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Liminality (album)
''Liminality'' is the seventh studio album by Irish ambient musician Seamus Ó Muíneacháin. Background and release O’Muineachain composed and produced ''Liminality'' over a two-year period in Thailand, Georgia, and Ireland. The first track to be released from the album was “Here”, which debuted on the 25th anniversary show of ''An Taobh Tuathail'' on the 29th of April 2024. The song “(It’s a Rare Thing) To Daydream” premiered on KEXP on the 12th of May 2024. A video for the song by Thai artist Phannarat Sukkarnka premiered on ''It's Psychedelic Baby! Magazine'' on May 13, 2024. “Cinnamon” was played by Stuart Maconie on BBC Radio 6 Music on June 9, 2024. Critical reception Writing for ''The Big Takeover'', Dave Franklin called ''Liminality'' “a gorgeous, heady, and thought-provoking piece of work.” ''EKM.CO'' called the album “a relaxing and powerful demonstration of being in the midst of a transition.” Irish music blog ''Nialler9'' called the track "C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seamus Ó Muíneacháin
Jimmy Monaghan (Irish: Seamus Ó Muíneacháin) is an Irish musician from Belmullet, Ireland. He has released music as a solo artist, and as a member of the anti-folk band Music for Dead Birds. Music In 2007, he formed Music for Dead Birds with drummer Dónal Walsh in Galway city. One of the band's first gigs was a live performance on Anocht FM from the Roisin Dubh in August 2007. Their debut album, '' And then it rained for seven days'', was released in 2009 by the Irish record label Rusted Rail. This was followed by the independently released '' The Pope's Sister'', a concept album about the influence of the Catholic church in Ireland, in 2011, ''Vitamins'' in 2014, and ''Pagan Blessings'' in 2018. He began releasing ambient instrumental music in 2011, with ''The Connacht Tribune'' writing in 2022 that; "Through five albums he has approached ambient, instrumental soundscapes with piano melodies, gentle guitar, percussion and field recordings – using his music to refle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambient Music
Ambient music is a genre of music that emphasizes Musical tone, tone and atmosphere over traditional Musical form, musical structure or rhythm. Often "peaceful" sounding and lacking Musical composition, composition, beat, and/or structured melody,The Ambient Century by Mark Prendergast, Bloomsbury, London, 2003. ambient music uses textural layers of sound that can reward both passive and active listening, and encourage a sense of calm or contemplation. The genre evokes an "atmospheric", "visual",Prendergast, M. ''The Ambient Century''. 2001. Bloomsbury, USA or "unobtrusive" quality. Nature soundscapes may be included, and some works use sustained or repetition (music), repeated notes, as in drone music. Bearing elements with new-age music, acoustic music, instruments such as the piano, string section, strings and flute may be emulated through a synthesizer. The genre originated in the 1960s and 1970s, when new musical instruments were being introduced to a wider market, such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New-age Music
New-age is a genre of music intended to create artistic inspiration, relaxation, and optimism. It is used by listeners for yoga, massage, meditation, and reading as a method of stress management to bring about a state of ecstasy rather than trance, or to create a peaceful atmosphere in homes or other environments. It is sometimes associated with environmentalism and New Age spirituality; however, most of its artists have nothing to do with "New Age spirituality", and some even reject the term. New-age music includes both acoustic forms, featuring instruments such as flutes, piano, acoustic guitar, non-Western acoustic instruments, while also engaging with electronic forms, frequently relying on sustained synth pads or long sequencer-based runs. New-age artists often combine these approaches to create electroacoustic music. Vocal arrangements were initially rare in the genre, but as it has evolved, vocals have become more common, especially those featuring Native A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musicbrainz
MusicBrainz is a MetaBrainz project that aims to create a collaborative music database that is similar to the freedb project. MusicBrainz was founded in response to the restrictions placed on the CDDB, Compact Disc Database (CDDB), a database for software applications to look up audio Compact disc, CD information on the Internet. MusicBrainz has expanded its goals to reach beyond a CD Metadata (computing), metadata (information about the performers, artists, songwriters, etc.) storehouse to become a structured online database for music. MusicBrainz captures information about artists, their recorded works, and the relationships between them. Recorded works entries capture the album title, track titles, and the length of each track at a minimum. These entries are maintained by volunteer editors who follow community written style guidelines. Recorded works can also store information about release date and country, the CD ID, cover art, acoustic fingerprint, free-form annotation text ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isthmus (album)
''Isthmus'' is the sixth studio album by Irish ambient musician Seamus Ó Muíneacháin. Background and release ''Isthmus'' was recorded after O'Muineachain returned to Ireland from the Czech Republic, and was inspired by the landscape of the Erris region. The album features field recordings and collaborations with cellist Akito Goto. The album had its radio premiere on ''The Stephen McCauley Show'' on BBC Radio Ulster on 30 August 2022. The lead single "Lost Fishermen" was broadcast on KEXP, An Taobh Tuathail, KXCI, BBC 6 Music, and Açık Radyo. The album premiered on '' It's Psychedelic Baby! Magazine'' on September 27. Reception Mike Mineo of '' Obscure Sound'' wrote: "There’s an immediate charm to the album’s scenic and lush composure." ''Nialler9'' wrote that the album was "delicately poised and reflective in nature." Raffael Russo reviewed the album positively in the Italian music magazine '' Rockerilla''. In their ''New and Notable'' section, the website ''Ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Music Rights Organisation
The Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) is a national performance rights organisation based in Ireland. It administers the performing right in copyright music on behalf of its members (who are Irish songwriters, composers and music publishers) and on behalf of the songwriters, composers and music publishers of the international overseas societies that are affiliated to it. As of December 2022, IMRO had over 17,000 members. History IMRO was founded in 1988, initially as a subsidiary of the Performing Right Society (PRS) in the UK. It became independent of PRS in 1996. During 1996, IMRO was described as described as being engaged in a "dogged pursuit of performance royalties in relation to primary schools". IMRO stated that the use of copyrighted music in public schools for events like plays, concerts, or dances meant that each school should pay a licensing fee. Following the controversy, a compromise was reached with reduced fees to be paid. IMRO is also involved in the promo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Taobh Tuathail
''An Taobh Tuathail'' is an Irish language alternative music program broadcast on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta. It has been produced and presented by Cian Ó Cíobháin since its inception in 1999. History Ó Cíobháin, originally from Country Kerry, started broadcasting ''An Taobh Tuathail'' from ''RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta'' headquarters in Casla in 1999. The name ''An Taobh Tuathail'' translates to English as 'The Other Side', and Ó Cíobháin, who had worked as a music journalist for the publication ''Fionse'', often used this term when describing B-sides. RTE Rnag previously only allowed Irish language and instrumental music on the station, but that rule was changed in 2005 thanks to the then Minister for the Arts Culture and The Gaeltacht Michael D Higgins, allowing ''An Taobh Tuathail'' to broadcast songs sung in other languages. Cian Ó Cíobháin has released several compilation albums of music featured on the show. It won a bronze accolade at the 2014 IMRO Radio Awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It's Psychedelic Baby! Magazine
''It's Psychedelic Baby! Magazine'' is a Slovenian online music magazine dedicated to psychedelic and progressive music news, band interviews and album reviews. It was founded by Klemen Breznikar in October 2010, and was originally based in Ljubljana; it is currently headquartered in Prebold. The webzine has covered an extensive range of music over the years, from electronic to heavy metal, but generally focuses on psychedelic rock, psychedelic folk, progressive rock, progressive metal, krautrock, art rock, garage rock and space rock. Three physical issues of ''It's Psychedelic Baby! Magazine'' have been published, one yearly between 2014 and 2016, and the webzine also produces a monthly podcast series titled ''It's Psychedelic Baby! Podcast'' since 2015. The website is notable for its extensive retrospective interviews with musicians and bands from the 1960s and 1970s, its articles having been quoted or re-published in such publications as ''The New York Times'', ''Financial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Maconie
Stuart John Maconie (born 13 August 1961) is an English radio DJ and television presenter, writer, journalist, and critic working in the field of pop music and popular culture. He is a presenter on BBC Radio 6 Music where, alongside Mark Radcliffe, he hosts its weekend breakfast show (SaturdaySunday, 8am10am)''Radcliffe and Maconie'' (BBC Radio 6 Music) which broadcasts from the 's in Salford. The pair previously presented an evening show on and the weekday af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Radio 6 Music
BBC Radio 6 Music is a British digital radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It primarily plays a wide range of alternative music, from established and emerging artists and bands. In 2002 it was the first national music radio station to be launched by the BBC in 32 years. It is available only on digital media: DAB radio, BBC Sounds, digital television, and throughout northern and western Europe through the Astra 2B satellite. BBC Radio 6 Music has been described as a "dedicated alternative music station". Many presenters have argued against the perception that the main focus is indie guitar music. The station itself describes its output as "the cutting edge music of today, the iconic and groundbreaking music of the past 60 years and access to the BBC's wonderful music archive". Its format resembles eclectic radio as seen in other countries, as while there is a programmed playlist there is a wide range of music genres played on the station with pop, rock, dance, el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Takeover
''The Big Takeover'' is a bi-annual music magazine published in New York City since May 1980 by critic Jack Rabid. History Establishment Jack Rabid and Dave Stein began publishing ''The Big Takeover'' in May 1980 as a fanzine dedicated to New York punk band the Stimulators. The pair had formed a garage band the previous month called Even Worse, originally playing mainly punk rock cover songs. Even Worse was quickly tapped to open a show for the Stimulators, and the publication followed."New York: Part One: Jack Rabid — 'Encyclopedia of Punk,'" ''Flipside,'' whole no. 37 (February 1983), pp. 47-48. The interview was conducted in Whittier, California on December 31, 1982. Rabid, an intense music fan, ended up taking over the project, which evolved into a general punk rock fanzine. In a 1983 '' Flipside'' interview, Rabid recalled: "I'm a genuine fanatic, there's probably a good 3 or 4 or 5 in every city. Just love the music, that's all it is, I love the music. i try to find ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nialler9
''Nialler9'' is an Irish music blog founded in 2005 by DJ and designer Niall Byrne. The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. It has been referred to as "the grandaddy of Irish music blogs" by the Sunday Times. History Founder Niall Byrne started the website as a portfolio after finishing a course in multimedia design from the Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology. The site is a four-time winner at the Irish Blog Awards, in the category of 'Best music blog'. Byrne also hosted a radio show under the Nialler9 name on TXFM before the station's closure in 2016. Byrne has been on the judging panel for the Choice Music Prize The Choice Music Prize (), known for sponsorship reasons as the RTÉ Choice Music Prize is an annual music prize awarded to music from a band or solo musician who is born in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland or holds an Irish passport. .... References {{reflist Internet properties established in 2005 Magazines establ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
