Red On Red

This week on the podcast, something a little bit different. The first in an occasional series of mixes we’re calling The Leeside Tapes, where we take a longform listen to some of the best new music that Cork has had to offer in the first half of 2018, from ambient electronic and hip-hop, to psychedelic pop and post-metal. 01. Spekulativ Fiktion - Rattlesnakes (ft. Jonen Dekay) (@craicmob) 02. Happyalone - Bodybags (@happyandfriends) 03. Automatic Blue - Akira (@drewlinehan) 04. Jar Jar Jr. - Manhattan Warmonger (ft. DOOM) (@jarjarjiggetyjr) 05. MueseuM - The Caves of Nick 06. Elaine Malone - No Blood (@elai_malone) 07. Ghostking is Dead - Fool (@deadroyalboi) 08. The Shaker Hymn - Colour of the Holy Sun (@theshakerhymn) 09. O Emperor - Make it Rain (@oemperormusic) 10. The Altered Hours - Over the Void (@thealteredhours) 11. Chameleon Fields - Psychedelic Death Shroud 12. Partholon - All We Are (@partholonian) 13. The Sunshine Factory - Negative Light (Live) (@thesunshinefac) 14. Gadget and the Cloud - This

This week on the podcast, we talk to one of Cork's busiest musicians and arts facilitators. Darren Keane (@kallgeese) talks to us about his bands Not Earth, Mueseum, The Creeps, Worm, and The Council of the Dark Arts Orchestra; as well as community projects that he's involved in. Tunes from Shookrah, Saint Caoilian, O Emperor and more! 01. Elastic Sleep - Tzar Bomba 02. The Shaker Hymn - I Don’t Ever Want to See the World (@theshakerhymn) 03. Roslyn Steer - Further Away (@kantcope) 04. O Emperor - Don’t Mind Me (@oemperormusic) 05. Shookrah - Don’t Wanna Doubt You (@shookrah) 06. Arthuritis - Hot Garbage (@arthurpawsey) 07. Saint Caoilian - I’ll Be a Fool For You (@caoilianjsure) 08. Elaine Malone - You (@elai_malone) 09. Fixity - Hungry Clouds (@danwalshdrums)

This week on the podcast we’re talking with Merakindie promoter, The Roundy (@roundybar) booker and one-third of the Signal gig collective, Emma Kelly (@emmamerakindie). Chats about booking gigs and tours, running venues & spaces, and what goes into making touring work for Cork artists. Tunes from The Altered Hours, Elaine Malone, Ghostking is Dead, and more! 01. Elaine Malone - You (@elai_malo) 02. Crevice - Anchorless (@creviceband) 03. Fixity - Hungry Clouds (@danwalshdrums) 04. The Altered Hours - Dig Early (@thealteredhours) 05. The Great Balloon Race - Did It On My Own (@thegreatballoon) 06. The Shaker Hymn - Sucking it Out (@theshakerhymn) 07. Ghostking is Dead - Fool (@deadroyalboi) 08. Automatic Blue - Happy House (@drewlinehan) 09. Shookrah - Woman (@shookrah)

This week on the podcast, we're talking with singer, songwriter and educator Karan Casey about Fairplé, an initiative to right the gender balance in Irish trad and folk music. Live acapella performance in studio, plus tunes from O Emperor, Anna Mieke, The Altered Hours and more! 01. Happyalone - Bodybags 02. Elll - Romance 03. O Emperor - Make it Rain 04. The Altered Hours - Over the Void 05. Anna Mieke - Arbour 06. St. Caoilian - I’ll Be a Fool For You (Green on Red Session) 07. Stuck on Repeat - Áthas 08. Elaine Malone - You 09. Karan Casey - Sister, I Am Here for You (live acapella)

This week on the podcast, we talk with psych-folk singer-songwriter Elaine Malone (@Elai_Malone). Chatting about her creative processes, being part of the music community in Cork, and the relationship between art and activism. Plus, tunes from The Altered Hours, Fixity, O Emperor and more! 01. The Bonk - Heave (@The_Bonk_Music) 02. Crevice - Anchorless (@CreviceBand) 03. Altered Hours - Hey No Way (@TheAlteredHours) 04. Sam Clague - Melting Butter (@Sam_Clague) 05. O Emperor - Make it Rain (@OEmperorMusic) 06. Fixity - IYMTG (@danwalshdrums) 07. SENIOR INFANTS - Stap (@SSENIORIINFANTS) 08. ARTHUR ITIS - Small Boats for Strange Seas (#arthuritis) 09. Anna Mieke - Arbour (@AnnaMiekeMusic)

