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INTERFERENCE [Deluxe Edition]

by interference

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1.
Cain & Abel 03:46
Cain & Abel [o'farrell/murphy] Naked men in the deserts are feeding the peasents And watch out for Cain he comes down like the rain. Abel’s not able to eat from the table Because his throat got cut when Cain was using the razor Cain is now a barber heavy into fashion And that neolithic style is really all the rage, Watch out for the Bible cried the man inside the tower But his mind was choked when the Devil swung the rope Why can't you see, It's not what I ever wanted? Just you and me, And what we believe The feeling was growing like the flowers only faster When the flies took a trip on a ship to Majorca By the time they came back the politicians had the answer So the problem unsolved soon led to disaster. Somebody blamed someone said we were responsible I couldn't take it said, "I broke the handle, They came down really fast and said, "Hey! it's all over" But I was only joking and the handles still broken Why can't you see, It's not what I ever wanted? Just you and me, And what we believe And what we believe Naked men in the deserts are feeding the peasants And watch out for Cain he comes down like the rain. Abel’s not able to eat from the table Because his throat got cut when Cain was using the razor Cain is now a barber heavy into fashion And that neolithic style is really all the rage, Watch out for the Bible cried the man inside the tower But his mind was choked when the Devil swung the rope Oh yeah Oh yeah
2.
Gold 03:43
Gold [o'farrell] And I love her so. I wouldn’t trade her for gold. Walking on moonbeams I was born with a silver spoon. Hell I’m gonna be me. Gonna be free. Walking on moonbeams And staring out to sea. And if a door be closed Then a row of homes start building And tear your curtains down For sunlight is like gold. Hell you better be you Do what you can do. Walking on moonbeams And staring out to sea. Cause if your skin was soil How long do you think before they’d start digging. And if your life was gold How long do you think you’d stay living. And I love her so. I wouldn’t trade her for gold.
3.
Vaj Vaj 05:06
Vaj Vaj [o'farrell/macclancy] If Vaj Vaj left today. I wonder if I’d last. The bodies slow decay. But you cannot stop the time nor the rain So blue because I love you. Horses stumbling. I saw the carriage stall. Where a face was turning To hear the words that fall like the rain So blue because I love you. Drag drag go the waves. Claw down a poisioned shore. The footsteps in the sand Are gone for evermore just like the rain So blue because I love you. Mysteries are silent, Here in the air or stone. They stare at me like precious idols From the temple of bone Through to the rain So blue because I love you.
4.
Breaking Out 05:37
Breaking Out [o'farrell/macclancy] Together as we lie. The windows kiss a black night sky. You ask me who am I. And I make a sad reply. Then you told me of your friend who found his brother headless With a shotgun still smoking in his arms. His mother never thought he’d come to any harm. So slowly as I die You can look into my eyes And see the cold March sky Breaking out, Breaking out I’m reaching out, and kicking down. Cars roll by with their windows closed The city stands and watches them pass Like a whore waiting for them to stop and ask How much for a fuck without the mask? So slowly as I die You can look into my eyes And see the cold March sky Breaking out….etc Breaking out, Breaking out I’m reaching out, and kicking down There’s a corridor with paintings Where every face is framed I have taken you to walk there You know communion’s found in shame Together as we lie. The windows kiss a black night sky. You ask me who am I. And I make a sad reply. Breaking out, Breaking out I’m reaching out, and kicking down
5.
Wild Cat Strutting Thing [o'farrell] Wild cat strutting thing Pride of lions feeding thing A history of hearts loving thing Wild cat strutting thing Burn baby burn Turn baby turn So I sat down and ordered a jelly roll I said my life is black as the coffee to the cup it flows But if I go down for a while I soon start too smile I resurface with the turning of the tide ‘Cause baby I’m a wild cat strutting thing Pride of lions feeding thing History of hearts loving thing whoohoo Wild cat strutting Burn baby burn Turn baby turn So I’m set here pondering on my fate I’ll test the temper and I’ll tackle any test I’m going to head to port I’m going to set my sails I’m going to catch the wind Split the waves and head to another shore ‘Cause baby I’m a wild cat strutting thing Pride of lions feeding thing History of hearts loving thing whoohoo Wild cat strutting ‘Cause baby I’m a wild cat strutting thing Pride of lions feeding thing History of hearts loving thing whoohoo Wild cat strutting Burn baby burn Turn baby turn
