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==''Organic Sampler''==
==''Organic Sampler''==
Hickey's debut album as R.S.A.G., ''Organic Sampler'' which was launched in 2008, had a bonus disc of "mostly instrumental doodles" which was effectively an album Hickey had previously released.<ref name="R.S.A.G. - Organic Sampler (entertainment.ie)"/><ref name="R.S.A.G. - Organic Sampler (Analogue)">{{cite web|url=http://www.analoguemagazine.com/reviews/rsag-organic-sampler/ |title=R.S.A.G. – Organic Sampler |date=9 October 2008 |accessdate=5 August 2009 |publisher=''[[Analogue (magazine)|Analogue]]'' |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007100353/http://www.analoguemagazine.com/reviews/rsag-organic-sampler/ |archivedate= 7 October 2009 |df= }}</ref> ''[[Analogue (magazine)|Analogue]]'' commented that the best part of the album featured Hickey's "heavy bass and dominant percussion [...] nicely complimented {{sic}} by his sometimes guttural voice".<ref name="R.S.A.G. - Organic Sampler (Analogue)"/> [[entertainment.ie]] gave the album four out of five stars, saying it was an "extraordinary" and "wondrous debut album" and remarking that "there's a magic about ''Organic Sampler'' that means every listen will unearth new surprises".<ref name="R.S.A.G. - Organic Sampler (entertainment.ie)">{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.ie/album-review/R.S.A.G.---Organic-Sampler/6001.htm|title=R.S.A.G. – Organic Sampler|date=10 November 2008|accessdate=5 August 2009|publisher=[[entertainment.ie]]}}</ref> [[Jim Carroll (journalist)|Jim Carroll]], writing in ''[[The Irish Times]]'', said ''Organic Sampler'' was "such a wow", its songs were "compelling, dramatic and exciting" and that the artist's "sense of scale and ambition is remarkable" and "his grooves are extraordinary".<ref name="Well grounded">{{cite web|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2008/1024/1224715101819.html|title=Well grounded|date=24 October 2008|accessdate=5 August 2009|publisher=''[[The Irish Times]]''|quote=You may well wonder why a solo project from the former drummer with Kilkenny band Blue Ghost demands your attention. [...] There are many elements which make ''Organic Sampler'' such a wow. Hickey's sense of scale and ambition is remarkable, and each track leaps out of its skin because the producer won't settle for the mundane. [...] His grooves are extraordinary, a heavyweight percussive storm conducted by the lightest and finest of touches. [...] Put all this together and you have tunes that are compelling, dramatic and exciting.}}</ref> [[Una Mullally]], writing in the ''[[Sunday Tribune]]'', also gave ''Organic Sampler'' four out of five stars and remarked on the "mazes of bass jams, resourceful rhythms and malleable vocals [which] create an intriguing, occasionally creepy, whirlpool of sound".<ref name="Rock and Pop">{{cite web|url=http://www.tribune.ie/article/2008/sep/28/rock-and-pop/?q=RSAG|title=Rock and Pop|date=28 September 2008|accessdate=5 August 2009|publisher=''[[Sunday Tribune]]''}}</ref> R.S.A.G. appeared on the television series ''Other Voices''.<ref name="R.S.A.G (Other Voices)">{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/othervoices/rsag.html|title=R.S.A.G|accessdate=5 August 2009|publisher=''[[Other Voices (TV series)|Other Voices]]''}}</ref>
