Tau Release Presents Dream Awake Live at Roadburn Redux
There were a few that were up there, but I think this is the set I’ve gone back to most since Roadburn Redux last year, and when I think about the potentiality of not being at Roadburn 2022, Tau and the Drones of Praise are among the acts I’m saddest to miss. Putting out a live-2LP version of their ‘Dream Awake’ set that aired last April in place of a physical festival makes a lot of sense to me. The performance was great, the songs incredible, and the vitality with which they were presented gives them a character of its own. By the time it aired, I’d already said that their prior stream from Dublin in Dec. 2020 (posted here) should be a live record. Some of those songs, as it turns out, will appear here as bonus tracks.
My only question here is whether I need to also buy the limited yellow vinyl edition as well as the CD and DL. I have not yet decided. We’ll see. Vinyl’s due in June, CD/DL now, so patience might be a factor.
From the PR wire:
First release of the Roadburn Redux 2021 festival that was held 100% online to much applause
TAU will be back at Roadburn 2022 to play in front of an actual live audience
This album and cd include the whole set played at Roadburn Redux and 3 bonus tracks from a session they played in Dublin in December 2020.
Could this be one of the first ever live stream LPs?
Get it here:
For US: https://roadburnrecordsusa.bigcartel.com/
For digital + cd/2LP: Bandcamp: https://tauofficial.bandcamp.com/
Store: https://www.burningworldrecords.com/products/tau-presents-dream-awake-live-at-roadburn-redux-cd-2lp-pre-order (comes with direct download)
Tau is the group formed by Seán Mulrooney who started his voyage into psychedelia music as a member of Dead Skeletons in 2012/2013. Tau who have released 2 LPs and 3 Eps to date have now evolved into Tau & the Drones of Praise.
Their music has been called Shamanic Rock, Ancestral Goth and neo Folk to name a few. The most recent explorations into Mulrooney’s ancient Irish spirituality and folk music traditions has made the sound something singular and unique.
Tau & the Drones of Praise was already slated to appear at the cancelled Roadburn Festival 2020, participated in Roadburn Redux back in April, helping to tide us over in yet another year with no physical edition of the festival. Their hypnotic neo-folk performance featured an appearance from Clannad’s Pól Brennan, and dived headfirst into their back catalogue of delights. No-one could accuse them of phoning it in. As Mulrooney says, “As was with the lockdown situation last year, we hadn’t been in the studio together for months. We were adulated to perform again and get creative. Even without an audience, we built our own world. There is something vital about the whole concert. I’m very proud to release this journey through past, present and future material, Dream Awake”.
Roadburn comments: “We’re thrilled to announce that this acid-tinged psych troupe will be packing up and heading to Tilburg in April, led by Dubliner Sean Mulrooney. Bringing along a suitcase full of extrasensory delights and magic potions, no doubt, Tau & the Drones of Praise will be setting up shop and handing out feel good vibes like nobody’s business. Expect to leave this earthly plane and head out on a meditative voyage of sonic discovery – Sean will be our guide through shamanic experimentalism, folk-led flourishes and far out lysergic luminance.
Having already wowed the crowds at highly regarded festivals throughout Europe, such as Transmusicales, Fusion Festival and Le Guess Who? we’re beyond excited to be one of the first stops on their return to the live stage. Expectations are high!”
Tracklisting:
1. Kauyumari 05:09
2. Already Written 04:58
3. Huey Tonanzin & Mother 10:32
4. Tonatiuh 05:58
5. Bridge Of Khaju 04:34
6. Erasitexnis: Four Horsemen Medley 09:43
7. Éist Le Ceol An Chre 07:39
8. Seanóirí Naofa 04:19
9. Mbás 06:27
10. Esprial 07:23
11. Craw (Live In Dublin) 05:18
12. Mongolia 04:24
13. Speak Your Truth 04:36
Tau and the Drones of Praise:
Seán Mulrooney Guitar/Vocals
Bob Glynn Percussion/Vocals
Ruairi Mac Neill Aodha Guitar/Synth
Iain Faulkner Bass/Vocals
Ken Mooney Drums
Pól Brennan – Whistles/Vocals
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https://tauofficial.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/burningworldrecords/
https://roadburn.bandcamp.com/
https://roadburnrecordsusa.bigcartel.com/
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