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INDIE-RE #51 BY NEAR FM, DUBLIN, IRELAND
SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTENT: The 51st episode of IndieRe is brought to you by Near FM in Dublin, produced and presented by Neil Farrelly. In this episode we showcase some of the best up and coming Irish artists. Ireland is currently a hot bed of acts breaking through internationally, from Fontaines DC, Gilla Band and The Murder Capital, to Sorcha Richardson, Lankum and Lisa O’Neill, there are new artists from all genres making waves all the time. Here we showcase some bands we think are great and you will also hear more about into the future. They hail from all over Ireland, and represent a multicultural and diverse Ireland. The artists include Sprints, Felispeaks, Rory Sweeney, Actualacid, Rex Arcum, Thee U.F.O., Krypton Bulb, Aoife Wolf, Fizzy Orange, Jam Hades and Pretty Happy. There are also interviews with Andy Marke from the Dublin based label, Fuzzed Up, and with Marco from the band Jam Hades.
TEXT: You are listening to indieRE, produced by Near FM in Dublin, Ireland. IndieRE is an EU exchange programme showcasing up and coming music from across Europe. I’m your host Neil and I’ll be playing the best new music from across Ireland, and for me, there’s no better place to start that with who I think will be the next big band to come out of Ireland: SPRINTS.
SPRINTS are a garage punk band from Dublin. They have been blowing up over the last couple of years, they have recently signed to City Slang Records out of Berlin and have sold out prestigious Dublin venue Whelan’s. They will support Suede on tour in the UK, they’re going to play Glastonbury, they’ve supported Liam Gallagher and they are on the up in a big way. This is their latest single, this is ‘Literary Mind.
SPRINTS _ LITERARY MIND
FELISPEAKS – Tough Meat
That last track is ‘Tough Meat’ by Nigerian Irish artist FELISPEAKS. Felicia also is a poet, a performer and a playwright and a spoken word artist. She is from Longford in the midlands of Ireland but is currently based in Dublin. She is a multi award winning plarwright and she first came on to my radar a few years ago for her really powerful spoken word performances. She has started to move into music and that track was produced in collaboration with purgatory studios.
Ireland is obviously famous for its rock music with U2 and the Cranberries being two of the most obvious and biggest bands to come out of Ireland. But recently there has been a big upswing in the amount of hip hop and beats based music being produced.
Rory Sweeney is definitely one of the most important up and coming producers in the Dublin scene at the moment. He’s a film maker and a musician and he’s based in Dublin. He recently released his ‘Trash Catalogue Part 2’ which is a really eclectic mix of jungle and ambient and idm and all sorts of different bits and pieces. This tune is called ‘Junya Watanabe’ – it’s Rory Sweeney featuring AHMED, WITH LOVE, E the artist and Julia Louise Knifefist.
Rory Sweeney, Ahmed, with Love, E THE ARTIST, Julia Louise Knifefist – Junya Watanabe
Actualacid – HALF TIME
https://hausurecords.com/artists/actualacid/
Rex Arcum, Syano – LOTTO BOY
https://www.facebook.com/RexArcum/
So, that tune on the way out thwere is ‘LOTTO BOY’ by Rex Arcum and Syano. Rex Arcum is a rap/rock artist from Cork. He is thriving on creating a bold genre defined music with the sole purpose of transforming negativity and mental struggles into into something positive for both himself and his listeners. You can find out more information at rexarcum.com. Before that we had actualacid. Actualacid is Jack Corrigan, he is a Hausu member and Repeater member and producer. He focuses on modern takes of psychedelic music, atmospheric sound design and internet age aesthetics. You can check out more at Hausu Recrds dot com.
Thee U.F.O. – Fraud on the Court
https://fuzzedupastromoonrecords.bandcamp.com/album/ponderous-fug
The was Thee U.F.O. with their track ‘ Fraud on the Court’ from the album Ponderous Fug, which came out last year on Fuzzed Up and Astro Moon records. I’m joined now by Andy Marke from Fuzzed Up indie club…..
{Andy Marke interview}
Krypton Bulb – Jackies Man
https://fuzzedupastromoonrecords.bandcamp.com/album/jackies-man
That is Krpton Bulb with their song Jackies Man out now on Fuzzed Up and Astro Moon records. DOnt forget to check out Fuzzed Up and Astromoon records on bandcamp to check out the vinyl and CD releases and more information on the label.
Just in case you were wondering, that ambient track thats been playing under my voice the whole time is by Cobra Truth, and it is a track called ‘A Lovely Little Budgie’. Well worth checking out a bit of Cobra Truth for some experimental electronics.
Next up we have Aoife Wolf, who melds soaring psy-folk with lyrics that delve deep into uncanny worlds. She is influenced by people like Kate Bush, Joni Mitchell, PJ Harvey and My Bloody Valentine. Her craft encapsulates themes of nature, psychology, stories of history of women and art. This is her tune ‘the Wetlands’ off her EP of the same name.
Aoife Wolf – The Wetlands
https://aoife-wolf.bandcamp.com
Fizzy Orange – Cafe Continental
https://www.facebook.com/Fizzyband/
Ah yeah, that is Fizzy Orange, the Dublin City Soul Six Piece. With their song ‘Cafe Continental’.
Next up we’re going to hear from Marko from Jam Hades.
Marko – Jam Hades interview.
Jam Hades – The Edge
https://jamhades.bandcamp.com/album/the-edge-of-regret
We’re neat to the end of the show, we’ve only got time for one more track, and we’re going to go with a track by a band from Cork called Pretty Happy. They are on the up and up in Ireland at the moment , they are on the Foggy Notions label and their recent EP Echo Boy was released to much acclaim. It was produced by John ‘Spud’ Murphy who also produced Lankum and Black Midi, recorded up in the Hellfire Studios, this is a track called ‘Boots.
Pretty Happy – Boots
https://prettyhappy.bandcamp.com/album/echo-boy
https://www.prettyhappyband.com/general-8
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Canción 6
FEATURED SONG #51
TITLE: Boots
Band: PRETTY HAPPY – Boots
TEXT FROM THE FEATURED SONG (SAME AS THE JINGLE TEXT):
This is the featured song from Ireland. This is Aaron from Pretty Happy, we’re an art punk band from Cork city. Cork is a huge inspiration on our music because it’s a very weird and amazing place. You should try visit if you get a chance. This is our EP Echo Boy we released it last year with Foggy Notions, and you’re listening to Boots, off that EP.
ARTIST – SONG (ALBUM, LABEL, YEAR):
Pretty Happy – Boots
Foggy Notions
2022
RADIO, COUNTRY, SELECTOR:
Near FM, Ireland, Neil Farrelly & Paul Loughran
