Favourite Irish DJ

damiennolan

Eh.....

I've looked through this thread and I cannot believe no-one has mentioned Mark McCabe.

Whats wrong with this country!

beans

no-one has mentioned Mark McCabe.

He'd be my favourite producer alright :rolleyes:

dj pj

mr spring and john power

jonny68

chalky76 wrote:

Walshy was the main driving force in dance taking off in 93/94....He got the sides/asylum ball rolling,Pressure & Warren are good freinds of his & Mick personally rates Warren as a world class DJ....However back in the day Mick used to draw great crowds whereever he played....for instance a wholeload of us in 95 used to meet in Finglas on saturday evenings & get a coach up to Dundalk(about 100) to Pa"s where mick had a brief recidency....Mick"s a top bloke,remember him doing sets on a friday in The Harp,whole load of us used to spend hours in his studio in his house in finglas getting stoned with mick ripping the decks & fair play he used to let us on them,used to spend hours in his shop near Abbey Discs by the bridge...A real gentlemen,live in London now & havent seen any of the lads for years & i wish them all well...UTAH SAINTS STAR (union jack)12"...Walshy allways used to play this & i LOVED it!!

I thought Mick was driving a taxi thesedays not in London unless he's moved only recently?

Indeed Mick was one of the finest DJ's in Ireland back in the day but the dance scene started here around 1989 (allbeit very small) i remember being told about an illegal warehouse acid house party down the docks,i was starting to take a big interest in the scene then but it was 1990 when i became a "fully fledged raver" as it were:D without wanting to get into another rant but sadly that's what the scene thesedays lacks is underground clubs and illegal raves,sure you geta few but i can remember back in the day every other week there was illegal raves and you had legendary clubs like Sides which was the first club in Ireland to play Acid House music followed by the legendary Sir Henrys in Cork..would no promoter think about having a rave in the mansion house at all?I remember being at one in 1991 cant remember what it was called whistles,white gloves and vicks vapour rub all over the gaff it was amazing"

MrO

jonny68 wrote:

I remember being at one in 1991 cant remember what it was called whistles,white gloves and vicks vapour rub all over the gaff it was amazing"

Yep - I was at that one myself. Can't remember what it was called but I think the 'banana boys' were playing at it. I think that was Davo and a couple of other djs - seems like an eternity ago

BaZmO*

MrO wrote:

Yep - I was at that one myself. Can't remember what it was called but I think the 'banana boys' were playing at it. I think that was Davo and a couple of other djs - seems like an eternity ago

Was that the one that SL2 played at too?

MrO

Could be - I can't remember. I'm not sure if there was only one rave in the Mansion House - there may have been 2 or 3

BaZmO*

MrO wrote:

Could be - I can't remember. I'm not sure if there was only one rave in the Mansion House - there may have been 2 or 3

Ah there was definitely more than 1. I was at about 3 that I can remember.

And just think, we were all raving in the Mansion house while there was a bomb in a fire extinguisher hidden away!!

chalky76

No i was saying I live in London now,not Walshy......Me ma packed me off to my sisters in London about 97 when she saw all me mates strung out on gear & i have lived hear ever since allthough i do visit Dublin occasionly......And if Dance in Ireland started when you say then thats cool but Mick deserves to be bigged up for all he did back in the day....Havent seen him for Donkeys,is his sister still with Dave Angel?Did he marry Orlaith?BET HE"S STILL LIVING WITH HIS OLD FELLA & MA,STILL TELLING EVERYONE TO WATCH WHERE THE HOTROCKS ARE GOING!!HE HE HE.............Cheers man......;)

Heisenberg1

well ive been listening to dance music since i was 14 and ive one or two favs i have the mention liam dollard i was down the crypt in tt when he dropped sasha xpander and that changed my musical outlook for me coz i was a hard house fan at the time not anymore but the best irish dj in my oppion and ive heard alot of them has to be graham magrath form the noggin just class his track selection and mixing would match sasha and i dont say that lightly.there was tunes he used to play and a year later they would be on a globalunderground cd.

MrO

jonny68 wrote:

Indeed Mick was one of the finest DJ's in Ireland back in the day but the dance scene started here around 1989 (allbeit very small) i remember being told about an illegal warehouse acid house party down the docks,i was starting to take a big interest in the scene then but it was 1990 when i became a "fully fledged raver" as it were:D without wanting to get into another rant but sadly that's what the scene thesedays lacks is underground clubs and illegal raves,sure you geta few but i can remember back in the day every other week there was illegal raves and you had legendary clubs like Sides which was the first club in Ireland to play Acid House music followed by the legendary Sir Henrys in Cork..would no promoter think about having a rave in the mansion house at all?I remember being at one in 1991 cant remember what it was called whistles,white gloves and vicks vapour rub all over the gaff it was amazing"

I didn't go to Sides until I reckon late 91 or early 92 but people who had been going there before me swore that Liam Fitz (who was playing there from early on) - was really good. Anyone ever make to one of his nights?

