Pascal's Country Sounds

Grimes Tonight

2011-08-03T20:07:00.003+01:00

Upstairs in Whelans with Catscars in support.

Yawning Chasm

2011-07-16T11:34:00.003+01:00

Tomorrow night in anseo, a rare dublin show from Galways native Aaron M. Coyne aka Yawning Chasm. His "The Shadow is That Hidden" EP was one of the best releases I heard last year. Those songs have laid me down into my leaba and gently let the night come in countless times. Truly majestic stuff. Half of the EP can be listened to below.

Live Aaron as recruited DeclanQKelly to beef up the sound, adding some "shoegazey guitar" to the mix. Yawning Chasm is certainly up there with Porn On Vinyl, Patrick Kelleher, Jennifer Evans, Sea Pinks and Katie Kim in the vangaurd of interesting and sincere music coming out of our wee isle.

More info on the gig here.
Buy The EP Here.

RHINO MAGIC - GET GOING Album Launch Friday 10th of June

2011-06-08T03:26:00.000+01:00

///RHINO MAGIC\\\

Fuzzed up laments from the wilds of Wexford, Rhino Magic is Joseph Kielthy recording sounds from keyboards, guitars and the world onto a laptop which is prone to overheating. "Get Going" is a nine song album full of joyous distorted pastel pop. It's the soundtrack to a found hi8 video of a tenth birthday party. Fizzing coke and tayto burps, never ending hazy adventures in roaming sun drenched fields till "the mother" calls everyone in for cake cutting and more coke.

rhino magic - home with you from joak on Vimeo.
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\\\NO MONSTER CLUB///

http://www.nomonsterclub.com/

Though there's a tropical breeze that floats through proceedings, it swirls around what is definitely a dark heart of the jungle. Fuzzy vocals and a whole curiosity museum of instrumentation are all good and well, but the songwriting is completely effortless and witty to the max - Rough Trade

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///PORN ON VINYL\\\

http://pornonvinyl.bandcamp.com/

"Aidan Wall, a man forcing dreams into mp3 files via the kindly intercession of a nylon-string guitar, his voice and smothering layers of lo-fi fuzz of more the Daniel Johnston variety than, say, the Wavves variety. In ebbs and swells, Wall provides moods that vary from cosy reassurance to panic-attack unease, all with the same, utterly minimal set-up." - Those Geese Were Stupefied
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Tender Objects Presents

Rhino Magic
No Monster Club
Porn On Vinyl
w/ Tender Objects DJs

Friday 10th June
Doors : 8.00pm

\\\B.Y.O.B.///

Venue : Hello Operator
12 Rutland Place,
Dublin 1
www.hellooperator.org

Limited Tickets - €10 / €12 with Album & Screen Printed Poster

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The Joke

2011-04-28T04:04:00.001+01:00

I picked up "What's THIS For...! " on vinyl today. "Exit" is indeed the last song on it.

Patrick Kelleher/School Tour Split

2011-04-14T18:49:00.005+01:00

CF records (formally Cass/Flick ) have released a split cassette with me (School Tour) and Patrick Kelleher.The thirty one minutes long tape is limited to 100 copies and includes a MP3 download code.
The tape can be bought from CF Records Here.You can listen to the whole of my side below and download the first song.

School Tour/Patrick Kelleher Split by School Tour

And here is one of Patrick's songs.
This Room by Patrick Kelleher

Patrick and I with Catscars in tow will be hitting Belfast tomorrow, more info here.

School Tour/Patrick Kelleher - Mega Muscle Mix

2011-04-09T00:01:00.001+01:00

Photo: Peter (Wolf) Sims.
Post boss sounds compiled and mixed by Patrick And I for our belfast "brahs" over at CF records.
Features alot of dubby bass, overdriven synths songs and summer street jams as well as two songs from the best re-releases Ive hear this year; Chrisma's Hibernation and Harold Grosskopf's Synthesist.

School Tour/Patrick Kelleher - Mega Muscle Mix by CF Records
Tracklisting
1. Underground - Declan Q Kelly
2. The Gambling Song of the Big Sandy River - John Jacob Niles
3. Circles of Mania - Coil
4. Careering - Public Image Limited
5. Flying Turns - Crash Course In Science
6. Day breaks Night Heals - Thomas Leer & Robert Rental
7. We R - Chrisma
8. 5-8-6 (Peel Sessions) - New Order
9. SO WEIT, SO GUT - Harald Grosskopf
10. Pull up to the Bumper - Grace Jones
11. Double Dutch - Malcolm McLaren
12. Pass The Dutchie - Musical Youth
13. Woke Up Laughing - Robert Palmer
14. Police And Thieves - Junior Murvin
15. Morning Sun - Al Murray And The Cimarons
16. Le Vent Nous Portera - Noir Désir
17. Aviva - Chinawoman
18. I Cry (Night After Night) - The Egyptian Lover
19. Eye In The Sky (33 1/3 RPM) - The Alan Parsons Project

How To Dress Well - Suicide Dream 1&2

2011-04-08T20:52:00.003+01:00

Nightvisions of angels, in silhouette. Peaking lights flashing from behind. Speakers explode with the heavenly howls as they descends. Everything else around falls in on its self. Chest heavy now then light as you fall fast. Faster and faster. The bedroom floor no longer there to break the momentum. Faster and faster. Stratosphering with out care.

How To Dress Well has made an album that is truly astonishing, once (if) you (can) get passed all the distortion clipping.
I picked up the Tri Angle's re-release of Love Remains LP here, since my local record shop couldnt order it got some reason.

New Future Islands

2011-03-31T00:08:00.001+01:00

Another reason to love this Band.

New Mi Ami

2011-03-20T23:55:00.003Z

Better Than Old Mi Ami.

Mi Ami - Hard Up from Thrill Jockey Records on Vimeo.
------------Update-------------

Mi Ami hit Dublin on saturday the 16th of April, admission is freeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

The Black Lodge, Home To The Finest Coffee

2011-03-16T09:37:00.000Z

David O'Reilly's External World

2011-03-05T13:40:00.000Z

The External World from David OReilly on Vimeo.

An incredible short that is a surreal mix of Jam and Fooly Cooly.

New Katie Kim

2011-03-05T12:57:00.005Z

A sneak peek of Katie Kim's long awaited second album and it's going to be a double album too. Check out her myspace for other new songs, the Mississippi baptism song "Dimmer" is truly exquisite.

More after the jump.

