It’s mix time again and this one has been a long time coming, considering I probably asked Nick Wilson aka NCW to make a mix around the time I put out his first Apartment record, which was nearly 2 years ago. Since then he’s dropped 2 more 12s; Pharoah And The Goose and most recently the…
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Sunday Times…8hrs+ of music & 4th Birthday Party…
Regular readers may be aware of the Sunday Times party that gowan in Cork here in Ireland. I’ve played at it a few times (usually alongside Lerosa) and have waxed lyrical about how superb an all day hoedown it is on a few occasions. Originally started off by John Hennessy and Barry Walsh the ST…
Guest Mix: Lerosa
Posted by Kenny on 07.11.13 | 3 Comments
It has been so unseasonably hot over the last couple of weeks that something had to give, so after a lil while of no action it’s time for some more mixxxxx action. And it’s time for the return of an old favourite. It’s been a little while since his last mix for us too. Things…
Bop Gun this Saturday, 29/06, Dublin w/ Gmos, Educution, Platinum Ray, Thatboytim and myself
Last minute heads up for Dublin folk for a lil party that’s shaping up to be a whole tonne of fun this Saturday night. Past guest mixer supremus for us here, Platinum Ray has been throwing a few small parties over the last year or so with fellow cohort Thatboytim (who also looks after the…
Leonid: Midas, Erdbeerschnitzel – Cushions
Time for a couple of suitably summery house 12″s me thinks. While Paul Leonid Smith’s release schedule has never been too top-heavy it’s still been 3 years (longer than I actually initially thought) since his last 12″, on Sistrum. It was a solid affair if not quite as strong as previous releases and while he…
Guest Mix: Charlie Bennett, To The Bone
Posted by Kenny on 06.19.13 | 3 Comments
Time, once again, for another guest mix! As long as they continue to come in thick n’fast they’re gonna appear as quickly. This time around we have Sir Charles of Bennett, part of London’s house posse, To The Bone. The boys have been throwing sporadic parties for many a year, and have always kept ahead…
Jordan GCZ: Crybaby J
Posted by Kenny on 06.17.13 | 2 Comments
I’m not 100% sure why but the debut slab off Jordan Czamanski’s new label Off Minor was not what I expected. Maybe I associate Off Minor with Juju & Jordash’s decidedly eclectic radio show of the same name, or maybe it was the expectation that a solo off shoot from an already experimental act would…
Mix: Delete Podcast/Free Rotation
When the Delete crew out of Bournemouth in the UK hit me up looking for a podcast a few months ago Free Rotation must have been fresh in my mind. I’m figuring it was around the time tickets came on sale and the ensuing stress from it means little else is on one’s mind till…
Guest Mix: De Dupe, Bordello A Parigi
Bordello A Parigi first came to our attention with it’s debut release back in 2011, the amazing Forever Strangers release from Model Man (aka Dj Overdose). Not only was the music killer but the packaging was sumptuous and this attention to detail hasn’t let up since. There’s been edits, Italo re-issues, mix Cds ( and…
Dj Overdose: Bizarro World, Aardvarck: 1990
Posted by Kenny on 06.01.13 | 2 Comments
Jeroen Warmenhoven is someone who could never be accused of overkill when it comes to his recorded output so it nearly comes as a bit of a surprise to have 2 Dj Overdose releases appear in the same month. I already covered the killer 12″ on Lunar Disko and no sooner had the needle been…
Guest Mix: Anaxander, Got2go Records
Followers of what the various ISM crew do outside here will most likely be aware of this French producers work on Tom’s Love What You Feel Label. He’s also released under some other guises but Discogs doesn’t link the profiles so let’s just leave it that way for now ;). He’s certainly one of the…
Mix: Jitterbug @ Gary’s Gang 3rd May 2013
We’d a rather large amount of fun a few weeks back when Jitterbug came over to play at our lil Gary’s Gang shindig here in Dublin; some would say too much fun. But it’s fine, our head’s have stopped hurting now. We recorded the night and Jitterbug has given it the ok to post it…
Frak – Erase
We all know by now about the (re)emergence of Sweden’s Frak in 2012, a trio of strange fish who had managed to fly under the radar of most of the world up until a string of releases last year, most notably on Digitalis and Kontra. So after such a high profile year it was odd…
Bitter Sweet Blues ‘n Black Deers
Posted by Kenny on 05.10.13 | 4 Comments
Even by my standard that headline is a pretty awful attempt at rounding up a few of the releases highlghted in this post. But it’s late at night so whatever. Let’s start with the the bitter so. Mr Scott Grooves has a tendency to appear on the fringes every couple of years before slipping away…
Jitterbug in Dublin tomorrow night, Apt00 Repress plus a couple of other tings…
Tomorrow night sees the Dublin debut of one of ISM’s more stealth operators, Jitterbug. Never one for fanfare, Jitter has quietly been sneaking out some killer music over the last few years, mostly via Uzuri, with his Arcane Theory ep from this time last year being a standout release. He also featured recently on this…
New Irish Bizness
Things are tipping over nicely for Irish related action at the moment, be it artists or labels. So here’s a quick rundown of whats a gowan. First up is a new kid on the block from Derry, The Cyclist. With a tape album out in 2011 on Crash Symbols, “Bones In Motion” sees his first…
Out now: Bande Apartment – Rita, Kate And You Too
After many delays (what’s new eh), the latest Apartment 12″ is finally out in the world. Bande Apartment is what we like to call the label’s In-house Disco Mechanics, comprising of Tr One and New Jackson, two (three?) of Ireland’s premier producers of the moment. For this release the label has ventured away from original…
New Mix: Loud Mouth Podcast (+ WT Records Interview)
Posted by Kenny on 04.18.13 | 5 Comments
Alright folks. I’ve delivered the latest mix for the Loud Mouth collective based out of Dublin. Electro, haus, techno, disco and all that jazz (no actual jazz) all done the usual way, bunch of vinyl, one take. off with ye. Tracklist Peverlist & Kowton – Raw Code Scape One – A Different Room Q Pharaohs…
Mix – The Warm Glow of the Butterface
Scatty mix, rough around the edges, coulda cleaned a few of them, but just hit play and went for it. enjoy. Grab it here Tangerine Dream – Exit Urban Tribe – Insolitology Frak – 666 Peaking Lights – Birds of Paradise (Xander Harris rmx) Kraftwerk – Neon Lights Tears For Fears – Head Over Heels…
The 483rd Review of 2012
Posted by Kenny on 12.28.12 | 2 Comments
More so than ever this year seems to be rife with end of year lists. Most decent things have gotten a nod off someone at this stage so maybe this is redundant. Oh well. This is not a definitive list of 2012’s top music (even for me). I bought less music this year than any…
