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MJ McCarthy

...to beard or not to beard...

About Me

Hello. This here is my attempt to start a musical MySpace, for purposes of inflicting songs old & new upon anyone with the patience and inclination to hear them. Songs featured at the moment include "Torpedo Haircuts", recorded several years back with friend and musical co-conspirator Ciaran O'Conaill, and "Honey & Dirt", a demo for current band Zoey Van Goey, starring the incredibly talented (and even more incredibly patient) Matt Brennan & Kim Moore...Also present for the time being is a demo of "Jump Your Bones", featuring Ben T-D on sweet sweet harmonies, and an early sketch of some theatre music for "The Art of Swimming" by Lynda Radley, which was previewed to much critical acclaim at The Arches, Glasgow this past September, and is set to tour Ireland and Scotland this coming summer. If you like hissy old accordion notes of an ambient disposition this one's for you...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/5/2006
Band Members: "Honey & Dirt" (demo): acoustic guitar, korg electribe ea-1, hammerhead drum machine software and idiosyncratic vocal stylings - MJ McCarthy"Jump Your Bones" (demo): Vocals, guitar, astonishing "rotary organ" solo - MJ McCarthy; Harmonious harmony vcls - Ben T-D; Sample from "Lily of the Valley", performed by Ada Jones & Billy Murray, courtesy of The Cylinder Preservation & Digitization Project - http://cylinders.library.ucsb.edu/index.php"Torpedo Haircuts": Lead vocal, cardboard box & cheap red electric guitar - MJ McCarthy; All other vocals, percussion, viola section & production duties - Ciaran O'Conaill."Swim 01": Ambient accordionism, treated pots & pans, woozy electric guitarism - MJ McCarthyAll songs written by MJ McCarthy
Influences: Below you may find my Last FM album quilt. Maybe.
Sounds Like: Who's to say, who's to say...anyone but Keane hopefully. Or The Kelly Family.
Record Label: C.U. Records
Type of Label: None