• Rave New World: Inside Moves, Willow, XOSAR

    July 22, 2016 - By 

    With his handsome and esteemed Rave New World partner Antoin Lindsay AWOL, Aidan Hanratty delivers a look at the very best electronic gigs, tracks and mixes of the week. Gigs Inside Moves – Dan Shake at T13, Belfast Friday 22 July  Inside Moves bring Dan Shake over for his Belfast debut. Hi brand of house is warm, full of samples and soul, and he’s known as being the first European artist signed to Moodymann’s Mahogani Music. Bastardo Electrico presents DJ Bone at Cyprus Avenue, Cork Friday 22 July Detroit don and deck wizard DJ Bone comes to Cork for a…

  • Rave New World (08/07)

    July 8, 2016 - By 

    Lucky Antoin Lindsay is off to Freerotation, so Aidan Hanratty is here to bring you the week’s best gigs, tracks and mixes. Gigs Stone Roses Afterparty – A Guy Called Gerald & Graeme Park at Opium Rooms, Dublin Saturday 9 July Crazy as it might seem, this will probably be a super night. Acid house legends A Guy Called Gerald and Graeme Park are sure to bring things back to 88, and I’m not sure anything could ever be more fun. Out To Lunch with Jayda G and Dip at Tengu Bar – Yamamori Sushi, Dublin Saturday 9 July Dip had Jayda G (pictured)…

  • Rave New World (24/06)

    June 24, 2016 - By 

    There’s a strange mood in the air. All we can do is give you some music to help you get through it, as Aidan Hanratty delivers a look at the best electronic gigs, tracks and mixes of the week. Gigs Inside Moves 1st Birthday with Maurice Fulton at The Belfast Empire Music Hall Friday 24 June The legendary Maurice Fulton is playing this island twice this weekend (he’s in Dublin for Discotekken’s Pride event tomorrow), bringing a wealth of experience to the dance. I only learned this week that he was behind ‘Gypsy Woman’, a veritable classic. That’s on top of his…

  • Rave New World (20/05)

    May 20, 2016 - By 

    Aidan Hanratty looks at the week’s best gigs, tracks, mixes and releases. Gigs Shivers with Leon Vynehall (3 hr set) at Electric Garden & Theatre, Galway Friday 20 May Fresh from the release of his album Rojus on Running Back, joyous house guru Leon Vynehall comes to Galway for a lengthy set at Shivers. These guys are getting some seriously good bookings, so we’re glad to see this party taking off. AVA/TNI/BMC Pres Dekmantel Soundsystem at Aether & Echo, Belfast Saturday 21 May AVA is just around the corner, and The Night Institute and Belfast Music Club are coming together to host the Dekmantel…

  • Rave New World (15/04)

    April 15, 2016 - By 

    Aidan Hanratty gives you the week’s best gigs, tracks, mixes and releases. Gigs Zehr Gut present Dana Ruh at Bar Tengu, Dublin Friday 15 April Homebeat, the guys behind Another Love Story and more, are kicking off a new event called Zehr Gut. In collaboration with Goethe-Institut Irland, its aim is to promote German musicianship and artistry in Ireland. First up in that regard is German DJ and producer Dana Ruh. She’s put out countless records in the past decade, and plays at home and away pretty much constantly. Expect a heady mix of house and techno. Bodytonic present: Neneh Cherry (DJ Set) at…

  • Rave New World (18/03)

    March 18, 2016 - By 

    St Patrick’s Day has come and gone, and we’re a man down today. Aidan Hanratty is back to bring you the best gigs, tracks and releases of the week. Gigs Mmoths – ‘Luneworks’ Album Launch Party at District 8, Dublin Saturday 19 March Everyone’s seemingly nursing a hangover or taking it easy this weekend, so this launch party for the latest album from Mmoths should be do nicely. As well as the main man himself, there are performances from Somerville and Toby Kaar, and The Cyclist aka Buz Ludzha and DJ Deece will keep the energy up for those inclined to…

  • Rave New World (26/02)

    February 26, 2016 - By 

    Antoin’s away in Berlin, so here Aidan Hanratty returns for his latest look at the very best electronic gigs, tracks and mixes of the week. Gigs Move D & Shanti Celeste at Opium Rooms, Dublin Friday 26 February  Craig David is sold out, so I guess this will have to do. The ageless Move D continues to thrive, most recently showcasing his considerable talents alongside Jordan GCZ on their Live In Seattle album for Further Records. A relative newcomer then by comparison, Shanti Celeste has moved from under-the-radar releases on Brstl and Idle Hands to a killer cut with Funkineven and…

  • Mats Gustafsson – Piano Mating

    February 18, 2016 - By 

    Mats Gustafsson is a sax player who has been recording since the 1980s, but for this strange release on Blue Tapes and X-Ray Records, he’s travelling a different path. Tasked by the label’s head with making music using an instrument he’d never recorded with before, he opted for the the Dubreq Pianomate. This is an obscure machine that acts as a kind of keyboard-less synth, generally used with a piano. In Gustafsson’s case, however, he turned the machine on itself, creating sounds that are shrill, calming, enraging, all dragged out in two lengthy sides of grinding drone. Gustafsson is known…

  • Rave New World (05/02)

    February 5, 2016 - By 

    With Antoin wirelessless, Aidan Hanratty returns for his latest look at the best electronic gigs, tracks, mixes and releases of the week. Gigs Galcher Lustwerk & Dj Deece at Opium Rooms, Dublin Friday 5 February There’s a crazy amount of good gigs this weekend. First off, DJ Deece, long-standing Hidden Agenda resident, is behind a new series of gigs, and having opened with an all-nighter a few weeks back, this time he’s got the don Galcher Lustwerk (pictured) in town. If you’re not familiar with 100% Galcher already, well where have you been for the past three years? He’s closed that…

  • Rave New World (20/11)

    November 20, 2015 - By 

    Aidan Hanratty takes a look at the very best electronic gigs, tracks, mixes and releases of the week. GIGS Scoundrels Sound System presents A Love From Outer Space at Dolan’s Warehouse Friday 20 November Big night this, starting off at The Blind Pig, where Lord Weathers will be recording his Music Not For Everyone show for NTS. After that, he and his partner Sean Johnston will be taking things slow and heavy at Dolan’s. The Pig’s Ear, RnB Club, Live Live with Fatima & Eglo Live Band at Button Factory Friday 20 November From one pig to another – Fatima…