{"product_id":"michael-oshea-michael-oshea-dome-og","title":"Michael O'Shea ‎– Michael O'Shea  (Dome OG)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLabel: Dome Records (2) ‎– DOM 33.2\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Album\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCountry: UK\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReleased: 1982\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGenre: Electronic\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStyle: Experimental\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThere’s not much to say that’s not already been said about this stand alone 1982 debut from Michael O’Shea on Bruce Gilbert and Graham Lewis’ Dome label - a mythical piece that’s both indispensable and highly coveted for collectors, obscurists and anyone with a penchant for extraordinary music that exists outside of genre confines.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAs the story goes, O’Shea lived a colourful life wandering the streets and by his own accounts existed as ‘a joker, transvestite, inventor, psychonaut, actor, catalyst, community worker, musician, traveller, instrument maker”, he spent time in Europe, before selling all his instruments and moving to Turkey and later to Bangladesh where he worked as an aid worker during the famine crisis.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eOn his return to the UK, totally broke he dragged an old door from a skip, using the middle part, 17 strings, some phasers and a self-invented ‘space hole echo box’ to create his own unique instrument ‘Mo Chara’ – Irish for ‘My Friend’ - a cross between a sitar, a zelochord and a dulcimer that he’d hammer with chopsticks or paintbrushes.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eFast forward a few years, Wire’s Graham Lewis is in a Convent Garden pub, briefly stepping out for a breather and is met by an incredible noise coming from down the street.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHe eventually drags Bruce Gilbert out to confirm the magic he’s hearing and they meet Michael O’Shea sat on the street busking, totally dumbfounded by his music they invite him to their studio to record.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eTime goes by, O’shea’s taste for drugs ’n booze prevent him from capitalising on any of the opportunities offered him, until one day he arrives unannounced at Black Wing Studio wanting to record.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eEntirely improvised, his self-titled debut is a mystical, transcendent flurry of cyclical overtones and hypnotic dervishes that seem to join the dots between the nodes of traditional Indo-European folk music through a distinctively Celtic core - maybe an autobiographical expression of a man who saw and encountered a lot in his life and find his true calling.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eA rare and genuinely authentic artist expression - JAW DROPPING.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e(NM\/VG+ - OG on Dome - rare).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA1 No Journeys End \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA2 Kerry \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eB1 Guitar No.1 \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eB2 Voices \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eB3 Anfa Dásachtach \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8TEshpkEX5Q\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"All Night Flight Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56831071650174,"sku":"DOM 33.2","price":160.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/7755\/6791\/files\/IMG_20952_4294a554-4552-4bd6-a749-e4b1ded9fc2e.jpg?v=1768838058","url":"https:\/\/allnightflightrecords.com\/products\/michael-oshea-michael-oshea-dome-og","provider":"All Night Flight Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}