WAYPOINTS #233
17/09/25
"YOU'RE MORE OF A MAN THAN HE'LL EVER BE"
FEATURING: NIGHT OF A THOUSAND EYES, PICTISH TRAIL, ISHAAQ AARKISTRA, DOMINIE HOOPER, OWEN AND THE EYEBALLS, PAINTING, MARTI PELLOW + MORE
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BLINK AND YOU'LL MISS OUT: TIX ON SALE TOMORROW FOR LOST MAP'S HALLOWEEN SPESH
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👀👀👀👀👀👀 LOST MAP HALLOWEEN SPECIAL 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀 w/ OWEN AND THE EYEBALLS 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀 PAINTING 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀 PICTISH TRAIL (SOLO) 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀 LOST MAP DJs 'TIL LATE 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀 EYEBALL THEMED FANCY DRESS ENCOURAGED 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀 LEITH CRICKET CLUB 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀 EDINBURGH 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀*
*This is precisely 1,000 eyes (count them if you don't believe us)
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NEW PICTISH VIDEO FOR 'HOLD IT' AVAILABLE TO WATCH AND SHARE NOW
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"Hold it," Pictish Trail entreats us repeatedly in his really very extra lovely new song of the same name. But just what does he want us to hold, exactly? His beer? His "Titan Turkey" foot-long deli heroes Subway™ sandwich w/ double provolone? Perhaps even his p*nis™? In search of answers, we looked to the trippy new video for 'Hold It' it by the acclaimed director James Hankins (Self Esteem, Adam Buxton, Richard Dawson). It made us feel a bit like we were trying to make a video call in the very unreliable early days of Skype, on strong drugs. It left us none the wiser.
The only sensible solution now is to ask J. Dog in person at one of his many upcoming concert tour dates around the country. The next one being at the Rockfield Centre 🤘 in Oban on Friday, October 24, with lots more to follow everywhere from Knoydart to Montrose, Huddersfield and even Birkenhead (scroll down for a full list). If we were to draw your attention to one show in particular then it would be the so-titled A Secret Evening Down In London With Pictish Trail on Wednesday, November 26, not-so-secret tickets for which are on sale now via Howlin' Fling dot com. Please be aware that whatever Pictish may or may not wish for you to hold during the song 'Hold It', its lyrics do not constitute any form of consent and p*nis graspers will be ejected.
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THE SEPTEMBER LOST MAP PODCAST
1) In which Johnny'n'Laura discuss Marti Pellow's smile, Kate Nash's a*se, wood pellet boilers and indeed much more.
2) Feat. new music from Owen & The Eyeballs, Ishaaq Aarkistra and Dominie Hooper (+ old music from Savage Mansion).
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FAITH ELIOTT GETS IT LAUNCHED, AGAIN
1) How launched does an album need be? Answer: very launched.
2) Faith Eliott launches her fine album dryas for a second time with a show at The Glad Cafe, Glasgow on Sunday, October 19 w/ support from among others Sulka.
3) Tix on sale here.
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ISHAAQ AARKISTRA SHARES NEW TRACK 'DE FOREST', ANNOUNCES ECO-FRIENDLY DEBUT ALBUM ARIKOMBAN SPACE
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Lost Map's quest to save the planet through unconventional music formats continues. First there was Fell's "vinyless-vinyl" release of their new compilation Futility Rites. Next comes Stockholm-based ensemble Ishaaq Aarkistra’s incredible forthcoming debut album Arikomban Space on January 16, 2026, on ultra limited-edition eco-friendly bio-vinyl, made from reused cooking oil. Does that mean it smells/tastes like chips? We'll tell you when the test pressing arrives.
Packaged in beautiful, handmade screen-printed recycled sleeves (made of old second-hand record sleeves turned inside out) and available to pre-order now, Arikomban Space was recorded at yer actual ABBA’s* RMV Studio in Stockholm and produced by Jari Haapalainen (The Concretes, Camera Obscura). Beneath a mystical psychedelic shimmer, it explores thrilling common ground between Indian raga and Western jazz – distant musical cousins united by a passion for wild and free improvisation. A joyous and inspirational celebration of collaboration, community, multiculturalism and the fragile fundamentals of life on Earth, it’s a record like no other.
Have a taste (may taste like chips) now by listening to new single ‘De Forest’ – an otherworldly lament for environmental destruction set to a twisting guitar riff and the haunting sound of the snake-charming Pungi flute. “I Iove that it became so deep sonically, like noises from another, darker realm," says Ishaaq Aarkistra's Swedish-Indian bandleader Ishaaq. "To me these noises say that we don’t know what will come, what awaits us. The light vocals in increasing volume are singing ‘lite till’ which means ‘just a little bit more’. For me it is a picture of greed, or addiction to owning more things."
