zenarcadian
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Luchador Gigs & Venture Promotions Presents:
STEVE STRONG (UK experimental/instrumental)
DEADLIGHTS (Cork synth/sci-fi-horror-rock)
UNWINDING CABLES (Cork Afropunk)
The Gateway, Barrack St.
Saturday, November 15th
FREE IN
STEVE STRONG
Steve Strong is a one-man arsenal of beats, tapped guitar and lush, textural melodies. His music is as withheld as it is grandiose, as skeletal as it is layered, equal parts shimmering and pulsing.
It glimmers, swings and explodes in all the right places, sliding gracefully from one section to another, played as tightly as it is loose and free. Steve's ability to bridge the gap between technical ability and captivation is completely instinctual, tattooed onto his musical conscious like the art on his body. His music seems to encompass many different styles without feeling contrived or forced, every strand of inspiration in steve's music is carefully placed and melted. This music will not be held down!
DEADLIGHTS
Deadlights are an electronic rock duo based in Cork, Ireland. Their brooding anthemic tales of woe consist of Eoin Hayes on vocals, guitar, synths and programming and The Hypnotist on synths and backing vocals. They encompass a varied spectrum of electronic music from aggressive thumping beats to more mellow and melodic soundscapes.
Their dark transcendent style is heavily inspired by science fiction, the retro-futurist aesthetic, gothic horror, as well as esoteric principals and ancient beliefs. Their music allegorically touches on issues of frustration, politics, loss, agony, ecstasy and love in the guise of dark fantasy. Musical influences include Gary Numan, Sisters of Mercy, Type O Negative, Depeche Mode, Samhain, NIN and many more...
UNWINDING CABLES
“Cork has given us many things over the years and now it looks set to provide the first Irish Afro-Punk band. Formed by frontman Zelen and drummer Ovi (with the former’s twin brother Zen completing the line-up a little later), Unwinding Cables stand apart in a city whose music scene has itself been highly individual. Why it took so long for a band as exciting as this to emerge from the new look Irish population is one question, but let’s just be thankful that they’re finally here.” - Phil Udell, State Magazine
