It would appear the most un-radio-friendly thing we’ve ever released is holding it’s own on the blower. 

Gastric Band’s ‘It’s Good But It’s Not Right’ is spun on by Huw Stephens on his radio 1 show this week. You can listen again on the iPlayer so you can. Gastric sounds at about 1:34:00.

Peachy.

thescottishenlightenment:

Friends, it’s been too long.

But expect a bit more posting from now on.

The current state of The Scottish Enlightenment is this: we are three - Dave Guitar has taken a break to make sure his children dont end up delinquent. His strong moral guidance will get the job done. But we three remaining…

The delectable Tom Robinson played Gastric Band’s ‘It’s Good but It’s Not Right’ on his BBC Radio 6 Music show last night. Check it out HERE (Gastric Band on at 2:21:30).

He also played Cake’s ‘The Distance’ earlier in the show. What great taste that man has.

“The sounds of a label with one foot in China”. 

There’s a big interview with our very own Al Nero on the awesome Shanghai-based layabozi.com. 

The accompanying picture is Al and he is eating Beef Chow mein. He MUST be in China. We should expect after the huge rise in sales generated from this interview that he will splash out on a nice new rice cooker.

Cultural assimilation say what?

Coverage of the Scottish music festival

The full line-up for the BBC’s Introducing Stage at this year’s T in the Park was announced this week with our very own newbie, Saint Max and the Fanatics on the bill. Read a little love from the BBC Blog.

So it’s welly boots and mud pies again this summer… and hog-roast. Don’t miss out on the hog-roast.

Uncle Vic Galloway dropped ‘Dustin Binman’ over the airwaves this week on his show. You can listen again HERE if you should feel so inclined. Gastric love at 41 minutes.

Just listen to this with your own ears and prepare to be pleasantly blown away. - By Sander van den Driesche

Echoes and Dust stamp their approval on Party Feel.

Strange, surprising Sunday evenings - the perfect journey into the Freakier Zone.

Lookout! It’s Gastric Band on the airwaves! Stuart Maconie gave ‘Dustin Binman’ a full airing on BBC6 Music’s Freak Zone last night.

If you missed it you can listen again right HERE. Gastric Band are on about 22 minutes in but the whole show is well worth a listen.

Gastric Band’s debut album, Party Feel is available as of today on CD and download. Get your mits on it HERE.

“What you get is a variously disorientating, draining and divine hybrid of Don Caballero, Larks’ Tongues In Aspic-era King Crimson and the more obtuse side of Battles, a molten, miasmic melange of skittering guitar figures, pulsing polyrhythms and arpeggios that dance skywards like lightning bolts in reverse.”

…Oh yes! The Herald are party feeling!

By Kenny McMurtrie May 31, 2013 “Gastric Band have a lot to offer going by the strength of the five tracks on this their debut release, particularly for fans of free jazz and other such freakoutery.”

Thumbs up from the Muso’s Guide.