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This week's entry to the Four Four Local Selection Mix Series welcomes Dublin-based DJ and promoter Spek. Having started his musical journey a mere year ago the talented up-and-comer has done an impressive job at turning promoters heads across the city by means of winning various mix competitions for collectives in the city. Showcasing his funky style that is dedicated to sounds of the past in the...

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We premiere new music from emerging Dublin producer RUANAIDH as the young artist releases his debut track, ‘Shamisen Break’. The youngster blends leftfield percussive grooves with hard-edged techno grit to create an introspective club track that defies genre. RUANAIDH, the moniker of Dublin-based DJ Richie Rooney, is an exciting and innovative force in Dublin’s electronic music scene. Favouring a...

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We premiere a special mix from Belfast heroes Hotline as they provide the 217th Local Selection Mix made up entirely of their own productions. The mix spans house, techno, trance and more, weaving through gritty warehouse cuts alongside sun-kissed festival weapons. Hotline first drew ravers’ attention with their residency at Shine; it was here that they cut their teeth in Belfast’s dance music sce...

We feature new music from Simplexia Records as UrbnMowgli steps up with a six track EP accompanied by three originals and three reworks. We premiere Cyberflex’s remix as the enigmatic Berlin producer serves up an squelching electro rework that sounds like the soundtrack to dystopian nightmare. German electronic producer UrbnMowgli features on Simplexia Records for a striking debut on the label. Th...

We premiere new music from from rising Irish techno producer Black Traffic IRE as he features on Reboot Records with a 5-track EP. We premiere ‘Guess Who’s Back’, a hardcore tinged techno weapon that is made to shatter warehouses. Black Traffic returns to Reboot Records IRE with a full-fledged hardcore laced EP titled “All Of The Lights”. The 5 track offering is comprised of heavy hitting orginal...

Hydra and his productions are an attempt to awaken the tribal and primitive instincts that sleeps in each of us. Oldschool groove techno combined with playful dub and jazz elements brings us back to the spirit of the 90s and 00s. His sets are direct crowd-galvanizers with technical and forward-thinking blends of grooves featuring loops of his own production. His new single „STRUDEL" is a perfect a...

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We feature new music from South African based BNinjas as he presents his latest release the ‘Shake EP’ on Dealt With Records. We host the premiere for ‘We Could’, a lush deep house exursion that leans on breezy organ chords, rolling bass grooves and silky percussive grooves. BNinjas (pronounced BEE-Ninjas), hails from the northwestern township of Kagiso – which translates to ‘Peace’. The realtivel...

We premiere new music from Dublin-based Oaklee as the up & coming producer serves a dreamy free download. ‘Colour TV’ is a rolling house groove that pays ode to 90’s deep house, leaning heavily on low-end funk and trance-licked euphoria, while a poignant vocal ties the composition together. Rising through the ranks of The Camden Academy, studying under the watchful eye of Pusher, Oaklee has been c...

We premiere new music from Toronto based modular synth artist and DJ WeTurnToRed also known as Shamanta Chandran. We premiere ‘Deeper High’, an electro bumper that see’s the Canadian based artist nod her head to Detroit influences while intertwining her South Indian roots. WeTurnToRed (a.k.a. Shamanta Chandran), a Toronto modular synth artist and DJ, gears up to release her latest EP Rogue Planet,...

We premiere new music from Irish techno mainstay Offtrack as he presents his 8 track album on his Circuit Structure Records imprint. We feature ‘Discolouration’ a slick entry into the world of minimalistic techno that leans on intricate rhythms and syncopated synth lines through this dizzying locked groove. Mullingar native Thomas Kimurray (Offtrack) has become a staple in the Irish techno scene w...

We premiere new techno from one of the most exciting dance music producers coming out of Los Angles right now, 1morning. The rising star releases his debut EP on Fixed Rhythms, showing his innovative production techniques as he harnesses a loop-driven sound that is oozing with 90’s flair & syncopated funk. LA based 1morning has been turning heads within the American techno scene as of late, and he...

