S4 04: May 2022 - VISITATIONS - Emma Kupa

Lost Map Podcast

Back on the Eigg! After a month of touring, PICTISH TRAIL is suddenly realising that he should have done a lot more admin while on the road, and a lot less research of the locations of motorway service stations with a Greggs bakery; meanwhile Lost Map’s in-house sonic-sommelier, LAURA DOHERTY rejoins the pod, and fills us in on the various boozes she’s imbibed whilst pretending to watch a gig.

We are delighted to announce the return of V I S I T ▲ T I O N S, our residency series on the Isle of Eigg, where we invite musicians to stay on the island, and record new music for us. We have integrated the project into our POSTMAP CLUB series, and our featured interview this month is with indie-pop singer-songwriter, EMMA KUPA - who stayed at St Franny’s Bothan for a week in late-June 2021. She tells us of her beginnings in music, her work with STANDARD FARE, THE HAYMAN KUPA BAND, MAMMOTH PENGUINS, as well as the story behind her debut solo album, and - of course - the time she spent on the island making a nine-track mini-album for VISITATIONS. All PostMap Club members will receive the music she made, immediately, and a stand-alone limited edition cassette version will be available to pre-order later this month, due for release mid-June 2022.

On top of all that, we've got a selection of tracks from the other releases in this month's POSTMAP CLUB mail-out - new music from GORDON McINTYRE and SUSAN BEAR - as well as album tracks from releases by ALEXIA AVINA and ALABASTER dePLUME.

To support Lost Map, and to help us release more music in 2022, join PostMap Club. A monthly membership starts at just £3, and you'll receive printed postcards delivered to your door every month, containing downloads of new music from the label. You'll receive a membership badge, too - as well as a newsletter and discount codes for other stuff from our webshop. Gift memberships are also available. Visit lostmap.com/club for details on how to join.

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EPISODE TRACKLISTING:

1. Alexia Avina - ‘A Little Older’
2. Gordon McIntyre - ’I Crave Rivers, I Crave Seas’ (clip)
3. Susan Bear - ’Mario Golf 2’ (clip)
4. Emma Kupa - clips of VISITATIONS
5. Emma Kupa - ‘CCTV'
6. Alabaster dePlume - ’I’m Gonna Say 7’

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SOME USEFUL LINKS:
PostMap Club: http://lostmap.com/club
VISITATIONS: lostmap.com/visitations
Alabaster dePlume 2022 touring, GOLD: https://www.instagram.com/p/CcBDSBPK5qQ/
Pictish Trail September Tour 2022: https://pictishtrail.co.uk/gigz
You can find Pictish Trail over on Twitter, @pictishtrail, and Laura Doherty @dohoodle

Lost Map Podcast is presented by Pictish Trail. Additional production and editing by Joe Cormack.