Antoin Lindsay and Aidan Hanratty look at the best gigs, tracks, mixes and releases of the week. Gigs Footwork presents: Citizenn, Schmutz, Eddy Kennedy & Brien at The Bunatee, Belfast Friday 16 September Tonight the Bunatee hosts a new night in the form of Footwork. Their first night will be headed up by Citizenn, the Kerri Chandler-approved London via Nottingham DJ who had an album out on Crosstown Rebels last year. Main support comes from local heroes Schmutz who’ll also be joined by Eddy Kennedy and Brien. Good stuff. AL Sense with Palms Trax, Button Factory, Dublin Saturday 17 September …

Antoin Lindsay and Aidan Hanratty look at the best tracks, mixes and releases of the week. Gigs Twitch Present Prosumer @ The Bunatee, Belfast Saturday 27 August Everyone’s favourite Berliner-turned-Edinburgher lands in Belfast to bring his unique and eclectic selections to kick off the Bank Holiday. He’s already played at Twitch this year with Head High and he obviously made enough of an impact to be invited back so soon. This time he’s on his own though, and you’d be mad to miss it. AL Pyg presents Legowelt at Pygmalion Saturday 27 August Dutch techno maestro Legowelt is always busy,…

Antoin Lindsay and Aidan Hanratty look at the best tracks, mixes and releases of the week. Tracks GAIKA – 3D [Warp] Following on from his brilliant record ‘SECURITY’ earlier in the year, in what seems like a very logical step for him, GAIKA has signed to Warp. ‘3D’ is the first material of his to surface on the label and it’s some of his best. It’s a noisy, murky take on grime and his evident taste for experimentation is clearly what attracted Warp’s attention, and will hopefully drive him to even wider and deserved recognition. AL Kornél Kovács – Dollar…

As the weekend beckons, Antoin Lindsay and Aidan Hanratty bring you the best electronic gigs, tracks and releases of the week. Gigs Dialogue Present Jake Hodgkinson at White’s Tavern, Belfast Friday 29 July Dialogue is making its name for itself as one of Belfast’s best underground techno nights. For their fourth party they’ll be bringing in Bristolian Jake Hodgkinson to the intimate White’s Tavern in Belfast’s city centre.  AL  Flipside: Dynamo Dreesen at Bar Tengu, Dublin Friday 29 July Acido Records boss Dynamo Dreesen comes to Tengu for an extended set, promising the solid house you’d expect from this Sex Tags…

Antoin Lindsay is back from Freero, and he and Aidan Hanratty return with the best electronic gigs, tracks and mixes and releases of the week. Gigs Bap To the Future with Optimo at Electric Garden & Theatre, Galway Friday 15 July 2016 Glasgow stalwarts Optimo are coming Bap to the Future, bringing their world-famous eclecticism to the 2020’s European City of Culture. Their label continues to innovate, with release #36 from Pussy Mothers sounding key, and their DJing is utterly unquestionable. AH Twitch Present Martyn at The Bunatee, Belfast Saturday 16 July Finally Martyn makes it to Twitch. The constantly…

Aidan Hanratty and Antoin Lindsay return with the best electronic gigs, tracks and mixes and releases of the week. Gigs Celtronic 2016, Derry Wednesday 29 June – Sunday 3 July We’re already two days into this year’s Celtronic, but you’ve still got a full weekend to get yourself to Derry for what is routinely Ireland’s best electronic music festival. They’ve already had the likes of The Black Madonna and Rødhåd over the last few nights but you’ve still got the likes of Barnt and Âme tonight and KiNK, Gerd Janson and Move D still to come alongside a raft of…

Aidan Hanratty and Antoin Lindsay return with the best electronic gigs, tracks and mixes of the week. Gigs Shit Robot Album Launch at Bar Tengu, Dublin Saturday 28 May Dubliner Shit Robot has a new album on DFA, and to celebrate its release there’s a party in Tengu (which is host to all the best parties in Dublin right now, funny that). Previous collaborators Alexis Taylor and Nancy Whang both feature on What Follows, as does local lad New Jackson, who’s going to be DJing tomorrow night. Sure to be a partyyyyy. AH Julia Kent + David Donohoe, Freemasons’ Hall,…

Aidan Hanratty and Antoin Lindsay return with the best electronic gigs, tracks, releases and mixes of the week. Gigs Pyg & Discotekken present Hunee at Pygmalion, Dublin Friday 13 May 2016 Amsterdam-based Hunee played here not so long ago, but his sets are simply joyous so it’s always worth catching him play. As I type this the weather is simply glorious, so I imagine his choice of tunes will match that vibe perfectly. AH Matrixxman at Opium Rooms, Dublin Saturday 14 May 2016 Matrixxman, who’s released records on such labels as Ghostly, Dekmantel and Unknown To The Unknown, recently tweeted the following: 2…

Aidan Hanratty and Antoin Lindsay return with the best electronic gigs, tracks, releases and mixes of the week. Gigs Hidden Agenda & Sense: Tom Trago & William Kouam Djoko at Button Factory, Dublin Saturday 7 May 2016 Dutch maestros Tom Trago and William Kouam Djoko come to Dublin for a night of slinky melodic techno. AH Sunday Shivers with Wino Wagon at Electric Garden & Theatre, Galway Sunday 8 May 2016 Shivers is kicking off the Sunday arm of its parties, and thus the Wino Wagon rolls into town — that’s DJ Isle O’ Man and DJ Dark Delight, who featured on that Future…