• EP Stream: Gumshoe – Sun Kisses The Moon

    April 24, 2017 - By 

    Having started to premiere tracks from the EP back in October of last year, Wicklow ambient hip-hop duo Gumshoe have let Sun Kisses The Moon out into the world in full. With previously released tracks ‘yom kippur’, ‘ninbasu’ and ‘forgotten weapons’ being ethereal teasers, the rest of the collection continues in much the same vein with delightfully odd vocal samples, sparse rhythms and brittle melodies coursing throughout its seven tracks. ‘a divisive nature’ is captivating with its stumbling bass throb and Gold Panda reminiscent melodic samples. ‘cherrylane’ is pure hypnosis with its languid keys, trills and swoops, jazz samples and a surreal spoken vocal detailing someone’s…

  • Whose Subconscious Is This Anyway? – An Interview with Bob Gallagher

    April 21, 2017 - By 

    As you may well be aware from his directorial work on some of the best music videos to come out of Ireland in the past couple of years, Bob Gallagher is not a man to shy away from the unusual or unexpected. Perhaps best known for his Radar award winning video from 2016 for Girl Band’s ‘Paul’ (as well as ‘Pears For Lunch’, ‘Why They Hide Their Bodies Under My Garage’ and ‘In Plastic’), Gallagher has also worked with artists such as SPIES, Floor Staff, James Vincent McMorrow, Naoise Roo, Participant, Saint Sister and Myles Manley, creating visual accompaniments that veer from the…

  • Fionn Regan – The Meetings of the Waters

    April 14, 2017 - By 

    Capturing an image that denotes a changing phase in one’s life and making that image resonate can be a laboured and often trite task for an artist. An example: about five years ago at a Bon Iver show in what was then the O2 Arena in Dublin, Justin Vernon made a passing remark about how life’s cyclical nature can be observed in the beginnings and endings of seemingly insignificant things – in his case, tubes of toothpaste. It was a nice thought, but one that perhaps felt too individualised to produce anything more than a shrug of vague acknowledgement from…

  • Stream: Replete – Legislate feat. Bini

    April 12, 2017 - By 

      Earlier this year, we flagged up the Zizek at the Discotheque, the most recent collection from Dublin based/Kilkenny native DJ and producer Replete (aka Peter Lawlor). Following on now from that cassette release, Lawlor’s latest outing, ‘Legislate feat. Bini’ is set to land on May 5th. The track will appear on the Hà Nội Night 12″ compilation on Vietnam’s Ele Records and will appear alongside cuts from Contours (Rhythm Section) and Sameed (Local Talk). In a similar vein to his other productions to date, ‘Legislate’ is a soulful, melodious slice of house that would serve as the ideal mood setter for nights in venues like The…

  • Watch: The Swedish Railway Orchestra – I Don’t See Any Daylight Anymore

    April 7, 2017 - By 

    Dublin’s Rob Smith has had an interesting musical trajectory over the years. From years of operating in singer-songwriter territory to exciting sojourns into a more punk sound, he has seen fit to always dabble in a styles that take hold of him at a given time. It was through becoming all the more enticed by the sounds of acts like LCD Soundsystem, Jape and Talking Heads then that Smith took it upon himself to start The Swedish Railway Orchestra, a project that embraces the computerised disco-laden energy of those acts. Armed with cowbells, a plethora of analog sounds from throbbing bass to swirling synths,…

  • Stream: tapedesk – three euro and forty cent

    April 7, 2017 - By 

    You know what’s missing from your Friday? Yes, you guessed it! An experimental, ambient vocal work composed using flipped coins (adding to a total of €3.40), eight notes, a notebook, and something to record the results onto. And that’s about all we know about tapedesk, a mysterious artist out of Dublin whose first release is both playfully cynical and utterly beguiling. As this 15-minute piece plays through its eight movements it is easy to become absorbed in the sound of the looped, droning vocals. Reminiscent of fellow Dublin experimentalists Rollers/Sparkers or even, at a push, pioneering vocal manipulator Meredith Monk, this is  a welcome helping…

  • Come On Live Long Announce New Album ‘In The Still’

    April 5, 2017 - By 

    Dublin’s Come On Live Long have announced the release of their long awaited second album In The Still.  Having released their debut Everything Fall in 2013, the band took their time before returning for their sophomore effort. In that time we have heard teasers for the record without even realising, with ‘For The Birds’ and the breathtaking ‘Trough’ both set to appear on In The Still. Nonetheless, aside from playing scatters of gigs here and there, the past four years for Come On Live Long were spent largely on the periphery of the scene. Making a big impact whenever they did return however meant they were…

  • Stream: New Jackson – Anya’s Piano

    April 4, 2017 - By 

    In the lead up to the release of his debut LP under the New Jackson monicker, David Kitt has released a 12″ led by album track ‘Anya’s Piano’. From Night To Night is set for release on May 19th through the terrific All City label. ‘Anya’s Piano’ is an expansive and atmospheric cut, chock with groove, hypnotic double bass and a lavish saxophone part from Terry Edwards [PJ Harvey/Gallon Drunk]. The other two tracks on the 12″, which will not appear on From Night To Night, are equally rich. ‘In My Room’ boasts a deep, basement energy and mechanism while ‘Leave Me Making’ incites a swaying, breezy feeling amid its…

  • Watch: Neil Flynn – J.E.N (feat. Katie Kim)

    April 4, 2017 - By 

    Kilkenny native, Berlin based producer Neil Flynn, has released a visual accompaniment for ‘J.E.N.’ The track, which appeared on his EP for Berlin based label Lossless last October, is a driving, club ready cut from an artist whose penchant for deep, melodic house music has seen his releases getting played out by the likes of Dixon and Âme. The track also features a typically haunting guest vocal from Katie Kim.  The video, a stark black and white accompaniment was shot in various forests from Berlin to Norway, Sweden and Iceland. Flynn, who we interviewed back in 2015, has also just released a remix of VIMES’ ‘Rudal’ which can be heard here.

  • Stream: Rejjie Snow – Flexin (feat. Ebenezer)

    March 29, 2017 - By 

    Dublin native Rejjie Snow has unveiled his second track of the year in the form of ‘Flexin’. Produced by  Rahki (who also worked on his previous releases ‘Crooked Cops’ and ‘Pink Beetle’) and featuring a frenetic refrain from Ebenezer, the cut is yet another tightly wound string to Snow’s bow. Taken from his forthcoming album Dear Annie set to drop later in the year on 300 Entertainment, ‘Flexin’ is another showcase of Rejjie’s ferocious, brazen flow and statement of intent with cutting, alliterative verses stomping over hard-hitting, symphonic production. If you had been sleeping on Rejjie Snow’s output, about now would be the time to wake up. Not…