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This week's contribution to the Local Selection features rising Wicklow-based DJ and producer Lunaks to the series. Lock in for the next hour as he shares his vision of techno through his lens via these stunning selections. Operating in the stripped-back realms of techno, crafting a sound defined by tension, release and restraint. His approach is rather uncompromising. Typically focused on deep grooves and subtle movement, his productions aim to draw people in through hypnotic undertones. Having made recent gig appearances in Berlin, alongside Fuinneamh Festival and numerous standout sets at major Dublin parties, Lunaks has been steadily building momentum both locally and abroad. His productions have garnered support from a range of artists in the industry, such as future.666, Tommy Holohan, and Blasha & Allatt as well as a wealth of others that are keen on what's next to come. His recent EP for Research captures the direction of his current stylistic output, and accurately so. This recording firmly showca

HAVEN are back with their vinyl operation with a fresh plate of grubby Techno heat from Irish heavyweights Faetch & Sunil Sharpe on the Grotteca EP. Featuring 4 original rippers and a remix from Italian legend DJ Plant Texture of upfront club pressure, the NZ-based label are proud to transmit some of the finest in creeping electronics from across the globe. The A-side kicks off with ‘Bleed In’ with its tough drum-work and hypnotising atmospheres eventually descending in to an all-out stomp with one of the filthiest synth-lines in the label’s history hitting half-way through. This is followed up with ‘Test Breaks’ - a broken-beat slammer with a ton of gritty synth design and rear-shaking rhythms. The first side is closed with DJ Plant Texture’s remix of ‘Bleed In’, where driving 909 hits combine with the original synth line for a club-ready weapon ready to get those feet moving. On the B-side ‘Vapornation’ keeps the energy rolling with its rolling congas, heavy kick, and eerie atmospheres tailor-made for a c

This week’s entry to Local Selection comes from Seboro, one half of Dublin collective Nocturnal Animal, who delivers an hour-long live recording, guiding listeners through jackin’, rolling grooves, setting the tone to a perfect simmer. After relocating from Berlin to Dublin, Seboro has quickly established himself as a driving force in the Irish techno scene. Through his collective, Nocturnal Animals, he has cultivated a dedicated community centred on a signature dark and minimal aesthetic, a movement defined by an unwavering ‘music first’ philosophy. 2025 marked a major milestone for Seboro: with two No. 1 EPs on the Beatport Raw Techno charts and debut sets at iconic venues such as Sisyphos, KitKat, and ADE in Amsterdam, he proved his sound resonates well beyond the local circuit. Seboro has also earned regular support slots for international heavyweights, including Marcel Dettmann, Len Faki, Ben Klock, Sama Abdulhadi, Alan Fitzpatrick, and Maceo Plex. This mix feels like a culmination of Seboro’s variou

This week's contribution showcases one of Ireland's longest-serving DJs, as we host Dublin-based DJ Aoife Nic Canna to the series. Lock in for the next hour as she exhibits her slick selections and effortless technique throughout. For our latest iteration of the Local Selection, we welcome a legendary Irish vinyl DJ, Aoife Nic Canna to the series. Her contribution acts as the 292nd edition, where she sifts through her library, sharing various old school deep cuts in house and adjacent genres. A range of soft, elegant and warm selections can be heard over the course of the recording. Ideal listening for this glum Wednesday. Aoife has established a significant legacy during her 30+ years as a DJ. Acting as a central force in the Irish dance music scene since its first moves in the early 1990's. She was a founding member of the seminal Horny Organ Tribe. Dubbed the 'first lady of Irish house', she earned regular appearances at culture-defining nights and institutions like Cork's Mór Disco, Dublin's Temple of S

Local Selection 291 arrives with Pinot G at the helm, delivering an hour of deep, tripped-out progressive sounds that pulls you into a hypnotic ride around his musical orbit. Hailing from Limerick, Pinot G is the founder of AT.IT Events and a rising force in Ireland’s club culture, carving out a space with his distinctive and earworming selections. Known for his inspired, genre-fluid approach, he seamlessly blends progressive house with textured, tactile more high-octane selections, creating a duality that has a distinct kind of jolting edge. This mix showcases Pinot G’s signature style: predominantly progressive house, interwoven with subtle surprises, off-the-cuff mood shifts, and meticulously crafted transitions. Drawing from a wide spectrum of producers, both local and international. It’s a hypnotic, heads-down journey filled with tracks that make you hit rewind to figure out what’s happening, ear candy that teases, surprises, and rewards the attentive listener. It’s a mark of a DJ who plays without fe

