Egg Plant (above, pictured during their Techno Madrigal phase) have released more details regarding their upcoming summer tour and general reunion malarkey.
It appears their appearance at the Big Top in Galway this July is merely a warm up for a more extensive trawl of the Irish countryside, as they have just announced an unprecedented TEN NIGHTS at Slane Castle in Meath, beginning on August 2nd. The last time Egg Plant appeared at Slane was a headlining slot with an expanded line-up in July 1689, which ended in mayhem as they lay siege to the castle itself with bows and arrows, fire and a giant battering ram.
(Egg Plant's expanded line-up, above, pictured backstage at Slane in 1689 before their infamous appearance by the banks of the River Boyne. Included in this incarnation of the group in the far right of the photograph is Little Billy Tucker, aged only 7 at the time, who went on to become the 18th century's most revered Dubstep artist, influencing, among others, Mozart's early Grime and 2-step experiments)
Fields in Monaghan, Roscommon and Kerry are also being investigated for further outdoor shows immediately after their Slane extravaganza, with a show being currently mooted to take place on the grounds of Tallaght Castle to round off the summer.
Also of interest is the news that not only will the group be releasing a brand new single (the previously reported SLAVEN LOVE), but that they have been hard at work over the past few months recording a NEW ALBUM! As yet untitled, it has been mentioned by insiders that the intrepid musicians have incorporated every single style of music ever invented (bar Country & Western) into a triple LP concept album, based on the life of Floki Rafna, a viking explorer who apparently discovered Iceland.
(Chief songwriters Sean and Gethsamen of Egg Plant pictured above in traditional 'getting ready to rock the house' pose. Sean is here displaying his virtuosity on the oft derided Tooth Flutes, while Gethsamen is playing the much lauded 'G# 7th diminshed major 8th' chord, famous for being the only chord in the entire world that can only be played by Gethsamen himself. Apparently Jimi Hendrix foolishly attempted it in the 1970's and ended up choking on his vomit, such was his violent and ultimately fatal reaction to the sheer difficulty of achieving such devilish dexterity)
Anyway, tickets for Egg Plant's Slane shows already went on sale last November, even before the band themselves knew they were due to play there, so chances are they're already sold out. Fear not, for we at Totally Skill have a pair of VIP tickets to give away to the first person to successfully play the G#7th diminished major 8th chord and survive.
