JIM CARROLLlists ten acts to see at DEAF
Roger Doyle@60, Project Arts Centre, Oct 25, €15
A 60th birthday bash for the godfather of Irish electronic music. Doyle with the Crash Ensemble and guests will perform works from the back-catalogue plus the world premiere of The Room In the Tower.
SweetTalkSugar Club, Oct 22, €15
Vaughan Oliver, the man behind 4AD’s iconic record sleeves, joins Irish film-maker and animator David O’Reilly and reggae DJ David Rodigan for a chinwag.
Toshimaru Nakamura,Ireland Institute (Pearse St), Oct 23, €10
Japanese electronic music-maker and improviser Nakamura showcases his “no-input mixing board” style. This I + E presentation will also features Chip Shop Music, the Irish/Swedish collaboration between Martin Kuchen, Erik Carlsson, Paul Vogel and David Lacey.
Beardyman + Dam Funk,Twisted Pepper, Oct 23, €12
Two-for-the-price-of-one with experimental beatboxer Beardyman and LAboogie-funk pioneer Dam Funk rocking the house.
Modeselektor,Button Factory, Oct 23, €24
Berlin duo Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary specialise in exhilarating heavyweight bass sounds and high-stepping madcore. They’ve spent most of 2009 working on the Moderat collaboration with Apparat, so this will one of the duo’s first gigs since returning to the world of jackin’ digitalism.
Mayer HawthorneCrawdaddy, Oct 31; €17.50
Snazzy retro soul and doo-wop from Michigan dude Andrew Cohen, whose A Strange Arrangement album is one of the year’s finds.
Electric City,Twisted Pepper, Oct 31, €15
High-calibre techno in the basement with live sets from Hardfloor, Like A Tim and Americhord plus DJs Niall Power, Barry Donovan, Simon
Conway and Giles Armstrong.
Warp@DEAF, Button Factory, Oct 25, €25
The label which is marking 20 years in the business this year is represented by Plaid, Clark, Tim Exile, the awesome Bibio and DJ N>E>D.
TwinkranesButton Factory, Oct 30, €15/€10
Dublin’s finest Krautrock space-cadets launch their debut album for Twisted Nerve. Show also features DJ sets from label boss Andy Votel and David Holmes.
Goldie,Andrew's Lane Theatre, Oct 30, €15
Drum’n’bass pioneer, graffiti artist and occasional actor Goldie rewinds through 15 years of his Metalheadz label.
More information and full programme at www.deafireland.com
