Blowtorch Records Podcast
58 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago -Blowtorch Records is an independent record label based in Galway, Ireland. In this podcast we chat with bands and artists who are on the Blowtorch label and also a selection of our other favourite bands and industry figures. Each episode features music from the band or selected by the guest.
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Ep 53 Rob Flynn aka Rob Rua from Galway DJ collective Ar Ais Arís
April 23, 2024 15:00 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MBWhat a delight to talk to Rob Flynn aka Rob Rua in episode 53 of the Blowtorch Records podcast. Rob is our guide to all things heavy bass and his passion, which was ignited by the arrival of dubstep in the 00s, shines through. With no less than four record labels (Rua, Spheres, Foxy Jangle and latest Ar Ais Arís) and a thriving club night in Galway, we were lucky to pin him down for an hour! The brilliant artwork for this episode is by DJ Egg. The opening track is Laced Up by Doubt from th...
Ep 52 Michael Smyth from Virgins and their debut album
April 10, 2024 15:00 - 1 hour - 49.3 MBMichael Smyth from Belfast's Virgins guides us track by track through the band's debut album nothing hurt and everything was beautiful. Virgins have quickly become one of Ireland's most promising bands, flying the flag for Irish shoegaze since their sold out and critically acclaimed debut EP transmit a little heaven in 2023. The eagerly anticipated debut album is out now digitally and on a pressing of 300 starburst vinyl. The album finds the band exploring a wider sonic palette, seamles...
Ep 51 Rob Smith from Swedish Railway Orchestra
April 03, 2024 09:00 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MBHere at Blowtorch Records we love a deep dive and episode 51 is devoted to the divine sounds of The Swedish Railway Orchestra's new album Once Upon A Time... Rob Smith is the man behind the project and he is our guide as we go through the album track by track and hear the influences and inspirations behind the project as a whole and the tracks individually. The vinyl album is available here Tracks played are: The Chelsea Hotel Forever And A Day You'll Never Take Me Alive Obelisco On...
Ep 50 Dave Harvey from Seabass Vinyl
March 24, 2024 17:00 - 56 minutes - 38.9 MBSeabass Vinyl is Scotland's first ever, and currently only, vinyl pressing plant. As vinyl is our favourite obsession there's no better subject for the half century of Blowtorch podcasts than Seabass co founder Dave Harvey. Dave and his wife Dominique have setup a state of the art pressing plant 20km from Edinburgh which aims not only to deliver short vinyl runs to up and coming bands (and Taylor Swift if she asks nicely) but also be the most sustainable facility in the world. We pressed o...
Ep 49 Kyle Thornton from Nerves
January 23, 2024 11:00 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBOne away from the half century episode and we are chatting to Kyle Thornton, the frontman from Mayo/Galway trio, and contender for loudest band in Ireland, Nerves. Fresh from a triumphant continental debut in Paris and with recent single Empty garnering rave reviews, Kyle is in fine form. He charts the band's trajectory, from meeting drummer Adam aged 12 to adding bass (and flute?) maestro Charlie in college to now being on the cusp of releasing their debut EP on vinyl. And being recognised...
Ep 48 Ex Strypes drummer Evan Walsh & his new project The Savage Hearts
January 15, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour - 42.2 MBThe Savage Hearts is the new project of Evan Walsh, former drummer of The Strypes. Episode 48 finds us chatting with him deep in the Cavan countryside as he casts his mind back to his formative musical experiences and influences; and brings us right up to date with the imminent release of The Savage Hearts' debut vinyl single Gang War/Speed Kills. Evan is passionate, enthusiastic and all about the music. Listen as he tells us about how he nearly missed out on The Letterman Show; his Dr Feel...
