Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh has revealed his plans to release an acid house album.
The writer, himself a DJ, told The Scottish Sun his tunes are meant to “counterblast” the current music production, which he thinks lacks a sense of fun.
“It’s not really banging, full-on mad stuff, but it’s a lot of classic acid house — swirling effects and noises and boomy basslines. Some of it is pretty groovy,” Welsh told the publication.
The Edinburgh native said he even intends to record vocals in a German accent on some of his songs.
“Hopefully people are going to jump around and have a bop, but you’re not going to have your ears bleeding,” the author added about his music.
Welsh has been performing his tracks during DJ sets as part of his tour for Dead Men’s Trousers, his latest book.
The novel features the same cast of characters as Trainspotting – and Mark Renton now has a career as a DJ manager, echoing Welsh's side project.
Welsh has yet to announce a release date for his album.
He is set to travel back to Europe after spending time in Miami, Florida.
The novelist and playwright previously sounded off on the music industry, telling the Guardian last year just how little he cared for the Britpop movement and its associated figures.
“I despised Tony Blair. Never fell for New Labour,” he said.
“The whole Britpop era felt like we were selling off British youth culture to the globalised market place.”