Lenny

im dissapointed not to se arveenes name come up more hes a genius the fella just gettin better and better!

jonny68

MrO wrote:

I didn't go to Sides until I reckon late 91 or early 92 but people who had been going there before me swore that Liam Fitz (who was playing there from early on) - was really good. Anyone ever make to one of his nights?

Yeah i remember (vaguely) Liam Fitz from 1990 in Sides used to play sort of bleepy stuff that was popular in 1990 never really heard much of him after that maybe someone else could tell ya

DUB1

I WAS @ M/O/A/R AT DA WKEND WAT A NITE A FEWW DJS NEED MENTIONED THEY R DA DJ DILLY WAT A DJ AND A DJ BY DA NAME OF SEQUEL MAN DID THEY BLOW THE PLACE APART WTI THERE TUNE SELECTION AND MIXING ESP. DILLY I USE 2 HAV SO MANY GUD NITES IN DA ASYLUM HE WS A GENIUS WIT HIS MIXING AND TUNE SELECETION BACK THEN IN 93/94 I CANT WAIT 2 GET DA LIVE RECORDINGS ANY WAY IF U LIK UR SOUNDS OLD AND HARD Y NOT CUM TTO TIS ON FRI 3/11/06


THIS WILL BE THE FIRST OF MANY PLANNED OLD SKOOL NITES BRINGING BACK THE SOUND THATMADE THE ASYLUM A TRULY MIND EXPENDING HARD DANCE EXPERIENCE MUSIC POLICY ON HE NITE HARD DANCE,HARD TRANCE AND HARDCORE 91-94 WIT MC AS WELL

oldstock

chalky76 wrote:

& everyone has their own opinion.....I was a Mick Walsh groupie as a young fella so i will allways be pro Walshy,however i can tell you honestly that MW used to fly to London every week for records,his sister worked/s for Aer Lingus & he used to get free flights to London,sometimes he would get his pal to drive over & meet him the other end at some obscure record warehouse & fill up with records for sale at his old shop near the hapeney bridge(used to be inside a mall)......in hindsight yeah Mick wasnt the best mixer but his hunger/energy/foresight around 94-97 was topclass,promoting gigs left,right & centre & as i previously stated he gave Eddie/Warren their break......FFS Mick & Warren were the Asylum at the beggining,stories he used to tell about that place were eyeopening,Ballyer tried to make a fool of him by not paying,mick & warren were all set to walk out & leave when sence prevailed & they got there money,afterall how else were Ballyphermot going to sell their yolkes with no music to dance too....!!The norm the next week & every week after was double Bubble for the DJ"s & allways at the start of the night instead of the end.......He also helped alot of young DJ"s to get a foot on the ladder,never scared to throw in a 19yr old novice jock as his warm up,personally making sure their name was ALLWAYS on the flyer credits & giving them a few quid from his pocket which he didnt have to do....My favourite track of all time was his sign off tune about 96/97 UTAH SAINTS (STAR) 12"Union Jack mix.....An animal of a track that used to get venue"s up & down the country rocking..!!

thats bollox and he hadnt got a say who played and rarely finished the night, the ballyfermot boys opened the place with there money. paul farrell aka hevee booked and paid the djs. fact !

tman

Lenny wrote:

im dissapointed not to se arveenes name come up more hes a genius the fella just gettin better and better!

Arvo is fairly good alright, think he'll be making a return to 110th street in Galway soon:)

rabbitinlights

Arveene has always been very good, but ive seen him recently and he has managed to get even better, especially on the CDJ's.

I did a bit of photography at a party that a mate threw that arveene played at, Id also watch out for a guy called Alex McKee (aka Matagouri) he plays for 52funk and can throw his hand at anything from electro to hip-hop to indie, hes not hard to spot as he is 6'7"

Check out the photos from that night:

http://www.freewebs.com/seanpburke/gardenparty.htm

alot of the new DJs in dublin have really impressed me, alot of the bodytonic/backlash lads are very very good, special mention goes to Philth, Jon Averill, Chewy and romo.

Cian and Cyrill from 110th street have been doing the rounds for a long time and have always kept me entertained in Galway, they have also stepped up their skills recently with more productions and some fancy skills on the decks too.