This week on the podcast, we're talking with Cork music blogger, overblown.co.uk editor and gig promoter Jamie Coughlan (@overblownzine). Chatting about starting a blog, working with others, experimenting with crowdfunding and the work/life balance. Tunes from Gadget and the Cloud, Sillk, Happyalone and more! 01. The Magnapinna - ‘Surf’s Up Baby’ (@themagnapinna) 02. God Alone. - ‘Intivim’ (@godalonecork) 03. SILLK - ‘Switchblades Don’t Sleep’ (#sillk) 04. Terriers - ‘Clean My Bones’ (#terriers) 05. Happy Alone - ‘Bodybags’ (@happyandfriends) 06. Soothsayer - ‘Cephalopod’ (@soothsayercrew) 07. Partholon - ‘All We Are’ (@partholonian) 08. Gadget & The Cloud - ‘And I Told You Something True’ (@gadgetatc) 09. Sam Clague - ‘Waves Make Foam’ (@sam_clague)

This week on the podcast, we're catching up with Ian O'Callaghan, vocalist of Cork hardcore band Horse (@HorseBandIRE), ahead of their gig on Saturday night with No Spill Blood at @daliandgala. We talk about his roots in Cork music, joining the band, and their recent tour of the UK. Tunes from God Alone, Hope is Noise, Casavettes and more! 01. I'll Eat Your Face - 6 Miles In 02. God Alone - Samhain (excerpt) (@godaloneband) 03. Hope is Noise - You, The World And A Bubble (@hopeisnoisecork) 04. Dolph Lundgren's Party Dungeon - Let's Get Physical 05. Ganglions - My Wife Won't Stop Flirting With Me (@ganglionsband) 06. Elk - Wet Stars 07. Horse - Reject The Arches (@horsebandIRE) 08. No Spill Blood - White Out

This week on the podcast, we're talking with Coughlan's Live (@coughlanslive) co-founder and promoter Edel Curtin about a pair of upcoming festivals: Right Here, Right Now (@rhrnfest) on June 2nd and 3rd at Cork Opera House, and Coughlan's Live Music Festival, happening at the venue in September. Tunes from bands playing the former, plus new music from Outsider YP, Happyalone and Selkies. 01) Ye Vagabonds - Lowlands of Holland (@yevagabonds) 02) Marlene Enright - 123 (@mazzygooze) 03) HappyAlone - Bodybags (@happyandfriends) 04) Outsider YP - Spill My Guts (@outsideryp) 05) John Blek - Salt in the Water (@johnbleksolo) 06) Anna Mitchell - All These Things (@annamitchmusic) 07) SELKIES - Clubbing Baby Seals (@selkiesofficial) 08) Soothsayer - Cephalopod (@soothsayerdoom) 09) The Service - We Knew You'd Do It

This week on the podcast, we're talking with guitarist and vocalist of Cork psychedelic rockers The Altered Hours (@TheAlteredHours) about their story so far, creative life in Cork during the recession, and life on the road. Tunes also from O Emperor, Crevice, Fixity and more! 01. Rory Francis O’Brien - The Veil (@roryoseven) 02. Fixity - IYMTG (@danwalshdrums) 03. Roslyn Steer - Hey Sunshine (@kantcope) 04. O Emperor - Make It Rain (@oemperormusic) 05. Crevice - Anchorless (@creviceband) 06. Arthur-itis — Bathe (@arthurpawsey) 07. SoothSayer - At This Great Depth (@soothsayerdoom) 08. Ellll - Romance (@__ELLLL__) 09. Saint Yorda - Death Ray

This week on the podcast, we're talking with event promoter and producer Cormac Daly (@cosmonautcork) about his work with promotion company Cosmonaut Music, bass night Under:current, the Cork Community Print Shop venue and festivals like Townlands Carnival (@townlandstlc) and IndieCork (@indiecork). 01. The Altered Hours - On My Tongue (@thealteredhours) 02. Fixity - Hungry Clouds (excerpt) (@danwalshdrums) 03. Spekulativ Fiktion - Culture Of Abundance (@craicmob) 04. Terriers - Clean My Bones 05. Aponym - Life Is A Wounded Stag (excerpt) (@aponym) 06. Arthur Itis - Disappear (live in Connolly's) (@arthurpawsey) 07. Defects Major - The Ether 08. Laurie Shaw - Countries (@laurie_shaw_) 09. Happyalone - bodybags (@happyandfriends)

