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Deaf Joe returns with Love Stories, an album of ambient love-soaked bliss
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Deaf Joe returns with Love Stories, an album of ambient love-soaked bliss

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Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Deaf Joe is an artist from Waterford who has previously released abstract folk music like 2014’s album From The Heights Of A Dream.

Where that release went for textured noise and treated effects, Deaf Joe’s latest album Love Stories dives headfirst into the ambient sonic water with more electronically-driven tracks that forgo traditional song structure and vocals in favour of mood-based arrangements.

The album came about after Joe worked on an ambient set for the Another Love Story Festival last year which developed into a full 8-track release. Its main inspirations according to its author are “the sound of the ocean roaring on an Icelandic black sand beach / swimming in Copenhagen harbour at the height of summer / The sight of a kaleidoscopic sunset over a volcanic lake in the Philippines / chasing memories of special places with lovers and loved ones he’ll never forget.”

Check out the album’s soaring sonics with standouts including opener ‘Taal Lake’, ‘Reynisfjara’ and ‘Ocean Beach’.

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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, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.