We premiere new brute-force industrial techno as Tresor resident Esther Dune steps up to remix Dutch producer Harmoniser. The high-octane track is jammed with hypnotic arpeggios, metallic sound effects, striking kick drums and gritty percussive rhythms. Dutch purveyor of dark industrial rhythms,Harmoniser, features on Nijmegen based, Krachtvoer. Run by Kracht, the label has been home to a number o...

We premiere some new deep and driving techno from Bristol based, Kelvin Belton on Transhuman Society. ‘Matter’ is a tunnelling techno trip that glides through spiralling string sections, futuristic synth sequneces and dynamic drum grooves. We feature new music coming on ‘Trasy – Transhuman Society‘. Trasy stands for Transhuman Society Transhumanism is a philosophical school of thought that seeks t...

We premiere music from one of the leading names within techno today, Alarico. The Primal Instinct Records boss returns to SHDW & Obscure’s fabled imprint Mutual Rytm with an eight track EP, blending with his signature groove with new exceptional sound design and sharp minimalistic techniques. Alarico is back on Mutual Rytm with his ‘Drops Of You’ EP. The Italian’s return to SHDW & Obscure Shape‘s...

We premiere new music from Belfast party starters Hotline as they debut on Homage New York with a 5-track split EP with Housecat alongside a strong remix from fellow Irish man Pagan. We feature ‘Ex’s’ a sun-kissed techno track that leans into vintage trance euphoria while also paying service to Belfast’s rave scene. Hotline first caught ravers attention through their residency at at Shine, it’s he...

We premiere new music from Mila Stern who features on Kisok I.D. alongside Camea, Öona Dahl, mytripismytrip, and Hardt Antoine on remix duties. We feature ‘Deadline Disco’, an off-kilter progressive cut that thrives on shuffling percussive rhythms and screeching synth lines to devasting affect. DJ-producer Mila Stern is the latest addition to the Kiosk I.D. crew – the in-house label of Kater Blau...

We premiere some new high-octane techno from Galway based up & comer DUPUY. The young producer serves up a blistering trance infused techno track that is hand-crafted for big stages. We welcome Donegal native DUPUY to the Four Four Premiere series as he unleashes his latest no-hold-barred techno weapon. Best known for his DJ skills as apart of the duo Benson and Wedges, DUPUY has been making a nam...

Next up as part of the Local Selection series is talented producer and DJ, Olympias. Her live and DJ sets are inspired by dub, deep house and techno, creating a warm and hypnotic sound which can be heard throughout this mix. Having grown up in Dublin, Olympias was drawn to the nightclub scene and began to learn about DJing at after-parties. She began playing piano from the age of 6, which saw her...

We premiere new music from Scottish hardgroove mechanic Arta Fact as he joins French imprint Thump Out Traxx for their sixth VA release. ‘Connection’ is a high-octane techno tool that is oozing with classic dub-techno flavour while also remaining funk-fuelled & playful. Parisian label Thump Out Traxx have been riding high within recent years, releasing a number of esteemed VA’s with music coming f...

We premiere new music from rising techno producer Malditavista as they presents his latest release ‘Thor Lost Eye’. Malditavista’s latest release interwines nordic melodies with hypnotic techno rhythms to create a ritualistic club tool. Malditavista is a rising Techno artist that crafts themselves on creating a unique blend of hypnotic and industrial techno sounds, but also doesn’t let genre defin...

We premiere new music from Italian techno stalwarts Boston 168 as they unleash their Gigantia EP on Ellen Allien’s BPitch label. We feature ‘Hit By The Star’ an ethereal acid-soaked club tool that perfectly soundtracks a hazy festival sunrise. The Turin-based techno duo Boston 168 serve up a four-track EP of unfiltered techno euphoria on Ellen Allien‘s fabled BPitch imprint. Gigantia, slated for r...

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