26:06:07
This week I will be leaving Ireland for pastures new - Thessaloniki,
northern Greece, where I spend a lot of time and know some killer
musicians there. As soon as I'm settled I'll begin work on the second
íon album 'Immaculada', for which all the music is written. Again the
release will be in the capable hands of Equilibrium Music. I have also
agreed a deal with Foreshadow for a 7" featuring a couple of heavier
tracks that I have had tucked away for a while. Click here for more details.
Slán agus beannacht leat!
31:05:07
I will be playing a special acoustic set with Vincent and Danny Cavanagh (Anathema) on the 17th of June, as part of the Artmania Festival in Sibiu, Romania. More details here (in Romanian).
10:05:07
Another video clip, directed by Jussi Rautaniemi.
I will be
taking part in a live tribute to Anathema
in a couple of weeks time.
29:04:07
I finally returned home a few days ago. Below is a video clip for the title track from Madre, Protegenos. Thanks to Theodor and Xanthippi for their creation. It was magic to return to Romania again as well. The DJ night in Iasi was a great night. Huge thanks to Ionut for being so professional, and for bringing me over there.
23:01:07
Belated New Years greetings! I will be away until April so this page wont be updated for a while. Check www.myspace.com/duncanpatterson for updates and gig/DJ dates. Confirmed up to now is a DJ night, 20th March @ X-Club - Thessaloniki, Greece.
14:11:06
December 15th - Old School, Bucharest
02:11:06
I finally
have a release date for Madre, Protegenos - 27/11/06
Also I have
uploaded a preview track on www.myspace.com/duncanpatterson
and the new Íon website
is online here
31:10:06
Myself & Vincent Cavanagh (Anathema) will play two dates in Turkey in December. The nights will begin with an acoustic set, followed by DJ sets later.
DATE CHANGE
7th
- Bronx Club, Istanbul
8th - Golge Pub, Ankara
27:09:06
14:09:06
Finally finished the album. Seems like a lifetime ago that I started working on it. Anyway, its done. Huge respect to Emily Saaen for her hard work, help, and natural talent. I'll have an MP3 of the track 'Learpholl' up during the coming weeks.
I'm also having a clearout, including the Antimatter - Lights Out album (with bonus tracks) for just 5 euro. Buy it here via Paypal, or email me for other methods.
09:07:06
Theres a competition on the forum to win a copy of the Breaklose album , which I played bass on. Free to enter, answer a simple question and that.
08:07:06
I arrived home safely from Greece last night, despite a bomb scare at Dublin airport. The recording sessions in Fragile Studio, Athens, went great. Theres a report on the forum. Eternal thanks to Vangelis Yalamas for his help and support.
31:05:06
I'm playing up in Donegal on Friday with The Aftermath. Then off to Greece to do more work on the Íon album. It's my birthday on Monday, so feel free to send me stuff.
09:05:06
The Íon album is near completion (thanks be to god), and I've been working with a brand new singer on it who fits perfectly. Gigs are being discussed for October/November time. Anyone interested in bookings, please don't hesitate to email me. I'm considering all kinds of offers at the moment, far and near. Theres a studio report on the forum
24:02:06
Check the GIGS section for Greek tour updates. The Íon release date has been delayed due to lack of available studio time. It will be released sometime after summer now.
19:01:06
Belated New Year greetings! New Greek tourdates added for March. I now have a Myspace page. www.myspace.com/duncanpatterson where you can listen to MP3s directly.
25:10:05
I'll be
in Greece on 29th and 30th Oct together with Johnny
Cronin + The Aftermath, Cavanaghs (Anathema) and The Mission.
Also, on Halloween (31th Oct) I'll be doing DJ set in Warsaw (Poland) at Vampiriada
(www.vampiriada.prv.pl/).
14:09:05
Turkey's electronic DJ set in Istanbul (16th September) has been CANCELLED, sorry.
22:07:05
The lucky competition winner is Karin (aka Solarfall) from The Netherlands. Anyone who is interested in buying a copy but can't find it in the shops, just email me as I'll have a few to sell as of next week. A few more gigs have been added for July around Ireland.
Ar
dheis Dé go raibh a anam
RIP my friend Iain who died tragically last week. He was a huge inspiration
to me getting my label started, with true underground ethics. A great lad who
won't be forgotten by anyone who had the pleasure to know him.
10:07:05
Got some copies of Planetary Confinement to give away so I thought I'd do a competition as with previous albums.
Q: Planetary Confinement features a cover version of Trouble's - 'Mr White'. From which album is the original version?
Send your answers, names and addresses here Winners will be announced on the 22nd July.
06:07:05
Underworld
Club, Athens Greece is booked for the 18th September. Manning the
decks this time are guest DJs Dr
Strangelight and Winny Wincent.
Antimatter
- Lights Out is now available on the cheap from the Strangelight
site Not
as cheap as downloading it, but surely better for the ould karma.
01:07:05
Check GIGS/RELEASE DATES for gigs with Señor Cronins band around Ireland over the coming weeks. Theres finally an MP3 up on the forum here. 2 gigs have been booked in Greece for the W.E.B. album launch, mid September. The dates will appear here once they are 100% confirmed. I'll be doing a few tracks with them live, including some of my older stuff. Work is under way on the Íon album, getting good energy from it now.
25:06:05
I have decided
that Planetary Confinement is to be my departing Antimatter album. This is for
my own personal reasons, (per·son·al - adj. Concerning a particular
person and his or her private business, interests, or activities; intimate:
"I have something personal to tell you"), and nothing to do with
anyone else. Feel free to gossip and start rumours though, it may well help
us sell more cds and that.
Good luck to Mick, and thanks to the many people who have helped and supported
us for the past seven years.
Grá
14:06:05
Finally recovered from the Athens trip. Thanks to everyone there, it restored my faith in the Greeks. Thanks to Mr Nemtheanga for nearly killing me in Thessaloniki, I will upload the video of it as soon as I get a copy. Will be back again in September for sure. Started to prepare a Syd Barrett tribute album which this lad is gonna sing on. Live dates will follow the recording. The Cronin clan will be playing in Galway - Roisín Dubh tomorrow (15th June) and Dublin -The Village on Thursday (16th June).
19:05:05
DJ set in Athens has been confirmed for the 5th June. Check GIGS/RELEASE DATES section for venue and other dates.
17:05:05
www.strangelight-records.com
and www.duncanpatterson.com are now working fine. Theres a Strangelight
chatroom here
as well if you're bored, or enter the LINKS section on the Strangelight site
for a different version.
16:05:05
Theres a
new forum
set up now for all Strangelight and Íon related topics. Behave though
aye. www.strangelight-records.com is down at the moment but should be fixed
by Tuesday or Wednesday.
11:05:05
7-0? Deary me
06:05:05
Been practicing with Johnny
Cronins band for the gig next Thursday (check
gigs), mastering a track for the forthcoming Primordial 7",
and recording/mixing the pre-production for the Íon
album. DJ sets in Greece and Turkey have been set for the beginning of June
but are not 100% as yet. Myself and Primordials AA Nemtheanga will be manning
the decks. Anyone interested in bookings contact me here.
05:05:05
So I've decided to knock up a personal homepage. Not because I've merd it (sadly),
but because I've a million and one things going on at the moment and thought
it was a good idea to get everything under the same e-roof. Most of the site
is still under construction but shouldn't take long. Saludos!
©2005 Duncan Patterson
