Melodic electronica at the Temple Bar Music Centre on Thursday, the 22nd of September.
Ken McHugh was born in County Mayo and grew up playing Irish traditional music. At school he discovered The Pixies and Nirvana and started playing in rock bands. It was only when he made the move to Dublin that he discovered sampling, dance music and breakbeats.
Inspired by the invention of Orbital, the sonic adventures of Bjork and Stina Nordenstam and the melodic perfection of Brian Wilson, he began creating his own music. Working in various Dublin studios, McHugh started assembling equipment for his own studio, Area 51. He continued to refine his talents by producing other artists including David Kitt's album, The Big Romance.
My Sanctuary was recorded over a year long period and was originally concieved as an instrumental album. But McHugh decided to take these compositions and transform them into songs. McHugh brought in Carol Keogh of Tychonaut and Cathy Davy to provide vocals for the tracks. Keogh played a particularly important role singing on half a dozen tracks and contributing lyrics.
My Sanctuary features the intoxicating electro-pop beat of "Jellyman", the floating trip-hop of "Lets Normalise" and the industrial clanging of "Little Green Men". The album proved to be to complex and varied for the major labels, so McHugh put the album out on his own label, Left Hand Records in 2003. My Sanctuary was greeted by loud critical acclaim and the album was picked up by the London-based independent, RGR.
Autamata release their second album, Short Stories on the 16th of September on N4. Featuring the vocals of Carol Keogh and Sarah Verdon, Short Stories is a quantum shift in band's production and undeniable pop sensibility. The album features an array of new songs and styles including the electroclash of "Bring It On", the sashay-pop of "Goldilocks" and the warehouse party feel of "Summer's Son".
Autamata
Temple Bar Music Centre
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Time: 8pm
Tickets: €12.50
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Temple Bar Music Centre
Curved Street
Temple Bar
Dublin 2.
Tel: +353 (0) 1 6709202
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