Memory Cells have regular mail-outs which contain both Memory Cells specific information and general news about music in Dublin (gigs, releases, rumours, births, marriages, deaths etc.). If you want to receive these mails conact memorycells@eircom.net.....They also get added to this page (for posterity).
 

Oct '02  final posting.
Dec '01 ....
July '01 ....
May '01  Album release....
Nov '00  We have found the New Jeruslaem....
July '00 Who's BOB? And what happened at Cliftomania?
April '00 What's on the stereo chez Memory Cells, rash of gigs means everyone's broke
Feb '00  Memory Cells launch 'Night', more Hollywood news, David Kitt plays nearly every night of February!
Nov '99  The Wormholes launch gig, Memory Cells go into the movie business, Memory Cells 101
Sept '99  Introducing the Memory Cells, electronic music marriage....

 
 

Oct '02

The band Memory Cells has come to an end. They started - as stated on the sleevenotes of 'Night' - on 30th January 1999 and ceased to be a functioning band at the close of a Belfast show on 11th May 2001. Between that point and a final jam held in March 2002 the band had been working in isolation on loops and mixing and editing a handful of tracks from recordings mostly dating from the rehearsals leading up to the 2 gigs in May. It was thought at the time that these would form the basis for the third album and that more recordings would complete it. The final jam was hoped to be the start of this long put off process but not long after it was agreed to bring the band to an end. The members still remain close friends and are very proud of all the releases that bear their name.

At time of writing the current musical activities of the three members are as follows, Stephen Rennicks is recording electronic music under the name Secret Society and DJing. Anthony Carrol continues to be a member of The Wormholes with occasional input from Adrienne Flynn.

The albums 'Night' and 'We Have Found the New Jerusalem' will continue to be stocked only at www.roadrecs.com as long as stock remains.

memorycells@eircom.net remains operative for any messages regarding Memory Cells or for individual members which will be forwarded to them. Their website at www.groov.ie/memorycells will also remain operative.

Related:
Lots of great music being released lately. Check out new Dot Creek album 'ill Seen, ill Said" on Independent, www.independentrecs.com...Large Mound have a 7" out on Julius Geezer, www.largemound.com...as do Joan of Arse, 'Unwanted Gift', www.juliusgeezer.com...Decals 'I Dream of Electric She EP' is well worth tracking down on Trama and their contribution to Miami label Mass Transits 'Mode 1:Metrorail' 12" is a real electro floor filler, look out for lots more releases from Decal this year, check www.groov.ie/trama...Ambulance have a new 12" on Front End Synthetics and a new compilation is on the way from the same label too, 'Synthetic Allsorts', www.frontendsynthetics.com...Always some interesting updates at www.dacianos.com...Dudley Corporation and Paul O'Reilly joined forces for a split 7" on Scientific Labratories, get it before it sells out, www.scientificlabratories.com...Road Relish single number 8 comes from The Jimmy Cake and Damien Frost, a double launch for this and single number 7(Memory Cells/Americhord) will be held in Whelans on 10th May...Anodyne and Deep Burial have tracks on new 'Noodles' comp on UKs Leaf label, www.angelfire.com/anodyne & www.freshkiller.com...An album by Paul O'Reilly on Volta Sounds should be out sometime too, called 'First Thing in the Morning'...David Kitts new album 'The Big Romance' is out in May and 'Song from Hope St. single is out now...Estel website can be found at www.thumped.com/estel...Redneck Manifesto debut album out some time this year...Barry McCormack, now ex Jubilee Allstars, has a solo album out sometime too...

