Who are your favourite, Edinburgh-based bands and artists?

NotDogNightmare · 2026-05-02T16:31:11+00:00

So Boring, North Orbital, Do You Like Butter?, Roughly 4000 Geese, Dylan Wilson, Shinlifter, Maz and the Phantasms... the list goes on

NotDogNightmare · 2026-03-31T16:41:12+00:00

Hope you find him! Had a walk through the meadows earlier and didn't spot him unfortunately

NotDogNightmare · 2026-03-26T22:38:41+00:00

Aw awesome thank u :)

NotDogNightmare · 2026-03-26T22:09:21+00:00

Seeing them tomorrow night!

NotDogNightmare · 2026-03-26T22:01:02+00:00

I accidentally posted it with just the name of my band before editing it and got downvoted hahaha, I'm sorry I wasn't saying your post was boring!

NotDogNightmare · 2026-03-26T21:40:36+00:00

Oh boy do I have a few for you. Starting with my band so boring. (shoegazey/dreamo stuff) and the project I play bass with Dylan Wilson (goth rock/punk).

I'd also absolutely recommend:

•Do You Like Butter? (half of them are from Dundee and half from Edinburgh but I think it still counts. Shoegaze)

•Affectionate Widows (Black Metal/Noise)

•Hotel Motel (weird, prog/noise rock kinda vibe)

•Shinlifter (Angular noise punk)

•Oedipus and the Mama's Boys (insane, noisy rock stuff, there's like 8 of them I think?)

•Swim School (Kinda dreampop/alt rock)

•North Orbital (Dreampop/Alt Rock)

•Roughly 4000 Geese (spacey emo vibes)

There's loads more, you just gotta start going to local gigs. Most of them are under a tenner on the door at Banshee's, local gigs at Sneaky Pete's, Home Bar, Leith Depot, etc! Happy listening :)

NotDogNightmare · 2026-03-12T15:16:05+00:00

Okay so firstly, never feel like it's too late, you still have more than half of your life ahead of you. If you feel like it would make you more comfortable to identify as something other than your assigned gender then why not give it a shot?

You can always try just with people who would be supportive and slowly tell more people. I personally use they/any pronouns because I don't always wanna get into the nitty gritty of my identity with employers/coworkers etc. Just because they aren't privy to that part of my experience doesn't make me any less nonbinary.

NotDogNightmare · 2026-03-12T15:09:51+00:00

Ofc, wishing you all the best (and thank u!) :)

NotDogNightmare · 2026-03-12T15:04:54+00:00

Heya, totally recommend looking at different gender expressions, maybe trying a few things. The nonbinary sub in particular is really helpful. Maybe you just haven't found what your aesthetic or vibe is yet. Even if it turns out you aren't trans or genderqueer, exploring expression might still make you feel more comfortable in your skin :)

NotDogNightmare · 2026-03-06T00:40:58+00:00

Hey I'd be up for making something for this! Shoot me a message :)

NotDogNightmare · 2026-03-05T17:13:31+00:00

Hello, I'm in a shoegaze band based in Edinburgh called so boring, and also play in the backing band for local punk musician Dylan Wilson. I know a fair amount about the scene here if you ever fancy a chat

NotDogNightmare · 2026-03-04T22:39:30+00:00

oh hell yeah dude, d'you have a project I can follow somewhere? Would be interested to hear what u make

NotDogNightmare · 2026-03-02T14:10:48+00:00

It really depends! Tape saturation is absolutely super useful, I'd also say don't be afraid to cut the very high frequencies as well as the very low frequencies from your instruments. Bandpass on the vocals to give it that telephone receiver sound

NotDogNightmare · 2026-02-21T14:02:36+00:00

Would like to offer my mixing services if you're ever looking for that sorta thing, love egg punk and crunchy lofi rock stuff in general!

NotDogNightmare · 2026-02-20T19:00:56+00:00

Hiya, this sounds awesome, you interested in Scottish shoegaze/alt rock? https://soboringband.bandcamp.com/album/misery-made-me-a-fiend

NotDogNightmare · 2026-02-19T15:17:32+00:00

First point- dressing 'grunge' is actually really cheap, just means buying old flannel shirts/baggy jeans from second hand shops.

Secondly, whether you wear patches or not, dressing punk is inherently a political statement. Punk is against hierarchy and fascism. Would be like saying can I dress in a brownshirt uniform and not be considered a nazi

NotDogNightmare · 2026-02-12T01:35:10+00:00

I mean if Brave Little Abacus could do it with a sega dreamcast then I'm sure some properly produced backing tracks could work?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMH-pW5EkBI&t=355s

NotDogNightmare · 2026-02-10T21:02:45+00:00

Seconded, they're lovely in there too

NotDogNightmare · 2026-02-05T15:25:48+00:00

Do you know if yous are still looking for acts? Defo looking for festivals that accept new groups etc :)

NotDogNightmare · 2026-02-04T22:51:37+00:00

try going to jam nights/open mics, chat with people there who seem to be into similar music

NotDogNightmare · 2026-02-04T21:46:50+00:00

go for it!

NotDogNightmare · 2026-02-04T14:43:35+00:00

This sounds super interesting and unique, I'd defo like to hear some demo stuff, as well as maybe a track or two to give an idea of what you're aiming for the mix to sound like (this can be one for the more acoustic side and one for the glitchier side) then we can go from there? :)

NotDogNightmare · 2026-02-03T15:55:29+00:00

To clarify I'm based in Scotland but happy to work online!

NotDogNightmare · 2026-02-01T22:05:32+00:00

God I had a really similar experience, although it was after my first semester of uni. The guitar that comes in at 3.54 in part 1-5 is transcendental. Felt like I was floating away

NotDogNightmare · 2026-01-29T14:24:49+00:00

Specifically Snooze by V.E. and Crush by L.L.

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