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HYSTEREO

Hystereo will be playing in the underground of the wicked chicken on Friday the 29th of June, Doors 10pm… Tickets TBC

Hystereo ( Soma Records)Hystereo are Conor Murphy and Jack Byrne, two young talented producers from Dublin who are causing a stir with their fresh and vibrant style of electric house music. They were first spotted by Soma A&R two years ago and have since been developing their raw and funky style – their debut release ‘Winters In The City’ was released in the summer of 2004 to tremendous reactions. Their energetic productions are highly infections and have been inciting mayhem on dancefloors worldwide. ‘Gonna Love You’ exemplifies their cut-up style and is destined to be a huge club track. Reminiscent of Daft Punk in their prime, ‘GLY’ is gonna grab you by the scruff of the neck and shake your booty! Conor and Jack are almost finished their debut album which will be released on Soma in 2005. This promises to be something very special and expect a few surprises.

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MACRONITE

The Wicked Chicken Sunday 1st July 

At the forefront of the underground in Ireland. Macronite host the 2012 closing party. Boom!

Fracture & Neptune

Dolans Warehouse Fri 29th June

“Good evening citizens of Earth. Citizens of Earth origin or any other planet in the solar system. Good evening Planet Earth…”

Fracture & Neptune (Charlie Fieber & Nelson Bayomy) hail from London and have been involved in the drum and bass scene since the 90s. They met at college in 1996 and found they shared the same love for Jungle and the emerging Drum and Bass scene and began DJing together. In 1999 they had both secured shows on London pirate radio station Rude FM and began to make a name for themselves. In 2000 they hooked up with the foundations of the Inperspective family and became residents at the groundbreaking Technicality club nights and have since toured the world as DJs, including the length and breadth of the UK, Ireland, US, Russia and North and Eastern Europe.

During the late 90s Fracture & Neptune were busy with their early studio equipment, honing down their skills and developing a sound. It wasn’t long before they felt their music was ready for other people’s ears and they sent out a demo CD. Two of the tracks from their first demo CD were snapped up instantly by Danny Breaks and Paradox. The duo had their first release on the now legendary Jungle and Drum and Bass label Droppin Science in 2001. A slew of releases on respected labels such as Inperspective, Bassbin and Hosptial ensued and the cosmic sound of Fracture and Neptune gained cult status in the Drum And Bass scene while also making waves outside the scene, appearing in DJ sets from the globe’s most forward thinking electronic musicians such as Aphex Twin, DJ Food and Amon Tobin.

In September 2009, Fracture and Neptune felt ready to put full control of their music into their own hands so started their own label, Astrophonica. Already four releases deep, the label has gained huge respect for its output so far. Both the music and the artwork totally sum up the Fracture and Neptune sound to a tee. The most recent release, ‘The Limit’, was caned by almost everyone and was heralded as ‘Sun & Bass anthem 2010′. With recent DJ appearances on BBC Radio 1, Ministry Of Sound Radio and Rinse FM there is clearly no stopping them, so stay tuned for further transmissions…

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ROB DUB CULTURE

Rob DubCulture Will playing at Riddlers free lane way party on Saturday the 30th of June, Doors 1pm, Tickets FREE

DubCulture has been pushing the sound in Ireland running bass music nights for over  five years. In celebration of the success and evolution the sound has achieved, and to satisfy public demand for high quality music, they launched the label ‘DubCulture Records’ in 2008. The aim of the label is to supply the scene with quality music, from top Irish and international producers that share the same attitude and direction.

The label has been a great success with the first release, featuring Crysis and RSD (formerly of Smith and Mighty), selling out completely and the second and third releases nearing the same status now.

DubCulture promotions currently operate monthly nights out of the newly opened Carbon nightclub in Galway and The Pavilion in Cork. Since 2009 their status as fore-runners in the Irish dubstep scene was recognized when they were asked to curate a dubstep tent at the hugely successful LIFE festival. They again repeated this in 2010 and will be doing so again this year.

Since moving from Galway to Cork in 2008, Rob Dc has spearheaded the now vibrant Cork bass music scene, which has grown from handfuls to 100s in a matter of months both by promoting Cork’s DubCulture nights and through his unique and genre bending DJ sets taking in dubstep, garage, bassline, breaks, techno and wonky house.

One of Ireland’s most respected bass music Djs, he has performed all over the country,  at the Body&Soul, Life and Bump! festivals summer, several times in the UK and Norway, and supported the biggest names in dubstep such as RSD, DJ Madd, Addison Groove, Goth Trad, Gemmy, Seven, Indigo, Joker, Cluekid, Caspa, Loefah, Distance, Pinch Youngsta, …the list goes on.

He continues to promote DubCulture events in Cork, which remain very popular in Cork’s premier music venue, The Pavilion.