6.
Chow Mein 05:07
Chow Mein [o'farrell/O'leary] I love jewels, I love the sun A green field, a fresh salad Fish hauled out of the sea, and things free Things paid for by barter or by spending money I'm learning to move around with the four seasons I'm learning that sometimes poisons lead to dreaming Learning 'bout the pleasure and pains of love Learning 'bout the ups and downs of death I like chow mein, 'cause I love chicken I love little birds in my dinners And my TV, and my stereo Sends me to the stars, where I'm soaring I love a woman now She is big enough for me I know I love her now At least, I believe..... I am an average man, with ordinary skills Working so hard to make a living I try to feed the wolf and to save the sheep But at the end of today ; must make ends meat..... I am vying with the priests of destruction Printing Gods and laying laws Making moneys' good if I could see The distant horizon passes through me
7.
Let It All Past [o'farrell] Hey baby, be good to Buddha Hey baby, what's your goal Hey baby, where you going Nobody knows And my bush, Is your bush And this valley belongs to no-one And if we’re happy, happy or sad It don't matter All things must pass Hey Charlie, stop your name calling Hey Charlie, don't throw stones Hey Charlie, Where ye going Nobody knows I could have been I could have done that I was involved in a passing moment I should have seen And Reacted I was involved in a passing moment And my bush Is your bush And this valley belongs to no-one And if we are happy, happy or sad It don't matter All things must pass And my bush Is your bush And this valley belongs to no-one And if we are happy, happy or sad It don't matter All things must pass And my bush Is your bush And this valley belongs to no-one And if we are happy, happy or sad It don't matter All things must pass
8.
Rosemarie 06:40
Rosemarie [o'farrell/macclancy] When I met the Devil The look in his eye, it said That he would never seek payment Until the day I was dead..... He'd give me pearls and little girls A fast car to drive around A credit card to buy the stars The freedom of the town I saw an old man Wearing a ring Calling loudly to someone Who could not be seen His words were so desperate I heard them so clear I wanted to help him But could not get near..... I saw the moon, silver and full Stars in the nights greying hair Saw blackbirds fly, like ash on the sky Smelled smoke but saw no fire Then I saw a woman Step from the shadow She whispered in his ear And then turned to go But first she reached out To hold his thin hand She kissed his bent fingers And stole the golden band..... I watched her run into the sun It rose blazing from the land Her eyes met mine, I saw them shine Like polished jewels in the sand My Rosemarie woke me From this terrifying dream Like the sun's rays through a storm Her words they did stream I knew that I had returned From a place without hope I felt like a hanged man Who had broken the rope..... I spoke the words that I had heard Said so sad in my dream When the old man asked the woman Who had sowed what he must reap She asked me what this meant And I grew angry Can I give explanations For what phantoms say I heard the cock crow And a knock on the door My sweet love she left me Without asking more..... So I turned on my TV To fill the silence Saw armies were growing to to banish violence..... Churchmen preaching Jesus' teaching For pledges of dollars and cents The hungry falling and bankers stalling 'Cause their economics makes sense He'd give me pearls and little girls A fast car to drive around A credit card to buy the stars The freedom of the town The Devil deals dishonestly You can't believe a word you hear Long before he claims your soul He likes to keep you near
9.
Wild Bill's Circus Scene [o'farrell/macclancy] It is a shame the way you chose to go Like a genuine hero who joined a travelling show A broken Indian in Wild Bills Circus scene Alone at night in your bed with the wind Do you think of what was and what might have been It was in July when you closed the door A decision you took on the killing floor And now your head is swelling with more and more Things that make truth seem obscure I loved you once when your excuses were pure Remember the unravelling rambling road The burning horizon a city that glowed The fields that rolled like waves to the wall Where we sat listening to the sound of a call And the silence But that was all so very long ago The seasons turned those green fields to gold Like the money that buys you peace Jewels on your fingers and snakes at your feet The price of the doorman where all your prophets meet Won't you take me to dance In the streets of my last chance Please Take me to dance today
10.
Vinegar Girl 03:30
