So in the read more there is a selection of different things for you to do at the start of your weekend hopefully something for everyone.
BMUSIC MONTHLY @ THOMAS HOUSE
FRIDAY 28th Nov
6PM til Late
FREE ENTRY
FEATURING
MICI (MAXIMUM JOY)
DARREN (MAXIMUM JOY)
RAYVERB (TWINKRANES)
MARK WINKELMANN
NLGBBBLBTH
GIB (U:MACK)
PETER (7&7 is...)
MICK ALPHABET
XTINE
"B-MUSIC COLLECTIVE
B-Music is an independent collective of DJs, musicians and music lovers dedicated to the obsessive and painstaking pursual of obscure, obsolete, exquisitely obnoxious, unbelievable, underexposed and undeniably delectable discs of experimental pop music from the psyched-out sixties and seventies.
B-Music.co.uk provides a pocket library for discerning aficionados of fascinating rhythms from six times around the globe - unifying record collectors, beat diggers, fanatics of the avant-garde and trash-merchants alike.
Centred around the Mancunian eponymous travelling club and bar night - hosted by Andy Votel (Twisted Nerve) and Dominic Thomas - and along with twin record labels Finders Keepers and Delay 68, B-Music represents a passionate, un-blinkered approach to the culmination of way-out sounds encompassing all elements of off-kilter counter-culture: Psych Prog Space Rock Ye-Ye Euro Beat Folk Funk Jazz and Whacked Out Movie Musak, as well as cherry pickings of bugged-out cinema, design and literature in token doses."
www.b-music.co.uk
LPX "Fashion; Not Fashion" Dublin launch
Ballroom #83 - Dälek/ Destructo Swarmbots - ALT Fri Nov 28th
Dälek has rightfully gained iconic status as one of the finest alt-hip hop bands of our time. Until recently 'resolutely underground', Dälek methodically undermines every idiotic idiom perpetuated by mainstream rap, choosing instead to blend assaultingly hypnotic rhymes with a corrosively atmospheric, electronica-inflected hard rock sensibility. Combine all this with an undeniable lyrical intelligence and absolutely no illusions about the world we live in and you've got a duo that effortlessly embraces genres--from hip hop to jazz, from jazz to metal, from metal to punk, from punk to noisecore, from noisecore back to hip hop. Think My Bloody Valentine + Tool + early Wu Tang combined with Massive Attack and Aphex Twin and you only begin to wrap your brain around what Dälek has unleashed with each album release, each collaboration, each remix…
Dälek's first release, NEGRO NECRO NEKROS (Gern Blandsten 1998) was released to overwhelming critical acclaim, artfully combining elements of Faust, the rock grit of The Velvet Underground, shoegaze-like density of Ride, and electronica beats with incisively lyrical social commentary. Dälek's second album, FROM THE FILTHY TONGUE OF GODS AND GRIOTS (Ipecac Recordings 2002) established them firmly alongside hip-hop innovators such as the Antipop Consortium and cLOUDDEAD. Come 2004, Dälek released their dense and dread-filled album ABSENCE (Ipecac Recordings 2004), which brought them their broadest critical and public attention to date. Then, in early 2007, the band released what is perhaps their greatest work: the eloquent and brooding ABANDONED LANGUAGE (Ipecac Recordings 2007).
Destructo Swarmbots is a 2 man guitar and bass entity built around Mike Mare, main noisemaker for Dälek. Sometime quiet and brooding, often searingly loud, Mare and company thread water in a cold dark sea between Sunn O))/Earth noisy drones and Fripp/Enos washed out bliss.
Northstation is Dublin musician Steve Fanagan. Steve began recording as Northstation in 1999, when he provided the soundtrack for a collection of short films. 2001 saw the release of the first Northstation album, 'plink.plonk', a collection of songs originally compiled for the din sound exhibition. This was followed by some live performances. In 2003 Steve began work on the 'Bears' album, which was released in July 2004, on risc records. Since releasing Bears, Northstation has gigged extensively playing alongside many and varied musicians. 2006 saw the release of the third Northstation album, called 'Wagtail'. In February of this year Northstation released an ep of remixes of music by bands such as Hood, Halfset, Herv and others. Steve currently works as a sound engineer and college tutor, and releases music under several different names. He also runs an excellent independent label called Slow Loris.
