Wanted: Bass Player!
Ideal End are currently looking for a new bass player.
If you or anyone you know is interested why not contact the band at: idealend@yahoo.ie
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August'07: Compilation time!
Having previously played at "Purgatory" club night Ideal End now appear on Alternative Club "Purgatory's" compilation album. "Bruised Elbows" is the track selected for the compilation.
Read more here:Purgatory
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June'07: Best Wishes.
Ideal End would like to wish Kieran all the best upon his decision to leave the band.
Kieran's outstanding musicianship, recording know-how, humour and hard work will be greatly missed.
We would like to wish him all the best in his next endeavour.
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May'07: Par for the Process EP (2007)
Ideal End would like to thank everyone who came to the launch night on Thursday May 17th. The night was a huge sucess.
Special thanks to Monitor and Chloe.
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April '07: NEW MUSIC
Now up on our music page is a brand new track which will feature on or forthcoming EP "Par for the Process."
More to follow!
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March'07 - Back Gigging.
We're back gigging! After the toils of the studio we are gigging once again!
Next up is the Rob Roy in Cobh. This takes place on Sunday April 29th. Admission is FREE. We will be playing with a local band Cellar Door on the night. Check out their bebo page Cellar Door.
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March '07 - Recording Finished!
Good news on the recording front! We have finished recording the forthcoming EP, provisionally titled “Par For The Process".
All told there will be 4 songs on the record and they are sounding damn good, even if we are a little biased!
The four songs are:
1) Par For the Process
2) The Gutter
3) Bruised Elbows
4) Who's To Blame
We are currently mixing and mastering the songs with Kieran Hurley of Cork's Campus Radio 97.4FM and Cyprus Avenue.
If you're lucky we may even put one track up on the site as a preview of the EP.
We are currently booking gigs too so check back for updates in the gig section.
We hope to have the “Par For The Process" launch date some time early May, details will be released as we have them.
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January 2007: Up and Running.
After a longer Christmas break than the politicians take The Ideal End machine is back up and running. It wasn't all mince pies and beer though...
We have completed two songs for the forthcoming EP.
"Who's To Blame?" and "The Dirge" (Working title) are now ready for mixing and mastering.
2 more tracks are almost there also.
We plan on playing a few warm up gigs for the launch shortly so check back regularly for updates!
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Next gig!
Ideal End's next gig will be at Ziggy's (South main street, formerly Sinners, formerly Kennedys....if you need to know what it was called before that you shouldn't still be going to late gigs on friday nights!).
Admission is FREE and things will kick off around 9:30.
Support will be from Cordite, www.corditemusic.com.
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CD Giveaway
Be sure to check out an interview with Ideal End in the UCC Express this week. There is also an accompanying CD giveaway of our Lay It Down E.P. so if you haven't got one already here's your chance to get one for FREE.
Ideal End also take to the stage this Friday October 6th in An Cruiscin Lan with Kilterr. and Dublin band The Murder of Crows. See our Gig Guide for details.
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Free Gig Invite!
Ideal End have been asked to play with fellow cork band Subsonic this Saturday at Cyprus Avenue.
This is a FREE gig and is sure to be a cracking night.
Doors are 8.00.
You can check out the poster here.
Check out Subsonic at:
www.subsonic-live.com/.
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August 2006 - Ideal Space
Ideal End are now on Myspace, check it out at:
www.myspace.com/idealend.
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July 2006: Ideal End in Hotpress.
Ideal End were featured in Hotpress twice this month receiving two fantastic reviews.
The band was featured as part of the recent Jack Daniels showcase in Cyprus Avenue. The bands sound and debut EP was reviewed as follows:
“Still-mourning Kerbdog fans would definitely find solace in Ideal End. Both acts share the heavy, dirty, chugging guitars that drew influence from the grunge era but Gavin's vocals have the melodic clarity normally associated with American college rock bands which makes for some interesting listening."
HOTPRESS.
The gig itself also received a great review:
“Their sound is meaty and refined."
“… they deliver a slick set of hard rock numbers."
“Frontman Gavin O'Shea's emotive and powerful timbre reverberates around the room...note perfect Cornell"
Mark Keane, HOTPRESS.
High praise indeed!
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Gig Invite!
Ideal End are delighted to announce they will be playing the Jack Daniels gig in Cyprus Avenue on June 6th.
There is a free Jack Daniels and coke for the first 100 in, there will also be free copies of our E.P.
Admission is 7 euro or 6 with flyer (these can be got from the band on the night.
