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Since bursting on to the scene just over a year ago, Hybrasil has come a long way in a short period of time. Formed by a group of friends, the band’s first project was the completion of their own personal recording studio now known as The Clinic. Hybrasil made their live debut in 2004 and have gone on to play most of the best venues throughout Ireland with their self styled brand of “Indietronic”. On lead vocals and guitar is John Spud Murphy, who performed as bassist with the acclaimed Dublin act Sack, in a previous incarnation before deciding to form Hybrasil. Keith Byrne, who had played drums with a variety of acts in Ireland and the UK, was cajoled into playing guitar and also to lending his vocals to the fray whenever the mood grabs him. Bassist, Neil Nipper Kinsella and drummer Neil Horner had previously played guitar and bass respectively in the garage-band/archetype of insanity that was Obi Wan. Finally, after almost a decade in New York City Joe Kavanagh returned...