Melodica Deathship is a combination of rugged beats, ghostly melodica, and salty lyrical themes inspired by a dark fascination with the sea. Imagine if The Pogues, Augustus Pablo, King Tubby and Bitches Brew-era Miles Davis got together to record in the hull of an ancient galleon on a trip to hell, and you'll get the idea. It's the original and singular vision of Exile Eye, a wizened vet of the salad days of Cork hip-hop who's run the gamut from Ar La to playing with the likes of El-P and Saul Williams.
Three things to do this Friday
This is a review of an album called "This is the album of a band called Adebisi Shank" by a band called Adebisi Shank
So its been a little over a year and a bit since Adebisi Shank released "this is the E.P of a band called Adebisi Shank", since then they toured the E.P extensively through out Ireland, Mick and Lar released an E.P with Terrordactyl , Vin released Rocky IV Reckyrd in his guise as The Vinny Club, ventured into UK and mainland Europe with label mates Marvins Revolt, done a tour of Japan with Lite (who themselves are on tour in Ireland in October) and gained a very enthusiastic American fan.
Adebisi Shank - You Me
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The album was produced by J. Robbins (Government Issue, Scream, Jawbox, Burning Airlines and Channels) in Magpie Cage studios in Baltimore, Maryland, the LP was mastered by TJ Lipple (Guitarist with Aloha) at Inner Ear studios in Washington DC.
First off i just want to say the album is addictive , clocking in at just over 23 minutes its goes by in what seems like half that time and with you hitting repeat to hear it again. the album doesn't have the visceral punch that the E.P. had, but this isn't necessarily a bad thing the album is a more cerebral beast then the E.P. with many of the tracks seemly flowing from one to the other, production wise every note is crisp and sharp and i cant find fault with it at all. Musically it's as terrifying as the E.P. Coming from all directions with unrelenting amazingness from all in the band. Again Adebisi Shank have made another record that defies a decent description and classification , its is a must have and they are a must see band.
Adebisi Shank - Snakehips
Click here to buy album
Adebisi Shank upcoming gigs
12 Sep 2008 20:00 Cleere’s Theatre - Album Release Gig Kilkenny
15 Sep 2008 18:00 Hideaway House W/ Heathers & Find A Way Dublin
20 Sep 2008 20:00 McDonalds Pub - Album Release Gig W/Enemies Wexford
26 Sep 2008 20:00 Boom Boom Room - Album Release Gig W/Kidd Blunt Dublin
4 Oct 2008 20:00 Metro Club @ Fletchers Waterford
12 Oct 2008 20:00 Bakers Place W/Lite Limerick
13 Oct 2008 20:00 Lavery’s Bunker W/Lite Belfast
Adebisi Shank myspace page
Sugarlips Profile: Hoovers and Sledgehammers
Hoovers and Sledgehammers are fucking silly. Its hard to define exactly how fucking silly they are but suffice to say that silliness surrounds them in abundance. Its not really easy to say exactly what they sound like apart from the silliness but they definitely know how to make catchy little tunes. Its difficult to elaborate on what segment of society they may pander to with their silliness but they are sharp at pointing out certain weaknesses in different facets of Irish life (listen to That's Animal to hear Christy Moore taking a beating). One analogy I heard was if the Slate magazine (R.I.P.) was a band maybe it might be Hoovers and Sledgehammers. Thats kind of an old analogy seeing as The Slate doesn't exist anymore but if you know what I'm talking about then..well...you'll know what I'm talking about.
Still finding it hard to get a reach on them? Their bio states that: Members Igor Honey, Earl Mustard and Boris Pollenhands have been producing music since 2004 and have amassed a generous back catalogue of songs-5 albums worth, with each album averaging 30 songs or more. They played New York's Death Disco in September 2006 and BP Fallon thought they were great! Then he watched Igor undress in the lads toilet. They like fine whisky, Finland, Kylie Minogue and their songs to be mastered. They are currently working on an EP which will be due for release in late April 2007. Recently Charlie Schnitzel joined them on drums and now they are complete.
