KIRKOS IS HOLDING A TENTH ANNIVERSARY MINI-FESTIVAL IN UNIT 44, FROM JULY 28TH TO JULY 31ST.

We’d love to see you for a four-day celebration of the first ten years of Kirkos. Running July 28th through 31st, it will be an off-beat, musically adventurous way to spend the bank holiday weekend. Everything is free (though booking is recommended) and centres on our informal venue Unit 44 on Prussia Street, between Stoneybatter and Cabra.

Events include:

— an installation performance marking the recent launch of Susan Geaney’s release Tape Melt
— the first Dublin screening of Eimear Walshe’s Land Cruiser
— Dublin’s first, and possibly last, “Fluxus Open Mic” (all welcome to participate, if you dare)
— a trip to nearby Phoenix Park for outdoor performances of music by Robert Coleman and Karen Power
— and three concerts performed by Kirkos. These concerts include performances of newly commissioned work from some of our dearest collaborators: Robbie Blake, Éna Brennan and Jonathan Nangle.

FRIDAY 29 [7PM]:

Launch: Tape Melt by Susan Geaney [World Premiere, Release Party]

Tape Melt
Composed and Mixed by Susan Geaney
Performed by Kirkos (plus contributions from FXSI)
Mastered by Sean Mac Erlaine

Tape Melt was inspired by the overwhelming sound of a VHS tape coming under pressure in a VCR player. I had a series of VCR and Cassette tapes in my childhood that I would re-record movies and music on a loop. Over time the tapes would warp to produce this wonderful cacophony of melting and dripping sounds.

Tape Melt was originally written for Kirkos Ensemble in early 2020 and was expanded to include recordings from Flute Xpansions 2021 participants. Due to the pandemic, everything was recorded and mixed remotely. This piece captures an array of mixed emotions and the trepidation of the unknown experienced over the last few years.