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This guy, my compadre, the melody magician Mr Niall Kennedy has released an amazing EP with his side project A Bad Cavalier. He recorded and mixed the whole thing himself, played every note on it and is releasing it today on Bandcamp. As professional musicians who make a living from playing shows this period has been a difficult one, by supporting releases like this one we have a way of supporting each other through this. Go have a listen and show @niallabc some love. You can jump on this through the link in my bio. https://www.instagram.com/p/CEt6zfOBTeI/?igshid=6r7uax4zm5o9

This has got to be the world most beige room? Turned the spare room back into a studio for the next while and like so many of us am going to try and figure how this is all going to work. I’ve never wanted to be in a sticky floored, sweaty venue with a plastic glass of warm Becks Vier more in my life. Sending love and strength to all my NHS homies out there. Stay safe everyone. https://www.instagram.com/p/B97BmLkBp8M/?igshid=u751adxh61iy

Today I’m very excited to share a new project with you all. Over the past few years myself and my good friend @rockyoreilly have been making a collection of songs called The Future in the Seventies. We thought today seemed as good a day as any to float one these songs out into the world for you all to hear. We’ve collaborated with some of our favourite musicians and with some of our favourite visual artists and we’re extremely excited to share it all with you over the next few months, but for now here a songs called The Blinding, available on all streaming and digital devices or on the link in my bio. Enjoy . . Also a huge thanks to @stephen_mccauley and @talldanhegarty for giving this song it first spin on the radio. Much love. https://www.instagram.com/p/BpY5LLBBWLe/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=12k5ovb11qowj

The Seed of the New Society Exhibition. An installation in Songwon Arts Centre helping with the understanding of hydrogen cell energy. One piece used a material called Vantoblack fabric which absorbs 99% of all light, felt like you were standing in a tear in the fabric of the universe! Great exhibition. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo3UXuDnYfl/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=a7evpctvsdn6

Seoul is a bit like where I grew up on the north coast of Ireland only everything is the opposite and it’s totally different. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo55iFMHRA7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5qp9jee74slc

NEW MUSIC!! Myself and @rockyoreilly have a new project together called The Future In The Seventies. Tonight @stephen_mccauley will premier our first track "The Blinding" on his Electric Mainline show tonight at 7pm. Excited to share it with you. Lots more news coming soon. https://www.instagram.com/p/Boy5h6bnk9c/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1gl3xpwj0hsvq

Flights cancelled and stranded in Osaka on account of the typhoon, but confident we’ll make it to Sydney in time for the first Australian show. In the meantime I’m gonna eat my weight in Okonomiyaki! Photo taken just before the rain started. https://www.instagram.com/p/BoW7d1cHfK_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=28l9xto4lrmv

Had an unexpected day off after yesterday’s typhoon in Osaka so got to make the trip out to Kyoto with @catalancatalancatalan and @chriswee33 .Had our minds blown by the Higashihonganji Temple, the imperial palace, the sickest food and drink spots and Nishiki Market. Still tripping balls after the 1300 yen matcha tea i just had in Ippodo Tea Room! Thanks for the recommendations @pmcadams @dan_finnegan_ https://www.instagram.com/p/BoYyiQOnOw2/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1avs0c3gpu8zf

Absolutely mind blowing experience at the Batu Caves today. I see why our boys @russiancircles named a song after them! Thanks @livefactkl for taking us. https://www.instagram.com/p/BoG0iV7n7e3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=9zr6o2qomhtj

Wet wet nights in Tokyo. A day of VR headsets, late night whiskys in Shinjuku and long slurps over giant bowls of tonkotsu ramen. Always a special time here in Tokyo. Thanks @smash_jpn for having us over. https://www.instagram.com/p/BoOgh5SH0uN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=11w8drk20j0dc

The film myself and Niall composed the score for is out in cinemas in the US now and will be out in Europe later in the year. The Cured stars the amazing Ellen Page, Sam Keeley and Tom Vaughan-Lawlor and was directed by the wonderful David Freyne. I’m absolutely thrilled to have been a part of this amazing project and so excited to do more work like this. Huge congrats and thanks to all involved. I’m delighted to say the Original Motion Picture sound track is being released by Lakeshore Records home to some of my favourite scores and who have just released Jonny Greenwoods incredible Oscar nominated soundtrack for Phantom Thread, more news on where you can hear/purchase the album coming this week.

Sunrise breakfast on the 40th floor a couple of weeks back. Well worth the 6am start.

Well the dust has just about settled on 6 weeks of touring Europe with some of my favourite people in the world and as much as I'm happy to be home I'm also missing being out there a little bit too. Here's a few photos that I snapped along the way.

Delighted to be able to officially tell you all that myself and @niallabc recently composed our first ever film score for the incredible debut from director David Freyne, "The Cured" staring Ellen Page, Sam Keeley and Tom Vaughan-Lawlor. The film just debuted at Toronto Film Festival and is getting a worldwide release this coming spring. It was an incredible and at times overwhelming experience to be thrown in the deep end and trusted with scoring such a fantastic script with such incredible performances and we're really excited for you all to see everyone's hard work when it comes out. I took this picture a few months ago at one of my little work stations at home where I'd sit and stare at all my post-it notes of scenes and try and weave together a cohesive body of music to help tell Davids story whilst getting to watch such amazing performers do their thing. I'm very grateful to have been a part of it and excited for the next one. Oh and I almost forgot to tell you the best bit....there's zombies in it!

As you can tell from my face I was absolutely delighted to get to meet the living legend #williambasinski over the weekend. An amazing show from a man who's music has accompanied me all over the world. Thanks for hooking it up Fitzy!

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Looking forward to seeing all my European and U.K. family out there this year. @asiwyfa_music have just announced UK and European headline tour. Full dates at www.asiwyfa.com

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