Opening to the crash of a gong whose cosmic vibrations metaphorically linger throughout the entire recording, Lee "Scratch" Perry's Guide to the Universe has the allure of a religious ceremony, a shamanic ritual calling on the spirits of the other world, a Rastafarian sermon dispensed by legendary Jamaican producer, visual ... [Continue Reading]
Théo Girard: Pensées Rotatives
Théo Girard is a double bass player, composer and independent record label owner based in Paris who has been involved in a multitude of musical projects over the years – from the Gypsy/Jazz/Klezmer collective Bratsch co-founded by his father Bruno Girard in the mid-1970s to various Mayola rock bands such as G!rafe or Trans Kabar ... [Continue Reading]
Eoghan Neff: unrecalled
Eoghan Neff is a fiddler, researcher and lecturer based in Ennis who has already performed extensively on the international stage either as a solo artist, as the NeffBros duet with his brother and piper Flaithrí or as part of the Riverdance band. Informed by a love for the physicality of the acoustic fiddle and for vintage ... [Continue Reading]
In The Echo: Field Recordings from Earlsfort Terrace
A drummer (with Lisa Hannigan and Villagers), producer and electronic musician (with I Am The Cosmos and The Din), Ross Turner was also artist in residence at Dublin’s National Concert Hall between 2014 and 2016. During that time, the musician curated a series of collaborations between musicians across a wide range of ... [Continue Reading]
Damon Locks – Black Monument Ensemble: Now
Damon Locks is a Chicago-based activist, poet, teacher and visual artist whose work might already be familiar to many as it has featured as the cover artwork of dozens of records including several International Anthem releases. A long-time deejay and singer with various post punk bands, Damon Locks was also recently heard as a ... [Continue Reading]
Úna Keane: Collaborations
Based in Dublin, Úna Keane is a modern classical pianist who thrives on a multi-disciplinary approach to performance by blending classical instrumentation with electronics, spoken word and visuals. Collaboration between musicians of different backgrounds is a favourite practice and can take many forms - from extensive rehearsals ... [Continue Reading]
Bohren & Der Club of Gore: Patchouli Blue
Formed in 1992, Bohren & Der Club of Gore is a German dark ambient jazz band from Mülheim an der Ruhr which originally emerged from the doom metal and grindcore scene. Comprised of Christoph Clöser, Morten Gass, Robin Rodenberg and Thorsten Benning, the band settled as a quartet from the late 1990s onwards until the ... [Continue Reading]