The Nialler9 Weekly Gig Guide

Tuesday February 9, 2010 

A list of recommended events taking place over the next seven days in Dublin.

Lots of great local lineups this week around town with a couple more Haiti benefits as well as recommended international gigs from Beach House (sold out), Tune-Yards, Breakage (Roots Manuva and Burial appear on his forthcoming album – hear his Roots and Flying Lotus collaborations below), DMX Krew, Midlake, The Leisure Society and more. Sample MP3s below too.

Tuesday 9th February
- Trashed (Indie/Electro club) @ Andrew’s Lane Theatre (10.30pm, €5)
- C U Next Tuesday (indie/electro/pop/dance) @ Crawdaddy (11pm, €3/5)

Wednesday 10th February
- Jamie T @ The Academy (Sold Out)
- Antics presents Neosupervital (indie club @ Crawdaddy (€5, 11pm)

Thursday 11th February
- Sidetracked (Indie, Dancey Disco) @ Chocolate Bar, The Pod (8pm – 11pm, Free)
- David Bazan (Pedro the Lion) @ Whelan’s (€15)
- Jonny Fun & the Hesitations, Land Lovers, Seeping into Cinemas @ Anseo (€5)
- Trinity Arts Festival: Heathers, We Cut Corners, Little Green Cars, Wounds @ The Village (€8)
- Drop Haiti’s Debt: Cathy Davey, Julie Feeney, Villagers & more @ Vicar Street, Dublin (€20)
- Soundcheck Celebrity premiere @ Spy (7pm / Free before 11pm, €5 after – Screening of The Room from 9:30pm)
- PANDAmonium! Relaunch with Kieran Delorentos, Aero vs Loro @ Shebeen Chic (Free)

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Autechre FACT mix / Dublin gig

Monday February 8, 2010 

While I can’t say their new album Oversteps does anything for me at the moment (Autechre are mostly something to be appreciated not loved*) this rare FACT mix indeed does push all the right buttons.

A surefire mix of everything the duo love, it’s got hip-hop from the Wu Tang, Q-Tip to drill and bass, sub-quaking distortion and a metal song interlude. No tracklisting is available as yet. Autechre play The Button Factory with Rob Hall on April 23rd thanks to U:Mack.

MP3: FACT mix 122: Autechre

* Some individual tracks from Amber and Tri Repeatae are amazing examples of ’90s electronica at its best like Tri Repeatae’s ‘Clipper’:

MP3: Autechre – Clipper

Here is a related mix from Irish act Solen who mashed up The Wu-Tang with Autechre over the course of 30 minutes to breathless effect.

RAPIDSHARE ZIP: Solen – Wutechre mix

Also, remember the glorious headfuck of a video for ‘Gantz Graf’? See it after the jump. More..»

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The return of Broken Social Scene

Monday February 8, 2010 

I’m giddy like a Japanese schoolgirl about the imminent return of Broken Social Scene. A new as yet untitled album is due on May 1st on City Slang / Co-Op and they’ll be playing SXSW next month which I hope to catch. I’ve fond memories of all their Dublin shows particularly the Temple Bar Music Centre gig in 2006 and their two albums You Forgot in In People and Broken Social Scene are amongst my favourite albums ever. ‘7/4 (Shoreline)’ is one of my favourite tunes ever too.

The new album was produced by Tortoise’s John McEntire mainly in Toronto and Chicago and features the usual guests Feist, Amy Millan, Emily Haines, Jason Collett and loads more. The core group is now Kevin Drew, Brendan Canning, Justin Peroff, Charles Spearin, Andrew Whiteman, Sam Goldberg and Lisa Lobsinger. That’s four guitarists, a bassist a drummer and three vocalists. You can read more about the new album in a Kevin Drew interview with Pitchfork.

MP3: Broken Social Scene – 7/4 (Shoreline)

MP3: Broken Social Scene – Stars and Sons

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Happy 36th Birthday J Dilla

Sunday February 7, 2010 

Today would have been the legendary hip-hop producer J Dilla’s 36th Birthday. Here are some videos and mixes in his honour. More..»

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How Justice’s D.A.N.C.E became a Jay-Z tune

Sunday February 7, 2010 

If you wondered how Jay-Z’s producer Swizz Beats twisted Justice’s D.A.N.C.E. into ‘On To The Next One’, this video explains it. The transition is about 2:00.

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Farewell Def Jux 1999 – 2010

Saturday February 6, 2010 

With the news that Def Jux, home to Aesop Rock, Cage, El-P, Rob Sonic, Cannibal Ox, Mr. Lif and more is winding down as a traditional label, The Crypt posted a 62 tune 350MB mixtape by Vega of Def Jux tunes to mark the occasion. Tracklisting after the jump.

ZIP: Def Jux Mixtape (Alternative link)

Before Def Jux disappears in its current form they’ve scheduled some releases including a posthumous album from Camu Tao, a remix compilation, a 10th year anniversary and other goodies. Hopefully, as detailed in El-P’s statement, they can “turn this hoopty in to a hovercraft”. Here are some of my own personal favourite tunes from the label:

MP3: Aesop Rock – Facemelter

MP3: RJD2 – The Horror

MP3: El-P – Poisenville Kids No Win (feat. Cat Power)

MP3: Cannibal Ox – Vein

MP3: Mr. Lif – Brothaz

And a related classic:

MP3: Company Flow – End to End Burner

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Erykah Badu – Window Seat

Saturday February 6, 2010 

Badu tweeted this song earlier today. It’s the first official single from New Amerykah Part II: Return of the Ankh which drops in late March. This is the Badu laidback as you know her well with Questlove on drums and co-produced by Badu and James Poyser.

MP3: Erykah Badu – Window Seat

Official Site | Photo via.

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Donal Dineen’s First Fifteen mix

Friday February 5, 2010 

A perfect Friday mix from Today FM’s Donal Dineen including some of my favourite tunes from Joy Orbison, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Floating Points, the Jape remix of Patrick Kelleher, Darkstar’s ‘Aidy’s Girls a Computer’ and more good stuff.

First Fifteen  by  fresh_air

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Introducing: The Selfish Replicators

Friday February 5, 2010 

This tune was sent to me late last night by a mate wanting to know more. Unfortunately, there is very little to know about the cryptic Selfish Replicators at the moment apart from the fact that this song was disseminated amongst a small number of music blogs (hello MP3hugger) and that the band are possibly from Norway.

Describing them as a Scandinavian Grizzly Bear means you probably won’t need to know much else. ‘Strands’ is definitely reminiscent of the Bear in its delicately arranged percussive timbres and its guitar line particularly. Whoever this band are it’s an awesome introduction.

MP3: The Selfish Replicators – Strands

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Introducing: Quadron

Thursday February 4, 2010 

Danish band Quadron specialise in soulful silky-pop with an emphasis on the soul and pop. They are Robin and Coco and if you dig Lykke Li’s brand of Scanadavian pop you may very well dig these guys too.

Producer Robin Hannibal was worked with Aloe Blacc, Buraka Som Sistema and Omas Keith of Sa-Ra Creative Partners while 21 year-old Coco has sang for the producer collective Boom Clap Bachelors of which Hannibal is part of.

Their recent self-titled record was released in Europe last year and it’s getting a Stateside release in March on LA label Plug Research. Soul Clap!

MP3: Quadron -Sippin’

MP3: Quadron – Average Fruit

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