Three Irish Post Punk legends return to the stage after a 30 year hiatus following the release of critically acclaimed compilation Strange Passion in 2012
Post punk legends Chant Chant Chant will perform along with electronic music pioneers Choice and SM Corporation. A motley crew of Strange Passion DJ's will be dusting down their post punk, DIY and electro 7s and 12s for those who want to dance & pogo into the early hours.
STRANGE PASSION PRESENTS
SM Corporation
Chant! Chant! Chant!
Choice
& Strange Passion DJ’s
THE GRAND SOCIAL, DUBLIN
Friday 31st May
8pm til late
Adm €12 / €10
Tickets go on sale Wednesday 27th March on Entertainment.ie and Tickets.ie
Web Links
Strange Passion on Facebook
ABOUT STRANGE PASSION
Strange Passion is an intriguing snapshot of the music made in the Irish underground and DIY scenes in the early 1980s. While U2 were undoubtedly the breakthrough act from this new generation, the compilation shines a light on some of Ireland’s undervalued acts, many of whom only lasted a year or two but made a big impact in their short but exciting existence. The female-fronted Dogmatic Element opens the album with “Just Friends,” a rumbling, garage-punk tune that was self-released in 1982 on the band’s first 7-inch, which was limited to only 1000 copies. From there the compilation explores the dark, cacophonous punk of The Virgin Prunes,whose “Twenty Tens (I’ve Been Smoking All Night),” the band’s first single, is a primal dose of stabbing guitars, tumbling vocals and clattering drums that still sounds as urgent and relevant today as it did when it was released by Rough Trade in 1981. The Threat’s tribal punk gem “High Cost Of Living” and the brooding “Play Safe” by Chant! Chant! Chant!, who were spawned from The Threat after they broke up, perfectly captures the anger, disillusionment and frustration that was rampant among the Irish youth.
The second half explores the new wave, electronic and experimental sounds that were being created all across Ireland. The comp features the spacey new wave of Operating Theatre and Choice, the drum-machine sputtering punk-funk of Stano, the stomping new wave dance of Major Thinkers, the female-fronted synth-pop of SM Corporation, the futurist synth-wave of PH, the gothy minimal wave of Peridots and the lo-fi electronics of Tripper Humane.
Nearly all of the songs that make up Strange Passion have been out of print since the early 1980s and original pressings of the limited run cassettes, 7-inches and 12-inches are ultra rare. It’s safe to say that it would be nearly impossible to collect these songs for yourself aside from crate digging through Ireland or spending hundreds of dollars on eBay. Luckily for everyone, they don’t have to as Finders Keepers has once again put together a beautiful compilation that shines a light on an important and deserving musical era that might have otherwise gone unnoticed or been forgotten.
www.finderskeepersrecords.com
Post punk legends Chant Chant Chant will perform along with electronic music pioneers Choice and SM Corporation. A motley crew of Strange Passion DJ's will be dusting down their post punk, DIY and electro 7s and 12s for those who want to dance & pogo into the early hours.
STRANGE PASSION PRESENTS
SM Corporation
Chant! Chant! Chant!
Choice
& Strange Passion DJ’s
THE GRAND SOCIAL, DUBLIN
Friday 31st May
8pm til late
Adm €12 / €10
Tickets go on sale Wednesday 27th March on Entertainment.ie and Tickets.ie
Web Links
Strange Passion on Facebook
ABOUT STRANGE PASSION
Strange Passion is an intriguing snapshot of the music made in the Irish underground and DIY scenes in the early 1980s. While U2 were undoubtedly the breakthrough act from this new generation, the compilation shines a light on some of Ireland’s undervalued acts, many of whom only lasted a year or two but made a big impact in their short but exciting existence. The female-fronted Dogmatic Element opens the album with “Just Friends,” a rumbling, garage-punk tune that was self-released in 1982 on the band’s first 7-inch, which was limited to only 1000 copies. From there the compilation explores the dark, cacophonous punk of The Virgin Prunes,whose “Twenty Tens (I’ve Been Smoking All Night),” the band’s first single, is a primal dose of stabbing guitars, tumbling vocals and clattering drums that still sounds as urgent and relevant today as it did when it was released by Rough Trade in 1981. The Threat’s tribal punk gem “High Cost Of Living” and the brooding “Play Safe” by Chant! Chant! Chant!, who were spawned from The Threat after they broke up, perfectly captures the anger, disillusionment and frustration that was rampant among the Irish youth.
The second half explores the new wave, electronic and experimental sounds that were being created all across Ireland. The comp features the spacey new wave of Operating Theatre and Choice, the drum-machine sputtering punk-funk of Stano, the stomping new wave dance of Major Thinkers, the female-fronted synth-pop of SM Corporation, the futurist synth-wave of PH, the gothy minimal wave of Peridots and the lo-fi electronics of Tripper Humane.
Nearly all of the songs that make up Strange Passion have been out of print since the early 1980s and original pressings of the limited run cassettes, 7-inches and 12-inches are ultra rare. It’s safe to say that it would be nearly impossible to collect these songs for yourself aside from crate digging through Ireland or spending hundreds of dollars on eBay. Luckily for everyone, they don’t have to as Finders Keepers has once again put together a beautiful compilation that shines a light on an important and deserving musical era that might have otherwise gone unnoticed or been forgotten.
www.finderskeepersrecords.com
