House

Dubliners are spoilt for choice right now, spoilt rotten. But the fact that our little city has been overindulged with countless acts and performers also has its benefits. Namely, a few key promoters have upped their game considerably. Those behind new popup venue District 8 definitely deserve to be included in that bracket. Having already... Read more »

What a treat we have for you all today. Two of our favourite producers of late, Irishman Kaily and his English counterpart Blandy have given us their brand new EP Back To 92 to premiere! It also happens to be getting a release on a label that has been steadily impressing over the past year;... Read more »

We’ve got a special treat for you on this dour Monday. A mix put together exclusively for WWD by Hedonism music’s Simion. 1 hr of gorgeous grooves progressing from tasty house to some nice deep tech. Fresh off the back of the success of his U+I EP (and mixes) release on Hedonism, and his latest Lost In... Read more »

Big love for the new NTFO EP! Robert & Dani, two of our favourite Romanians, have had this one in the locker for the last 9 months and it’s finally seen the light of day via Dennis Ferrer’s budding imprint Objektivity. The New York label tends to keep the releases to a minimum ensuring the high... Read more »

Liverpudlian James Silk has been turning all sorts of heads in recent weeks with his latest EP ‘Language’. Arriving next week on Hive Audio, an up & coming label run by the the men behind the renowned Hive Club in Zurich, the release has already won the support of dance titans like Sasha, Steve Lawler & Stacey Pullen. The EP represents... Read more »

Many labels lose their way after such a long time in the game, but Steve Bug and Poker Flat have managed to keep the quality of their releases to a really high standard for the last 15 years. Their newest release, Four Jacks, continues this unbroken tradition and fits comfortably in line with their well... Read more »

“Tour à Tour’ (meaning to take turns, or ‘alternate’) represents the idea of a continuous motion of music between us; a never-ending circle that flows and becomes hypnotic...” – Apollonia After a big summer staring at festivals around the world, at Richie Hawtin’s Enter! phenomenon and on the front cover of the distinguished Mixmag, Apollonia have... Read more »

Bank holidays are always heavy affairs in Dublin and next weekend’s will be no different. Amid a busy schedule of events in the Capital, one of Ireland’s leading lights returns for his first headline show with MCD at Dublin’s Academy. Krystal Klear  has been making strides in recent years and with a regular slot on... Read more »

London’s Bade Records have come a long way in only three releases. Launching with Ben Böhmer & his very well received Black Pattern EP 6 months ago, they set out irrefutably their deep, tender sound. Alexander Christian followed suit, laying a similarly impressive EP, ‘Lente’ being a quality melodic tech house cut. Now, courtesy of Varysoo, we have... Read more »

Dublin promoters Subject prove just why they’re so highly rated with another dynamite booking this weekend as part of the 10th year of the Beatyard Festival (October 16-26th). First up, they’re welcoming Detroit legend Omar S back to the capital. In the last decade the American House & Tech veteran has featured on a hugely impressive... Read more »