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Sloucho has unveiled a new single, i found u, taken from his forthcoming four-track EP, ECHOES, which lands at the end of March. Described as a ‘sentimental slice of glitchy futuristic hyperpop’, the single, which you can listen to here, is produced using Sloucho’s ECHOES – Experimental Cognitive Holograms Optimised for Emotional Stimulation – platform, which captured […]

Kiasmos, Dave Clarke and Le Boom are among the new additions to Beyond The Pale‘s 2025 edition, as an already-stacked festival lineup gets even better. A total of 11 acts have been added to the festival, which takes place at Glendalough Estate, Co. Wicklow from 13-15 June 2025, with Canadian jazz/hip hop band BadBadNotGood, Jersey, […]

AVA has announced details of its 2025 Creators Forum, taking place in London in March, and is open to producers in both the UK and Ireland. The forum, taking place in partnership with pointblank Music School, will see ten emerging electronic musicians and producers embark on an advanced artist development programme. The 7-day ‘artist development […]

Drawing on the likes of Public Service Broadcasting, DJ Shadow, Lemon Jelly and White Album-era Beatles, Ethel’s Odyssey is a new EP from multi-instrumentalist Ian Hand from County Louth. Originally released on a 7-inch transparent lathe-cut vinyl – of which a very limited run was produced to raise funds for Tredagh Lodge, Drogheda’s Alzheimer’s Day Centre […]

Mike Skinner, otherwise known as The Streets, is up next in the fabric Presents mix series. fabric Presents The Streets is “a sonic journey through the pulsating veins of UK nightlife,” we’re told, and it moves “from the gritty beats of underground garage and bass music to the icy melodies of UK rap and grime.” […]

Back in the mid 90s, Killarney, Co. Kerry, unlikely as it may seem, became the birthplace of one of Ireland‘s most beloved dance acts, The Fourth Dimension, or ‘4D’ for short.  Led by brothers Joe, Steve, Moss and Matt O’Leary – the latter adopting the pseudonym The Nutter – the quartet shot to fame in 1994 with […]

From the team behind Another Love Story, the Love Is A Stranger mini festival is set to take place in Ballymote, Sligo, on Saturday 18 May, with Luke Una, Skatebård, Rachael Lavelle and more set to feature. Located in the 18th century grounds of Juniper Barn in the Sligo countryside, other artists set to appear […]

One of the country’s hidden festival gems, Open Ear Festival is set to return to Sherkin Island in West Cork from May 31 to June 2, 2024. This intimate event, now in its sixth edition, is known for its focus on experimental electronica and unconventional sounds.  This year’s lineup includes a diverse range of artists […]

Colombian DJ and producer Felipe Gordon is coming to Dublin’s Racket Space at the end of April, courtesy of Deeper Recordings and Bodytonic Music. The Bogotá native, who has been making waves in house music with his blend of house, disco, and funk, will play the venue, in the basement of The Bernard Shaw at […]

Artists including COBRAH, Robin S and Princess Superstar are set to appear at the 2024 edition of the Mother Pride Block Party, taking place at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin, on 29 June. The event will also saw appearances from Ru Paul’s Drag Race winner Sasha Velour and fellow Drag Race alumni […]

District 8 is marking its tenth anniversary celebrations by welcoming arguably the biggest DJ on the planet to its D8 In The Garden series – Carl Cox. Cox will appear at the D8 In The Garden event, located at the Walled Garden, Palmerstown House Estate, Co. Kildare, on Bank Holiday Sunday 4 August, alongside some very special […]

Black Science Orchestra, Daniel Wang, Aroop Roy and more are set to take to the stage at the first-ever Dublin Disco All-Dayer, taking place at Orlagh House in Rathfarnham, Dublin, at the start of February. Hosted by Fatty Fatty Phonographics, the lineup will also welcome Colm K (of Cork’s Sunday Times parties) going back-to-back with […]

An already solid lineup for Beyond The Pale 2024 is now looking even better with the addition of 29 new names to the festival line-up. Soulwax, Richie Hawtin, Thievery Corporation, Romy, The Sugarhill Gang and Kruder & Dorfmeister are among the new additions to the third hosting of the event, which takes place from 21 […]

Iglooghost, real name Seamus Malliagh, has released a two-track single on LUCKYME®. Malliagh, who is Irish but based in London, makes untethered, detailed electronic music, throwing juke, footwork, punk, electronica, hip-hop, and pop into a blender and hitting infinity. You can read more about his work in his XLR8R feature here. Collision Data / Diode, […]

Mall Grab and Armand Van Helden are among the artists named for the first announced event in the 2024 D8 In The Garden series, which is set to take place on Saturday August 3 at The Walled Garden, Palmerstown House Estate, Co. Kildare. PThe lineup also features Serbian artist X-Coast, as well as two local […]

House legend MK is set to top a bill at a special show at Punchestown next 1 June, with Dom Dolla on support. The Detroit producer, also known as Marc Kinchen, has been a force in house music since the early 90s, with tracks such as Burning, Always, 4You and his reworkings of tracks like […]

After a successful second edition this past summer, ANALOG RHYTHMS returns to the Racket Space on Saturday December 23rd, once again paying tribute to the club culture of 90’s Dublin, in all its shapes and forms. Curated by the award-winning music site 909originals.com, this festive edition will feature DJ sets from Dublin dance music legends […]

Le Boom have announced a new single, Orange Glow, which is set to be released on 24 November, with the County Meath producers also set to host two ‘Warehouse Takeover’ shows later this month. Brothers Christy and Andy Leech, who comprise Le Boom, have developed a reputation for their high-energy, rave-infused tracks, with Orange Glow […]

Featuring artists such as Decal, Phil Kieran, Americhord, Chymera, Magnetize, Metroneem, John Braine and Takeover Sound, the new Dreams of Electric Bleep compilation (released on Earwiggle’s Bandcamp on 6 October) shines a light on the emerging electro scene in Ireland at the turn of the Millennium – specifically the period from 1999 to 2005. It was […]

Irish electronic producer Corrugated Tunnel, aka Edwin James, has announced the release of his first album in a decade, with new album This Is Our Last Dance (Original Soundtrack Vol. 1). The album, which is set to be released on 6 October on Corrugated Records, was recorded over a three year period of ‘introspection, lockdown, […]