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. Paradox are confirmed to play the YouBloom Music Festival Showcase and Conference taking place Friday June 28th to Sunday June 30th 2013 in Dublin. The YouBloom festival has been described as Dublin's South by Southwest with 100 artists from all over the world performing as well as a music conference with label keynote speakers and more.. Should be fun! Exact date and venue will be confirmed soon. Youbloom.com . Just back from the Berlin Music Video Awards. We didn't win this time but it was great to be nominated and see our video on the big screen. Thank you all again for your votes and support. Very much appreciated! There was some amazing videos and tough competition with roughly 4,200 video entries and 100 plus nominees but we had a lot of fun. Cheers to everyone at the Berlin MVA. Maybe we'll see you again next year.
. The official Berlin Music Video Awards kicks off today. Thank you for all your votes and support :) The Awards start with 2 days of video screening with the Mr. Bureaucracy video being screened tomorrow April 25th for 'best song'. The awards and ceremony will then continue on Sat April 27th starting at 7.30pm. We'll let you know how it goes :) Thanks again guys! http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xym4t4_paradox-mr-bureaucracy_music#.UXewOILbIom . Hey guys, As far as we know there's only roughly 2 hours left in the online voting for the Mr. Bureaucracy video. Be sure to stop by www.dailymotion.com and click vote one more time :) Thank you everyone who has checked out the vid and voted so far :) We'll keep you posted on how the awards go. .
. Some exciting updates coming very soon for the "Mr. Bureaucracy" video nomination at this years Berlin Music Video Awards taking place in Berlin, Germany April 24th to 28th. Tickets are also going fast for this event. Here's the official video nomination trailer - http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xyhink_teaser8_music#.UVVevBnrgol Cheers guys have a rockin easter weekend . PARADOX are happy to announce a split mix show with the awesome Screenreader on Wed March 13th at Crane Lane, Cork .. It's a late show starting at 11.30pm and it's FREE Admission.
. Pete Mac recently played an acoustic version of 'Mr. Bureaucracy' on the famous Balcony TV in Cork. Check out the interview and performance here on YouTube - www.youtube.com/watch or directly on Balcony TV - www.balconytv.com/cork Founded in June 2006, BalconyTV is a leading daily online viral music show that features bands, musicians and other variety acts on balconies around the world.
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. As you probably know already the new official Mr. Bureaucracy Music Video is also online and can now be viewed on YouTube, Muzu TV, Vimeo and good old MySpace :) The video is also up on Beat 100 which is a video charting website. It has already received 3 different awards on this site. You can vote for the video to be ranked in the charts from HERE. Here's the video on YouTube and Muzu TV and finally : Pete Mac plays an acoustic set as part of the monthly 'Later with the Grunts' sessions upstairs at the Roundy Bar in Cork on Thrusday Jan 17th. Later with the Grunts was inspired by the renowned BBC variety show, Later with Jools Holland which features performances and interviews with the artists that play. . YES IT'S HERE!! The official Mr. Bureaucracy Music Video is online for the whole world to see :) 2 months of editing, blood, sweat and tears and here it is.. Be sure to share, like and share again. A big thank you again to all our amazing actors who's time and effort really made this video possible. Here they are in no particular order - George Bracebridge, Mila Correa, Rachel Hanaphy Pigott, Laura Tammy, Jonathan O'Dwyer, Cailin O'Regan, April Murray, Alan Riordan, Jette and Maddie Conway plus the hard working film crew Aaron Wiley and Damian Murphy from Zombie
Pete Mac from Paradox is just back from playing an acoustic version of Mr. Bureaucracy on the famous Balcony TV session today outside on a rooftop in Cork city. Video of the interview and performance will be posted soon @ http://www.balconytv.com/. Mr. Bureaucracy video edit is in the works and looking good.... Thanx for your patience.. it'll be worth it, we promise Have a rockin weekend! . Paradox music has been included in What If, Why Not? Adventure Film Festival taking place this coming Friday, Nov 23rd at the Radisson-Blu Hotel, Galway City. Check out their official website or facebook page for more info HERE. . We've posted some photos from the Mr. Bureaucracy music video shoot that happened last Sunday Oct 21st 2012 @ the Camden Palace Hotel in Cork. A big thank you to all our amazing actors who's time and effort really made this video possible - Here they are in no particular order - George Bracebridge, Mila Correa, Rachel Hanaphy Pigott, Laura Tammy, Jonathan O'Dwyer, Cailin O'Regan, April Murray, Alan Riordan, Jette and Maddie Conway plus the hard working film crew Aaron Wiley and Damian Murphy from www.zombie.ieA special thank you also to the Camden Palace Hotel in Cork for the perfect location :) This place used be a former courthouse which is now an independent artspace in Cork city and has a lot of cool stuff happening there. Check out - www.camdenpalacehotel.org/ for more info.We're currently working through the editing process and will have more updates on the finished video very soon. Until then here are the photos - www.facebook.com/media/set/ Click the image above! . Check out the latest compilation album from Drop-d.ie featuring Paradox track 'Mind Mud', track 'Pretend Friend' and 86 more tracks from the best artists Cork has to offer.. Oh Yeah you can download the whole album for Free...