Hickey's debut album as R.S.A.G., ''Organic Sampler'' which was launched in 2008, had a bonus disc of "mostly instrumental doodles" which was effectively an album Hickey had previously released.<ref name="R.S.A.G. - Organic Sampler (entertainment.ie)"/><ref name="R.S.A.G. - Organic Sampler (Analogue)">{{cite web|url=http://www.analoguemagazine.com/reviews/rsag-organic-sampler/ |title=R.S.A.G. – Organic Sampler |date=9 October 2008 |accessdate=5 August 2009 |publisher=''[[Analogue (magazine)|Analogue]]'' |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007100353/http://www.analoguemagazine.com/reviews/rsag-organic-sampler/ |archivedate= 7 October 2009 |df= }}</ref> ''[[Analogue (magazine)|Analogue]]'' commented that the best part of the album featured Hickey's "heavy bass and dominant percussion [...] nicely complimented {{sic}} by his sometimes guttural voice".<ref name="R.S.A.G. - Organic Sampler (Analogue)"/> [[entertainment.ie]] gave the album four out of five stars, saying it was an "extraordinary" and "wondrous debut album" and remarking that "there's a magic about ''Organic Sampler'' that means every listen will unearth new surprises".<ref name="R.S.A.G. - Organic Sampler (entertainment.ie)">{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.ie/album-review/R.S.A.G.---Organic-Sampler/6001.htm|title=R.S.A.G. – Organic Sampler|date=10 November 2008|accessdate=5 August 2009|publisher=[[entertainment.ie]]}}</ref> [[Jim Carroll (journalist)|Jim Carroll]], writing in ''[[The Irish Times]]'', said ''Organic Sampler'' was "such a wow", its songs were "compelling, dramatic and exciting" and that the artist's "sense of scale and ambition is remarkable" and "his grooves are extraordinary".<ref name="Well grounded">{{cite web|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2008/1024/1224715101819.html|title=Well grounded|date=24 October 2008|accessdate=5 August 2009|publisher=''[[The Irish Times]]''|quote=You may well wonder why a solo project from the former drummer with Kilkenny band Blue Ghost demands your attention. [...] There are many elements which make ''Organic Sampler'' such a wow. Hickey's sense of scale and ambition is remarkable, and each track leaps out of its skin because the producer won't settle for the mundane. [...] His grooves are extraordinary, a heavyweight percussive storm conducted by the lightest and finest of touches. [...] Put all this together and you have tunes that are compelling, dramatic and exciting.}}</ref> [[Una Mullally]], writing in the ''[[Sunday Tribune]]'', also gave ''Organic Sampler'' four out of five stars and remarked on the "mazes of bass jams, resourceful rhythms and malleable vocals [which] create an intriguing, occasionally creepy, whirlpool of sound".<ref name="Rock and Pop">{{cite web|url=http://www.tribune.ie/article/2008/sep/28/rock-and-pop/?q=RSAG |title=Rock and Pop |date=28 September 2008 |accessdate=5 August 2009 |publisher=''[[Sunday Tribune]]'' }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> R.S.A.G. appeared on the television series ''Other Voices''.<ref name="R.S.A.G (Other Voices)">{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/tv/othervoices/rsag.html|title=R.S.A.G|accessdate=5 August 2009|publisher=''[[Other Voices (TV series)|Other Voices]]''}}</ref>


