Music from the Heart - Tanoki - File New

Tanoki - File New

Published: 30 March 2022 | Email | Hits: 119

TANOKI (pseudonym of Paul Mahon) is a musician/producer from Kilkenny, Ireland. Primarily working as a Visual Artist/Filmmaker Paul has had a rich history of collaboration and video edit work for acts like, Lisa Hannigan, Linkin Park, Loah, Elaine Mai, Jerry Fish, 1000 Beasts, Walking on Cars, Bantum, plus much much more... With musical inspiration so close and stretching far and wide, Tanoki's sound weave the line between electro, trip-hop and funk with cinematic and jazz elements.File New is his debut album.

It’s about experimenting. It’s about having fun; it’s about play,” says Tanoki, AKA Paul Mahon, of his debut album. The album navigates the current state of humanity and technology, and the strange mix of blessings and curses it bestows upon us – all through a daring gauntlet run, beginning with lush and inviting collaborations with Libyan-Irish songwriter Farah Elle, before moving into increasingly experimental territory, with contributions from Colm O’Caoimh on violin, guitar, and keys, and rap from Tay Edwards. The result is constantly engaging, Or as has been said before of Tanoki, “Colour, chaos, and charisma bleed from the headphones while listening to this” (DeMars Magazine).

Tanoki’s debut LP tells a three-act story, each with three songs. The first act introduces the question at the heart of the project, concerning what is real and what is fantasy. The second begins to explore this with urgency, and then chaos, with intense performances from Tay Edwards and Farah Elle. The final act invites self-reflection, with stunning violin and piano improvisation from Colm O’Caoimh, and a technological climax on fiery closing gem, ‘Hotline’.