Refraction – ‘Helixian’
Dublin’s Refraction are back with their second album following a two-year break since their accomplished eponymous release from early 2011. And it’s fucking class. Helixian is a rich and dynamic journey bristling with texture & life and blessed by an exquisite production. Made up of drums, twin harmonizing guitar, bass and coloured with samples and...
The Hive Studio – Kilcoole, Wicklow
We wanted a single day of recording recently and wound up in the serene environs of Kilcoole (the town they used for Glenroe). Nestling within is the birthplace of a huge number of great Irish releases – The Hive Studio. Engineer, member of Enemies & Kidd Blunt & general champ Eoin Whitfield brings you up...
Enter Shikari Interview – Liam ‘Rory’ Clewlow
Talked to the friendly and affable Liam “Rory” Clewlow ahead of Enter Shikari‘s visit to Cork on May 2nd. Hey Rory how’s it going Good mate How has the last year been for you? Yeah well last summer we did the festival circuit, European, UK festivals, went to Russia, South Africa, Australia, Japan, so it’s...
Review: Fang Island w/ No Spill Blood – The Pavilion, Cork, 08.04.13
Photography: Bríd O’Donovan showshotshare.tumblr.com Monday night and it’s PISSING down. The streets are totally deserted, and it’s pouring down so hard at one stage I think I see that laughing lemon character from the Lemsip adverts cavorting in a puddle outside Burger King, but it turns out to be some jaudiced bum with a fit...
Bisect – need your help
One of the best heavy bands to come out of Cork in years and years (in my opinion) is Polish/French/Italian/Dublin (typical!) outfit Bisect. Nasty, pummelling hardcore with a razor-sharp delivery, Bisect are getting snappier and tighter every time I happen to catch them. They recently completed recording (with Lawrence from Reel.Tone.Studios) and are looking for...
COWMAN – Artificial Dissemination
I know the site is called “wearenoise” but let me point out (and this will probably irritate the artist, so I apologise) that I am not hugely predisposed to enjoying the experimental/noise experience any more. I have gone to (actually make that “wound up at”) a lot of noise/experimental gigs in lots of different contexts...
Former Monarchs
Cork’s Former Monarchs discuss their new album ahead of a nail-biting few days airing the never-before heard material in COrk, Dublin and Belfast. Can you talk a little about how Former Monarchs went about putting the new album together? The process of writing this album was a different one that what we were used to....
REST – Interview & Top 5 (Graham Lynch)
A quick-fire Top 5 and plans for the future with REST’s guitar & keys man Graham Lynch ahead of the launch of I Hold the Wolf this Sat 16th at The Pavilion NOISE: What did you want to achieve with I Hold the Wolf? I think getting the album recorded and out there was the...
Neil Davidge || ‘HALO 4 Soundtrack’
I never had a Sega, Nintendo or Atari. My parents were a little more bent in the “get out and play” direction and only the shameful children of divorce or sickly bedridden no-hopers should be allowed inside on a sunny day to direct Mario into Koopa’s castle or whatever. Who needs Sonic – there was a perfectly...
Rest || ‘I Hold the Wolf’
REST‘s new one “I Hold the Wolf” takes the elusive and slick instrumentaler’s noughties’ post-rock style into creepy and dark new spaces, and it feels so good. I remember trying to drink through an intense headache in an uncomfortably rammed Nancy Spain’s in 2003 as REST brought the house down at some UCC Live Music...
Funeral for a Friend || Fri 25th Jan || Cyp Ave
In fairness to Wales, for a small enough chunk of land they’ve produced an impressive crop of rock heavyweights including Budgie, Feeder and Lostproph…er I mean Manic Street Preachers (no matter how much they might possibly also be the worst band of all time). Perhaps it’s the proximity to the UK mixed with the evergrey...
:Hounds: – Spacemad
*Following correspondence from the band, we have corrected the name, which should read [colon]Hounds[colon]. Yes… :HOUNDS: is a four-piece from Dublin dealing in a quirky, muscular type of alternative noise. Their new release Spacemad has some great moments coloured with some often frustratingly familiar motifs and textures throughout. Essentially coming from a post-rock standpoint, “Spacemad” has...
