Both of these musicians were the singers and main songwriters in two separate Irish 80’s post punk / indie / rock bands. David Long was part of Into Paradise , who released two albums and a few EP’s on the legendary British independent label Setanta Records and the major label, Ensign. Shane O’Neill was part of Blue In Heaven , who released two albums on Island Records.
They both come from the same part of Dublin and have known each other since they were about 6 or 7, when they knocked over Shane’s TV set, rolling underneath it, fighting over which channel to watch. Their first band was a three piece group called “amuse” (small a), David on bass and vocals, Shane on guitar, and Dave Clarke (now Hothouse Flowers) on drums. They played some gigs around Dublin, including one gig where David put down his bass and walked out the main door and got the bus home. After playing on for five minutes, the other two realised he was probably not coming back. For some reason, after taking up a fan’s offer to come stay with her in Oxford for a few months, the band split up. They both did their separate thing, and later around 1996 they recorded an album as Supernaut. This is their return to working together.
This album was recorded long-distance, by email. It has a song about the death of an American airman in Afghanistan, one about Hermann Hesse’s book The Painter, another about a refugee who prefers to walk the roads alone, some existential musings on life, and a couple of instrumentals.
SOURCE: Official Bio
LINKS:
https://davidlong4.bandcamp.com
https://twitter.com/shack9