His DJ sets blend elements of all contemporary electronic bass music but are centered around a bass heavy theme. Always fresh and challenging in nature, sometimes deep and demanding, sometimes tinged with memories of acid rave-ups gone by, but always engaging. you can check out some of his mixes here:

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JONZEY

Jonezy Will playing at Riddlers free lane way party on Saturday the 30th of June, Doors 1pm, Tickets FREE

Originally a d&b selector, dubstep came easily to Jonezy and he became immersed in its fresh sound several years ago. His DJ sets allow him to explore the endless directions and possibilities of the genre, while he also expresses his own take on the sound through his productions.

A long time resident of Ireland’s dubstep stronghold DubCulture, Conor recently began his own night (RiseUp!) in Cork which has been seeing huge numbers since its inception. Pushing sounds in a range of different directions, RiseUp has had such diverse guests this year as Cluekid, Skeptical,Remarc and Solo Banton, as well as pushing the freshest bass music talent that Ireland has to offer.

Recognised as one of Ireland’s finest Djs, his tune selection is rowdy yet refined, wild yet considered and always tight as fuck. His CV is already too long to get into, with numerous headlines performances, festival appearances and countless support sets for the biggest names in jungle, dnb and dubstep… Krome & Time, pinch, Marcus Intalex,skeptical, Distance, and Loefah to name but a few.

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LEROSA

Lersoa will be playing a 5hr set on Sunday 1st of July @ Mickeys Martins Bar.

Born in Rome, Leo developed a love of electronic music through Italian pop music of the 1980s, before discovering hip hop and acid house . He began djing in the early 90s and in 1995 moved to Dublin where he got heavily into darker, deeper electronica and electro by the likes of Autechre, Drexciya and the extended Detroit- inspired musical underworld.

Leo began producing his own music in 2000, concentrating initially on electro but broadening his range into unconventional house and techno styles. His debut release was the ‘Maike ep’ on Dublin’s D1 Recordings in 2005. He followed this up with a critically acclaimed release on Real soon, titled ‘Ruski’. Then followed the equally outstanding “Seeker ep“ on Enclave Recordings , closely followed by a release on The “A touch of class” imprint out of Germany , a brilliantly received ep on Uzuri . More recently he has released on the seminal “Millions Of Moments ” imprint as well as the ace new label , Quintessentials.

Since then Lerosa has been on demand as a remixer and has garnered a lot of press coverage from magazines such as Germany’s Groove Mag & De Bug , London’s Strobelight Honey magazine as well as coverage on the increasingly influential music blogs, such as Infinitestatemachine , Test , e.t.c.

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FISH GO DEEP

Greg Dowling and Shane Johnson have been releasing music under the Fish Go Deep name for more than a decade. After an early series of eps on New Jersey’s seminal i! Records, more than forty releases have followed on labels as diverse as Berlin’s Innervisions, New York’s Strictly Rhythm, Bristol’s NRK and San Francisco’s Om Records.

In 2005 their own Go Deep label got off to a flying start when the first release, “The Cure and the Cause”, with Tracey K, became a worldwide club and chart hit. Since then they have released a steady stream of deep, musical house music on both their own and numerous other labels. In that period Greg and Shane have also remixed artists such as Kerri Chandler, Audio Soul Project, Alton Miller, Chymera, Mateo & Matos, Charles Webster and Jamie Anderson feat. K-Alexi.

The long-awaited second Fish Go Deep album, “Draw The Line”, is set for a summer 2012 release and re-unites the pair with long-term collaborators, Tracey K and Mary Cigarettes, alongside local Cork vocalist, Tadhg Hickey. Greg and Shane have been playing records in their hometown of Cork for more than twenty years. During the 1990s their residency in Sir Henry’s introduced a generation of Irish clubbers to house music and played host to some of the biggest names on the international circuit.

Since finishing their Sir Henry’s residency in 2001 the duo have travelled widely, bringing their unique sound to clubs and festivals across Ireland, Europe, the Middle East and Asia and throughout the US and Canada. During that time they have also hosted many of the world’s finest underground house names at their hometown Go Deep residency. Greg and Shane also have a long history on the airwaves, beginning on local pirate stations, before moving their show to Cork’s Red FM. Today the show is broadcast on stations in Ireland, the UK and Europe and reaches the wider world as a much-loved weekly podcast.

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THE INCREDIBLE SULK

Stuart Nealon Will playing at Riddlers free lane way party on Saturday the 30th of June, Doors 1pm, Tickets FREE

Stuart Nealon (The Incredible Sulk/ Darth Fader) has been an avid fan of Electronic Dance Music ever since he first heard Underworld’s Moaner at a house party seven summers ago. He has been DJing for four years and focuses primarily on Techno, although prides himself on having an eclectic taste in music, opting to add everything from classical to pop music to his sets, where applicable. Stuart is a native of Limerick city and counts writing and gig reviews among his other hobbies.

