• Stream: The Host – Peri-Natal Imprinting

    June 24, 2015 - By 

    Following on from the release of Cherrystones’ Critical Mass, Belfast-based imprint Touch Sensetive have announced that Esalen Lectures by Northern Irish producer The Host (AKA Barry Lynn/Boxcutter) will be their next release on August 14. As well as unveiled release info, the label have also made available a track from the release, ‘Peri-Natal Imprinting’. A teasing slice of oscillating abstracted ambience, the track follows on from the release of ‘World Sensitive‘ back in April. Check out the very intriguing back-story and underlying impetus behind the release, and stream the track itself, below. “Inspired by think tanks and floatation tanks, psychological research, 2012 mythology, 1960’s…

  • Boxcutter – Shea EP

    August 14, 2014 - By 

    London-based, Northern Irish producer Barry Lynn AKA Boxcutter, is back with a small helping of delightful, electronic treats with his latest release, the Shea EP. The self-titled opening track lures the listener right in with a catchy, looping female vocal sample and its incredible array of dynamics. With earphones in and volume up, you feel the full force of Lynn’s creation, and the specific points of detail within these tracks are nothing short of impressive. ‘Holoscene’ allows Shea to stand on its own merits. With an ambience of what seem to be the sound of crickets, it’s easy to find oneself getting lost…

  • Stendhal Festival of Art 2014

    August 10, 2014 - By 

    Make no bones about it: the Glasgowbury-shaped hole in the Northern Irish summer festival calendar is indeed a sizable one. But as is equally apparent to those of us in eager search of its successor, it’s all very much a case of one door closes, another door opens. Teetering right on the precipice of ascending to the enviable rank of Northern Ireland’s singular unmissable two-day music and arts festival, Stendhal Festival of Art, with its glorious rural expanse and wonderfully kaleidoscopic eclecticism, is set to do just that this weekend. Here’s how things went down. Held on the barley-bordered fields of Ballymully Farm…

  • Stream: Boxcutter – Shea EP

    July 28, 2014 - By 

    The fifth release on his own imprint, Kinnego Records, the chameleonic Barry Lynn AKABoxcutter has returned with a garage-tinged new EP, Shea. Currently based in London, the Northern Irish producer’s latest, three-track release is the culmination of its lead track being streamed early last year via Soundcloud. It features kaleidoscopic sleeve art by Nia at Star Fu and was mastered by Bob Macc at Subvert Central Mastering. Stream the EP via Bandcamp below. Shea EP by Boxcutter