Second single from Dundee's LONELY LOST BOY. 'Starting Over' reached number 10 on the iTunes singer-songwriter chart on the day of release - August 16th 2021.

Starting Over

Lonely Lost Boy - Starting Over

Theme music from BBC TV show 'A View From The Terrace'

Ella's Brother -The Late 90's

Indie Pop from Emporium. Free download available here. Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSBGziA8x4Y&feature=youtu.be

Emporium - Funeral (Video Edit)

Emporium have an eclectic collection of recordings and releases behind their back. Their music is kaleidoscopic and diverse, as they keep finding new ways to express themselves through a broad sonic palette. 

Originally formed in Edinburgh but now London based, composer and producer Ewan McKenzie is finalising a new Emporium mini album and working towards some live dates with a full band. 

New single Gloomy Shadows is a very engaging track. On one hand, the title might suggest a dark and mellow mood, whereas the song is actually pretty cheerful and uplifting. 

The melodies and tempo have a very 60s feel, with a slightly psychedelic pop twist. This song makes me think of The Beatles jamming with Tangerine Dream.  

Emporium have once again managed to come up with a catchy track that still has depth in terms of arrangement and composition. 

(Peter Vidani)  

'Gloomy Shadows' is released  6th November 2015 on Whimsical Records     

https://www.facebook.com/mckenzieemporium   http://whimsicalrecords.yolasite.com/emporium.php (Full profile) 

Song written by McKenzie/Brough. Published by Platform Songs.

EMPORIUM - GLOOMY SHADOWS

New single released Feb 5th 2016.  From the album 'The Electric Emporium', out the same day on Whimsical Records.

EMPORIUM - The Uninvited

Released September 25th 2006 on Whimsical Records, this debut single from Stirling 4-piece band Jack Butler reached number 32 in the Official UK Independent Singles Chart.  

Velvet Prose

Jack Butler - Velvet Prose

Originally released on Towerbell Records in the summer of 1982, reaching the UK Top 10. Released digitally for the first time, on Platform Records - November 19th 2007.

Natasha England - Iko Iko

From the 20-track album - 'Twilight Cafe - The Demo Collection (1981-1985)', released April 2nd 2012.

Susan Fassbender & Kay Russell - 'Twilight Cafe (Original Demo)

Released on Platform Records - April 13th 2009, reaching number 10 in the UK Independent Singles Chart, and number 7 in Scotland.

The Shermans - Venom

THE OK SOCIAL CLUB – debut single – 'The Shape Of Things To Come' (Released 12th March 2012).

'The Shape of Things to Come' is the debut single from Edinburgh's The OK Social Club, one of Scotland’s brightest young bands. Drawing from a diverse range of influences from 50's girl groups to 70's punk, The OK Social Club exhibit their writing talents in full throughout the song - it's guitar driven, with a foot stomping rhythm and unforgettable hooks. This catchy and energetic track has radio play written all over it. 

Backed up by two B-Sides - 'Twist, Learn, Kick and Scream'  and 'Twisted Young Gentlemen', this release is a strong mark in the sand from a band with a confident grasp of their own identity.

"it's all about the melody - we're a pop band at the end of the day", says the band's charismatic front-man Raff.
When asked why they chose The Shape Of Things To Come as their debut single, he added, "it's a good representation of what we're about, it's a new song with bags of energy and an indicator of what's to come."

The band will be celebrating the launch of their first single with a gig on 24th March at Cabaret Voltaire in Edinburgh, followed by a UK tour in April. 

Guitarist Chris Finn says "It's been great fun recording these songs, but I've missed playing live, I can't wait to play in front of people again. Our first demos were played on local and national radio shows which led to us gigging up and down the country, hopefully this single will help us build on that."

'The Shape Of Things To Come'  is released March 12th 2012 on Platform Records   


The OK Social Club - The Shape Of Things To Come

Recorded over a two year period, The Afterlife is due for release on December 22nd 2012, the day after the end-date of a 5,125-year-long cycle in the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, a date suggested by some as marking either the beginning of a physical or spiritual transformation, or the end of the world or a similar catastrophic event. Upon completing promotion of these new tracks, Edinburgh formed Emporium will cease to be after 15 years. The title of the album reflects this time of metamorphosis. 
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On listening to ''The Afterlife'', I’m not sure whether we are in the 60′s, 80′s, 90′s or the 2000′s. Emporium draw from an enormous bucket of influences. At times I hear The Walker Brothers or Paul Weller’s Style Council, then maybe Julian Cope’s The Teardrop Explodes or The Housemartins and even traces of The Beach Boys. It’s sixties, its Britpop, its post-punk, its mod, its new romantic…the only thing for sure is, its indie.

