GarVeteran Member Posts:1676
10/12/2006 3:45 PM |
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There have been quite a few Irish musicians (bands or solo artists) who have simply disappeared over the last number of years. Some have moved away to pursue their career elsewhere, others have packed it all in, while some have just vanished from our radars. Who are the one's that are missed and should return?
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Protein biscuitBasic Member Posts:364
10/12/2006 4:03 PM |
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Always had a soft spot for "That Petrol Emotion" although i may be looking at their legacy through rose-tinted glasses.
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bonzoBasic Member Posts:364
10/12/2006 4:03 PM |
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Zig and Zag.
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PeterQuaifeBasic Member Posts:436
10/12/2006 4:08 PM |
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Brendan Wade - had both CBD's cassette tapes.(just read the 'and should return bit')
PQ
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roadhousemagBasic Member Posts:124
10/12/2006 4:19 PM |
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revelino, what the fook happened to them?
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FluxBasic Member Posts:124
10/12/2006 4:27 PM |
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Cry Before Dawn, people, Cry Before Mofoin Dawn.
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mixtapepublicityBasic Member Posts:187
10/12/2006 4:47 PM |
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I still listen to Broadcaster by Revelino every couple of weeks! Great album great band.
I would have said Mexican Pets, but I believe they had a couple of one off reunion gigs while I was off travelling. My personal favourite Irish band ever, can't believe i missed em.
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AntistarAdvanced Member Posts:544
10/12/2006 4:48 PM |
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Ten Speed Racer
Woodstar
Revelino
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deraBasic Member Posts:163
10/12/2006 4:56 PM |
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the Jubilee Allstars :(
Joan of Arse :(
the Tycho Brahe :(
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10/12/2006 5:01 PM |
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Never liked Cry Before Dawn, bad simple minds rip off. Didn't know Woodstar were gone.
Petrol Emotion were great, I remember they blew the crowd and everyone else away at Feile.
Where are Blue in Heaven?
For me it would be Subteranians, great single, great live, really different,what ever happened to them?
Also Hal and the Thrills........ well there is always hope they will dissappear.
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Vent My SpleenAdvanced Member Posts:500
10/12/2006 5:03 PM |
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Didn't Tycho Brahe change their name to Tychonaut or some such??
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PeterQuaifeBasic Member Posts:436
10/12/2006 5:03 PM |
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maybe Dae Kim play a few Ten Speed Racer songs live?
PQ
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alamedaBasic Member Posts:121
10/12/2006 5:18 PM |
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i used to love Fountainhead and Microdisney (wasn't that Cathal Coughlan's band for a while?)
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AntistarAdvanced Member Posts:544
10/12/2006 5:18 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by Vent My Spleen
Didn't Tycho Brahe change their name to Tychonaut or some such??
They did. Their first album was great but their second (double-album) was not so great. I miss their previous incarnation The Plague Monkeys:Spine-tingling, low-key melancholy...if Carol Keogh's beguiling vocals didn't make the hairs on the back of yr neck stand up there's something wrong with you. God, they were good.
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AntistarAdvanced Member Posts:544
10/12/2006 5:22 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by alameda
i used to love Fountainhead and Microdisney (wasn't that Cathal Coughlan's band for a while?)
Sure was. He went to form Fatima Mansions after that. You should check out 'Lost in the former west' and 'Bertie's Brochures'. Coughlan is a genius.
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deraBasic Member Posts:163
10/12/2006 5:27 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by Vent My Spleen
Didn't Tycho Brahe change their name to Tychonaut or some such??
yep, and then broke up, as far as I know.
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Rev JulesVeteran Member Posts:1041
10/12/2006 5:36 PM |
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Ahh the Fountainhead, used to bump into the guitarist in waltons, anyone got Ryhtmn Method? also Cactus World News, The Bridge, ace tune.
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Protein biscuitBasic Member Posts:364
10/12/2006 5:44 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by alameda
i used to love Fountainhead and Microdisney (wasn't that Cathal Coughlan's band for a while?)
Yeah, good choice. Had forgotten about them. Was CC's band indeed. Didn't he release a solo album recently? Anyone know if it's up to much or get a listen?
