Skyhooks and Kid Icarus are now on spotify so go check them out. For FREE!! Tell your mum and dad…
The Weir on Spotify
Posted: 21st March 2011 by The Weir in The Weir Music NewsTags: buy, hip hop, music, skyhooks, the weir, weir
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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 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 NewsTags: hip hop, music, skyhooks, the weir, weir
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 NewsTags: hip hop, music, the weir, weir
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…
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Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 9:00pm
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Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 3:00am
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The Lounge (EQ)
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Granada Rd
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Southsea, United Kingdom
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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
Spotlight on… ed209
Posted: 4th June 2009 by The Weir in Music ReviewsTags: 209, buy, cds, ed209, hip hop, music, myspace, superexstatic, the weir, voodoo rhythm devil, 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…
ZumoMag Interview – Hip Hop’s Wall of Sound
Posted: 8th May 2009 by The Weir in The Weir Music NewsTags: frank costa, hip hop, history, interview, music, sizemac, skyhooks, the weir, wall of sound, weir, zumo, zumomag
Just a heads up that Zumo Magazine have run a feature on my good self, a bit of a question and answer affair that you may feel inclined to check out if you’d like to know a little more about what I’ve done, what I’m up to and why I do it.
Here’s the link:
Zumo Magazine
Cheers!
Skyhooks on iTunes
Posted: 27th March 2009 by The Weir in The Weir Music NewsTags: buy, cds, distribution, hip hop, music, skyhooks, the weir, weir
I’m pleased to announce that Skyhooks is now available for online purchase at iTunes. I guess this will make it a little easier for those who live a little further afield to get a hold of my music.
Skyhooks joins The Legend of Kid Icarus EP on iTunes for immediate digital download.
To purchase The Weir music on iTunes simply click this link: The Weir on iTunes…
Cheers.
Spotlight on… Theory
Posted: 11th March 2009 by The Weir in Music ReviewsTags: hip hop, music, theory
This time around, our spotlight swings back on to British soils and a gentleman who goes by the name Theory. Formally a local lad, he eventually jumped ship and relocated several miles down the coast where he’s been hard at work producing his own inimitable style of folk/blues/rap.
Intense as it is individual, Theory has a real talent for making words paint pictures and conjures images of a lost time. Somehow, it’s like he manages to write songs in sepia, each track encompassed by a dark, grainy vignette and a nagging sense of decay. The beats crunch, the cellos soar and the lyrics are hewn out of rotten wood and bent oxidised metal.
His last album was called Secrets Left and is currently available from his site, as are several other EPs, mixtapes and found sounds and hopefully I’ll be getting him involved on the next album…
Check him out at www.nofrillsrecords.co.uk…
The New Lab
Posted: 25th February 2009 by The Weir in The Weir Music NewsTags: akai, hip hop, Korg, m-audio, music, shure, sony, studio, TAC, Tannoy, the weir, TL Audio, weir
Well, at long last the new studio I’ve been slowly putting together is pretty much complete. Apart from a bit of acoustic treatment for the walls and a decent condenser microphone, it’s all there and running. The TAC desk is finally able to be used to it’s maximum potential since for a while I was only able to use the first 6 channels…
I haven’t managed to come up with an interesting or whitty name for it yet so for now it’s just called The Studio… perhaps something will come to me at some point. It’s not exactly reaching the heady heights of Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios, Abbey Road or Phil Spector’s beloved GoldStar but it’s at the point where there’s nothing much I can’t do that I want to do.
I haven’t managed to come up with an interesting or whitty name for it yet so for now it’s just called The Studio… perhaps something will come to me at some point. It’s not exactly reaching the heady heights of Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios, Abbey Road or Phil Spector’s beloved GoldStar but it’s at the point where there’s nothing much I can’t do that I want to do.
If you’re interested, here’s a current gear list:
Windows XP PC running CubaseSX2
Dual 19″ Monitors
2x M-Audio Delta 1010 Audio Interfaces
TAC 16/8/2 Sixteen Channel Analogue Mixing Desk
TL Audio Ivory C-5021 Valve Compressor
Samson Servo-170 Studio Power Amp
Tannoy Reveal Studio Monitor Speakers
Korg X5D keyboard
Jen Synthetone 3.5 Octave Vintage Synth
Akai MPD-16
Gemini Turntable
Shure SM-58 Dynamic Microphone
Sony MDR-V700 Headphones