{"product_id":"scene-within-a-scene-scottish-independent-music-1992-2001","title":"Scene Within a Scene: Scottish Independent Music 1992-2001","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrant McPhee \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSCOTLAND, 1992: the music industry is experiencing a comedown from the mid-eighties Scottish indie explosion. Key labels have collapsed; dance music and rave culture have stormed the charts. Guitar-led indie faced a reckoning: adapt or die.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut from this wreckage came reinvention. Around the country, new bands distanced themselves from the jangling guitars typified by the NME C86 cassette. Drawing inspiration from eclectic, transatlantic influences like anarcho-punk, hardcore and no-wave – these new groups were closer to Captain Beefheart than the Byrds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, inspiration also arose from closer inspection of the ‘other sound’ of the C86 cassette, specifically the roster of Big Flame, A Witness and The Mackenzies. These bands’ angular and abrasive sounds emulated earlier post-punk heroes such as Josef K and Fire Engines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing Grant's first volume \u003cem\u003ePostcards From Scotland, Scene Within a Scene\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of how Scotland rebuilt its musical landscape. From the development of new labels such as Chemikal Underground, to defiant new musical directions, this book traces the formation of Scottish indie music’s best-loved acts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ePraise for Vol 1. \u003cem\u003ePostcards from Scotland\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A truly deep dive. Like the best rock and roll, not everyone will get this. And thank God for that.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eJohn Niven\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\"An enjoyable ride through independent Scottish music of the era, and it will send you scurrying back to record, so many of which still sound refreshing and fearless\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShindig 4****\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This is a brilliant account of one of the most fruitful periods of Scotland's musical heritage. The cast list is longer than Norman Blake's hair circa 1992. Devour!\" \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Riley\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\"McPhee's investigation into individual bands, labels, record shops, distributors and studios is impressive.\"\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRecord Collector,  4****\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\"The definitive account of a seminal period in pop history. A labour of love, it's sometimes funny, sometimes bittersweet tribute.\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Big Issue\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e06.08.26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e9781917274258\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExtent:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e400 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eHardback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e\u003c!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e***Please note, if out of stock at our warehouse, this title can be purchased at all good high street and online booksellers***\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Omnibus Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":57128594964857,"sku":"9781917274258","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0284\/5379\/7967\/files\/9781917274258_79e6c447-c108-47eb-ad7e-b572895810e3.jpg?v=1776951036","url":"https:\/\/omnibuspress.com\/products\/scene-within-a-scene-scottish-independent-music-1992-2001","provider":"omnibuspress.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}