ARE YOU IN THE PICTISH TRAIL'S NEW VIDEO?

... because if you were at Lost Map's ludicrously good Howlin' Fling festival, you may well be. Filmed by Forest of Black during said soiree on the Isle of Eigg back in July, it's a new short for the song 'The Handstand Crowd', taken from the Trail's album Secret Soundz Vol. 2, which was recently given a re-release by the good people at Moshi Moshi Records as a double-disc package together with Secret Soundz Vol. 1

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INSECT HEROES: 'KING FABULOUS' POSTCARD SINGLE + VIDEO

Ahead of the release of their debut album Apocalypso on Lost Map Records on October 13 (pre-order here), self-styled purveyors of “tropical pop for the Apocalypse” Insect Heroes present the track ‘King Fabulous’, an addictive shot of 60s garage-psyche propelled by an infectious cowbell beat, proving that driving with the top down and drinking in the VIP lounge isn’t the preserve of bling-dripping R&B stars but merely a state of mind.

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LOST MAP's HALLOWE'EN PARTY

Lost Map Records are excited to be able to reveal details of a special Hallowe'en party, featuring an incredible line-up of blood-pumping live bands and DJs.  Organised in co-operation with Irregular Owl Movements (eagleowl's sporadic disco-party fun bus), this combined gruesome gig and cadaverous club-night will take place at The Mash House, Edinburgh on the long, dark night of Friday, October 31, and will be headlined by "cult group par excellence" (The Quietus) the Archie Bronson Outfit.  WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT ALL THE DANCING THAT WILL HAPPEN.  Tickets are on sale now from the Lost Map web shop: http://lostmap.com/tickets/lost-map-halloween-party

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