March 5th: MURDER CAP instore thanks! bÚkl album launch, Lots of Jazz, RSD Tay Tay and Declan O Rourke Update, TALOS records, new NEIL YOUNG, LITTLE SIMZ and more.

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Hi folks

Hope all is well with ye!!

Thanks to those of ye who came to the murder capital last week…twas special….great lads, we had a good giggle with them after it was all over…i said to Adam when twas over “ im buzzin after that” so that’s a nice way for music to make you feel ( as ye know what power music has or ye wouldn’t be reading my rubbish every week).

Thanks as always to Tim on video and Ger on photos for us…two legends of the shop at this stage.

Anyhoo

Releases for this Friday the 7th of March include…

 

Big week in the siopa here…big few weeks ….our boy Shane… bUkl….releases his debut album “ blue ghost in the memory machine” on beautiful splattered vinyl and CD this friday the 7th of March.

Beautiful artwork by Jim Mc.

It’s a fierce proud day for Shane to see his creation out in the world … .but its a fierce proud day for me and the siopa also. The shop’s name is tied in with the release which is special for us.

I know Shane a long time, he used frequent the shop when he was a kid in Carrigaline…we opened there in 2001 ( a long time ago now) so Shane was only a child really and he used be in and out…Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit , Metallica that kind of stuff was his tipple if memory serves. He would be in and out with his dad also…always interesting chats with his dad. 

Shop moved to Douglas in 2011 and i didnt see Shane for a few years…then one day i think it was around 2014 Shane came into the shop in Douglas Court….we had a chat….he was coming off the back of some incredibly tough years with his mental health and he was trying to get back on the horse with life really. He asked me could he volunteer without pay in the shop just so he could start getting back in the swing of life…he came in  a few times without pay and i told him i can’t have you coming in and not paying you kid….so it was agreed one shift a week type thing….we are both still here thank god….so you can see why this release holds a special place in my heart…the boy… bUkl has come so far…i’m so proud of him.

As for musical talent….he has it in spades…i remember a few years ago chatting with Cian Heff ( ex music zone behind the counter and john blek rats drummer) …the two lads both done music degrees in UCC…at the end of fourth year…the 4th years perform for 15 minutes for the rest of the Music students …all four years…Cian told me in the four years he was in attendance in UCC …Shanes performance was the best…hands down was the term he used actually. 

I really like the album….so inventive, so creative…Shane plays everything you hear and wrote every word…heres a tune

bÚkl – I’ve Got a Gun and Sum Drugs (Official Music Video)

Standouts for me personally are “ sympathy friend”, “ paranoid euphoria” “ inmyhead” “ i mo chroi” and “im fine”

16 pieces across the album…its great.

I hope people will listen to  and support the album, it means a lot to us all … .I think the two bucks that work with me may have something special lined up later in the newsletter for the album launch…i look forward to it!!

Vinyl is 25 quid and CD is 15 quid … .paid directly to Shane please or if remote and want to buy it from the website thats fine also … .I hope ye try it and like it folks, i know how much it means….peace out.

bÚkl – I’m fine (Official Music Video)

Releases then for the 14th March…

 

RSD update here again folks…I don’t have any numbers yet on anything ( especially the problems) but a heads up on tay tay RSD release here….hoping i’ll still have enough to satisfy our shop floor demand…will know more closer to the day….here’s the email from the rep

“there is very limited stock of the Taylor Swift Record Store Day title for UK & Ireland. 

Based on the total stock coming into our UK warehouse compared with the demand, all orders will be cut back by the UK. 

We will advise of these cuts when we know.”
Also one i want to flag with ye for Record Store Day is this release:

Declan O’Rourke ALBUM – KYABRAM WITH KISSES XX Record Store Day/Smart Vinyl (inclusion of digital content accessed through QR code)

’Kyabram with Kisses XX’ includes exclusive Smart Vinyl technology and two brand new guest recordings by Paul Weller and Imelda May. In 2004, Declan O’Rourke released ‘Since Kyabram’, his debut album, capturing the heart of the Irish music scene and quickly garnering critical acclaim, earning gold, platinum, and double platinum certifications. Two decades later, to celebrate the iconic milestone, Declan is releasing ‘Kyabram with Kisses XX’ , a very special Record Store Day limited edition Smart Vinyl twist on the original album. A hand-picked selection of O’Rourke’s own favourites from the album makeup SIDE A, while special guest contributions either replace or contribute to other tracks from the album on Side B, with never-heard-before bonus material peppering the journey throughout. 

 

One for the Weller fans,  as I do believe Weller sings “ Galileo” on the RSD record….not sure we plugged it before now…so here’s the plug….the record is 33 quid. Shout back if interested!!
Main week we are hawking this week is for Friday the 21st March so if you spot anything you fancy here…please shout.