R.S.A.G. appeared on ''The Raw Sessions'', an interactive music television programme broadcast on [[RTÉ Two]] in 2009. Hickey described the show as "great thing"<ref name="Raw talent ready for final"/> and made his debut on the first episode which was broadcast on 12 May 2009. R.S.A.G. recorded "All Along That Road", whilst Sweet Jane who also appeared in that episode, recorded "Black Eyes", both at Sun Studios.<ref name="Sony Ericsson Raw Sessions now underway">{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/news/5449372.html|title=Sony Ericsson Raw Sessions now underway|date=13 May 2009|accessdate=1 August 2009|publisher=''[[Hot Press]]''}}</ref><ref name="Sony Ericsson Raw Sessions: catch it this weekend">{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/news/5449745.html|title=Sony Ericsson Raw Sessions: catch it this weekend|date=15 May 2009|accessdate=1 August 2009|publisher=''[[Hot Press]]''}}</ref> R.S.A.G. won the first heat and a prize of recording an original track at [[Grouse Lodge]], [[County Westmeath]].<ref name="R.S.A.G. win first Sony Ericsson Raw Sessions heat">{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/news/5450502.html|title=R.S.A.G. win first Sony Ericsson Raw Sessions heat|date=20 May 2009|accessdate=1 August 2009|publisher=''[[Hot Press]]''}}</ref> He next appeared in the sixth episode of the series which was broadcast on 16 June 2009.<ref name="Raw Sessions: Who will go through to the final?"/> He recorded the track "Movement" whilst [[Dirty Epics]] recorded "White Out", both with producers Leo Pearson and Ken McHugh at Grouse Lodge.<ref name="Raw Sessions: Who will go through to the final?">{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/news/5543203.html|title=Raw Sessions: Who will go through to the final?|date=17 June 2009|accessdate=1 August 2009|publisher=''[[Hot Press]]''}}</ref> Both acts had eighteen hours to record an original song.<ref name="Another chance to catch Raw Sessions tomorrow night">{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/news/5544391.html|title=Another chance to catch Raw Sessions tomorrow night|date=19 June 2009|accessdate=1 August 2009|publisher=''[[Hot Press]]''}}</ref> The three acts with the most votes (and downloads) progressed to the final.<ref name="Raw Sessions: you decide who makes the final!"/> The final was recorded live at the [[Button Factory]] music venue in Dublin on 26 June 2009,<ref name="Raw talent ready for final"/><ref name="Raw Sessions: you decide who makes the final!">{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/news/5563319.html|title=Raw Sessions: you decide who makes the final!|date=24 June 2009|accessdate=1 August 2009|publisher=''[[Hot Press]]''}}</ref><ref name="Tonight: Raw Sessions acts prepare for final">{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/news/5552747.html|title=Tonight: Raw Sessions acts prepare for final|date=23 June 2009|accessdate=1 August 2009|publisher=''[[Hot Press]]''}}</ref> before being broadcast on 30 June 2009.<ref name="Raw talent ready for final">{{cite web|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/theticket/articles/2009/0626/1224249548047.html|title=Raw talent ready for final|date=26 June 2009|accessdate=1 August 2009|publisher=''[[The Irish Times]]''|quote=Jeremy Hickey of RSAG told ''The Ticket'' that participating in the series has been a "great thing". The final will be aired on RTÉ2 on June 30th.}}</ref><ref name="Raw Sessions: The final gig tonight!">{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/The%20Infomatics/news/Raw%20Sessions%3A%20The%20final%20gig%20tonight%21/5564059.html|title=Raw Sessions: The final gig tonight!|date=26 June 2009|accessdate=1 August 2009|publisher=''[[Hot Press]]''}}</ref> It featured performances from the top three artists; Dirty Epics, [[The Infomatics]] and R.S.A.G.<ref name="Catch the Raw Sessions live final tonight!">{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/Dirty%20Epics/news/Catch%20the%20Raw%20Sessions%20live%20final%20tonight%21/5582295.html|title=Catch the Raw Sessions live final tonight!|date=30 June 2009|accessdate=1 August 2009|publisher=''[[Hot Press]]''}}</ref> The winner, The Infomatics, was announced on 4 July 2009.<ref name="Raw Sessions: The winner will be announced tomorrow night">{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/The%20Infomatics/news/Raw%20Sessions%3A%20The%20winner%20will%20be%20announced%20tomorrow%20night/5599760.html|title=Raw Sessions: The winner will be announced tomorrow night|date=3 July 2009|accessdate=1 August 2009|publisher=''[[Hot Press]]''}}</ref><ref name="Raw Sessions... The results are in!">{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/The%20Infomatics/news/Raw%20Sessions...%20The%20results%20are%20in%21/5600428.html|title=Raw Sessions... The results are in!|date=5 July 2009|accessdate=1 August 2009|publisher=''[[Hot Press]]''}}</ref><ref name="Raw Sessions... The results are in!"/><ref name="Infomatics win The Raw Sessions">{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/arts/2009/0706/therawsessions.html|title=Infomatics win The Raw Sessions|date=6 July 2009|accessdate=1 August 2009|publisher=[[Raidió Teilifís Éireann|RTÉ]]}}</ref>
