Hybrasil

Hybrasil is an indie/electronica band from the small seaside town of Wicklow, Ireland. The group built a homemade studio and spent six months working on demos that they passed out to their friends. In 2005 the band was selected for the IMRO Showcase, Bud Rising Festival and Hard Working Class Heroes Festival. A number of high profile gigs also ,followed supporting such acts as Republic Of Loose, Idlewild and The Chalets, whilst they also opened for legendary Liverpool act The La's, for their first gig in over a decade.

Hybrasil’s debut EP/single We Got Music, was released nationally in September 2005 and debuted at #43 in the Irish charts despite receiving only a limited release. The single attracted the band prominent admirers in Ireland such as 2FM’s Dan Hegarty and Larry Gogan as well as a host of regional radio stations such as Beat 102 103, Limerick Live and Red FM. Today FM’s Tom Dunne also chose the EP as his ‘Single of the Week’ for his show Pet Sounds. The single also received a limited release in Great Britain, Germany and Japan in February 2006, and the band went on a national tour of the UK with The Frank And Walters and Les Carter’s latest musical project: IDOU. We Got Music debuted at #29 on the college airplay charts and was supported by a host of deejays that included such names as Clint Boon, Laurence Guest and Linda Serck.

Hybrasil released their follow-up EP, When I’m Yawning, in August, with an accompanying video that continues to receive airplay on Irish television. They also embarked on their most extensive tour of Ireland to date, in addition to adding a handful of dates in the UK over the course of the following months. The band made its live television debut on the RTÉ’s Tubridy Tonight Show in September.

The band returned to the studio in the early 2007 to put the finishing touches on their debut album but took a break from recording when they were handpicked by Mike Scott to open for The Waterboys on their Irish tour. Their next single, God Bless The Devil, was released on June 22 and A-listed on over a dozen stations in Ireland with 2FM’s, Dan Hegarty describing it as ‘my favourite single at the moment’ and the single was the most popular release on Dublin's Phantom FM. Their critically-acclaimed debut album, The Monkey Pole, was released nationally in September and the band spent the rest of the year touring the country.

In January 2008, Nipper Kinsella parted company under amicable circumstances and the rest of the band made the decision to continue as a four-piece. They are scheduled to appear at several festivals during the summer and are spending the rest of the time working on the follow-up to The Monkey Pole. They describe the musical direction the band has taken as "21st Century Cyborg Rock n' Roll".

Discography

Studio albums

• The Monkey Pole (2007)

Singles

• "God Bless The Devil" (2007)
• "When I'm Yawning" EP (2006)
• "We Got Music" EP (2005)

Band Members

• Spud Murphy (lead guitar, samplers, synths, percussion and vocals)
• Keith Byrne (bass, guitar, percussion and backing vocals)
• Neil Horner (drums)
• Joe Kavanagh (synths, percussion and backing vocals)

External links

• Official website
• Official MySpace page
• Review of The Monkey Pole