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Album: 202s
Released: Jan 1, 0001
Label: Le Son Du Maquis

General Info

  • Genre: Alternative / Indie / Live Electronics

    Location Dublin, Dublin, Ir

    Profile Views: 56715

    Last Login: 2/19/2012

    Member Since 4/27/2007

    Website http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vMjAycy5ibG9nc3BvdC5jb20v

    Record Label Le Son Du Maquis

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    202s marry vintage synth sounds with the pop instrumentation of melodicas, glockenspiels and harmonicas, then filter the lot through a post-punk haze. Formed as a duo in April 2007, they operated initially as a studio outfit and immediately set about crafting their self titled debut album. Released throughout Europe by Parisian indie Le Son Du Maquis (home to A Certain Ratio, James Chance & more) Northern Irelands' AU Magazine described it as “a beautiful Frankenstein of a record” while prominent French music magazine Magic RPM called it “a mixture of harmonica, psychedelic sounds, a taste of pop & a funk base”. Germanys' Musikexpress meanwhile described the bands' sound as "hymnal Kraut-pop from Dublin". The band performed live regularly throughout 2009 & early 2010, sharing bills with acts including Super Furry Animals & Fujiya & Miyagi. Their performance at Irelands' Oxegen festival was described by the Irish Times as a blend of "gorgeous Krautrock grooves, really robust songs and great stage presence." In the latter half of 2010 the band released a series of free virtual 7 inches featuring remixes of tracks from their debut by noted Irish artists such as Strands, Patrick Kelleher & St. Catherines Home For Lazy Infants. 202s are currently recording their second album, due for release in 2011.

  • Members

    Mike Glennon Steve Melling Barry Smullen

  • Influences

    Air, Bauhaus, Beastie Boys, Jorge Ben, Big Star, Bowie, Broadcast, Can, Caribou, the Clash, Clinic, Depeche Mode, Edan, Eno, the Fall, Serge Gainsbourg, Marvin Gaye, Kraftwerk, Neu, Gary Numan, Portishead, Primal Scream, Roxy Music, Sly Stone, Suicide, Super Furry Animals, Talk Talk, Teenage Fanclub, the Velvet Underground, Wilco, Neil Young

  • Sounds Like

    "like a bastard child of Stereolab and the Flaming Lips," Totally Dublin “short, snappy affairs....swathed in synths & fuzzy guitars” SUNDAY BUSINESS POST “Album of the Week.” STUART CLARKE, THE LAST WORD “traces of Eno, the Stone Roses and Can” HOT PRESS “a beautiful Frankenstein of a record” AU MAGAZINE “vintage synth sounds sit happily alongside organic instruments” IRISH INDEPENDENT “A solid group in the finest indie tradition, there are also understated elements of dance, soul and funk” ENTERTAINMENT.IE “a mixture of harmonica, psychedelic sounds, a taste of pop & a funk base” MELT MAGAZINE, FRANCE

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