KEN.G

Have to be

Ed Case
Warren K
Pressure
top 3
Would have Walsh in there for his tunes but when you listen to the seamless mixin the other 3 were doing in say 94ish and mick was still just launching tunes in and out anywhere like a mad man he would have to come down the list.

Loobz

Peter Breen.
Class techno DJ act from Wexford. Warmed up for Ben Sims twice in Waterford. He's like his clone. Anyone seen him play? Solid.

KevIRL

Loobz wrote:

Peter Breen.
Class techno DJ act from Wexford. Warmed up for Ben Sims twice in Waterford. He's like his clone. Anyone seen him play? Solid.

Isnt Peter from Arklow?

Great DJ alright, sound lad too. I have that full night recorded when he played with Sims in the Forum actually

Loobz

KevIRL wrote:

Isnt Peter from Arklow?

Great DJ alright, sound lad too. I have that full night recorded when he played with Sims in the Forum actually

Not from Arklow. He lives over the road from me. Yeah Ive that set too, fairly good quality set. He's given me quite a few of his recorded sets from home. All v good stuff.

cheesemaker

poor aul 091 djs never got mention guys.If you count the north as Irish phil Kieran or even col hamilton are up there.mark kavanagh used to make **** of any one else on the harder sceane,theres dj mog-y and yer man Arveene seems to be the only one breaking in the uk.dj Ted from when the gipppo in galway was good,redsettas,disconauts hard to call when their styles and eras are all different

DUB1

cheesemaker wrote:

poor aul 091 djs never got mention guys.If you count the north as Irish phil Kieran or even col hamilton are up there.mark kavanagh used to make **** of any one else on the harder sceane,theres dj mog-y and yer man Arveene seems to be the only one breaking in the uk.dj Ted from when the gipppo in galway was good,redsettas,disconauts hard to call when their styles and eras are all different

MARK KAVANAGH HAS BEEN BIG IN THE UK 4 YRS WIT A RESIDENCE IN THE LEGENDAREY TRADE AND JOHN O'CALLAGHAN [I THINK DATS HIS NAME] IS HUGE ACROSS EUROPE AND THE UK AND PVD RATES HIM HIGHLY

mickd

Ronan O,Paddy P and Seanie C

TheMilkyPirate

Anyone on here ever hear of paddy "chaw" kehoe?? Usually just known as paddy chaw. He's from wexford town and had a track released on nukeluz there a while ago called "i wanna live till i die"

digifunk

Hi yez.... any one know if aiden kelly has an agent / bookings person he goes thru want to book him for a gig. can u send me contact details.

ta muchly
digifunk

jonny68

jaysus my old thread gets resurrected

senan s

cheesemaker wrote:

poor aul 091 djs never got mention guys.If you count the north as Irish phil Kieran or even col hamilton are up there.mark kavanagh used to make **** of any one else on the harder sceane,theres dj mog-y and yer man Arveene seems to be the only one breaking in the uk.dj Ted from when the gipppo in galway was good,redsettas,disconauts hard to call when their styles and eras are all different

col hamiltion, self proclaimed favourite, he's an absolute arsehole

senan s

jonny68 wrote:

jaysus my old thread gets resurrected

the only thread to get resurrected, obviously some moderator on the board, name has being mentioned!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

senan s

baraca wrote:

Anyone on here ever hear of paddy "chaw" kehoe?? Usually just known as paddy chaw. He's from wexford town and had a track released on nukeluz there a while ago called "i wanna live till i die"

of course i know Paddy, deadly DJ mad into his Nukleuz Rec, and micka is mate, another sound chap

Loosey

Anyone heard of a DJ Justiy?
Heard/saw him in Cork a few weeks back, Tech-Trance style... very good!!

I'm new by the way, so Hi!

Stab*City

aloleary wrote:

4th Dimension... bezzie mates of mine from home... funny every time people bring this up...

Yous wanna have been in killarney in 1991 (jesus that long ago) when they invited Prodigy down to play... the town hadn't a clue what hit it

Newspapers next day "Never again... " blah blah

-A

i was at that gig never forget it.. snowballs!! (real ones)
and i was at the prodigy in the point probably around then.. when the stage was stormed and the guards raided the place..
them were the days!!

dubsbhoy

Liam Dollard stone wall winner for me

When i started to go to sides you couldn't just walk up to the door and stroll in, you were greeted by a locked door and if you couldn't get somone to vouch for ya you couldn't get in.

I was only 14 the first time i went in and since then (19 years later) i've never found a better club, better atomosphere or music that was played in sides.

I've also never heard a better dj then liam dollard, the tracks he played were played by other djs months later, he was always one step ahead of the pack, never heard him play one bad set either.