. Official open night for the Bubble Room Rehearsal Studio in Cork, Saturday 15th of September kicking off around 6pm. Pete Mac will be performing an acoustic set including some Paradox songs, cover versions together with Cork band The Grunts and many more acts.. Bubble Room Rehearsal Studios are fully equipped band rehearsal rooms and studios in Cork. More info @ http://www.bubble-rooms.com/ . Hey everyone, So here's all the latest that's been happening..
New Pete Mac song 'Time' :
Hear the song in full on
reverbnation www.reverbnation.com/petemacparadoxor on YouTube : www.youtube.com/watch
Exclusive new Pete Mac song
'Time' is the follow up to the 'In Limbo' album. The song
was recorded in 2011 and takes a slightly different
approach to Pete's usual style of songwriting with it's
playful melody and mood. 'Time' is now available for
download on CD Baby www.cdbaby.com/cd/petemacparadox and iTunes itunes.apple.com/us/artist/pete-mac/id306873854
Pete Mac Solo show supporting Franz Nicolay :
Franz Nicolay is that
multi-instrumentalist and man-about-town, peddling a
modern vaudeville with full-throated songs and stories
shamelessly strident, stentorian and more than a little
sentimental. He's been a member of cabaret-punk circus
World/Inferno Friendship Society, world's best bar band
The Hold Steady, gypsy-klezmer carnies Guignol, outlaw
orchestra Anti-Social Music, and agit-punks Against Me!;
and performed or recorded with everyone from Leftover
Crack to Bruce Springsteen. He has been a contributor to
magazines from Blender to Impose, is a regular columnist
for the literary journal InDigest, and has released
several collections of essays. His first story
collection, ‘Complicated Gardening Techniques’,
was published by Julius Singer Press in 2009. Special
guests on the night are Land Lovers, who’s first
record had the Irish Times calling it ‘a rare gem of
a record’ where you'll find ‘meaty,
magnificent, haunting worlds of domestic wonder’.
More info from the facebook event
listing : www.facebook.com/events/402775903112216/ . If you missed last night's In Colour Radio show the podcast is up on the RTÉ Radio player now :-) Thanks for playing Mr. Bureaucracy :)
. Exclusive!! Full Paradox discography now on Bandcamp. Stream every album in full for Free. Download the albums for €5 (or $ equivalent) and get tons of extras incl. Lyrics, Photos, Full artwork and more @ http://paradoxgrunge.bandcamp.com/ More Live 2012 Pics have been added to the gallery page. Check them out here. For those of you who haven't checked it out yet, Paradox has an official Wikipedia page. Click the image to check it out. Enjoy!
. New video's have been added to the Paradox Youtube page. Downward spiral & Living Demise from the Therapy support was added as well as a cover of Alice in Chains Angry Chair and Mr Bureaucracy from the Crane Lane Theatre show. Check them out here. More BIG video news coming soon... . Paradox live tonight with The Grunts in the Crane Lane, Cork. Free Adm. Doors 9pm. What better way to start the bank holiday weekend. We regret to say that this could be the last Paradox show for a while with drummer/brother Mike :( due to travel commitments. So come on down to one of Corks best live music venues for a night of Free rockin music!! . Paradox song 'Repress Excess' is on the soundtrack for the Canadian film Truth which will be screened at the Cannes Film Festival 2012 in France. The film will be screened at Marché May 23rd (Palais B 11:30am) https://www.facebook.com/pages/Truth/125167567525092 . Paradox supporting rock legends Therapy on Friday May 11th together with Axis Of @ Cyprus Avenue in Cork. . Short notice gig confirmed with our friends The Grunts at the Roundy in Cork City next Friday April 20th.
