This here Juke mix goes out to my main buzzkiller Jack, who filed a complaint after a promoter uploaded an apparently “sexist” event page for a Juke/Footwork/Ghetto tech night. In fairness, the event was called “Ass’n'Tiddies” and featured incredible artwork which incorporated both ass and tiddies, but still, all in the name of good fun. Keep it shitty ya jerk!
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Chirpy and Deep roller from Dub Phizikz with Skittles on the Mic on D-Bridge’s Exit Records, found from Executive’s Wednesday night show on Radio Na Life, which is as per the usual on tonight! Tune in on the local 106.4 FM or else via Radio Na Life. Also on a Drum and Bass tip I’ll be opening up proceedings for Fungle Junk in the Twisted Pepper this Friday, expect subtle mannerly rollers and downright rude amens!
Back in 2010 Dublin got whacked with a trend of silky smooth UK sounds. Upbeat chopped vocals of shinier UK Garage blended with the harder stylings of UK Funky and Dubstep made a fantastic concoction for the citywide comedown that was underway in the wake of the shadow cast by the great Mephedrone scourge. It was short lived as the better tunes got discovered by the masses of more poser-esque DJ’s and thus rinsed, watered down and overplayed, as tends to happen.
None the less this particular Joy O remix was one of my favourites that Sonel, a man with his finger strongly on the pulse of that musical movement, regularly gave a good rinse and still sounds great today.
Powerful one-off dubstep record from one of René Pawlowitz’s many alter aliases. The Panamax Project brings us a patient and slug-like bass line complemented by a characteristically Shed sawtoothed lead line and gentle, nursing pads. Further evidence that even when straying in partially foreign genres the well established Berliner can do little wrong.
Finally got my hands on Space Dimension Controller’s whopper Temporary Thrillz EP out of All City Records, sweet as. Funky, warm and smooth synth’s accompanied by whispering percussion and pads sweep you off to some remote pink beachey planet where you can flake out all day and drink sweet sweet cocktails with some sound aliens. Seriously good record this and Transatlantic Loading Bay is one of my favourites off it, along with Mercurial Attraction (below).
Very nice slow building 2 steppy-house tune from B-Side‘s Casper Hastings. Casper’s been playing the DJ game the right way, putting in work in practically every club in the city the last few months. You can catch him playing support for us at Black Hole Presents: P-Hocto.
Syncopated bone cruncher from Berliner Perc on Lucy’s awesome Stroboscopic Artefacts label. The EP also features two fairly decent tracks from Singapore’s Lee Xhin (Awkwardly pronounced “Sheen”). Bide your time before the breakdown three minutes in when what sounds like a haunting tin cowbell comes to the forefront.
Hard to believe that today is the second anniversary of our first ever party. That sweaty night down a crusty basement on Clarendon Street threw many ridiculous and hilarious twists of fate against us. Between the neighboring strip club gangsters getting coked up like Gerry Ryan and losing their shit, the soundsystem overheating and clapping out to cries of “whayyy!!” from the crowd and the over zealous Gardai taskforce professionally shitting all over the buzz, a strong trend of the odds being stacked against us had begun.
Regardless, two years on we’re still going on better than ever doing what we love; sharing music we love, with people we love and ultimately, having the craic. Because of this I’d like to thank everyone that’s ever helped us in anyway; the DJ’s, promoters, artists, photographers, friends, engineers, lampies, pushers, venues, and most importantly everyone who’s ever come to any of our events.
The future, as always, is uncertain and the odds, as always, are still stacked against us. But we’re still gonna keep playing records and throwing parties and we hope you’ll all still listen, attend and partake in having the craic.
Much Love,
P.
Excellently structured building techno growler from Toronto producers Gingy and Bordello. The J Tijn remix has proved to be a more successful release however the original is far superior in my books.
The boyraz over at Flush have only gone and booked garage don Zed Bias for the 9th of March, excellent stuff! Support on the night comes from Flush founder Ed Fay and Standard Dublin‘s Konspiracy Bob. Definitely one for the diary.
