As some of you may remember, about a year ago we hosted a mix of all original tunes by some friends of mine who are making drum and bass music as Sight Unseen. They use some techno sounds in a very different framework (combined with dub and of course breaks and deep bass), but to…
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Unsound 2010 Part 1 (+ some gig action)
It’s been a couple of weeks now but with one thing and another I haven’t gotten around to sitting down properly to re-collect my thoughts on the Unsound festival which took place over the last weekend of October in Krakow, over in Poland. And before I go into that just gonna give a heads up…
Hallowe’en
What with my holidays and going straight back into a nightshift in work I forgot to post about anything since returning. This is just a quickie to say I’ll be playing in The Bernard Shaw tomorrow night (Hallowe’en) at the 12 party. Will be keeping it on the chicago house/disco/synth pop tip for the most…
A chart, some parties and a goodbye.
Let’s start at the end first. While most regular internet users will be aware, the tragic news arrived yesterday that Aaron-Carl had passed on. A mere few days after being diagnosed with cancer he suddenly passed away yesterday. Everyone at ISM passes on their sympathies to his friends and family in Detroit. The guy made…
Some more radio bizness
I’m back on the internets radio waves this evening, joining Mike and Eoin who do the weekly Delicious Mix Sessions on Power Fm, here in Dublin. It was sometime around the beginning of the year that I last did the show with the guys, so I’m looking forward to doing it again. If you got…
A film about vinyl
The headline says it all really. I recently came across this trailer for an upcoming documentary “To Have And To Hold” which beyond the odd naff bit in the preview looks like it could be a great film about our beloved black gold. There have been a couple of other films based around records, the…
count zero – the mercury incident
If you’re one of our stateside readers you’ll probably agree that it has been ridiculously hot lately, both in terms of weather and music. If you don’t concur, well, you’re either lucky to live somewhere pleasant but have been missing out on crazy great tunes, or like me you’re already batcrap insane from the heat….
Peoples Potential Unlimited
Those of you paying attention may have noticed both tom and myself hyping releases on this label over the past couple of years. For those who don’t know, PPU is a Washington DC based label run by Andrew Morgan, specialising in rereleasing obscure private press and unreleased 80s funk jams. I think their first release…
We’re gonna need a bigger party
Up until recently we’ve been having a surprisingly nice and sunny summer here in Ireland and it’s brought with it a few good parties, with more to come, so it seemed like a good time to make a post about it all. I’ve been getting out of Dublin a little bit recently which included hitting…
Push, Move, Click this Thursday in Dublin
A heads up for Dublin peeps for some gig action this Thursday. Push, Move, Click are a Dublin collective who perform shows on analog modular synths, homemade noise boxes and drum machines and various other pieces of kit. I’ve yet to catch any of their shows but they certainly sound intriguing as they perform lots…