R.S.A.G. appeared on ''The Raw Sessions'', an interactive music television programme broadcast on [[RTÉ Two]] in 2009. Hickey described the show as "great thing"<ref name="Raw talent ready for final"/> and made his debut on the first episode which was broadcast on 12 May 2009. R.S.A.G. recorded "All Along That Road", whilst Sweet Jane who also appeared in that episode, recorded "Black Eyes", both at Sun Studios.<ref name="Sony Ericsson Raw Sessions now underway">{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/news/5449372.html|title=Sony Ericsson Raw Sessions now underway|date=13 May 2009|accessdate=1 August 2009|publisher=''[[Hot Press]]''}}</ref><ref name="Sony Ericsson Raw Sessions: catch it this weekend">{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/news/5449745.html|title=Sony Ericsson Raw Sessions: catch it this weekend|date=15 May 2009|accessdate=1 August 2009|publisher=''[[Hot Press]]''}}</ref> R.S.A.G. won the first heat and a prize of recording an original track at [[Grouse Lodge]], [[County Westmeath]].<ref name="R.S.A.G. win first Sony Ericsson Raw Sessions heat">{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/news/5450502.html|title=R.S.A.G. win first Sony Ericsson Raw Sessions heat|date=20 May 2009|accessdate=1 August 2009|publisher=''[[Hot Press]]''}}</ref> He next appeared in the sixth episode of the series which was broadcast on 16 June 2009.<ref name="Raw Sessions: Who will go through to the final?"/> He recorded the track "Movement" whilst [[Dirty Epics]] recorded "White Out", both with producers Leo Pearson and Ken McHugh at Grouse Lodge.<ref name="Raw Sessions: Who will go through to the final?">{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/news/5543203.html|title=Raw Sessions: Who will go through to the final?|date=17 June 2009|accessdate=1 August 2009|publisher=''[[Hot Press]]''}}</ref> Both acts had eighteen hours to record an original song.<ref name="Another chance to catch Raw Sessions tomorrow night">{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/news/5544391.html|title=Another chance to catch Raw Sessions tomorrow night|date=19 June 2009|accessdate=1 August 2009|publisher=''[[Hot Press]]''}}</ref> The three acts with the most votes (and downloads) progressed to the final.<ref name="Raw Sessions: you decide who makes the final!"/> The final was recorded live at the [[Button Factory]] music venue in Dublin on 26 June 2009,<ref name="Raw talent ready for final"/><ref name="Raw Sessions: you decide who makes the final!">{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/news/5563319.html|title=Raw Sessions: you decide who makes the final!|date=24 June 2009|accessdate=1 August 2009|publisher=''[[Hot Press]]''}}</ref><ref name="Tonight: Raw Sessions acts prepare for final">{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/news/5552747.html|title=Tonight: Raw Sessions acts prepare for final|date=23 June 2009|accessdate=1 August 2009|publisher=''[[Hot Press]]''}}</ref> before being broadcast on 30 June 2009.<ref name="Raw talent ready for final">{{cite web|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/theticket/articles/2009/0626/1224249548047.html|title=Raw talent ready for final|date=26 June 2009|accessdate=1 August 2009|publisher=''[[The Irish Times]]''|quote=Jeremy Hickey of RSAG told ''The Ticket'' that participating in the series has been a "great thing". The final will be aired on RTÉ2 on June 30th.}}</ref><ref name="Raw Sessions: The final gig tonight!">{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/The%20Infomatics/news/Raw%20Sessions%3A%20The%20final%20gig%20tonight%21/5564059.html|title=Raw Sessions: The final gig tonight!|date=26 June 2009|accessdate=1 August 2009|publisher=''[[Hot Press]]''}}</ref> It featured performances from the top three artists; Dirty Epics, [[The Infomatics]] and R.S.A.G.<ref name="Catch the Raw Sessions live final tonight!">{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/Dirty%20Epics/news/Catch%20the%20Raw%20Sessions%20live%20final%20tonight%21/5582295.html|title=Catch the Raw Sessions live final tonight!|date=30 June 2009|accessdate=1 August 2009|publisher=''[[Hot Press]]''}}</ref> The winner, The Infomatics, was announced on 4 July 2009.<ref name="Raw Sessions: The winner will be announced tomorrow night">{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/The%20Infomatics/news/Raw%20Sessions%3A%20The%20winner%20will%20be%20announced%20tomorrow%20night/5599760.html|title=Raw Sessions: The winner will be announced tomorrow night|date=3 July 2009|accessdate=1 August 2009|publisher=''[[Hot Press]]''}}</ref><ref name="Raw Sessions... The results are in!">{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/The%20Infomatics/news/Raw%20Sessions...%20The%20results%20are%20in%21/5600428.html|title=Raw Sessions... The results are in!|date=5 July 2009|accessdate=1 August 2009|publisher=''[[Hot Press]]''}}</ref><ref name="Raw Sessions... The results are in!"/><ref name="Infomatics win The Raw Sessions">{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/arts/2009/0706/therawsessions.html|title=Infomatics win The Raw Sessions|date=6 July 2009|accessdate=1 August 2009|publisher=[[Raidió Teilifís Éireann|RTÉ]]}}</ref>


