We get Straight to the Point with Dublin Duo - Last days of 1984 . . .

Last Days of 1984 are a two piece band from Dublin, Ireland. They are Influenced by afro-beat, chill out music and tropical electronica. Their music features 90's dance mixed with waves of nostalgia for 80's childhood movie soundtracks.

They have played with such international acts as: Dan Deacon, Civil Civic, D/R/U/G/S, Ital and Django Django. In August 2011 they played at Berlin Festival and also played at the Poppkomm 2011 - European music showcase festival in Berlin

Your Name

Brian - Last Days of 1984

First record bought...

I think it was Smash by The Offspring or something like that. Darren's first record was a little cooler - I think was an Iron Maiden album.

Last record I listened to was ...

Logik Party - Oh Cult

The record I pretend I don't love is ...

Aracade Fire - Funeral.

The record I always go back to…

Relationship of Command - At the Drive-In

My biggest musical inspiration is...

My dad is a bit of a HiFi nerd and big music fan, so I always had good music playing in my house while growing up.

My first gigging experience was…

In Whelans a few years ago with a very short lived band - the set was held together with sellotape - was quite scary

My worst gigging experience was…

Played a record store in Paris - there were crazy sound level restrictions so we had to play at an ultra low volume (think an ipod with portable speakers) - it was such a bizarre experience

My best gigging experience was…

Our Album launch, a couple of days ago. It was amazing, so much energy and dancing from the crowd - we loved it.

The person I would least like to share a stage with would be…

Ian Brown or Liam Gallagher

If I wasn’t a musician I would be a…

not quite sure...

Favorite YouTube video...

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