Recorded Cork Studio Fr Matthew St: 11/04/2011


Echogram are:

Kilian Pettit - vocals/acoustic guitar/programming
Cian MacSweeny - guitar / back vox
Ronan McGrath - bass guitar / bass synth
Conor McSweeny - djembe drum / percussion
 
Echogram is the band of Cork muso, Killian Pettit. The Cork 4-piece, have gone to extremes recently... The story of their debut album began at Cypress Hill's Temple Studios, what was once Fleetwood Mac's legendary Cornerstone Studios, with Snoop Dogg's crew hollering their approval from the control room and ends back in rural Ireland in the cottage / studio owned by producer Ciaran O'Shea (ex-Cyclefly).
The finished album tracks were sent back to Sean Beavan (Marilyn Manson, NIN, No Doubt) to mix at his Hollywood Hills studio while Marilyn Manson's contorted portrait of Sean's dog presided over the process.. Fans include Chester Bennington of Linkin Park, Robert Smith, Alan Moulder and James Brown (Placebo, NIN, Foos). Echogram songs have featured on the MySpace online drama "FREAK", and recent licensing deals with the MTV and E! Networks have used  tracks on their TV shows.

http://www.myspace.com/echogram



 

Recorded:14/06/2010


General Fiasco are:

Owen Strathern - Bass / Lead Vocals
Enda Strathern - Guitar / Vocals
Stephen Leacock - Drums
 
General Fiasco are a feisty Northern Irish trio who released their debut album 'Buildings' in March 2010  By the age of eighteen Owen had been playing bass with another act for a few years, occasionally gigging at their home town Magherafelt's sole rock bar with his younger brother Enda on guitar.  Owen put off university in 2006 and dedicated a year to becoming a rock star, writing songs with enough weight and velocity to power their way out of Magherafelt's cultural black hole. He roped in his brother and schoolmate Stephen and in 2007 General Fiasco moved to Belfast. Their first gig as a three-piece was at Glasgowbury 2007, Northern Ireland's biggest unsigned music festival. A demo in the summer of 2008 landed them a spot on the BBC Introducing Stage at that year's Reading & Leeds festival. Second single 'Something Sometime' became Zane Lowe's 'Hottest Record In The World'. They signed to Infectious that Summer.

They've played the BBC Electric Proms; supported Snow Patrol, Fighting with Wire, The Pigeon Detectives, The Answer and The Enemy amongst others; and embarked on their own headline tours across Europe and the US.

generalfiasco.co.uk
 

Recorded : 04/05/2010

Our Little Secrets are:

Rhob Cunningham - Vox/Acoustic
Shane Holly - Electric gtr
Danny Snow - Bass
Bryan Quin - Trumpet
Donagh Molloy- Drums
              
Our Little Secrets, the Dublin-based band who released their debut album around the time of this session, are the collective efforts of chief composer Rhob Cunningham and a merry band of like-minded performers. The album features the strumming, hitting and plucking of Cormac Curran (Villagers/Cathy Davey), Ross Turner (Jape/I Am The Cosmos), Shane Holly (Jennifer Evans & The Ripe Intent) as well as sporting the considerable talents of the likes of Lisa Hannigan, Cathy Davey and Jenny Lindfors and assorted family and friends. Produced by Gavin Glass and mixed by Keith Farrell (The Duckworth Lewis Method) and mastered in the late Liam Clancy's studio in Dungarvan.

www.ourlittlesecrets.ie

 

Live : 16 March 2010

Tara McCormack - Vocals
Mick Pyro - Guitar and Backing Vox
Benjamin Loose - Bass / B.Vox
Darr Ocir - Guitars / B.Vox
Andre Antunes - Drums
Saul Marcus - Keys
 
Fronted by Tara McCormick and including Mick Pyro,  Saul and Benjamin Loose from the Republic Of Same, this is their first full live band radio outing, Dan will chat to them as they take him through their selection of easy listening tunes (not!).

myspace.com/vengeanceandthepantherqueen      
 

Recorded: 05/04/2011



Sankrit are:

Dave Marron - guitar/vox
Darren Clarke - guitar/banjo
Paul Markey - bass/vox
Pauric Duffy - drums/vox
 
Named after the sacred Indo-Aryan language of South-East Asia... the 4 Monaghan lads in Sanzkrit first came to prominence in February 2006 with five track EP "Yeah but what if" which made the Irish Times Best of 2006 lists. Spring of 2007, a year after that release, Sanzkrit returned to the studio to start work on new material.
They recorded their debut single, "Talk of the Town",  in Sun Studios with highly acclaimed producer Gareth Mannix (Republic of Loose/ Director/The Flaws/Delorentos) and Summer 2008 Sanzkrit went on tour, climaxing with an unforgettable show at Electric Picnic Festival 2008.
Upon release of their debut album "After The Wedding" in September 2009, Sanzkrit's got rave reviews in the national press, followed by 3 national tours and invites to perform live on 2fm, radio 1, 02 Blueroom and every other station worth talking about.

