A new song / single from Dublin-based electronic masked man Hunter-Gatherer. It’s a slow building 8-minute tune with creepy nefarious synths before order and release is restored by beats towards the second half of the song. It’s a followup to … Read More…
Hunter-Gatherer’s debut album I Dreamed I Was A Footstep In The Trail Of A Murderer was voted the fourth best Irish album of 2009 by readers of this blog and now he returns with a 7″ on Osaka Records on … Read More…
A highlight of Hunter-Gatherer’s debut I Dreamed I Was A Footstep In The Trail Of A Murderer now has a video directed by Ciara Kennedy and Róisín McNamee. Love HG’s appearance at the end.
All this week, we’re having guest posts from various people involved in different strands of Irish music – record shop owners, writers, bloggers, promoters, radio presenters, bands and more, telling us what Irish bands or artists they are really into … Read More…
All this week, there will be guest posts from various people involved in different strands of Irish music – record shop owners, writers, bloggers, promoters, radio presenters, bands and more, telling us what Irish bands or artists they are really … Read More…
it’s safe to assume that this video’s director Bren Talbot took inspiration from Hunter-Gatherer’s debut album title I Dreamt I Was A Footstep In The Trail Of A Murderer. The short-clip for ‘Arc-En-Ciel’ features Niamh from Angkorwat bloodied, dripping and … Read More…
Featuring Angkorwat, and interview with Kurt Vile and a non-Nationwide piece about fishing in Ireland soundtracked by Hunter-Gatherer. http://analoguemagazine.com/
What follows is four pages of my personal picks for artists I’m looking forward to hearing much more of in 2010. Featured artists include RUBIK, Baby Monster, I Am the Cosmos, Two Door Cinema Club, May 68, Sam Amidon, O … Read More…
Below you will find the countdown of the 30 albums that got the highest number of votes in the Irish album poll. There are some surprises in there to me. The number one album on the list actually won by a fair few points in the end. In a year where there was no clear favourite, it’s interesting to see such an album top the list. A few of the albums charted quite highly considering they were only released in the last month or so. Read More…
The results of the poll are ready to be revealed. First up, the Irish songs of the year as voted by readers and commenters of this blog. A staggering 215 different songs were voted for overall from about 150 … Read More…
It’s been another great year for Irish music in my estimation. Releases from ASIWYFA, David Kitt, BATS, Julie Feeney, Prince Kong, Valerie Francis, SEBP, Twinkranes, Patrick Kelleher, The Holy Roman Army, Channel One, Mail Order Messiahs, Hunter-Gatherer, Legion Of Two … Read More…
