This May bank holiday weekend is shaping up to be a veritable feast for fans of electronic music. April 29th sees the Irish act Solar Bears play support to Baths, from California. The gig is on in the Workman's Club and there are still some tickets left as far as I know.
Solar Bears are for me one of the most exciting prospects for Irish electronic music, ever. Along with Nouveaunoise, they're paving the way for Ireland's vibrant electronic music scene. Their music is drawn from a mix of electronic and electro-acoustic instruments, with electric guitars playing alongside analogue synth pads and leads, and beats ranging from 808s to a full on rock kit. If you haven't heard their debut album She Was Coloured In (Planet Mu, 2010), then I'd recommend you rush out and buy it today, seeing as it's Record Store Day and all. From what I hear, their recent gig in Cork was excellent, so I'm really looking forward to seeing them live. If you miss them at the Workman's Club you can catch them at the Forbidden Fruit festival on the 5th June at Kilmainham. I'm going to check out both!
After the success of his first album, Cerulean (Anticon, 2010), Will Weisenfeld, aka Baths, is touring to promote his second release, Pop Music/False B-Sides (Anticon, 2011). Baths manages to bridge the realms of glitch hop and alternative music, with non quantized beats stuttering alongside his layered falsetto. The music is sample based, but Baths is often sampling himself playing guitars, pianos and a range of other instruments. Baths promises to be a great live performance, using an mpd to control his samples live. Review of Pop Music/False B-Sides to follow.
The Sunday night of the May bank holiday weekend sees Siriusmo play the Twisted Pepper alongside Modeselektor (DJ set) with visuals by Pfadfinderei. Having only discovered Siriusmo in the last year or so, I'm ecstatic about seeing him live. Siriusmo recently released his debut album Mozaik (Monkeytown, 2011), featuring a collection of songs from previous EPs as well as a host of new tracks. The result is a brilliant and refreshing album, full of upbeat, happy-go-lucky electronica. This is definitely one not to be missed.
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