THEY'VE never met before as a full group, but a collective of international songwriters are continuing to make music together.
Out of View is a purely internet-based band with a unique set up that has served them well over the last year or so.
In 2016, drummer and songwriter Dougie Bonner reached out to an old friend to begin work on a song idea he was developing. However, as he lived in France and his friend Ian Whitehall was back in Edinburgh, the process was gradual.
As the piece came together, they began looking for other musicians and recruited South African-born vocalist Tara-Lynn Sharrock, now living in Melbourne, Australia.
After returning home, Dougie linked-up with Nigerian native Niyi Oludipe in Edinburgh – albeit over the internet – before later finding bagpiper Ross Weir on Facebook.
Dougie recalls: "As this was, in the beginning, a remote, invisible internet band, I decided to call it Out of View…It seemed apt."
The resulting sound has been described as world Celtic fusion – and it's hard to argue against such a title. The band released their debut single The Last Race in January last year before they followed up with See Me Now, which was unveiled on Friday, October 2.
For the latter, Dougie had some strings in mind for one part and recruited cellist Jules Horne to complete the line-up of the band.
The set up is not without its share of difficulties but it has proved to be a novel way of creating new music for Out of View.
Dougie tells The Weekender: "Creating via the internet does work, but of course it takes way longer to bounce ideas back and forth between six people.
"It can be frustrating at times due to everyone being busy with work and families but, it does allow members to go away and digest the music idea and come back with something good. [There is] lots of solo rehearsing and, of course, great satisfaction when we complete a song together.
"I was in a band in my twenties and, of course, it was music and nothing else, so you could rehearse and gig three or four times a week.
"I miss that part of it and not playing together it does slow down the process – although, in some ways, it maybe allows for a more organic approach to songwriting as it develops.
"Each member creates their own part, but I write the vocal melody and lyrics initially, which is the foundation of the song for each member to build upon."
He adds: "Playing together would be amazing, but unlikely with the geographical logistics of putting a gig together.
"I would, as I am sure all of the band would, love to perform together – who knows what we could produce?"
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