Since I can only name two musical acts from Ireland off the top of my head (Imelda May and U2, and I only like the former), and I've never associated Ireland with any musical scene or movement beyond Irish folk music, this compilation is great and totally eye-opening. Plus, it's post-punk and electronic music. All the better! Here's a brief interview by Fact Magazine with the compilation's curator Darren McCreesh in which he touches on Ireland's underground music history and shares a few tracks, some of which appear on Strange Passion.