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mynameisjOhn

Is that his name? Who knows, he does, but do we believe him? Does it matter? My Name is John has played support slots and DJ warm-ups for – Prefuse 73, Daedelus, Benga, Hudson Mohawke, Beans, The Rubberbandits, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Edan & Dagha, Gaslamp Killer, Tokimonsta, Onra, Buck 65, Andy Votel, The Pharcyde, The P-Brothers, Adebisi Shank, DJ Tu-Ki, Vince Mackmahon, ScaryEire, Tycho, B+, some crazy Czech guy with a knife and a circuit-board. They know a bit. He makes music using records, turntable, mixer, loop pedal, Kaosspad 3, Serato Scratch and Cubase and cups and cups of tea. The resulting E.P “There’s a Policeman Inside all Our Heads … He must be Destroyed” can be classed as a hip hop creation, but it depends on what you mean by hip hop. Beats break melody smooth roots wrapped around chords and release something sometimes familiar but resoundingly fresh. It’s a workout of old patterns and traditions through new guises and glitches. You can hear it now and for free. My Name is John is just that nice a guy.

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Choirs & Recitals

Sunday 1st of July Hunt Museum FREE

3pm Classical Recital

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Ormston House

Bump! Info Hub

Her you will find information on all the bump events in the city.

Sat 30th June 1pm

Lecture by Deviant

Composition via juxtaposition.

Although not much for the limelight Deviant has been at the forefront of Irish hip-hop production for almost a decade. His productions can best be described as Ronnie Drew meets Jay Dilla. A unique blend of off beat psych, funk & jazz infused with the rarest of Irish folk to be found on vinyl. This is skratch music at its best, unique to its time and place as is all the best hip-hop. Composition via juxtoposition: Deviant deftly layers snippets and cuts from his encyclopedic vinyl collection to form these masterful compositions .

Bump! takes great pleasure is hosting one of Irelands shining lights as he treats us to a lecture on the genesis of this art form  followed by a workshop in the techniques of skratching & cutting( no experience required)

Sat 30th June 2.30pm

Workshop by Deviant

Sat 30th June 

Interactive Lecture by Donald Sims.

Donald is one half of the collaborative 3D AV mapping taking place in Arthurs Quay park on sunday 1st. We are very pleased to host this interactive lecture

Exhibition dates: 1-30 June 2012

Ormston House is pleased to present Walk the Line, the collaborative publication and exhibition of drawings and poetry by Dutch visual artists Arno Kramer and Tjibbe Hooghiemstra, and Irish poet John Brown, commissioned and curated by Jackie Barker, Director of Millennium Court Arts Centre (MCAC), Portadown. The exhibition will be formally opened by Helen Carey, Director of Limerick City Gallery of Art.

Preview: Thursday 31 May 2012, 6pm

ALPHABET SET

Dolan’s Terrace Fri 29th June Tickets €10

The Alphabet Set is a group of like minded artists and producers who collaborate to promote there creative output to a wider audience within a DIY aesthetic.The idea was formed in 2002 by John Mahon & Mick Donohoe and manifested as a regular live event in the tiny basement of a Dublin pub named Molloys with a wide range of the cities bedroom producers heaving their studio equipment in and jamming out their rarely heard tunes live. Since then a healthy  catalogue of music has been released under the Alphabet Set banner, with each act developing and funding each project individually, the ‘label’ acts as an artist  resource with distribution network, established industry contacts and by running irregular live events ranging from small pub gigs to festival stages.

T- Woc

T-woc is a Dublin based producer, selector and chief caretaker for the Alphabet Set collective & label. Over the last 10 odd years he has been involved in a huge range of aspects of the music scene in the country, Dj’d and performed for a vast variety of crews through out the country and abroad and amassed a formidable collection of wax from all over the globe in the process. He has over a dozen releases and remixes on labels such as Alphabet Set, All City records, Ghetto Quietly, Rudimentary and Original cultures, DJs weekly on Power Fm and is currently involved in three separate club nights in the capital.

Richie !kaboogie

Richie !kaboogie is a founding member of !kaboogie, who in their own words ‘Started throwing parties in January 2006 due to a certain absence of nasty BASS driven skanking on the dub axis, in Dublin’. DJing a healthy blend of dancehall, grime, dub and jungle with the !Kaboogie club nights led nicely to the formation, alongside t-woc & Bassbin mainstay don rosco, of the countries first dubstep nights – Wobble and support for many of the bass scene’s pioneers, including Kode9, Pinch & James Blake to name a few. Currently studying music technology & honing his production skills. Richie !kaboogie & t-woc have DJ’d b2b in events as varied as the Gramophone Disco in Boomtown festival to early-house dancehall reggae sessions to the weightiest dubstep raves the country ever felt.

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Mecca

Mecca will be playing Dolans Warehouse Fri 29th June Tickets €12

West side based d n b producer Mecca has been making music for while with his first release on Subtle Audio Recordings, Leviathan setting the tone for great things to come.

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