This session was recorded on 16th May 2011:


Freezer Room are:
 
Elaine Dowling - vocals
Graham White - keys/noise
Ian Walsh - drums
John Fitzgerald - bass
Diarmuid Galvin - guitar
Ray Scannell - keys/backing vox
 
 
These Cork dark electro heads already have an EP on the prestigious Go Deep label  including remixes from internationally acclaimed house producers At Jazz and Fish Go Deep.

The band have been diligently recording their follow-up over the last few months and preparing for a string of upcoming live shows this summer.

The group hinges on producer Graham White, formerly the backbone of successful Cork electronic band The Shades, along with former Shady colleague bassist Rory Dempsey and up-and-coming singer-songwriter Elaine Dowling on vocals.


 
 

The Hot Sprockets:


This session was recorded on 24th May 2011.
 
The Hot Sprockets are:
 
Wayne Sopea - guitar/vox
Tim Cullen - guitar/vox
Franky Kelly - vox/harmonica/mandolin
Joe Lynch - Bass/vox
Andy Sutton - drums
 
 
In 2010 THE HOT SPROCKETS won the final of the King Kong Club which enabled them to de-camp to Sierra Vista studio in the Portugese mountains where they record their debut album "HONEY SKIPPIN'" with BOZ BOORER (Morrisey, The Polecats) at the helm.

Two of the tracks from the album have already been picked up: "Solid Gold" was used on a Bulmers' radio  and the anthemic "Sleep Shake," was featured in the BBC comedy "Off the Hook".

In the past 2 years they reckon they have played over 200 gigs including support slots with The Zutons, The View, Ida Maria, Republic of Loose,  IMRO Showcase and a rake of festivals including Indie-Pendence, Castlepalooza, Sea Sessions, Vantastival.

www.thehotsprockets.com

 

Recorded: 16/05/2011

The Dublin three piece 24 Broken Amps relive the raucous sound of early 90's grunge mixed together with 70's punk proudly telling everybody they are not "indie kids".
Formed at the dawn of 2010, the band consists of Kerry-bred vocalist/guitarist Billy, French bassist Stan and Dubliner Luke on drums/vocals. This sunny March has so far seen the recording of 24BA's debut EP and the band have been belting out their tunes at regular gigs around Dublin
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www.facebook.com/24brokenamps

Recorded: 16/05/2011

Galway based Daithí (Ó Drónaí) uses loopstations, kaoss Pads, synthesizers, effects pedals and drum machines to create a unique and exceptional sound all centered around one instrument: the Fiddle.

Some people call it post trad, others say it's Indie traditional electro math rock looped with a twist, whatever the genre the end result is energetic, loud and a damn good time.

Daithí's debut year was a successful one, with performances in festivals such as Castle Palooza, Knockanstockan, an exceptional Electric picnic set on the body and soul main stage, a performance in wembley arena to a 10,000 strong crowd, and support slots to the XX and Dj Shadow. 

This year Daithí was on tv, Other Voices in the Other Room, and is  touring the country on the back of his debut E.P, The Embrace E.P, which was recorded in the Forge Studio Galway, produced and engineered by David Phelan of The Lost Chord.

And we must not forget that he (and his fiddle) made the 2009 final of the All Ireland Talent Show- but that was a bit different.

http://daithi.bandcamp.com/

www.myspace.com/daithi412


 

Recorded: 04/05/2011


Fred are:

Drums/percussion - Justin O'Mahony
Bass/vocals/guitars - Jamin O'Donovan
Piano/Keys/Vocals/Saxophone - Carolyn Goodwin
Vocals/guitars/bass - joseph O'Leary
Guitars/Bass/Vocals - Jamie Hanrahan
               
FRED are a sexy band. Their songs cook you dinner.

Fred released Leaving My Empire, their fourth studio album in April, It was recorded by Producer Howard Bilerman (Arcade Fire) at Montreal's 'Hotel2Tango studio and mixed by Ben Hillier (Elbow, Blur, Editors). The result is Fred's most assured and ambitious album to date.

The first single to be taken from the album 'If Not Now When' is out on April 1st. Fred have made some serious inroads in Canada and where better to record an album.