Live vid and interview with the still silly presenters of Cock&Bull TV.
As a part of exciting programm at this years Cork French Film Festival, Katie Kim will be doing a live film score to the 1929 movie "The Seashell and the Clergyman". More Info Here .

Princess Dies & Light Asylum

2011-02-03T20:31:00.009Z

Princess DIES; a great cosmic abrasions group consisting of Bruno Coviello (Light Asylum) and Ashby Lee Collinson. Less Yazoo steeped dark pop drones than Coviello's other exceptional group but equally as engaging.

Heart Belongs by Princess Dies by ashbycollinson
Reptilian by Princess Dies by ashbycollinson

Light Asylum

Ital - Ital's Theme

2011-02-03T15:12:00.002Z

Slick disco solo project for Mi Ami's Daniel Martin-McCormic. "Ital's Theme" single is Ital and indeed the first release out on Amanda Brown's (LA Vampires / Pocahaunted) new weirdo dance 12" single label; 100% Silk.

New Peaking Lights

2011-02-02T13:12:00.006Z

New grooves from two piece Peaking Lights. "All The Sun That Shines" is "positive dub", fun and crispier sounding compared to their debut LP on Night People Records,

Their second album "936" is out today on Not Not Fun and hopefully it lives up to their debut album whch was one of favourite albums of 09'.
Also there is a really great, insightful video Peaking Lights on VBS. which shows how they creating their spaced out sounds circuit bending toy keyboards,fm radios, broken pedals and whatever Aaron can find in thrift stores.

Children Under Hoof, DeclanQKelly, Magic Pockets -Thursday 27th of January, Crawdaddy

2011-01-25T17:06:00.004Z

Children Under Hoof's last show till the launch of a split 12" with Hunter-Gartherer. Don't miss this fabulous opportunity to better yourself by putting the their musical performance into your ears and eyes.
In tow, Galway's brightest jewel, DeclanQKelly & the first live outing from Magic Pockets, the new solo project from Ruadhan O Meara {Grey Mayhem, Guilty Optics, Crayonsmith band}.

Children Under Hoof
DeclanQKelly
Magic Pockets

Crawdaddy
Harcourt Street
Doors 7.30
5 Euros
Band Info after the jump.

Children Under Hoof are five people from various counties in Ireland, brought together in college by a mutual love of Risk, Father Ted and 7"s played at 33 RPM. Members include Robyn Bromfield (Catscars), Gerard Duffy (School Tour), Patrick Kelleher( Patrick Kelleher& His Cold Dead Hands), Barry Semple (1/2 of Ixchel) and Paul Vesey.
Download for free "A Collar Can Become A Noose" Mini Album via bandcamp.

DeclanQKelly makes majestic, comforting and simply touching sounds, like the best John Fahey, Jim o' Rourke and Si Schroder numbers roll up into one. Free Download via bandcamp.

Magic Pockets the new solo project from Ruadhan O Meara {Grey Mayhem, Guilty Optics, Crayonsmith band}. He creates Lo Fi swirling distortions with shades of Casio versus Japan and Pittsburgh's Zombi buried in his rich mix.

Re-Up "December Blues" Mixtape

2010-12-08T15:08:00.002Z

A mixtape from a couple of years back. A soundtrack for those cold nights and long long journeys home.
Tracklistngs, vids and links after the jump
01. Come Wander With Me - Jeff Alexander
"Come Wander with Me" was written for an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. Sung by the actress Bonnie Beecher herself. The whole "Come Wander with Me" episode is available here.

02. Strange Form Of Life - Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
Another gem from the man who does very little wrong. Go HERE for a live version on Conan O Brien.
03. Milk and Honey - Jackson C. Frank
This and the first song I first heard from Vincent Gallo's "Brown Bunny" film. It doesn't get must better than this.
04. Black Flowers - Yo La Tengo
I originally had "Feel Like Going Home" but it slowed depressed proceedings down too much. This also capture the mood I was going for. Both songs are from their 07' effort and their best album to date "I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass"
05. C4 - Si Schroeder
Seen him at electric picnic back in 2007, one of the hightlights of the whole festival, new stuff on the way to..
06. Back In Time - Au Revoir Simone
You should know the story about these ladies by now. I think it's safe to say, classic song from a classic album.
07. The Ice Storm - The Go! Team
A great instrumental from their Australian tour Ep.
08. Snowball - Devo
Love this so much, it could even my favourite Devo song.

09. Warm Night - The Concretes
More Swedish greatness.
10. I'm into Something Good - Langley Schools Music Project
Sweet sweet cover of Herman's Hermits classic song by school chorus. The recordings were made from 1976-77 by Canadian music teacher Hans Fenger in a school gymnasium in Langley, British Columbia.
11. The Ballad Of Helenkeller & Rip Van Winkle - The Moldy
Peaches
An other classic song from a classic album.
12. By Your Side - Coco Rosie
My favourite from them.
13. Starbust - Frank Sinatra

"The melody haunts my reverie..."
14. Christmas Time Is Here - Vince Guaraldi Trio
From "A Charlie Brown Christmas".
15. Im On Nights - Richard Hawley
The first song I ever heard of Mr. Hawley and still probably my favourite song of his. Oh hear that moterbike engine purrrr.
16. (Looking For) The Heart Of Saturday Night - Tom Waits

I have more Tom Waits records than I really should have, but when he gets it right, boy can he really gets it right.

17. 90-Mile Water Wall - The National
The hightlight of their second album.
18. The Fox In The Snow - Belle & Sebastian
Yet again an other classic song from a classic album.
19. Rich Wife Full Of Happiness - Bonnie "Prince" Billy
"I woke up fat and almost unhappy but the bigger the laugh the bigger the belly
and I bellow out and the whole bed it shakes and you smile at my laugh as it rocks you awake."
20. Long Long Long - The Beatles
One of the best George songs on the White Album.
21. Point Of Disgust - Low
Don't know if this is an official video or not, but it's really is outstanding.

22. The Other Side Of Mt. Heart Attack - Liars

Thats it.
Total Time: 1:18:30

Its abit early for for Merry Christmas, but Merry Christmas to you, consider it a gift from me to you. Applause and good fortune to you and yours.

Download Link

http://link-protector.com/615195/

Nouveaunoise - Panaka EP (They're Giving It Away No.22)

2010-11-24T09:16:00.003Z

New free two song single (EP) from "Wayssst" of Ireland duo; Nouveaunoise. Jazzy summer noise pop akin to sweet blissful heights The Go Team and Pause era Fourtet. Terrible interview below (Silly presenters) plus live performance of Pyschasonic on Panaka EP.

