She's Electric: The Chymera of his life

Happy birthday to Limerick club night Macronite, which has been rocking Dolan’s for the past three years. To celebrate, it will host the Dimensions Festival launch party on February 21. Headliners include DJRum, mynameisjOHn, and Mickey Finger. Full deets here.

Producer Chymera has a new release on Ovum Records. Ovum is celebrating its 20th anniversary so the ‘Tidal/Mood Point’ single is timely. It’s out now. Go get it at facebook.com/OvumRecordings. Pete Tong has already played it on his UK radio show.

Dublin club night Hidden Agenda welcomes Todd Terje on May 23. His new album drops in April with preview snippets at toddterje.com. Tickets are on sale now and will be gone soon. Hurry. residentadvisor.net/ event.aspx?560341

The new single from Belfast producer Phil Kieran is called ‘Going There’ and is out on Hotflush Records. It’s fresh as bread and already gaining support from the likes of Annie Mac. Ryan Elliot and Richie Ahmed contribute mixes. Click here

Laurent Garnier, the legendary French producer and DJ is at The Savoy, Cork on March 15. Operating under the minimalist moniker Garnier he’s just put out a new single.

The 2 Bears, aka Joe Goddard of Hot Chip and Raf Rundell, are about to make you feel all warm and fuzzy. No, not because they can be found wearing cuddly bear costumes. They’ve dropped a free download of their new all vinyl ‘Vibration Mix’ at the2bearslondon.co.uk. The year ahead will also see the pair hit the festival circuit, and oh yes, release a new album!

DogDays, aka Ray Taff and Colman Buckley, have just dropped another release. They’ve teamed up with Electronique UK for a new vinyl heatseeker. The guys are also residents for Melodic in The Twisted Peppe, Dublinr. Check ‘em there and get the freebie showcase download here.

Longitude Festival returns to Marlay Park in July and has announced several headliners, including dance duo Disclosure. Check longitude.ie.

Derry producer Sirkus Sirkuz is gearing up for the second instalment of his new monthly radio series with 2fm! Make sure you tune in during the wee hours of February 28. Decky has also treated followers to an exclusive DJ mix tape at tinyurl.com