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Written by Electric City
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Friday, 19 September 2008 00:11 |
 Good music, good people, good times...and we certainly left our cares behind. Often times our minds were left behind with those cares but we'll leave that for the autobiography...
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Written by Matu
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Thursday, 18 September 2008 01:11 |
 Give Us The Night is an independent lobby group comprising of DJs, promoters, nightclub staff and other professionals working within the Irish nightclub industry.
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Written by Matu
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Thursday, 07 August 2008 09:45 |
 I did a write up this awhile ago on how you could buy the these one of a kind helmets for $65,000 which can be found here, but it would seem that the helmets can no longer be manufactured due to copyright laws that Daft Punk own.
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Written by Matu
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Wednesday, 06 August 2008 09:30 |
 So with Electric Picnic 2008 on the horizon here is a look at the lineup
Sex Pistols, Sigur Ros, Grinderman, Franz Ferdinand, George Clinton & The P-Funk Allstars, My Bloody Valentine, Goldfrapp, Christy Moore, Wilco, The Gossip, Duffy, Underworld, Tinariwen, CSS, Tindersticks, New Young Pony Club
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Written by Matu
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Tuesday, 05 August 2008 13:30 |
 Kraftwerk will be performing a two-hour live set here in Ireland this September as part of A Day In The Life. To be held on the Luggala estate, also featuring Soulwax, Boxcutter, and many many more. Kraftwerk played at Electric Picnic three years ago to which they blasted out their ever changing electronic sound to thousands of Fans. What makes this even more special is that it is their only show in Europe for 2008.
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Written by Matu
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Thursday, 31 July 2008 20:37 |
 The latest release on Fine Art is a series of four remixes from the past releases. This would be broken down into 2 EP's, each reglecting a bit of a different edge. The first part includes remixes by Lerosa and Lee Holman. Lerosa is a name that deep house diggers should well aquatinted with.
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Written by Niall
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Wednesday, 30 July 2008 10:37 |
 DEAF closing party with MODEL 500 [Featuring Juan Atkins & Mike Banks], LAURENT GARNIER, MORITZ VON OSWALD, FUCKBUTTONS, LEIGON OF TWO, DJ CHEF, BASS CLEF, AMERICHORD, ROLLERS/SPARKERS,.. more tbc soon.
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Written by Matu
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Tuesday, 29 July 2008 18:37 |
 Held over the August Bank Holiday weekend in Ireland, the Spraoi Festival is an annual riot of colour, energy and excitement with an atmosphere that is unique among Irish festivals. It takes over city centre areas of Waterford for three days, transforming the streets and quays of the city into a giant stage for acts from all over the world.
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Monday, 28 July 2008 18:37 |
 For all you digital DJz out there, comes this tidy and incredibly handy peice of freeware from BeatPort. It runs on both PC and MAC and will help you keep track and organise your digital downloads with minimal effort. Happy downloading!
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Sunday, 27 July 2008 18:37 |
 This slick little number is from Euphonix. It looks the part and judging by reports so far, it is the part. For all you MAC users out there, this will work splendidly with Cubase, Logic, Nuendo, Reason, Ableton Live and Pro Tools.
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Saturday, 26 July 2008 18:37 |
 Some of you might know who Delia Derbyshire was but she is well known from the BBC's Radiophonic Workshop which ran in the 1950s and 60s, she was the composer of the original theme music to the cult favourite TV show Dr. Who. She worked for the BBC’s Radiophonic Workshop in 1963 and was asked to record the theme written by a composer named Ron Grainer. She turned this composition into a ground breaking (at the time) electronic masterpiece.
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Thursday, 24 July 2008 18:37 |
 August 16th & 17 2008 will mark the begining of a new era in quality boutique festivals. The Solas Festival, will take place in the idylic surroundings of Huntington Castle, Co Carlow, 50 acres of woodland amidst the lush scenery of the Wicklow Mountains. This striking castle is the perfect spot for this innovative festival.
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Wednesday, 23 July 2008 23:37 |
 Storming new EP for Armatura Bonus Records with French hardtekkno master Riino taking you to some serious dark trip,and Serbian concrete crew with a massive dark session in their unique energetic style.
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Tuesday, 22 July 2008 23:37 |
 Resistance is hosting it’s 2008 Summer Party at Electric Avenue on Bank Holiday Sunday 3 August, with a 3 room extravaganza featuring 12 DJs and 6 hours of top notch house, techno and electro music. Headlining the event is dance music legend Derrick Carter who returns to Waterford after a gap of 4 years to play a 3 hour set in Electric Avenue’s main room.
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Monday, 21 July 2008 23:37 |
 Check out this bad boy the ATTIGO TT was created by Scott Hobbs, a student at Dundee University studying innovative product design. For his final year project he’s created a touch screen turntable that lets DJ’s loop, sample and scratch wave forms just as you would a record.
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Sunday, 20 July 2008 23:37 |
 Widely regarded as one of the best techno DJ's on the planet, Londoner Ben Sims combines a grueling global gig schedule with the rotating operation of his labels Theory, Killabite, Hardgroove, Native, Ingoma, Symbolism, Assembly, KB Records inc and Split Music. Ben's all round activity as a dj/promoter and acclaimed producer, makes him one of the scene's true icons. Using 3 turntables and 2 cd decks, Ben's showmanship and technical ability is a lesson to any budding DJ out there, with his sets being the highlight of practically every festival and event he plays.
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Saturday, 19 July 2008 23:37 |
 In the past few years Sam Geiser aka Deetron has emerged as a rising star in the Techno world. His popularity as a Producer has flourished in tandem with his reputation as a dynamic three-deck DJ, and as propelled him across the globe, his work for a growing roster of record labels Music Man, Intec, Phont, Strictly Rhythm and with remixes for the likes off Ben Sims, Damon Wild, Funk d'void, Smith & Selway, Detroit Grand Pubahs, Shinedoe, Legowelt and others, further cemented his position as a genuine talent within the International scene.His list of musical achievements stretch back to the early nineties - and on paper makes it quite impressive.
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Friday, 18 July 2008 22:01 |
 He is native to Scotland but spent several year's living in New York during the late 1990s were he became a producer of of the "wonky techno" school, accomplished hip-hop beats producer, latterly involved with more bassy elements of dubstep and ragga influenced sounds.
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Thursday, 17 July 2008 22:36 |
 The Pacemaker, that is: a revolutionary new DJ tool that’s already causing seismic ructions within the dance music community with its brilliance. Small enough to slip into your back pocket, but powerful enough to win the hearts and feet of the biggest dancefloor, the Pacemaker is everything you need to mix like a professional in the palm of your hand. Like an iPod or MP3 player, but with two virtual ‘decks’, the Pacemaker allows you to rock a party without the rigmarole of lugging CDJs, mixer, and all the peripherals about.
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