. Thank you to everyone who came to the gig at the Cruiscin last night in Cork. It was just like old times with some familiar faces and some new ones too :) Thank you to The Grunts from Cork and 24 Broken Amps who came all the way down from Dublin. It was a rockin night indeed. Let's keep the Alternative alive and kicking in Cork! Check out the gallery page for pics from the show... . Cork band The Grunts will be joining PARADOX and 24 Broken Amps on Friday March 30th @ the Cruiscin Lan in Cork. See the event listing for more ... Adm. is a very small €2 donation PARADOX are happy to announce they will be supporting rock legends Therapy? at Cyprus Avenue in Cork on Friday May 11th. Therapy? were formed in 1989 in Northern Ireland have a legacy of music to their name. 1994 saw the release of the commercially successful Troublegum album in February which earned the band appearances at a string of rock and indie festivals, including Reading (third consecutive appearance), Donington and Phoenix in the UK alone, as well as a clutch of Top 40 singles. The band are back in Cyprus Avenue to showcase new tracks of their critically acclaimed 13th studio album “ A Brief Crack of Light” along familiar favourites and we're more than happy to share the stage with such a legendary band.. PARADOX Live in Dublin Paradox have just been confirmed to play 'Sub-Ground Multi-Arts Event' in Dublin this coming Friday March 9th @ Sub Ground, 43 Gardiner Ln. Dublin 1. This is an all day event featuring Short Film, Poetry and Live Music at night. Bands start @ 9.30. Check out the event listing for more here:. PARADOX Live in Cork "Where's the Alternative" featuring the sounds of Paradox, 24 Broken Amps & Support.. Friday March 30th 2012, An Cruiscin Lan, Douglas Street, Cork 9pm till late and only €2 admission...
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. Happy to have our music on the big screen :) You can also stream the track 'Repress Excess' (along with then whole album 'Corporate Pollution') in full from soundcloud.com/paradox-irish-grunge/paradox-repress-excess Cork Hometown Gig
also confirmed for March. More info on that coming very
soon :) .Exclusive - Paradox track 'Repress Excess' has been chosen for the soundtrack of an upcoming Canadian Horror Movie titled Truth . The film is directed by J.S Johnson from California Balloon Films. For more on the movie check out the attached website. Happy to have our music on film :) Cheers guys.
. ************************************ . We hope everyone had a rockin
xmas. Some new live photos have been added to the Paradox
facebook page from their show in Kilkenny on Dec 3rd.
Check them out at - www.facebook.com/media/set/ 'Corporate Pollution' also made it into the TOP TEN albums of 2011 at No. 2 on Love it Loud. You can see the top ten @ love-it-loud.com/top-ten/albums-of-2011/ Thank you all for your continued support throughout 2011. This year finally saw the release of 'Corporate Pollution' which has received really positive reviews and feedback :) So Thank You!! Don't forget you can stream the album in full on Soundcloud as well as the top tracks from the album 'Sacred'. Here's the Paradox Soundcloud page - soundcloud.com/paradox-irish-grunge Happy New Year and here's to a rockin 2012!! . Paradox track 'Mr. Bureaucracy' included on a Free download compilation album titled 'Drop-d: Cork Rock City Vol.2'.. Featuring 39 songs from the best Cork Rock bands around and it's FREE!! Have a rocking week everyone and thanks for listening. Download it HERE.. Paradox just back from doing a 45 min Radio interview on Cork Youghal Radio with Shane Supple. You can listen back on his Blog :) Didn't really feel like an interview, more like a friendly chat. Shane's the man :) Have a rockin weekend!Interview Link: Youghal Radio Interviews - Guests of Shane Supple: . Saturn's Virtue play Cleeres Theatre, Saturday the 3rd of December with Paradox + Syllian Rayle Adm: €5 Doors open 9:00 .
