A Map of the Kingdom of Ireland features on Nialler9
Heresy Records’ latest release A Map of the Kingdom of Ireland features on the Nialler9 website streaming all 17 tracks of the CD version.
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Electronic Sound magazine reviews A Map of the Kingdom of Ireland
Electronic Sound, the electronic music magazine has reviewed A Map of the Kingdom of Ireland in its latest edition, Issue 39.
“Dublin’s eclectic Heresy label serves up a fascinating 17-tracker of Irish electronica…”
“The headturners are two tracks from 80s cult outfit Princess Tinymeat…”
“… the 11-minute ‘Timothy Cream’s Crown Of Wines’ is a thing of beauty.”
“Accompanied by some great sleevenotes, this is essential listening.”
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A Map of the Kingdom of Ireland is available now to download and stream
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The Irish Echo reviews A Map of the Kingdom of Ireland
Colleen Taylor of The Irish Echo reviews A Map of the Kingdom of Ireland
“This album is a tour de force…”
“What looks like it might be a collection of 1798 rebel songs is actually a cutting edge electro-indie-acoustic compilation.”
“A Map of the Kingdom of Ireland was compiled by Heresy Records founder Eric Fraad and boasts an impressive lineup.”
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Facts & Arts reviews Roger Doyle’s HERESY
Michael Johnson of Facts & Arts reviews Roger Doyle’s electronic opera HERESY.
“It is an ethereal experience, loaded with beautiful soprano vocals and synthesized instrumentals…”
“This opera is not to be missed.”
The piece also includes an interview with Heresy Record’s founder & director Eric Fraad.
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Abstract Analogue reviews A Map of the Kingdom of Ireland
Stephen Rennicks reviews A Map of the Kingdom of Ireland on his website Abstract Analogue:
“Heresy Records follow up their On The Nature of Electricity and Acoustics (2013) with another excellent compilation of Irish Electro Acoustic artists…”
“You will enjoy this collection if you are seeking music that shimmers into existence, works its magic and then disappears just as mysteriously as it arrived.”
“The composer and sound designer Vincent Doherty then helps us drift away again with the joyous ‘DriftDin’, There are so many lovely acoustic and electronic touches going on in the mix, pure ear and emotional gymnastics…”
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A Map of the Kingdom of Ireland is available from March 02 to download and stream
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Baby Raptors tour announcement
Baby Raptors will tour the US with Timeflies on their Too Much To Dream Tour starting March 21 in Atlanta.
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HERESY track included in Spotify’s Classical New Releases playlist
Spotify have added a track from Roger Doyle‘s new Heresy Records release on their influential Classical New Releases playlist.
The track, A Material Universe, from Act II of the electronic opera HERESY is track 25 of 50 in the playlist. It features Caitríona O’Leary on vocals.
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New York launch for two new Heresy album releases
Two new album releases, A Map of the Kingdom of Ireland, an anthology of Irish electro-acoustic music and HERESY, an electronic opera by Roger Doyle will be launched at the Irish Arts Center in New York on February 20.
Heresy label founder Eric Fraad and composer Daniel Figgis will speak at the event.
Location:
IRISH ARTS CENTER
553 West 51st Street
New York City, 10019
Date & Time:
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
5:30pm until 7pm
A Map of the Kingdom of Ireland
A Map of the Kingdom of Ireland, Heresy’s sequel to the album On the Nature of Electricity & Acoustics, which was released in 2013 to international critical acclaim, adds another chapter to the story of Irish electro-acoustic music and demonstrates the vitality, originality and progressiveness of this much lauded and vibrant scene.
Featuring works by fourteen of Ireland’s most imaginative and talented artists/ensembles, A Map of the Kingdom of Ireland presents a diversity of styles from ‘shoegaze prescience’ through ‘contemporary classical’ to Nu-Prog and ambients.
A Map of the Kingdom of Ireland is available from March 02 to download and stream
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Miss Velvet and The Blue Wolf U.S. tour with George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic
Miss Velvet and The Blue Wolf hit the road again with the legendary George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic on a 35 date tour all across the U.S.
UK Press for Baby Raptors’ Lostboi
Lostboi by Baby Raptors has recently been featured in IndieLondon, The Jack Plug, Eat This Music, Fame Magazine and Music Existence.
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The Huffington Post review Bad Get Some
The Huffington Post review Bad Get Some by Miss Velvet and The Blue Wolf and premiere the Dare video.
“Miss Velvet and The Blue Wolf are cap-a-pie prodigiously talented. The melodies are phenomenal, the rhythms are combustible and Miss Velvet’s voice contradicts the nonexistence of the phlogiston. Bad Get Some and “Dare” blew me away.”
Miss Velvet and The Blue Wolf open for George Clinton in NYC & DC
Isotopia/Heresy debut indie funk rock band Miss Velvet and The Blue Wolf celebrate Halloween and their debut album release BAD GET SOME.
They the open for the legendary George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, NYC, on 31 October at the 2nd Annual Halloween Funkdown.
They continue to celebrate with George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic on 3 November at The Howard Theatre, Washington DC.
THE WEXFORD CAROLS now streaming on Spotify & Apple Music
Billboard #1 hit, THE WEXFORD CAROLS is now available to stream on Spotify, Apple Music and other streaming services for the first time.
Featuring Caitríona O’Leary, Tom Jones, Rosanne Cash, Rhiannon Giddens & Producer Joe Henry, THE WEXFORD CAROLS is the first recording of Ireland’s greatest Christmas music.
A collection of 17th and 18th century Irish Christmas songs, mostly lost to history until recently. They have, for the first time, been recorded together by celebrated Irish singer Caitríona O’Leary along with a cast of American and UK Grammy winners including Sir Tom Jones, Rosanne Cash, Rhiannon Giddens and producer Joe Henry.
The all-star band features celebrated musicians from the genres of folk, trad, rock, classical and jazz including, Dónal Lunny (Bouzouki), John Smith (Guitar, Mandolin & Vocals), Greg Cohen (Double Bass), Éamonn de Barra (Flute and Whistles), Adrian Hart (Fiddle), Kate Ellis (Cello), Graham Hopkins (Drums & Vocals), Mel Mercier (Percussion).
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