Many people say music is a sort of therapy, but Japanese artist Hinako Omori takes this ethos further than most. The ambient producer is fascinated by the physical and psychological effect of frequencies, saying: “I’m […]
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Another ‘new normal’ – Eurosonic festival starts on your laptop tonight
In any other January, most of us are hibernating for good reason — after a few weeks of indulgence and wallet trashing. We don’t have a choice this year, though, we’re all hibernating together, trying […]
Moo Kid’s Irish Bandcamp Weekly
Digging through bandcamp.com for the best in Irish underground sounds — this week fro leftfield electronics to headbutt grindcore. Animal Party Toronto-based Dubliner Sinead Bermingham is a producer and multi-instrumentalist whose creations are teeming with […]
Electronic murmurs: Irish Bandcamp Weekly
A regular dig through bandcamp.com for independent Irish treats. Mount Alaska Sometimes amid the spiralling uncertainty, fatigue and claustrophobia around “these times”, you need a a music straightener.What generally works for me is extreme noise/ […]
It’s about time the Story of Irish Hip-hop was told
With a trail of Longitude festival sellouts and MCs and DJs packing out tents and clubs all over Ireland, Irish hip-hop has been the most vital movement in the country for years. So it’s about […]
IAMDDB: Turn up the Vol
While many current R&B and hip-hop artists struggle with a phoned-in live show lacking in effort and content, IAMDDB’s longest recording to date is her 2019 album Vol.Xperience Live@Roundhouse London. Over 75 minutes and 24 […]
First Fortnight: Ending mental health stigma since 2009
First Fortnight is heading into its 11th year of raising awareness and trying to erase the stigma of mental health in Ireland and further afield. The first few weeks of January are always a struggle […]
Ronnie Spector: ‘The Original Bad Girl of Rock’n’Roll’
The ‘Original Bad Girl of Rock’n’Roll’, Ronnie Spector and the Ronettes are behind some of the most memorable songs of the 20th century. The 1963 hit Be My Baby was voted by Billboard as No1 […]
Geoff Barrow & Ben Salibury’s DROKK: A bleak, minimalist synth masterpiece
One of the best soundtracks of the decade doesn’t even have a film attached. It nearly did, though. Geoff Barrow (of Portishead and BEAK>) and the BAFTA and Emmy-winning score composer Ben Salisbury were approached […]
The Messthetics – way more than half of Fugazi
Post-hardcore punk experimentalists Fugazi are the least likely band to reform for a cash grab — after 16 years as the ultimate DIY act and capping gig tickets at barely break-even prices. But even if […]
Echo & the Bunnymen: too many strings attached
You’re never much more than a year away from an Echo and the Bunnymen gig in Ireland, but this time they’ve probably got a lot more to prove as they hit Dublin tonight. Their last […]
Bob Dylan doesn’t owe us anything
Bob Dylan is one of the last original rock icons, and he’s still the biggest enigma. In an era of oversharing – when even Mick Jagger last week tweeted a video of himself hanging off […]
‘I make music on wild, stormy days’: Acid Feen – Cid Sex
There must be thousands of electronic music labels worldwide with abstract names — but We Play Acid doesn’t leave you guessing what it’s all about. The Portuguese label exclusively focuses on underground acid house and techno and […]
Irish gigs round-up: September 9-15
PLAID, Whelan’s, Dublin, Tomorrow Electronic duo Plaid are the one act on revered label Warp Records who have never strayed off the melodic path, while keeping their experimental edge. Over 11 albums since 1991, Ed Handley […]
Gigs round-up: February 27-March 3
Joanna Newsom, Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Thursday, SOLD OUT. JOANNA Newsom is one artist in the last decade who fans have built a cult around — which also means she’s one of the most divisive. She’s […]
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