Dark Room Notes
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| Dark Room Notes | |
|---|---|
| Origin |  Dublin; Galway; Wicklow, Ireland |
| Genre(s) | electro/synthpop |
| Years active | 2004 – present |
| Members | |
| Ronan Gaughan Ruairi Ferrie Arran Murphy Camera Shanahan |
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| Former members | |
| Ruairi Cavanagh | |
| Notable instrument(s) | |
| Vocals, Guitar, Synth, Programming, Glockenspiel, Drums | |
Dark Room Notes are a four-piece electro/synthpop band based in Dublin, Ireland. The three founding members, Ronan Gaughan, Ruairi Ferrie and former drummer Ruairi Cavanagh originally hail from Galway. Later members Arran Murphy is from Wicklow, while newest recruit, Camera Shanahan, comes from Dublin.
The band's music has been described as electro/synthpop with a slightly sombre overtone and introverted lyrical sensibility. According to Village [1] they "seem to gather comparisons with the murkier side of electro pop, usually bands like New Order, Interpol or Joy Division. While the comparisons have some basis, DRN are far from gloomy, just a bit ... cool... But this cool does not translate into pretension, just humorous and knowledgeable asides to their favourite artists, photographers and filmmakers". [1]
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[edit] Career
Dark Room Notes formed in Galway in 2004, recruiting drummer Shanahan in 2006. They performed their first gig in Galway in December 2006. With the release of their debut EP, Dead Start Program on October 12, 2007, the band embarked on a nationwide tour which began with gigs at Cyprus Avenue in Cork on October 9, Spirit Store in Dundalk on October 10, Tower Records (2pm) / Crawdaddy in Dublin on Saturday October 13 and Roisin Dubh in Galway on Thursday October 18. A series of UK dates have been scheduled for April/May/June/July 2008.
The band were recently selected to play on the 6th series of the acclaimed RTÉ music show Other Voices. [2]. Dark Room Notes topped the 'Viewer's Choice' poll on RTÉ[3] for Series 6 of Other Voices.
Producers already working with the quartet include Flood and Tom Rixton.
DRN are scheduled to begin recording their debut album in August 2008, with a scheduled release date of March 2009.
[edit] Band members
Current members
- Ronan Gaughan - Vocals, Guitar, Synth, Programming
- Ruairi Ferrie - Vocals, Guitar, Synth, Programming
- Arran Murphy - Vocals, Synth, Glockenspiel
- Camera Shanahan - Vocals, Drums
Former members
- Ruairi Cavanagh - Drums
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums and EPs
- Dead Start Program (GON002, CDS, October 12, 2007 - 4 track EP) [2] [3]
- Unnamed debut album (2008) [4]
[edit] Singles
- "Love Like Nicotine" (GON001, CDS and Limited Edition 7" Vinyl, June 2007 - 3 track single with remixes)
[edit] References
- ^ "Dark Room Notes Written By Tom Rowe". Village (2007-10-23). Retrieved on 2008-01-21.
- ^ "Debut Dark Room Notes EP - Dead Start Program « Keep It Fresh". Keep It Fresh (2007-10-09). Retrieved on 2008-01-21.
- ^ "Review by Lauren Murphy". entertainment.ie. Retrieved on 2008-01-21.