Ep 47 Recent & upcoming vinyl releases from Blowtorch Records
November 29, 2023 09:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBThere's a chill in the air as November segues into the advent season. Time to pop your headphones on, pour a glass and cosy up with our review of recent vinyl releases and lookahead to what's coming in 2024. Tracks played: Reggie 2 - Search Results What Is The Point? - Telebox Feel - TV People I Wanna Be Like Pete - WHY BOTHER? Bury Me - OWLS Knuckle Sandwich - Some Remain Links mentioned in the podcast: Record Club incl Search Results LP Search Results LP on Bandcamp Telebox single wi...
Ep 46 Jason Mahon from Bigmoon Records in Drogheda
September 26, 2023 09:00 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBBigmooon Records is an independent record store in Drogheda, Ireland and episode 46 finds me chatting to owner Jason Mahon. From travelling all over Ireland for lockdown record fairs to opening a physical record shop, promoting gigs and helping to kickstart the music scene in the town, we get insights from this super sound independent music obsessive. You can find all Bigmoon Records details on Instagram Mentioned in the podcast: Thirty Three 45 Records Fuzzed Up Astromoon Records Swarm ...
Ep 45 The Japanese Jesus debut EP Depression Breakfast
June 21, 2023 19:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBEpisode 45 finds us delving deep into Depression Breakfast - the debut EP from Limerick's Japanese Jesus. It features full playback of each track with background on the band, the songs and the influences behind them. Tracks played Insignificant Tension Eamon Dunphy (Is Always Grand) Lactose Depression Breakfast Links mentioned in the podcast Japanese Jesus on Spotify Japanese Jesus on Bandcamp ThoughtsWordsActions blog review RTE Behind The Music interview Jonah Hoy EP review Buy vinyl
Ep 44 Sligo garage punk band Some Remain
March 29, 2023 15:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBEpisode 44 and we are having the craic with Jamie, Colm & Matthew - unfortunately Leo couldn't make it - and get the Some Remain origin story. How they got together and started out with their Rumble Studios video, where the name comes from and the music scene in Sligo. We also mention transport links in Ireland; top spots in the town for shooting videos; best independent music shops in Galway and Sligo; and unexpected musicians who have played there. All this plus a short teaser of their ...
Ep 43 Welcome Adore to Blowtorch Records
February 21, 2023 17:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBAdore are an Irish garage punk trio made up of Lara Minchin on guitar/vocals, Lachlann Ó Fionnáin on bass/vocals and Naoise Jordan Cavanagh on drums. And we are beyond excited to announce they are hooking up with Blowtorch Records. They have no music on streaming platforms, no videos on YouTube and yet there is already a palpable buzz about this outfit. To celebrate I chatted to the band in their Galway rehearsal space before they headlined a Free House gig in Áras na nGael. For the first ...
Ep 42 Andy Marke from Fuzzed Up and Astromoon Records
January 26, 2023 23:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBAndy Marke runs Fuzzed Up and Astromoon Records as a joint venture with Ian McGlynn. He also hosts DJ nights, promotes Dublin gigs and presents a show on Near FM. Himself and Ian have carved out their own psych/garage/Kraut rock/shoegaze infused niche and it's a top place to spend some time with an ace lineup of bands from Ireland and further afield (Canada, Mexico...). They also have a commitment to keeping music physical with regular limited edition vinyl and cassette releases. Maybe me...
Ep 41 Unsung heroes of the Galway music scene #3 with Keith Wallace
January 03, 2023 14:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBIn the third of the series we talk to the head of Galway's Rusted Rail Records and Loner Deluxe founder Keith Wallace. He reminds us of what Galway and its music scene was like when he started the label in March 2006 and guides us through the story of finding acts on MySpace, and burning and releasing music on mini CDs. The brilliant thing is that he is essentially still doing the same DIY, community-based thing albeit with updated social media and technology. Keith also plays in several l...
Ep 40 OWLS and his End Me EP track by track
December 09, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 41.4 MBThe big four oh for the Blowtorch Records podcast and we celebrate by chatting to Emmett from Longford electronic outfit OWLS. His mantra is dark tunes you can dance to. He is searingly honest and gives us a fascinating insight into how he opens himself up and manifests his dark side through the OWLS persona into gothic tales of love and brutality. We also get the inside info on the making of the EP and the five tracks therein. One of my favourite podcast episodes. OWLS on Instagram OWLS on...
