Kasper Rosa is comprised of J Ryan McCormick, Steven Butler, Dave Shannon and
James 'Tree' Bruce… the same 4 men who in the winter of 2009, locked themselves in an
art college lecture theater for 2 weeks and wrote a 5 track EP. This progressive post-
metal band has influences ranging from Oceansize and Mastodonthrough to Opeth,
Porcupine Tree and Incubus.
The band's experimental take on recording material has gained them credible reputation
in their native city of Belfast, along with the close relationship between every single
member of the KR team. With the help of full-time friend and producer Clark Phillips
(Bat Cave Studios) this family of industry misfits is currently laying the foundations for a
project that is due for release in 2012.
KR have been packing-out gigs and receiving praise from their peers since their
inception, so it was no surprise that local promotion company Strange Victory invited
them to support Seattle favorites Earth (Sub Pop Records). Only a few months free of
the creative womb, the boys added quickly to their growing impact on the circuit with a
tour alongside English rockers Alright The Captain - this particular tour resulted in the
signing of their next release (EP2) to Field Records (LaFaro, Maybeshewill, You Slut!
and Public Relations Exercise) after an impressive performance at the renowned
Chameleon Art's Cafe in Nottingham.
On the media side of things they have been asked to record live sessions with Rory
McConnell's BBC Introducing and Stephen McAuley's Electric Mainline, as well as
performing for various podcasts around the country. The band performed with
65daysofstatic at Mandela Hall in Belfast, and will be launching their first single
CORONAL MASS EJECTION at a showcase event hosted by the band themselves -
the acts involved will include names from Belfast, Dublin and England. Said release will
coincide with the band's first ever video from the talented local director Tristan Crowe,
and will be available on iTunes and Spotify from February 24th.
Throughout the rest of 2010 Kasper Rosa toured their wares extensively along the length
and breadth of the UK, promoting EP2 and spreading the good word, including shows
with A Plastic Rose, Axis of, Maybeshewill andOzric Tentacles.
Kasper Rosa’s latest release - EP2 - is an intricate and epic journey that combines the
best of post-metal, prog and rock, which leaves you with something undeniably addictive
and beautiful. Songs like “Good Luck With David” are over 11-minutes and convey
gorgeous melodic journeys, not far from bands like the legendary Aereogrammeand
Mogwai. Others like “Team Building Exercise” infuses the band’s love of rock and metal
with nods to bands like Deftones and Tool. These boys are flying the flag for Northern
Irish music, and EP2 is one of the finest things you’ll hear this year.
contact e-mail:
info@kasperrosa.com
contact number: 07871674020 / 07821425818
