Inspiration from a dark room

Date Published: 11-Oct-2007

Dark Room Notes have just released their debut EP, Dead Start Program, a sharp and arresting slice of electro-pop.The band left the distraction of Dublin behind them as they headed to Clara, Co. Offaly to lay down some tracks. Together with Ciaran Bradshaw, their engineer, the quartet went in to The Loft studio for a short, but productive, couple of days. The course of true pop never did run smooth, however, and the making of Dead Start Program was not without its hitches.“We went in on Friday, worked all through Saturday and finished on Sunday night,” says lead singer Ronnie Gaughan. “We got all the music down but half an hour before it cane to the vocals on Sunday evening I lost my voice. That was put off for another two weeks.”“When we….They mightn’t have scored a 'commercial’ hit yet but with their live power and fans like Flood, Dark Room Notes won’t need one.Dark Room Notes play Roisin Dubh on Thursday, 18 October. Doors 9pm, Admission is free.