TPOE 291: RF Chaney

The Point of Everything

Dublin composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist RF Chaney released his debut solo album Tropism at the end of November 2023. He says it reveals his unique ‘chamber-electronic’ compositional approach that strives to tastefully combine rich textures of synthesisers and electronic instruments with Nordic jazz inspired acoustic instrumentation of saxophones, clarinets and double bass. Tropism was composed and recorded by Chaney, who played all instruments including synthesisers, guitar, piano and drums among others. Field recordings play a subtle but central role throughout the album, giving a sense of place and ambience of where it was recorded, in Dublin and Stockholm. As well as his solo work, Chaney has collaborated with a host of musicians, perhaps most notably for this chat, John Francis Flynn - indeed Chaney was playing drums with his former schoolmate at his debut outing. We talk about his work fusing the worlds of jazz and trad. We also talk about Chaney's journey through music. RF Chaney launches Tropism at the Cobblestone, Dublin, on January 11. Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/rf-chaney-tropism-album-launch-the-cobblestone-tickets-779454889557 Buy Tropism: https://rfchaney.bandcamp.com/album/tropism