Cougar + Parhelia - November 30th

Parhelia

COUGAR Live @ Whelan's Nov 30th Support from Parhelia Tickets 13 Euro

Doors 8pm

Cougar

Cougar released its full-length debut, Law, in October 2005 on Layered Music, the music label founded by Young Blood Brass Band and dedicated to giving a voice to artists outside the norm. Cougar is said to feel like any or all of the following: Four Tet,Sigur Ros, Radiohead, Telefon Tel Aviv, Fugazi, Nick Drake, Tortoise. They say it sounds like ‘nostalgia' and leave it at that.Cougar's music is immediate, efficient, and strangely captivating. Like all great bands, it is impossible to say exactly what kind of music this is.

Cougar was formed 2003 in a cold Madison, Wisconsin basement, and has been secretly crafting beautiful music ever since. The secret's out.Members have been involved in the progressive music communityfor years, includingensembles like the internationallyrenowned/aforementioned YoungBlood Brass Band.

Cougar is the culmination of what began as informal compositional/rhetorical gatherings. These sessions brought together a core group of musicians committed to careful meditation and refinement. This ethos pushed the groupto constantly examine and breakdown their approach. The group began exploring the idea of the "hook" as an institution that occurs within all beautiful music; be that hip-hop, punk,electronic, classical, improvised, all- or none-of-the-above.

Cougar describes its music as "Emergency Rock". Emergency Rock is not wordplay; it is a literal description. It captures the model of neutrality/purpose/effi ciency that defi nes emergency procedure and extends it to music. Each song is a collage of voices constantly interacting and evolving one another. Shape shifting melodies, vast sonic canvases, dense, raw, electronic,organic, found-percussion and driven sounds resonate throughout.

Cougar's music revels in this: it offers one the opportunity to hear a song working itself out. The music pulls the listener's ears back and forth, imploring one to glimpse melodies running deep beneath the surface and anticipate the next emotional payoff.

Cougar is passionate, powerful, unabashedlyepic instrumental music. No matter what perspective is harbored at first listen, this band's sound will quickly become an anthem to rescue-culture aficionados everywhere.

Website: http://www.cougarsound.com


Parhelia
Parhelia are a 4-piece from Dublin Ireland, who play refined Instrumental Post- Rock. They released their debut Ep “First Light” in 2006 and followed it up with "Oceans Apart" in 2007

Parhelia have undertaken tours in Ireland and Norway and appeared alongside acts such as Dead Soul Tribe, 65 Days of Static and most Notably Guns N’ Roses and Therapy? on the Irish leg of the Download Festival!



“Echo drenched guitar lines weave a tapestry of pure excellence, only to full-on explode into a complete head-rush semi-heavy riffs with pulsating drum and bass effects”

Dan Kisielewski www.sputnikmusic.com



"This is a truly brilliant mini-album built around sheer musical talent".

www.hotpress.com



"First Light" is an atmospheric, relaxing trip that has the ability to conjure soothing memories while simultaneously brushing against closed wounds in your heart.

Ken McGrath www.blistering.com & Rock Sound Magazine


www.parheliaband.com

www.myspace.com/parhelia

www.aikenpromotions.com