See them live in Whelans this Friday as part of Concern Fastival with The Jimmy Cake, Patrick Kelleher & His Cold Dead Hands and Clockwork Orange

Imagination - So Good, So Right

2010-11-23T22:19:00.001Z

Three piece from London throw down some spell bounding house grooves over sultry soprano vocals. Take from Imagination's debut LP "Body Talk" (1981).

Destroy All Movies; Punks In Film

2010-11-23T20:24:00.001Z

From the totally rad folks at Everything Is Terrible!. A collection of excellent clips of "Punks" from mainly 80s movies.
"Your vocabulary is punctuated by two words: "shit" and "fuck."" - Liquid Sky (1982)
Parts two and three after the Jump.

Today's Charity Shop Treats: Michael McDonald and The Ink Spots,

2010-11-23T20:16:00.002Z

Collection of smooth Yacht Rock power jams from ex Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan man; Michael McDonald.

Michael Mcdonald - Yah Mo B There.Mp3
Michael Mcdonald - I Keep Forgettin'.Mp3
Ink Spots After The Jump

Probably the best music to refilling your whiskey glass with salty sweet tears.

Siouxsie and the Banshees

2010-11-19T00:58:00.013Z

Great live vids of the last and my favoueire two songs on their 78" debut, "The Scream" which came out thirty two years ago this week.
Vids and mp3s after the jump.

Siouxsie and the Banshees - Suburban Relapse.MP3
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Switch.mp3

Karen Dalton

2010-11-18T23:04:00.005Z

Here's some Karen Dalton film footage I hadn't seen before. It's great to she her in action, Karen was one of the truly powerful and honest voices from the late 60's. early 70's American folk scene. I first heard of her through the rousing cover The Drones did of "Are You Leaving For The Country". I picked up her "In My Own Time" album soon after which is well worth seeking out.

Another great vid after the jump.

Pink Flamingos At The Screen Tomorrow Night

2010-11-17T14:11:00.006Z

I had the (un)pleasure of seeing Pink Flamingos for the time earlier in the year, on a big projected screen in my lady friend house. John Water's 72' debut is trashy, crass and still surprisingly shocking 38 years on. As a part of their "Screen Classics Series", the Screen Cinema on D'Olier Street are showing Pink Flamingos tomorrow night. Don't be out "bee hived" by fellow trash dilettante's at the screening, handbags & glad rags are essential.
A poor quality clip for the "Steak Steeling" scene below.

Cher - Gypsys Tramps And Thieves

2010-11-14T13:02:00.003Z

The first single from Cher's 1971 self-titled album Cher, which was later renamed and re-released as Gypsys Tramps And Thieves after the success of the single. One of pops finist hits and they certainly don't write them like that anymore.

Cher - Gypsys, Tramps And Thieves.mp3

Pictureplane - Gothstar

2010-11-13T13:49:00.011Z

At Foggy Notions's Foggy Jam a couple of week back, for me HEALTH's cover of Pictureplane's "Gothstar" was easily the highlight of the night (although I did only catch the last three bands). "Gothstar" contains a neat Fleetwood Mac sample which is cut and cropped, tumbles drunkenly along giving the song an almost exhausted energy, sun stroked and buzzy. Is and along with the accompanied vhs alchemy ritual video, it's hard not to fall for it's charms.

I included a vinyl rip of Pictureplane's remix of HEALTH's "Die Slow" song at 33rpm in a Children Under Hoof Mixtape here, which sounds the "right" speed to these humble ears anyways.
Pictureplane - Gothstar.mp3

---------UPDATE---------

Just found a vid of that very performance shot my the always reliable Trig Films.

I Make Photographs

2010-11-08T12:08:00.001Z

Looking For Truth With A Pin

(Retards) Discography - They're Giving It Away No.21

2010-11-05T13:48:00.007Z

Defunct Irish no wave noise merchant; (Retards) have kindly put up their back catalogue up on bandcamp. Some of their discography is a little too self aware and self-consciously weird for me but they still could bang out a tune if and when they wanted to, Check out the links below.

I Miss Renting Videos

2010-11-02T14:30:00.002Z

This trailer was at the start of a lot of Tartan Video's releases in the mid 90s. I most have watched it over hundred times and it single handedly got me into African music with Zimbabwean Bhundu Boys song "My Foolish Heart" accompanying it. Tartan went bust in 2008 but during their twenty four years they certainly opened my eyes to some of the best films, world cinema had to offer.
"My Foolish Heart" was included in the January Blues Mixtape from many moons ago.

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2010-10-30T13:09:00.001+01:00

Re Up - "Hallowing" Mixtape

2010-10-25T16:28:00.007+01:00

Photo: Diane Arbus
I was Listening to this again recently and it's jolly well good if I do say so myself.
A haunted collection of treat fun street grooves and trick doom shake disco hell.
Tracklisting and links after the jump.

Tracklisting
01. All Cats Are Grey - The Cure
Hypnotic Beginnings.
02 I'm Falling - Comsat Angels
"The band that Joy Division should have been." - Mark Kermode.
03 No Tobira - Mariah
My new favourite song, thank you to DJ Twitch for the heads up.
04 Falcon Soup - Sarsparilla
Take from his excellent album "Day Rider", available for free from Alphabet Set Records.
05 L'Éléphant - Tom Tom Club
05 Yo Son (Prince Language Edit) - Ahmed Fakroun
Heres a video of the orginal Version.

06 She's The Star (Pocketknife Continual Cornfield Remix) - Arthur Russell
07 Trust No Women - Graf + Zyx
The start of the trick section.
08 The Devil's Trident - Telepathe
Still havent picked up their debut LP on vinyl, two irish shows later and they still haven't brought any over with them.
09 Friday Nights - Diamond Vampires
Super sweet Moroderesque arpeggiator.
10 Actos de maldad - Vam Cyborg

11 Digitalis - Zombi

12 Terror Story - Iron Curtain
Pylon Records have just re release this 83' 7"as well as two other Iron Curtain singles. Buy All here or just get Iron Curtain's Desertion 1982-1988 which is all their original releases (three singles and one EP) on double vinyl or cd also on Pylon Records.
13 Night Running - B/Film
The A side to only release from british post punk "Dark Surf" group, B/Film
14 Denn ich bin so einsam - Joachim Witt
My Joachim Witt obsession isn't running out of stream yet.
15 Waltzing Me All the Way Home - Odetta/The 6ths
And to end a sweet sweet ditty from Stephen Merritt's The 6ths with whats sounds like the accordion singer from The Tiger Lilies but turns out it's Odetta.