This week on an extended edition of the podcast: we’re talking with Music Zone record shop boss Ray O’Brien (@musiczonedv) about Record Store Day on Saturday April 21st (@recordstoreday), the vinyl revival, and supporting local music. Tunes from artists playing at the shop ahead of RedFM's special broadcast on the day, as well as artists playing CorkLovesMusic (@corklovesmusic) and It Takes a Village (@ITAVfestival) this weekend. 01. The Shaker Hymn - Colour of the Holy Sun (@theshakerhymn) 02. Transmission Club - Taking Off (@tclubmusic) 03. The Altered Hours - Open Wide (@thealteredhours) 04. Shookrah - Gerascophobia (@shookrah) 05. August Wells - Nothing Like Love (@augustwellsband) 06. John Blek - Lace (@johnbleksolo) 07. God Alone - She Was the Sea (@godalonecork) 08. The Sunshine Factory - Cruelest Animal (@thesunfac) 09. Gadget and the Cloud - So Shy (@gadgetatc)

This week on the podcast, we’re talking with photographer and man about town Shane J. Horan, about his roots in Limerick's music scene and his work with Cork-based gig promoters and blogs. Tunes this week from HappyAlone, Anna-Mieke Bishop, The Magnapinna and more. 01. Happyalone - Colours (@happyandfriends) 02. Anna-Mieke Bishop - Arbour (@annamiekemusic) 03. The Magnapinna - Uniform (@themagnapinna) 04. BAILER - Death is a Reminder (@bailerofficial) 05. Cara Kursh - I Just Fly (@cara_kursh) 06. Sarah-Beth - Love or Lust 07. God Alone - She Was the Sea (@godalonecork) 08. Soothsayer - Of Locusts and Moths (excerpt) (@soothsayerdoom) 09. Spekulativ Fiktion - Rattlesnake (ft. Jonen Dekay) (@craicmob)

This week on the podcast, we talk with rapper, beatmaker and Irish hip-hop advocate Spekulativ Fiktion about his new EP, his upcoming appearance at It Takes a Village festival. and his roots in Cork city's heavy metal scene. Music this week from O Emperor, Naive Ted, Jar Jar Jr., Elaine Malone, and more. 01. O Emperor - Make it Rain 02. Elaine Malone - You 03. Ol Dirty Chancer feat. Sebi C - My Own Fault 04. Gatch - Pardon the Roast 05. Jar Jar Jr. - Fire in the Hole 06. Calm d’Goolys - Love Looks like One 07. Spekulativ Fiktion - Google 08. Naive Ted x YP - Grayson 09. David Jackson - Totem Soul

This week on the podcast, we speak with music journalist-turned-electronic producer/DJ Kelly Doherty, aka Gadget and the Cloud. We discuss Doherty's beginnings as an online music journalist in North Cork, the process of taking up electronic music from scratch, the scene in the city at present, and the story behind her debut album, 'Songs for Sad People to Dance To'. We also hear music from some of Doherty's favourite local artists, such as Elll, Numbertheory and Jar Jar Jr., as well as new music from Anna-Mieke and Ghostking is Dead. 01. Anna-Mieke - Arbour (@annamiekemusic) 02. Ghostking is Dead - Cast Iron (@ghostkingisdead) 03. Jar Jar Jr ft. Looms - Ah Well (@jarjarjiggetyjr) 04. Numbertheory - Pilgrimage (@numbertheory666) 05. SYN - Wasteland 06. Doubt - Whisper 07. Gadget and the Cloud - And I Told You Something True (@gadgetatc) 08. Elll - Romance (@__ELLLL__) 09. Papa Floral - Wanderlust

This week on the podcast, we talk with Connolly's of Leap proprietor and Talos drummer Sam McNicholl about the return of the iconic West Cork venue, its recent IMRO Venue of the Year win, Talos' Choice Prize nomination and his thoughts ahead of their dates at SXSW in Austin, Texas this week. Plus, we have a playlist of some of McNicholl's favourite Leeside music, including John Blek, The Altered Hours, and O Emperor. 01. Elaine Malone - You (@elai_malo) 02. Brian Deady - Eloise (@briandeady) 03. Ye Vagabonds - Lowlands of Holland (@yevagabonds) 04. O Emperor - Make it Rain (@oemperormusic) 05. Talos - Landscapes (@talostalostalos) 06. The Altered Hours - Open Wide (@thealteredhours) 07. John Blek - Lace (@johnbleksolo) 08. The Shaker Hymn - Colour of the Holy Sun (@theshakerhymn) 09. Farewell J.R. - A Thought, A Mind (#farewelljr)

