Premiere: The Mayo minimalist pianist Conor Walsh previews his debut EP

The Mayo composer and pianist Conor Walsh has been making some impressive neo-classical electronic-smudged tracks that would equally be at home on a film soundtrack as they would on your headphones.

So his teaming up with the classical/contemporary-leaning collective Ensemble makes a lot of sense for his debut EP The Front which gets a 12″ vinyl and digital release on October 30th and a launch gig on October 31st, All Hallow’s Eve (tickets) and will be the first release on the Ensemble Record label.

Have a listen to the beautifully evocative and minimal title track from the EP:

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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.