. 'Corporate Pollution' was played again last night on Dan Hegartys Alternative show on 2FM. Be sure to email the show at dan@rte.ie or send a text to request Paradox to be played on air. Thanks everyone and cheers to Dan. . Paradox recently recieved another review for 'Corporate Pollution' from the kind folks at Love-it-Loud.com. Check it out here. . Many thanks to everyone who came out to the gig in Fred Zeppelins too on the 20th. It was a great night and cool to play with Saturn's Virtue and Syllian Rayle in a venue we haven't played in so long. . ************************************ . Paradox Live on RTE 2XM Radio .
. Paradox are going to be featured on RTE 2XM next Wednesday Oct. 12th between 3 and 4pm (Irish Time) Full band interview and live performance from the King Kong Club @ The Village in Dublin June 2011.show live online @ www.rte.ie/digitalradio/twoxm/ or check out www.facebook.com/#!/event.php for more info. Video Pro-Shot from the show is also coming soon.. sorry for the delay. . ************************************ . Pete Mac recently done an interview for 'Love-It-Loud' and talks about Paradox, playing solo, the new album 'Corporate Pollution' and most importantly music. Check it out - love-it-loud.com/interviews/pete-mac-paradox/ . ************************************ . Paradox also got a flattering review on Loud Stuff - www.loud-stuff.com/paradox.html Cheers guys! . ************************************ . Paradox play their hometown of Cork .
. Paradox will also be playing their first Cork show in a very long time @ Fred Zeppelins in Cork City with Kilkenny band Saturns Virtue, Thursday Oct. 20th @ 9pm. First Paradox show in Cork in a long time. See the facebook event listing - www.facebook.com/#!/event.php . ************************************ . It's official! Paradox have a Wikipedia page thanks to our UK fan Dave. You can see it HERE. Since the article is a new addition it might still be up for review by the Wikipedia people so be sure to stop by and give the article a "Well Written" Rating which you find at the end of the page. . ************************************ . The long awaited new Paradox
album 'Corporate Pollution' is finally here!! The album
is available on physical CD and full download from CD
Baby. The album is also available for full download on
Apple iTunes, Amazon MP3 and will also be available on
Napster, Spotify and mony more online retailers in the
coming weeks and months. See below for full Press
Release, links to iTunes, CD Baby and the official Album
Video Trailor on YouTube :) New tracks from the album can
also be streamed in full from the Paradox MySpace page
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'Corporate Pollution' Album Trailer on YouTube Stream new tracks in full on MySpace
. PARADOX - CORPORATE POLLUTION (2011) - PRESS RELEASE. 'Corporate Pollution' is the third studio albOum to date from Irish based Alternative Rock/Grunge outfit Paradox. From the raw garage grunge sounds of 'Circle of Growth' in 2000 to the more Alternative melodic sounds of 'Sacred' in 2004 'Corporate Pollution' displays the bands most powerful sound to date. 11 songs were recorded and mixed in 9 days @ Data Recording Studios in County Kerry, Ireland, July/August 2010. Just like the previous two Paradox albums brothers Pete and Mike Mac play all instruments. Pete plays all guitars, bass, vocals while Mike plays all drums, piano and vocal harmonies. They also co/produce the album. A few of the songs appeared as acoustic tracks on the Pete Mac solo album 'In Limbo' in 2009 but were re-recorded with drums and a full band sound for this album. On average 6 electric guitars were recorded per track along with triple vocal harmonies, 2 acoustic guitars, lots of bass, piano for certain tracks, a female vocal for one track and two days of drumming. From the opening track 'Corporate Pollution' with it's churning guitar riffs and political sneers to the melodic melancholic melodies of 'Repress Excess' or the distorted confusion that is 'Mind Mud' the albums diverse mix and ever changing pace create an interesting and unique sound. The albums stand out track 'Mr. Bureaucracy' was chosen to be the first single with it's fast pulsing riffs and melodic vocals. 'Mr. Bureaucracy' is aimed towards any corporate or political establishment designed to keep society dumb, confused and poor. While the riffs are fast and grungy the melody and lyrics almost seem sarcastic. The line "Mr. Bureaucracy can you control the air I breathe" opens the track to a sudden burst of energy. The chorus refrains of "Freedom of choice not good for me" ring through to an old school grunge sounding riff that takes the song in a somewhat different direction yet repeats itself as the song ends. While the album potrays a much bigger picture than any previous Paradox endeavour the band still maintain their Alternative Rock sound remeniscent of the early 90's. 1. CORPORATE POLLUTION From the opening track 'Corporate Pollution' with it's churning guitar riffs and political sneers the track seems to somewhat set the tone for the rest of the album. The dark riffs and pounding drums are carried along by a melodic vocal right up until the final screams of Starve the System!! 