Colm Ó Cíosóig (; born 31 October 1964) is an Irish musician, best known as the

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for the

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band My Bloody Valentine, of which he was a founding member.

Biography

My Bloody Valentine

Originally formed in 1983, My Bloody Valentine had gone through a few lineup changes before they forged a signature sound that was to become known by the music press as "

shoegazing Shoegaze (originally called shoegazing and sometimes conflated with " dream pop") is a subgenre of indie and alternative rock characterized by its ethereal mixture of obscured vocals, guitar distortion and effects, feedback, and overwhelming vol ...

" in the late 80s and early 90s. Along with

Kevin Shields Kevin Patrick Shields (born 21 May 1963) is an American-born Irish musician, singer-songwriter, composer, and producer, best known as the vocalist and guitarist of the band My Bloody Valentine. They became influential on the evolution of alter ...

' guitar work and

Bilinda Butcher Bilinda Jayne Butcher (born 16 September 1961) is an English musician and singer-songwriter, best known as a vocalist and guitarist of the shoegaze band My Bloody Valentine. Early life Butcher was born and raised in London and later reloca ...

's ethereal vocals, Ó Cíosóig's energetic and snare-heavy drumming had become a key element of the band's sound. He has co-written songs for My Bloody Valentine and has contributed production work to many of their releases. During the recording of '' Loveless'' (1991), Ó Cíosóig suffered from physical ailments that limited his drumming ability. As a result, he played what drum patterns he was able to perform, and the results were sampled and re-arranged for the album. He played live drums for a single song, "Only Shallow". "Touched" was performed solely by Ó Cíosóig without any contribution from the other members of the band. During My Bloody Valentine's hiatus from the early 1990s onward, he had been prolific with various musical collaborations and guest appearances. As of November 2007, he has reassumed his role in My Bloody Valentine along with members Kevin Shields, Debbie Googe, and Bilinda Butcher.

Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions

Ó Cíosóig's best known work outside My Bloody Valentine is with

Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions are an independent alternative rock, alternative/dream pop band composed of Hope Sandoval from the band Mazzy Star and Colm Ó Cíosóig of My Bloody Valentine (band), My Bloody Valentine. Their first studio a ...

. He had co-written, produced and played several instruments on their 2001 album '' Bavarian Fruit Bread''. The band's second album '' Through the Devil Softly'' was released on 29 September 2009. He also toured with Sandoval's band

Mazzy Star Mazzy Star is an American alternative rock band formed in 1988 in Santa Monica, California, from remnants of the group Opal. Founding member David Roback's friend Hope Sandoval became the group's vocalist when Kendra Smith left Opal. Mazzy St ...

in 2012.

Other projects

In 1994, Ó Cíosóig produced and contributed "sampled keyboards" to ''Wreckage'', the fifth album by Dublin-based artist/musician Stano. In 1997, he was a guest musician on ''Fire in a Dream Cage'' by L. Both albums were released on Hue Records. Ó Cíosóig was credited with "Digital Editing" on Laika's 1995 debut " Silver Apples of the Moon" He formed the short-lived band Clear Spot with

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bassist Simon Johns. They had released a 7" vinyl single ''Moonman Bop'' on Duophonic Records in 1998. In 2004, Ó Cíosóig was a guest drummer on Vetiver's self-titled album. In 2005, he, along with Shields and Sandoval, contributed to Le Volume Courbe's debut album, and he was a guest musician on Film School's 2007 release ''

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''. In 2013, he joined Mr. Shineywater & evolved Rock-N-Roll with Library Of Sands title "Wavy Heat" Top 6 2013 U.K.'s UnCut Magazine, making the U.S. loudest Export Recording Art, after My Bloody Valentine was named the globe's "loudest live music" in 2009. Ó Cíosóig also recorded songs for The Tigerbeat, a San Francisco-based band that features his sister Fionnuala.The Tigerbeat MySpace Profile

References

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