Thursday, May 26, 2011
Tickets There EP Review
We've been getting some great press recently!, check this article in the music blog 'Tickets There'
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Waterford Music Festival
Just been announced that we've been added to the bill of the Waterford Music Festival with 50 Cent, Flo Rida, Shayne Ward, Wonderland.
Friday, May 13, 2011
She Dies With Beautiful Teeth’
The new four track EP out 13/05/11
Available from iTunes and limited edition CD
The Fool, Glass Hearts, Peachy Peach and White Lights
"...infectious, thumping & glorious for starters. With a start as strong as this, we can't wait to hear where they go" The Star
"Featuring the very sexy flame-haired, guitar-toting Aisling Browne on vocals, Waterford quartet Solar Taxi cut a fine line between uptown Brooklyn electro funk and downtown scuzz rock. And they do it very effectively indeed, gathering momentum as the hottest thing on the Waterford scene since O Emperor shot out of the traps. Think Goldfrapp and The Knife: disco diva vocals set against crisp dance rhythms and a little bit of alt-rock bite. Check out their wonderfully titled She Dies With Beautiful Teeth EP, released on Solar Taxi Music. If they deliver with the same conviction live, then the world is in for a special treat. " Hotpress
"...the highly polished 4-piece is the vehicle for the phenomenal vocal talents of Aisling Browne..they provide upbeat disco-era Blondie style tunes with the formidable Browne at the centre with the astounding vocal power of a young Aretha Franklin..their EP 'She Dies With Beautiful Teeth' is being championed by 2FM's Jenny Greene and excellent it is too.." The Sun
"She Dies With Beautiful Teeth" - the new EP from Solar Taxi sounds like a band that have landed on their feet. From the catchy opening electro pop of "The Fool" to the soulful acoustic "White Lights" , this diverse EP takes the listener on a journey that's very different to anything that's in Ireland at the moment. Their influences range from Goldfrapp, The Knife to 70’s guitar bands such as Led Zeppelin. Lyrically the material takes on some heavier subject matter too, "the process & resolve of grief is something that's running through the EP, even the artwork, our personal experiences the last two years have really made us want to make these songs count"
Solar Taxi grew from the meeting of singer Aisling Browne and bassist and production maestro, Peter Vogelaar. The pair are well seasoned performers, having toured and recorded with many artists over the years (you may recognise Aisling from singing harmony with Katie Kim). The combined talents on their early recordings caught the attentions of legendary folk-king John Martyn, he quickly became a mentoring figure in their musical developments, offering advice and support to the band, of the experience with legend of folk, the band say "We had the great pleasure of being in John's company as we had some some mutual friends in music" explains the band, "he was such a big influence, it was definitely a morale booster!"
Solar Taxi really came to life in early 2010, as both members were busy with other musical adventures, wanting to get back out on the road and get gigging again, hitting various venues around the country.
Encouraged by the reaction to the bands early gigs Solar Taxi had a productive three months from April to June 2010 releasing two download singles with remixes from Denmark's Frederik Olufsen (who features on E4's misfits soundtrack) and the Turkish DJ Soydan. These singles got thumbs up from the likes of Tom Findlay (Groove Armada), Timo Maas "the original mix is a great track" & Philadelphia Weekly: "I truly hope that the original mix makes its way to 'alternative' radio here in the U.S. The radio in the states needs fresh sounds like this.."
In Summer '10 the pair decided to augment the band to include James O'Halloran on guitar & John Foley on Drums. "it was like finding two very large jigsaw puzzle pieces that were missing all along...not only does the 4-piece line up give us the freedom to develop songs 'organically' , it allows us to wear our 70's influences on our sleeve, music that we grew up listening to, that's very close to our hearts.."