Introducing the first Local Selection of 2026, and the 290th edition of the series is Belfast-based DJ Keeva G, who has kindly contributed an hour of power which showcases her affinity for the harsher, mind-boggling edges of techno. A statement mix right from the off. No playing around here. Keeva G has steadily carved her place within the Irish techno scene over the last few years as a compelling, sought-after DJ. Recognised for her diverse sets that incorporate hypnotic soundscapes with raw, driving techno. Her love for the genre’s foundations is unmistakable, with selections often nodding to old-school selections, drawing inspiration from the gritty, machine-driven sounds that defined techno's deep history. With a background shaped by years immersed in the dance music scenes of Amsterdam, London, and New York, Keeva has harnessed this time spent across a wide range of dancefloors and channelled her specific sound that is a staple in her sets, which is both dynamic and uncompromising. Fusing hypnotic text

Pleased to announce the first Hidden Love EP, courtesy of Lorcan Kelly, titled 'A Letter From Me To You', drops later this month on Thursday, January 22nd. This 4-track EP showcases one of Ireland's brightest prospects' range across the diverse realm of techno. 4 stunning tracks that each deliver different moods throughout the genre. This is a proud moment for us, as Lorcan initially contacted us with demos last year, so to see him release on our previous VA and now with this solo EP feels like a real full-circle moment. Long may it continue! Lorcan Kelly --------------- SC: @lorcan_kelly IG: www.instagram.com/lorcan_kelly Hidden Love --------------- @hiddenlove IG: www.instagram.com/hiddenlovedublin Four Four Magazine 
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“PUMPDATASS” was born during a late-night studio session, starting out as a loopy, driving drum-and-percussion workout with raw high energy. It quickly evolved into a full-blown peak-time warehouse destroyer. This collaboration pushes Cody outside his usual production style, fusing seamlessly with the signature OG Blokes45 sound. The track came together effortlessly, and testing it on dancefloors has been an absolute highlight - crowds have been eating it up. To kick off club season properly, we’re premiering it as a free download. Turn it up and pump dat ass. Blokes45 & Cody Wong -------------------- SC: @blokes45 SC: @codywongg Four Four Magazine --------------------------- FB: www.facebook.com/FOURFOURDANCE/ IG: www.instagram.com/fourfourmagazine/ Web: www.fourfourmag.com/

Up next on the Local Selection, we welcome Galway-based DJ Panic Loop to the series. This week’s contribution is a meddling hour of chugging techno that pays homage to various Irish producers throughout. Dial in for the next hour for this impressive showcase. For the 289th edition of the series, we host Galway-native Panic Loop, a DJ who made their club debut in September 2024, who has become a welcome addition to the cities vibrant club scene, spinning a selection of techno and electro. Alternating between numerous all-night-long sets, B2B’s with Data Ryder and __ in Electric. He’s also had the chance of opening things up in Factory for Bastardo Electrico label-head and Irish techno aficionado Jamie Behan for Rave Culture, as well as an appearance for Galway electro outfit Deep Sea Dweller. This mix features a range of techno flavours currently on Panic Loops’ periphery. A concoction of mature grooves that incorporates eerily dark, bleepy textures and a variety of hypnotic rhythms over the course of the

Wicklow’s CAZ steps up to the Local Selection plate, delivering an hour of irresistible house and loading the 288th edition with anthem after anthem. A rapidly rising force in Ireland’s electronic scene, CAZ has already amassed nearly 10 million streams across platforms, showcasing the momentum he’s built in just a few short years. His breakthrough arrived with “My Eyes,” released via Sony, a track that quickly became a defining sound of the summer after landing on Love Island. Heavy rotation on BBC Radio 1 and Capital Dance pushed the record beyond 2 million streams and marked CAZ as a producer with both mainstream reach and undeniable dancefloor instincts. From there, his trajectory only accelerated. CAZ cultivated a loyal following across SoundCloud and social platforms, eventually dropping “Sweet Tea”, a track that exploded past 4 million streams and caught the attention of Patrick Topping, earning a signing to his TRICK imprint. Its success as a Capital Dance Pick not only amplified his profile but al