R.S.A.G. performed on the [[Red Bull Music Academy]] Stage at [[Oxegen 2009]],<ref name="Oxegen 09: Oxegen line-up">{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/festivals/oxegen-09-oxegen-lineup-1804056.html|title=Oxegen 09: Oxegen line-up|date=3 July 2009|accessdate=3 July 2009|publisher=''[[Irish Independent]]''}}</ref> arriving on stage half an hour late.<ref name="Oxegen Sunday – The Ting Tings, That Petrol Emotion, R.S.A.G.">{{cite web|url=http://www.state.ie/sunday-the-ting-tings-that-petrol-emotion-r-s-a-g/|title=Oxegen Sunday – The Ting Tings, That Petrol Emotion, R.S.A.G.|date=14 July 2009|accessdate=3 July 2009|publisher=''[[State (magazine)|State]]''}}</ref> Jim Carroll called the performance "a robust, beaty and meaty fare, a fabulous mash-up from the Marble City which is one part hardcore-punk to three parts heavyweight funk".<ref name="Oxegen - RSAG, Friendly Fires, Lady Gaga">{{cite web|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2009/07/12/oxegen-rsag-friendly-fires-lady-gaga/|title=Oxegen – RSAG, Friendly Fires, Lady Gaga|date=12 July 2009|accessdate=5 August 2009|publisher=''[[The Irish Times]]''}}</ref> He also performed at [[Castlepalooza]] several weeks later.<ref name="Castle Palooza">{{cite web|url=http://www.fingal-independent.ie/news/castle-palooza-1844400.html|title=Castle Palooza|date=29 July 2009|accessdate=5 August 2009|publisher=''[[Irish Independent]]''}}</ref><ref name="Inside Track: Kings of the Castle">{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/news/Inside%20Track:%20Kings%20of%20the%20Castle/5726327.html|title=Inside Track: Kings of the Castle|date=30 July 2009|accessdate=5 August 2009|publisher=''[[Hot Press]]''}}</ref> He is currently working on a new album.<ref name="Oxegen Sunday – The Ting Tings, That Petrol Emotion, R.S.A.G."/>
R.S.A.G. performed on the [[Red Bull Music Academy]] Stage at [[Oxegen 2009]],<ref name="Oxegen 09: Oxegen line-up">{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/festivals/oxegen-09-oxegen-lineup-1804056.html|title=Oxegen 09: Oxegen line-up|date=3 July 2009|accessdate=3 July 2009|publisher=''[[Irish Independent]]''}}</ref> arriving on stage half an hour late.<ref name="Oxegen Sunday – The Ting Tings, That Petrol Emotion, R.S.A.G.">{{cite web|url=http://www.state.ie/sunday-the-ting-tings-that-petrol-emotion-r-s-a-g/ |title=Oxegen Sunday – The Ting Tings, That Petrol Emotion, R.S.A.G. |date=14 July 2009 |accessdate=3 July 2009 |publisher=''[[State (magazine)|State]]'' |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090719021229/http://www.state.ie/sunday-the-ting-tings-that-petrol-emotion-r-s-a-g/ |archivedate=19 July 2009 |df= }}</ref> Jim Carroll called the performance "a robust, beaty and meaty fare, a fabulous mash-up from the Marble City which is one part hardcore-punk to three parts heavyweight funk".<ref name="Oxegen - RSAG, Friendly Fires, Lady Gaga">{{cite web|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2009/07/12/oxegen-rsag-friendly-fires-lady-gaga/|title=Oxegen – RSAG, Friendly Fires, Lady Gaga|date=12 July 2009|accessdate=5 August 2009|publisher=''[[The Irish Times]]''}}</ref> He also performed at [[Castlepalooza]] several weeks later.<ref name="Castle Palooza">{{cite web|url=http://www.fingal-independent.ie/news/castle-palooza-1844400.html |title=Castle Palooza |date=29 July 2009 |accessdate=5 August 2009 |publisher=''[[Irish Independent]]'' |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716055738/http://www.fingal-independent.ie/news/castle-palooza-1844400.html |archivedate=16 July 2011 |df= }}</ref><ref name="Inside Track: Kings of the Castle">{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/news/Inside%20Track:%20Kings%20of%20the%20Castle/5726327.html|title=Inside Track: Kings of the Castle|date=30 July 2009|accessdate=5 August 2009|publisher=''[[Hot Press]]''}}</ref> He is currently working on a new album.<ref name="Oxegen Sunday – The Ting Tings, That Petrol Emotion, R.S.A.G."/>


