I first featured Gregor Ruigrok aka Trophy Boyfriend back in October’s MAP but since then he hasn’t been working hard on his craft to the point where his music has gone into a more electro, dare I say it, chillwave-esque vein.
Taken from the Bandcamp-enabled free download EP Distant Chimes, the title track has a hazy electro with big synths and thumping drums. The EP was produced by M!SK (of Splitloop). So is this Ireland’s first chillwave tune? Carles to comments please!
Stream or download:
Trophy Boyfriend – ‘Distant Chimes’
Listen to the full EP after the jump:
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.