Ep 39 A deep dive with Sam Girling into his Attacca mixtape
November 18, 2022 10:00 - 41 minutes - 28.2 MBSam Girling is an artist, producer and DJ from Bedford in the UK. He has just released his 13 track Attacca mixtape digitally and it will be available on Blowtorch vinyl in Jan 2023. We chatted with Sam to find out more about him, how he makes his music and in particular this continuous 20 minute mix. He is literally a bedroom producer and it's a fascinating insight into the world of the DIY musician and how he, as he says, keeps the Attacca train going. Big thanks to Sam's dad for having ...
Ep 38 Unsung heroes of the Galway music scene #2 with Jake Tiernan
November 09, 2022 17:00 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MBIn the second of the series we talk to ex Turnstiles' bassist and Galway's Free House promoter Jake Tiernan. He guides us through his journey from basic bassist to touring with Turnstiles and how the lack of a place to play prompted him to start Free House. Which I should point out does not mean it is always free to get in. Now working with Luke Mulliez, his rhythm partner in Turnstiles and Montessori, he continues to deliver iconic nights in Áras na nGael with an eclectic line up of Irish...
Ep 37 Unsung heroes of the Galway music scene #1 with John O'Connor
November 02, 2022 11:00 - 50 minutes - 34.6 MBIn the first of a new series we talk to Galway music promoter John O'Connor who runs the city's A Modern Movement. The aim of the series is to shine a light on the heroes in the shadows. Those who host the small scale shows and events which encourage and develop upcoming bands and where you might see your next new musical love. Although Galway-based, the themes apply to any such place with a thriving sonic sub culture. John guides us through his own not insignificant input to the night tim...
Ep 36 Virgins' debut EP Transmit A Little Heaven - track by track
September 12, 2022 09:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBWe're back! After a summer break we return with a bang, albeit one with loads of fuzz and reverb on it, as Richard talks to Michael Smyth from Belfast's Virgins about their upcoming shoegaze EP Transmit A Little Heaven. He gives us some great background on the band and the recording of the EP, and goes through each of the 5 tracks with a sneak preview of each. The first release from the EP Signalling is out now - listen on Spotify - and the full vinyl release will be on or around October ...
Blowtorch Records Podcast - Ep 35 with Francis Watters from Future West
June 29, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 42.7 MBBack to the chats for this episode as I catch up with Francis Watters - the frontman from Dundalk's alt-fi foursome Future West. They have a new 9 track album Who Will Forgive All My Sins out August 19 digitally and on Blowtorch vinyl and we discuss all aspects of the band and how they got to this exciting point of having an album ready to release. The band has been through several iterations - it started as a 6 piece, went to a solo project and has now settled as 4 piece with John Mellon ...
Blowtorch Records Podcast - Ep 34 Recent Releases May '22
May 11, 2022 15:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBWe're blasting into Summer with a whole host of digital and vinyl releases. Welcome to the latest in our series which rounds up Blowtorch Records' recent output. In this episode we have 6 singles and 1 album. Each track played in full and the inside scoops on what's coming next. The Ballhaus - The Swedish Railway Orchestra YouTube video Insta Decisions - Nixer vinyl pre order Insta Unknown - Punching Peaches YouTube video Insta Compilation album vinyl All My Sins - Future West Ins...
Blowtorch Records Podcast - Ep 33 with Rob Smith from The Swedish Railway Orchestra
April 11, 2022 11:00 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MBEpisode 33 finds me chatting with Dublin DJ Rob Smith about his electronic project The Swedish Railway Orchestra. With a new album Dance To The Drum Machine due for release in July and lead single The Ballhaus dropping on April 13, it's the perfect time to catch up with Rob. We find out the origin of that great project name; his views on collaboration and DJ botherers; tracks to rescue a dancefloor and a deep delve into his psyche with our either/or section. Plus of course an ace selection...
