Mr Scruff is en route to Ireland to help us celebrate St Patrick’s Day. It’s the start of a busy year for the DJ and producer. “I’ll have more singles and hopefully an album on Ninja Tune, plus my remix of the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble’s ‘La Valla’”.
Representing the north west dance scene are producers and label heads, Timmy And Tommy, aka Full Tilt. They make their American debut in Boston on St Patrick’s Day. They’re about to put out their collaboration with John O’Callaghan aka Joint Operations Center, along with releases from John Gibbons, Will Rees and Matthew Nagle. Full Tilt’s latest offering, ‘Incline’ (with David Forbes) is available at fulltiltmusic.net.
As you probably know, the beloved Pod complex in Dublin is no more. But it’s not all bleak. Indie night Banquet has moved from Tripod to the Button Factory, where it continues every Saturday. Check facebook.com/banquetdublin?sk=wall#!/banquetdublin?sk=wall.
Kicking out the jams old-school style are Dirty Dubsters. Their upcoming 7” vinyl and digital release Dirty Dubplates Vol. 3 feat Afu Ra. is worth making a song and dance about. They say “We sampled a classic reggae riff and got Brooklyn’s Afu-Ra, who we’ve been fans of for a while, to rap over the beat. And we got Irish scratch champ DJ Mek to provide the cuts”. Check dirtydubsters.com or watch youtube.com/user/DirtyDubsters.
In Limerick Macronite, who’ve just marked their first birthday, have an all day Paddy’s Day celebration lined up over all three rooms at Dolans.. There’s a techno room, a drum ‘n’ bass room and a jungle room – something for everyone in other words.
Headliners include Inigo Kennedy, Anxt, Lakker, Lurka and Double along with 13 other top Irish acts. Check it residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?335235.
Another fixture on the Dublin dance scene is producer and DJ Michael Lovatt. He’s just hooked us up with his newest EP titled Howler. It’s out now on Beatport and receives a general release March 15. Visit soundcloud.com/melonsound.