There will be a few new additions to the setlist on the night also. Stay tuned for more!
Also on the bill are two other fine Cork bands; The Fallen and Nassau.
What more do you want?
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Ideal End's debut EP available in Plug'd records.
Ideal End's debut EP, Lay it Down, launched last september to widespread critical acclaim is now available in Plug'd records on Washington street.
You can hear all the tracks in our music section but dont let that stop you picking up a copy!
Here is just a taste of some of the feedback the EP has received:
This 4 piece have created a dense and melodic sounding record. The track "Whatever Gets You" is a magnificantly moody hard-riffing mutha with heavy drums that wouldn't sound too out of place on soundgarden's Badmotorfinger album".
Don O'Mahoney, The Evening Echo.
"O'Shea's voice soars to new heights": Drop-d E-zine on the title track "Lay it down"
"Beautiful guitar picking with a more soulful approach": Drop-d E-zine on "Left Behind"
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Back to the studio!
Ideal End are recording the follow up to 2005's Lay it Down E.P.
Check out the "Whats New?" section to read about Ideal End's studio progress. There will be regular updates on progress.
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Boss Volenti + Ideal End
The Boss Volenti – Ideal End combo will eventually take place on April 5th in An Brog. We last played with Boss Volenti in December when Kerbdog were in town and judging from the atmosphere at that gig the Brog is unquestionably the place to be on Wednesday the 5th of April for a first-class night of Rock. CD's from both bands will be available on the night. To find out more about Boss Volenti why not visit their website at
www.bossvolenti.com
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Gig Invite!
Ideal End play Cyprus Avenue on Sunday March the 26th.
Admission is 7 Euro and doors are at 8.30.
Ideal End are part of a fantastic lineup that also includes:
The Dardanelles
www.thedardanelles.net
And Kian Walsh of Exit the Street.
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Gig Invite!
Ideal End play Sinners Bar (South Main Street) on Saturday the 11th of March.
Start time is 10.00.
Admission is FREE!
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Ideal End Interview
Check out the What's New? section for Gavin's interview with The Evening Echo (02/Feb/2006).
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Boss Volenti & Ideal End - CANCELLED
Having recently played with Kerbdog in 'An Cruiscin Lan' Boss Volenti and Ideal End will team up once more on February 1st 2006 in 'An Brog'. This is guaranteed to be a huge night of rock for all. Cd's from both bands will also be available to buy on the night. To find out more about Boss Volenti why not visit their website at
www.bossvolenti.com
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Gig Invite!
Ideal End have been invited to play the next UCC Live music showcase in cyprus avenue on the 11th January. Check out the Gigs section for more information.
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KERBDOG GIG!
Ideal End are delighted to announce that they will be playing support to KERBDOG on the 16th of December in an Cruiscín Lán!
More details available in the What's New and Gig Guide sections.
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Kerbdog Gig
Thanks to everyone who came to see
Ideal End on Friday night.
Special thanks to Kerbdog and Tom Keating.
Kerbdog were outstanding, the place was packed, the sound was great and it was a fantastic night.
We should have some pics from the gig up soon on the site.
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Gig Invite
Ideal End have been invited to play the next Cork Rocks gig. Check out the What's New section and the Gig Guide for more information.
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New Nickname
Check out the bio section for the latest Kieran Lynch alias.
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Drop-D review
Check out the What's New section for a review of the Launch Night and the E.P. from our friends at Drop-D.
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Gig Invite
Check the What's New section and the Gig Guide for info our latest gig!!!
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Ideal End EP Launch Night.
The launch night was a huge success! Thanks to everyone who made it happen! Check out the "whats new" section for more info.
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Thanks All Round
Ideal End would like to thank everyone who made last Fridays launch night a great success. Thanks to An Cruiscin Lan for hosting the event and to The Buds for playing support. Thanks to all those who helped in any way with the organisation and most importantly thanks to everyone who turned up and showed their support for us.
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Welcome!
Welcome to the new website of Ideal End. The site has just been launched so up dates & new features will be continuous for the coming weeks.
In the "Whats New?" section you can get all the latest news about gigs, new music and everything Ideal End!
Check out the "Gig Guide" for all the details of our upcoming and previous gigs.
The "Music" section contains free Ideal End MP3s. One of the tracks from our debut EP is currently available to download. More music will be available over the coming months.
The "Biography" section has a brief run down of the bands sound, its members and its reason for being!
There is also an insight into the "people" who make up Ideal End.
The "Pics" section now contains pictures from our previous gigs.
...and feel free to contact us on idealend@yahoo.ie
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