Limbo

1) Who are you, who is in the band, who does what in the studio and on stage? Colvin Cruickshank aka The Reluctant Leader (Lyrics, Vocals, Ideas, Synths, Kvetching) Oliver “Olly” Ridgewell aka The Son of Portslade (Bass, Guitar, Sings in the Cathedral of Rhythm) William MacConnachie aka MacGlashan (Guitar, Keys, Production, Scottish Strength) Graeme […]

DED RABBIT follow up a great gig at Sneaky Pete’s for Independent Venue Week with this headline show at Limbo, The Voodoo Rooms (also their Limbo debut).  Support from SNIDE RHYTHMS and exciting newcomer EYES OF OTHERS. Tickets: £4 (early bird until 2nd Apr) / £7 (advance) / £9 (on the door)  

1) Who are you, who is in the band, who does what in the studio and on stage? Olly: I play bass on stage and sing a bit as well. I play bass and guitar in the studio. With more arms I could do more simultaneously. Colvin: Live on stage, I do vocals, tickle synths/samples […]

Limbo’s Seventh Birthday (yes, you read that right) sees two of our favourite up-and-coming Edinburgh bands play an exclusive double-headline bill, with support from one our favourite new bands on the local live scene.  The headline acts both share equal billing and stage time, with the exact running order to be decided by a coin-toss on the night! […]

The Bad Books A tune is furiously hammered out to the clang of electric guitars. There is a 90’s indie feel in the sense of Oasis or early Manics. Also like the Manics, there are self-confessed angry songs. After ardently attacking his guitar for the first few songs, things get interesting when the singer lays […]

As usual, Santa comes early to Limbo, to avoid the maelstrom of office parties etc.  We’re particularly excited about it this year, as we’ve managed to secure those talented Glaswegian scamps WE ARE THE PHYSICS, who we tried and failed to book for Limbo on numerous occasions in the club’s first year (2007-08).  Having just […]

Blank Canvas There’s nothing better than the immediacy of chest-vibrating tom drum beats. Add a beefy bass line and jaggy guitar and you’ve got a potent combination. On top of this, the singer urgently bellows. It all sounds a bit like Interpol, but you know, good. ‘Deadlock’ is a potential anthem. “We lost our heads,” […]

Last seen supporting Her Royal Highness in May, Limbo welcomes the excellent Snide Rhythms back as the headliner, previewing tracks off their debut album, with support from fellow stellar-types White Heath, who have just released their own debut album, and Edinburgh newcomers Blank Canvas, who have quickly managed to set themselves apart from the rest of Edinburgh’s […]

While support acts The Young Spooks and Snide Rhythms were both Limbo alumni, Her Royal Highness hadn’t played the club before and had only done select gigs around the rest of Edinburgh as well as choosing to launch debut album The First at this gig, so it was quite hotly anticipated.  It didn’t disappoint either […]

Two years on from their widely acclaimed debut album (which came out via Django Django/The Phantom Band’s now-defunct Bonjour Branch label), Edinburgh trio Snide Rhythms are back with a second long-player, 2nd Difficult Album.  Very much the second chapter in this experimental Scottish band’s “post-punk-meets-electronic-dub-wave” affair, in an equally ironic twist, 2nd Difficult Album actually […]