Spook album Dublin Launch Friday April 18th, The Boom Boom Room @ Murrays (1 Viewer)

[Unclealo]

Haven't plugged something in a long time......

Transduction records presents

The Spook of the Thirteenth Lock album launch

with the Spook (full band set)
Mumblin Deaf Ro
Fairlights

The Boom Boom Room above Murrays
10euro with copy of the album


The Spook of the Thirteenth Lock

The Spook of the Thirteenth Lock is music from Dublin, Ireland. Named after a poem about a haunted canal lock, the Spook plucks banjos and twangs guitars, he yelps and he drones and he sings songs about doomed revolutionaries, brave partisan, corrupt politicians and constant struggle.

Live the Spook plays solo with guitar, banjo and effects or swells to a full band with bass, guitars, drums.

The epnonymous debut album sees songs in the Irish folk tradition expanded into the realms of psych prog and post rock, channeling amongst other things, the diverse yet kindred spirits of Lift to Experience, 16 Horsepower, Thin Lizzy and The Chieftains. The Spook was begun in 2006 by Allen Blighe after the demise of his old band Holy Ghost Fathers, a Dublin based outfit who released 2 records on their own Microclique imprint. Seeking an outlet to combine a passion for traditional Irish forms along with modern day rootsier influences Blighe has crafted a space tinged Celtic Folk rock that is hauntingly beautiful.

Aided by the Spook band and the able production of Enda Bates, the debut album shifts gear effortlessly from careening folk ballad to drone atmospherics to full on psychedelic rock. The band is completed by ex-Steerage members Donnchadh Hoey (guitar) and Brian O’Higgins (drums).

The album’s strong allegorical overtones bring to the surface themes of bitterness, disillusionment, national identity and loss of faith – set against a richly imaginative historical background on songs like “The Hare” and “Pimlico”.

Elsewhere centre piece “The Partisan” finds it musical inspiration from Macedonian folk while remembering the Partisans of Italian folklore; and on the albums epic closing number “The Ragged Rock”; a twisted, jagged version of Sean Nós evolving into a Krautrock freat-out, eventually descending into a feedback soaked howl. A suitable ending for a dramatic journey.

Previews of "The Hare" and "In Country Dark" streaming at..
http://www.transductionrecords.com
http://www.thirteenthlock.net
http://www.myspace.com/thespookofthethirteenthlock

 

[cpr]

can't wait for this.|..|

 

[snakybus]

Poor old Enda didn't even get in the picture!

 

[aoboa]

The track on your myspace sounds awesome.

 

[cpr]

yeah more enda!

 

[Squiggle]

excellent

 

[Unclealo]

I'll bump the thread with some Enda teasers

 

[cpr]

DO IT ALO!

 

[snakybus]

Enda's hot

enda story

 

[snakybus]

plays accordion too!

(the above was clearly not the "end of story")

 

[Unclealo]

Enda an era?

 

[cpr]

enda the road?

 

[Squiggle]

enda the road?

After God made Enda he broke the mold. So I guess you could say he's enda run.

No, seriously, Enda should run. This thread is getting a bit stalkerish... and that snakeyguy...

 

[cpr]

Enda appreciates stalkers!

 

[Squiggle]

Enda appreciates stalkers!

Oh, well in that case, carry on.

 

[cpr]

Oh, well in that case, carry on.

I'm not sure I've got any more enda puns, I'm in way over my head!

 

[snakybus]

After God made Enda he broke the mold. So I guess you could say he's enda run.

No, seriously, Enda should run. This thread is getting a bit stalkerish... and that snakeyguy...

what about the snakeyguy

we all know you love enda too, squigle

 

[cpr]

everyone loves enda. fact.

 

[mark]

al ye prick! mound are away that weekend!

damn and indeed blast.

new version of 'a country dark' sounds fucking class.

 

[Anthony]

story with BBR @ Murrays?