SARSPARILLA | Sunday 20th August | 19:00hrs

Sarsparilla was raised in a small synth community in the green mountains of Wicklow. He soon found their small town ways oppressive and formed an escape plan with his then mentor, John Carpenter. These men promptly escaped into the Dublin underground, soon master Carpenter moved to the US, but Sarsparilla stayed in Ireland to forge his own distinctive synthesized soundscapes. Utilizing the techniques master Carpenter had taught him and building upon them, he has crafted his own sound that is nothing short of extraordinary Today you can find him making birds wet with his lush synth melodies and his bulbous drum programming. Never over the top, never too little, but just right, that's the Sarsparilla sound. Get ready.

Sarsparilla's debut album 'Getting it' will be released on Alphabet Set this Autumn.

website: myspace.com/sarsparillamusic