Scary Èire
Scary Éire were pioneers of hiphop in Ireland. They have toured with U2 (as did Marxman), and opened for acts such as Gang Starr, Beastie Boys (who they also toured Europe with), House of Pain and Public Enemy. They had a track Lost for Words on the 1993 album 'Planet Rap' from Tommyboy, and recorded a debut album which included production from Howie B, Tricky, Cutmaster Swift, DJ Mek and Sam Scuttery-Eye, nut were then dropped by Island Records, who kept the rights to the album but didn't release it. In 1995 Scary Éire reappeared on London independent label 11 Records and released Dole Q/That's no good to me on 12". The former song is about their various encounters on dole day and the latter a rugged, frenzied cypher. In March 2007, the group released "The Scary Era" album which had been 16 years in the waiting. This is a collection of songs from the pre-celtic tiger years with tracks like Rev It Up, Hold Tight and the very menacing Twisted, as well as featuring classics such as Dole Q. and Truncheon Song, among a variety of other great tracks. "The Scary Era" sounds as relevant today as it ever did.
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