R.S.A.G. has also worked with [[Super Extra Bonus Party]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/Super%20Extra%20Bonus%20Party/news/Super-Extra-Bonus-Party-tour--single/6189144.html|title=Super Extra Bonus Party tour + single|date=1 February 2010|accessdate=5 February 2010|publisher=''[[Hot Press]]''|quote=The band also have the R.S.A.G.-assisted 'Who You Are And What Do You Want' included on the Dance to the Radio label's 4x12" Volume 4 compilation, alongside exclusives from Drink Up Buttercup, Milk White Teeth and Paul Thomas Saunders.}}</ref>
R.S.A.G. has also worked with [[Super Extra Bonus Party]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/Super%20Extra%20Bonus%20Party/news/Super-Extra-Bonus-Party-tour--single/6189144.html|title=Super Extra Bonus Party tour + single|date=1 February 2010|accessdate=5 February 2010|publisher=''[[Hot Press]]''|quote=The band also have the R.S.A.G.-assisted 'Who You Are And What Do You Want' included on the Dance to the Radio label's 4x12" Volume 4 compilation, alongside exclusives from Drink Up Buttercup, Milk White Teeth and Paul Thomas Saunders.}}</ref>

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R.S.A.G.
Birth nameJeremy Michael Hickey
Also known asRarely Seen Above Ground (R.S.A.G.)
OriginKilkenny, Ireland
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsDrums, bass, guitar, synths, gas cylinder
Years active2007–present
LabelsA Rare Production[1]
Websitewww.rarelyseenaboveground.com