Download "Hallowing" Mixtape

Have a good Halloween.

Skinny Wolves Club Night Tonight

2010-10-16T18:52:00.002+01:00

After a few years absence, tonight Skinny Wolves relaunch they lustrous club night at the Workmans Club on Wellington Quay. Opens at Ten and they is no door charge. Except to hear Neue Deutsche Welle, post punk and "Art rocking music to dance to". There's a taster.
Excessive Moonlight WOLF CLUB MIX by Skinny Wolves Club

Tonight, Naked On The Vague

2010-10-14T12:04:00.007+01:00

Auzzie gothgarage no wavers Naked On The Vague graced these pages two years ago and now finally they will make their Irish live debut tonight with two Irish up starts in tow, put on by the always reliable "Skinny Wolves".

Naked On The Vague - Treading Water.mp3

Children Under Hoof - Skinny Wolves Mix

2010-10-11T16:31:00.005+01:00

A mix I made for Skinny Wolves's ongoing mix series compiled by bands that are/ have played at their shows. I asked the four other members of Children Under Hoof to give me three songs each that reflected what they think influences their input into the Hoof's "sound". I spent Saturday mixing them together with some film and TV clips, slowed down vinyl rips and songs that get me all hot and bothered.

Tracklist

Rocky Road To Dublin - The Dubliners (Clip From The 68' Documentary, "Rocky Road To Dublin" Dir. Peter Lennon)
Flowers Of Romance (Vinyl Rip @33RPM) - PIL
Weight - Thread Pulls
Oscillations - Silver Apples
Geh Duschen - Malaria!
Glue Man - Fugazi
Omar K - Rainbow Arabia
Die Slow (Pictureplane Remix){Vinyl Rip @33RPM} - HEALTH
Interdependance Dance - Adrian Orange And Her Band
Banana Republic - Boomtown Rats (Clip From Reeling In The Years 1980)
Emerald - Thin Lizzy
Angels Standing Guard Round The Side Of Your Bed - Silver Mt. Zion (A Clip From 07' Film, Mister Lonely Dir Harmony Korine)
De-Orbit - Speedy J
Waiting For A Train - Flash & The Pan
Everyday - Buddy Holly (Clip From The 97' Film "Gummo" Dir. Harmony Korine)
It's You - P.J. Harvey
Turn The Heater On (Peel Sessions) - New Order {Keith Hudson cover}
Street Pharoah - Art Lord And The Self Portraits
C.I.E. Action Figures - Rollers/Sparkers
Mystic Prism - White Rainbow
Walking Blues - Son House

CHILDREN UNDER HOOF - MIX // October 2010 by SkinnyWolves

Download Children Under Hoof's A Collar Can Become A Noose mini LP Here

Children Under Hoof play the next Skinny Wolves show support Auzzie Gothgarage no wavers Naked On The Vague alone with Logikparty this Thursday in Whelans (Upstairs).

Tonight Thread Pulls,Thulebasen, Patrick Kelleher at Block T

2010-10-11T13:38:00.006+01:00

After a three days around our wee island, the last show of the "Rhizomes Tour" happens today at Block T in Smithfield.

Not a great example of their "sound" but the video is unnervingly brilliant.

Tonight,
Thread Pulls // Thulebasen // Patrick Kelleher
Block T,
1-6 Haymarket,
Smithfield Square,
Dublin
8 Euros
BYOB

The One, The Only Jan Terri

2010-10-08T20:22:00.003+01:00

Illustration By Derek Erdman

Documentary about the original John Maus, Chicago's own Jan Terri. If your not already infatuated by her sincere pop charms have a gander at these pop promos. Even Yo La Tengo covered one of her songs.

Fax My Love.mp3

Irish Children's Tv Can Be Difficult To Present

2010-10-08T16:37:00.006+01:00

I normally don't post up funny videos but this is too good not to share. I've watched it four or five times and I still haven't managed to watch it without crying with laughter.

Ilex - Four Song Set For SSTN

2010-10-07T12:51:00.002+01:00

If you havent been paying attention to Holly McGowan aka Ilex's soundcloud, here are four great songs she culled together for the wonderful folks over at Second Square to None. Talks of a full length release have been broading of some time now, hopefully it will live up to the hype in my head for it anyways.

Hunter-Gatherer‘s Père Lachaise/Undergrowth 7″ Launch Tomorrow Night

2010-10-06T21:03:00.008+01:00

A new release dawns tomorrow from nightflight composer, Hunter-Gatherer after astonishing debut album. In musical support is, the exceptional and rarely seen live Ilex (I posted about her before here) and the of kilter R n B songstress, Meljoann. Providing the visual delights is one Tim Redfern and if thats not enough bang for your 7 bucks you get a free USB key with audio and video encoded inside.

See you in Whelans tomorrow.

The Fleshtones

2010-09-29T00:36:00.001+01:00

Holy Spirits - The Afternoon's Blood EP (They're Giving It Away No.20)

2010-09-28T18:18:00.006+01:00

Some hauntingly good voice sampling action from NYC's Holy Spirits. "White Walls" is taken from their séance folk ep; "The Afternoon's Blood" which can be downloaded for free from their bandcamp site.

Vietnam Street Songs

2010-09-28T13:02:00.002+01:00

Two blind woman creating the most enchanting busking music I've ever heard.

What Olof Dreijer Did Next

2010-09-27T11:54:00.003+01:00

Euphoric wave after synthwave helps to keep this eleven minute track up, buzzy and full of breathable bliss. If only more electronic music had as much heart as this, the B side to Olof Dreijer three EP under the name Oni Ayhun.

Oni Ayhun - OAR003-B.mp3

An Indication: Something Is Present

2010-09-20T14:43:00.006+01:00

Here is a video of "An Indication: Something Is Present" a shadow puppet play that was a collaboration project between artists Ceara Martyn and Anna Davies. The video was shot live during it's brief three day run in the Joinery last May. I did a live score during each performance and helped animate the intro sequence.

Pylon - Beep

2010-09-15T15:09:00.002+01:00

Taken from their 83 record, "Chomp".
Beep.mp3

Today's Charity Shop Treats: The David Essex Album, His Greatest Hits

2010-09-14T17:30:00.008+01:00

"Act da Fool" A Film By Harmony Korine

2010-09-02T21:06:00.006+01:00

Will Trash Humpers very get a European release? Oh speaking of Trash Humpers you seen Fever Rays new live costumes yet?

