Meet The Basement Dwellers

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    The Digital release also comes with a bonus track by one of our volunteers who already had one on the compilation and the full cut of the most successful bit of basement nonsense.
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First Thing First 02:47
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Wine Moms - I Hope You Have Regrets (demo version) 03:36
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Stewart Cuthill - All Part of History 04:00
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Graeme Nairn - At One and Whole 03:11
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Dragged Up - Neighbourhood Watch (Mastered by Kramer) 05:45
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Highway Stumble 00:44
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AVA - Ain't Got Time 02:26
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Bone Idle Bros - Sometimes 03:34
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Count Florida - The Last Selfie 03:08
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Radio Satellite - Stars 03:12
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Ten Bayleaves - Wee Jookie Through Roads 04:01
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Definitely a Thing 05:32
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Cara - Jim Lee Blues (Charley Paton cover) 03:10
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The Bahookie Cheek - How Can I Miss You 03:32
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Closet Claustrophobe - Unlearning 05:18
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MusicStar - Airport 02:53
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Barbarous Neologism Blues 03:31
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ENIGAMI - U Killed Me 02:31
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Big Girl's Blouse - What the Hell is Wrong with Your Head 03:29
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Le Faux Chat - Sutherland in December 03:13
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Coco de Maul - Melusine 02:06
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Bess Bird with Escape from GLA - Thenew 02:15
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The Arrival / The Ending 02:31

about

You wont be surprised to learn that many of the folk who work in the Oxfam Music Shop on Byres Road, Glasgow, play music. However, you might be surprised at how talented a bunch they are!

I first had the idea for this when we celebrated the shop's 20th birthday earlier in the year. I really had no idea if anyone would be willing to participate and was thrilled to find that people weren't just willing, they were enthusiastic! So much so that we also hatched a plan to make a collaborative recording with as many of us as possible squeezed into the already too full basement. This happened, and despite my refusal to make any plans of what we would play, we managed to record some very song shaped pieces of music.

The tracks submitted are very varied. From straight to phone acoustic recordings and full band studio recordings. From minimalist synth to angsty punk rock. But all bursting with talent and passion.

This compilation is a collection of tracks, many otherwise unreleased, kindly offered up by 17 of the 'Basement Dwellers' - those who work in the basement (and behind the till) in our little charity music shop and some exerts of the recordings made at our basement jam.

All profits from the sale of this album will be donated to Oxfam to support the wonderful work they do around the world.

credits

released December 2, 2022

The Basement Dwellers (those who participated in the basement recording session) are:

Stevie, Isobel, Lucy, Marius, Cara, Ava, Adam, Donyo, Lisa, John, Ailsa, Andy, Rachel, Megan and the spirits of many others who inhabit the lovely chaos of our basement.

Artwork by Megan Wood Bucket

Neighbourhood Watch mastered by Kramer

Thanks to Kembo for lending us the mics!

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The Basement Dwellers are the musically inclined workers of the Oxfam Music Shop on Byres Road, Glasgow.

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