Last month’s Irish MAP representative Come On Live Long seriously impressed me live at the State Midnight Mass in The Mercantile just before Christmas and ‘Elephants & Time’ is the standout track from their Mender EP.
Equally improving with time, are Ruairi Lynch’s electronic productions with Bantum, most recently the Lay Lay EP. His remix of ‘Elephants & Time’ uses the atmospheric swirling electronics of the original and punctures it with bass-heavy percussive hits.
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
