Having got an impressive glimpse into his live set at Hard Working Class Heroes (I saw the last two or three minutes), I’ve been intrigued by Simon Bird, the 21 year-old Dublin-based producer from West Somerset. He has released four EPs of music on Bandcamp since November last year and there’s a healthy experimental playing with the form and function that I like. While the few minutes of live set I saw where distinctly more upbeat, the fifth EP entitled V hangs in a more ambient but grand noise space. Download it at Bandcamp for free or sample a track:
Simon Bird – Xerox Waveform Godless Ocean by Nialler9
His fourth EP Dreaming of Eyes Carved From Quartz is a 16-minute continuous piece;
Dreaming of Eyes Carved From Quartz by SimonBird
He also has a drone side project called er… ۩ΔϟΔ۩.
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.
