The best of new and future worldwide music from an Ireland-based music blog.

No Ceremony – ‘Hurtlove’

Monday, January 30, 2012 - Leave a comment


‘HurtLove’ is a modern proposition for a song. It might be built on reverberating piano chords but its twisted whirling vocals and creeping distortion add a zeitgeist spin on the overall effect. It’s post-dubstep in the vein of James Blake in that it’s airy and awkward and like Blake, it conjures up a strange and unique atmosphere that is edifying and repeatable.

It’s from Manchester’s No Ceremony and is released on a 10″ vinyl on February 20th backed with the similar ‘WeAreMe along with ‘Deliverus’.Grab the download below and listen to the other tracks. Order the vinyl here.

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SertOne – Quesadillas: An EP inspired by J Dilla

Monday, January 30, 2012 - 1 comment

Beats inspired by J Dilla is the theme at the centre of SertOne’s newest EP Quesadillas. Each of the four tracks is inspired by an individual Dilla production from the Intro to the Ruff Draft LP to chimes and vocals of ‘Make’em NV’ to Slum Village’s ‘Fall In Love’.

Proceeds for the sale of the EP go towards the J Dilla Foundation. Sert got the idea for the EP because he is playing a Dilla charity night in Liverpool.

REID – ‘Diptera’ / ‘Fall’

Thursday, January 26, 2012 - Leave a comment

REID

Things have been progressing nicely for Cork’s REID since 2012 hit. He’s got himself on a management agency and ‘Diptera’, one of the tracks released on his second release for the upcoming Blah Blah Blah label was used in a documentary From The Inside Out for US filmmakers Second Base Films. The doc also features tunes from Chase & Status, Nero and Digitalism.

‘Diptera’ / ‘Fall’ get a digital release on February 20th. The former is a quiet/loud compressed synth line workout while the latter is more fluid and rolling with bells and big beats.

Introducing: Dott – Glowing Galway garage pop

Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 3 comments

Catchy and super fun debut garage pop single from Galway band Dott who are made up of former members of other bands Nicola Cosgrove (Rites), Laura Finnegan (Nevernoodz), Tony Higgins (Grand Pocket Orchestra, currently also Junior 85) and Anna McCarthy (Blasterbra).

They play their first ever gig this weekend in Galway.

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Somadrone – ‘Reckoning’

Thursday, January 26, 2012 - 1 comment

It’s been a year and two months since Neil O’ Connor aka Somadrone’s third LP Depth Of Field was streamed here and next month he’ll play his first headline shows since that period kicking off with Friday February 4th in Triskel Arts Centre, Cork with support from Magic Pockets, Thursday February 23rd in Belfast’s Menagerie Club and culminating on Saturday February 25th in Dublin’s Unitarian Church on St. Stephens Green with support from Angkorwat and I Am The Cosmos (check the amazing flyer by M&E).

New Somadrone music on Skinny Wolves (bringing Grouper over in late March) in the woodblock percussion and starry synth-featuring ‘Reckoning’ is below which Neil says is indicative of new more upbeat songs.

“I was listening to alot of library music this time around, with alot of German stuff like Cluster and Harmonium. I just wanted to make a completely new record, challenge myself to write out of my style. The results are interesting, less acoustics on this one. It’s full on electronic pop. Our live set is now myself on stereo guitar, modular and other synths, Glenn Keating on drums/electronics and David Kitt on guitar and vocoder”.

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Video: James Vincent McMorrow – ‘Higher Love’ / ‘If I Had A Boat’ (live from Amsterdam)

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - Leave a comment

Everywhere I went at Eurosonic, people talked about James McMorrow. From the 3Voor12 to the BBC to the waitress in the local restaurant, everyone in Holland loved him. ‘Higher Love’ found itself in the UK charts the week before thanks to the Lovefilm campaign. Myles O’Reilly and Simon O’Neill joined him at the Paradiso in Amsterdam on his sold out Dutch tour last week and captured some of the excitement around an artist whose profile continues to rise.

A special version of the album with bonus tracks comes out shortly.

Introducing: SlowPlaceLikeHome

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - Leave a comment

Donegal-based Keith Mannion is the man behind the SlowPlaceLikeHome project which dropped its second free download EP called Coastal Hubs for Chivalry EP this week. Mannion gallivants around the subgenres of electronic, never really committing to any one in particular but common in his palette are wandering instrumentals, treated vocals, ’90s electronica and swirling arrangements. It’s very effective thinking music. The first EP Waiting on The 3rd 2nd Chance is also on Bandcamp.

Coastal Hubs for Chivalry EP:

Video: White Collar Boy – ‘Capslock’ (Feat. Gemma Dunlovely)

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - Leave a comment


I’ve listened to this song a lot since I first heard it in November. It’s a headphone jam feat. Gemma Dunlovely and now it’s got a video projecting footage onto paper by 1441 Collective. Download the track below and check out more at Soundcloud & Facebook. They play The Grand Social with Lorem Ipsum at Cirque De La Mode this Friday and on February 2nd with Bantum and Bloody Ends.

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