Jeremy Hickey (also known as Rarely Seen Above Ground—abbreviated as R.S.A.G.—) is an Irish multi-instrumentalist from Kilkenny. He has three albums: Rarely Seen Above Ground (2007) Organic Sampler (2008) and Be It Right Or Wrong (2010). "Rotate" EP (2013).

Following a performance at Electric Picnic in 2008, he appeared on the television series Other Voices. The double album Organic Sampler received a Choice Music Prize nomination for Irish Album of the Year 2008 in 2009. Hickey later appeared on the interactive music television programme The Raw Sessions, reaching the final where he lost to The Infomatics. He has performed at several music festivals, including Castlepalooza, Electric Picnic and Oxegen and is rumoured to be "one of the most innovative and astonishing Irish musicians around".[2]

He came thirteenth in a list of "The 50 Best Irish Acts Right Now" published by The Irish Times in April 2009.[4]

Style

Hickey is influenced by bands such as Joy Division and Talking Heads.[2] As R.S.A.G., he is a solo drummer performer but alongside a virtual band who are projected onto a screen in a manner which has been likened to Gorillaz.[2][5] Jeremy Hickey appears as the guitarist and bassist on screen in the background, although they are controlled by another Kilkenny man, Paul Mahon.[6]

Career

Hickey began his musical career as the drummer in a Kilkenny band called Blue Ghost.[2][3] He headlined the Body and Soul Area at Electric Picnic 2008, 2009, 2013.[7]

Other Irish Festivals: Oxegen, Vantastival x2, Body & Soul x2, Valentia Isle Festival, Electric Picnic x6, Castlepalooza x2, Independence, Forbidden Fruit, Pigstock, Kilkenny, Kinsale & Westport Arts Festivals.

Foreign Festivals: Calvi On The Rocks Corsica, Montraux Jazz Festival Switzerland, Cannes Music Festival France, Burning Man Nevada USA, Nuitssonores France, Electron Festival Geneva, SXSW Texas USA, Tsugi Festival France.

TV appearances: Raw Session, Other Voices, Late Late Show, Saturday Night Live. Numerous French & UK shows.

Points of note: Choice Music Award Nomination, 5 Star review from Jim Carroll, The Ticket. Various 'Album Of The Year' awards, ROI.

Highlight: Supporting The Pixies, Dublin's Olympia Theatre.

Discography

Studio Albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions
IRL
[8] 		UK
2008 Organic Sampler
  • Released: 2008
  • Label:
  • Formats: CD, Download
 — —
2010 Be It Right Or Wrong
  • Released: 11 June 2010
  • Label: A Rare Production
  • Formats: CD, Download
 — —
2013 Rotate EP
  • Released 12 July 2013
  • Label: Independent release
  • Formats: CD, download
 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Organic Sampler

Hickey's debut album as R.S.A.G., Organic Sampler which was launched in 2008, had a bonus disc of "mostly instrumental doodles" which was effectively an album Hickey had previously released.[2][9] Analogue commented that the best part of the album featured Hickey's "heavy bass and dominant percussion [...] nicely complimented [sic] by his sometimes guttural voice".[9] entertainment.ie gave the album four out of five stars, saying it was an "extraordinary" and "wondrous debut album" and remarking that "there's a magic about Organic Sampler that means every listen will unearth new surprises".[2] Jim Carroll, writing in The Irish Times, said Organic Sampler was "such a wow", its songs were "compelling, dramatic and exciting" and that the artist's "sense of scale and ambition is remarkable" and "his grooves are extraordinary".[3] Una Mullally, writing in the Sunday Tribune, also gave Organic Sampler four out of five stars and remarked on the "mazes of bass jams, resourceful rhythms and malleable vocals [which] create an intriguing, occasionally creepy, whirlpool of sound".[5] R.S.A.G. appeared on the television series Other Voices.[7]

