Lir (Band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = LiR


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Origin = Dublin, Ireland
Genre = Rock, Alternative
Years_active = Early 90s to present
Label = Velo, W.A.R.?, 1969
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URL = [http://www.1969records.com/shop/lir_live.htm 1969 Records]
Current_members = Ronan Byrne
David McGuinness
Colm Quearney
Robert Malone
John Boyle
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LiR is an Irish rock band. The band formed in the early 1990s in Dublin, releasing a rare EP All Machine Hum in A, in 1992. In 1993, they released their first LP, Magico Magico! under the label Velo Records, in the UK. In 1994, they re-released Magico Magico! to the US, under the independent record label [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Are_Records%3F What Are Records? (W.A.R.?)] . The new version of the album saw a revision to the track listing. LiR would release their second album, Nest, exclusively with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Are_Records%3F W.A.R.?] , the following year, in 1995. The Lir song "Temple Child" appeared on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Are_Records%3F What Are Records?] Ammunition compilation album, a music sampler of various independent artists. During the mid 90s, they released several EPs and an album through Velo Records that received UK releases only. In 1997 they appeared on the soundtrack for the movie I Went Down, with the song "There Are More Things."

The band went on hiatus from 1997 to late 2000s, reuniting to play only a few shows a year in Dublin. In 2006, the record label behind their US presence, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Are_Records%3F What Are Records?] released an album of tracks from Lir's early recording days, called [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000QQTIA6/ref=dm_ap_alb2|06/93 Acoustic Sessions] . The acoustic album was made available in mp3 digital format, via online download only. Their latest release [http://www.1969records.com/shop/lir_live.htm Lir Live] came out on October 4th, 2008, under the independent record label 1969 Records. This album would be their first LP release in 13 years, since 1995's Nest.

Discography:
All Machines Hum in A - 1992
Magico Magico! (Velo Records - UK only) - 1993
[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000QQUW4C/ref=s9sims_c2_00_at1-rfc_g1-frt_g1-3215_p-3102_g3-3293_g1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0VT49317K4CW77PVPJ0X&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=436517201&pf_rd_i=507846 Magico Magico!] (What Are Records? - US release) - 1994
[http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-music&field-keywords=lir+nest Nest] (What Are Records? - US release) - 1995
This Appeared - EP (Velo Records - UK only) - 1995
7000 Apes 600 - EP (Velo Records - UK only) - 1997
I Went Down: Music from the original motion picture soundtrack (Prophecy Ent.) - 1997
[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000QQTIA6/ref=dm_ap_alb2|06/93 Acoustic Sessions] (What Are Records? - US Release) - 2006
[http://www.1969records.com/shop/lir_live.htm Lir Live] (1969 Records - UK only) - 2008