We got some records from Eoin French’s ( Talos) manager and family recently.

We aren’t going to put them on the site just yet as we would like them to sell locally really if we can.

We have a good few copies of Eoin’s second album “ far out dust” on both vinyl and cd if anyone is interested give us a mail….we have a few CD copies of “ wild alee! also.

An awful awful loss Eoin is,  especially to his family and friends…but even for people like me who didnt know him but  really liked his music, it’s terrible and hard to fathom really…we play his music in the shop here quite regularly so its lovely to have his record in the shop with us.

Here is a beautiful tune from “ far out dust”….his music will outlast us all

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ric3yCCe6c&list=OLAK5uy_nFevAVislXkjCks1aGOv9CsNv_PopQoY8

Going to hand ye over to the bUkl now as he takes ye down the road with announcements etc

Hi everyone!
Ray, thanks so much for you words up above, I really appreciate them. Delighted you like the album.
Hopefully people will take a chance on it.
It’s actually mad when you think I bought my first CD with my own money in Music Zone the year you opened in Carrigaline. It was The Offspring – Conspiracy of One, I still love that record.
And now I have an album of my own music out on vinyl through Music Zone. Thanks so much for your help with it.
A shop regular described the music as like ‘Car Seat Headrest channeling Elliott Smith’ to me recently. I’ll take it. If you think that sounds interesting you might enjoy.

As Ray mentioned, Young Adam and I have been jamming together with the bÚkl songs in a live setting, and we’re delighted (if a little nervous) to share with ye a special behind-closed-doors live instore performance for the album launch.
Been a loooong time since I performed in any live sense, so go easy:
https://youtu.be/9m0zQQdyBGs?si=_hbl0SMhBGZXN_jp

Just to note, with the album, I had to cut ‘I’m fine’ from the Vinyl version as I didn’t have the budget for a 2 LP. but it’s on the CD and will be on Spotify too from Friday.
The album is dedicated to my late friends, Lorraine Quinn, a music nut and such a kind soul, and Paul Hodder, who I played some of the songs on the album with about 10 years ago.

Anyway, better get to the normal hawking!

Neil Young and Van Morrison are playing together this summer in Malahide Castle. I’d love to go but will have to see, hopefully tickets don’t sell out too fast.
They each have new releases coming. Neilo has ‘Coastal: The Soundtrack’ which will be out on CD, vinyl and indies Clear Vinyl on April 18th.
Here’s a bit about that:
“‘Coastal’ is a personal, behind-the-scenes documentary on Neil Young as he cruises the coast on his 2023 solo US tour. The film gives an intimate view of the maverick musician, as he navigates a return to the stage post-Covid. From his everyday observations on the bus to his candid banter with his audience. Coastal is a rare peek behind the curtain of this unguarded iconoclast. The film was shot and directed by Daryl Hannah. The soundtrack features 11 Neil Young songs including ‘Song X’, ‘Vampire Blues’ ‘Expecting To Fly’, ‘Throw Your Hatred Down’, ‘I Am A Child’, and ‘Prime of Life’.”

And Van the Man has ‘Remembering Now‘ out on June 13th.

UK rap queen, LITTLE SIMZ is back with her 4th (?) album, called ‘Lotus’, out May 9th. She’s brill. Lots of different influences in the music from punk to jazz.
Here’s a new tune from her: https://youtu.be/GvrNPiz7rHw?si=jUdx0OzI7qcv3Y6O
Bit of Massive Attack to that.
That’ll be on CD, black vinyl and ‘Electric’ Pink Splatter vinyl.

And another new album, from BILLY NOMATES – Metalhorse. I remember we listened to her first album quite a bit in the shop. That’s out on May 16th on CD, indies blue ‘galaxy’ vinyl and silver vinyl.
And here’s a new tune from her:
https://youtu.be/BxMrKNp0Tr0?si=35YfJfzmNTsLfgYL

Here’s the list of everything else with release dates:

Think that’s everything.
Thanks very much to everyone who has shown interest in my music so far.
I’m on Red FM this Sunday at 7 talking to Mags Blackburn about the album. I’m a bit allergic to the promotion side but I suppose it might help get the word out.
Thanks as well to Young Adam for working with me on the live side of things. He’s a great bandmate.

Speaking of, here’s his latest Instagram run-through of releases:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGqi2yEsQPW/?igsh=MXV4Z2t3c2p6cDdnNg==

Ar ais leat so, Ray. Slán.

Thanks Shane

Sin e for this week so folks

Thanks for listening as always

Ray, Shane, young Adam and Mia