On the fourth day of Christmas, Radio Magnetic, The Delgados and Chemikal Undergound give to you:
The Delgados: Aye Today (Instrumental Version)
Just right click the above ‘download’ button and it’s yours!
Back in 1994, a four piece group decided to release a record from their tenement flat in Battlefield, Glasgow.
They released the single Monica Webster on the independent label they named Chemikal Underground. Chem evolved from these humble beginnings – partly due to the national weekly Melody Maker magazine announcing the release as their Single of the Week and partly due to a man by the name of John Peel picking up on and playing one of the first Chemikal acts, Bis and them appearing weeks later on TOTP – to be one of the most important and influential independent record labels the UK has ever had the privilege of hearing. Arab Strap, Mogwai, Aereogramme, De Rosa and The Phantom Band to name but a handful of their esteemed roster since the mid 1990s.
This track is an exclusive and never before released instrumental version of Aye Today. Donated by the wonderfully generous Chemikal Underground for you, absolutely free! Merry Xmas.
The original version of this tune featured on The Great Eastern LP of 2000, a MOJO magazine top five that year, one of this years NME Top 50 albums of the decade, a top ten Scottish albums of the decade as voted by The Skinny, it was also nominated for the Mercury Music Prize and won the Tartan Cleft Award amongst other notable accolades in that year and since.
The Delgados, although not still active as a group are still very much a staple of the independent music scene in Scotland. Stewart Henderson runs the label, they have one of the best recording studios in Scotland in Chem 19, where Paul Savage is one of the most sought after producers in UK indie. Emma Pollok continues to work solo and Alun Woodward is recording and performing extensively under the monica (geddit) Lord Cut Glass.
Visit the Chemikal Shop for Tees, CDs and MP3s in time for Xmas.