Belfast’s SOPHIE steps up to the Local Selection with an hour of mind-bending cuts. Moving fluidly from low-slung bass grooves to shuffled Illian Tape-esque techno, hard-drum tribal weapons and beyond, firmly proving why she’s one of the island’s most exciting new selectors. The Social Sounds boss has become a pillar of Belfast’s current scene. She’s part of a new wave of artists steering the vanguard of what can only be described as the city’s new underground guard. Her party offers a true alternative: left-field, challenging sounds that never veer into self-indulgence. It’s undeniably danceable, yet clearly driven by a desire to expand her crowd’s palette, and that’s exactly what SOPHIE has been striving for. Her DJ approach mirrors this ideology: a wide-ranging, genre-flexible sound that travels through techno, house, dub and beyond. Her selections lean toward the left-field and forward-thinking, shaped by a clear understanding of how to command a dance floor without relying on the obvious. This mix is

November 22nd 2025 is SEVEN's First Birthday! We are celebrating in style with an incredible remix EP of our label co-founder CRYME's amazing track London Boy. The Vinyl EP features remixes by three incredible artists who all love the original track and played in repeatedly in their sets. MCR-T, Roza Terenzi and Jako Jako all made us their own special spin on the original. Stef de Haan came in with a wonderful remix as the digital bonus. Roza Terenzi supplies a sleek, modern club workout, reframing the vocal into playful rhythmic fragments and keeping the pulse elastic and unpredictable. Jako Jako strips it back with a floor-focused interpretation built on rolling drums and a bouncing bassline, carving space for a raw synth lead and chopped vocals that add a mischievous edge. Cryme, Roza Terenzi -------------------- SC: https://soundcloud.com/ccrryymmee IG: https://www.instagram.com/ccrryymmee/ SC: https://soundcloud.com/roza-terenzi IG: https://www.instagram.com/rozaterenzi/ Four Four Magazine ----------

AFR070: E.DN - No Further Action Required Scottish Producer E.DN delivers a massive debut on AFR for the label’s 70th release. Packed with his signature hard-hitting percussion and powerful synth work, the EP fits seamlessly into AFR’s distinctive catalogue. Track: Thank Your For Your Submission Artist(s): 
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The 285th edition of our Local Selection mix series comes from Mav, who delivers a head-banging techno session built entirely from her own productions. Dublin’s Mav has become an essential force in contemporary Irish techno. Her approach stands apart from the conveyor-belt sensibilities often associated with the genre today. Instead, she delves deep into the world of live, hardware-driven performance, crafting tracks that feel raw, tactile and intensely human, music where machine and body interact to create something visceral and physical. Though she may have only come onto wider radars in recent years, Mav has been a committed participant in dance music culture for far longer. She began DJing in the early 2000s, eventually finding her home in the alternative club scene, a space where she could explore her gender identity while refining her artistic voice. Her sound sits firmly on the dark and industrial end of the techno spectrum. With roots in rock and metal, Mav approached electronic music from an outsi

The 284th Local Selection comes from Drogheda-based rising selector Emore, who guides us through a slinky set of warping progressive house cuts, an hour-long trip into alien territories and hypnotic rhythms. Emore has quickly become a standout name in Ireland’s club circuit. The Drogheda-based DJ and promoter has earned a reputation for her expansive approach to selection, most at home within the twisted spectrum of house and techno. Beyond DJing, Emore is deeply embedded in the community side of club culture. She’s been instrumental in reviving Drogheda’s once-prominent nightlife scene, helping to shape some of the town’s most formative collectives and parties, including Mood, Drogheda Groove Movement, and her latest project, Bubblegum. This mix feels like a culmination of her influences, a sound that could easily have emerged from the eastern edges of Europe’s underground house scene. It’s chugging, sci-fi-tinged, and priggish in all the right ways: weird yet controlled, experimental yet irresistibly dan

