe a lot though to everyone who helped us out, so big thanks to Derek, Dan, Martin, Gruff, Lindsay, Erik, Paul, Asa, Dean, Louise, Becky, Ryan, Olaf...the list is endless! And also to Steven and Shaun @ Go North for having us.

We've put a couple of photos up here on our myspace, there should be a few more added soon.

And for the record, it wasn't us who caused that monitor to go on fire during our set on the Thursday! But maybe we'll take the credit seeing as it looked all rock n roll n such! They can send the bill to Guy Incognito.

Cheers,

Kev and Gav (and Guy)
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009 

S’happenin’ guys,

Here’s an update on how our summer is shaping up so far, we’re looking ahead to it with wondrous anticipation!

Glasgow Jig

- Tuesday 26th May (Pivo Pivo)


This will be a great night at Pivo Pivo, hosted by Engine7. With music so nice, he’ll be performing twice! Also on the bill are The Lotus Project.

The timings are:

Doors 8pm

8.30  Engine7 (ambient set)

9.05 The Lotus Project

9.45  Keser

10.25 Engine7

Address:
Pivo Pivo

15 Waterloo Street

Glasgow G2 6AY

Info:

http://www.myspace.com/pivopivo

The last time I saw Engine7 was at a Tronic night a while ago, I remember watching from the back and being drawn in until I was right at the front, mesmerised by the sounds produced by a guitar played with a wine bottle! Great songs, I highly recommend them. I think Gav was playing as 30K that night too, it was some lineup.

 

Inverness, now with added Rock-edness

- Thursday 11th June (Go North)

We’ll be playing a Go North showcase on the Thursday of this RockNess Festival weekend extravaganza. Also on the bill are Tone from Denmark and Alex Tronic.

I’ll be Keser-ising some of Alex Tronic’s tunes on the guitar, and for the rest of their set I’ll have to ‘slam dunk the funk’! Åsa and Erik Tricity will also be playing in the Alex Tronic band.

Thursday June 11th

Alex Tronic, Tone, Keser

The Market Bar (Old Market Inn)

32 Church Street

Inverness IV1 1EH

Go North info:

http://www.gonorth.biz/

- Sunday 14th June (RockNess)

On the Sunday, Keser will be playing again at the RockNess Festival on the Go North Stage. The bill for the festival includes Super Furry Animals, Orbital, The Prodigy, Biffy Clyro, Placebo, Frightened Rabbit, Soulwax, The Flaming Lips and many more.

Tickets are available here:

http://www.rockness.co.uk/buy-tickets

RockNess info:

http://www.rockness.co.uk/

 

O Canada!

- Friday 26th June (Sled Island Festival)

Did you know that Scots are the third-largest ethnic group in Canada and among the first to settle there? It’s a well known fact. (You have to imagine that being said by Andy in Gregory’s Girl).

Following in the footsteps (or sea trails/contrails) of our Scotch explorers, we’ll be making the journey West to Canada to perform at The Sled Island Festival. It’s an annual independent multi-venue music and arts festival held in Calgary, Alberta hosting over 200 bands as well as comedy, film and art shows.

Curated by Colin Newman from Wire, the bands on the bill for the festival this year include The Breeders, Health, Liars, Women, Anvil, Andrew WK and Holy F*ck among others.

We’ll be playing at The Underground on the Friday night (26th June.)


Tickets are available here:

http://www.sledisland.com/buy-passes.html

Info:

http://www.sledisland.com

That’s it for now! Come and say hi if you’re attending any of these shows. I’ll have to finish on a customary Simpsons quote:

Wiggum: Put out an APB on a Uosdwis R. Dewoh. Uh, better start with Greektown.
Friday: That's "Homer J. Simpson", Chief. You're reading it upside down.
Wiggum: Uh, cancel that APB. But, uh, bring back some of them, uh, gyros.
Friday: Uh, Chief? You're talking into your wallet.

 

Hope all is good!

Kevan Bacon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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