Free Download – Live Set from EQ

Posted: 28th April 2012 by The Weir in The Weir Music News

So I’ve put up a recording of the live set I did at club EQ the other week. I’m not sure it went down as well as I’d have liked - think everybody came in the mood to dance and doom rock and trip hop just isn’t gonna satisfy that itch. Still, I hope everybody had a good night in the end, and a few people said they wanted to hear it again so here it is, maybe it will fit better on your headphones, in the car or whilst doing the washing up.

It’s free to download off my Soundcloud page here:

http://soundcloud.com/theweir-online/the-weir-live-set

Please let me know what you think, thanks to Charles and Dave for putting me on and I hope to do something like this again soon.

Tracklisting:

TRAIL OF THE DEAD – GIANTS CAUSEWAY

PELICAN CITY – THE SEARCH

sample from THE PARKING LOT MOVIE

LEFTFIELD – SWORDS(weir edit)

THE WEIR – LEAVE ME ALONE ft ADRIAN CHAMPION

ARCHIVE – COLLAPSE COLLIDE

DJ SHADOW – FIXED INCOME

THE WEIR – POSITIVE VIBES ft GOODWORD

GODSPEED YOU BLACK EMPEROR – STATIC

sample from THE THIN RED LINE

BECK – EVERYBODY’S GOTTA LEARN SOMETIME(weir edit)

HANDSOME BOY MODELLING SCHOOL – SUNSHINE

sample from FOALS – BLUE BLOOD

THE WEIR – CONFRONT ft SEEZ MICS

RJD2 – NEW RADIUS sample from WHITE LIGHTNIN’

RADIOHEAD – TALKSHOW HOST

ANTICON – SAVIOR

THE WEIR – WE WALK BETWEEN RAINDROPS

sample from ROCKY IV

sample from RJD2 – FINAL FRONTIER

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Apologies for a typically late update once again. I was asked to put together a playlist for the Friends of Pet Sounds feature on the Strong Island site. I put together a playlist outlining the influence of Italian composer Ennio Morricone over the years. It turned into a bit of an essay which I didn’t intend so you may want to get comfortable if you intend to read the whole thing. You can read it and get a link to the Spotify playlist at the link below:

http://www.strong-island.co.uk/2012/04/04/friends-of-pet-sounds-21-the-weir-epic-page-scroller-ahead/

 

Easter Saturday

Posted: 3rd April 2012 by The Weir in The Weir Music News
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This Saturday at Club EQ in Southsea I’m playing what’s billed as a ‘showcase set of original material’. What that entails is several of my own tracks interspersed with a selection of hip hop, trip hop and shoegaze doom rock mixed into a musical smorgasbord like you’ve never heard before. I’m sure Chas and Handsome Dave Rocker will be following it up with some party bangers so I’m sure you’ll all go home happy in the end. Would be great to have your support so swing by if you can.

Full details at the link below:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/230149143750992/

I’m very pleased to announce that my remix of the Laura Vane and the Vipertones track 110% was selected as a winner. The track will be featured on a LVVT Remix EP released by Unique Records this coming June. You can read about the competition and hear all the winning entries at the link below:

http://www.lauravaneandthevipertones.com/

 

 

The Weir on Spotify

Posted: 21st March 2011 by The Weir in The Weir Music News
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Skyhooks and Kid Icarus are now on spotify so go check them out. For FREE!! Tell your mum and dad…

Radio Rips

Posted: 18th November 2010 by The Weir in The Weir Music News

I managed to get a recording of the two radio plays I had over the summer, i thought you might like to hear them if you missed them live. Kairen Kemp at BBC South had some very kind words to say about me…

BBC 6music:

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BBC South:

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Tom Robinson on BBC 6Music

Posted: 30th August 2010 by The Weir in The Weir Music News

Tom Robinson will play Leave Me Alone tonight on his show on BBC Radio6 Music. Tune in on your DAB…

BBC Introducing: South

Posted: 13th August 2010 by The Weir in The Weir Music News
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BBC Introducing: South are playing one of my songs on Sunday night!! The Show is on from 7pm-9pm, Radio Surrey, Radio Sussex and Radio Solent. If you’re local you can tune in on 96.1fm or 103.8fm otherwise use the internet or your DAB I think…

Hearts of Oak support slot

Posted: 14th November 2009 by The Weir in The Weir Music News
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I’m doing a live DJ set support slot for Hearts of Oak playing a little mixture of my own tracks and some better stuff so come along and hear it. Get there early cos first off it’s cheaper and secondly I’m up first…

Start Time:
Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 9:00pm
End Time:
Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 3:00am
Location:
The Lounge (EQ)
Street:
Granada Rd
City/Town:
Southsea, United Kingdom

This time we have Hearts of Oak performing live, with support from Hall of Mirrors and The Scandal. Also appearing is The Weir – much loved hero of the South’s Hip-Hop scene. He’ll be playing a set heavy with his own stuff but with a couple of special occasion gems dropped in for good measure.

Playing around these lovely people are the usual suspect Pet Sounds DJs.

Once the bands have finished, downstairs will open, offering you the filthiest dance music/electro/indie your ears will be able to manage.

As always top value for your hard earned buck.

Please come and enjoy what is set to be one of the highlights of the year, you wont want to hear about it having not been there.

See ya there !!!!!!!!!!!!

in the meantime, check out……

http://www.myspace.com/heartsofoakmusic

http://www.myspace.com/thehallofmirrorsmusic

http://www.myspace.com/thenewscandalsband

http://www.myspace.com/the_weir

To continue my ‘spotlight on…’ series, this time I’m going to focus on someone that has given me a lot of help over the last few years, passing on his wisdom of the music industry and offering me sage advice with regards to putting out music on your own.

This particular UK cat goes by the name of ed209 and he happens to lay down beats like his namesake lays down rapid high calibre explosive gun fire. This is not subtle, smooth production, this is heavy hitting beats and nerve shattering 80s synths that harp back to the sound of Hardnoise and old school UK hardcore.

We share a love of cinematic scores, and much of 209′s production drips with the adrenalin of those old 80s hyper-violent action flicks such as Robocop, Total Recall and Commando.

In 2003, he released his Superexstatic EP on his own Voodoo Rhythm Devil label. That record spawned the Exstatic Trilogy with Stillexstatic and Stayexstatic following over the next four years and featuring the likes of Cappo, Konny Kon and Eyezofman.

His most recent release is the Karma360 12″ single featuring Queensbridge legend Imam Thug and it’s truly a banger so don’t sleep.

You can find out more about ed209 at his website: www.superexstatic.com or on his myspace page: www.myspace.com/superexstatic

And rumour has it this incarnation can even traverse staircases…