Skellig

Skellig (Ben de Vries Calm Mix)

from the album 'no. 2' available 2/24

Music composed by Christina Vantzou
Arrangements by Minna Choi 
Recorded w/ Magik*Magik Orchestra at Tiny Telephone Studios

www.kranky.net
www.christinavantzou.com

christina vantzou 'going backwards to recover that which was left behind'

Atur

For An Taobh Tuathail's 25 year celebrations, all tracks played from Monday 29th April to Friday May 3rd were worldwide debuts from artists that we admire, who very kindly contributed with unreleased cuts.

This is the midweek edition - from Wednesday May 1st - the same date the show first began broadcasting in 1999.

Some of the tracks have since been released, but at the time of broadcast, they had never been heard outside of the artists's studios.

ATT  broadcasts Monday to Friday on RTÉ RnaG.
I post occasional programmes here to showcase the diversity of music played on the show, but also as a kind of audio-flyer to woo new listeners.

Seo an h-ochtú ceann.
Here's the eight one.

You can stream most shows from the past decade on the below link plus check out the playlist to each show:
www.rte.ie/radio/rnag/an-taobh-tuathail/

This programme was first broadcast Wednesday 01.05.24 on RTÉ RnaG.


danny carroll / to whom it concerns (att voiceover) / danny carroll
interdimensional drifters / an taobh tuathail / interdimensional drifters
the personal vanity project / off the tracks / pizza pizza
hhh / alcoholism (we've got) / hhh
mermaid chunky / ceilí / dfa
meljoann / bye / meljoann
ifra / download / ifra
the last sound / ceremony / the last sound
yop / can't start again / yop
jack ward / i'm from the country (ott mix) / jack ward
ojn / fiche h-ocht, fiche naoi / ojn
the holy roman army / from the west, bringing showers / the holy roman army
tony higgins / meddlesome haunts / junior85.bandcamp.com
worriedabousatan / i won't get it tattooed / worriedaboutsatan
jimmy behan / hard yards / jimmy behan
wolf gut / ir6 (don't wake up) / wolf gut
john of the apocalypse / birthing mind (demo) / john of the apocalypse
my pilot / dogs (fuck cameron agnew) / mypilot.bandcamp.com
spacing / withdrew / spacing
natural magic / galaxy builder / natural magic
ddrome / grief hustle / ddrome
brishta / so transfixed / invisible being
arms that fit like legs / east clintwood / arms that fit like legs
art of algebra / the best medicine / art of algebra
brídín / you've got the love / brídín

Buíochas as ucht éisteacht X

An Taobh Tuathail 01/05/24 - showcase #8

The inimitable Kranky Ltd, live from LA once a month. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/kranky/episodes/kranky-18th-september-2025

Kranky 180925

Before The World Wakes Up (A Reprieve)

Sci fi ambient progressive rock - (MKO) Observatories. File. Confidential. A signal has been received from another solar system. Images have been transmitted of what appears to be an intelligent civilization. A secret team is currently monitoring the situation. Album track 1.

Surface Signal

Bandcamp

Just a few more times, and I'm sure I'll break

Tim Buckley's Song to the Siren arranged by Linda and Irene Buckley, sung by Annette Buckley. 

String trio - Larissa O'Grady violin, Karen Dervan viola, Kate Ellis cello.

Song To The Siren- arr. Linda/Irene Buckley, vox Annette Buckley

Spellcaster

"Indulge me."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRXblNBC7PQ

I have a bit of a running theme going at the moment with naming songs after the main synth I used on it. Last time round, it was the Yamaha SK-10. This time, it's U-he's fantastic TyrellN6. https://u-he.com/products/tyrelln6/

Here's where another running theme starts, this time a Blade Runner theme. This synth's name is a combination of Eldon Tyrell, founder of the Tyrell Corporation, and the N6 (or Nexus 6) replicants who were the pinnacle of android technology/rebelling robot slaves in the film. 

The name of this synth always makes me think of the scene where Deckard meets Tyrell (and Rachael) for the first time and the enigmatic Tyrell asks him to demonstrate the Voight-Kamff test. 

Tyrell asks him to see what a negative test looks like before he provides him with a positive. 

What's that gonna prove, Deckard asks. 

"...Indulge me", he replies.

Tyrell Test

Ambient guitar noise from Cork


https://thesequiethours.bandcamp.com

Before The World Wakes Up (A Reprieve)

These Quiet Hours