Hiss Upon A Star

Belfast producer Phil Kieran is about to drop his next release, ’Snakes Crawl’. The track, released as a bootleg in ’07, has been given another lease of life after Cynthia Sley got her hands, I mean, vocals on it. Satisfying all your indie, dance, techno, post–punk and dark electro cravings, the single comes with remixes from DJ Hell and Dave Clarke, aka Unsubscribe. Winning praise from Tiga, Psycatron, Jamie Jones and M.A.N.D.Y, look for ‘Snakes Crawl’ on Phil Kieran Recordings July 20. Phil plays Derry’s Celtronic Festival June 28 at Sandinos Bar. Don’t miss it! Peep the video here: tiny.cc/qbdwfw.

Le Galaxie’s new EP is just about ready. After a string of successful gigs, their new release, Fade 2 Forever, is touted as “five solid–gold dancefloor tearjerkers”. The EP is out July 13 on the Delphi label. The launch is July 14 at the Button Factory, Dublin. As a celebration, the glow–stick–wielding, dead–president–mask–wearing–foursome, have decided to give away their last album, Laserdisc Nights II, as a free download. Nice! Get it here: legalaxie.net.
In Derry, recently back from their tour with Orbital, are our friends The Japanese Popstars They’ve got two new tracks lined up, one of which you get to hear as a teaser! ‘Day Of Rest’ features the sublime vocals of Stephanie Dosen, who has worked closely with The Chemical Brothers and Massive Attack. The track is a departure from the heavier Popstars sound. It’s great all the same. Meanwhile Green Velvet has teamed up with the lads again, providing vocals on ‘Matter Of Time’. Both cuts will be part of their upcoming album! See: tiny.cc/9kdwfw.
It’s lights on for Electric Ballroom, a new Thursday night at The Kitchen. The brain–child of DJ, producer and Space Pig Records label head, Brian Taaffe, the night promises huge house vibes, live percussion and sax. Mega booking Daniel Sanchez makes an appearance July 12. Lovebirds land August 2. As for his own releases, he’s got, ‘Rock N Roll’ and ‘Not Another Sax’ ready to hit his label soon, alongside Amber8 and Boru’s ‘Like Flames’, his side project with Pete Maguire. Visit facebook.com/electricballroomdjs Daniel Sanchez mix here: tiny.cc/9ddwfw.
Dublin producer Eomac comes to us with his new self–titled, five–track, Eomac EP (brought to you by Belfast’s Acroplane Records) Eomac, also one half of production duo Lakker, covers future garage, electro and electronica. Also look out for Eomac’s imminent 12” on Berlin’s Killekill Label. As for Lakker, be sure to check the guys out at Bloc Weekend in the UK this year as they’re confirmed for a live AV show July 7! Eomac.net. Get a free Eomac mix here: tiny.cc/afdwfw.
Drawing us in is Chymera’s new LP, Death By Misadventure, out now on Connoisseur Records! Pushing boundaries once again, the release rests on a deep, dreamy, and melodic landscape, while still leaving us with that same Chymera footprint we adore. Touching on Detroit, deep–house, breaks and electronica, there’s huge support coming from Laurent Garnier, Jimpster, Orlando Voorn, and Mark Archer. The album tour has officially kicked off. Check chymera.org.
Our friends at Subject Dublin and Big Dish Go have teamed up for a Stones Roses after-party. It includes a four–hour history of dance set by A Guy Called Gerald, a four–hour hacienda classics set by Graeme Park, along with Junior Spesh DJs taking the reins in the café. It happens July 5 at the Twisted Pepper! Check a Graeme Park mix here: tiny.cc/5fdwfw