Wise Blood Industries is a new Glasgow-based independent record label, dedicated to helping Scottish artists who don’t traditionally fit into “The Scene” establish themselves on the their own terms and, most importantly, release records. The music we release is the music we like, simple as that. Email us.
Jamie Sturrock is from Falkirk, Central Scotland. He was a member of two prominent experimental acts from the town; Metal duo Ghost and his noise moniker Insythin. In 2009 he recorded and released a very organic, textural EP, “Giascape” on Wise Blood which utilised certain unorthodox techniques on the acoustic guitar.
He issues “EP2: Giascape” on Wise Blood in August 2010 and is currently working on an LP.
Paws are a three-piece melodic fuzz group based in Glasgow. Since their recent conception they have supported the likes of The Dum Dum Girls, Ariel Pink and No Age and have travelled to London to partake in a session for Tom Robinson’s show on BBC 6Music. “Violent Vicky Violet” was issued on Wise Blood Industries at the end of June and the group are working on their debut LP. A tour with Glasgow face-shreaders Bronto Skylift follows this Autumn (2010). 
The Kays Lavelle were born in Dundee. They now spend most of their time in Leith, Edinburgh. Sometimes there are 6 of them, sometimes 5 or 4 but always 2. Their debut album was released in spring/summer 2010 on Wiseblood Industries, recorded and produced by Neil Pennycook (Meursault) and Alex Fenton (Fentek Audio).
Burnt Island is a band based around the songs of Rodge Glass (vocals, acoustic guitar). The line-up includes Rodge’s longest-serving collaborator Malcolm Jack (electric guitar, vocals), as well as Rik Evans (viola), Amber Comerford (flute, vocals) and Andy Campbell (keyboards, bass, vocals). Rodge (also a novelist and biographer) contributed to ‘Ballads of the Book’, an album of collaborations between writers and musicians, for which he co-wrote and performed the track ‘The Fire’ with influential folk legend Vashti Bunyan. The brainchild of Idlewild’s Roddy Woomble, ‘Ballads…’ was released in 2007 by Chemikal Underground Records. In2008-9 Burnt Island completed recording sessions at Chemikal Underground’s Chem 19 studios with Paul Savage (The Delgados, Arab Strap, Mogwai) at the helm, later recording with Dave McAuley (Terra Diablo, Strike The Colours) in the role of producer. Burnt Island’s debut single, ‘The Moments Before’, was released on Dead Light Records and for free download on Wise Blood.
Formed in 2001 in Falkirk, Central Scotland as a solo outfit by Adam Stafford, the fully-formed band came to fruition in 2005 after Tommy Blair (guitar) and Jon McCall (drums/clarinet) joined out of the ashes of the Falkirk improv collective Chuck Norris Machine. They recorded their debut album “In Faceless Towns Forever” in Summer 2005, it was issued on local label Panic in Year Zero a year later.
Glasgow based singer-songwriter Jocky Venkataraman issued his debut album “My Heart’s in the Humber” independently in 2006, of which the song “Summertime Girl” is his most famous.
SOK were formed in 2006 by Adam Stafford and Jon McCall. Originally they intended to issue an album a month in 2007, but only managed to release one: “Digital is Dead From The Beginning”.
