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Premiere: Stephen Lopkin – Semaphore Hill [Titanic City]
Stepping up on rising Belfast label Titanic City is Scottish producer Stephen Lopkin, who’s put together an impressive five track EP entitled The Strategic Reserve. You can hear an exclusive snippet on site today! Lopkin has caught the eye over the last couple of years with releases on imprints like M>O>S, Bokhari Records and RAW Tools. He has a... Read more »

Jini Cowan First Up On Strictly Deep
It was probably only a matter of time before one of Ireland’s most succesfull party concepts gave birth to a music wing in the form of Strictly Deep Music, but the manner of its arrival has certainly turned a few heads. The moniker headed up by Dubliner Jonathan Kiely has kicked things off with a diverse... Read more »

Sasha Returns to Stereo, Montreal on May 7th
Legendary British producer and DJ Sasha makes his return to Montreal at the beginning of next month to play renowned afterhours venue Stereo. The UK man is fresh from an appearance at Coachella and the release of his LateNightTales recording ‘Scene Delete’. To date the artist-curated compilation series has featured mixes from the likes of Friendly Fires, The Flaming... Read more »

The Beatyard announce lineup for their 2016 edition
Bodytonic have announced the initial lineup for the second year of the festival’s move to Dun Laoghaire’s former ferry terminal. After a maiden voyage that saw Sister Sledge, Four Tet, Horse Meat Disco, Optimo and Mister Saturday Night light up the seaside town, the latest offering sees Detroit legend Theo Parrish, Daniel Wang, DJ Rahaan... Read more »

Pan-Pot welcome UK producer BEC to the Second State family [Interview]
Berlin-based duo Pan-Pot continue the cultivation of the Second State crew with the addition of up and coming British producer BEC. In addition to showcasing a brand new cut from her debut EP on the label, the UK artist has joined us for a candid Q&A on making the grade, finding her feet in Berlin... Read more »

Jeff Mills & RTE Concert Orchestra to perform “Light from the Outside World”
Jeff Mills is an iconic figure in the electronic music scene. He holds a legendary reputation to all, being one of the innovators of the techno sound – a sound, which he is still to this day driving forward. It’s just been announced that Mills will be landing in Dublin on October 30th and performing a collection of his... Read more »

Select Cuts: Foreign Guest [Crossfrontier Audio]
This week the Select Cuts mix series welcomes none other than Crossfrontier Audio producer Foreign Guest. The young producer has made quite an impact this last year. He excels in the art of crafting intricate electronic weapons and it has duly earned him a ever-growing collection of followers. Ahead of an upcoming appearance on Subjekt... Read more »

Premiere: Tuff City Kids remix Francesco Tristano on Berlin’s Get Physical
Renowned Berlin imprint Get Physical has put together a scintillating remix pack around Francesco Tristano’s “Place On Lafayette”. It drops this week on Beatport before a vinyl release May 6th. The EP sees Radio Slave and Thomas Gandey combine their efforts as well as reworks from Guti and Tuff City Kids. Running Back boss Gerd Janson and fellow... Read more »

DOWNLOAD: Fion – Fires (Mike Robia Remix)
Montreal-based producer Mike Robia has dropped a tantalising free download via Belfast outfit Soundspace this week. The Mile End Records and Cube Recordings producer has stepped up with a fresh rework of Dirt Crew producer Fion and his ‘Fires’ track, which was released earlier this year via Soundspace Records. Robia constructs a tight groove, while combining... Read more »

Dubliner Stee Downes returns with new EP ahead of second album The Bigger Picture’
Dublin’s own Stee Downes marks the completion of his second album today (April 15th), showcasing three stellar tracks from the release in a tidy EP, which features title tune ‘All over the World’ – an old-school disco-flavoured jam with a soothing vocal and a real emotive air. The vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, who’s previously collaborated with the likes... Read more »