A NIGHT overflowing with music, video and wisdom is on the agenda for Raggle Taggle, Sarsfield St, Limerick this weekend. This will be the last event held in this space and the organisers have an exciting lineup of artists including Innercity (Belgium), Modulator(UK) and three Irish acts each making their debut performance in the city. Projections and video work plus visual art complete this, “evening of deep listening and fun experimental vibes”, reports event organiser Robin Parmar, he gave Limerick Post some background on the acts.
Innercity is the prolific synth-based project of Belgian Hans Dens, joined on this tour by guitarist Bart Sloow from Sylvester Anfang II. Though associated with the ambient synth underground, Dens eschews the prevailing escapist vibes of that scene in favour of a more visceral, rough-hewn, and disorientating sound world, characterised by sleep-deprived hysteria and bad-trip paranoia.
Modulator ESP is Nottingham resident Jez Creek’s vehicle for improvised electronica. While most obviously indebted to Kosmische pioneers Tangerine Dream and Klaus Schulze, Creek’s long-form, mercurial, and intensely psychedelic explorations veer unpredictably between noise, drone, and new age.
Divil A’ Bit is a new project put together by David Colohan (United Bible Studies) and Natalia Beylis (Woven Skull). The Infinite Viola Project is Robin Parmar bringing his mix of drone, noise, and rich harmonies back home to Limerick.
Human Zoo is drummer Ray Murphy and Windings Steve Ryan improvising a, “special kind of storm”.
More new direction than One Direction we think, a night of ambient, psych, drone and noise and most importantly, fun happens in Raggle Taggle Studios on Sarsfield Street this Saturday night May 18.
