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Dark Room Notes
Alternative / Electronica

"TVC 15"

Dublin,
Ireland

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Member Since10/25/2005
Band Websitedarkroomnotes.com
Band Members Ronan Gaughan - Vox, Guitar, Synth

Ruairi Ferrie - Vox, Guitar, Synth, Programming

Arran Murphy - Vox, Synth

Darragh Shanahan - Drums

Management & Ireland Bookings:
Martin @ GBM - gonzotunes[at]gmail[dot]com

Ireland Publicity:
Entertainment Architects - publicity[at]ealtd[dot]ie

UK Bookings, Press and Publicity:



InfluencesAdam & The Ants, Boards Of Canada, The Clash, David Bowie, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Fleetwood Mac, Grandaddy, Hot Chip, Iggy Pop, The Jam, Kraftwerk, Led Zeppelin, Michael Jackson, Nirvana, OMD, Prince, QOTSA, Roxy Music, The Smiths, Talking Heads, Underworld, Velvet Underground, The Who, XTC, Yo La Tengo, ZZ Top.
Sounds Like
Motley Magazine

Brooding danceable electro-rock so cool that if these songs were people with sunglasses, they would wear those sunglasses at night.

Mongrel

Like a hands-on-ass kiss in the back of a steamy nightclub, the Dark Room Notes EP starts off slow but gives you the feeling that as the night wears on, you will probably get laid... Pretty soon DRN won't need a quickie with the likes of us.

Sputnikmusic.com

The production value on the four songs which make up their debut EP, Dead Start Program, is impeccable and, hackneyed though the ‘indie electronic’ tag has become, the group do have something of a distinctive sound, mainly due to the unusual (for the genre) vocals of singer/guitarist Ronan Gaughan.... it does neatly sum up the range and sonic versatility Dark Room Notes can display in a very short space of time. The influences are obvious, but rarely do the group sound like they’re imitating the groups they reference. The only real complaint that can be offered about Dead Start Program is that at just four tracks, and fifteen minutes, it feels almost like a meal half-finished, begging for more. ****

Clare People

Polished doesn't even come close to describing it... In 'Slow Puncture', DRN look to have found an easy successor to breakthrough single 'Love Like Nicotine' in the anthemic stakes. But its in the EP final track 'Shake Shake My Ceiling' that I think DRN will find a way into mainstream success and radio playlists. You see if I'm wrong. 8/10

The Irish Times - The Ticket

Two years after the smoking ban, this Dublin quartet are still feeling the craving. Might as well face it, they're addicted to love. What better way to distract the mind than by writing a killer indie-rock tune and making a video in Temple Bar that climaxes in a choreographed line-dance routine a la OK Go? In a word, smokin'. ****

Edel Coffey - Phantom FM & The Irish Independent

Dark Room Notes, true to their name, sing dark songs of obsession, addiction, lust and passion. Despite this, they manage to be strangely uplifting, the songs buoyed along on a wave of electro-indie and male-female vocals calling to mind Human League and Joy Division. Dark Room Notes are a smart and stylish young band, exciting and exhilarating with sophisticated tunes to boot.

Entertainment.ie

Not only are Dark Room Notes in possession of perhaps the coolest band name of 2007 (if you like that sort of thing), their debut single - the so-hip-it's-in-need-of-a-replacement Love Like Nicotine - is equally as marvellous as their opaque moniker. It's a superb, dark, danceable, funky, sleazy synth-riddled, uptempo indie track that recalls both Interpol without the monotone Ian Curtis-esque vocals and Bloc Party without the overly studious art-rock sound, all coated in a thick layer of experimental, yet not alienating fuzz. B-sides include a stripped-down remix of the track by Trixton, and an eerie sci-fi compound by U2/Depeche Mode producer Flood. For a debut single, it's not only scarily accomplished, but also one of the best of the year so far.

The Torture Garden

...this is a song wrapped inside its own dramatic self. Dark, love, nicotine - you may already have an idea of what it sounds like. Still, there's enough talent at work here to take an old sound and make it new, to craft a melody that easily hooks you in, and build up the tension to a nervy chorus. It's been a while since I heard a song that scratched this particular itch so well. It's something like Interpol but with genuine personality and the same forwardness, and keyboard-playing that reaches back two decades to find just the right notes for the feeling that runs underneath this like a tunnel, or a vein. It genuinely improves with repeated listening... It looks like it's going to be a mighty year for Irish music.

