Keser

Biography

Keser are a Scottish band from Edinburgh and Glasgow, Scotland. Keser are signed to UK indie label Alex Tronic Records, and have released three albums to date, Esoteric Escape, Robo Ghost and Audeamus. The first two albums were recorded at the Alex Tronic Records studio, with label manager and record producer Paul Croan, who also releases music as artist Alex Tronic. Audeamus was recorded at Keser's studio in Glasgow, Hidden Channel.
When performing live, Keser lean towards an instrumental, heavy, and distorted approach but will also perform quieter ambient textures within their music. This musical dynamic draws comparisons to genres like shoegaze, rock music, metal and post rock. Their live set up involves electric guitar, bass, keyboards, drum machines, effects, and samplers.

Live highlights

Keser toured their debut album in Scandinavia with shows in Norway and Denmark during December 2006. Notable support shows since then include Christ., Ulrich Schnauss, The Phantom Band, Sleepy Sun, Amazing Baby and Thomas Truax.
A short headline UK tour took place in February 2010 after the release of Robo Ghost.

Festival appearances

UK festivals:

Spectrum Festival, 2007
Stu Fest, 2007
Leith Festival, 2008
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2009
RockNess Festival, 2009
Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2010
International festivals:

Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg, Germany, 2007
Sled Island Festival in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 2009
North by Northeast Festival in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2010

Notable radio sessions

Keser appeared live on Fresh Air FM Edinburgh during February and May 2007. Airplay for tracks from Esoteric Escape and Robo_Ghost also included BBC Radio Scotland, Xfm, Radio K in Minneapolis, United States, Static Airwaves, Canada and Leith FM, Edinburgh.
The Keser track "4_Cycles" was listed as one of the top 10 discoveries of 2007 for DJ Al Chivers of Leith FM (renamed 98.8_Castle_FM).
They performed live and were interviewed during a radio session on Tide/Phonanza 96,0 FM, Hamburg in 2007.

Reviews

Daily Record UK Review of Album Esoteric Escape
Evil Sponge Review of Album Esoteric Escape
Norman Records UK Review of Album Esoteric Escape
Glasswerk Review of Alex Tronic Records Vol 1 Archived 25 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
Losingtoday Magazine (Italy)

Radio play

BBC Radio Scotland, Keser Tracklist
Keser Live Session Tracklist, Fresh Air FM Radio (See 24-02-07) Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
Radio K Minneapolis Play List September 2007 Archived 7 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
Radio K Minneapolis Play List March 2008 Archived 7 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
Radio K Minneapolis Play List April 2008 Archived 7 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
Tide/Phonanza 96,0 FM Radio, Hamburg
Static Airwaves, Radio Laurier - Ontario, Canada
Leith FM
Ottic FM, Germany[link removed]
WKNC, USA