Seán Mac Erlaine Album Launch

Note Productions and Ergodos present Seán Mac Erlaine Album Launch With support from Silver Kites

The new album launch from leading Irish musician Seán Mac Erlaine (clarinets, electronics) with Norwegian trailblazers Eivind Aarset (guitars) and live sampling pioneer Jan Bang.

Following the critical acclaim of his first two solo records Seán is working with two of the leading lights in contemporary music, broadening his soundworld and embracing a collaborative approach. Norwegian musicians Eivind Aarset on guitars and effects and live sampling pioneer Jan Bang bring an expansive, detailed palette to this work recorded in Oslo, which also features the stunning vocals of Irish singer Sadhbh Ní Dhalaigh.

It is an album that shifts constantly between dark, brooding electronics and light-filled moments, playing with this balance. Mac Erlaine’s individual voice on woodwinds combines seamlessly with his nuanced understanding of live electronics, meeting the signature Norwegian sound world of Bang and Aarset.

Sean MacErlaine
Seán Mac Erlaine is a Dublin-based woodwind instrumentalist, composer and music producer, recognised as one of Ireland’s most forward-thinking creative musicians, hiswork intersects folk, free improvisation, jazz and traditional music. He has performed with leading musical figures including Jan Bang, Bill Frisell, David Toop, Ernst Reijseger, The Smith Quartet, Hayden Chisholm, Eivind Aarset, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, Frank Gratkowski, Ronan Guilfoyle, Iarla O’Lionaird, Valgeir Sigurðsson, Damo Suzuki, Underground Resistance and The Gloaming.

Seán Mac Erlaine’s new album was made with the support of an Arts Council Project Award

“Creates a space that has knowledge of modern jazz, improvisation techniques, electronica and folk but bows to none.”

Nialler9

“Norwegian Eivind Aarset is in a class of his own proving that lyricism and raw noise aren’t contradictory.”

The Guardian

“[Jan Bang is] defying all misconceptions about the vast potential of electronic composition.”

All About Jazz

Support act Silver Kites
Fionnuala Conway, Lenka Dobai & Judith Ring
Silver Kites are a Dublin-based vocal ensemble that compose and perform new and experimental music. Their repertoire is diverse and includes experimental vocal and art-based projects that aim to bring choral music into new performance contexts.
https://soundcloud.com/silver-kites

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Venue Information - Project Arts Centre

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