Ep 32 - Recent Releases from Blowtorch Records March '22
March 14, 2022 14:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBHappy Spring loyal listeners and welcome to the latest in our series which rounds up Blowtorch Records' recent releases. Since the last summary we've had 8 releases - I told you it was going to be a busy 2022. There's a plethora of new music in the pipeline along with some thrilling vinyl releases. For your aural delight, in this episode we have: Television - Some Remain. Insta Spotify Dream Come True/B Without U - Check Please! Insta Spotify Downtown - Ash Red. Insta Spotify Outs...
Blowtorch Records Podcast - Ep 32 Recent Releases March '22
March 14, 2022 14:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBHappy Spring loyal listeners and welcome to the latest in our series which rounds up Blowtorch Records' recent releases. Since the last summary we've had 8 releases - I told you it was going to be a busy 2022. There's a plethora of new music in the pipeline along with some thrilling vinyl releases. For your aural delight, in this episode we have: Television - Some Remain. Insta Spotify Dream Come True/B Without U - Check Please! Insta Spotify Downtown - Ash Red. Insta Spotify Outs...
Blowtorch Records Podcast - Ep 31 with Arthur and Tadhg from Cork's Ash Red
February 21, 2022 15:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBEpisode 31 and we welcome Arthur Murray and Tadhg O'Keeffe from Cork alt-rock trio Ash Red Hot on the heels of their recently released third single Downtown, we chat about the formation of the band, evolution to the current line up and future plans. We also get a deep psychological insight into their minds via our either/or section (this may not be entirely accurate!). If you were wondering where the name Ash Red comes from, the inspiration behind The Stupid Song, how and where they recor...
Blowtorch Records Podcast - Ep 30 Nixer go deep on their new single & EP People Feel
January 20, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 45.3 MBEpisode 30 - our pearl anniversary and what an auspicious edition, as for the first time we welcome back a previous guest. To celebrate the release of People Feel from their upcoming six track EP, say hello again to Nixer. They've been quiet of late and now we know why. Peggs and Seán have been busy beavering away in their South London studio, brewing up this enchanting elixir of an EP. Now with the single released and feeling radio love from the likes of Gemma Bradley, Lauren Laverne and ...
Blowtorch Records Podcast - Ep 29 Recent releases Jan '22
January 10, 2022 11:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBHappy New Year listeners and welcome to our first podcast of 2022 and the latest in our series which rounds up Blowtorch Records' recent releases. It was a busy end to 2021 and 2022 is shaping up to be even busier. There's loads of quality new music coming this year along with exciting vinyl releases. For your listening pleasure in this episode we have: last last nite - Future West. Insta Spotify Out Of Air - WAXX. Insta Spotify Window Shopping - Undercover Martians. Insta Spotify...
Blowtorch Records Podcast - Ep 28 Artist, producer and writer Wyse
December 13, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 42.4 MBIn the last edition of 2021, we welcome Wyse to the podcast and to Blowtorch Records. Hailing from Portsmouth in the UK, Wyse is a singer, songwriter and producer with a live band of the same name. She is driven by a need to express difficult truths; by a visceral need to communicate the life she lives in the time in which she finds herself. Her music showcases poignant, compelling lyrics pitched somewhere between anger and therapy, propelled by memorable melodies, colliding rhythms, growl...
Blowtorch Records Podcast - Ep 28 Artist, producer and writer Wyse
December 13, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 42.4 MBIn the last edition of 2021, we welcome Wyse to the podcast and to Blowtorch Records. Hailing from Portsmouth in the UK, Wyse is a singer, songwriter and producer with a live band of the same name. She is driven by a need to express difficult truths; by a visceral need to communicate the life she lives in the time in which she finds herself. Her music showcases poignant, compelling lyrics pitched somewhere between anger and therapy, propelled by memorable melodies, colliding rhythms, growl...