First single from second album Midweek Blues out now.

www.sanzkrit.com

Recorded: 02/03/2010



Power of Dreams are:

Craig Walker - Guitars / vox
Mick Lennox - bass
Ian Olney - Guitar / Vox
Keith Walker - Drums / Backing Vox
 
Power of Dreams were formed in Dublin in 1989 by songwriter Craig Walker. The band's debut ep "A Little Piece of God" was voted Single of The Week in UK music weeklies Melody Maker and Sounds, which led to them signing to Polydor. 

Their first album, "Immigrants, Emigrants and Me", received glowing reviews. Power of Dreams embarked on a global tour, taking in more than 20 countries in the space of a year, including Japan and the US.  Over the next four years, they released a further three albums and continued to play shows worldwide, including four return visits to Japan. However, commercial success never quite matched the level of critical acclaim achieved and so the four members went their separate ways in 1995. 

2010 marks the 20th anniversary of the release of that landmark debut album "Immigrants, Emigrants and Me" and to mark the occasion, the band reformed for a series of live shows and this very special live show for Dan- the first  time the band played together in public in 14 years.
 
www.powerofdreams.ie

Echogram recorded for Dan in the Cork Studio as part of the Fr Matthew Sessions series with Cork band.. The full session is due out 26 April ( Tuesday) with Dan but here's a vid they shot during the session - we have put the full session sound as recored on  the vid so it sounds a lot better than the sound in the room

 

The Walls recorded the whole day making the 4 song session and interview with Dan Hegarty and have edited it and the first half is now here to watch

http://tinyurl.com/6l4n6sk

Recorded: 18/05/2010


Mia Sparrow are:

Caroline Carew - guitar/Synth/Vox
Paul Brett - Bass/Guitar/Vox
Ger Staunton - Drums/Percussion/Vox
 
On  the basis of home-made demos, the band played shows in Dublin, Waterford and Mayo,
and played their first UK gig in London at the end of May 2010. Mia Sparrow were chosen as one of five acts representing some of the best music in Ireland as part of the Best of IMRO Showcase 2010, no mean achievement (and they got Dave Fanning to introduce them onstage!).

www.miasparowmusic.com

Recorded : 20/04/2010


Jennifer Evans - Guitar / Vocal
Shane Holly - Guitar / drums / vocals
Sean Maynard - Bass / vocals
 
She comes from Washington DC born to an Irish/American mother and a Peurto Rican father but Jennifer has been living here since she was 3  Picked up the guitar at age 11, composing songs from the age of 13 there is no style of music that  Jennifer has not played.. and to add to the mix she enlisted the talent of some of Newpark Jazz Schools' finest and they collectively perform and record.

jenniferevans.ie
 

Recorded: 30/03/2010


Hunter Gatherer- everything
 
Hunter Gatherer ( from Dublin) is one of the most accomplished makers of electronic and ambient music on the island.
According to Hunter  himself "I make dark/atmospheric electronic music, influenced in part by artists such as Philip Glass, late-period Scott Walker, Radiohead, Aphex Twin, Tangerine Dream (from 1969-1981), The Knife, Vangelis, Portishead, Burzum (his music, not his ideology), John Frusciante (solo), Atlas Sound and Plaid." 

His debut album, I Dreamed I Was A Footstep In The Trail Of A Murderer, was released in December 2009, and he continues to make new music all the time.
 
myspace.com/huntergathererforever
 

Recorded: 01/02/10


Zealots are:

Ruth Kennington - Main Vocals / Keys
Mark Scully - Drums
Dan Woods - guitars
Colum Jordan - Backing Vox / Bass
 
Zealots sound has been compared to Depeche mode, Interpol, Stereo Lab and Wire although it is difficult to pinpoint a direct influence. Theirs is an undeniably unique concoction. Ruth Kennington's angelic vocals drape over the soundscape produced by Scully, Dan and Colum. The Dublin 4 some released first ep, "Flowers for My Broken Head" in October of 2009.
 
myspace.com/zealotsmusic
 

Recorded: 12/04/2010


Preachers Son are:

Brian Hogan - Vox/Guitar
Emmaline Duffy Fallon - Drums/Perc/B.Vox
With - Jose Carlos Anselmos Flores playing bass on the session
 
Preachers Son are Brian Hogan (guitar and vocals), and Emmaline Duffy-fallon (Miss Metranome)  (drums), with floating bass players for the live shows. Brian is also bass player with Kila, while Emmaline was previously drummer with Engine Alley while still at school.  The band's debut album, 'Love, Life and Limb', mixed by top producer Dave Bascombe in London, came out last year. 
Guest musicians on the album include Gavin Friday, who provided the vocals for Lipstick, guitarist Kieran Kennedy, who also joins the band for many of their live shows, Liam O'Maonlai and keyboard player Darragh Munnis. 