P.I.L. For The Picnic

2010-09-02T10:36:00.007+01:00

No Wobble, no Levene, no fun? And clashing with Roxy Music, but I'm certainly lured in to seeing them in the chance to hear any of their above gems live.
PIL play the Electric Arena on Friday 22.45 - 00.00
For a handy andy printable highlightable Electic Picnic time table go Here.

Wild Nothings

2010-09-01T00:04:00.008+01:00

Jack Tatum aka Wild Nothings as made the album of summer 2010; Gemini. This twelve track LP is full of lush Robin Guthrie guitar dream pop on top of rockin' Flock Of Seagulls's sheer catchyness. Its hard not to be upbeat and freewheelin' in it's presences. The album is more than just homage to the pastel shoegazing forefathers of the 80s, JackTatum has carved out bewitching and endearing song after song that rewards with every repeat spin.
The video for album opener "Live In Dreams" with its datomoshed film fragments of past youth merges with the song beautifully. It's certainly up there with Xui Xui's video for best pop promo Ive seen so far this year.

The Witching Hour.mp3
Chinatown.mp3
Buy It At Your Local Record Store Before It Closes Down.

Ethan Rose - Song One

2010-08-31T09:37:00.008+01:00

The vid below is more Ethan Rose ethereal super 8 skateboarding action from Van Sant's "back on form" film; Paranoid Park, accompanied by "Song Two" also from Ethan's debut LP "Ceiling Songs".

Song One.MP3

Dirty Beaches

2010-08-21T13:20:00.004+01:00

Montreal's Alex Zhang Hungtai aka Dirty Beaches has been sending me in a daze recently. Eerie soundings like Colder's weirdo younger brother who only listens to B/Film's night surfing anthem "Night Running" on repeat. Dirty Beaches certain help fill void till both said artists release something new (Although Im not holding my breathe for B/Film). Night cycle cinematic loops unpinned by Alan Vega -esque ghostly do wop vocals which groove over the course of his six song enchanting Self Titled Ep. With a extensive back catalog already, include two great 7"s, two releases on my favourite label "Night People", the already mentioned S/T Ep and a full length album "Night City". I (You) have a lot of material to get obsessed over.

Buy both "True Blue" and "Golden Desert Sun" 7"s here.
Shangri-La.mp3
Golden Desert Sun.mp3

Hounds Of Hate Cover Thieves Like Us

2010-08-21T13:07:00.004+01:00

London's three piece Hounds Of Hate have the uncanny ability to make their versions of songs even better than the original song, this time a recent Thieves Like Us single. You can watch the original here.

Next Wednesday

2010-08-20T00:18:00.006+01:00

Get you demonic dresses cleaned, a night of witchcraft and occult soundings are upon us next Wednesday in the Joinery with Brian Conniffe and Suzanne Walsh pairing up with Damien Donovan and Diarmuid MacDiarmada entow to help out. In support are Children Under Hoof and fresh from doing a tour with stooges sax player, Estel. Alchemical visuals on the night by Dolorosa Delacruz should insure this this will be a fun night.

The Joinery,
Arbour Hill, Stoneybatter
Wednesday 25th August
7.30 pm
€5
B.Y.O.B.

Xui Xui Do It Again

2010-08-17T11:23:00.006+01:00

This lucid lustmord nightmare is the most unsettling video I've seen since Harmony and Billy got together. Xui Xui clearly have the nack for a good pop promo. "House Sparrow" is taken from their least album "Dear God, I hate Myself", which is easily one of my favouite releases this year and their most accessible album to date.

Upset The Rhythm's Yes Way Festival

2010-08-09T16:35:00.010+01:00

Im playing at almight Upset The Rythmn's Underground Music and Arts Festival; "Yes Way" this weekend. With acts like Hype William, La LA VasQuez, Chora, Gentle Friendly, Ghost Hunter, Fair Ohs, Male Bounding, Way Through Lovvers and Blood Stereo all kick out the yams, its going to be an Epic Joy weekend.

Friday | 18:00 - Midnight | £5
Saturday | Noon - Midnight | £8
Sunday | Noon - Midnight | £8
All three days | £18
More Info on the Yes Way Fest Here

So It's The Summer

2010-08-06T20:24:00.008+01:00

Slow Down. from Scott Foley on Vimeo.

The music is from the lush "Evenings" who are simple brilliant in every usage of the word. The dialogue stuff was put in Scott Foley which is originally from Linklater's 95' effort "Before Sunrise".
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Cant Handle The Power

2010-08-05T22:18:00.021+01:00

First Can (which in fairness is pretty Fun ) now King Crimson, our boy West uses the best. But I think someone should have took him aside and said "Mister West maybe this cheesier than 300, bad Bill Viola shit is wack and not in a good way."

Swedish Police Love The Knife

2010-07-31T00:53:00.002+01:00

The Reason I Got Into Ivor Cutler

2010-07-29T13:02:00.003+01:00

BBC4's wonderful and insightful documentary on the late, great Ivor Cutler; "Looking for Truth with a Pin" is now up in full on youtube.
More Ivor Cutler on this blog here.

The Screamers

2010-07-25T14:01:00.005+01:00

Dirty LA. synth punk from the later 70s, The Screamers release no albums in their four years together.

Pens - High In The Cinema

2010-07-22T12:00:00.004+01:00

Road Records is closing, soon to be gone for good. So where do I go now? In ever aspect other than stock Road excelled, surpassing every other in our wee capital. I felt like a vulture in there on monday, picking at the bones of a once health beast. It will be a sad day, come Saturday when the shutters are down for good. Well they have given me one more piece of rockus joy in the form of "LDN" three piece Pens and their debut album "Hey Friend!What You Doing". I would suspect like some of you, I first heard of Pens purely because Amelia from the band drew this righteous tape cover and they form of garage rock isn't a million miles away from Wavves either. Its a little more playful with their casio tones and girl shout shout harmonies but in parts they are L7 mean and certainly not as pop catchy as Williams mini epics. Like all good things their end came and passed, playing their last gig back in June. This Saturday, 24th of July, like Pens, Road too will be over before their time.

High In The Cinema.mp3
Freddie.mp3
Sally Ain't Nobody.mp3

Yawning Chasm

2010-07-15T01:18:00.004+01:00

A goosebump inducing live vid of the wonderful Yawning Chasm at possible the best venue I have ever been to and played at The "Fairyfort", Co Galway curated and created by Takashi Kumagai . You can buy Yawning Chasm's "The Shadow is That Hidden" EP HERE.

