The cover from the compilation, 'A Map of the Kingdom of Ireland'

#4092: With Irish Composer and Producer Daniel Figgis

New Sounds | Sep 12, 2020

Listen to new music from composer Daniel Figgis, who has been doing multimedia projects, in addition to contributing to a new collection of contemporary electroacoustic music. The works were compiled by Eric Fraad of Heresy Records and range from NuProg to Neo-Punk to Electronica to EDM, from familiar and not-as-familiar artists. The collection includes works from electro-acoustic composer Roger Doyle, singer/songwriter Cathal Coughlan, and the numerous musical guises of Daniel Figgis himself. Daniel joins John Schaefer to present some of these recordings.

PROGRAM #4092: With Daniel Figgis (First Aired: 3/16/2018)

ARTIST: Daniel Figgis
WORK: The Please Front [3:41]
RECORDING: Skipper
SOURCE: Black Burst #005, distr. by Rough Trade
INFO: Info at danielfiggis.com

ARTIST: Greetings
WORK: handsinmyhead [1:20]
RECORDING: A Map of the Kingdom of Ireland
SOURCE: Heresy Records
INFO: heresyrecords.com

ARTIST: Daniel Figgis
WORK: Jablonski Suite [1:05]
RECORDING: Private recording
SOURCE: This performance not commercially available.
INFO: danielfiggis.com

ARTIST: Daniel Figgis
WORK: Ascension Intro [:30]
RECORDING: Private recording
SOURCE: This performance not commercially available.
INFO: danielfiggis.com

ARTIST: Daniel Figgis
WORK: Garden Sketch [:50]
RECORDING: Private recording
SOURCE: This performance not commercially available.
INFO: danielfiggis.com

ARTIST: Daniel Figgis
WORK: Dimmer Switch [1:53]
RECORDING: Private recording
SOURCE: This performance not commercially available.
INFO: danielfiggis.com

ARTIST: Deep Burial
WORK: Avant Garde Your Grill [3:21]
RECORDING: A Map of the Kingdom of Ireland
SOURCE: Heresy Records
INFO: heresyrecords.com

ARTIST: Roger Doyle
WORK: Eighties Rampwalk [4:02]
RECORDING: A Map of the Kingdom of Ireland
SOURCE: Heresy Records
INFO: heresyrecords.com

ARTIST: Paddy Hunt vs. Charles
WORK: Daniel Figgis: Sleep Circus remix [2:13]
RECORDING: A Map of the Kingdom of Ireland
SOURCE: Heresy Records
INFO: heresyrecords.com

ARTIST: Daniel Figgis, organ
WORK: On C [3:39]
RECORDING: Private recording
SOURCE: This performance not commercially available.
INFO: danielfiggis.com

ARTIST: Daniel Figgis, organ
WORK: Angel In The House [2:40]
RECORDING: Private recording- Skipper Outtake
SOURCE: This performance not commercially available.
INFO: danielfiggis.com

ARTIST:Daniel Figgis
WORK: Timothy Cream's Crown of Wines [11:11]
RECORDING: A Map of the Kingdom of Ireland
SOURCE: Heresy Records
INFO: heresyrecords.com

ARTIST: Daniel FiggisDaniel
WORK: My Poor Little House Without Me In It [1:00]
RECORDING: Skipper
SOURCE: Black Burst #005, distr. by Rough Trade
INFO: Info at danielfiggis.com

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