*Ishaaq confirms that he has met not just one but two members of ABBA (Björn and Benny). He says they are both very nice men.
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SEPTEMBER POSTMAP CLUB FEAT.
DOMINIE HOOPER
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A rootsy plugged-in alt-folk song with a sleepy off-the-cuff vocal that rises to a cathartic wail, ‘Weaver’ is the latest single by Dartmoor-raised, London-based DIY singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Dominie Hooper. Available as part of Lost Map's PostMap Club subscription service in the month of September, it's taken from her forthcoming debut album In This Body Lives, a breathtaking record steeped in memory, the search for self and the timeless power of voices raised in ritualistic union. Produced and mixed by Ben Hillier (best known for his work with Depeche Mode, Blur and Nadine Shah among others), it’s set for release on 12” vinyl and via digital services on October 31, 2025 (date of the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, marking the end of summer and harvest). Dominie will build up to the arrival of In This Body Lives with tour dates including an album launch show at The Moth Club in London on Thursday, November 27 (tickets on sale here).
About new single ‘Weaver’, Dominie writes:
“A song about cracking open and blossoming through a queer relationship. It was simply a beautiful, tender time of acceptance and expansion that I’ll always be thankful for. The instrumental/waily end of ‘Weaver’ is, for me, an expression of the feeling of breaking free from the blueprint, and blooming as our full selves in ways that can’t be explained with words. P.S. Trans lives matter!”
Also included in August's PostMap Club:
Owen & the Eyeballs – 'What Did You Do Today?' b/w 'American Werewolf'
O&TE bottle the wild energy of a sweaty live show in two new tracks — the feral howl of 'American Werewolf' and the jittery daftness of 'What Did You Do Today?'
Ishaaq Aarkistra – 'De Forest' b/w 'Aarzi Jagah'
From the hypnotic Poongi-driven pulse of ‘De Forest’ to the cosmic calm of ‘Aarzi Jagah’, the Swedish-Indian collective map out two very different corners of their universe.
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A round-up of the three PostMap Club membership tiers and their respective prices and benefits is as follows below.
REGULAR BREW
£3 per month (digital only for new members as of December 2024)
- Music! 2-3 and sometimes more exclusive PostMap Club releases each month, containing brand new music from singles and rarities to whole EPs, live sessions and more.
- Monthly newsletter! Containing hot goss / farmyard sh*te.
- Discounts! On other Lost Map releases, merchandise, gigs.
- Access to our Portal! Containing live video sessions + mixes.
- Feelgood glow! Help support an independent record label.
GOLD BLEND
£5 + postage, per month
- All of the above except with physical postcards and printed newsletter delivered direct to your door. Plus an annual member's badge!
- New exclusive CD compilation every January, featuring some of our favourite tracks from the previous year, including PostMap Club exclusives. This CD won’t be available for sale elsewhere!
CLUB BISCUIT
£10 + postage, per month
