, ▁lost ▁in ▁an ▁almost ▁prim al ▁sc ream ▁presentation . ▁However , ▁under pin ning ▁this ▁was ▁a ▁tight ▁backing ▁band ▁who ▁could ▁shift ▁from ▁punk ▁rock ▁(" Tra in spot ting ") ▁to ▁sc at - f unk ▁(" S alt , ▁S perm , ▁Sal iva , ▁S we at "). ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Re ed ▁has ▁been ▁living ▁on ▁and ▁off ▁in ▁China , ▁playing ▁gig s ▁in ▁Be ij ing ▁and ▁played ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁rock ▁gig s ▁in ▁the ▁south western ▁city ▁of ▁Z un yi , ▁a ▁town ▁with ▁a ▁population ▁equivalent ▁to ▁Glasgow , ▁Manchester ▁or ▁Liverpool . ▁ ▁Media ▁expos ure ▁The ▁band ' s ▁first ▁single , ▁" S ix ▁t ae ▁W an ", ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁ 1 ▁as ▁the ▁theme ▁to ▁a ▁series ▁on ▁Scottish ▁rock ▁music . ▁O ' H agan ▁and ▁various ▁band ▁members ▁also ▁appeared ▁on ▁Scottish ▁Television ' s ▁late ▁night ▁debate ▁programme ▁Tri al ▁By ▁Night ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁recommendation ▁of ▁a ▁friend , ▁who ▁saw ▁Hugh ▁Re ed ▁and ▁the ▁Vel vet ▁Under p ants ▁on ▁local ▁television , ▁Deb or ah ▁Harry ▁invited ▁the ▁band ▁to ▁support ▁her ▁eleven ▁date ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁UK ▁tour . ▁ ▁Hugh ▁O ' H agan ▁also ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁film ▁Train spot ting ▁as ▁the ▁man ▁failing ▁to ▁chat ▁up ▁R ent on ' s