The next fairyfort show and possible last is this saturday, with Yawning Chasm, Declan Q. Kelly and Music For Dead Birds (solo). More info here.

AVIADOR DRO

2010-07-11T15:39:00.002+01:00

Spain's answer to DEVO.

Jocke & Elliot - Regnbågen

2010-07-07T00:31:00.008+01:00

Lush Swedish minimal synth from Jocke (aka 240 Interceptor) & (Son of Luke Eargoggle) Elliot. Hopefully Kust Musik are still planning to release it on a two track 12", but I heard that back in 2009 and not much talk since.

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It looks like we can get your grubby paws on this ever soon.

Jugend 85'

2010-07-05T02:04:00.005+01:00

Galaxie 500 - Fourth Of July

2010-07-04T13:29:00.003+01:00

Tomorrow Night - Logikparty, Children Under Hoof, Fringilla Montifringilla

2010-07-01T12:27:00.000+01:00

Upstairs in Whelans host three post something rock n bolder bands that have the right mix of caustic guitars and melodica solos to make this an interesting and rockous night.

Iodine from logikparty on Vimeo.

http://www.myspace.com/logikparty

http://www.myspace.com/childrenunderhoof

http://www.myspace.com/fringillamontifringilla

Eight Euros in (with Logikparty's excellent "Iodine/Good Hood" 7") or 6 without it.
Doors at 7.30

Rhino Magic - Home With You

2010-06-26T18:08:00.011+01:00

Fuzzed up laments from the wilds of Wexford. Rhino Magic has made a six song mini album full of joyous distorted pastel pop. It's the soundtrack to a found hi8 video of a 10th birthday party. Fizzing coke and tayto burps, never ending hazy adventures in roaming sun drenched fields till "the mother" calls everyone in for cake cutting and more coke. Like No Monster Club, Hipster Youth and Squarehead, Rhino Magic wears his lofi-pop heart on his sleeve. Is this our summer of Irish noise pop love?

Home With You.mp3
Sunny Days.mp3

These Happenings Are Happening Tomorrow

2010-06-23T13:52:00.014+01:00

Lucky Dragons's "Dream Island Laughing Language" LP was one of the best albums of 08. Copy and paste tribal gamalen magic from start to finish. His interactive live show are pretty intense, I had an outer body experience at his last one, (a house show after he played earlier supporting Dirty Projectors), he passes out touch sensitive tentacles and shaman rain sticks in to the audience for them to make the music, ethereal chakra drones and clicks ebbing me up and up till I opened my eyes and saw two lads hitting each other in their heads with the sticks; oh well.
In support for the night is lucky old me (School Tour) and hurdy gurdy druid folk troupe "Woven Skulls".

Lucky Dragons - Givers.mp3
Lucky Dragons - I Keep Waiting For Earthquakes.mp3

The Joinery Gallery,
Arbour Hill
Stoneybatter
B/Y/O/B/
Doors 8.30pm
Adm: 10e

Hope Sandoval - Suzanne at 33 1/3 rpm

2010-06-16T10:53:00.002+01:00

I knew I cant be the only one that enjoys records slowed down. Here's Hope Sandoval classic played in the "Ethereal Speed". You can get this song (At normal Speed) on a comp I made a while back called "Summer Blues".

Belgium Cold Wave

2010-06-15T00:17:00.005+01:00

Bauhaus - All We Ever Wanted Was Everything

2010-06-09T13:35:00.003+01:00

An acoustic slice from goth demigods Bauhaus taken from their third LP "The Sky Is Gone Out" from 82'.

All We Ever Wanted Was Everything.mp3

Children Under Hoof Launch This Friday

2010-05-26T12:06:00.007+01:00

Children Under Hoof are finally releasing something, the first of four releases penned in for the year, this first one is in the form of a five song, yellow c26 which is made up of one side rockin' and the other side full of kosmische soundscapes. The launch is this friday with Special Guess,
Patrick Kelleher,
School Tour,
Catscars.
At The Joinery Gallery,
Arbour Hill,
Stoneybatter,
Co. Dublin
10 Euros In (Including Free "A Collar Can Become A Noose" Mini LP Tape)
Doors at 7.30
Bring Your Own Dang Buckie.
Heres the closing track on the mini album, an eight minute K trip.
Children Under Hoof - Repeat Break.mp3
You can also download the "Breaking The Waves" free virtual 7" here.

Devo+Neil Young= Deadliness

2010-05-19T09:11:00.001+01:00

Irish Ambient Mix - May 10' (By Ciaran Hickey)

2010-05-14T00:05:00.001+01:00

Photo By Jane Lives
This wonderful mix is fairly relaxing me out after just frying yet another hard drive. At least I havent lost all my recordings like back in December. A pat on the back for Mister Hickey if our paths ever cross.

Tracklisting
01 Donnacha Costello - With Me Still (Pokerflat)
02 Jimmy Behan - Pools (Audiobulb)
03 David Donohoe - In A Glass Of You (Fällt)
04 Boys Of Summer - Coriolis (Munitions Family)
05 Hard Sleeper - Rain Then Red Earth (DEAF CD)
06 Patrick Kelleher - Look I Wore A Tie! (KATIE KIM REMIX) ( Osaka Records)
07 Fovea Hex - While You're Away (Die Stadt, Janet Records)
08 Frózi - Enisle (DEAF CD)
09 Hulk - Photographs ( Osaka Records)
10 Patrick Kelleher - Until I Get Paid (SCHOOL TOUR REMIX) ( Osaka Records)
11 St. Catherine's Home For Lazy Infants - Till Every Motion, Pulse and Breath Be Over... (Slow Loris)
12 iquinn - Carn (Save) (Traum)
13 Fairlights - Summer, Part 2 (Soundcloud Download)
14 Katie Kim - 1 (?)
15 202's - Repeat (SCHFLI Remix)

Listen Here

Patrick Kelleher - Skinny Wolves Mix

2010-05-13T14:01:00.000+01:00

"Mega Muscle Mix" from our boy Paddy Kelleher, contain some seriously blissed out italo, kraut grooves and Holger Czukay tip top attempt at a pop song; Blazin'.

