Digging for vinyl was fun, but digital digging has taken things to a new level. In the 90s, we would struggle to spend more than a few hours in a record store. Those hours now pass in the blink of an eye when you’re in a DSP rabbit hole! It was one of those never-ending stories that led us to Bridvog. In a past life, he recorded as Ambear, and we found his life-affirming synth anthem “Make Me Move” at the end of an ARTBAT playlist. From there, we discovered the Kraftwerk-inspired indie-dance of “R Life” on DiYnamic. Conveniently, he popped up in our inbox with an idea; needless to say, we were all over it. Recently, Kevin has been revisiting ideas from his Mylo and Linus Loves era, which chimed perfectly with Bridvog. Fast-forward a few weeks, and the pair deliver “Salty”, taking Alessia Labate’s ultra-hooky vocal on a turbocharged indie-tech ride through 106 bass and Nord stabs (IYKYK).

Kevin McKay, Bridvog - Salty (Extended Mix)

Up-and-coming straight from your mothers basement

Glasgow Underground was set up in 1997 by Kevin McKay. He began the label releasing his own music and collaborations with friends and other Glasgow-based artists (Omid 16b, Studio Blue, DJ Q, Harri). Through his DJing and work for various music magazines (Muzik, Jockey Slut, Mixmag Update) he met some of his favourite producers of the time (Romanthony, Mateo & Matos, Idjut Boys...) and convinced some of them to join him releasing on GU. In the early 2000s, Kevin met Mylo and set up the Breastfed record label. The global success of "Destroy Rock & Roll" meant Glasgow Underground was put on hold. After leaving the Breastfed label in 2011, Kevin re-started Glasgow Underground and since then the label has gone on to re-invigorate Romanthony's catalogue with remixes from the likes of Dixon, MCDE, Gerd, Andres, Oliver Dollar, Ejeca, Audiojack, Claptone, Christian Nielsen, Supernova, Jimmy Edgar and Waifs & Strays. The label has also introduced producers like Daniel Trim, Brett Gould, Mia Dora and Illyus & Barrientos as well has releasing established & rising stars such as Metodi Hristov, Stefano Ritteri and Sabb.