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About alasdairflett

German & English Literature graduate. From Orkney. Interested in alternative and indie music, language, writing and politics.

Hybrid Constellation E.P Review

Posted on 23/03/2014 by alasdairflett

Wow. I’ve just drawn breath after listening to Hybrid Constellation’s self-titled second E.P for yet another time. Five songs with more force than the entire Jedi council put together. It’s the kind of selection that makes it impossible not to … Continue reading →

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Dinner with Friends

Posted on 26/02/2014 by alasdairflett

The royal family; take whatever stance you please but aside from littering the world with bunting and cluttering the country with tasteless memorabilia they have done one good thing for me; motivated the beginning of this blog. Really, the trinkets … Continue reading →

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Weekend

Posted on 31/01/2014 by alasdairflett

And so I lie upon this bedroom’s carpet Littered with fluff, dust, O, snapchat from Harpiic Received at sev’n p.m, what does it say I wonder? Ever ‘tis I do proclaim Shall not I be inclined to soon reply. This … Continue reading →

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Curvilinear Ascent

Posted on 30/12/2013 by alasdairflett

Well, in the words of the Arctic Monkeys, “it’s two thousand and thirteen all across the galaxy” but not for much longer. What has the year given me, what have I taken form the year? The birth of this for … Continue reading →

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Orkney Live Aid Review

Posted on 01/12/2013 by alasdairflett

It was a howling and a miserable Saturday night, the climb-down from last week’s epic Dr Who 50th anniversary, everything tending towards the mean. A biblical union, awards for the Pier and now this on the eve of St Andrews; … Continue reading →

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Highs and Lows on Hoy and Shows

Posted on 01/10/2013 by alasdairflett

It’s become a habit of mine to start my blog posts with an apology so I’ll begin by saying that it is an artistic decision to keep my updates irregular so that you, my marvellous reader(s), will only cherish these … Continue reading →

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From the Dishes to the Decks

Posted on 08/09/2013 by alasdairflett

Greetings readers! I must apologise for my prolonged absence from the typewriter but we’re back on track now and I will once again lead you into the light of my goings-on. So what’s new? Well, I’m back at school again; … Continue reading →

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John’s 200th

Posted on 26/07/2013 by alasdairflett

I am sitting in a small room they call “the flat.” I’m surrounded by white walls with a kitchen to my back and a skylight on my left. In front of me lie four cylindrical vessels and two strenuous hours … Continue reading →

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The Pier my peers from Brundlier

Posted on 05/07/2013 by alasdairflett

Hey. Its been quite a busy last few weeks. Exams are finished and I’ve moved into fifth year at school, now seven weeks of summer lie ahead. Since I think the beginning of May, I have been going to the … Continue reading →

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Radio of the First Degree

Posted on 05/06/2013 by alasdairflett

Greetings. This is what one might call a “vent post” if you do not know what that means now, you probably will do by the end. I intend to send a revised version of this to the BBC and so … Continue reading →

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