In this installment of Track Record, Dublin-based DJ and selector SHREM shares some of their all time favourite records from Glass Candy to Cocteau Twins. Photos by Monika Ruman Glass Candy – B/E/A/T/B/O/X Ida No and Johnny Jewel’s ‘B/E/A/T/B/O/X’ is the sonic flagship of the now-cult Italians Do It Better label. It’s also an album I own in most variations, 8 differently coloured vinyl editions and counting – I am an impossible nerd when it comes to collecting. It’s an album full of surprises and its own humour and inimitable sound. It’s such an engrossing mixture of italo disco, post-punk,…
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After a long period locked away in the recording studio, Dublin-based electronic quartet Krisdeberg (not to be confused with the Irish prince of power ballads, Chris de Burgh) return with their new single HHH ahead of releasing their self-recorded and self-produced work that draws from a well of diverse influences such as new wave, noise rock, acid house and indie electro. We’re delighted to bring you an exclusive first look at HHH, which visualises the communication breakdown between people through a Beckett-esque theatre setting of humour, isolation and horror. The video features members of the band and an omnious bottle of wine, while uniquely exploring how disparate two perceptions…
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Squarehead live at the Workman’s Cellar in Dublin with support from girlfriend. Photos by David McEneaney
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Róisín Murphy live at Trinity College in Dublin. Photos Monika Ruman
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The Prodigy live at Belsonic in Belfast. Photos by Aislinn McGinn
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Interpol live at the Summer Series in Trinity College, Dublin. Photos by Leah Carroll
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Kraftwerk live at King John’s Castle in Limerick and Trinity College in Dublin. Photos by Ian Davies and Monika Ruman King John’s Castle by Ian Davies Trinity College Dublin by Monika Ruman
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The WAEVE live at the Grand Social in Dublin. Photos by David McEneaney
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Florence + The Machine set out on their Irish Tour this week, taking in Musgrave Park in Cork, Malahide Castle in Dublin and Belsonic in Belfast with support from CMAT and Nell Mescal. Photos by Celeste Burdon, Jane Donnelly and Aislinn McGinn. Musgrave Park in Cork by Celeste Burdon Malahide Castle in Dublin, with support from CMAT and Nell Mescal by Jane Donnelly Belsonic in Belfast by Aislinn McGinn
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The Boo Radleys live at the Grand Social in Dublin with support from Matt McManaman and Jeannie Deane. Photos by Ian Davies