Recorded - 14 November, 2011



The Electric Penguins are:
Mark Cummins - Main Vocals, Chordetta (Italian fan powered reed keyboard), Korg MS20 synth
Paul Murphy -Vocal, Guitar, Mandolin, Nord Clavia Synth, Tibetan Bowl.
With
Tony Brereton drums
Barry Grace piano
Paddy Kiernan bass
 
Bonded by influences from Kraftwerk to David Lynch movies and much besides Electric Penguins formed amidst a mutual love of vintage instruments, prog-rock and 70's electro legends. The group (these days - Paul Murphy and Mark Cummins) released their debut album in 2007 to substantial press acclaim and promising radio support. Lots of praise for the group's second album entitled "II", has come in the form of plentiful airplay. Indeed "II" was among Dan Hegarty's Top 10 albums of the year. Lead single "Highgate Hill" has delighted media and muso alike.

The Penguins talents can also be heard on Channel 4's "Sounds From The City" series in partnership with BOBCOM.com. The pioneering independent music website charged Electric Penguins with composing and recording its 'score' and incidental stings for not only the Channel 4 series but also its entire launch and accompanying activities.  In this session is a cover of  "By This River", an electro masterpiece from Brian Eno, Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius.

www.electricpenguins.com

Recorded  6 December, 2011


Whipping Boy are:

Finn McGowan - guitar,
Joey McGowan - bass,
Killian McGowan - guitar,
Colm Hassett - drums ,
Fearghal McKee - vocal,
Alan D'Arcy  - sax.

It's been a decade and a half since Whipping Boy recorded a 2fm Session, so to mark the release of their new single, they visited Studio 8 once again. And they have just released  'No One Take Prisoners Anymore' (and b-side 'Earth's Last Picture') -their first new material in almost 12 years. One of the great iconic Irish acts of the last 25 years, Whipping Boy returned in 2011 to an Irish live scene. The album Heartworm is described in the following terms 'good people fucking up and fucked up people doing their best to be good'.  And the years have not dulled their ability to be unpredictable, over the top and brilliant at the same time..

http://www.facebook.com/pages/whipping-boy/276681238751?sk=info

Recorded 8 November, 2011


 
SUZIES ASHES is/are Colm Rutledge
 
 
One of the several offshoots of Humanzi- The origin of Suzies Ashes lay in Berlin as far back as 2007 Taking his signature riffs from former band, Dublin hedonists Humanzi, Colm Rutledge  bolts them onto industrial strength electronic beats. The Humanzi era helped Colm become a hugely accomplished live performer as they toured incessantly, playing huge shows alongside The Pixies, Foo Fighters, The Strokes, Kings Of Leon, to name but a few... and also toured at length with Peaches, Juliette Lewis, Dirty Pretty Things and more throughout the UK and Europe. All of this experience means that despite having to start from square one with Suzies Ashes, Rutledge knows what he is doing, to put it mildly.

www.suziesashes.bandcamp.com/

www.facebook.com/suziesashesband

God Is An Astronaut are the main Irish representatives at this years EuroSonic Festival. ON Monday December 5th, they joined Dave Fanning and Dan Hegarty from Studio 8 where they showed us just why the brothers from Wicklow are making waves throughout Europe and the US.



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Recorded: 07/11/2011


The New Free are:

EOGHAN MCNEILL - BASS / LEAD VOCALS

CIARAN FINN - GUITAR/ BACKING VOCALS

FIACH O'CONNOR - Guitar / Bouzouki/ Bodhran /

JAMES O'CONNOR - ACCORDIAN / BACKING VOCALS

DAMIAN BUTLER - PERCUSSION

And guest Player - GERRY O'CONNOR - FIDDLE / MANDOLINE

If one could imagine what it would sound like if The Rolling Stones recorded with The Pogues, then you're nearly there! The reaction from an unsuspecting audience when seeing The New Free live is "I've really never heard anything like this before"  "Too Many Drugs" is a killer tune and also on that release  is  "You Shook Me (Medley)" by ACDC and Shane McGowan. Watch out for Christmas single, "Noelle's Burden"..Also drafted in for the session was Jerry O'Connor ( 4 Men and a Dog- famed banjo, fiddle and mandolin player) who is Jame's dad!

http://www.breakingtunes.com/thenewfree

You're Only Massive are:

MAEBH CHEASTY VOCAL / SYNTH / PIANO

DAVID MURPHY VOCAL / SYNTH / BEATS

You're Only Massive have played over 350 live concerts, including Conflux Festival NYC; Electric Picnic (Ireland); Heimatfestival Potsdam, White Trash Berlin and Ladyfest Munich. This duo are renowned for their sweaty shows that engage the body and mind of the audience. Stage diving always happens. You're Only Massive has experienced significant growth since its inception with a set up of two turntables and a microphone and diversified its sonic palette to include techno, R n B and pop.

www.youreonlymassive.com

 

 

 

Recorded: 28 October, 2011

Admiral Black are:

Guitar, Piano Vocals, Shaun Mulrooney
Guitar Johannes Saal
Bass Sergio Guardi
Drums Mathias Brendel
Piano Chris Cummins
 
Shaun Mulrooney, A.K.A Admiral Black released his  debut album 'Phantasmagoric' in Ireland this month  The founder member of Humanzi, hangs out in the darkest corners of Berlin, marrying krautrock and 60's garage influences, with scuzzy guitars, rattling drums and a growling vocal. On a visit back to Ireland to launch the album and play a few exciting live shows, we got Sean and band in to make some noise for Dan.

www.myspace.com/admiralblackmusic