Tralee-based vocalist Tracey Kelleher has spent much of the summer performing live at clubs in Britain, Ibiza and the US (where she was the guest of Danny Tenaglia, no less).
She has been busy promoting ‘The Cure & The Cause’ by Fishgodeep & Tracey K, which gets its full release this fortnight on top Brit house label, Defected. There are new mixes in the package from Charles Webster and Balearic Soul.
Fishgodeep’s Shane Johnson has been surprised by the wide appeal of the track, which originally surfaced last year as the first single on the Go Deep stamp he set up with his other half in the Fish market, Greg Dowling.
“The track seems to have crossed over to all sorts of different scenes: urban, r’n’b, grime and funky house. We’ve even had a bunch of London hip-hop heads getting in touch. Crazy.”
Meanwhile, the duo’s most recent collaboration with Mark O’Sullivan – the Wurk EP – has been getting regular BBC radio plays and was featured on Ame’s recent Radio 1 Essential mix.
Next up is the second Go Deep release, which sees Fishgodeep team up with male vocalist Mary Cigarettes for ‘Chemical God’ (and an album, Deep Cigarettes, is under consideration).
The single – released on September 18 – comes in two superb mixes, vocal and dub, and boasts enough crossover potential to ensure the label has another biggie on its hands.
Greg and Shane’s DJ diaries are bulging with bookings too, with trips to Dublin, London, Germany, Portugal and Belfast pencilled in for the coming months. (To hear their new tracks, go to myspace.com/fishgodeep)
Belfast top ten star Micky Modelle has signed a four-single deal with All Around The World following the British pop chart success of his ‘Dancing In The Dark’ collaboration with Jessy.
He’s also signed Nimrod’s ‘My Life’ to Nebula, which has been caned by the key BBC Radio 1 weekend DJs in recent weeks. It’s co-produced by his long-term studio partner, James Everett.
The pair also have remixes of Dancing DJs, D-Code and Yomanda lined up for release over the coming months.
Bassbin warms up for its 10th birthday party at Herbal in London with a flurry of records coming through. First up is a debutant to the Dublin-based drum ‘n’ bass stamp, Alix Perez, with ‘Magnolias’ and ‘Backlash’ (BB1221) – “two sweet liquid rollers with a touch of class” according to BB chief Rohan.
Seba follows that with ‘Nebula’ (BB1222), which is paired with ‘Pipeline’ from Swedish DJ, Krazy.
Then it’s the turn of another newcomer to the Bassbin camp, Martyn, with ‘Cloud Convention’ and ‘Believe It’ (BB1223), both in the robotic Detroit funk style he is renowned for.
Tiesto follows his stellar performance at Hi:Fi with a headline show at The Point on Saturday November 4. The event will be promoted by PoD Concerts, after the company won a ‘fiercely fought’ bidding war with a rival promoter. Tickets are priced E44.00, and they are on sale now.
One DJ likely to be on the supporting line-up at the Point is Navan-based trance producer, John O’Callaghan, who has a great chance of becoming the first DJ from the South to make the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll when the 2006 results are announced next month.
He came very close last year, and has been building up a huge fanbase across the globe ever since with his acclaimed DJ sets, so vote now at www/djmag.com/top100 and ensure he gets the recognition he deserves.
The 2FM Sessions Tour would be a great way to ring in the New Year at the Point, but for now fans are just happy that Mr Spring and his roadshow are back in the clubs with live broadcasts and kick-ass beats.
The re-launch party takes place at the Music Factory in Carlow on September 22, with more than 20 DJs spread across the five rooms which cover everything from chilled house to banging techno.
DJs appearing include Judge Jules, Francois, Billy Scurry, Hazy B and Darren Clarke. Tickets for this 2,000-capacity event are on sale now from usual outlets.
Future Sessions events featuring Dutch trance producer Ferry Corsten and hard dance queen Lisa Lashes are already in the pipeline.
Revolution returns to The Vaults in Dublin after its summer break with Back to the Future on September 29. Guests lined up include Paul Glazby.
Horan’s in Tralee re-opens on September 30th, featuring a ‘club set’ from David Holmes.
Tralee superclub Fabric hopes to make it three sold out Back to the Old Skool events in a row on Saturday October 7.
Techno innovator Luke Slater plays Electric City at Wax in Dublin on October 12, with support from Giles Armstrong.
One of the best live acts in hip-hop, Jurassic 5 fly in to promote their Feedback album with a gig at Tripod in Dublin on September 23.
On the same night, BBC 1FM’s Essential Mix broadcasts live from Lush in Portrush, with sets from Northerners Fergie and Col Hamilton beaming across the world.
Galway club 110th Street warms up for its eighth birthday party in November by bringing in top remix crew The Glimmers on October 7th… THE BEAT GOES ON!