A most inventive music video by Patrick Jean (on whose excellent 2010 viral short of the same name Adam Sandler, God forgive him, based the film Pixels) for a remix by Andy C of Speed Of Light by Pegboard Nerds.
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Bray rapper Leigh Michael pushes his multi syllabic rhyme schemes to the limit for your auditory delectation.
Previously: Decent Irish Rap
Sleeping Outside – North Coast guitar earnestness
What you may need to know…
01. Youngsters from the musical hotbed of the North Coast (Coleraine, to be precise), Sleeping Outside are quite happy to give themselves the dreaded ‘alternative’ tag, but their pop sensibilities are what stand out.
02. Emerged last year with debut E.P. Sleepy, recorded at NI rock documentation outpost Bearcat Studios.
03. Streaming above is single Make Me Wait, released last week and available for download and streaming from their Bandcamp. Recorded by Caolan Austin of NI label/studio Small Town America, and mastered in the Metal Shop in Philly, USA by engineer Jake Ewald.
04. Although no gigs are in the offing at present, they’ve been busy in the past year gathering their live chops, in support of emergent Irish bands like Hot Cops and Brand New Friend.
Thoughts: Filled with the kind of late-teens over-earnestness and lust for catharsis that seems ever more like a hazy, distant post-life scenario to your now-ageing writer, there nonetheless is a good grip here on uncomplicated, feelsy guitar-pop that ought to get better with time and experience.
Patrick Kelleher – Dublin electronica
What you may need to know…
01. Progressing from synth-pop and new-wave inflections that earned his second album a Choice Prize nomination, Patrick Kelleher’s new material apparently veers into acid house and early techno for inspiration.
02. Over the years, Kelleher has trod the boards with acts like Future Islands, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, A Flock of Seagulls and Dan Deacon, performing live with collaborator Brian Conniffe (Nurse With Wound).
03. Streaming above is the video for Miracle Candle, taken from the aforementioned Choice nominee, Golden Syrup.
04. Catch him this Thursday as part of Bodytonic’s new weekly series at the Bernard Shaw in Dublin, 8pm, free in.
Thoughts: A purveyor of quality Irish synth-explorations, Kelleher’s lateral moves into dingier territory ought not disappoint.
Dublin Digital Radio spends another weekend comforting the afflicted and afflicting the comfortable, via the medium of broadcast. A big weekend in the works, and some great new shows on demand.
DDR collective member Emily Carson writes:
Some good listening from the last week includes XXX: Proto Techno filled with songs from the 70s and 80s that have inspired techno producers near and far. The newest episode of Quiet Angry Women has even more music from women who are ‘quietly ferocious, quietly angry and lots more in between’ and there’s even more more trans-continental selecting on ‘From East Ghost to West Ghost’.
Vogelbat – Kilkenny electronica
What you may need to know…
01. A Kilkenny man now plying his trade in Berlin, Dave Sheenan creates ambient glitchiness under the name Vogelbat.
02. Emerging in 2015, Sheenan has kept a steady flow of tunes coming, varying from trip-hop to ambience, including standout track Ovl.
03. Streaming above is latest single Lithx, featuring the vocal talents of now-regular collaborator Sad Mermaid.
04. Described by The Thin Air as “another first-rate slice of ambient-leading electronica, melding shuddering pockets of rhythm, synth swells and abstracted vocals over nigh on five minutes”.
Thoughts: Ethereal electronics from the heart of the medium’s world capital.
John Blek and the Rats – Cork indie/pop
What you may need to know…
01. Long-running, underrated road warriors of Leeside-based guitar noises, are John Blek and his Rats.
02. After an extended period of solo touring around Europe, the band is back on the road with an extensive transnational run of dates.
03. Streaming above is the video for last year’s single Dead Friends, taken from second band album Borders.
04. They perform this Sunday at the Cork Opera House, as part of Right Here, Right Now festival, in a double-headliner with The Shaker Hymn.
Thoughts: Weighty, folk-tinged guitar-pop tempered with a double-dose of reality.
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An alarming cover of Jimmy Page’s guitar solo from Stairway To Heaven by German theremin expert Carolina Eyck.
She also does a more melodic cover of Ennio Morricone’s The Ecstasy Of Gold from the soundtrack of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
The Great Balloon Race – Cork folk/psychedelic
What you may need to know…
01. Last time we checked in with The Great Balloon Race, they’d just released single Chocolate Beans, a venture into jazzier climes.
02. They’ve finally put the last bits in order for their second album, Gently, Gently, releasing via May 5th on Leeside label KantCope.
03. Streaming above is the live video of Daryl and John, filmed by Blair Massie, as featured on the new long-player.
04. Catch them live on May 5th at Coughlan’s on Douglas Street, Cork, launching the long-player. Available for digital download or in a cassette/download bundle.
Thoughts: First thoughts on listening to the album in advance are those of a band finding their feet and moving with assurance into new waters.
Designer Paul Nicholson, who designed the Aphex Twin logo, talks about his iconic gatefold designs for Richard James’ second album Selected Ambient Works Vol. 2.