Little is known about the saga of Big Hogg. Those who have looked

into its soul and lived to tell the tale suggest it has roamed these

Isles since time immemorial, bearing the imprint of the Canterbury

scene, but also branded with the hot funk of Hendrix. Legend has it

that Captain Beefheart tried to tame the terrifying ruminant, but no

amount of polyethylene bags full of octopi could rein it the beast's

wild fits of the Blues, interspersing moments of terrifyingly candid

jazz introspection with mad, bulging-eyed charges of rock. Reports

suggest it has mellowed in recent years, seeking refuge near the

country retreat of Steve Hillage.

The musical extravaganza planned for the 22nd of July at the Admiral,

and the album it launches - "Bears In The Attic" - are the psych-jazz-

pop-rock brainchild of guitarist Justin Lumsden, who - having cut his

teeth in Aberdeen's oft-overlooked fusion scene of a few years back

(alongside such luminaries as pre-Polar Bear Seb Roachford) - brings

his considerable experience and diverse influences to bear on this

group, united not only by a single-minded pursuit of the groove, but

the deeply-felt need to bear witness to their transcendental

experiences of the mysterious Big Hogg.