Star Scene

The Dublin music scene is in rude health at the moment, not least due to the explosion of new, original and wholly modern bands. Leading the pack are newcomers Dark Room Notes who create music as intimate and dark as their name might suggest. Channeling the likes of Joy Division, My Bloody Valentine and Depeche Mode, the three boys and one girl recently released their blistering synth-driven single, Love Like Nicotine. It's certainly an exciting taste of great things to come - layered, complex and unique, this is electro-indie pop at its loveliest. With buzz growing on the young noiseniks by the day, expect their handful of Irish dates in early June to be rather memorable indeed.

In Dublin - Live Review

Upon hearing their stunning opener Broken Nail, its apparent we're in the presence of a band who demand to be watched with the same intensity that they apply to their performance and writing... In fact, such is the outfit's natural pop sensitivity, that their brilliant single is far from their finest moment. This dark, sophisticated and superior homegrown pop is precisely what our undernourished chart has been screaming out for.

Hot Press

"Love Like Nicotine", the exciting single from Dublin-based Dark Room Notes, is a classy and hugely promising debut for this electro-rock four-piece. The swooping intro immediately grabs your attention, the chorus is catchy, and the vocals are intense throughout.... Dark Room Notes are a welcome addition to our radios: sharp, edgy, seamless electro-rock. More of the same please.

NME Ireland

If the music industry is just, and we all know that it's not, then some corner of 2007 must surely belong to Dark Room Notes. You heard it here first.

Dublin Event Guide

Each gig the band play is accompanied by an intense air of anticipation: an anticipation which was transfered to the recent release of their debut single. 'Love Like Nicotine' lives up to even the highest expectations. The influence of classic 80s pop is strong, while a convincing new electronica base fortifies the song's place in the annals of this decades alternative.

Galway Entertainment Guide - Single of the Week

Having gigged everywhere from Galway (Roisin Dubh and support to Psapp in Cuba) to Berlin over the last year the Dublin based foursome with a Galway connection (two of the lads hail from the musical hotbed of Menlo) come good on all the hype surrounding them with their excellent debut single "Love Like Nicotine". Insistent guitars, melodic synths and driving drums come together in an infectiously catchy perfect electronic indie pop way. Expect big things!

The Sun

Dark Room Notes feel like they have been on the scene since keyboards first morphed from piano ties. This latest offering is electro rock at its finest and is destined to take the Dublin music scene by force.
Record LabelGonzo
Type of LabelIndie





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Jul 4 2008 2:42 AM

Great show last night folks, best gig I've seen in ages.
Best o luck w everything
sarah





Jul 3 2008 1:34 PM

haha i jst copied n pasted 4m bebo!! but i had 2 credit every band coz yaz r all amazin! hahaha
Johnnie





Jun 27 2008 7:24 AM

I've always had a Crush on AOC. Glad to hear we're on the same team.
FIGHTING BLINDNESS





Jun 27 2008 8:10 AM

Hi. Hope you are looking forward to the 3rd - we most certainly are! Hope you have a great weekend.
Barbara :)
Nadine





Jun 27 2008 2:45 AM

I do love Jonathan very much, but not in that way...that said, I haven't met him yet, so... you never know:-)
Gavin





Jun 25 2008 1:50 PM

Hey...yeah, will do! Will look out for the single and tour in October...Pretty excited about the album too. According to
wikipedia(never the most reliable of sources at the best of times), it said your working with Flood - thats like wow! - the Pumpkins and U2 dude!
Well, with or without Flood, good luck with work on the album. I'll look out for it whenever it comes. Oh and I'll put 'Shake Shake My Ceiling' on my profile once I'm over my Bowie/Labyrinth phase. Very cool too that you made those tracks a free download! Very cool.
Take it easy and all the best for October.
Jenni





Jun 24 2008 2:03 PM

ah yeah!!! cant wait! :D:D you shud play some under age gigs during the summer too!! :P it wud be pretty cool!
Dry County





Jun 23 2008 7:24 AM

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Phila





Jun 22 2008 6:54 AM

Cheers for the downloads, and belated good luck on your recording!!!
[ seán ]





Jun 19 2008 3:12 AM

FYI Shake Shake My Ceiling was heard in a Washington DC (yes, the US of A) nightclub last Friday night. Nice.
Logha12





Jun 18 2008 4:22 PM

Ohhh, I wish i could see you my dear friends!

You must come to this damned city of mine... night, beer, and drunken old men telling stories that never happened...

Why is London so far!! Ha ha haaaarrr.

(Told you I would be in touch)

Good Luck! (or not!)
Phil





Jun 17 2008 12:11 PM

be seeing ye thursday folks.
looking forward to it, it's been a while since i caught ye!
Fear the Foliage





Jun 17 2008 6:37 AM

if any of you guys are around this thursday would love to see yas at this

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Eoin





Jun 13 2008 9:39 AM

So will there be a chess match then?

