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Imprint Label. Ambient | Neoclassical
Dublin, Ireland Úna Keane is a composer, producer & performer from Dublin. She blends piano, electronics, movement & film.

Since the release of piano solo LP ‘As I Wake, Still I Dream’ in 2017, she’s been steadily building a following on the ambient, neoclassical scene. Her use of cyclical patterns and looped motifs produces music that mines deep whilst conjuring cinematic landscape; recurring themes in her work link music, nature & science. Lauren Murphy, reviewing sophomore LP ‘In the Deep’ (2019) for The Irish Time

s drew comparisons to the work of Ólafur Arnalds and Max Richter, citing her use of looped tracks and field recordings, while RTE 2FM's Dan Hegarty heralded it as a "stunning piece of work that will have you floating from tears to joy". Of her work over the past few years, Tony Clayton-Lea has named her "probably one of the best exponents of instrumental music that comes from a quiet, calm place”. The Dubliner released critically-acclaimed Live Album 'Collaborations’ at the end of 2020 (“one of the few artists in the world to release a live album recorded in 2020” – Nialler 9). Recorded live at The Pepper Canister Church a week before the first lockdown, it features Stephen Shannon, Liam Ó'Maonlaí, Lōwli, Gareth Quinn Redmond & Ronán Conroy. Named Irish Album of the Year by Broadsheet.ie ("unforgettable...improvisation of the highest calibre"), it garnered a glowing 8.5/10 review from Hot Press Magazine and 4 stars from The Irish Times. The concert was recorded, mixed and mastered by Adam KJ, and Úna & Adam co-produced. Following the warm reception to the record, a limited edition vinyl pressing of the album was released on her UKM imprint label in 2021. Her work has received regular airplay on RTE Radio 1, RTE 2FM, RTE Raidió na Gaeltachta, Newstalk, RTE Lyric FM, BBC Across the Line and on Martin Bridgeman's KCLR FM show Ceol Anocht. In addition to composing & releasing her own music, she’s also been building a portfolio of film scoring commissions: “La Petite Mort” (2019) written & directed by Michael Smiley (Kill List, The Lobster) was short-listed at Galway Film Fleadh and Film Festa Roma. In 2020 she was invited to score the music for Dance Film ‘Silvaticus’ – a 3-way collaboration between Contemporary Dancer / Choreographer Jana Castillo (AUS) & Film-maker Sinéad McDevitt (IRE). The film was subsequently premiered by Hot Press on 21.01.21. In 2021 Úna was commissioned by the Gallery of Photography to take part in a collaborative NFT project called 'Galleries With[out] Walls', in association with RCC Letterkenny & the Museum of CryptoArt NYC (MoCA). She’s currently working on a new Arts Council-funded project called TIDAL, which explores the passage / flow of tidal energy generated in a lunar cycle: through music, electronics, light installation, spoken word and field recordings. "Beautiful music to get lost in" – The Sunday Times "Testament to the wonderful mysteries of sound" – John Kelly

“A live release is a rarity in 2020 but the hush and rapture that Keane evokes is something to treasure in more ways than one” – The Irish Times

“Keane's magical creations knit together layer after layer of sonic soaring and swelling for an immersive live experience” – Hot Press

"Go and experience the genius that is Úna Keane. She'll take you away and hopefully you'll make it back" - Michael Smiley

“..sparse electronics and the nature theme pervading most of the album elegantly evoke at times the music of the late Mayo pianist Conor Walsh”– Spellbinding Music

08/11/2024

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28/10/2024

I’ve been learning a lot about trees lately, and from them 🌳🍂✨

$Refracted light + leaves 🍁✨$

08/10/2024

Refracted light + leaves 🍁✨

04/10/2024

A poem I wrote 10 years ago has just taken on a whole new meaning for me. The beauty of Dandelions. I love when this happens 💡🔬✨

27/09/2024

Blank canvas, new music 🍂✨

15/09/2024

Spotted at a friend’s gaff yesterday.
In good company ✨

15/09/2024

Spotted at a friend’s Faff yesterday.
In good company ✨

03/09/2024

Excited to be starting lessons with a gorgeous gang of beginners this week. My teaching schedule is now full for this Semester, but get in touch if you’d like to be added to the wait list 🎹✨

03/09/2024

Excited to be starting lessons with a gorgeous gang of beginners this week. My teaching schedule is now full for this Semester, but get in touch if you’d like to be added to the wait list 🎹✨

08/08/2024

An inspiring day out in our home city of Dublin yesterday, taking in visits to Trinity College, The Library Project, The Museum of Literature & a special screening of the extraordinary “Mrs Robinson” at the IFI. It included a Q&A with Director Aoife Kelleher & the lady herself Mary Robinson. So moving, so inspiring, on so many levels 🌎💡.

Side-note: I had the chance to meet Mary Robinson back in 1994, along with a bunch of fellow-Erasmus students at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. She made such an impression on me, so it was special to have Willow with me for last night’s screening ✨

💪🏼

27/07/2024

Cette semaine 🎧✨

03/02/2023

The unique project was born out of the worldwide Covid-19 shutdown, when travel and in-person work were restrained and discouraged and artists were searching for innovative ways to connect and create together.

30/11/2022

Been a while since I posted a new video on the Tube, so here goes: From TIDAL @ Royal Hospital Kilmainham for Earth Rising Festival last month ✨

From Tidal, Live @ Earth Rising Festival, Royal Hospital Kilmainham Dublin, 22.10.22. TIDAL is a 20 minute audio visual performance piece by Irish neoclassic...

29/09/2022

Thanks for having me Raggedcast Radio 📡🖤

.keane is the latest to take on our Guestlist series and chat about the songs that shaped Una and her music. Link in bio.

16/09/2022

Some news: I’m playing an audio visual show in the historic Octagonal Room at City Assembly House on Saturday 15.10.22 ✨

Tickets go on sale this Monday x

This show is being supported through .culture.gaeltacht 🙏🏽

30/03/2022

At Camden Recording Studios Dublin today for a 📽 session hosted by IMRO & Department of Education for something cool & inspiring 🔐

21/02/2022

All you patient patient Funders and Bandcamp pre-orderers: Collaborations: Vinyl CD Edition is on the way 😌🙌🏽. Putting together special limited edition Packaging using Burlap sacking cloth, recycled brown card stock, stamps & ink. And the sewing machine is out. ETA: early next week 🪡🧵

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