R.S.A.G. appeared on The Raw Sessions, an interactive music television programme broadcast on RTÉ Two in 2009. Hickey described the show as "great thing"[10] and made his debut on the first episode which was broadcast on 12 May 2009. R.S.A.G. recorded "All Along That Road", whilst Sweet Jane who also appeared in that episode, recorded "Black Eyes", both at Sun Studios.[11][12] R.S.A.G. won the first heat and a prize of recording an original track at Grouse Lodge, County Westmeath.[13] He next appeared in the sixth episode of the series which was broadcast on 16 June 2009.[14] He recorded the track "Movement" whilst Dirty Epics recorded "White Out", both with producers Leo Pearson and Ken McHugh at Grouse Lodge.[14] Both acts had eighteen hours to record an original song.[15] The three acts with the most votes (and downloads) progressed to the final.[16] The final was recorded live at the Button Factory music venue in Dublin on 26 June 2009,[10][16][17] before being broadcast on 30 June 2009.[10][18] It featured performances from the top three artists; Dirty Epics, The Infomatics and R.S.A.G.[19] The winner, The Infomatics, was announced on 4 July 2009.[20][21][21][22]

R.S.A.G. performed on the Red Bull Music Academy Stage at Oxegen 2009,[23] arriving on stage half an hour late.[24] Jim Carroll called the performance "a robust, beaty and meaty fare, a fabulous mash-up from the Marble City which is one part hardcore-punk to three parts heavyweight funk".[6] He also performed at Castlepalooza several weeks later.[25][26] He is currently working on a new album.[24]

R.S.A.G. has also worked with Super Extra Bonus Party.[27]

Be It Right Or Wrong

Be It Right Or Wrong, R.S.A.G.'s third album was released 11 June 2010 release, preceded by the single "The Roamer".[28]

Awards

Organic Sampler received a Choice Music Prize nomination for the Irish Album of the Year 2008 on 14 January 2009.[1][29][30][31] The award was won by Jape for the album Ritual on 4 March 2009.[32][33][34][35][36][37] R.S.A.G. was amongst six of the nominees who performed during the live ceremony in Vicar Street, Dublin.[38]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2009 Organic Sampler Irish Album of the Year 2008 Nominated

References

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  3. ^ a b c "Well grounded". The Irish Times. 24 October 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2009. You may well wonder why a solo project from the former drummer with Kilkenny band Blue Ghost demands your attention. [...] There are many elements which make Organic Sampler such a wow. Hickey's sense of scale and ambition is remarkable, and each track leaps out of its skin because the producer won't settle for the mundane. [...] His grooves are extraordinary, a heavyweight percussive storm conducted by the lightest and finest of touches. [...] Put all this together and you have tunes that are compelling, dramatic and exciting. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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  8. ^ http://www.irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Answer
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  10. ^ a b c "Raw talent ready for final". The Irish Times. 26 June 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2009. Jeremy Hickey of RSAG told The Ticket that participating in the series has been a "great thing". The final will be aired on RTÉ2 on June 30th. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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  24. ^ a b "Oxegen Sunday – The Ting Tings, That Petrol Emotion, R.S.A.G." State. 14 July 2009. Archived from the original on 19 July 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2009. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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  27. ^ "Super Extra Bonus Party tour + single". Hot Press. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2010. The band also have the R.S.A.G.-assisted 'Who You Are And What Do You Want' included on the Dance to the Radio label's 4x12" Volume 4 compilation, alongside exclusives from Drink Up Buttercup, Milk White Teeth and Paul Thomas Saunders. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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  31. ^ Eoin Butler (15 January 2009). "Choice script upset by inclusion of . . . The Script". The Irish Times. Retrieved 16 August 2009. Other acts nominated were Cork songwriter Mick Flannery, Dublin-based rock outfit Halfset and electronica maverick Jape, while Messiah J The Expert, Oppenheimer and R.S.A.G. complete the list. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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