The single "Skyscrapers" did 80,000 downloads on i-tunes Canada when released in 2009.
 
www.fredtheband.com

 

Recorded: 10/05/2011


VAG are:

Sinead Mitchell - Guitar / Vox
Carolyn Bourke - lead guitar / vox
Louise McCormack - bass/vox
Larissa Mirtschink - drums
 
4 young women from Limerick, full of pent up rag- really very cool not angry!

V.A.G. aka Very Angry Girls FORMED in 2009 as a three piece. The girls gigged around for a little while before meeting their 4th member and lead guitarist in early 2010.
The four girls quickly released a demo ep, and started gigging at some of the top venues around the country, such as Dolans Warehouse Limerick, Twisted Pepper and Crawdaddy in Dublin, Pavilion, An Brog, Crushcin Lan, and Fred Zeppelins in Cork, Stables Mullingar, Roisin Dubh Galway and many more.
Their demo version of Safety Pin Grin received airplay on online radio, as well as on 2fm.

The girls played a couple of music festivals in summer 2010 including Milk, where they drew the biggest crowd that their stage got all day.  

The first studio ep, officially released on May 5th 2011, was recorded three months earlier and was funded entirely BY fan donations on chipin.com. This American website (chipin.com) allowed fans to raise $1000, funding the entire recording. The EP titled 'Red Balloon' was launched in Dolans Warehouse in Limerick.

The title track 'RED BALLOON' was the first single from the EP and debuted on Dan Hegarty's show on 2fm in April this year and has achieved regular airplay ever since. The girls have appeared in some national magazines, including high praise from Hot Press magazine.

http://band.to/vag/
 
www.myspace.com/veryangrygirls

 

Recorded in RTE Cork Studio, Father Matthew St, Cork: 9 May 2011

Recorded: 09/05/2011


Funeral Suits are:

Brian James - guitar/vox
Mik Mac - synth/guitar/vox
Greg McCarthy - Drums
Darragh Grant - Bass/Synth
 
The band spent the best part of two years holed up in a disused office space in deepest North County Dublin, writing, rehearsing and at times venturing out to play as special guests for Franz Ferdinand, Passion Pit, The Maccabees, Local Natives amongst others.

Their debut album, with acclaimed producer Stephen Street (Blur, The Smiths),  is due out later in 2011. 

Funeral Suits first single 'Colour Fade' is already enjoying support from 2FM's Dan Hegarty BBC Radio 1 DJ's Zane Lowe, Steve Lamacq and Huw Stephens.

After making their SXSW debut, Funeral Suits will tour both Ireland and the UK including Brighton's Great Escape festival, Rockness and Standon Calling.

http://www.myspace.com/thefuneralsuits

The Lost Brothers are Mark McCausland and Oisin Leech and both play guitars and sing.

Some say the lost brothers sound like a ragged everly brothers.
Others say they sound like the lost brothers.
It is said that the lost brothers formed three years ago in the summer heat of liverpool.
It is also said that the lost brothers wrote a book of songs that autumn, and in the dead of winter they recorded the songs in an attic in Portland, Oregon.
We know that the lost brothers released these songs on their debut album (trails of the lonely) to a heap of praise from the likes of NME,The Irish Times, Word magazine, Hot Press, and their fans (losties).
Through the following year, The Lost Brothers have been spotted in person, performing at Glastonbury, Electric Picnic, Texas (SXSW), New York, Portland, Toronto, Paris, and a hop, skip and jump across the land of the UK and their beloved Ireland. In their journeys they have toured and played along with many, including Richard Hawley, M Ward, Jolie Holland, The Handsome Family,The Swell Season,Micah P Hinson, Richmond Fontaine,Brendan Benson,Mountain Man among others.They have also performed on RTE's Other Voices,France 24 and on the BBC Culture Show.
It is whispered that the lost brothers have recorded a number of songs in Sheffield under watchful eyes and a new album will be upon us late summer...
The band have just returned from Nashville where they were working on new songs with Brendan Benson as producer. Some of Old Crow Medicine Show and the Cardinals lent a hand in the studio.They also caught the ear of the Barbara Orbison's office where they recorded a song for the 75th Roy Orbison anniversary album.In june 2011 the Lost Brothers share the bill with Bob Dylan and Van Morrison at the London Feis.
 

This session was recorded before they jetted of to Texas for SXSW.

www.thelostbrothersband.com