Blowtorch Records Podcast - Ep 27 Keeley Moss from psych pop band Keeley
November 30, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 52 MBKeeley, the band, are fronted by Keeley Moss and describe their sound as a blissful buffet of dreampop and psychedelic rock. She describes herself as 'A sonic sorcerer like no other. True crime. True music.' Well there is nothing in this podcast to disabuse us of this and all the better for it. It's an indie-inspired, contrarians' conversation about why she prefers to be on the fringes yet also loves mainstream pop. Ranging from Bananarama to Nirvana via The Smiths, and always with the in...
Blowtorch Records Podcast - Ep 26 Recent releases Nov '21
November 17, 2021 14:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBThe third podcast in our series which rounds up recent releases from Blowtorch Records. Opening up with the title track from the brilliant new Jagged Baptist Club album Temptation Death House we continue with these singles: Half Cut - South Wales four piece The Rivers Blue Light Trails - Belfast alt-rockers Paper Tigers Billy? - new experimental punk band from Galway Punching Peaches I've Got This Feeling - Amsterdam-based Canadian Keith Mosfet Dust out of Your Disorder - Helsinki word & ...
Blowtorch Records Podcast - Episode 26
November 17, 2021 14:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBThe third podcast in our series which rounds up recent releases from Blowtorch Records. Opening up with the title track from the brilliant new Jagged Baptist Club album Temptation Death House we continue with these singles: Half Cut - South Wales four piece The Rivers Blue Light Trails - Belfast alt-rockers Paper Tigers Billy? - new experimental punk band from Galway Punching Peaches I've Got This Feeling - Amsterdam-based Canadian Keith Mosfet Dust out of Your Disorder - Helsinki word & ...
Blowtorch Records Podcast - Episode 25
October 26, 2021 14:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBA quarter century of podcasts! And no better way to celebrate than with our queen of European electronica Liana Forte. Liana is a word, sound and expression artist living in Finland but originally from Kazakhstan. Since unlocking her creativity earlier this year, and inspired by her muse Kate Bush, she has crafted nine unique slabs of poetry set to an electronic backing. We hear how she had no choice but to study music once her dancing was cruelly cut short; how her father's vinyl collec...
Blowtorch Records Podcast - Ep 25 Helsinki word & sound artist Liana Forte
October 26, 2021 14:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBA quarter century of podcasts! And no better way to celebrate than with our queen of European electronica Liana Forte. Liana is a word, sound and expression artist living in Finland but originally from Kazakhstan. Since unlocking her creativity earlier this year, and inspired by her muse Kate Bush, she has crafted nine unique slabs of poetry set to an electronic backing. We hear how she had no choice but to study music once her dancing was cruelly cut short; how her father's vinyl collec...
Blowtorch Records Podcast - Ep 24 Galway psych punk trio Punching Peaches
September 22, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 44 MBPunching Peaches recently joined Blowtorch Records and so you can get to know the three of them (Naoise, Jack & Conor), their roles in the band and what makes them tick, here's a handy guide all wrapped up in episode 24 of the podcast. It features their two singles to date (Wristwitch and Maggots), a track from the previous incarnation of the band Fro (Stacy), and some unreleased demos. All this plus an in-depth interrogation in our new either/or segment; details on a new release and Galwa...
Blowtorch Records Podcast - Ep 23 Recent Releases Sept '21
September 14, 2021 10:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBThe second podcast in our series which rounds up recent releases from Blowtorch Records Opening up with a short excerpt of Wristwitch, the first single from new signing Punching Peaches, you'll then hear these mighty tracks: Vows - new Belfast shoegaze band Virgins Shallow Minds - Dublin melodic post punk TV People Haunted By The Night - LA based noise merchants Jagged Baptist Club i'm programmed - Helsinki word & sound artist Liana Forte Prints - North Wales psych rock outfit Moondog an...