This is without a shadow of a doubt a fine album. Lyrically it holds its own, rich with feeling, and its upfront, self-confessional honesty, is inspiring and reaches elevated heights both artistically and emotionally. The songs are beautiful and the singing and harmonies on the album are superb.

Standouts are the album opener “The Afterlife”, the languid ballad “Bluebell Wood”, the track “Magical Things”, “Beautiful Insanity (Don’t Fit In)” and the piano-driven “The Umbrella Shop”.

Music, like all art, is a medium of communication and never has communication been more pure and enlightening than this. The lush, melodic sound of this album is so rich and entrenched that it seeps into the soul of the listener.

“The Afterlife“ which is a colourful collection of largely nostalgic sounding songs, in my opinion has many surprises, curious tangents as well as both soul and beauty in abundance. Tracks that re-treat older ground with a fresh new view. Like a lot of timeless music, it sounds deceptively simple at first but hides a musical complexity which gently unfolds as much as you, the listener, let’s it.

Emporium bring superlative mid-sixties pop, fast forward and straight into today. They migrate a mix of Burt Bacharach and Phil Spector sounding orchestrations into now, and throw in their swirling vocal harmonies to match.

“The Afterlife” is a different kind of album, unlike most you’re currently likely to hear, and through it, Emporium transport our musical nostalgia into the future. 

(http://jamsphere.com/newreleases/emporium-upcoming-album-release-the-afterlife) 

The album The Afterlife is released December 22nd 2012  on Whimsical Records.  

Includes singles  'The Umbrella Shop', 'Magical Things' and 'Funeral'.

CD at Amazon, download from all stores.

+44 (0) 7941 815 059          

facebook.com/mckenzieemporium 

whimsicalrecords.co.uk 


Emporium - The Umbrella Shop (Radio Edit)

Featured on Jack Butler's debut album 'Fit the paradigm', 2009.

Jack Butler - Apocalypse clocks

Title track from Natasha England's 13 track album 'Somehow', released August 10th 2018.

Somehow

Natasha England - Somehow (Radio Edit)

THE OK SOCIAL CLUB – new single – Gezellig and Edinburgh's Hogmanay! 

The Ok Social Club are undoubtedly one of Scotland's brightest young bands. Formed in the summer of 2011, the 4-piece draw from a diverse range of influences from 50's girl groups to 70's punk, exhibiting guitar driven foot stomping rhythms and unforgettable hooks.

2012 has seen the release of the band’s first two singles The Shape Of Things To Come and The Late 90’s which have won them praise and exposure via the likes of Soccer AM, BBC Radio Scotland’s Janice Forsyth show ‘Single Of The Month‘, MTV, Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch, Hollyoaks, Steve Lamacq’s Rebel Playlist Winner on BBC 6 Music, and playlisting in Topshop stores worldwide including 10 weeks in the New York store.

The Daily Record said of their debut single “If they can stay this good they are Scotland’s next big band.”

Their first Scottish tour has included sold out shows in Edinburgh and Glasgow and has helped The OK Social Club build a following all over the country.

2013 is gearing up to be an exciting year for the band, with the release of their debut album Nothing In Common along with a full-scale UK tour.

Preceding that, as a further taster for the album a new single 'Gezellig' is released on December 17th, and to round off a highly successful 12 months, the band are to perform at Edinburgh's legendary Hogmanay celebrations. Front-man Raff Eragona says "We're excited to be part of the biggest New Years Eve party in the world, we're very proud to be representing new Scottish music and if everyone's as up for it as we are, it's going to be some night!".

New single 'Gezellig' is released December 17th on Platform Records in association with James Watt College label Clydebuilt Records.

The Ok Social Club play Edinburgh's Hogmanay on The Waverley Stage from 8pm. 

(Music Elevator PR:  mail@themusicelevator.com)
http://www.facebook.com/theoksocialclubofficial
http://www.platformrecords.co.uk   

The Ok Social Club - Gezellig

ELLA'S BROTHER - SWEET AND VICIOUS (RADIO EDIT)

A single release, also included on their debut album 'Fit The Paradigm'
Written by Jack Butler
Published by Whimsical Songs


Jack Butler - Are You A Hustler?

Written by Jack Butler
Published by Whimsical Songs

Jack Butler - W.Fire

PLATFORM RECORDS Label & Music Publisher Platform Songs

Full label profile can be found at http://platformrecords.yolasite.com/about-us.php

Platform Records - a member of Phonographic Performance Limited / Platform Songs- Associate member of Performing Rights Society Limited/MCPS Ltd.

Platform Records UK

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