- Same as Gold Blend except with a bigger badge.
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THE LOST MAP GIGS'N'TOURS MEGAMIX
BLIND YEO LIVE:
SAT, OCT 4 @ EARTH, LONDON (w/ WILL VARLEY)
FRI 21, NOV @ JAM JAR, BRISTOL (w/ PICTISH TRAIL) [TICKETS]
DOMINIE HOOPER LIVE:
SUN, OCT 5 @ JUST DROPPED IN, COVENTRY
(SOLO, SUPPORTING MODERN NATURE)
FRI, OCT 10 @ SANCTUM, STROUD (SOLO)
OCT 24-26 @ BOIA FESTIVAL, PEMBROKESHIRE (SOLO)
SUN, NOV 16 @ RAILWAY INN, WINCHESTER (FULL BAND)
THU, NOV 27 @ IN THIS BODY LIVES ALBUM LAUNCH,
MOTH CLUB, LONDON (FULL BAND)
WED, JAN 21 @ ROUGH TRADE, BRISTOL (FULL BAND)
THU, JAN 29 @ ROUGH TRADE, LIVERPOOL (FULL BAND)
FAITH ELIOTT LIVE:
THU, SEP 18 @ THE TRADES CLUB, HEBDEN BRIDGE *
FRI, SEP 19 @ HALLÉ ST PETER'S, MANCHESTER *
SAT, SEP 20 @ ST MARTIN IN THE FIELDS, LONDON *
SUN, SEP 21 @ REVIBED RECORDS, WREXHAM (MIDDAY)
SUN, SEP 21 @ SPOOKTON BREWERY, CHESTER (6PM)
THU, OCT 2 @ ESQUIRES, BEDFORD (W/ STICK IN THE WHEEL)
SAT, OCT 4 @ THE HOLLOWAY, NORWICH (W/ MODERN NATURE)
TUE, OCT 6 @ STRANGE BREW, BRISTOL (W/ STICK IN THE WHEEL)
WED, OCT 8 @ DE KOFFEE POT, HEREFORD
SUN, OCT 19 @ THE GLAD CAFE, GLASGOW (DRYAS ALBUM LAUNCH w/ INSTRUCTION MANUAL + SULKA) [TICKETS]
SUN, NOV 2 @ THE WAITING ROOM, TEESSIDE, (W/ PICTISH TRAIL)
* = supporting James Yorkston & Nina Persson
OWEN AND THE EYEBALLS LIVE:
FRI, OCT 31 @ NIGHT OF A THOUSAND EYES, LEITH CRICKET CLUB, EDINBURGH (w/ PAINTING + PICTISH TRAIL)
PAINTING LIVE:
FRI, SEP. 19 @ HÜHNERMANHATTEN, HALLE (SAALE), DE
SAT, SEP 20 @ FRAU KORTE, ERFURT, DE
SUN, SEP 21 @ JUKUZ COSMOS, COBURG, DE
FRI, OCT 24 @ SHACKLEWELL ARMS, LONDON [FREE, TICKETED]
SAT, OCT 25 @ THE OLD ENGLAND, BRISTOL
SUN, OCT 26 @ THE CORNISH BANK, FALMOUTH (W/ SNAPPED ANKLES)
TUE, OCT 28 @ ALPHABETH, BRIGHTON AND HOVE
THU, OCT 30 @ COBALT STUDIOS, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
FRI, OCT 31 @ NIGHT OF A THOUSAND EYES, LEITH CRICKET CLUB, EDINBURGH (w/ OWEN AND THE EYEBALLS + PICTISH TRAIL)
FRI, NOV 28 @ ZOLLKANTINE, BREMEN, DE
PICTISH TRAIL LIVE:
FRI, OCT 24 @ ROCKFIELD CENTRE, OBAN [TICKETS]
SAT, OCT 25 @ COMMUNITY HALL, KNOYDART [TICKETS]
SUN, OCT 26 @ LAS PORTREE, ISLE OF SKYE [TICKETS]
MON, OCT 27 @ BOWLING CLUB, PITLOCHRY [ON SALE SOON]
TUE, OCT 28 @ TOLBOOTH, STIRLING [TICKETS]
WED, OCT 29 @ HUG & PINT, GLASGOW [TICKETS]
THU, OCT 30 @ PLAYHOUSE, MONTROSE [TICKETS]
FRI, OCT 31 @ NIGHT OF A THOUSAND EYES, LEITH CRICKET CLUB,
EDINBURGH (w/ PAINTING + PICTISH TRAIL)
SUN, NOV 2 @ WAITING ROOM, STOCKTON ON TEES [TICKETS]
THU, NOV 13 @ THE ENGINE ROOM, NORTH SHIELDS [TICKETS]
FRI, NOV 14 @ THE GREGSON, LANCASTER [TICKETS]
SAT, NOV 15 @ PARISH TEMP, HUDDERSFIELD [TICKETS]
SUN, NOV 16 @ THE CASTLE, MANCHESTER [TICKETS]
MON, NOV 17 @ BLUE BIRD, YORK [TICKETS]
TUE, NOV 18 @ FUTURE YARD, BIRKENHEAD [TICKETS]
WED, NOV 19 @ WILTSHIRE M.C., BRADFORD-UPON-AVON * [TICKETS]
THU, NOV 10 @ HARE & HOUNDS, BIRMINGHAM * [TICKETS]
FRI, NOV 21 @ JAM JAR, BRISTOL (w/ BLIND YEO) [TICKETS]
SAT, NOV 22 @ ISLINGTON A.M., LONDON * [TICKETS]
WED, NOV 26 @ THE SOCIAL, LONDON [TICKETS]
* = supporting Tunng
SULKA LIVE:
SUN, OCT 19 @ THE GLAD CAFE, GLASGOW (SUPPORTING FAITH ELIOTT @ DRYAS ALBUM LAUNCH w/ INSTRUCTION MANUAL) [TICKETS]
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