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 …

Aidan Hanratty takes you through the essential electronic gigs, tracks, mixes and releases of the week. Gigs Collate presents Bjarki Live, The Bunatee, Belfast Friday 9 September Iceland’s Bjarki hit the big time last year with ‘I Wanna Go Bang’, a silly banger on Nina Kraviz’s трип label, having previously featured on that imprint’s first two compilation releases. Since then he’s dropped “Б”, and Lefhanded Fuqs is due in the coming weeks. You can catch his blistering live set tonight at The Bunatee, but be warned, it will… bang. Sorry. Axel Boman, Kornél Kovács & Pedrodollar, Opium Rooms, Dublin Saturday…

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,…

A solo effort, Aidan Hanratty brings you the best gigs, tracks, mixes and releases of the week Gigs Out to Lunch August Weekender, Yamamori Tengu, Dublin Saturday 13, Sunday 14 August It’s all about Out To Lunch this weekend. In what’s probably the best lineup Dublin’s ever seen, we’ve got stellar international names like Ben UFO, Laurel Halo, Lena Willikens (who we’ve interviewed here), and Call Super (above), Irish upstarts like Lumigraph, Melly and Sage and the novel curiosity that is snooker legend-turned-electronica fan Steve Davis. I’m bubbling with excitement about it. There’s so much to say. See you there? Sense…

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…

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)…

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…