2. EMPTINESS A harmonic mix of acoustic guitars, female vocals and piano open this song. The acoustic guitar and mellow vocals take the song through to the full lush choruses and bridges until the song reaches it's climax vocal refrain of 'Emptiness'. 3. MIND MUD Pounding drums and drop tuned riffs open the confusion that is 'Mind Mud'. Mostly instrumental this track avoids the standard song format approach, changing it's course of off timing riffs and sudden distorted breaks until it's final break. The track then builds itself on an evergrowing mass of distortion and brief vocal encounters, building up to a sudden scream of despair. The track ends on a stop start motion with a dirty guitar riff and one final drum thud! 4. LIVING DEMISE 'Living Demise' could be part two of track 'Lame and Languid' from the last album 'Sacred'. An acoustic riff breaks the song into a chorus hook that's repeated throughout. 5. MR. BUREAUCRACY 'Mr. Bureaucracy' is aimed towards any corporate or political establishment designed to keep society dumb, confused and poor. While the riffs are fast and grungy the melody and lyrics almost seem sarcastic. The line "Mr. Bureaucracy can you control the air I breathe" opens the track to a sudden burst of energy. The chorus refrains of "Freedom of choice not good for me" ring through to an old school grunge sounding riff that takes the song in a somewhat different direction yet repeats itself as the song ends. 6. BURY THE WORLD 'Bury The World' seems to flow like a ballad with it's tempo and overall hypnotic vibe. Soft subtle vocals glide over the acoustic guitars, bass and drums but are abruptly interupted by sudden dischordent chops that appear throughout the song until they nearly find their purpose and open up into a final rasp of a guitar riff bringing the song to a close. This track has been noted to have similarities to the Silverchair album 'Neon Ballroom'. 7. FOUR WALLS Probobly the darkest most dropped tuned sound that Paradox have ever created 'Four Walls' is a track that's hard to keep track of. Opened by pounding drums and a dark distorted bass line the track bursts into a fast paced muddy riff. Even though there are many verses in this song there is no set chorus. The vocal lines "We're all dumb, We're all numb in our Four Walls" create the first tempo change in the song all the while directly changing tempo once more. A solid riff and yet again many drum tempo changes bring this track to it's knees. 8. REPRESS EXCESS The melodic meloncholic melodies of 'Repress Excess' carry this song all the way through to the end of the song, a gentle acoustic guitar flowing in the background. The last acoustic verse breaks the song into one final slow deep riff for the chorus. 9. SHEDDING SKIN A gently strummed electic guitar stands on it's own, followed by smooth harmonic vocals. The song slowly starts to grow as a light bass line and bass drum create a warm ambience until the song reaches it's chorus lines of "Will I ever change"? The song opens to an array of melodies and harmonies before changing it's ambient vibe to a slight off time state slowly building momentum with the lines "I'm okay, I'm just lonely". The song suddenly explodes with the vocal line "Shed my Skin" being belted out at near breaking point. The track then slows it's pace and fades into a gently picked acoustic guitar. 10. MITIGATE This track could be the closest progressive metal sound that Paradox have created veering towards the direction of bands like Tool. With it's 9 plus minutes in lenght 'Mitigate' is an array of off timing drum beats and harmonic power chords that shift and change throughout the song. 11. SERENITY Closing track on the album a stripped down acoustic guitar plays underneath a sublte dark vocal which drops another semi tone when it reaches the chorus. By the time the second verse hits the song is full of harmonies sounding strangly close to Alice in Chains album 'Jar of Flies'. The lines "When you smile at me you see that I grin" close the second verse. The refrain of the last bridge "Don't you know that suicide is painless" bring the song and the album to a close. |
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'Mr. Bureaucracy' on Radio..
The first single 'Mr.
Bureaucracy' is currently on rotation on many internet
and college radio stations. The track was recently
featured on Buzz Radio in the US and is currently on
their playlist. Listen to the station directly from
iTunes or their website - www.buzzradio1.com/ Other stations playing the track are Earwax FM in Mexico City, AndHow Web Radio, Bounce Radio and more.. All stations can be heard on iTunes Radio (Alternative Rock) |
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