Upcoming shows:
Arab Strap/The Idiots 1st May, The Pod
Tortoise 2nd May, Olympia
Estel/The Wormholes/Large Mound 3rd May, The Temple
Mouse on Mars 3rd May, Olympia
'Poisonhats' feat Memory Cells 5th May, Project
The Handsome Family/Dot Creek 8th May, Whelans
'Road-Relish' single launch 10th May, Whelans
Memory Cells 11th May, Catalsyt Arts, Belfast
Motorhead 14th May, Vicar St.
January/Dot Creek 19th May, Whelans
Supersuckers(acoustic gig) 23rd May,The Shelter
Acid Mothers Temple (Japan) 24th May, Whelans
Redneck Manifesto/The Jimmy Cake 31st May, Temple Bar Music Center
Blood & fire soundsystem 1st June, The Shelter
Rocket from the Crypt 10th June, Temple Bar Music Center
Andrew Weatherall & Radioactive man(live) 16th June, Temple Bar Music Cntr
Autechre 27th Oct, Temple Bar Music Center
Michael Gira/Dan Matz 30th June, Whelans

April '00 What's on the stereo chez Memory Cells, rash of gigs means everyone's broke....

The Wormholes support US band Windsor for the Derby on 18th April in Whelans, Dublin. They've been steadily rehearsing and home recording for the past few months now since last sessions with Alan Lambert at Temple Lane in Dec '99. Dublin electronica duo Brotherhood of Bob have been collaborating and remixing with the band and although finished tracks have emerged the process looks like continuing between both camps for some time yet. 'Parijuana' is soon to be licened for a UK release, more details soon. Thanks to anyone who turned up for the launch of 'Night', seems like a long time ago now, but a good experience and a nice way for us to release the album, cheers. Memory Cells ambient film 'No People Here' is available now on VHS by mail-order or you can pick it up exclusively at Road. Its 45 minutes of mysterious mountain top landscapes, ruined buildings and deserted beaches and more of the same. If there's a theme it's time, that and the absence of people. 13 tracks in all, 5 from 'Night' and that leaves 8 drawn out originals culled from 'Night' sessions. Some extra visual stuff too if you let the tape run awhile! In case you heard otherwise Memory Cells will not now be supporting Jim O'Rourke in Dublin due to the time factors of it being an early show, sorry. 'Night' has been repressed in a second edition of another 500, this time with a red background on the CD, collectors take note! 'Night' is now available online at www.alpharelish.com and you can download a sample there too (check out the discography at this site where there are also a couple of mp3s). You can, as always locate it at www.groov.ie\road for purchase. Even more sample downloads of 'Night' available at www.thumped.com. A Memory Cells site is currently under construction, more details when its ready (editor's note: 'well it's finally ready Stephen , sorry 'bout the delay'). Memory Cells continue to rehearse and record.

TheWormholes/Memory Cells current playlist

• A Silver Mt. Zion - He Has Left Us Alone...(Consellation)
• Smog - Dongs of Sevotion (Domino)
• Back Off Cupids - s/t (Drunken Fish)
• B.R. Posse - Dreaming of the Bassline (Rephlex)
• Royal Trux - Radio Video EP (Domino)
• Will Oldham - Guarapero (Domino)
• Boredoms - Super Roots 6 & Super AE (Birdman)
• Harmony Rockets - Paralyzed Mind (Big Cat)
• Hot Snakes - Automatic Midnight (Swami)
• Morphine - Cure For Pain & Yes (Ryko)
• Badly Drawn Boy - EPs (Twisted Nerve)

Related:

The return of Whipping Boy will soon be upon us, new album next month...Anodyne's new album will be out on U:Mack soon too, but not before Ambulance's debut 12" on U:Mack too... Godspeed you Black Emperor did not disappoint on their Irish tour, outstanding shows all round...Keep an eye out for any Connect Four Orchestra shows coming your way..More updates at Dacianos site www.hellshaw.com/dacianos...Ivor Cutler is cancelled...serious sleep deprevation stops me from expanding on more news but gigs are below in a simpler for me to type list form. Frontend Synthetics CD Launch incl Ambulance, Mcut, Droid n Slug 12 april Music Center Soft Swing at Switch 15th April next, then fortnightly(Andrea Parker 15th April) Windsor for the Derby 18th April Whelans Papa M 22nd April Lobby, Cork Papa M 23rd Apr Whelans Kid 606 25th April Whelans The Lapse 27th April Eamonn Dorans, Dublin Adam Snyder 28th April, lobby, Cork Domino Night incl Lou Barlow 29th April Music Center Homelands, Mosney, Co. Meath 29th April incl Decal live Arab Strap 30th April, Music Center Glen Hansard/David Kitt 30th April, Connollys of Leap, Co. Cork Jim O'Rourke/Loren Mazzacane 3rd May Whelans Luke Vibert w/ BJ Cole 4th May Whelans David Kitt w/ Dacianos 9th May Cobblestone, Smithfield, Dublin Yo La Tengo 10th May Vicar St., Dublin To Rococo Rot 13th May Whelans w/ Decal Rephlex DJ Allstars 11th June Music Center Smog 24th June Vicar St.

