I recently found myself watching an old Boiler Room stream – artist irrelevant – and was struck, more than ever, by how awkward the whole situation was. It was one of the more enthusiastic and less self-conscious crowds, the rare recording where you didn’t feel like cringing too much yet in the space of a…
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Forza! Sorta. Some new and new(ish) records
This week here in Ireland a winter ahead with covid has really started to kick in. Cases have doubled in the last week and restrictions are tightening, with a full lockdown looking all but imminent. In ye olde “dance music” world things have also been especially fraught with tension with the news of both Resident…
New Mix: RLSD Dark Stream
I’m also currently trying to pick up the pace on mixes too (from zero to…something) and last week I provided the latest episode of Dublin’s RLSD Records Dark Stream series that they’ve been putting out throughout lockdown, featuring local heroes such as Barry Greaves, Tr One, & Rustal. It’s a video mix that is currently…
A Whole Lot (of nothing) Going On + New Music
I guess this post serves as some sort of coming out of retirement with regards to my writing here on ISM. It has been over 2.5 years since I wrote about new releases on here or anything else for that matter – bar a couple of posts on mixes / recordings. I’m not going to…
3 more mixes – 70s afro, slow techno & detroit electro
So I have still been busy making mixes. Here are the last three week’s shows. Session 008 – 70s funky African sounds, afrobeat, funky rock and disco featuring tracks from Manu Dibango and Tony Allen who both sadly passed away recently Session 009 – slower electro & techno that reminds me of playing late night…
Mix: Live from Banger Cliff
Mixes from me are even rarer in the last few years than my posting on yon blog here. I had been planning on recording a mix recently but my home set up is a little bit scrappy and lockdown means that a new one is currently not possible, but in the mean time a recording…
Music 2019
In no order Steely Dan @ 3 Arena Best thing ever David Donohoe – A Thousand Lies (D1 Recordings) Best techno Madonna Áine O’Dwyer – Accompaniment for Captives Best wtf was that; is the island possessed now? (photo: Maeve O’Neill)Mac-Talla Nan Creag – The Sorrow of Derdriu (Firecracker Recordings) Best ooooOOOooooOOOoooohhHHHh put the bucket bong…
My Favorite Jams From 2019
It’s that time of year again to talk about what tracks moved you. 2019 overall in my view was a good year for music. If anything was solidified again is Black American House Music still leads the way. Often imitated but never ever duplicated is the reason Producers/DJ’s such as Glenn Underground, Louie Vega, Patrice…
WEST COAST HAPPENINGS AND THINGS
Can anyone tell me how the game of DJing has become a popularity contest? I am noticing lots of New Jacks expecting to headline events, and demanding respect without putting in any work. I am not going to put this solely on technology, but this generation’s need for instant gratification is disheartening. In my view…
West Coast Happenings
Summer in San Diego was quite fruitful for Rhythm Nation San Diego. We made it two years and had quite an event at Kava Lounge with Master Kev, Taylor Houseman, and I. As well, hosted LADYMONIX for a crowd who ate up everything she threw at them. Things I took away from the summer were…