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the Mill

About Me

The Mill are a West Belfast based five-piece rock outfit who have just self-released their debut album ‘Relative Absolute’ in November 2008. Building on the critical acclaim for their June 2007 self-produced first E.P. 'Meno Forms', the twelve songs evidence an eclectic range of influence on the band's sound, which draws on The Stone Roses, Nirvana, The Doors, Pink Floyd, Joy Division, The Stooges and The Velvet Underground, to name a few.

The band have been together in various guises for over four years, during which time they have slowly cultivated their collective songwriting abilities. Ciaran Cullen (vocals) and Shane Diamond (lead guitar), friends since childhood, began writing in early 2003.
Over a year later, in March 2004, Phil McCabe came on board as bassist, introduced to the duo by a mutual friend. Jonny McBride joined in early 2006 on guitar also, as the band now looked to take their act to the stage. The current line-up was completed in September 2006 with the addition of Keith Gordon on the drums.
The band have now amassed a formidable repertoire of original music, in both volume and quality. With a refreshingly distinctive sound, developed and matured since their early work in 2003, The Mill are a live force not to be missed.


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Member Since: 3/2/2007
Band Website: http://www.themillonline.info
Sounds Like: The Mill make the kind of noise usually only available in high-security acoustic bunkers manned by disgruntled 60s psychedelic artists with handlebar moustaches and frightening laughs - South London Press
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Relative Absolute Review By David Roy Irish News 5th December 2008

More than just grist to The Mill Last summer, the Meno Forms EP provided an introduction to the schizophrenic sound of west Belfast band The Mill.A six-track affair with a loose, at times just-about-h...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:10:00 GMT

Relative Absolute Review by Jonathan Leonard (Leonard's Lair)

Belfasts The Mill have taken a relatively short time between their EP from earlier in the year and this first album. Part of the reason is probably because all the songs from Meno Forms appear on ...
Posted by on Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:48:00 GMT

Relative Absolute Released!!!

The Mill have self-released their debut album Relative Absolute on Itinerant Records.Side A, containing the first six songs, is available for free download,with the option to buy Side B for USD$5.99...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:31:00 GMT

New Album Release Date Set!

Pre-release mixes of each of the twelve songs from our new debut album Relative Absolute are now available for download from our website at www.themillonline.info. Side A, containing the first six s...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:18:00 GMT

New Website Launched...

We have just launched our new website at www.themillonline.info. There you’ll find more of our music, all our latest news and reviews, photos, upcoming gig listings, a mailing list and a dedicat...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:21:00 GMT

Hear the 1st mixes from our forthcoming album!!!

On our profile you can now hear four first mixes from our forthcoming album, Relative Absolute, due for release in May. You can also download As Stone & Duty’s Dues free!!!
Posted by on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:50:00 GMT

New album forthcoming...

The Mill have completed the recording of their debut album, and the sessions are now being mixed by our good friend Jon Moorehead. "Relative Absolute" is due for full release on our own label, Itinera...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:00:00 GMT

All is well, all is swell...

Work is steadily progressing on what is to be The Mill's first full-length album. 'Relative Absolute' will feature a total of 12 songs, six of which featured on the critically lauded 'Meno Forms E.P.'...
Posted by on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:39:00 GMT

Download the new mix of Duty’s Dues!!!

We've have had Duty's Dues remixed by a friend of the band. You can download it from our profile page free by clicking 'Download' beside the song name...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:07:00 GMT

The Mill on the Phil Orange Irish Special Show, River Gibbs FM

The Mill will be featured on the Phil Orange Irish Special Show on Wed 19th & 26th December at 8pm and Sun 23rd & 30th December 7pm (GMT), during 2 hours of new and rare tracks from unsigned bands fro...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 05:47:00 GMT