Body & Soul Festival 2019

bodhrandude wrote: »

I'm absolutely delighted with Kruder & Dorfmeister, have always loved their music, ice chill ambient with great use of DnB, jazz, trip hop and downtempo same sorta vibe as Boards of Canada, Thievery Corporation, Nightmares in Wax. Always wondered why they have eluded the Picnic for so long.

Had not listened to much (any) of their stuff before. They are great!

Another interesting titbit about Kruder & Dorfmeister, was looking up their gigography on Resident Advisor, it appears the act has never played Ireland before, no festival or gig dates in Ireland listed from gig listings going back to 2003, so this appears to be their debut show on Irish soil.

grudgehugger wrote: »

That’s a high standard to be holding someone to...

I need to do some listening - sceptical tho - are they really at his level?

K&D have been going since 1993, they haven't toured that much, mainly around Germany, Austria and the States, they haven't played that many festivals either tending to gig more in October November with standalone gigs mainly. I actually don't know how much they are rated but they rate quite well along with the Orb, Boards of Canada, Thievery Corporation, Rockers Hi Fi, Nightmares On Wax sort of fanbase, not straightforward dance music but more funky and groovy using nice vibraphones, exotic sounding instruments, totally ambient downbeat chill. They also do DnB and dubby reggae too, perfectly Body & Soul compatible. Yes its electronic music but not Life Festival fodder more the ice chill groove for Body&Soul.

Just checking out the rapper Princess Nokia, a kinda of Vince Staples type buzz, I like this track here, should be a interesting gig, this year's Alo Wala.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Nokia

NSFW - Nature of the lyrics anyway.

They have added some Irish Acts...

For the second year running RTÉ 2fm Rising will present a live programme of 2fm Rising artists and acts on the Friday night of the festival on the Woodlands Stage at Body & Soul.

This year's 2fm Rising artists include a Dublin take on DIY indie & punk with PILLOW QUEENS; ‘grumpy electro-pop’ with ROE; alternative homegrown hip-hop with TEBI REX; bold expressive guitar music with Cork band of brother TRUE TIDES; stylish dance-inducing beats with acoustic roots with FLYNN; socially conscious rhythmic poetry with rapper JYELLOWL; sizzling Skibbereen beats and soulful vocals with RUSHES and honest and heartfelt singer/songwriting with FIA MOON.

Pretty sure I seen Roe at it last year.

Speaking of the Reckless in Love area, was it improved upon last year compared to the previous year? I didn't go last year but the Reckless in Love area was disappointing in 2017. It felt very empty for most of the weekend because its in such a massive space that's devoid of any tree-line. It was perfect when it was in the woods.

this is ridiculous, more chat about Body&Soul please thank you.

having been to around 30 - 40 festivals (including repeats) of all sizes B&S is one I've never been to - so... what's so good about it eh?

What am I missing out on?

In Ireland I've done

Witnness
Oxegen
EP
Life Festival
Knockenstocken
Castle Palooza
Sea Sessions
Forbidden Fruit
Beatyard
Longitude
All Together Now

Abroad:
Glastonbury
Rock Am Ring
Worldwide Festival
Mad Cool

tempted for this as we've a wedding on ATN weekend but €200+ is wayyyy too expensive for that lineup. i'll go if i can get a cheap ticket the week of it on toutless

The reason I'm harping on about it is because we are approaching the date last year tomorrow of the second lineup announcement. I'm happy with some of the acts announced too but not bowled over about it, so I'm hoping a few more interesting names to crop up, well a reggae act like Chronixx last year. I'm hoping maybe they might bag Protoje, their Glastonbury performance on the West Holts a few years back impressed me.

Well scrap Protoje he is playing the US on the same weekend, so maybe Toots & the Maytals.

http://www.protoje.com/tour

Well fcuk it anyway Toots also playing the US.

https://www.songkick.com/artists/39010-toots-and-the-maytals/calendar

Update from b&s. More acts soon

bodhrandude wrote: »

Its just a great little festival with sound heads and a decent elective music mix, a lot of thought goes into the creation of the stages and installations and the wooded area is simply an amazing place to explore. Worth checking out. Some of my reviews over the last year or two.

https://niallmcquaid.wordpress.com/2017/06/29/body-soul-festival-2017-festival-review/

https://niallmcquaid.wordpress.com/2018/06/28/bodysoul-2018-festival-review/

good stuff - would liked to have caught that fever ray set in 2018.

I'll have to get down there, it's long over due..

Wondering if this will be an instagram announcement today.

Some of the acts added: Mashrou’ Leila, The Black Lips, King Kong Company, Confidence Man, TPM, Chymera, Moxie, FEET, Molly Sterling, Junior Brother, Proper Nicro NV, Sing Along Social, PrYmary Colours, Kitt Philippa, Mak, Just Mustard,happyalone, EMBRZ.

Mashrou Leila: Mashrou’ Leila is a Lebanese five-member indie rock band. The band formed in Beirut, Lebanon in 2008 as a music workshop at the American University of Beirut.

The Black Lips: Black Lips is a garage rock band from Atlanta, Georgia. The Black Lips are noted for provocative theatrics – including vomiting (Cole's medical condition), urination, nudity, electric R.C. car races, fireworks, a chicken, flaming guitars and other un-predictable antics. These have been inspired by the "punk-before-punk" Viennese Actionism movement in Austria and the infamous actionist hardcore punk musician GG Allin according to Alexander.

