A series of gigs to raise cash for recording isn’t a new thing, but there hasn’t been a rake of tickets bought in Ireland recently with as much goodwill as the ones snapped up for […]
Irish gigs round-up
Carla Dal Forno, Grand Social, Dublin, Tuesday 14th, €12.50 Australian singer-songwriter Carla Dal Forno is one of the newest sign-ups to Blackest Ever Black — a label that immediately sets out its stall with its name. The Blackest […]
Irish gigs round-up
ROBERT HOOD (Floorplan), District 8, Dublin, tonight, €20 Robert Hood is an ordained Christian pastor who formed radical Detroit techno collective Underground Resistance and is literally moved to tears when discussing that “sonic revolution”. Robert […]
Out with the old: Columbia Mills interview
When you hear a band has an ‘80s influence’ your brain can’t help join the dots between breezy synthpop, power ballads and the cliched garish outfits. Columbia Mills have a distinctive 80s sound — but […]
Irish gigs round-up
Andrew Weatherall, Wigwam, Dublin, tomorrow, €10 Veteran Dublin promoters Bodytonic reckon Andrew Weatherall is their “most-adored DJ”, and the revered selector, producer, musician, raconteur and label boss will always be hovering around the top tier. In […]
Machine learning: Fjaak nod to classic techno on debut album
Fjaak may look like three young H&M models, but they make machine-tooled techno with plenty of old-timer grease under its fingernails. Childhood friends from Berlin, Felix Wagner, Aaron Röbig and Kevin Kozicki have been an item […]
William Basinski’s droney, disintegrating Bowie tribute — For David Robert Jones
Of all the tributes, cover versions and live celebrations of David Bowie around the anniversary of his death, this meditative piece by avant-garde composer William Basinski taps into Bowie’s unrelenting obsession with experimentation and reinvention. Referencing […]
Mr Tophat & Robyn’s loose, snaking disco — Right Time
Two tracks this week have punctured a few peepholes through January’s general grimness, and they’re both 10-minute disco-house belters — The Black Madonna’s He Is the Voice I Hear and Mr Tophat & Robyn’s Right […]
Mapping out infinity: Brian Eno – Reflection
Brian Eno will always be known the ambient pioneer who made Music For Airports, and his new album comes with more baggage than an international airline. The fact that it’s a new ambient LP called […]
Restore Factory settings: Peter Hook on the Hacienda’s bittersweet legacy
The Hacienda may be one of dance music’s most iconic clubs — but co-founder and owner Peter Hook never thought he’d be celebrating the club 20 years after it shut in a blaze of gang […]
Irish gigs round-up: December 9-15
FIGHT LIKE APES, Whelan’s, Dublin Friday 9, SOLD OUT There’ll be a few tears among the cheers tonight, as Fight Like Apes call it a day with their last gig after 10 years — back to […]
Irish gigs round-up: December 2-8
LISA O’NEILL, Upstairs at Dolans, Limerick, Friday 2; Kevin Barry Recital Room, National Concert Hall, Thursday 8 and next Friday 9, €20. Cavan singer-songwriter Lisa O’Neill has graduated from the corner of folk haven […]
Jean-Michel Jarre interview: ‘Electronic music is a different way of thinking’
History is supposedly written by the winners, but maybe it’s time for a reappraisal of 1976-77 – often credited to punk as a year zero for music. In hindsight, maybe the revolution wasn’t happening as the […]
‘I make music on wild, stormy days’: Acid Feen – Cid Sex
There must be thousands of electronic music labels worldwide with abstract names — but We Play Acid doesn’t leave you guessing what it’s all about. The Portuguese label exclusively focuses on underground acid house and techno and […]
I dug myself a cocoon: Snow Ghosts – Vetiver
It’s been a big week for London’s Fabric nightclub, with the iconic techno venue overturning a much-publicised shutdown after settling a dispute with Islington Council and the local cops – albeit with the strictest venue […]
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