Dublin
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Incoming: Jamie Jones Visits Dublin
There’s an air of anticipation in Dublin ahead of what will be another huge night for a burgeoning electronic scene this Friday. Jamie Jones returns to the capital for his first club show in many years and it appears all roads lead to Ireland’s largest clubbing spot The Wright Venue. Jamie Jones enjoys almost mythical... Read more »
Double Trouble: Dublin Prepares for Jacky & Alexis Raphael
Situated right bang in the middle of our fair city, Hangar has spent the last 18 months developing a scintillating reputation thanks to some landmark bookings and a strong focus on emerging talent. Never one’s to drop the ball they’ve enlisted two of our favourites Jacky and Hot Creations afficionado Alexis Raphael for what looks... Read more »
Âme To Deliver @ District 8 [Preview & Giveaway]
Âme is a name almost everyone into their dance music is familiar with. It’s a name synonymous with quality. Between productions, live sets and DJ sets, the guys (Frank & Kristian) have it down. We caught Frank playing live for Richie Hawtin’s ENTER. during the summer ’15 season and it was a thing of beauty. Perfectly... Read more »
Premiere: Phil Kieran – Debris [Turbo Recordings]
Belfast producer Phil Kieran continues a bright start to 2016 with a return to Tiga’s illustrious Turbo Recordings. The Northern Irish artist has put together an aptly titled ‘Bomb’ EP and you can check an exclusive snippet with us today on When We Dip. ‘Debris’ is a rolling tech cut with a breakbeat edge. It’s filled from the... Read more »
Pygmalion Weekender Preview [ tINI & Ray Okpara ]
We have a Pygmalion weekender on the horizon this coming Friday and we’ve 2 double passes to give away. Read on to find out more 🙂 One of our favourite DJs, tINI, will bring her signature sound to kick things off. We’re huge fans of her here at WWD. We covered her March 2014 trip to the Twisted Pepper... Read more »
Free Download : Reeper – Your Life
Dublin producer Reeper, aka Rob Kenny, has been making waves in the local scene of late. With many bookings in the likes of Hangar, he compliments his DJ sets with regular releases. Most recently was his Black Out EP on Something Different Again, and he’s previously featured on labels such as Maison Rouge and Defined Music.... Read more »