1. Eurythmics - Love is a Stranger

2. Valerie Dore - Get Closer

3. Sarsparilla - Pop 'n Rock
4. The Redneck Manifesto - Black Apple
5. The Ex - Leid der Steinklopfer
6. Thread Pulls - Nearly There
7. Scout Niblett - Duke of Anxiety
8. Mount Eerie - The Bottomless Pit
9. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - This Night Has Opened My Eyes
10. Art Lord and the Self-Portraits - Lantern Sigh
11. Fad Gadget - For Whom the Bell Tolls
12. Section 25 - Looking From a Hilltop
13. Holger Czukay - The Photo Song

14. Les Paul - Brazil
15. The Mills Brothers - Paper Doll
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16. Spaceman 3 - So Hot (Wash Away All of My Tears)
17. The Durutti Column - Danny
18. Grauzone - Ich Lieb Sie
19. Declan Q Kelly - Simulacrum

PATRICK KELLEHER - MIX // MAY 2010 by SkinnyWolves
Also tomorrow night is the launch party of his Contract Sports 7" on Skinny Wolves Records, He will be playing in Anseo with Peter & Jamie Wolf spinning some records. Free In Also.

"(An Indication) Something Is Present", Shadow Puppet Play

2010-05-06T15:23:00.007+01:00

"A collaboration between artists Ceara Martyn and Anna Davies. This project layers together stop motion animation, live puppetry and live music. It is a journey through the monotonous and dream-world alike where the audience is subdued by the world of shadow play and phantasm... The scene is set with a screening of stop motion animation followed by live shadow puppet show, all to be accompanied by ..." School Tour (Aka me). Here is an rough excerpt of what ill be playing.
School tour shadow pup edit by munitionsfamily

Running from 14th through 16th of May, in the Joinery Gallery Arbour Hill,
Doors 7.45???
Show starts 8pm sharp!!!
4 Euros
BYOB

Patrick Kelleher - Untill I Get Paid

2010-05-03T12:27:00.001+01:00

Richling Farinella Films 2010... from Rich Gilligan on Vimeo.

A fashion shoot vid from the dude that took the outstanding Nightsaver cover.

Twitter & The Death Of Rock Criticism II: Music Is Math

2010-04-28T13:32:00.004+01:00

Wow.

Patrick Kelleher, Hunter-Gatherer, Live In Galway This Sunday

2010-04-27T13:39:00.004+01:00

Fag Enablerz

2010-04-26T11:13:00.008+01:00

A puck inducing mixture of Dead Kennedys, Jesus Lizard and Warlords Of Pez. Fag Enablerz are a welcomed fresh breeze in a stall stagnate room littered with "alternative" bands that populate our wee island.

Buy their self titled EP via their Myspace.
Fag Enablerz - Half As Mad.mp3
Fag Enablerz - The Watcher.mp3

When I Found The Knife

2010-04-22T15:12:00.004+01:00

When I Found The Knife - Images by Boldfaces / Audio by The Knife
The voice over seems to eerily contain lyrics from the Deep Cuts album.

Hounds Of Hate - Sensual Seduction

2010-04-21T03:35:00.004+01:00

LDN's Hounds Of Hate covering Snoop Dog's 80's tinted Sensual Seduction. I could watch/listen to this all week, oh yeah right, I have.

Flames Lips Have Turned Good Again

2010-04-20T01:41:00.000+01:00

The cover is great, the video is great, the album is great, Isn't life great again.

Tonight XENO & OAKLANDER

2010-04-18T19:55:00.005+01:00

Xeno & Oaklander - "Preuss" (Live at WIERD) from jordan levine on Vimeo.

They made a great mix for Vessel, here the tracklist.

European Stage - Subterranean Wait
DZ lectric - Hours and Years
The Force Dimension - So-Dom
Ich & Du - Tak Tak
Ian Elms - a light moves across curtains
Synthetic Pirate - Synthetic Blues
Nagamatzu - Schlaggefahr
Neva - Psykodrame
Metrophase - Frames of Life
Fit & Limo - Rote Blumen
Gravity Pirates - Exposure of My Senses
Moulin Rouge - Silence
Martin O'Cuthbert - Nightmare Trip
Xeno & Staccato - Jardins D'Eté
Vox Populi! - Brave Old World
Download XENO & OAKLANDER's Vessel Mix Here.

Borghesia - Noćne šetnje

2010-04-14T02:34:00.006+01:00

Great vid of Slovenian electronic body music band Borghesia. "They sure dont make them like they useta".

Electric Independence - Vince Clarke

2010-03-26T12:55:00.004Z

Roll The Dice

2010-03-23T10:13:00.003Z

This is just what the doctor ordered, more Cluster- esque phase arpeggiating night cycles from two swedes Peder Mannerfelt and Malcolm Pardon aka "Roll The Dice". They have produced some lush lush grooves but I guess it's not too surpricing considering Mannerfelt help to mold the Fever Ray LP.

Roll The Dice - The New Black from The Subliminal Kid on Vime0

Roll The Dice - The New Black.mp3
Roll The Dice - Guadeloupe.mp3
I cant seem to find anywhere that still has their Self Titled 12" in stock; BOO HISS BOO. Again back to the overpriced Discogs for your fix.

Mount Kimbie - Maybe

2010-03-19T09:12:00.008Z

Mount Kimbie + James Blake + A Smoke filled Church in Olso = Super Awesome
Mount Kimbie - Maybe.mp3
Buy Mount Kimbie - Maybe 12"
-------------UPDATE---------------
They are play at "Bodytonic" on the 16th of April, same day as Patrick Kelleher's Remix Album Launch, I guess I aint going since Im DJing at it.

Teeth Mountain On Judge Judy

2010-03-03T16:48:00.006Z

Sad but quite funny at the same time.

Teeth Mountain - Black Jerusalem.mp3

Swansea Love Story

2010-03-02T20:18:00.006Z

Honest accounts of drug life in Swansea, Wales.

School Tour - Skinny City Foxes Mix

2010-02-10T15:12:00.006Z

Detail from stained glass window in a church in Rush, Co. Dublin.

I made a Mix for the lovely Skinny Wolves.

Heres The Tracklist.