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BinokularVeteran Member Posts:1665
10/12/2006 5:48 PM |
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Dirty Beatniks - Possibly Irelands only decent Big Beat act? possibly the only irish signed Big Beat act, ever? "Disco Dancing Machines" was a great track and you can (legally) download it here: http://www.epitonic.com/artists/dirtybeatniks.html
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DaraghAdvanced Member Posts:666
10/12/2006 5:51 PM |
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I heard of a band called the Fatimah Mansions, met their drummer once (i think)
never heard the music, but the name kicks ass
(actually if memory serves, the beastie boys paid for them to record an ep or summat, so they must have been pretty decent, this could be an entirely different drunken conversation though)
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dermot_trellisNew Member Posts:69
10/12/2006 6:20 PM |
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I think Tycho Brahe\Tychonaut have indeed gone their separate ways.. As far as I know Carol Keogh does vocals now for a new group called 'The Natural History Museum'. Ten Speed Racer should have been much better known, that first album and the EP preceeding album two are crackers. I saw the drummer Terry Cullen's new band Dae Kim play recently and they do a version of Ten Speed Racer's song Yo-Yo (which was sung by him on the album originally). As for other lost bands.. Rollerskate Skinny?
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dudleyBasic Member Posts:124
10/12/2006 6:47 PM |
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Tychos are gone, aye, but Carol is still writing with Donal, so it's two thirds Tychotastic. Heard some of the new recordings, very lovely.
She's also kicking out some jam in The Natural History Musuem, kinda avant garde ambienty electronic stuff, tis very good, and she's still crooning away with the autamata's.
talented lady, that
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dudleyBasic Member Posts:124
10/12/2006 6:50 PM |
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Joan of Arse died about 3 years ago now, with one completed yet unreleased album, and another almost completed album. Lazy lazy.
They then reformed as "The Law Court of Christ", did one or two gigs and died away, but Jean D'Arse himself is back with a solo project called The French Letter A. Very superb, if a little pink
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Rev JulesVeteran Member Posts:1041
10/12/2006 7:56 PM |
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Paranoid Visions
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Pool Cleaning GuyNew Member Posts:70
10/12/2006 11:30 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by Protein biscuit
quote: Originally posted by alameda
i used to love Fountainhead and Microdisney (wasn't that Cathal Coughlan's band for a while?)
Yeah, good choice. Had forgotten about them. Was CC's band indeed. Didn't he release a solo album recently? Anyone know if it's up to much or get a listen?
I'm a big Microdisney and Fatima Mansions fan who, for some inexplicable reason, hasn't kept up to speed with Cathal's solo stuff. The new one, the head scratchingly titled "Foburg" is absolutely marvellous though, as angry and bilious as anything he's ever done.
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Goat BoyNew Member Posts:72
10/13/2006 8:02 AM |
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Fatima Mansions 'Viva Dead Ponies' would be in my top ten Irish albums for sure. Defo one to check out if you missed it first time round. Saw them play a savage gig in the Rock Garden about 10 years ago..
I believe the remnants of Revelino now play in a wedding band! Have seen them at a few weddings in the past couple of years and I declare them to be the best wedding band in the world......ever!
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Vent My SpleenAdvanced Member Posts:500
10/13/2006 9:03 AM |
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Yep, Viva Dead Ponies is fantastic. Made it into my top 5 alright http://www.cluas.com/bestalbums/brian-farrelly.htm
Coughlan is playing Vicar St in the near future. Quality
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PunchbowlBasic Member Posts:205
10/13/2006 3:16 PM |
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Rollerskate Skinny are on the verge of a reunion so watch this space..
Regarding bands long gone Power of Dreams are a sad loss. The first album is amongst the best debuts you'll ever hear..
Also, Into Paradise had a song called 'Why Don't You?'. Anyone remember it/Have it?
Anyone remember Stano?? He released a self-produced record in 1990 which basicly U2 completely ripped off for A Baby and Zooropa.. Apparently!! Anyway, if anyone has a copy of this, get in touch. I have a lovely set of delph to swap for it.
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FluxBasic Member Posts:124
10/13/2006 3:20 PM |
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Rollerskate Skinny reunion?! Seriously?
Ken Griffin's new band The Favourite Sons are playing in the Village tomorrow night...I'm sickened I can't make it.
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roadhousemagBasic Member Posts:124
10/13/2006 3:21 PM |
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I have a rare cassette edition of chris de burgh's "Best Moves"...
features chris in check shirt with chess board...very sports casual.
phone:6769311
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Padre CruzNew Member Posts:13
10/13/2006 4:49 PM |
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Anyone remember Stano?? He released a self-produced record in 1990 which basicly U2 completely ripped off for A Baby and Zooropa.. Apparently!! Anyway, if anyone has a copy of this, get in touch. I have a lovely set of delph to swap for it.
Have this on tape somewhere, Punchbowl, and remember loving it at the time...can burn you a copy if ye wish. Have more delph that I know what to do with...
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Padre CruzNew Member Posts:13
10/13/2006 4:52 PM |
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For me the Subterraneans...'Slum' and 'Maxi Joy' were two great singles, outstanding live, like The Clash meets Happy Mondays, and they did great covers of Changeling and Sophisticated...they shoulda been huge.