Feb '00 Memory Cells launch 'Night', more Hollywood news, David Kitt plays nearly every night somewhere!

Memory Cells ambient film 'No People Here' exists so far in a next to final edit; titles, grafting soundtrack to video master tape and hopefully not too much more editing is about to be done with a pro any day now. This will be available on VHS by mail-order only sometime after album, not long. A promo video for 'Spanish Prison Dance' is also due to be finished along with the film, if there's space it'll be included with film.

Memory Cells recorded their last material of the century on the 2nd last night of 1999. New equipment and new location aided a sweet session. More quiet anthems of tomorrow were captured on magnetic tape.

The Wormholes have been recording at Temple Lane with Alan Lambert contributing and Stephen from Memory Cells recording. Two sessions have been done so far and more are planned. A collaboration with a Dublin electronica type was also done a while back. Other label/business stuff going on, too early to talk about here. 'Parijuana' is doing well review wise, to be released in Britain and elsewhere soon.

Related:
 Following on from their last event, Adam Snyder and David Kitt, Family are back with Salako, 5th Feb Whelans, and David Kitt again supports. Check his contribution to the 'Come on up to the House' comp CD and if you get to hear him meld Pavement and Kraftwerk covers live you are truly blessed...Joan of Arse do their live thing at Music Centre on 9th Feb...Capratone launch their album on  7th Feb at Whelans, support from Happy Stack...Songs:Ohia play with The Frames at Whelans on 11th Feb...Look out for more Family action at Whelans when Joe of Pernice Brothers plays solo with appearances by Glen Hansard and again David Kitt (DJ), afternoon show on 19th Feb...Large Mound make a rare appearance at Slatterys on 21st Feb, support is from Connect Four, ex Palomine people, good site for Large Mound to be found at http://www.groov.ie/largemound...U:Mack started their new monthlyish club U with Dan Curtain, 2 Lone Swordsmen and Decal, a hard act to follow but they make a stab at it with the line up of Suburban Knight, Patrick Pulsinger and Pole on 25th March at the Music Centre, don't know Feb line-up yet...U:Macks fortnightly Soft Swing continues at Switch, next one on 12th Feb...Also on U:Mack expect an Ambulance 12" to arrive in your local record emporium soon along with Anodyne album...Ivor
Cutler makes a visit to Vicar St. on 29th April...Godflesh also go live on 11th March in Music Center...God Speed Your Black Emperor! play at HQ Club on April 2nd...Newly updated Dacianos site with great downloadable tracks at http://www.hellshaw.com/dacianos...till next time.
 
 

Nov '99 - The Wormholes launch gig, Memory Cells go into the movie business, Memory Cells 101

Memory Cells debut album 'Night' is on schedule for release before the end of the year. It's been recorded, mixed, mastered, a pressing plant has been selected from this very city, arguments over artwork are about to ensue and conversations about the next one have already happened! A film is also being made to appear in the new year. Realistically probably only available on VHS by mail order and selected shops, limited to demand. Being filmed over the last year by Memory Cell Stephen whose other credits include the impossible to find 'Last Night of Phunk City:A Clubbers View', unfinished video for The Wormholes (not his fault) and upcoming Anodyne promo. So far it's shaping up to be an ambient type video with a Memory Cells soundtrack culled from current material, some exclusive. Among the images you can expect to keep you amused are endless ruined churches, lakes, beaches, mountains, streams, sheep, driving along country roads. A video for some track off the album will have to be compiled from this footage for TV, so if this actually gets aired it will give you a clue of what to expect. In the first one of these mail outs the connection between the two bands was explained briefly. Well to expand on that point and for the benefit of newcomers, this is the story.

