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Nina Hynes
» genre:
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Guitar Rock
» location:
Michael Fitzgerald
» label: Reverb Records
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10 Speed Racer
NEWS
FACT 1
TEN SPEED RACER are concocted from the following ingredients…
1) Singer/Guitarist: Dermot Barrett (aka Tom Red). In his spare time, Dermot likes to drink and talk incessantly. One day, he would like to live in outer-space.
2) Bass guitarist: Pat Barrett. In his free time, Pat likes to practice his amusing impressions.
3) Guitar player: John Barrett. John enjoys socialising, heavy metal and chicken.
4) Drummer: Terri Cullen (aka Mookie). Terri has a shoe fetish and would like to work with children.
5) Guitar/knob twiddler: Joe Chester (aka Joe Jet). In his spare time, Joe is an emotional wreck, and believes that he is a racing driver.
6) Sugar spice and everything that’s nice (NOT!)…
FACT 2
TEN SPEED RACER have recently released two fine and well received singles…
The 1st, "Ballad of Greedy Man," reached a top ten position in the Tower Records singles chart. The second, "Death To Disco", featured the world's first interactive 360 degree music video. This highly acclaimed single was to become the second highest played single on the hugely popular PHANTOM FM.
FACT 3
TEN SPEED RACER are releasing their newest single "January" in June (not in January).
The accompanying video was filmed in Paris in the month of... you guessed it, January!
FACT 4
TEN SPEED RACER released their debut album "ESKIMO BEACH BOY" on Irish Independent Reverb Records. Recorded in two weeks, it has developed into somewhat of a classic over-night. Reference points veer wildly from The Stooges, My Bloody Valentine, The Dandy Warhols to "John Lennon in Nashville", and everywhere in between.
FACT 5
Some people are saying some very nice things about the album:
"TSR’s debut album is easily one of the year’s best" Tony Clayton, ivenus.com
"A finely crafted album" Stephen Robinson, Hot Press
"As assured a debut as you’ll hear this year" George Byrne, Irish Independent
"Ten Speed Racer will be around for a long, long time" Sean O’Driscoll, Sunday Independent
"From the band that seems to have sprung from nowhere comes what should be one of the albums of the year… The songs bring you back to a time when music seemed more pure" D. Hegarty, local.ie
"Reminiscent of another late and great Dublin band, Rollerskate Skinny" J. Tonra, University Record
"A mature confident album that promises a great and interesting career" Pádraig Collins, ireland.com
FACT 6
Ten Speed Racer’s tour of America’s East Coast in 2000 was met with very open arms - press, radio, TV and many American girls were all on hand as the band played 12 live dates in 14 days. The band’s single "Ballad of Greedy Man" received "tastemaker" attention from several prominent radio stations and helped to secure the band a strong following over a short period of time. Their album gets an official American release in 2001 with college radio already showing strong support. Watch it go…
FACT 7
You can contact the band via their record label Reverb Records @ info@reverbr.com / ph: (01) 874-8779 or through their PR company, Friction PR @ friction@eircom.net
TEN SPEED RACER are concocted from the following ingredients…
1) Singer/Guitarist: Dermot Barrett (aka Tom Red). In his spare time, Dermot likes to drink and talk incessantly. One day, he would like to live in outer-space.
2) Bass guitarist: Pat Barrett. In his free time, Pat likes to practice his amusing impressions.
3) Guitar player: John Barrett. John enjoys socialising, heavy metal and chicken.
4) Drummer: Terri Cullen (aka Mookie). Terri has a shoe fetish and would like to work with children.
5) Guitar/knob twiddler: Joe Chester (aka Joe Jet). In his spare time, Joe is an emotional wreck, and believes that he is a racing driver.
6) Sugar spice and everything that’s nice (NOT!)…
FACT 2
TEN SPEED RACER have recently released two fine and well received singles…
The 1st, "Ballad of Greedy Man," reached a top ten position in the Tower Records singles chart. The second, "Death To Disco", featured the world's first interactive 360 degree music video. This highly acclaimed single was to become the second highest played single on the hugely popular PHANTOM FM.
FACT 3
TEN SPEED RACER are releasing their newest single "January" in June (not in January).
The accompanying video was filmed in Paris in the month of... you guessed it, January!
FACT 4
TEN SPEED RACER released their debut album "ESKIMO BEACH BOY" on Irish Independent Reverb Records. Recorded in two weeks, it has developed into somewhat of a classic over-night. Reference points veer wildly from The Stooges, My Bloody Valentine, The Dandy Warhols to "John Lennon in Nashville", and everywhere in between.