This week on the podcast, we preview International Women's Day in Cork's music scene with the help of sound engineer/production manager Francesca de Buyl-Pisco. We take a look at The Roundy's big weekender for the occasion, Cyprus Avenue's gig presented alongside Girlcrew Cork, and take in tunes from Corkwomen like Elaine Malone, Gadget and the Cloud and Crevice. Music tracklist: 01. Dowry - In É (@enabrennan) 02. Elaine Malone - You (@elai_malo) 03. Morning Veils - Hiveless Bee 04. Gadget and the Cloud - October 31st (@gadgetatc) 05. Elll - Romance (@__ELLLL___) 06. Crevice - Black Box (@creviceband) 07. Mide Houlihan - Something Worth Looking At (@Meed_A_Plan_B) 08. Sara Ryan - Euphoric Recall 09. Shookrah - Woman (@shookrah)

This week on the podcast, we take a look at April's It Takes a Village festival, happening April 13th-15th at Trabolgan in East Cork. We're joined in studio by festival bookers/curators Joe Kelly and Ed O'Leary, and we run down the line-up, discuss the festival's setting, and take in tunes chosen by the lads themselves, including The Altered Hours, Lankum, The Jimmy Cake, Shookrah, and more. 01. Bantum - Take It (ft LOAH) (@ruairilbantum) 02. Shookrah - Gerascophobia (@shookrah) 03. Bitch Falcon - Clutch (@bitchfalcon) 04. The Altered Hours - Over the Void (@thealteredhours) 05. Lankum - Lullaby (@lankumdublin) 06. Saint Sister - Causing Trouble (@saintsister) 07. Le Boom - What We Do (@leboom) 08. Cian Finn - So Nice (Dreadsquad Remix) (@cianfinns) 09. The Jimmy Cake - Tough Love Pt.1 (Excerpt) (@thejimmycake)

This week, we take a special preview of two big metal gigs: this Saturday's UrbanAssault all-dayer festival at An Spailpín Fánach, and Cosmonaut Music's one-year anniversary gig, happening Saturday March 3rd. We have music from metal and hardcore bands on both line-ups, and a chat with UrbanAssault promoter Danny Lee. 01. Horse - Dragging (@HorseBandIRE) 02. Bailer - Long Gone (@BAILEROfficial) 03. Partholon - Jerusalem (@Partholonian) 04. Corr Mhóna - Dall (@CorrMhonaBand) 05. Na Cruithne - Sionnach Damnú (@NaCruithne) 06. Overoth - Sigil of the Empty Throne (@Overoth) 07. Rest - Sol Luna Astra (@ThisIsRest) 08. God Alone - She Was the Sea (@GodAloneBand) 09. We Come in Pieces - You Had Me at Hell (@WCIPBand)

This week, we preview next month's Cork Sound Fair (@CorkSoundFair), taking in music and audio from artists performing at Cork's new leftfield electronic festival, happening on March 23rd and 24th. Curator Conor Ruane and artist Robert Curgenven talk about the festival, plus new music from Cork psych-rockers The Altered Hours. 01. The Altered Hours - Over the Void (@TheAlteredHours) 02. Robert Curgenven - Allegro in Segrito Oltre (@robertcurgenven) 03. Nadir - I Might Be Human (#nadir) 04. Autumns - Female Model (@AutumnsIre) 05. Davy Kehoe - Storm Desmond (#davykehoe) 06. Warrior - Birds (excerpt) 07. Beatrice Dillion and Call Super - Fluo (excerpt) 08. African Fiction - The Most Boring Thing Happened in Iceland Today (@africanfiction)

This week on Red on Red: we take a listen to some recent releases, tunes from artists partaking in next month's Cork Sound Fair, and sessions from the recent Green on Red live special. We also chat with singer-songwriter Laurie Shaw about new album 'Weird Weekends', and with rapper Outsider YP about his new EP as well as February 18th's Outsiders' Summit networking event for young creatives. 01. Saint Caoilian - 'I’ll Be a Fool For You' (Green on Red Session) (@caoilianjsure) 02. Spekulativ Fiktion - 'Lock All Doors' (Green on Red Session) (@craicmob) 03. Elaine Malone - 'You' (@elai_malone) 04. Ghostking is Dead - 'Cast Iron' (@hausurecords) 05. Laurie Shaw - 'Shatterproof'/Interview (@laurie_shaw_) 06. Partholón - 'Jerusalem' (#partholon) 07. Outsider YP - Interview/'Lost Bonds' (@outsideryp) 08. Gadget and the Cloud - 'And I Told You Something True' (@gadgetatc) 09. African Fiction - 'Heat' (Excerpt) (@african_fiction)