Preachers Son continue to gig all over the country.
 
www.preachersson.com/

 

Recorded: 08/03/2010


Drunken Boat are:

Brian Walsh - Guitar/vocals/harmonica/loops
Dror Zur - drums
Shane Arrowsmith - guitar/b.vocals
 
Brian Walsh has been recording and writing music and lyrics for the last 13 years. In January 2009 he began playing guitar with Dror Zur joining on drums. The new songs are reminiscent of Bedhead, New Year, Dirty Three, Pavement, SMOG, Neil Young, Wilco, Brian Eno, Yo La Tengo, M Ward and Joan of Arc. In November of 2009 Shane from Slurps joined the band on guitar. Filling out the sound and adding intricate guitar lines he has added a new dimension to the band.

"Plumb the Depths" came out late 2009 to really good reviews. The band continue to gig and record.

By the way, the name comes from  a 100-line verse-poem written by French poet Arthur Rimbaud.
 
http://www.myspace.com/drunkenboattunes

Recorded: 21.03.2011


Cashier No 9 are:

Danny Todd (guitar/vocals),
James Smith (guitar/vocals),
Stuart Magowan (bass),
Ronan Quinn (guitar vocals)
Phil Duffy (drums).
 
April 25th marks the release of Goldstar, the new EP by Belfast five-piece Cashier No 9, which was produced by none other than David Holmes and mixed by Hugo Nicloson of Screamadelica, Boys Own and In Rainbows fame.

Cashier No 9 have played Glastonbury, Oxygen and The Great Escape, headlined shows at the Belfast Limelight Empire Music Hall and broadcasted live on BBC 1 from a performance in the Ulster Hall. They've supported Air, Two-Door Cinema Club, Republic Of Loose, Frightened Rabbit and Foals.

www.myspace.com/cashierno9


 

Recorded: 19/04/2010


Bats are:

Rupert Morris - Guitar / vox
Conor McIntyre - Guitar
Craig Potterton - Guitar
Timmy Moran - Bass
Noel Anderson - Drums
 
Formed in 2006 BATS have been busy throughout Ireland and the rest of Europe since. Their debut E.P 'Cruel Sea Scientist' was released in late 2007 to acclaim, and soon after BATS were signed to independent label The Richter Collective. Much of 2008 was spent writing new material and performing live with such heavyweights as These Arms Are Snakes, The Locust, Liars, Sebadoh, Chrome Hoof and Gang Gang Dance. In March 2009 these dynamic mammals  ( yes BATS are mammals) crossed the Atlantic to record their debut full-length, 'Red in Tooth & Claw', with Kurt Ballou (Converge) in Godcity Studios, located in the icy heart of Salem, Massachusetts. The album was released in September 2009 with a big bang. Tired of Sex is a Weezer tune.

myspace.com/leatherbeatsfeather

 

Live 11/05/2010


Paranoid Visions are:

Decko Dacman - Vox
Aoife Destruction - vox
Sarah Bellum - Vox
Paul Bearer - Drums
Steo Pain - Samples
P.A. the master Switch - Guitar/Vox
Kevorkian - Guitar
 
Longstanding Dublin Punksters, Paranoid Visions, came in to play live and announce the release of " Black Operations in the Red Mist", a double album retrospective (1984 - 2010) -  39 track album with 20 page booklet. Formed in 1981, Paranoid Visions quickly allied themselves to the anarcho punk fraternity of the second wave of punk rock in the early 80's. Heavily influenced by the crass ethic of diy music, the band fomed their own F.O.A.D label and licenced their records to all the madmen records, home of the Mob, Thatcher on Acid, Blyth Power and the Astronauts. Paranoid Visons played gigs and toured with the likes of Poison Girls, DIRT, Blyth Power, the Subhumans and the Instigators. Throughout the 90's Paranoid Visions became the biggest punk band Ireland had ever produced, and they continued on producing some of the most uncompromising sounds ever to come from this little island .. Late in 2005, their xmas album "bollox to Xmas". a live album called "live in stab city" followed in 2006. A new album, "40 shades of gangreen" was released in March 2007. 2008 was a busy year with the release of "the treasure from the wasteland e.p" (12", CD and download), which charted at number 4 in tn Irish download charts.

www.paranoidvisions.com

Recorded: 15/3/2011



NIAMH DE BARRA PLAYED CELLO/VOCALS/PIANO/LOOPS
 
Dublin-based Niamh graduated from NUI Maynooth in 2005 with a B.Mus in Piano Performance. She now works primarily with cello, voice and electronics. From 2002 she was part of the John Mary Trilogy, an experimental/improv band from which she split in 2008 to pursue a solo career. Her first solo performance was in 2009 (under the name Scurvy Lass); since then she has played at the Rathlin Jigs & Rigs festival on Rathlin Island, A4 Sounds in Belfast,  The Ruby Sessions, DEAF 2009, etc. Her debut EP "Cusp" (August 2010) was nominated for the Digital Socket Awards, A full-length album is due for release in 2011.

www.niamhdebarramusic.com