Yes, it's me again, spamming your ass red raw. Cheval De Frise were amazing in Whelans and even better in The Zoo in Kilkenny. Reports from Limerick suggest they got the natives mad into garlic, onions, knives and killing people. That must have been some show!!! ... !!! I got a mail from a French guy this monring, it started "Ello Hapi, ..." :-) Yeah, so, you all gotaa come to see Daemien Frost / The Coldspoon Conspiracy / Boxes in Whelans next Friday 28th, it's gunna be a deadly buzz! In anyways, here's what's coming up over the next couple of weeks... +++++++++++++++++++++++++ ROAD RELISH SINGLE LAUNCH +++++++++++++++++++++++++ The Chalets & Neosupervital both fature on the new Road Relish single, #12, which will be launched in Whelans on Wednesay the 26th of February. Tickets are 7 euros and are available from Road Records, 16B Fade St., Dublin 2. The single is fancy ass white vinyl and sounds like how i imagine the inside of a deadly buzz sounding. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ALPHA RELISH & THINGSYOUREMISSING TOUR ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Thursday 27/02/03 - The Zoo (Kilkenny) Daemien Frost The Connect 4 Orchestra + more TBC (Time & Price TBC) Friday 28/02/03 - Whelans (Dublin) Daemien Frost The Coldspoon Conspiracy Boxes (7.50 Euro, 8 pm) Saturday 01/03/03 - The Savoy (Limerick) The Redneck Manifesto Daemein Frost The Coldspoon Conspiracy Weevil (Time & Price TBC) Sunday 02/03/03 - Auntie Annie's (Belfast) Daemien Frost Tracer AMC + more TBC (Time & Price TBC) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ THE REDNECK MANIFESTO & DAEMIEN FROST PLAY THE TBMC +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Alpha Relish in association with ThingsYoureMissing.com presents THE REDNECK MANIFESTO DAEMIEN FROST Thursday 6 March 2003 Temple Bar Music Centre Doors 7.30pm (until 2:30am) Tickets €10 (on sale now!): TBMC Box Office, Road, Comet, Freebird and Sound Cellar THE REDNECK MANIFESTO and DAEMIEN FROST play their last Dublin performances on Thursday 6th March before heading off to play the SXSW showcase in Austin, Texas. The party starts at 8pm, and features live sets, DJs, visuals by DEL 9, EPOCH Photographic Exhibition and nice surprises. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE REDNECK MANIFESTO formed in 1998 from the ashes of four of Dublin's best hardcore bands. They introduced themselves to Dublin audiences by way of a bunch of 7" singles on their own Greyslate label as well as a split 7" on Road Relish. It was however their debut album '36 Strings' (a joint venture with Red F Records) that harnessed the power of their increasingly passionate, tight and hypnotic instrumental live shows. They have been described as "the tightest, most dynamic and consistently interesting to emerge from Dublin for a very long time indeed". '36 Strings' was acclaimed 'Irish album of the year' for 2001 by the Event Guide but few expected a follow up to appear so quickly. 'Cut Your Heart Off From Your Head' was originally intended as a tour EP to help defray the costs of their first European Tour in March 2002. Instead the Rednecks and producer - Decal man Alan O'Boyle came up with a companion piece to '36 Strings'. Cut Your Heart Off From Your Head' shows the Rednecks moving forward, as seen at this years Witnness festival in Ireland where they played a triumphant show to over 4,000 people. A resolutely independent group, TRM has bypassed the normal channels of industry hype: successes to date (sold-out venues, snapped-up recordings issued on their own label) have been based entirely on their own merits, hard work and a phenomenal word-of-mouth reputation...quite simply, their live shows are an event to witness. DAEMIEN FROST Formed in Dublin in late 2000 and took just over 12 months to record "Corpus Daemo", an LP which has confounded their critics and received high praise from, some would say, their contemporaries. Previous to this, the band received 'Single Of The Fortnight' from The Dublin Event Guide for their first release, a split 7" with The Jimmy Cake on the Road Relish Records. Stage-sharing with the likes of Sweep The Leg Johnny, Oxes, Guapo, Trans Am and The f**king Champs only served to fuel home ground excitement at the arrival of "Corpus Daemo". Following its release, Daemien Frost collaborated on releases with Japan's Melt Banana and London's Montana Pete. 2002 saw the band being featured on the "Please Don't Ask Us What We Think Of Your Band" compilation CD (released with “Homage" magazine) and playing at Wonky 2, a prestigious audio-visual event held at