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Scotland. Oh Scotland. If you go I'm gonna miss you, but I can't blame you – if I saw David Cameron's rubbery Etonian mush on my telly, wringing his hands, verging on tears, looking like there was a very real likelihood he might do an actual shit in his pants if we left, it'd be a no brainer. Personally I hope Scotland push the button. Even if it could well bugger up our English economy, and condemn us to years of rule by right wing bastards intent on bringing back hanging for those found guilty of povergration (which is a handy catch all term I've just invented for anyone looking a bit foreign and/or gyppy), it'd still shake things out of the horrible limbo like existence we seem to have sunk into, a place where the bastards at the top can do literally whatever they like, with apparently zero consequence. Or so they thought. Thieving bankers, dodgy politicians, and assorted establishment nonces, how's this for the consequence of your nasty ways; at least half of an entire country is telling you to fuck off. That seems quite conclusive to me….

Whatever happens in the Scottish referendum, at least let us look fondly on one of the things the Scots have been providing the world with for the last quarter century: bangin tunes. From the techno might of Soma to the far reaching influence of LuckyMe and Numbers' genre polygamy, Hhere are 8 tracks that show a small country punching above it's weight time and again. Plus I've thrown in a track by some French guys you may have heard of that got released by the Scots first. Enjoy. You've probably got around 24 hours to keep on claiming these as 'British'…   

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Slam - Positive Education (Original Mix)

The warbly synths in Positive Education have been scientifically proven to be the closest man has ever come to recreating the tingly moment of coming up on a mega dove. Fact.

  • Slam - Positive Education (Original Mix)

    The warbly synths in Positive Education have been scientifically proven to be the closest man has ever come to recreating the tingly moment of coming up on a mega dove. Fact.

  • Wraetlic - Rats [Official Video] [Hd]

    Glaswegian Alex Smoke has written enough killers to fill the list by himself. However, this years Wraetlic project takes things to another level entirely, with Smoke picking away at the DNA of techno to produce something that sounds like a heartbroken cyborg monk singing a requiem for lost faith

  • New Order - Age Of Consent (Howie B Remix)

    Not one for the purists, Howie B’s rendition of New Order’s Age of Consent slashes the tempo in half and draws out the poignancy that had always lurked in the heart of the song. Wonky and beautiful

  • Hudson Mohawke- Cbat

    If you described Hudson Mohawke’s ascent to the top as meteoric you’d be kinda right – how many other kids from Glasgow find themselves producing tracks for one of the biggest albums in the world (Kanye West’s Yeezus since you asked) at the age of 26..? But then aged just 15 HudMo was the youngest ever finalist in the world scratch championships – he’s been around. CBat proved he could make a banger out of the sound of a confused chimpanzee.

  • Rustie - Jagz The Smack

    The grimy, gnarly stand out track from Rustie’s debut solo EP, if Knightrider was ever remade in the Highlands (which is obviously a great idea from the get go) we’re voting this to be the theme tune

  • Thomas Leer Private Plane 1978

    An incredible record, a future shock, and a one off. This slice of 1978 DIY electronic psychedelia is so far ahead of the rest of the pack Leer was either a nutter, a genius or (likely) both.

  • Bass X -- Quartz ( 1993 )

    It’d be a disservice to write this list and not acknowledge Scotland’s long love of hardcore – Bass-X was one of the first producers to release the truly pounding edge of techno onto Northern audiences – not for the faint-hearted this is nose bleed acid at it’s roughest

  • Daft Punk - The New Wave Full E.P.

    Aaaaaand finally… clearly not by a Scottish act, but Daft Punk’s first three singles were all released on Soma – which by our reckoning means that the (arguably) biggest electronic act in the world had their career kick started in the discerning Glasgow techno scene….