Blowtorch Records Podcast - Episode 22
August 25, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBSomething different for episode 22 - no music it's The Talkies only. Our guest is Daniel Fox from Dublin's avant garde art noise makers Girl Band. I talked to Daniel in a Dublin thunderstorm and our chat is shot through with the sound of seagulls, rain and thunder. Also with many thoughtful and insightful views on his influences, how Girl Band come up with their songs and his work as a producer for the likes of Sprints, Turnstiles and Bullet Girl. From being scared as a kid by The Prodigy'...
Blowtorch Records Podcast - Episode 21
August 02, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBDublin's TV People are killing it on all channels at the moment as they announce their new EP (digital August 26, vinyl on pre-order now), a return to live gigs and inclusion in Ireland's prestigious Music Week in October. So no better time than now to catch up with Paul and Brendan from the band for episode 21 of the podcast. We discuss how they get the signature TV People sound; why putting themselves under pressure works for their songwriting; the music that influenced and inspires them...
Blowtorch Records Podcast - Episode 20
July 07, 2021 13:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBFor episode 20, we've started a new strand in the podcast. Rather than chatting to a guest, we have done a review of recent releases on the label. There's some extra inside info chucked in - and a sneak preview of an upcoming release. Each track is played in full too as Eric B and Rakim nearly said. It's short and snappy at 20 minutes - just the right length to get your new music fix while enjoying a cuppa and a cig. Tracks played Moondog - It's Breathing TV People - Out Of The Silence C...
Blowtorch Records Podcast - Episode 19
June 29, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 47.9 MBIn a first for the Blowtorch podcast, this edition finds me talking to an Emmy winner. Anthony Wall is a musician, published songwriter, audio engineer and podcaster based in Sligo, Ireland. He was a member of the Emmy Award winning studio crews for NBC's broadcasts of the London 2012 and Sochi 2014 Olympic games. Milk Harbour is his current project which, as Anthony says "is me reclaiming my love of music after years of burnout from the disappointments of my early attempts to make music m...
Blowtorch Records Podcast - Episode 18
June 09, 2021 16:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MBEpisode 18 finds me chatting to Marc Raftery, the frontman from Galway fire starters Slyrydes. Starting out in 2019 Marc, Mark, Eoin (Fuz) and Paul have released a clutch of brilliant singles and built up a rabid following with incendiary live shows. Forthright, funny, passionate and empathetic, Marc delivers his opinions on everything from mental health provision in Ireland, politics and national broadcasters to country music, The Coronas and Connemara TDs. He clearly thinks and cares de...
Blowtorch Records Podcast - Episode 17
May 25, 2021 19:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MBIt's almost summer so where better to head than to our Celtic cousins in Cornwall? Home of surfing, pasties, tin mines and ferocious yet melodic noise duo WAXX. They line up as Lee Matthews on vocals & bass/guitar and Bubs Taylor on drums & vocals. They have been described as 'indie rock with a twist of dance and chants’ and 'a supersonic landscape of sound'. Listen for yourself - it's true! I had a great chat with Lee who tells us how they get their supercharged sound, lets us into some ...
Blowtorch Records Podcast - Episode 16
May 11, 2021 09:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBRather than music, we're on a photography tip for this episode. I had a great chat with award winning Galway photographer Enda Burke who produced his brilliant 'Homebound With My Parents' series during the various lockdowns in Ireland. Originally a street photographer, he was forced by the pandemic to pivot to a more (home) studio-based approach. This fostered his creative, kitsch side and resulted in the lockdown series and a collaborations with Galway publishers Coffeewerk + Press; an art...
Blowtorch Records Podcast - Episode 15
April 21, 2021 11:00 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MBIt's episode 15 folks and to celebrate this milestone we bring you our first podcast recorded in person. Not a Zoom call in sight. Could this be the future? In this edition, we're delighted to be chatting to Galway musician Rory Ryan. Once a purveyor of guitar-based indie rock with Bob Skeleton, he has now returned to his native keyboards and delivered his debut release - EP1. Eschewing the tropes of most modern pop, he has delivered a set of intelligent, slightly world-weary yet uplifting ...