the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin (curated by Leagues O'Toole - No Disco, Foggy Notions). The same year also saw 3 of their 7 planned videos completed, their 2nd LP is to contain a bonus CD containing a video for every song from the 1st LP. As for their sound, loose comparisons have been drawn to the likes of Laddio Bolocko, Don Caballero, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Captain Beefheart and Sonic Youth. Attending this years SXSW showcase in Austin, touring Europe and recording their 2nd full-length CD are just some ways Daemien Frost is planning to waste 2003. http://www.DaemienFrost.com/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ DAEMIEN FROST EMBARK ON A MINI-TOUR OF EUROPE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ DAEMIEN FROST embark on a 2-week tour of Holland, France, Belgium and Italy during the last 2 weeks in March. Preliminary dates are as follows: Wed 19/03/2003 holland TBC Thu 20/03/2003 holland/france/belgium TBC Fri 21/03/2003 france/belgium/italy TBC Sat 22/03/2003 italy Cuneo/Milano C Sun 23/03/2003 italy Udine C Mon 24/03/2003 italy Faenza C Tue 25/03/2003 italy Trento C Wed 26/03/2003 italy Massa C Thu 27/03/2003 italy Roma (w. Howe Gelb) C Fri 28/03/2003 italy Cesena C Sat 29/03/2003 italy Torino C Sun 30/03/2003 france TBC Mon 31/03/2003 france/belgium/holland TBC Tue 01/04/2003 france/belgium/holland TBC Wed 02/04/2003 holland TBC For updates, check http://www.DaemienFrost.com/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ DAEMIEN FROST, LARGE MOUND & WEEVIL PLAY WHELANS ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Alpha Relish in association with thingsyouremissing.com presents DAEMIEN FROST, LARGE MOUND & WEEVIL in Whelans on Saturday 5th of April, 2.30 pm (Afternoon show). This will be Daemien Frost's European tour homecoming and last gig for the subsequent 3-4 months. If all goes to plan, the next gig the play after this will be the launch of their new CD some time in July or August. Saturday 06/04/03 - Whelans (Dublin) Daemien Frost Large Mound Weevil (7.50 Euro, 2:30 pm) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ HAPI TAKES A BREAK FROM ALL THIS BULLs**t... ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ...By bringing you Guapo and Joan Of Arc around May/June. Then maybe I'll take a few months off, visit my crazy aunt in Sicily, drink some real coffee and eat some of those huge juicy oranges ... and swim, swim until this longing in my heart goes away... sniff... +++++++++ WEB LINKS +++++++++ Alpha Relish: http://www.AlphaRelish.com/ Daemien Frost: httP://www.DaemienFrost.com/ The Redneck Manifesto: http://redneckmanifesto.cjb.net/ The Connect 4 Orchestra: http://www.connectfourorchestra.com/ The Coldspoon Conspiracy: http://myhome.iolfree.ie/~thecoldspoonconspiracy/ Tracer AMC: http://www.traceramc.co.uk/ Large Mound: http://www.largemound.net/ Guapo: http://www.pandemoniumrecords.com/ You know something? Right now, this very moment, I think if i was in the sky, and it was night time, some blind granny might mistake my smile for the moon. Only love, Hapi xxx www.AlphaRelish.com -------------------------------------------------- Alpha Relish has put on shows for the following bands in the past: Cheval De Frise, Zu, Guapo, Check Engine, Mrs. Pilgrimm, Tara Jane O'Neil, Trans Am, The f**king Champs, Oxes, Montana Pete, Sweep The Leg Johnny, Blonde Redhead, The Lapse, Laddio Bolocko, June Of'44, Melt Banana, Braid, Burning Airlines, Polaris, Starfish, Quint, Kepone and U.S. Maple. Alpha Relish Records: -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- All Records available online through Road Records http://www.roadrecs.com/ and Cargo UK. ARCD-001: Daemien Frost "Corpus Daemo" AR7-001: Montana Pete: "Cosworth" w. Frozen Monkey AR7-002: Daemien Frost/Melt Banana: 4-track EP on orange vinyl AR7-003: Daemien Frost/Montana Pete: Tour Single AR10-001: The Null Set "Music For Robots" Road Relish Singles Club: http://www.roadrelish.com/ -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- Coming Soon: RR7-012: The Chalets/Neosupervital Launch date: 26th February, Tickets 7 Euros from Road Records. RR7-011: Joan Of Arse/Estel RR7-010: Nina Hynes/Adrian Crowley RR7-009: The Connect 4 Orchestra/Jimmy Behan RR7-008: The Jimmy Cake/Daemien Frost RR7-007: Americhord/Memory Cells RR7-006: Songs:Ohia/Glen Hansard RR7-005: The Kabinboy/Large Mound RR7-004: David Kitt/Mr. Deasey Mooneye RR7-003: Decal/Burning Love Jumpsuit RR7-002: Jubilee Allstars/Dot Creek RR7-001: The Idiots/The Redneck Manifesto -------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------