Carlow beat producer James Strain aka Auxiliary Phoenix has hooked up with Cannibal Ox’s Vast Aire & Gentle Jones (High Elders) on a new tune called ‘Night Light’.
Taken from his forthcoming EP , Power Cosmic, out later in Spring via Little L Records, the tune is a jazzy beat-focused night jam.
Check out the tune and the VHS-inspired video below.
Posted on February 23rd, 2017
Update: It’s 2016, I found this post and enjoyed it. I’ve now added a Spotify playlist of all of the albums available.
Below is a list of my favourite records of the ten years between the turn of the millenium, the year 2000 and 2010. Ranking these albums was led by a) what the album means to me and b) how often I’d listen to it. Each and every one of these albums blew me away repeatedly at some time between the ages of 18 and 27. Each one has something special going for it, something magical that brings me back to it. For that I can only thank the creators of each.
Without further ado, here are my favourite 50 albums from the decade. And remember, you can’t be wrong if they are your favourites.
Posted on February 25th, 2016
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Posted on July 7th, 2015
Cannibal Ox’s The Cold Vein is one of the definitive rap records of our time. Its psychedelic sonic nitty gritty tales, helped by El-P’s production nous, of New York’s underbelly still resonate 14 years later.
Earlier this year, the duo Vast Aire and Vordul Mega released a new album Blade Of The Ronin, which wasn’t considered on the cards a few years back. What’s more, the pair are playing a gig in Dublin tomorrow night at Button Factory.
Even better, I have tickets to giveaway to the show on Tuesday night, so just email me on [email protected] with Cannibal Ox as the subject and your name in the body before Tuesday at noon.
Posted on July 6th, 2015
Florence And The Machine’s new album How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful just dropped and so did two dates for Belfast and Dublin as part of her European tour. The dates are at the Odyssey Arena, Belfast on Wednesday 9th and Dublin’s 3Arena on Thursday 10th September.
Tickets £39 / €45+ respectively on sale Friday.
Full tour dates:
09/09 Odyssey, Belfast
10/09 3 Arena, Dublin
12/09 Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield
14/09 SSE Hydro, Glasgow
15/09 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle
17/09 Capital Arena, Nottingham
18/09 Arena, Manchester
19/09 Genting Arena, Birmingham
21/09 Alexandra Palace, London
22/09 Alexandra Palace, London
24/09 Alexandra Palace, London
25/09 Alexandra Palace, London
Still kind of hard to believe but NY El-P affiliated dark rap duo of Vast Aire and Vordul Mega, responsible for one of the best albums of all-time – Cold Vein, Cannibal Ox are playing the Button Factory on July 7th. They released a new album Blade of the Ronin a few months back but let’s be honest, the appeal is the old classics here.
Tickets €20+ on sale from Ticketmaster.ie & usual outlets.
Cold classic:
Young Hearts Run Free are running a special event in Martello Tower in Sutton this Sunday called Portal of Discovery billed as “an afternoon of readings, song, storytelling, comedy, and food, with some of Ireland’s most interesting creative people.” It features comedian Fred Cooke, actor, director, and playwright Gina Moxley, spoken word champion, and poet Stephen James Smith, and featuring music by The Evertides, and Dylan Tighe, a radio presentation by Sounds Alive and more. Tickets €20.50+.
After a couple of sold out solo shows, David Kitt is going around the country playing acoustic shows this summer, culminating in a show in Whelan’s in October. The dates are:
Thursday, 06 August – The Red Door, The Bridgebrook Arms, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny. Tickets €10 plus booking from venue & Eventrbrite.Doors: 8.30pm
Friday, 07 August – Unitarian Church, St. Annes, Wexford. Tickets: €12.50. Doors: 8pm
Sunday, 09 August – The Spirit Store, Dundalk, Co. Louth. Tickets: €12.50. Doors: 8.30pm
Thursday, 13 August – Roisin Dubh, Dominic Street, Galway. Tickets: €15 plus booking. Doors: 8.30pm
Friday,14 August – Debarra’s, Clonakilty, Cork. Tickets €10. Doors: 8.30pm
Saturday, 15 August – Levi’s Bar, Ballydehob, Co. Cork. Tickets €10. Doors: 7.30pm
Sunday, 16 August – Coughlan’s Bar, Douglas Street, Tickets €15. Doors: 8.30pm
Friday, 21 August – Katie Daly’s, Gorey, Wexford. Ticket: €15. Doors: 9pm
Friday, 24 October – Whelan’s, Wexford Street, Tickets: €15 plus booking. Doors: 8pm
He’s also playing Mitchelstown Cave in July.
Halloween is a long way away yet but that stick this in your calendars.
Devil’s Night Disco will feature some of the darkest horror music around with a fully-seated sets from returning Italian soundtrack masters Goblin playing music from the films Suspiria & Profondo Rosso, along with I-F, The Horrorist (Live), Umberto (Live) , Everything Shook more. It happens in District 8 on October 30th. Tickets on sale soon.
J. Marinelli is a raw punk musician who is coming to Dublin for a show on the Summer Solstice weekend for a show at The Barricade Inn on Parnell street on Friday June 19th with support from the Former Soviet Republic & Gross Net.
Posted on June 8th, 2015
As broadcast last night, as it is every Thursday from 10pm to midnight TXFM.
This week’s album of the week is Jape’s This Chemical Sea and there’s debut plays from Buffalo Woman, Fort Romeau with New Jackson, Johnnie Common and Natalie Prass.
You can listen live on Thursdays to the show on 105.2FM, online, the iOs app, Android app or if you missed it, along with all the other shows, via the listen back section
Posted on January 23rd, 2015
Cassettes Won’t Listen has made a mashup album of Cannibal Ox and Animal Collective called Animal Ox. It’s pure hipster bait but dont let that stop you. “I just really like it!”. Download it all from XLR8R.
Cassettes Won’t Listen – Real Earth
Cassettes Won’t Listen – Battle For Asgard
Posted on June 22nd, 2010
With the news that Def Jux, home to Aesop Rock, Cage, El-P, Rob Sonic, Cannibal Ox, Mr. Lif and more is winding down as a traditional label, The Crypt posted a 62 tune 350MB mixtape by Vega of Def Jux tunes to mark the occasion. Tracklisting after the jump.
ZIP: Def Jux Mixtape (Alternative link)
Before Def Jux disappears in its current form they’ve scheduled some releases including a posthumous album from Camu Tao, a remix compilation, a 10th year anniversary and other goodies. Hopefully, as detailed in El-P’s statement, they can “turn this hoopty in to a hovercraft”. Here are some of my own personal favourite tunes from the label:
MP3: RJD2 – The Horror
MP3: El-P – Poisenville Kids No Win (feat. Cat Power)
MP3: Cannibal Ox – Vein
MP3: Mr. Lif – Brothaz
And a related classic:
MP3: Company Flow – End to End Burner
Posted on February 6th, 2010
Kurt Vile announces Dublin show
Christine and the Queens for RDS Dublin show
Leon Vynehall, Horse Meat Disco, Avalon Emerson and Optimo for Dublin gigs
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Action Bronson for Dublin show
Vinyl Festival in IMMA Dublin announces day-by-day breakdown & 2 for 1 tickets for RSD
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A Fleetmac Wood night called Sisters of The Moon is coming to Dublin
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