With a sound that slips between jazz, club and experimental, Glasgow outfit corto.alto is hard to pin down — and all the more exciting for it. Headed by trombonist and producer Liam Shortall, the group brings raw energy and genre fluidity to the stage. Ahead of their show at XJAZZ!, Anna Grubauer spoke to him about live shows, creative freedom, and the friendships that keep it all moving.
Cinematic synthpop project Man Without Country were almost on their way to become 'the next M83' but mastermind Ryan James had to learn the hard way that there's no such thing as instant success. This is the story of how and why he carried on anyway.
