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State Mix Series #14: Shatterfreak

By Niall Byrne | Sun, 14/03/10 - 12:28 | Leave a Comment
State Mix Series #14: Shatterfreak

The latest State mix comes courtesy of Dublin’s Aidan O Brien aka Shatterfreak. Specialising in dubstep with ambient and atmospheric turns, his tunes have been played on revered specialist nights and radio stations such as Low End Theory in LA and Sub FM’s dubstep show After Dark DJs. He’s has also released an album…

State Mix #13: iStandConnected

By Niall Byrne | Wed, 10/02/10 - 17:52 | Leave a Comment
State Mix #13: iStandConnected

Our latest State mix is an expert mix of electro and house from a burgeoning young talent. iStandConnected is Niall D’Arcy, a 19 year old DJ originally from Newbridge, Kildare. He now lives in Dublin and is quickly making a name for himself on the Dublin club scene. I’ve seen him DJ. He’s awesome.…

State Mix #12: I Am The Cosmos

By Niall Byrne | Fri, 29/01/10 - 17:15 | 2 Comments
State Mix #12: I Am The Cosmos

I Am The Cosmos aka Dublin-based Ross Turner and recent Faces of 2010 pick has gifted us this comforting mix of eclectic music for the weekend and beyond. Turner is best known for his drumming work with the likes of One Day International, Lisa Hannigan and Jape has been hard at work in his…

State Mix #11 – Handsome Paddy @ The Beatdown

By Niall Byrne | Tue, 19/01/10 - 11:07 | Leave a Comment
State Mix #11 – Handsome Paddy @ The Beatdown

The Beatdown is a new music night hosted by Choice Cuts in the Pygmalion bar on South William St. in Dublin city. It’s the place you’ll most likely hear the likes of Hudson Mohawke, Flying Lotus, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Joker, J Dilla, Glitch Mob, Lee Fields, Harmonic 313 and Sharon Jones & The Dap…

State Mix #10 – Nakatomi Towers

By Niall Byrne | Mon, 23/11/09 - 13:46 | 1 Comment
State Mix #10 – Nakatomi Towers

Belfast’s most promising girl/boy electro-pop duo Nakatomi Towers have gifted us a sweet remix-heavy electro mix to share with you. It also serves as our first milestone being the 10th official State.ie mix since we started. As well as standing out for their catchy tunes like ‘Cut Me Out’, Dave and Julianne are also…

State Mix Series Vs Clampdown – Shit Robot

By Niall Byrne | Tue, 25/08/09 - 15:53 | Leave a Comment
State Mix Series Vs Clampdown  – Shit Robot

State in association with Clampdown presents Vol 2 of 8, a series of mixes showcasing the diversity and abilities of the Clampdown crew plus family and friends. This time around we have Marcus Lambkin better known as Shit Robot who can probably claim to be the only Irish member on DFA’s label offering up…

State Mix #9 – Talulah Does The Hula

By Niall Byrne | Thu, 30/07/09 - 13:43 | 2 Comments
State Mix #9 – Talulah Does The Hula

Formed in the aftermath of The Chalets along with an ex-member of Neosupervital, Talulah Does The Hula (named after an ill-fated nine year old child from New Zealand) are Dublin’s newest chic musical ensemble who share a passion of “the tropics, harmonies, bouffants, sex, sunshine, outdoor drinking and of course wickedly clever and sexy…

State Mix Series Vs Clampdown – Arveene

By Niall Byrne | Mon, 6/07/09 - 17:55 | 1 Comment
State Mix Series Vs Clampdown  – Arveene

State in association with Clampdown presents Vol 1 of 8, a series of mixes showcasing the diversity and abilities of the Clampdown crew plus family and friends. First up is Clampdown co-founder Arveene with a selection of remixes and tracks he has done over the last year. The mix also comes with printable, foldable…

State Mix #8 – Tiny Magnetic Pets

By Niall Byrne | Thu, 7/05/09 - 3:11 | Leave a Comment
State Mix #8 – Tiny Magnetic Pets

Tonight sees Tiny Magnetic Pets launch their album Return Of The Tiny Magnetic Pets Upstairs in Whelan’s and to celebrate we asked the band to put together the latest in our State Mixes and the result takes in the likes of Bowie, Eno, Bush, Can and …. Add (N) To X. Nice mix.
The…

State Mix #7 – The Camden Slags

By Niall Byrne | Thu, 22/01/09 - 22:40 | 1 Comment
State Mix #7 – The Camden Slags

This first entry in 2009’s State Mix Series comes from London’s The Camden Slags with their Betamax mix.
Based in the glamorous North London locale, DJ duo the Camden Slags have built a healthy reputation across the UK capital for mixing up Northern Soul, indie electro, twisted grooves, 60’s & 70’s junk shop pop,…

State Mix #6: Pivot

By Niall Byrne | Mon, 20/10/08 - 15:15 | Leave a Comment
State Mix #6: Pivot

After resurrecting our State Mix Series from its summer break last week, we’ve got another banger for you to enjoy following The Expert’s recent mix.
Coming from Aussie band and newest member of the Warp Records family, Pivot who fuse instrumental rock with synthesized electronics to create something unique onto itself. Wrap your ears…

State Mix #5: The Expert (MJEX)

By Niall Byrne | Tue, 14/10/08 - 0:47 | 3 Comments
State Mix #5: The Expert (MJEX)

It’s been too long. The State Mix series is back with an exclusively prepared mix from The Expert of Messiah J & The Expert which he kindly made for us, even though he’s currently preparing for the release of the third MJEX album From the Word Go which is out this Friday, October 17th.…

State Mix #4: The Vinny Club

By Niall Byrne | Tue, 8/07/08 - 16:15 | 5 Comments
State Mix #4: The Vinny Club

This mix from Dublin’s 8-bit wonder, The Vinny Club will probably blow your mind. Starting with a rather amazing original arrangement of Lionel Richie’s ‘Hello (Is it Me You’re Looking For?)’, it just gets better from there, taking in a good 25 minutes of “early to mid 1980s pop slash rock”.

State Mix #3: Brasil Mix by T-Woc

By Niall Byrne | Fri, 16/05/08 - 12:54 | 3 Comments
State Mix #3: Brasil Mix by T-Woc

State Mix #3 has a summery feel thanks to Dublin’s T-Woc who has kindly gifted us a 33 minute Brazilian mix.