Reggie Dokes – 10-5 Around 2011 / 2012 Reggie Dokes, the Atlanta based Detroiter, went off the radar in terms of house and techno. 4 years can be a long time in the fickle world of the hype machine and Dokes return last year was pretty low-key in this regard, even though it was a…
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Mix: Mad Things in the Queue, Into the Clouds / Hessle Audio Radio
First mix of the year – I know, its already April – went out on the Rinse FM airwaves last Thursday as part of the Hessle Audio show. Originally asked to record it as part of a series of label profiles, my laziness got the better of me and I missed the boat on that…
Mix: Equanimity (The Ontological Pursuit Of The Shimmering Universal)
76 minute mix of timeless, deep, soulful music for balancing your humors. RIP H.I.M. DJ Mr. Monkey MD Tracklist: Susie Ibarra – Passing Clouds Flying Lotus – Auntie’s Lock (Feat. The Life Force Trio) Jean-Pierre Mas, Cesarius Alvim, Daniel-Humair – La Souris Chaude Quartette Trés Bien – Boss Trés Bien Timeline – Light My Fire…
Guest Mix: Section Five
Our latest guest mix comes from the west coast of Ireland, and with it comes a really enjoyable accompanying piece of writing discussing the mix and the music selected. The stream/download is at the bottom of the post…enjoy! For most of the year dancing as we do it is confined to sweaty basements where the…
Mix: Tw!tch Podcast
Tw!tch is a party in Belfast that is just about to hit its tenth anniversary over the next couple of months with 2 parties taking place over September and October. The latter is a monster bash featuring 10 internationals such as Antal, Joy O, Kowton and Soundstream whilst the former sees the guys throwing an Irish-only…
…now where’s your bite?
Any of us paying attention to dance music media outlets in recent weeks will have most likely spotted at least one interview or promotional piece with regards to Mark Hawkins’ – aka Marquis Hawkes – new album, Social Housing. Hawkins has gotten into a spot of bother in recent years over his new moniker and…
Interview: February & Mars
Even more sparse than our mix series is interviews with artists / djs, but sure what of it. Earlier this week I spoke with Jack Considine, one half of the Irish band February & Mars (alongside Carl Ramberg), who released their debut self-titled LP on Don Williams’ Mojuba imprint in October of last year. For…
Mix – Better to Keep Your Shirt on in Work / Hidden Agenda
My new mix is for Hidden Agenda , who over the last 5 years or so have become one of the most prominent party organisers in Dublin, also now heavily involved in District 8 which has been one of the most succesful new venue operations in the city in recent times. The impetus for the…
Lumigraph – Bulletproof Holiday / Melly – Flying Ducks
The world of sparse, gritty house and techno can certainly feel like a chore at times, such is the seemingly never ending stream of it we are faced with these days. As an aesthetic choice there is fundamentally no problem with it, it only becomes an issue when one lathers tracks in distortion to hide behind the fact…
Body Mechanic – Techno Sexual
It sometimes feels like Discogs is most notable for the constantly inflated prices of many old records, but some genres and oeuvres have so far been fairly immune to this at times most frustrating of cultures. The ghettotech sound of Detroit is one such, most notably the back catalogue of Mr ‘De’s Electrofunk label which…