Bands hoping music fans will take note of Fi Fife

SOME of the best unsigned local music is to be showcased as part of an innovative Fife project.

Fi Fife 2013 aims to highlight the fantastic talent of four bands by bringing them together.

The project, which is being supported by Creative Scotland, has given the bands — Urban Gods, Illicit Spirits, Straw and Visionary Losers — a chance to record their music and promote their material.

It is hoped that their work will reach the ears of music fans across the kingdom and further afield.

Each band has had a chance to record their own songs at Rec Studios in Falkland and create their own EP and video.

In addition, tracks have been included on the Fi Fife collaboration album, which is available now and also includes two bonus tracks from South Sea Company, another local group.

The idea for the project came from Gus Black, who is a Falkland-based musician and the owner of Rec Studios.

The project has meant a busy few months for Gus and his team because, as well as producing every song for Fi Fife, Gus also lends his musical talents to Urban Gods.

He told The Courier: “There are an amazing number of hugely gifted musicians in Fife and this project is all about bringing some of them together to share talent and experience.”

For further information log on to www.recmusic.co.uk.