Belfast-based DJ and producer CIAN steps up for this week’s Local Selection, delivering a tasteful, deep, and driving trip through hypnotic techno, flexing his versatility and muscle in digging deep. The mix is a journey, blending screwball contemporary cuts with low-slung, heads-down grooves that lock you into a rolling, meditative flow. It’s an exercise in rhythm and restraint, showcasing CIAN’s ability to balance tension and release. Known for his eclecticism, CIAN has become a key figure among Belfast’s new generation of DJs, artists who refuse to be boxed in by a single genre, scene, or label. He represents a dissident energy that belongs purely to the dancefloor and all the ways it can be interpreted. His taste when selecting is as broad as that spirit suggests: often spinning a dizzying concoction of house, techno, trance, garage, and beyond. Yet, despite the range, his transitions feel outrageously natural, a testament to his instinct and ear for flow. For this mix, CIAN leans into the techno end

GETSPART, formerly known as Adam Talbot, is a Dublin-based DJ and producer championing the nu-school house and garage movement in the Irish capital. His sound draws from the deep, punchy, and swung textures that live in the space between house and garage, music designed for the dancefloor, but resonating on a deeper, emotional level. A graduate of the renowned DJ and dance music powerhouse Bray Institute of Further Education (BIFE), GETSPART immersed himself fully in both the DJ Techniques and Music Production programs. Under the mentorship of acclaimed artists Sunil Sharpe and Doug Cooney, he honed his craft, delving into the subtleties, nuances, and mechanics that define high-calibre electronic music. As a producer, GETSPART has already made his mark with a release on Foundations Records, and he has two more forthcoming projects lined up with Talkbox and 9 Lives. His productions reflect a distinctive voice, a blend of rhythmic depth, groove, and character, inspired by legends such as Kerri Chandler, Todd

Irish techno producer Kerrie returns to Tresor Records on 24th October 2025 with her second EP for the label. Entitled Echoes Of The Live Wire, this collection captures the beauty and essence of live performance — a moment in time never to be repeated. This fixing of time is also given a different meaning as the EP explores the ways in which intense moments in our lives, both joyful and painful, are crystallised into memory — both beautiful and haunting — lingering long after they've passed. Layered meanings are employed throughout as Kerrie explores this idea: Live Wire draws connections between circuit boards and the human nervous system, whilst also toying with multiple meanings of the word “live”. Echoes Of channels classic Detroit techno influences, resonating with the distant hum of memories that refuse to fade, while Moment To Memory is a beatless, floating piece which slowly builds to an ecstatic crescendo. Digital bonus tracks Recircuit and Reclaim add further depth to the core metaphor: the form

YARIS is a new force emerging from Belfast’s supercharged local club circuit. As an ever-curious and adventurous selector and promoter, her mission is simple, to inject fun back into every space she steps into. Still fresh to DJing, YARIS brings a burst of raw, untamed energy to her sets. Unconcerned with rules, restrictions, or trends that often shape the scene, she thrives on instinct, that pure, early-stage spark that can’t be taught. Despite her recent arrival, she’s already left her mark across some of Belfast’s most treasured venues and festivals, including Emerge Festival, Thompsons, Titanic Distillers, The Barge, Marcus Ward, Banana Block, and Ulster Sports Club. Beyond DJing, YARIS is the founder of Music Is Nonverbal, a project designed to help neurodivergent and socially anxious individuals connect, express, and heal through the universal language of music. It’s an inspiring initiative, one that deserves far more recognition across Ireland. YARIS’s Local Selection is a tribute to the fun-loving,

The Wake by James Begley, from the upcoming Bare-Knuckle Records VA “Fractured Unity I”, is a raw and synth heavy chugger created for dance floor destruction. The evolution of the driving bass accompanied by pulsating synths, locks the listener into a deep groove eventually building to a monumentally euphoric crescendo. An effective weapon would be an understatement. James Begley --------------- SC: @jamesbegley IG: www.instagram.com/jamesbegley___ Bare-Knuckle Records ----------------------- SC: @bare-knuckle-records IG: www.instagram.com/bareknuckle.records Four Four Magazine 
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