Or is it unprofessional?

Either way I can't wait to see you guys at the button factory!
Later Darks
SUNDAY ROAST





Jun 13 2008 4:20 AM

Sunday Roast is Proud to have this week in Thomas Reeds On Dame street!
Gavin Mccaffrey,
Merv,
Aoife Moriarty,
Stephen Hill

Not in any oder !
All at once!
Free roast spuds,
Free in .
games and just pure fun...
8pm on
Josie





Jun 13 2008 3:43 AM

I heart DRN!!! :) xxx
NIGHT-FLIGHT





Jun 13 2008 2:19 AM

It's all a mystery.... come down and have some fun
Club AC30 Dublin





Jun 12 2008 11:02 AM

Hope to see ya down for some electronic rockin out!! Last Dry County gig for a while!
dry county poster
Steph





Jun 12 2008 7:12 AM

It's a date... how did you know my poison?

x
Steph





Jun 12 2008 2:05 AM

We must be friends then!
FAULT Magazine





Jun 12 2008 1:42 AM

We think you do!
Thanks
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Entertainment Architects





Jun 11 2008 1:05 PM

Yay!! C'mon the new album!!

B X
Tim





Jun 6 2008 4:09 PM

Hey D- yeah another year closer to 40 and just about grooving without a zimmer frame! Thanks for the offer of the T's- very decent of you- will have some chocolate for ya when I get back from France!
Choon





Jun 5 2008 3:17 AM

We have got it. Press releases went out yesterday to your PR agency 10xbetter. Check out the listings on the choon myspace page to see the exact dates you're on. keep in contact with us, comment when you've seen it.
be great to hear from you guys
Lauren Guillery





Jun 5 2008 3:12 AM

story darragh
nice bumping into you last night
best of luck with the album and the fights :)

byebye
Lauren
Frantics @ the Shaw!





May 30 2008 6:44 PM

stooooooooory

stunnin show, yer more than welcome. im lovin me new tshirt, nice one darragh im lookin well trendy.

i have you on the list for sunday night for santogold, darragh drn + 1

spark
CLUB F.E.A.R.





May 27 2008 5:25 AM

Hey...This fri whave an amazing acoustic night in Transformer(downstairs in Thomas Reads on Dame Street), It would be great to see u there...check poster below for all details!
F.E.A.R MAY 30TH
Gav





May 26 2008 4:10 PM

Cheers for the tracks, see you in there tomorrow night :)

Gav...
National Saturday





May 24 2008 7:58 AM

hey lads, thanks for accepting the ole freind request (",) really like yer stuff

NS x
Ourobouros Podcast





May 24 2008 7:25 AM

Ourobouros Podcast #54 featuring 'Love Like Nicotine' is now online. You can find it at ourobouros. co. uk or listen through the flash player on the myspace profile.
Club AC30 Dublin





May 22 2008 3:01 PM

haha!! that was funny!! yeah, cauls it is!! ATP was mega awesome, was so glad i played LLN, started off a whole dancing craze that ended in TV on the radio! nice!

CAULS xx (!!)
Club AC30 Dublin





May 22 2008 1:19 PM

Played Love Like Nicotine last weekend over DJing at All Tomorrow's Parties and there was A LOT of interest, well done dudes! Glad to be spreading the word! Cauls x
iTestwithjosh


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May 22 2008 8:14 AM

No problemo, love yer band, there really is fuck all good irish music, yer doing yer thing, much respect, love etc.
josh
iTestwithjosh


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May 22 2008 7:32 AM

Tasty!! anything new coming out soon?!
LAZARO MAX





May 21 2008 7:55 PM

Thank you for allowing me to be on board with you!
Always yours
L.Max

Gracias por permitirme estar abordo contigo!

Siempre vuestro
L.
Max
[Benign]





May 21 2008 12:31 PM

Hi DRN!
Thanks for the kind words :)
Hope you're having a great week.
All the best for the music.
Tim / Benign
my pilot





May 15 2008 5:02 PM

Hey there DRN. Hope you are well.

We have another new song up, called Version. Check it out if you get a chance.

Should probably point out that it's 7 minutes long so you might want to settle down with a nice cup of tea / cocoa/ gin before listening.

Cheers
MP
TEST





May 17 2008 4:19 PM

Hello DRN, We thought that you might be interested in knowing that we have DMX Krew playing for us on the 31st.

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Run To Safety





May 18 2008 11:17 PM