Scott Walker – Bish Bosch (4AD)
Listening to the music Scott Walker makes these days, one imagines an artist approaching his compositions with the tenacity of a chess Grand Master; every outcome is assessed and given the utmost attention before the next move is made. You can hear a consummate professional at work who has considered every arrangement before finally committing...
Private Underground Residence – Interview
Following their gigs in Whelan’s and Triskel this weekend, Stuart Nealon caught up with Private Underground Residence’s Paul McNamara for a natter What bands/ musicians influence the kind of sound you want to develop with Private Underground Residence (PUR)? Hello Stuart and wearenoisers. Lovely to meet you guys. The general aim with PUR from the...
Pinch Interview
Sunday May 6th sees the welcome arrival to Cork’s Pavilion of one of the seminal names in Dubstep: Pinch. Before this hotly anticipated night, the Tectonic magnate and founder of historic Dubstep night Subloaded takes a moment to chat with Stuart Nealon about production, labels and the importance of dubplates! By my own admission, I’m...
Nathan Fake at Electric Underground
The May bank holiday weekend promises to get started with something special as Electric Underground welcome Nathan Fake back to Cork; things will be kicking off at 11:00PM in The Pavilion. Erupting onto the scene in 2003 with none other than ‘Outhouse’ as his first release, Fake was signed to James Holden’s crew of musical...
Kasper Rosa – The Blind Pig, Limerick, March 30th 2012
There’s a kind of “calm-before-the-storm” vibe emanating from the Blind Pig as I gather my materials on a table before me. Sitting against the wall, the members of Belfast’s Kasper Rosa are catching a few moments of peace and quiet before the gig kicks off. “This is probably the most enjoyable tour we’ve been on...
Crossfade, Baker’s Place, Limerick, Fri Mar 16th
At the moment, Limerick city is an especially vibrant spot when it comes to EDM. With club nights like Macronite, Distraction, DIE, miXed, Bi-Polar and Bunga Bunga (to name but a few) laying down everything from House to Garage, there are more than enough club nights around to cater for whatever genre you wish to...
48 Hour Party People Part II: Oscar Mulero @ Dolan’s, Limerick
The first thing you notice while walking down the hill to Dolan’s Warehouse is the flat, impact and thud from the sound system, scores of feet from the entrance, giving you a hint of what you can expect to find within for the duration of the night. First entering the venue, the sheer scale of...
48 Hour Party People Part I: Electric Underground’s 5th Birthday at The Pavilion
A monumental weekend of electronic dance music in Munster is on the cards. On the one hand we have Cork’s Electric Underground who, this time around, have decided to focus on the cutting edge of dance music – introducing two acts whose distinctive sounds breathe a strange new life into dancefloors like an unsettling squall...