"Anthony Carroll of The Wormholes and Adrienne Flynn had an idea for a band and asked Stephen Rennicks ex Buckle if he'd join on guitar. He agreed and then nothing happened. The idea was in danger of becoming just that, an idea. Finally as the three pre Memory Cells sat together transfixed at the stage below them as Bonnie Prince Billy performed the first of a two night run at Dublin's Whelans venue the idea, less than 24 hours after his second show,  had become a reality. Sometime on that heady first night  the name Memory Cells was discussed, instantly it was agreed upon, the name gave them focus and the inspiration was all around. The fairy tale never continues, but it was stretched as far as it could go. Lots of tracks were written in a quick burst of rehearsing and recording, Anthony and Stephen quickly abandoned their familiar instruments and picked up what was lying around and learned as they went; at every session, first time drummer, Adrienne would build her kit into new shapes and learnt how to keep the beat fast. From the end of  January till well into the summer of this penultimate year of the 20th century they played only at night and rarely the same thing twice. They didn't know it at the time but the best of these early sessions would, before the year was out, appear on their debut album. On listening to this album leave your preconceptions behind. They have tried to capture that magic of creation, those rare moments when improvisation yields something that has an element that can never be repeated under studio conditions. Luckily for the band technology has caught up with this idea and the results can meet today's sonic standards. This may be the only time they have the freedom to express themselves this purely and honestly. Indulge them."

Related:
....Bad news first, Royal Trux and Mouse On Mars have both cancelled their Irish shows...Jubilee Allstars play Whelans on 13th Nov...San Francisco's Slaves rock Slatterys on 10th Nov...A-Tone launch their debut 7" at Whelans on 15th Nov, support is from Joan of Arse and Barry McCormack...Still at Whelans, Billy Mahoine play 16th Nov...Don't forget the wonderful Make-Up are at Music Centre on 17th Nov, new album is very 70s...Salaryman are at Whelans on 25th Nov...As are Jad Fair and Kramer on 2nd Dec...Decal repeat their live soundtrack to ace 1919 German flick, The Cabinet of Dr Caligari at The Triskel in Cork on 12th Nov...UK free Jazz legend Evan Parker plays IMMA on 14th Nov...Dacianos have been left without a record deal but are the proud owners of a fine album, any labels interested should check their site at http://www.hellshaw.com/dacianos...Don't forget Ultramacks Soft Swing club is on 13th Nov next and every second Saturday after that, at Switch...
 
 

Sept '99 - Introducing the Memory Cells, electronic music marriage.....

The Wormholes long awaited 'Parajuana' album will be released in October on the re-launched Dead Elvis (and a Chunk of Lisa-Marie) label. Details of the Dublin launch gig will be announced soon.

Introducing Memory Cells, Anto Carrol from The Wormholes, Stephen Rennicks ex Buckle and Adrienne Flynn. Check their contribution to upcoming Special Education compilation and expect an album before end of the year on their own label, Ancient Records.

Contact Email memorycells@eircom.net

Related:

A-Tone 7" single available soon on Julius Geezer...New Anodyne album on Ultramack imminent...Decal Aquatech 12" on Trama Industries out soon...Melt Banana politely rocked Dublin last week...Atari Teenage Riot play Temple Bar Music Centre, Dublin Sat 16th Oct...US avant-garde guitar legend John Fahey plays Whelans, Dublin on Mon 4th Oct...Mute night upcoming at Vicar St, Dublin on Fri 1st Oct with Add N to(X), Luke Slater, Appliance and Echoboy...Look out for new club, Family at Vicar St. soon...Homelands was wet but worthwhile, respect is due...Congratulations to Alan (Decal) and Maura (Mcut) who were married in Las Vegas...Dacianos now have a site at http://www.hellshaw.com/dacianos, try it...
 
 

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