BREEN – You and Me Boy – VCR005 – 12″

Vision Collector Records hit number five in their catalogue with a debut record on the label from fellow Dubliner Breen. After becoming involved in the ever changing Vision Collector parties and setting up the newly formed internet station Dublin Digital Radio (DDR), Breen delivers a 12” spanning four tracks.
On the A side, ‘Birds Of Prey’ breaks us in with haunting atmospherics and dark jungle sounds before falling into an unforgiving banger driven by crisp percussion and deep bass.After briefly coming up for air we are taken straight back to a darkened room. Eyes closed for this one. Next up is A2 title track ‘You & Me Boy’ led by a hypnotic vocal sample over crunchy drums and an unrelenting rhythm. As the intensity increases new percussive elements are slid in, taking us further inside.
On the flip, ‘Grace & Malone’ rides an arpeggio alongside dark brooding synths and shuffling hats, teasing out the energy as the track reaches climax. To close the record out, Breen delivers a ten minute odyssey using emotive synths, squelchy atmospherics and a rolling synth line. A huge intro takes us out to sea and back before plunging into deeper territory with big drums and machine bleeps. In the end we are left with hopeful soundscapes fading us out and seeing us off. Slán Abhaile.

About the photographs: The images are representatives of the
mind of young men in our generation. An inability to express feelings & emotions paired with a lack of sufficient outlets to do so while growing up can leave one feeling as if their world is collapsing around them.
Each image can be interpreted in 2 main ways:
The cover represents our generation’s young man, sitting lonely and confused, looking on helplessly as his world crum- bles, with the reverse image portraying the absence of the young man from this place, his escape through music allowing him the freedom from his troubles.
OR The cover is a young man sitting alone but content, music this time allowing him to be among his problems, helping to find solutions & conclusions. The reverse in this case represents the baron emptiness of his mind without it.

A1 – Birds of Prey 

A2 – You & Me Boy 

B1 – Grace & Malone 

B2 – For what do we hope