King Kong Company: no need for an introduction here.

Confidence Man: Confidence Man are an electro pop band from Brisbane, Australia formed in 2016, who released their debut album "Confident Music For Confident People" on April 13, 2018.

TPM: T.P.M. are brothers Charles & Andrew Hendy. Coming from Co. Louth, influenced by the dole, depression and anxiety.

Chymera: Chymera, Irish producer based in Berlin. Producing since 2002, from deep house to techno on respected labels such as Delsin, Ovum, Connaisseur, NRK, Cocoon, Figure and Kompakt. Creates ambient synthscapes as Merrin Karras.

Moxie: Neo- Irish band from wild west of Ireland. Tickets for our Sligo gig on our website in bio
www.moxiemuso.com

FEET: Band formed in 2016. (gleamed from their about Facebook page.) Artists We Also Like
Tame Impala, Talking Heads, Angel Olson, Parquet Courts, ABBA, Phoenix, The Strokes, Confidence Man, Beastie Boys
Band Interests
Joy Division, Jamiroquai, Vulfpeck, Jeff Buckley, David Bowie, Bombay Bicycle Club, King Krule, Homeshake, Beck, Cosmo Pike, Bloc Party.

Molly Sterling: Molly Sterling (20) a young Dublin-based artist that has been steadily creating a firm place for herself within the Irish music scene, being recognised for her tumultuous lyrics, distinctive vocals, dark and brooding arrangements, as well as being remembered for her stand-out live performances.

Junior Brother: Singer from Co. Kerry, Ireland with an acoustic guitar and tambourine playing alternative Irish folk. https://juniorbrother.bandcamp.com/

Proper Nicro NV: Proper Micro NV is the alias of 24 year old Limerick singer, songwriter and electronic music producer Rory Hall.

Sing Along Social: No need for an intro.

Prymary Colours: PrYmary Colours is an electronic act from Ireland. The duo consists of Cayisha on vocals & Daz on production. A two-piece soundscape formed, to give people an alternative option to dance & pop music, with all of their own original music. PrYmary Colours' music is a fusion of electronic beats with soulful vocals. The music pulsates at an energetic level, combining elements of the club scene with the the ingredients of catchy popular tunes.

Kitt Philippa: Kitt Philippa (KP) searches for grace, and the luminous, in words met with music. Although raised on classical, the songs are strangely urban and often conveyed with digital sleight. An organ scholar and an experimentalist, KP plays piano, guitar, clarinet, prayer bowl and bicycle wheel.

Mak: Are from Quebec and Montreal in Canada, a five piece band. https://makofficial.bandcamp.com/

Just Mustard: Just Mustard are a 5 piece band from Dundalk, Ireland. https://justmustard.bandcamp.com/

Happyalone: Happyalone, a Cork band who's sound has been compared to Massive Attack and DJ Shadow, have exploded on the Irish music scene in 2018; their first single “colours” being championed by Spotify and going to number 1 on the Irish Viral 50. They have since been nominated as Irish Times “New Artist of The Week” in June and went on to win RTE 2FM’s Play The Picnic competition in July.

EMBRZ: EMBRZ aka Jack Casey, is all about lush melodies, epic moments and a naturally whimsical tone, often laced with nostalgic vocals. His music sonically oozes playfulness, maturity and is emotional electronic music at its core. The self-taught multi-instrumentalist weaves a plethora of influences, to provide rounded and organic sounding music. Finding it difficult to identify with one specific genre, EMBRZs defines himself as a pioneer of emotional dance music.


Since I didn't know too much about these acts I done a little Googling and checked their Bandcamp, Breaking Tunes and Facebook pages.

Hotpress says 50 also, but you need a subscription to view the page...either way some interesting additions, nothing earth shattering but plenty to discover btn now and June.

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The latest acts set to play as part of the Body & Soul, now in its tenth year, this summer include Mashrou’ Leila, The Black Lips, King Kong Company, Confidence Man, FEET, Molly Sterling, Junior Brother, Proper Micro NV, PrYmary Colours, Kitt Philippa, Sing Along Social, Æ Mak, Just Mustard, happyalone, EMBRZ, Homebeat, Sevensol (Kann), Cáit, Neil Flynn, Automatic Tasty. Chymera, Mother DJs, DISCONAUTS, Claire Beck, Kelly-Anne Byrne, Kate Brennan Harding, Faune (live), Victoria Secret, Pixie Woo, Regina George, Drag Aerobic, TPM, Post Punk Podge & The Technohippies, Fonda, Extravision, Lowlek, Ghostking is Dead, Eve Clague, Nudy Boy Nature, Myles Manley, Fixity , Arbutus Yarns Theatre, Moxie, John Francis, Marlene Enright, JP Trio, DJ Donal Dinee, Conor Connolly, Anna Mullarkey, Lewis Kenny, Peter Pamf, Sam Clague, Róisín Seoighe, Hatchlings, Sive, Jane Willow, Meabh Begley, Helen Diamond; Cian Finn , Riona Madigan , Niall Thomas and Cat Dowling.

Was hoping it was Moxie the DJ not the band