If the Paddy’s Day puke parade isn’t for you, and you’ve a craving for raving – then there’s a serious amount of action this weekend. First up, there’s the grimey goodness of local bass upstarts Glacial Sounds down in the All City basement. Then later tonight it’s a Rinse FM take over of the Twisted Pepper. Saturday serves up a feast of junglism, before the triple threat to the soul of Forza … Read More
Are Ya Not Dancing?
You mightn’t know them from the terraces, but you will know them by their sticker work around the city. The Notorious Boo Boys, something of an ultras group at Dalyer, have organised a fundraiser for themselves with a hefty line up of local electronica talent. They’ve also got Liam Dollard, one of the first generation of Dublin based DJ’s to really bring the house sound to the city. Anyone with … Read More
It’s Time For…
A fireside chat with rave ledgebags Altern8… Here’s a great podcast with Mark Archer about the early days of faceless techno bollox and the rise of breakbeat hardcore. Even though it had only been two years, because the music was moving so fast people wouldn’t be playing it in clubs. Whereas now you can play a tune from ten years ago and if it still sounds good, it will fit … Read More
Broken Song: An Interview With Director Claire Dix.
Broken Song is an observational journey into Dublin’s growing Northside hip hop scene. Rashers Tierney caught this interview with director Claire Dix. Filmed in dramatic black and white, the documentary showcases the poetic lyricism of the Working Class Records camp, and how it relates to their own hopes and backgrounds. It premieres tonight at the JDIFF, so at this stage you’ve probably missed it. It’s definitely worth keeping an … Read More
Ballroom of No Dance.
The 1935 Dancehall Act was passed in the atmosphere of racism and media hysteria which surrounded jazz. Originally intended to target this salacious newcomer it had a serious detrimental effect on the practice of traditional music in the countryside. Justin Cans takes a look at how it has had serious repercussions ever since. My first introduction to this bedevilment of the Irish Statue Book came around the year 2008, when … Read More
An Italo Sunday Session!
Feeling like a bop to some thrashy italo on a Sunday? You could fare worse than trundling down to this. The Odessa Club might smack of Celtic Tiger z-celebrity excess, but they’ve downplayed their game in recent years. So, don’t be put off by whatever memories might linger from those horrible days, the place has a class drinking terrace and seems to tolerate more belligerence than before. The cocktails were damn cheap … Read More
Print your own dubplates.
The record stores won’t like this. We took a gander at the resurgence of vinyl sales in our first issue last year. Now, while this video above might be purely speculative it does suggest Star Trek looks pretty much to be around the corner. In an effort to boldly 3D print where no man or woman has 3D printed before, I’ve created a technique for converting digital audio files into … Read More
A Sound Crowd History
Who? Sound Crowd, that’s who. Irish rave legends give an interview on FM104. They’ve been on something of a revival lately, twenty years after being one of the biggest dance acts on the island. This is the first part of an interview they gave to FM104 on the back of their 20th reunion gig a month or two ago. Francois Pittion, of UFO fame and Mark Kavanagh are going up … Read More
Swimming With The Fishes
Fish Go Deep 2012 #44 by Fish Go Deep on Mixcloud Legendary Cork duo deliver a regular mix series. We’re half way through the week. Thank god. If you’re looking for something to soothe you through til you meet whoever for Xmash pints then this might do. Greg Dowling and Shane Johnson played an integral role in the early days of house in Ireland. Check out the great 120 bpm documentary … Read More
A Bmore Chronicle
Heads involved in the Baltimore club music scene respond to charges it’s dead. They launched this Kickstarter last month, which didn’t succeed in its goal – that probably says something in and of itself but who knows the local politics involved. So, that video while appearing exciting proved a bit of a dead end. But it does look like there’s a real attempt to chronicle the scene at a grassroots level. … Read More