Liked warren k too but none of the rest even come close. Scurry was an arogant ****, i hated the music pressure played and all the clanks that followed him around the place. I had about 1000 12"s way back when and mick walsh bought them all of me when i packed it in so he's alright

This track reminds me of liam dollard, he made is it own and its a good reflection of his style. was one of only a few tracks that i could never get on vinyl but its well converted and over played now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kE451_N5AM

Zavi Discoma

Arveene?? i think he's irish, he's **** hot whether he is or not

stomprockin

well for me it has to be Warren Kiernan, hands down! the bloke has the most respect in the dance music circles in ireland. great producer allso and keeps getting better!:D

Riesen_Meal

In my early days it was Darren Flynn, Barry and Dean who made me pick up a set of decks in my youth!

Nowadays Sunil Sharpe is my favorite Irish Dj, without a shadow of a doubt, we've no Techno Export like him, usually makes a mockery of whatever big name dj he supports!

KC81

gavin herlihy. former mixmag writer now based in berlin. He plays minimal techno, house. saw him in bristol recently. Dont know why he doesnt play in ireland more!

engrish?

Donal Dineen.

Selik

Fieldog wrote: »

In my early days it was Darren Flynn, Barry and Dean who made me pick up a set of decks in my youth!

Nowadays Sunil Sharpe is my favorite Irish Dj, without a shadow of a doubt, we've no Techno Export like him, usually makes a mockery of whatever big name dj he supports!

Which isn't exactly the point of supporting a main act!

Excellent DJ btw I agree

seannash

Fieldog wrote: »

In my early days it was Darren Flynn, Barry and Dean who made me pick up a set of decks in my youth!

Nowadays Sunil Sharpe is my favorite Irish Dj, without a shadow of a doubt, we've no Techno Export like him, usually makes a mockery of whatever big name dj he supports!

you should look closer to home for techno producers.jtsuited is making some very original techno(kid handsome)

L1011

senan s wrote: »

col hamiltion, self proclaimed favourite, he's an absolute arsehole

Never found him to be that when I've dealt with him...

Favourite would have to be John O'Callaghan, probably the biggest dance export the Republic has had this decade.

Cray92

dubsbhoy wrote: »

Liam Dollard stone wall winner for me

When i started to go to sides you couldn't just walk up to the door and stroll in, you were greeted by a locked door and if you couldn't get somone to vouch for ya you couldn't get in.

I was only 14 the first time i went in and since then (19 years later) i've never found a better club, better atomosphere or music that was played in sides.

I've also never heard a better dj then liam dollard, the tracks he played were played by other djs months later, he was always one step ahead of the pack, never heard him play one bad set either.

Liked warren k too but none of the rest even come close. Scurry was an arogant ****, i hated the music pressure played and all the clanks that followed him around the place. I had about 1000 12"s way back when and mick walsh bought them all of me when i packed it in so he's alright

This track reminds me of liam dollard, he made is it own and its a good reflection of his style. was one of only a few tracks that i could never get on vinyl but its well converted and over played now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kE451_N5AM

Have to agree with you mate,always will have a softspot for Dollard,when he was at the helm in sides the place was magic,his taste in music was second to none.There was other good djs but at the time when i was goin in 91 92 he was king,the rest were playin catch up,pity he doesnt seem to play anywere anymore.Good to see someone agreein with me,sides went **** when mick walsh and co.took over.

FLYNN-DOG

Chymera or Donnacha Costello are both getting big support now, as are Hystereo

diditwork

Are you all mad.

John O Callaghan by miles...
Bryan Kearney is class to......

FLYNN-DOG

Class if you like trance......which is pants

L1011

FLYNN-DOG wrote: »

Class if you like trance......which is pants

Funny how we regularly get the 'trance is for kids' mantra repeated on here, and then wonderfully 'mature' comments like that.

Each to their own. Personally I couldn't spend more than ten minutes listening to half the DJs mentioned in this thread play without my ears bleeding, but thats me.

Pablo Discochop

Rhythm Technologies
Luke Logan
Necksnapper
Dance Pig
D Tek

Riesen_Meal

Pablo Discochop wrote: »

Rhythm Technologies
Luke Logan

Oul Luke hasnt played out in years, gave up the whole "scene" god bless him!

Pablo Discochop

Fieldog wrote: »

Oul Luke hasnt played out in years, gave up the whole "scene" god bless him!

Really?
I seen him in Dublin a few years back beat juggling Adam Beyer Remainings 3.That was pretty good.And he use to play in the Forum here Waterford a few years back.

DISCOTEKKEN

So who are peoples current favourites??