Plaid were one of the acts that brought me into the world of electronic music. They played regularly in Dublin at festivals like DEAF and in the Temple Bar Music Centre and they always had a strong visual aesthetic (courtesy of Bob Jaroc mainly) to match their melodic and unique music.
It’s been over three years since we heard new music from Plaid. 2011’s Scintilli wasn’t one I gave a lot of time to for whatever reason. They’re back with the followup Reachy Prints, this month digitally and next month on vinyl. ‘Hawkmoth’ is the first track from it, a typically jaunty outing for the UK duo.
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.