Blowtorch Records Podcast - Episode 14
April 11, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBIn this episode, something slightly different as I chat to Peter Jones from Rotator Vinyl in Dublin. Peter is a fascinating character who has lived his life by the DIY ethos of the anarcho punk scene which was spearheaded in the 70s and 80s by bands such as Crass and Zounds. He now runs Rotator Vinyl as a one-stop shop for almost anything merch-related, with a particular penchant for vinyl and demystifying the production process for bands. He also plays in his own band Paranoid Visions and ...
Blowtorch Records Podcast - Episode 13
March 24, 2021 12:00 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MBEpisode 13 finds lucky me talking to Justin Kelly and David Meagher from Sons of Southern Ulster, premium purveyors of angular, guitar-driven tales of growing up in Bailieboro, Co. Cavan in the 70s & 80s. The pints may have been watered down but life was full and rich for a young one back then, consisting of a marvellously unhealthy diet of Cavan Cola, clatterings, fags and Taytos while imbibing the effects of religion, regret, corruption and emigration. David & Justin are generous with the...
Blowtorch Records Podcast - Episode 12
March 15, 2021 07:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBEpisode 12 - craic agus ceol! Here we go with our latest edition featuring Limerick trio Static Vision. I have a great laugh with Cian, Tom and Toby from the band and learn about their early history, get some insights as to why their brilliant Faith In The Future EP was unreleased for 2 years and also details on their plans for 2021 and new releases. And one of the best entrances ever courtesy of drummer Shane. Will they move to Berlin? Or recruit a fourth member? Should Cian run for mayo...
Blowtorch Records Podcast - Episode 11
February 26, 2021 16:00 - 57 minutes - 39.8 MBIn this episode I'm thrilled to chat to Blake Stokes, front man with Los Angeles sonic terrorists Jagged Baptist Club. Recently signed to Blowtorch Records they have a new single Temptation Death House out on all streaming platforms. In a wide ranging chin wag we cover a lot of ground including the US response to the pandemic, the pitfalls of naming bands, Blake's love of Smashing Pumpkins and how he fell asleep on stage at a Wombats gig. Warm, noisy, sleazy, kinetic, sprawling and cool ...
Blowtorch Records Podcast - Episode 10
February 10, 2021 20:00 - 52 minutes - 36 MBEpisode 10! Something slightly different in this edition with a deep dive into the new Turnstiles EP. I chat to Cillian, Colm, Jake and Cal from the band about the writing and recording of the EP; what inspired the music and lyrics; what they were listening to at the time and the importance of Cillian's shed to the whole process. We go through the EP track by track so it's a great chance to acquaint yourself with this brilliant piece of work. It's available on all streaming services and o...
Blowtorch Records Podcast - Episode 9
January 23, 2021 11:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBWhat a thrill to kick off our 2021 podcasts with new signing, Nixer. I was blown away when I heard their latest single Relax and had to talk to them. We caught up early in the New Year - fast forward a few weeks, here's the podcast and they are now on Blowtorch. Nixer are Seán Keenan and Gearóid Peggs and I caught up with them in lockdown at their home houses in Ireland. They're super sound lads delivering throbbing dancefloor sounds infused with an indie guitar vibe. We hear about how ...
Blowtorch Records Podcast - Episode 8
January 07, 2021 10:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBOur first podcast of 2021 features South Wales' mighty The Rivers, post industrial poets with a fine line in nuanced and dynamic songwriting. Evan, Nathan and Dan talk us through the music scene in South Wales, their influences and what inspires them, and their songwriting. Nathan gets embarrassed as he's nominated as the best musician in the band, we uncover Evan's predilection for prog rock and Dan is revealed as the songwriting leader of an autocracy. And we get the scoop on their latest ...