01 Vessels That Float out of Metals That Sink (part 1) - Casino Versus Japan
02 Calling In Sick - Clovis Heald (feat. Josiah Wolf)
03 Beach Foam Baby - Future Islands
04 Club Rhythm 96 And Cell Phone - Tickley Feather
05 Do Your Best - John Maus
06 Bring Them Then - Sarsparilla
07 Devils Of Loudon (Fucktotem Remix) - Patrick Kelleher
08 Hymn - Ambulance
09 This Is Far From A Belleepoque - A Faulty Chromosome
10 Bleed Blood - City Center
11 Hey Chrome - Wet Hair
12 Back To High School - The Just Joans
13 Cloudy, Since You Went Away - The Caretaker
14 1st Track Of "The Boys Of The Feather" C20 - The Savage Young Taterbug
15 Blue Moon (33RPM Vinyl Rip) - Ray Conniff
16 Phantasthma - Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
17 Spent Time - The Durutti Column
18 Paddington Town - Ivor Cutler

SCHOOL TOUR - Skinny City Foxes Mix // February 2010 by SkinnyWolves

Also I'm playing a School Tour show for them, supporting U.S. Girls on 27 of February in Thomas House with Younger Colours.

Kevin Roddy - "When" Series

2010-02-09T17:13:00.004Z

Kevin Roddy

Cluster Tonight, The Ex Tomorrow

2010-02-06T17:05:00.008Z

Krautrock kings Cluster are as the poster about says; playing Dublin's Village tonight. In support of their less ambient last album "Qua" which is full of chopping and changing sonic busts with touches of their gloriously dropout grooves still in there but now luring in the back. Check out two tracks from it below, "Xanesra" with is warped out omnichord and "Na Ernel" a crazed night forrest stalking march. For an track of their 1976 Sowiesoso album get my "Night And Day" Mixtape from an age ago.
Cluster - Xanesra.mp3
Cluster - Na Ernel.mp3

Also if that's not enough The Ex with a brass band in toe are playing the Button Factory.

The Ex's new single "Maybe I Was The Pilot" can be got here.

Gary War Tonight

2010-01-06T16:44:00.007Z

Peddler's of good taste Skinny Wolves have the uncanny ablity to bring over your new favourite band before you have even heard of them yet. Tonight is no exception with ex- Areil Pink member Gary War and his spooky disco acid brain rot vibes. He does a wonderful version of my second favourite A.P.P song; "Eye in The Sky", the first being the chopper-tastic Hyper Gamma Spaces. The support bands are not to be missed either, its going to be the first live outing for postpunk slickness; Logikparty. Alsoon the bill are two piece bundle of wonder; Girl Names. who have just recently signed to Capture Tracks, "which is nice".

Gary War - Eye In The Sky.mp3
Gary War - Edge Of Mess.mp3

Deleted Scenes From Forgotten Dreams - The Box Social

2010-01-06T03:09:00.012Z

Bren Talbot has been a busy bee documenting what we have been up to at the Box Social over the last twelve months. Here's ten "Deleted Scenes" he was kindly unearthed for those who haven't been keeping an eye on the ball.
Featuring,
1. Patrick Kelleher - Doo Wop Covers Set
2. Children Under Hoof - "Holy Mountain" Live Film Score
3. Sex Mongler - Sex. Bat. and Toymonger Collaboration
4. Laura Sheeran - Wonderfulness
5. Hunter- Gatherer - Deadliness
6. Jam with Boys of Summer and Children Under Hoof members etc
7. Hulk - "Alice" Live Film Score
8. Ewa Gigon - Freak Outs
9. Children Under Hoof - Improv
10. Toymonger - No Cowards
Thank you to all that passed through our humble shed, it's been a blash.

Tonight Somadrone, Twinkranes, Fuck Buttons, Legion Of Two

2009-12-18T15:59:00.002Z

A farewell to one of the gems in our wee islands music scene crown is heading off to to San Fran, taken his space echoing oscillations with him. The vid below is a solo outing at this year DEAF, but tonight he will be join live with two other members of the long gone but still loved Connect Four Orchestra.

Somadrone - Secton Six.mp3 (Taken from “Lets Depart” 10″ E.P – 2001 )
Somadrone - Trail For A Trial.mp3 (Taken from "Fuzzing Away To A Whisper" LP - 2005)
Also on the bill is three piece Krautrock Revivalist Twinkranes and who have just released a great record on Twisted Nerve.

And if you can still rock on after that there is this afterwards.

After hearing new songs like "Flight Of The Feathered Serpent" and "Space Mountain" which sound like modern unoffensive tv idents music, for me Fuck Buttons have lost their edgy charm. The first album was more than just a homage exercise to Eno and Bryne's 81 masterpiece, it genuinely sounded dangerous, exciting and even new but now I wouldn't be surprise if "Olympians" (the most skippable track on "Tarot Sports") is used over rubbish tv sport montages. But it will be worth going to hear songs of their first album and the schizo disco epic that is "Surf Solar" of the new one and Legion Of Two in support also

Fuck Buttons - Surf Solar from ATP Recordings on Vimeo.

Plastic Bertrand - "Ca Plane Pour Moi"

2009-12-06T16:56:00.001Z

My Influences from Dan Meth on Vimeo.

More Goodness from ebay.

Live Film Score Show At The Box Social, Sat. Dec. 12th Boys Of Summer, John Purcell etc

2009-12-03T20:02:00.013Z

Boys Of Summer featuring A.Fogarty (Toymonger / Weil Rats), I.Pawle (Sea Dog / Scented Candle) & PG Smyth (Jimmy Cake) unleash a unrelentless barrage of sweet disco analog drone swells. They return to the Box Social after one of the most intense show I've seen this year. I overheard one punter after that "Cannibal Holocaust" score show saying "It was like getting hit over the head by a cancerous penis", quality.
www.myspace.com/bbooyyssooffssuummmmeerr

John Purcell is a Dublin-based musician who uses guitar, synthesiser, voice, field recordings, and effects to create dense layers of lush ambient sound.
www.myspace.com/johnpurcell1

Catscars is Robyn Bromfield, one fifth of Children Under Hoof and one of Patrick Kelleher's Cold Dead Hands. Behringer + Farfisa + Korg + Yamaha = Carpender Doom grooves.
www.myspace.com/catscars

Sonic bliss from a child under hoof.
www.myspace.com/schooltourmusic

Sat. 12th of December,
Behind 236 South Circular Road,
Doors: 6pm till 10pm (plendy of time to head into Hercules & Love Affair after)
5 euros,
Bring Your Own Dang Booze.

Cold Cave - Love Comes Close

2009-12-03T03:14:00.005Z

I warmed more and more to Cold Cave's debut LP after the initial disappointment subsided. Here is the feel goodish single that's ring out like New Order covering Q Lazzarus yup, sounds good to me.
Cold Cave - Love Comes Close.mp3
Buy Love Comes Close LP at your local record shop before it closes down.