Contemporary Music Archive

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List of Archived events

  1. A piper, electric guitarist and fiddler perform on a hazy, strobe-lit stage, with microphones and drumkits visible around them.

    Niteworks: Comann

  2. A man and a woman stand on a rainy beach next to a colourful caravan

    Oh Europa

  3. Two men stand in a desert, one of them leaning on a large mirror. You can see a reflection of them in another mirror.

    The Cinematic Orchestra

  4. The singer pictured wearing a blue denim shirt and red lipstick, with lipstick kisses superimposed over her face and the middle of the image.

    Lucy Dacus

  5. A woman with dark shoulder-length hair sits at a table with her arms folded against a maroon background.

    Ezra Furman

  6. A greyscale image of a spotlit woman looking down, wearing a black jacket with her hair up.

    Arooj Aftab

  7. A artist pictured from the shoulders up, wearing a brown shirt and smiling slightly, standing outside with a tree and hedge in the background.

    Kae Tempest

  8. Two men stand in black coats with their hands in their pockets in front of an old stone building

    Arab Strap

  9. A woman stands in early-morning sunlight looking down into the camera, with her hair slicked back into a low ponytail and her hands in the pockets of her yellow puffa jacket. A bicycle wheel and tower block are visible behind here.

    Princess Nokia

  10. Four men stand looking at the camera against a red background, with light falling over their faces.

    Sons of Kemet

  11. A man wearing an orange jacket and sunglasses holds a mirror in front of him, refracting blue and green rays of light around the room.

    Squarepusher

  12. Three men stand in a desert landscape embracing and smiling at each other

    Jeff Mills: Tomorrow Comes The Harvest

    Featuring Jean-phi Dary and Prabhu Edouard

From pioneers of jazz and electronic dance to blockbuster hip-hop and indie rock stars, our contemporary music series celebrates the diversity of artists from Scotland and around the world.