Long Fin Killie - Classic or Dud?

All-too-brief and blurry appearance in here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jogCPK0we6k

One day I'll have to sit down and transcribe the lyrics to Amelia.

Any Sutherland updates?

Seems so... https://revmagnetic.bandcamp.com

For etc, my apologies for flaking on this in 2012. I have since gone back and picked up everything they did, it's all fantastic.

The Complete Singles (non-LP tracks only):
Suki
Boy Racer
Butterbelly (these 3 from the "Butterbelly" CD single)
Flaccid Tabloid
Stacked (these 2 from "The Heads Of Dead Surfers" CD single)
Flower Carrier (Pruned version) (from the "Heads Of Dead Surfers" 7")
Vanilla (from the "Vanilla" 7")
Rhino (from the "Rhino" 7")
Angel
Nation
Clinch (these 3 from the "Hands And Lips" CD single)
Lipstick (original)
CZ
Love Life (these 3 from the "Lipstick" CD single)

Classic classic classic!

Will now endeavour to collect up those singles tracks.

Ned remember when we both went to an LA ilxor brunch 7 years ago and you gave me a Long Fin Killie CD?

Ah, cheers Gerald!

Stoked to hear new Luke Sutherland stuff - Rev Magnetic def. closer to LFK than, say, Music A.M.

I like all of their elements: the drumming specially which is very unique for the genre and the decade but they have a frustrating tendency to get stuck on a great groove and not do much with it.

Also I don’t mind Luke’s whispery vocals but they are usually the least interesting sound in every song. They could’ve benefitted from a second, more dynamic vocalist. He made it work well in the Bows albums with a female vocalist.

That drums and the way they produced them though. Reason enough to listen.

I feel like a douche saying “ my favorite thing from this obscure underground indie band is an obscure 7 inch single with songs that are not found in any of their albums” but Lipstick really might be my favorite one from them.

The original, non-remix version is miles better than the album version and might just be my favorite song from them. the drummer playing non-programmed drum n bass is more interesting and the finale with strings is gorgeous. CZ is a great instrumental too and feels a nice change to not have Luke’s vocals on top. And Love Life is surprisingly catchy coming from them and sounds like it’s intentionally (?) taking its bass groove from “White Lines”.

Saw Rev Magnetic in Dundee last night. Played six or seven songs, not more than half an hour, all excellent.

Felt like a mix of LFK and Bows, with the bass player contributing vocals, and odd bits of electronic drums. The two songs on bandcamp are pretty representative.

Loved the first two LFK albums... I play them occasionally, they still sound great.

Skimming thru this thread, I guess I should give Amelia another try... it didn’t click with me at the time, but ppl seem to like it!

You should, it's all good. There's a definite evolution in their sound but it all flows really well.

Saw LFK live way back when and liked 'em but haven't played the albums in ages. I should though. I should check out Rev Magnetic songs too

Stuart Braithwaite was on 6music earlier and mentioned that Rev Magnetic had just joined Rock Action.

New Rev Magnetic song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCit3jqPhy8

Album ('Versus Universe') out today, listening now and very much enjoying it. Nothing's hit me as immediately as "Like No Girl That Ever Was" (not on the album) but that set a pretty high bar. Maybe Bows re-cast as a rock band?

Looking forward to hearing it. Few months late on the last single:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MuW7hYEFOI

Valentino is probably my favourite. It's more muscular, in a sense, and maybe their most confident. The title track is the best example of barely restrained sexual anger I can think of in a song, without being cartoonish.

― derrick (derrick), Monday, May 10, 2004 11:32 PM (fifteen years ago) bookmarkflaglink

"coward" is all time

Listening to Houdini for the first time in about twenty years.... and it still transports me. LS's lyrics.... the music.... instrumentation... a truly timeless album. Won't be twenty more before I pull this one out again.

lol listened to this band for the first time the other day and I, too, thought:

DOES l0u1s jagg3r LIKE LONG FIN KILLIE?
― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Friday, February 2, 2007 7:19 AM (sixteen years ago) bookmarkflaglink

Nice mark e smith cameo

The Heads of Dead Surfers is all time imo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ooc0R4fEWM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvcXhuE_cIk

Random Sunday morning thought: what's Sutherland up to these days?

well, as of a year ago:

https://lyceum.org.uk/whats-on/production/luke-sutherland-composing-stories-workshop

I didn’t know he was in Mogwai. I see even his Wikipedia page only spends two sentences on LFK… :/

(In fairness, the band does have its own entry)

Stef Smith
@stefsmith
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Mar 7
The news is out! I'll be adapting @amy_may's stunning memoir The Outrun.

Directed by @vicfeatherstone and with an epic new score from Luke Sutherland. Thankful to all of them for being up for the adventure. Humbled, nervous, excited. See you in August 💙 x.com/edintfest/stat…

Luke Sutherland has a new band, Rev Magnetic. Not sure if they're doing anything just now, but worth checking out. https://revmagnetic.bandcamp.com/music

He was also a regular at Tony Bevan's free improv matinee, Help Me I'm Melting. I've not been in a while as I've left Glasgow, but he was always great. Beautiful guitarist and he'd also do processed vocal stuff, bringing an r 'n b sensibility into free music.

Rev Magnetic album came out in 2019.

On the Rev Magnetic Facebook page it says that in April 2023- Long Player. Jer Reid and Luke Sutherland will play for 7 hours. A working day. Beyond a working day. It’s an open studio. An invitation for you to dance, draw, sit, listen, speak into the mic provided. Come and go as you like

Not seeing any new posts on the band's Instagram page since February 2023

So I guess Sutherland is busy with that score djh mentioned

Missed the RM posts from a while back. Think everyone has various projects/family stuff going on, but hopefully there's more to come.

That Long Player with Jer sounds great - wish I'd caught it.