The Far Canals were an early 1990s band based in Galway

Galway

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, Ireland

Ireland

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 consisting of Frank X. Hibbet (vocals/guitar

Guitar

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), Vlad (bass

Bass guitar

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) and God the Father (drums

Drum kit

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). They were managed by Olaf Tyaransen

Olaf Tyaransen

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 and released two albums and one EP

Extended play

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 with Hunter S. Records.
The bands anarchic, anti-establishment ethos was reflected in many of their songs which railed against the police, drug laws, organised religion and political corruption. Influenced by punk

Punk rock

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 and blues

Blues

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, the Far Canals combined unusual guitar arrangements and distortion pedals to produce a highly distinctive sound.
The band regularly played in bars and clubs around Galway such as Monroes (where If You See K was launched on November 14, 1994) and the Róisín Dubh. The group disbanded in 1996.
The band produced a video for their single “When I was Out of My Head” which was played on RTE

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’s No Disco

No Disco

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 and, according to their former manager, the late Larry Gogan

Larry Gogan

Laurence 'Larry' Gogan is an Irish broadcaster working for Raidió Teilifís Éireann . He is a disc jockey on RTÉ 2fm. His show is The Golden Hour, during which Larry plays old favourites and classic songs from yesteryear. Gogan spun the first disc on Radio 2, Like Clockwork by The Boomtown Rats...

 was the first DJ to play their music on the radio.

Albums

Grey Slant

1. "In the Morning"
2. "Delicatessan"
3. "Contemplating Contempt"
4. "Dobra Peach KA"
5. "The Heavenly 10 Step"
6. "La Salsa dela Muerta"
7. "Money King"
8. "Bigger than Me"

If You See K

1. "Really Real"
2. "In Pursuit of Happiness"
3. "I Didn’t Get Where I am Today"
4. "Way Out West Past Rosaveal"
5. "When I Was Out of My Head"
6. "Mothers Milk Express"
7. "Sniffer Dog"
8. "The Fear of Fear Itself"
9. "Dark Dreams"
10. "Godless Lawless"
11. "Denying There’s a War On"
12. "Angry"
13. "Glorious"

E.Ps

All Fluffed Up

1. "Glorious"
2. "Mothers Milk Express"
3. "USA 94"
4. "Way Out West Past Rosaveal"