Tracklist
1: Soubresaut
2: A Thousand Cuts
3: September
4: 8/13
5: Three Stars
6: Okinawa
7: Retrace
8: Taiga
9: Lakes
10: Not For The Last Time
11: Roads
The Irish Times
“dashing and visceral, capable of both searing noise gymnastics and more subtle, nuanced atmospherics. Impressively, unlike many of their peers, the musicianship can actually sustain such an ambitious arc”
Sunday Tribune
“complex and experimental, 'Sound To Light' is a surprisingly profound and cinematic piece of work”
Hot Press
“anyone fed up with the staid nature of contemporary Irish rock should welcome Channel One’s debut album”
Nialler9.com
“the whole album flows wonderfully … the production is faultless too”
State.ie
“gift-wrapped and fully-formed as the country’s premier techno rockers”
Le Cool magazine
“live, they create an epic wall-of-noise sound with layers of guitar, tempered by strange vocals and mechanized noize. On record a more delicate sensibility emerges”
Entertainment.ie
“Channel One break the mould by softening their post-rock vibe with carefully implemented electronica, hazy vocals and oddly soothing distortion”
EARLIER REVIEWS:
Hot Press Feb '07, live review
“They create a beautiful tumult, all scrawling synth, insistent rhythms, corrosive guitar and narcotised vocal: Channel One are tuned to the strangest frequencies”
Culturenorthernireland.org
“Heavy, angular synths, splintered kraut-rock guitars and modulated vocals are all weaved into the cyber-chewing soundscapes of Dublin’s Channel One. Their sci-fi lullabies are infused with a raw punk spirit, music which manages to sound simultaneously filmic and familiar whilst remaining disturbingly alien”
Connected.ie/Connected Mag EP review (4/5), Feb ‘07
“Channel One do rock/electronica on an epic level…Their music is sublime and the new EP is a masterclass of the genre”
The Examiner, live review, Feb '06
“Channel One take the crowd into more cerebral terrain, melding electronica and layers of guitar to astonishing effect .... a genuine breed apart."
Hot Press, EP review, Feb ‘07
“considering this is their debut EP, Channel One are looking pretty clever to me right now. 'Rhythm and Purpose' may be Permissions' out-right winner, but all five tracks are of a very high calibre”
Nialler9.com (Best Music Blog, Irish Blog Awards ’07)
“a cracking collection of overwhelming melodies layered tastefully over pounding beats… this is quality electronic-infused rock music - think M83 jamming with Depeche Mode. Or something.. Whatever, just download the tunes, they’re bloody good”
Le Petit Bulletin (France)
Permissions, is a complex, melodic entanglement that seems to have undergone mature, off-stage reflection
Bloom.de (Germany)
“their debut single "Accelerate ; Brake" was one of the Secret Tips of 2006. Now the "permissions EP" emerges as the successor, echoing shoegazing titans such as My Bloody Valentine, only to transform them into sleek, silver sci-fi sound and create five new, slick, brilliant songs. Awesome!”
The Star, ‘Accelerate ; Brake’ single review (4/5), April ’06
“A delightful electro-pop epic from the hot Dublin band… melancholic and uplifting at the same time, it has soaring synths above minimal drum machine patterns and funky bass. Equally irresistible instrumental b-side, Fun Radio, adds caustic guitars to the mix”
Road Records, Permissions EP review, Feb ‘07
“The EP opens up with a rush of electro tinged new wave like some hybrid of kraftwerk and gang of four… there is also some very fine shoegazing sounds with huge blasts of layered guitars taking over in a similar style to mogwai… There is plenty of pure originality here… its damn fine stuff”
Biography :
Channel One are a Dublin based four-piece who use a mixture of electronic and live instrumentation to create their sound.
The band are currently preparing a new live show to mark the November release of their debut LP ‘Sound to Light’. Self-produced and recorded mainly in their own studio, the album marries the group’s various sounds, with layers of guitar, krautrock rhythms, electronica and modulated vocals producing textures and melodies that are both filmic and familiar. The record captures both the intensity and ambience of the band’s live shows, making for a potent mix of the synthenic and the organic, the instrumental and the vocal.
Forming from the remains of various punk/noise outfits the group’s initial motivation was to recreate certain kinds of melodic electronica and techno in a live band setting. Gradually more instruments and vocals were added, resulting in many driving, hypnotic, wall-of-noise style live shows that earned the band their initial reputation.
From memorable early performances in basements such as The Hub or 2005’s Electric Picnic the group have gone on to play at SXSW in Texas, CMJ in New York, The Viper Room in L.A., Razmattaz in Barcelona, Popkomm in Berlin and various shows and festivals around Ireland and Europe.
In 2005/2006 the band released two limited vinyl-only singles (sold-out) 'Not For the Last Time' and 'Accelerate Brake/Fun Radio'. A free download-only EP (singles and remixes) was also made available. In 2007 the 'Permissions' EP was released to much acclaim. The debut LP ‘Sound to Light’ is to be released in November 2009.
Richie Hawtin, Paco Osuna, Joseph Capriati, Popof, Ramon Tapia, Gary Beck, Someone Else, Kaiserdisco, Monoloc, Alex Costa, Victor Ruiz, DJ 40oz., D.Ramirez, pÃr grindvik, and many many more..
Greetings to you, our kind friends from Ireland. As some of you may be aware, we had intended to visit your fine and verdant home this very winter, in the deep cold heart of December. Unfortunately, due to circumstance, (that surly old bugbear), we will not be able to make it. Do not fear, no need to rend your hair in agony or take to the streets in mournful procession. This is merely a postponement of our inevitable arrival, as foretold by scholars and mystics of old. This band of rough hewn and unknown balladeers from out the concrete wilds of Boise, Idaho will make joyous landfall in the relatively near(ish) future. In the mean time, we will wrap ourselves in blankets and begin recording our new album, to be released this spring. We greatly appreciate all of your support, comments, and interest, and look forward to performing for you soon. Take care and keep your toes warm. Josh/ASD And here, an extra special gift for you. A video of us covering a song by Boise’s biggest musical export, (no, not Josh Ritter, though he is a fellow Idahoan, of whom we’re duly proud), Built to Spill.
Would bloody love to be down at the Butt Factory show, but have tickets for Muse that night... back in town for pints after... ye doing an aftershow or some description??
Was at the Twisted Pepper show a few weeks back, new stuff is sounding excellent!
For sure, will be there, loved the peek we got at the DEAF fundraiser...
I remember being introduced by Sorcha one Saturday morning earlier this summer, but I was on the WORST hangover of my adult life so forgiveness please!
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Will try get to the button factory Nov 6th