Vinegar Girl [o'farrell/hansard] Vinegar girl with your vinegar smile Ain’t seen your blue eyes In this bar for a while We sure had something, didn’t we babe? Now I’m scattered in the plans that we made Vinegar girl you’re fickle Vinegar girl it’s all so simple Vinegar girl you’re fickle Vinegar girl I was the winter, you were the sun I was living in apathy, living so happily You were giving it to everyone I was the winter, you were the sun I was the winter, you were the sun Vinegar girl, it’s all too much You were the needle, I was the crutch It’s a curse when we love like this How sweet the idea, how bitter the kiss How sweet the idea, how bitter the kiss All will subside And we will remember That love is like wine And wine turns to vinegar, girl………… All will subside………..
11.
Psycho Jill 02:19
Psycho Jill [o'farrell/macclancy] Let me tell you a wild tale About a man named Jill He lived down by the railroad tracks He camped on Stranger’s Hill The first cut is the deepest The first time is the test It’s a sickening addiction Zombie love is best So there’s the tale Now we’ve come to the end Let us say goodbye for now… Can we still be friends?
12.
Too Many Paths [o'farrell/macclancy] You were on your knees You lost your balance Poor ballerinas’ Forgot the secret of dance I remember when You were always high You said the sun was too cold When you touched the sky You wer innocent Rich with winged heels Up among the clouds Heavens’ chosen child Who taught you how to read the nods and winks Who’d help you swim or even let you sink While one hand holds – the other letting go Too many paths are crossing in the snow It’s so hard to see Who’s really free The caged bird sings So beautifully Scent of summer breezes Perfuming the trees Tripping on the farm Who could come to any harm Down in the waves Swim to the caves Hear the sirens cry As you drift away
13.
Prayer Before A Voyage [o'farrell/macclancy] Be my weather. Blow through me like the wind. Wind in invisible shapes about my ribs. Rain on me. Be my winter. For what do I wish? Not for stone or for wood, Nor of water or o flesh. But to meet you in a space that lies. Between a joke and a smile, And beachcomb the empty mile. Be my weather. Blow through me like the wind. Wind in invisible shapes about my ribs. Rain on me. Be my winter. La La La.
14.
Life And Death [o'farrell/murphy/roche/macclancy/harte] Working all day Under the sun Nothing is ended Where nothing’s begun Walking the beach Where waters reach To come out under From under the deep Digging for answers Digging my grave To walk with the heroes And sleep with the saved Life and death Life and death Look at you looking in the mirror Seems to me you’re catching flies Wind blowing cold Shaking the trees Leaving the branches Taking the leaves Yahweh he gives He takes away Each man breathes To fade away I don’t need prophets To know where I’m going If the world is a hotel It’s to home I’m going I’ve read the Bible I search your face The riddle is simple There’s not much to say Life and death Life and death Look at you looking in the mirror Seems to me you’re catching flies
15.
Looking For Someone [o'farrell/macclancy/levis] I was looking for someone Thought it might be you. I was hoping for hope my love. Thought you’d pull me on through. These roads keep on changing, jokers twisting signs in every mile. I seriously can’t remember, the last time I smiled. You are the one, my only one. Bringing ease to my sorrow. Well I was looking for someone Thought it might be you. I was hoping for hope my love. Thought you’d pull me on through. I was frightened they would see this man cry inside a rainy town. I was looking at the sunlight when the night came tumbling down. I wondered through the darkening streets until I found you here. There was brightness in your face as you dried all of my tears. Well I was looking for someone Thought it might be you. I was hoping for hope my love. Thought you’d pull me on through. Darling take my two hands and we will run through cracking dawn. You know I still can’t remember where or what we’re running from. All I know is your the only steady thing in a rock and rolling world. Please please stay beside me. Well I was looking for someone Thought it might be you. I was hoping for hope my love. Thought you’d pull me on through.
16.
Midnight Blues [o'farrell] I was feeling kind of low I had the racing midnight blues. When I caught a star in the sky Setting my heart a-glow. City don't, city don't, city don't beat me, City don't, city don't, city don't beat me,down. City don't, city don't, city don't poison me. City don't, city don't, city don't put me in concrete. So when the blue notes started to rise I felt a blood rush right through my veins. OH, John Lee Hooker come out through my sounds, Lifting up all of my woes. Sitting here, sitting here, got no drink to get drunk, Sitting here, sitting here, got no drugs to get high. Sitting here, sitting here, with no love in my arms Sitting here, sitting here, take me away.
17.
88 Today 02:09
88 Today [jackson/harte]

