{"product_id":"def-nettle-dn001","title":"DEF NETTLE - DN001","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP - Limited Edition high quality black vinyl with full colour sleeve to melt your face. '\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDN001\u003c\/em\u003e' is the debut album by Wexford-based Def Nettle. Produced by Glen Brady. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDN001\u003c\/em\u003e is the debut album by Irish Punk Funk outfit \u003cstrong\u003eDef Nettle\u003c\/strong\u003e, lead by Vocalist and Producer, \u003cstrong\u003eGlen Brady\u003c\/strong\u003e. Following several successful singles over the past 2 years, \u003cem\u003eDN001\u003c\/em\u003e brings together the live band and many other musical contributors in a fiery and emotional mix of Lyricism \u0026amp; Punk Rock attitude, built over solid Funk and Indie grooves.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere is a distinctly eclectic feel to the music that comes together consistently with Brady’s mixture of Madchester-esqe singing style combined with his spoken word and almost Rap-like deliveries. Sprinkled throughout the album are hard hitting verses and choruses with co-vocalist \u003cstrong\u003eLisa Doyle\u003c\/strong\u003e whose deep Dublin tones jump out at the listener with authenticity and grit. Often hailed as multi-genre and stylistically unpredictable, the story telling and poetic vision in the lyrics reflect Brady’s broad life experiences where bombastic anthems like ‘\u003cem\u003eThe Pills\u003c\/em\u003e’ have an air of tragedy and reflection that is brought to the fore in songs like ‘\u003cem\u003eFour Years\u003c\/em\u003e’, an honest and intense ballad of lost love, death and the injustice of violence against women. While not being overtly political, there’s a feeling of disenchantment with modern society and the role of the artist and the commercialization of our lives. Songs like ‘\u003cem\u003eGod’s Trainers\u003c\/em\u003e’ and ‘\u003cem\u003ePiss Take\u003c\/em\u003e’ rail against these issues while still being introspective and focusing on the individual and the trials and tribulations of creating art, addiction and recovery, like on the abrasive yet dreamily personal ‘\u003cem\u003eGerman Cars\u003c\/em\u003e’.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe guitars range from melodic Goth and Alternative melodies like on last year’s single ‘\u003cem\u003eArchitecture\u003c\/em\u003e’ (which stayed at #2 on the German Indie charts for 8 weeks) to more aggressive Rock tones reminiscent of Queens of the Stone Age, on tracks like ‘\u003cem\u003eInvisible\u003c\/em\u003e’ (played by Grouse frontman, \u003cstrong\u003eRonnie Carrol\u003c\/strong\u003e) and the resonance of opening track ‘\u003cem\u003eDon’t\u003c\/em\u003e’. There’s also a distinctly proto-Punk feel to much of the album’s guitars with harsh and aggressive Skate Rock vibes like on their debut single ‘\u003cem\u003eThe Pills\u003c\/em\u003e’ (Guitars by \u003cstrong\u003eDan Donnelly\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong\u003eThe Levellers\u003c\/strong\u003e) and recent single ‘\u003cem\u003eBoat Race\u003c\/em\u003e’ (Guitars by \u003cstrong\u003eGreg Earl\u003c\/strong\u003e of Californian Skate Punk heroes, \u003cstrong\u003eCement Eater\u003c\/strong\u003e). There are also Indie tones a-plenty across the record with much contribution from collaborator, \u003cstrong\u003eJoe Donegan\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBass duties on ‘\u003cem\u003eWar Machine\u003c\/em\u003e’ are instantly recognizable as being played by recently deceased guitarist \u003cstrong\u003eAndy Rourke\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong\u003eThe Smiths\u003c\/strong\u003e, whom Glen worked with on \u003cstrong\u003eD.A.R.K.\u003c\/strong\u003e album with \u003cstrong\u003eThe Cranberries\u003c\/strong\u003e legendary chanteuse, \u003cstrong\u003eDolores O’Riordan\u003c\/strong\u003e (RIP). Guitars on ‘\u003cem\u003eWar Machine\u003c\/em\u003e’ are played by \u003cstrong\u003eGraeme Slattery\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003eThe Devlins\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBoy in Cords\u003c\/strong\u003e) who brings a softer vision to the album with hints of Talk Talk or even Prefab Sprout. There are some tracks with synth bass but overall live bass duties are taken care of by band member \u003cstrong\u003eEly Siegel\u003c\/strong\u003e whose liquid yet funky and distorted bass lines tie together the diverse styles displayed on the record.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBrady’s years as a DJ and producer in Electronic music and his interest in the world of analog and modular synths is also unmistakeable throughout the album, at times setting a melancholy juxtaposition to driving arpeggios and energetic keyboard lines. The majority of the live drums are played by \u003cstrong\u003eJay Oglesby\u003c\/strong\u003e, well known as one of the busiest session drummers in Ireland and as founding member of \u003cstrong\u003eLiquid Wheel\u003c\/strong\u003e. Combined with Brady’s Hip-hop and Punk based production techniques, the drums on \u003cem\u003eDN001\u003c\/em\u003e have a boom-bap quality while still retaining speed, innovation and variation.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eDN001\u003c\/em\u003e is an album that combines many eras of Rock, Punk, Hip-hop, Alternative music and Electro with a rich tradition of story telling from the perspective of the characters, tragedy and brevity of the artistic life and of human existence in general. It’s no wonder that \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sunday Independent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e labeled him as sounding like ‘Tom Waits rapping over Primal Scream’ but it’s hard to miss the influences of bands like The The, Public Enemy, Joy Division or The Butthole Surfers. 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