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TheHiveMind-MacronitePromo-Jan2012 by macronite

The Macronite collective have just finished a new mix called The Hive Mind. It mixes the sounds the crew feel are going to be big or define 2012 and will be rocking the club in its second year. It is on the Macronite soundcloud site with lots of new tracks to check out.

IN late November, Out On A Limb released a split 7” featuring Crayonsmith & Elk. This was followed by launch shows in Cork and Dublin. Now, it’s time for them to do one more show in OOAL’s hometown, and this will be a special one. The show will take place at Ormston House, a wonderful 2100sq foot exhibition space bang in Limerick City.

Supported by the Creative Limerick initiative, Ormston House on Patrick Street have set out to devise and deliver an experimental programme of multidisciplinary exhibitions and events, and develop a series of research-based and archival projects. A key focus is to support artistic, curatorial and design practices.
In early 2004 Ciaran Smith began playing his own 4-track recorded songs live under the name ‘Crayonsmith’. The recent release features “Heaven In An Aeroplane”, the first release from Crayonsmith since 2008’s acclaimed sophomore album “White Wonder”. The release also marks the first released recording of the new Crayonsmith line up – founder Ciarán Smith is joined by Richie O’Reilly (Koalacord) & Wayne Dunlea (ex Waiting Room/Hooray For Humans). It gives a timely taster of what to expect as the trio prepare the third Crayonsmith album, due for release on Out On A Limb in 2012. The other side of the split 7” features a previously unreleased track from Cork outfit Elk. Crayonsmith and Elk play Ormston House on Saturday January 28. It is a BYOB event starting at 7.30pm.

Dubstep/Indie & Electronica
This Thursday Macronite is running the first DIE club night of 2012. DIE is ‘Dubstep/Indie & Electronica’ running on one Thursday a month. Dan Sykes explains, “There has been a great reaction to it and its cheap at only a fiver. It gives local DJs a chance to play, we have Flip-It TV running the backroom DJing with some live bands to make sure we are covering all the bases”. DIE is a monthly clubnite happening randomly based around when students are in the city and don’t have exams. Keep an eye on Macronite’s Facebook pages and Dolan’s website for details.
This Thursday’s DIE features their Dj Competition Final between Ricard P, Declan Magoo and Jay Skelly. The winner becomes the new DIE resident for 2012. On The Terrace Adam Bently plays and The Hip Neck Blues collective play live with music from the Flip-It TV crew.

Also The Bavaria Babes will be there on the night to handing out free pints of Bavaria beer while looking for Ireland’s next Bavaria F1 model. The winner of the national babe search will be named the Irish Bavaria City Racing Babe for 2012, receive a modelling contract with Andrea Roche’s agency and a years supply of Bavaria Beer.

RECORDED live in the Franciscan Friary in Limerick last November, ‘Gibson’ is the new single from Hermitage Green. The song has already started to pick up some national airplay and the band are a live favorite in the city.

Now watched over 13,000 times and climbing, Senekah’s ‘Human Relations’ has a confident, big room sound and is a strong indie/pop single to kick off the campaign for the new album. The video is a laugh-out-loud OTT romp about an office drone who is incapable of human relations becoming obsessed with an online she-devil with a chorus that goes “Now that your stripped naked, I’ll have my way with the hall table. Cause I have no time for Human Relations”
Limerick’s Senekah (formerly Seneca) have completed the follow up album to 2008’s ‘Sweeter Than Bourbon’. The band’s new album called ‘Human Relations’ was recorded with Noel Hogan of the Cranberries on production duties. Senekah have produced a video for the first single to be lifted from the record which is the title track of the album and will be available on iTunes from Febuary 17.

The video was made on location in Limerick in Dolans Warehouse and the boardroom and office scenes were filmed right here at Limerick Post.
The band plays The Ruby Sessions, Doyles, Dublin, Feb 14; The Workmans Club, Dublin, Feb 16; Dolans Warehouse, Feb 17; Crane lane Theatre, Cork, Feb 18; Kellys, Galway, Feb 25.

Just for fun, Limerick’s take on “The Crap People Say” viral

Dolans Warehouse have announced an extra date for Tommy Tiernan’s Tour of Limerick. He performs on Wednesday March 7. Tickets on sale from the venue.

FAMILY is the new single from Dublin’s The Cast of Cheers. Goose from the band’s Chariot album from 2010 has been included on Kitsuné Maison Compilation #12. ‘Family’ is released on February 3 on School Boy Error. The band play Eurosonic this weekend, hear it on RTE 2fm. Great single. One to watch in 2012.

Fela Kuti – Everything Scatter (Toby’s Indigo Edit) by TobyKaar

ELECTRONIC music producer Toby Kaar does not do hype, his online presence contains no boastful, hyperbole biographies just a simple message, “Hope you like my stuff”. He lets his music do the talking and at the Out On A Limb Summer Party last year, his spacy prog electronica literally spoke in volumes when he rocked the Dock Road venue. He has played multiple sets at Electric Picnic, and played last on stage at last year’s Castlepalooza Festival where his euphoric sets have left a lasting impression, Toby says, “It is always strange going last because you feel like you owe something to people but It’s a great position to be in because you can play whatever you want really.” Using synths and a monome, Toby builds his sets gradually holding back parts of the music when necessary before adding layers and building into noisy electronic cresendos.
Toby’s reputation for incendiary performances has grown quickly and his remixes for bands like Ten Past Seven, Nouveaunoise and Funeral Suits are online on soundcloud.com.
Toby Kaar plays Bourkes Bar tonight, Thursday January 5, admission is free.

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