Herv is available for live bookings and remix / sound design projects. Please contact agency@thecentrifuge.co.uk
Ewan Hennelly aka Herv is an electronic musician based in Dublin, Ireland. He has been releasing music since 2002 initially on labels such as Risc Records and Go Away Recordings (both of which he co-ran for several years), and more recently on Acroplane, The Centrifuge and Cock Rock Disco amongst others. (For a full list of releases and links to free downloads see the releases section at www.myspace.com/hervmusic or http://www.discogs.com/artist/Herv)
Recent Release on Cock Rock Disco
Recent Live Set:
Since 2007 he has made all his new music available for free via Net-labels, preferring to write quickly and release music often. Ewan’s music incorporates elements of Jungle, Hardcore, Oldschool Rave, Acid, Chiptune and Breakcore.
Herv also preforms live on a regular basis. His current live show incorporates elements of his own material chopped and blended with classic jungle and rave tunes. He has played such events as the 030303 Rave Edition 4 in Utrecht, Wrong Music XMas Megarave in Brighton, numerous Irish festivals such as D.E.A.F., Mantua, Life Festival, Feile Le Cheile and Rathlin/Jigs and Rigs, and toured in Poland, Germany, Holland and Estonia.
Ewan is also one half of the electronic improvisation/musique concrete duo “Gland and Conduit” with Meljoann Ryan and their first album “Ore” is due for release in early 2010 on the Second Square to None label. He also occassionally records similar solo sound design material as “Muttermal”.
Press Quotes:
“…a rave inspired experimental break-acid-core thrill ride of endless ideas and possibilities…melodies evolve and twist, beats fracture and congeal and synths collide! It’s exciting!” (Jason Forrest, Cock Rock Disco)
“Another artist who breaks out of the mould is Herv…informed by Gameboy sounds, classical elements and innovative phrases that loop and morph into something wholly unique. Though his music is largely laptop-based, live he’s a joy to watch, contorting his body to each break and beat in his music, and when the genre you play is breakcore, that’s a smorgasbord of breaks and beats to gesture to.” (Niall Byrne, The State)
“Like watching late period Rick Wakeman being attacked by robots made out of old spring coils. And if you don’t think that’s a pretty appealing vision, well then, you’re missing a few mental teeth.” (Byron Coley, The Wire)
“A vicious aural assault of breakcore, chip tunes and gabba was bestowed on all that gathered, delivered by a tall bald bespeckled man on stage who appeared to have some kind of electric charge surging through his body…” (John Lillis, Limerick Event Guide.)
“…the best/fun rave/mash sets I’ve seen: totally the style of music and mixing I like to hear….” (Henry Collins aka Shitmat, Wrong Music/Planet Mu)
Links:
http://www.myspace.com/hervmusic
http://www.facebook.com/people/Ewan-Herv/100000378173845
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Herv
http://www.myspace.com/glandandconduit