Galway DJ and radio presenter, Cian O Ciobhain – the voice behind the ever popular underground dance music program on RTÉ, An Taobh Tuathail – has come to us bearing gifts. Fabulous, free gifts, in the form of his new compilation, An Taobh Tuathail Vol. 6, available as a freebie from rte.ie on December 2. Be ready for tracks from Perc, Laurel Halo, Halls, Heathered Pearls, Them Use Them, Bibio, Servent, Shed, Lukis and Airhead to drop a handful who are sounding hot. Check www.rte.ie... 

Dublin producers Brendan Crowe and Phil Byrne make up production duo Splitloop, Together they’ve brought forth a slew of heavy releases under their Toast Club Recordings guise. Next up for the homegrown imprint is a collaborative EP featuring Derry’s Sirkus Sirkuz and UK-based producer Wax Hands, which is the label’s ninth release. Look out for Acid Elephant, which drops on November 21, and boasts mixes by the label bosses too. Batten down the hatches: it’s a big, bass electro storm! www.facebook.com/Toastclub
Speaking of Dublin, check out the free Irish screening and European premiere of director Alex Lawton and Visual Vybes’ highly-anticipated industry documentary Rewind 4Ever: A History Of UK Garage. It’s going down at the Bernard Shaw on November 23, followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker himself. Be ready for a night of banging house and garage. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI6_FtsITHs...
The Irish-born, LA-based DJ, producer and vocalist Svelte lends her distinctive tones and piano skills to ‘Spoken Truth’, a track by Dublin producer and label head Stephen Hogg, aka Soulfinder. Out next month, it’s pure class. Stephen is also one of two head honchos of Sleepless Nights Recordings, an imprint he runs with Vincent Furlong. SNR are set to release two showcase EPs, consisting of eight tracks by Canadian producer Biologik. Look for this to drop in late November. Check sleeplessrecordings.com...
Kilkenny-born, Cork-based producer Replete, aka Peter Lawlor, also comes to us bearing gifts in the form of his new track ‘Never This Way’, up for free download. It’s a lovely warm tune to ring in the cold months – soundcloud.com/replete-1/never-this-way
Meet Dublin-based live electronic trio Plutonic Dust, aka Patrick McAdam, Kevin McKnight and Veronica Moran. Following a successful gig at this year’s Hard Working Class Heroes, the dust has settled, their synths are warmed up, and they’re all set to release debut EP Bright Lights, with a launch party in the The Twisted Pepper, Dublin on November 30 – www.facebook.com/pages/Plutonic-Dust/171976276242979
Australian label Club Mod, an offshoot of the mega Modular Records, celebrates two years of club hits with their first ever Club Mod compilation, featuring some of their roster’s best, including tracks from Pink Gin, Cecile, The Meryl Streeps, Movement and Roland Tings, plus remixes from John Talabot, Shadow Child and Softwar. You’ll also find IIija Rudman’s remix of SymbolOne’s mega summer track ‘Pink Elephant’, which She’s Electric kindly provided the vocals for! MTV has it up for streaming at www.mtviggy.com/blog-posts/premiere-club-mod-celebrates-two-years-with-vol-1/ 
Extras alert! The iTunes version comes with an hour–long bonus SymbolOne mix . modularpeople.com/news/club-mod-vol-1-out-now/26445.html
Four-time Irish DMC champ, DMC world finalist and ‘06 Movida world mixing champion, Tu–Ki, has let us know about a free remix of R.S.A.G’s ‘You Want More’, which will leave you, well, wanting more. This Dublin-born, Berlin-based producer has also compiled the third installment of the All City end-of-year mix and has new originals coming our way. soundcloud.com/tu-ki/r-s-a-g-you-want-more-tu-ki and soundcloud.com/allcitydublin/tu-kis-amada-megamix