FACT 5
Some people are saying some very nice things about the album:
"TSR’s debut album is easily one of the year’s best" Tony Clayton, ivenus.com
"A finely crafted album" Stephen Robinson, Hot Press
"As assured a debut as you’ll hear this year" George Byrne, Irish Independent
"Ten Speed Racer will be around for a long, long time" Sean O’Driscoll, Sunday Independent
"From the band that seems to have sprung from nowhere comes what should be one of the albums of the year… The songs bring you back to a time when music seemed more pure" D. Hegarty, local.ie
"Reminiscent of another late and great Dublin band, Rollerskate Skinny" J. Tonra, University Record
"A mature confident album that promises a great and interesting career" Pádraig Collins, ireland.com
FACT 6
Ten Speed Racer’s tour of America’s East Coast in 2000 was met with very open arms - press, radio, TV and many American girls were all on hand as the band played 12 live dates in 14 days. The band’s single "Ballad of Greedy Man" received "tastemaker" attention from several prominent radio stations and helped to secure the band a strong following over a short period of time. Their album gets an official American release in 2001 with college radio already showing strong support. Watch it go…
FACT 7
You can contact the band via their record label Reverb Records @ info@reverbr.com / ph: (01) 874-8779 or through their PR company, Friction PR @ friction@eircom.net
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10 SPEED RACER are three part the brothers Barrett and one part mate Terri Cullen. The band have been compared to everyone from Talk Talk to Blur, but 10 SPEED RACER are making their own unique brand of music. The band all hail from Dublin and they each bring a certain spirit and magic to their music that only three brothers and a close friend can.
After only a few live performances in Dublin in early 1999 under another name (as far as the band are concerned, they never existed before this incarnation, so they won’t let us tell you their old name), the band were pulled into the studio by some interested parties to contribute to a successful charity album alongside some of Ireland’s most well known bands. Soon after, the band were brought once again into the studio; this time by a U.K. publisher. The aim; to see what they were made of… Turns out that the band’s recordings sounded pretty amazing, so with the help of their new publisher friends they decided to release an E.P. of these songs on their own. It gained a lot of attention and after a few sales and some Internet attention, the band found that their gigs were drawing larger and larger crowds and an increasing amount of A&R Reps.
Shunning all the attention, and recognizing that they really had something special, the band went into seclusion in the West of Ireland to write, rehearse, and begin recording their debut album, ESKIMO BEACH BOY. Several new songs, a publishing deal and a name change later they found themselves with several major record labels on their doorsteps. They, being of the independent minded sort, chose to go with long-time supporters Reverb Records. Their debut full-length album gets a release through Reverb in May 2000.
After putting out the album in Ireland in May, the band heads straight to the East coast of America for a May/June release and tour. After spending the summer promoting the album in England and Ireland, they return to America in September/October 2000 for a full on Western U.S. tour.
Keep an eye on the REVERB RECORDS website (www.reverbr.com) for more TEN SPEED information, soundclips, photos and tour dates…
After only a few live performances in Dublin in early 1999 under another name (as far as the band are concerned, they never existed before this incarnation, so they won’t let us tell you their old name), the band were pulled into the studio by some interested parties to contribute to a successful charity album alongside some of Ireland’s most well known bands. Soon after, the band were brought once again into the studio; this time by a U.K. publisher. The aim; to see what they were made of… Turns out that the band’s recordings sounded pretty amazing, so with the help of their new publisher friends they decided to release an E.P. of these songs on their own. It gained a lot of attention and after a few sales and some Internet attention, the band found that their gigs were drawing larger and larger crowds and an increasing amount of A&R Reps.
Shunning all the attention, and recognizing that they really had something special, the band went into seclusion in the West of Ireland to write, rehearse, and begin recording their debut album, ESKIMO BEACH BOY. Several new songs, a publishing deal and a name change later they found themselves with several major record labels on their doorsteps. They, being of the independent minded sort, chose to go with long-time supporters Reverb Records. Their debut full-length album gets a release through Reverb in May 2000.
After putting out the album in Ireland in May, the band heads straight to the East coast of America for a May/June release and tour. After spending the summer promoting the album in England and Ireland, they return to America in September/October 2000 for a full on Western U.S. tour.
Keep an eye on the REVERB RECORDS website (www.reverbr.com) for more TEN SPEED information, soundclips, photos and tour dates…