Photos: Forbidden Fruit Festival 2018 – Sunday, 3rd June

All photos by: Niall O’Kelly & Sarah Ryan

Another great day at Forbidden Fruit 2018 was had, we were on hand to catch some amazing acts on the main stage, featured below are Vince Staples, Four Tet and Bonobo

Photos: Forbidden Fruit Festival 2018 – Saturday, 2nd June

All photos by: Sarah Ryan & Niall O’Kelly

The 2018 Forbidden Fruit Festival kicked off yesterday with a wide variety of
acts across all four of the festivals main stages. 

Featured below are: Hookworms, Loah, Glass Animals, Ibibio Sound Machine, Justice, Mango & Mathman, AE MAK & Day_S.

Video: Low Life Luke - Rising ft. Lurch & Ganiyu TLG

Low Life Luke - 'Rising' ft. Lurch & Ganiyu TLG

Info: Hailing from Clane in Co. Kildare, rapper Low Life Luke released a new music video directed by Shane Doran for his single 'Rising' featuring fellow Irish hip-hop acts Lurch and Ganiyu TLG on Wednesday, and it's already clocking up an impressive amount of views.

I instantly loved this track from Low Life Luke for two reasons, firstly it brought me back to mid 90's U.S. hip-hop sounds both musically and in respect to the video itself, but the comparisons to across the Atlantic end there. The confidence Irish rap and hip-hop acts continue to display in using their own accent is once again on display here as LLL and Co. reject the temptation to adopt an unnatural voice and keep it all native. In terms of sound it reminds me of a slowed-down Young Fathers or Unknown Mortal Orchestra beat, the restrained aggression is energising and the added complimentary combination of Lurch and Ganiyu TLG's vocals allow the mood to see-saw, dipping from calm to assertive in equal measure. A hip-hop fans track with a quality video, made in Ireland.

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