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AntistarAdvanced Member Posts:544
10/13/2006 5:33 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by Punchbowl
Rollerskate Skinny are on the verge of a reunion so watch this space..
Regarding bands long gone Power of Dreams are a sad loss. The first album is amongst the best debuts you'll ever hear..
Also, Into Paradise had a song called 'Why Don't You?'. Anyone remember it/Have it?
Anyone remember Stano?? He released a self-produced record in 1990 which basicly U2 completely ripped off for A Baby and Zooropa.. Apparently!! Anyway, if anyone has a copy of this, get in touch. I have a lovely set of delph to swap for it.
I was gonna mention Power of Dreams and Into Paradise but I thought I was going too far back into the mists of time!!!! 2 Brilliant bands. Yes, Power Of Dreams debut was fantastic (1990??)...all current young Irish bands should listen to that (and weep)...Into Paradise: still listen 'Churchtown' and 'Down All The days' now and again.
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10/13/2006 7:54 PM |
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What happened to Lir ? and Bumble ?
... and I still mourn the demise of Scary Eire. /joking
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Thomas WalshNew Member Posts:48
10/14/2006 5:19 AM |
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"LIR" are playing Whelans on the 23rd of December. Their bass player is an integral part of David Gray's band - "Robert Malone". Their keyboard player is none other than the highly regarded "David Hopkins" now residing out of San Francisco. "Ro Byrne" is still writing recording and playing regularly as "Earthquake Hair", ditto lead singer "Dave McGuinness" who has had much live success with "Bigwig". "Colm Quearney" is a staple of the live scene and has released many singles as well as two wonderful L.Ps "The World's Not Round" and "Body Electric", he's otherwise known as "Q". Original drummer "Craig Hutchinson" is enjoying the simple life but LIR's other regular drummer and sticksman on the 23rd is none other than "Johnny Boyle" the Frames tub-thumper!!
Hope that's answered your question.....?
TW.
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10/14/2006 7:14 PM |
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Yep, goin to see Ken Griffin/Favourite Sons tonight. Think they're on around 8/8.15. In an hour in fact. Best get me skates on...
They're doing a free show in Cork this Tuesday.
In Belfast with The Dears again, tomorrow night.
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aidanAdvanced Member Posts:638
10/14/2006 8:16 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by Thomas Walsh
"Robert Malone"..... "David Hopkins" ..... "Ro Byrne" ..... "Dave McGuinness" ..... "Colm Quearney" ..... "Craig Hutchinson" ......"Johnny Boyle"
pedantic reader writes: are they not their real names, "thomas"?
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Thomas WalshNew Member Posts:48
10/15/2006 4:50 AM |
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I know, I'm a b****x for doing " and !! and .....
It's like an addiction!! SEE.....oh "f**k".......AHHHHHHHHH......!!
TW.
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UnaVeteran Member Posts:1721
10/15/2006 4:38 PM |
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Little Ghetto Boys
Alligator
I miss them :(
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strollerAdvanced Member Posts:576
10/15/2006 7:57 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by Binokular
Dirty Beatniks - Possibly Irelands only decent Big Beat act? possibly the only irish signed Big Beat act, ever? "Disco Dancing Machines" was a great track and you can (legally) download it here: http://www.epitonic.com/artists/dirtybeatniks.html
Neil Higgins out of the Dirty Beatniks is now one half of Padded Cell, the other member is fellow big beat veteran Richard Sen of the Bronx Dogs. They're signed to D.C. recordings which is run by J. Saul Kane aka Depth Charge.
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BinokularVeteran Member Posts:1665
10/15/2006 9:12 PM |
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Cool, only 12" Padded Cell releases so far I still don't do vinyl, anywhere I can download them (legally)?
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Man in a canBasic Member Posts:106
10/16/2006 1:12 PM |
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Pincher Martin were great, like Big Black Dublin/Kildare style.
The Golden Mile from the north were also very cool.
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kavobagginsBasic Member Posts:199
10/16/2006 4:03 PM |
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Great band called Pelvis who appeared on Jules Holland a few years ago. Really looked to be getting somewhere but I think they fell out with their record company Setanta or somefink.
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kavobagginsBasic Member Posts:199
10/16/2006 4:05 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by kavobaggins
Great band called Pelvis who appeared on Jules Holland a few years ago. Really looked to be getting somewhere but I think they fell out with their record company Setanta or somefink.
Cool, I just found their album on iTunes.
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strollerAdvanced Member Posts:576
10/17/2006 12:42 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by Binokular
Cool, only 12" Padded Cell releases so far I still don't do vinyl, anywhere I can download them (legally)?
https://www.beatport.com/
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