For media information contact Mary-Kate at Entertainment Architects mary-kate@ealtd.ie/ 01 2194662
Available from iTunes and limited edition CD
The Fool, Glass Hearts, Peachy Peach and White Lights
"...infectious, thumping & glorious for starters. With a start as strong as this, we can't wait to hear where they go" The Star
"Featuring the very sexy flame-haired, guitar-toting Aisling Browne on vocals, Waterford quartet Solar Taxi cut a fine line between uptown Brooklyn electro funk and downtown scuzz rock. And they do it very effectively indeed, gathering momentum as the hottest thing on the Waterford scene since O Emperor shot out of the traps. Think Goldfrapp and The Knife: disco diva vocals set against crisp dance rhythms and a little bit of alt-rock bite. Check out their wonderfully titled She Dies With Beautiful Teeth EP, released on Solar Taxi Music. If they deliver with the same conviction live, then the world is in for a special treat. " Hotpress
"...the highly polished 4-piece is the vehicle for the phenomenal vocal talents of Aisling Browne..they provide upbeat disco-era Blondie style tunes with the formidable Browne at the centre with the astounding vocal power of a young Aretha Franklin..their EP 'She Dies With Beautiful Teeth' is being championed by 2FM's Jenny Greene and excellent it is too.." The Sun
"She Dies With Beautiful Teeth" - the new EP from Solar Taxi sounds like a band that have landed on their feet. From the catchy opening electro pop of "The Fool" to the soulful acoustic "White Lights" , this diverse EP takes the listener on a journey that's very different to anything that's in Ireland at the moment. Their influences range from Goldfrapp, The Knife to 70’s guitar bands such as Led Zeppelin. Lyrically the material takes on some heavier subject matter too, "the process & resolve of grief is something that's running through the EP, even the artwork, our personal experiences the last two years have really made us want to make these songs count"
Solar Taxi grew from the meeting of singer Aisling Browne and bassist and production maestro, Peter Vogelaar. The pair are well seasoned performers, having toured and recorded with many artists over the years (you may recognise Aisling from singing harmony with Katie Kim). The combined talents on their early recordings caught the attentions of legendary folk-king John Martyn, he quickly became a mentoring figure in their musical developments, offering advice and support to the band, of the experience with legend of folk, the band say "We had the great pleasure of being in John's company as we had some some mutual friends in music" explains the band, "he was such a big influence, it was definitely a morale booster!"
Solar Taxi really came to life in early 2010, as both members were busy with other musical adventures, wanting to get back out on the road and get gigging again, hitting various venues around the country.
Encouraged by the reaction to the bands early gigs Solar Taxi had a productive three months from April to June 2010 releasing two download singles with remixes from Denmark's Frederik Olufsen (who features on E4's misfits soundtrack) and the Turkish DJ Soydan. These singles got thumbs up from the likes of Tom Findlay (Groove Armada), Timo Maas "the original mix is a great track" & Philadelphia Weekly: "I truly hope that the original mix makes its way to 'alternative' radio here in the U.S. The radio in the states needs fresh sounds like this.."
In Summer '10 the pair decided to augment the band to include James O'Halloran on guitar & John Foley on Drums. "it was like finding two very large jigsaw puzzle pieces that were missing all along...not only does the 4-piece line up give us the freedom to develop songs 'organically' , it allows us to wear our 70's influences on our sleeve, music that we grew up listening to, that's very close to our hearts.."
For media information contact Mary-Kate at Entertainment Architects mary-kate@ealtd.ie/ 01 2194662
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Dublin E.P. Launch Night (w/ guest Katie Kim)
To Celebrate the release of our EP 'She Dies With Beautiful Teeth' we will be having a launch party in The Crawdaddy, Harcourt St. Dublin on WED MAY 18th. Hope to see ye all there!
Opening the night will be the excellent Katie Kim who will be releasing "Heavy Lighting" on split 7" with the wondrous Laura Sheerans stomper "A Wake" at the end of May. Katie Kim will be showcasing some songs from 'Cover & Flood', the follow up to her debut album 'Twelve' due for release later in the year.
Doors 8pm
Opening the night will be the excellent Katie Kim who will be releasing "Heavy Lighting" on split 7" with the wondrous Laura Sheerans stomper "A Wake" at the end of May. Katie Kim will be showcasing some songs from 'Cover & Flood', the follow up to her debut album 'Twelve' due for release later in the year.
Doors 8pm
Hot Press Jagermeister Freezer Sessions
We're delighted to be playing the Hotpress Jagermeister Freezer Sessions on June 4th in the Forum Waterford, with General Fiasco, Royseven & The Minutes. The Freezer Sessions sees tipped Irish acts play in 5 cities across Ireland. More on the hotpress website
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