Its been three years since I've seen them live but rest assured I will be at the Boom Boom Room tomorrow night for Sugarlips to see these mad fuckers again and so should you.
Check the read more for some awesome sounds or go to their myspace for more recent fare. Oh and they're not actually knackers in case the video below makes you not want to go. I mention this merely for those who have no concept of irony.
So's Your Sister
That's Fuckin' Animal
Al Pacino
Joyridin'
Sugarlips Returns!
The mighty Sugarlips is returning to Dublin next weekend with a killer lineup of up-and-comings to rock the Boom Boom Room's latest venue.
The Boom Boom Room 2 has been steadily growing at it's home in Murrays on O'Connell street, and Friday May 9th sees Sugarlips host a night of madness in new surroundings.
Hoovers & Sledgehammers, Patrick Kelleher & The Wet Dreams, and Saviours of Space all feature on the tantalising lineup.
Doors are at 8, and admission is a paltry 5 euro.
Stay tuned over the next two weeks for extensive profiles of the lineup, mp3s, videos and all the updates you could possibly need.
Hoovers & Sledgehammers on myspace
Patrick Kelleher on myspace
Saviours of Space on myspace
Boom Boom Room- Mystery Solved!
Joey from the Boom Boom Room has been in touch to clear up what exactly happened with Conways Pub at the weekend. Turns out all stories of naughtiness were exaggerated, and the real problem was down to a lot of red tape.
Hear it from Joey himself after the jump:
Hi All,
Joey from The Boom Boom Room here. Just a quick note to address the situation at Patrick Conways Pub/The Boom Boom Room.
The pub was visited by the Gardai on Fri night at closing. The manager and staff were advised that they would not be allowed to reopen the premises until a problem with their license to operate was rectified. I have been advised by the owners of Conways the reason for the reason for this is that there has been an objection lodged against the license. It has been explained to me that the license and premises are owned by a number of individuals, and that there is a disagreement regarding the premises amongst themselves. I have been advised that this is a temporary situation, and that the premises should be re-opened early this week. It has nothing to do with underage drinkers, or any other reasons related to the operation of the pub or venue.
Thanks for the kind words and support The Boom Boom Room has received in this difficult time, including those posted in this thread.
Best Regards,
Joey
Mystery solved! We'll be posting details about the rescheduled SugarLips event as soon as we get em.
Sugarlips spotlight : Sarsparilla
Sarsparilla was raised in a small synth community in the green mountains of Wicklow. He soon found their small town ways oppressive and formed an escape plan with his then mentor, John Carpenter. These men promptly escaped into the Dublin underground, soon master Carpenter moved to the US, but Sarsparilla stayed in Ireland to forge his own distinctive synthesized soundscapes. Utilizing the techniques master Carpenter had taught him and building upon them, he has crafted his own sound that is nothing short of extraordinary!
With influences like The Equalizer, Escape From New York,V - the final battle ,Street Hawk and Hardy Boys Nancy Drew this man means business
MP3>Sarsparilla - The Count.
when playing live Sarsparilla ups the tempo because he is a man of the people and knows what the people want.
Sarsparilla play SugarLips @ The Boom Boom Room on Parnell Street this Saturday night- February 9th.
Sugarlips Spotlight: Hybrasil
Hybrasil are still quality since I first saw them at Hard Working Class Heroes about 2 or 3 years ago and tomorrow night they bring their electro-like (I use that word too much) funky, fuzzy and fucking catchy stylings to the Boom Boom Room for the Sugarlips gig.
Shameless plug? Pah!!! Check out here for one good reason to see them
For more deadliness you can go to their Homepage to buy their album The Monkey Pole or to their Myspace for funky tuneage galore.
And have a gander at their track San Fran:
or even see them solve band disputes:
Fun & Games