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The eponymous debut album from interference. Recorded over a five year period in interferences' own studio 'Winstanley' in John Dillon Street, Dublin between 1990 and 1995. The album features many special guest musicians which reads like a who's who of the Irish music scene of the time.
The album has been released three times with alternate track listing, here for the first time with all tracks from these sessions including the never released before epic 'Midnight Blues' .

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released January 1, 2022

All tracks by Fergus O'Farrell & Malcolm MacClancy unless otherwise indicated.

FERGUS O'FARRELL vox, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, harmonica, noiz, percussion, whistling, bongos, keyboards, hammond
COLM McCAUGHEY violin, fiddle, electric mandolin, vox
KEVIN MURPHY bass guitar, cello, vox
JAMES O'LEARY electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 'love' triangle, percussion, 12 string acoustic guitar, slide electric guitar, slide electric mandolin
MAURICE CULLIGAN piano, keyboard, starlight, noiz, percussion, vox
CIAN ROCHE electric guitar, bass guitar
JUSTIN HEALY drums

ADELE O'DWYER cello
DONAL LUNNY bodhran, bouzouki
RONAN GLEESON acoustic guitar, tambourine
LIAM Ó'MAONLAÍ piano, vox
JAMES BLENNER HASSETT upright double bass, bass guitar
PAUL MOORE bass guitar, upright double bass
JERRY FEHILLY drums, percussion
FRED PARCELLS trombone, insect noiz
DAVE McCUNE percussion, chicken noiz
ROBBIE CASSERLY drums
MARIA McKEE vox
MARIA DOYLE KENNEDY vox
KATELL KEINEG vox
HONOR HEFFERNAN vox
GLEN HANSARD acoustic guitar, vox
CONOR BRADY electric guitar
GAVIN HARTE s-1000, string sampling
ANDREW PHILPOTT drum programming, sampling
PAUL 'BINZER' BRENNAN drums
RAY HARMON guitar
RAY McCANN drums
NELLIE JACKSON vox (88-today)

Album Production by DanDan Fitzgerald & Fergus O’Farrell
Recorded and Mixed Winstanley Studio, Dublin And Windmill Lane 2, Dublin, Ireland by DanDan Fitzgerald and Gavin Harte except where indicated. Audio Engineering and CTI by SoundSound Studio, Cork, Ireland. Mastered by Mary Kettle, Trend Studio, Dublin, Ireland

Sleeve Design Jonathan Parsons & Marc McDonald
Artwork Jonathan Parsons / Mute Grab
Photography Marc McDonald / Cian Roche / Edain O'Donnell / David Cleary

Released 1995 Whelans Records / Wan Xiang Records
Re-Released 1995 / 2003 Interference / SoundSound / Wan Xiang Records
Re-Released 2022 (Deluxe Edition) Wan Xiang Records

©copyright 1995 Fergus O'Farrell / Wan Xiang Music publishing
All rights reserved. All tracks ℗published by Warner Chappell Music
©copyright 2022 Wan Xiang Music . WXCD005

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INTERFERENCE Cork, Ireland

Interference are the legendary Irish band based around singer-songwriter Fergus O'Farrell. Their sound has influenced a generation of Irish musicians. this group have an almost mythical status amongst their peers.
The award winning film documentary 'Breaking Out' , based on the life of O'Farrell was released in November 2021.
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