Cyrano, Scotland On Sunday, 25 July 2021
Cyrano | Un-Convention / Dragon Soop Artist of the Week in Scotland On Sunday, 25 July 2021
Words by Derick Mackinnon and Olaf Furniss. Read on Scotsman.com https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/music
Edinburgh-based solo artist Cyrano made a big splash with his debut release White Wine, which saw him team up with a Garçon Wines to produce a limited-edition flat bottle which sold out in half an hour. His follow up, Tundra, is also a promising prospect, and sees him share production duties with Foals’ Kit Monteith. Describing his latest release as leftfield beats with electronic soul, it is likely to appeal to a broad range of listeners, not least fans of early 90s Scottish, trio Botany 5.
This time his promotional plans centre on deconstructing the track and its influences through a series of videos, a stripped back version and later in the year, a remix by Alt-J’s Gwil Sainsbury. And if his own material was not taking up enough time, he has also been working on a new project with Sam Johnston from the London-based band, Leif Erikson.
A UK tour is currently scheduled for the autumn along and several eps are in the pipeline. In the meantime, enjoy Tundra, which in spite of its name is perfect listening for a laid back summer’s day. https://cyranomusic.com/
The 106th Un-Convention took place 8-9 July at the O2 Ritz, Manchester, with members of Radiohead, Mogwai, Slaves, LIFE, Frank Turner + managers, labels, promoters, and industry organisations https://www.unconventionhub.org/
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