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Roger Doyles 60th Birthday Celebration in Sound
Contemporary Music Centre, 19 Fishamble Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 8  www.cmc.ie
12pm – 4pm each day.

The Contemporary Music Centre presents a ten-day outdoor celebration in sound of the work of veteran Irish composer Roger Doyle.

The celebration, which takes place from 22 October to 31 October 2009 as part of the 2009 DEAF festival, features different loops of Doyle’s music played through outdoor speakers in CMC’s courtyard and front railings between 12pm and 4pm each day.  MORE INFO HERE

The Alphabet Set Presents: Don’t Panic/Panic! Featuring  Live: Sunken Foal, Sarsparilla, Cignol, Solen, Laura Sheeran, Love Rhino, Ventolyn & Becotyde and Jimmy Penguin & DJs: Johny Alpha & T-woc. Thursday 19 October / Venue: The Sycamore Club,  No 9 Sycamore Street, Temple Bar , Dublin 2 6 Euro Before midnight / 8 euro after / 11pm – 3am    MORE INFO HERE

The Alphabet Set From the humble beginnings of a monthly gig in a tiny basement in a Dublin pub, the now 7 year old Alphabet Set has gone on to become Ireland’s largest independent collective of electronic musicians and has notched up scores of releases on Vinyl, CD and on the Net. The Alphabet Set is excited to present a showcase of some of the  talents from the collective along with some very special guests as part of the DEAF festival in the oppulent setting of the Syacamore Club.

U:mack presents WARP @ DEAF featuring:

Plaid (Live Classics Set)

Clark (Live)

Tim Exile (Live)

Bibio (Laptop/ DJ)

DJ N>E>D (Overkill)

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Button Factory, Curved Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

8pm till late             Tickets €25 From Road, Sound Cellar, Spindizzy, City Discs & online at www.tickets.ie/umack

The flagship event at this year’s DEAF is a Warp Records party curated by u:mack productions, where the cream of the label’s newest artists are joined by one of the finest acts of the label’s 20-year history.

DEAF CLOSING PARTY

Crash Ensemble present ‘Minimal’ MORE INFO HERE

Performing works by Steve Reich & Philip Glass, plus screening Philip Glass’s ‘Koyaanisqatsi: Life out of Balance’ directed by Godfrey Reggio

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Smock Alley Theatre, 8 Exchange St Lower, Temple Bar, Dublin 8 (Formerly known as SS Michael And John. The entrance is located on Lower Exchange Street -just off Parliament Street).

7.30pm                        €15 / 10

This concert aims to bring together both the long term fans and the newly-initiated for a celebration of the pioneering work of two of minimalism’s greatest composers: Steve Reich and Philip Glass.  Their pioneering influence extends through the music of The Velvet Underground, Pink Floyd, Brian Eno, Glenn Branca, Sonic Youth, Mogwai, Claude Young, Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream, Orbital and Aphex Twin – amongst countless others.

DEAF CLOSING PARTY MORE INFO HERE

NothingOrdinarySir.com, D1 Recordings & Wayward Distractions present

Aux 88 (live, Mad Scientist Tour 2009, USA), Mark Broom (D1 UK) & Jerome Hill (DON’T UK), Rob Hall (SKAM UK)+ Educution (live, D1 Irl), Paudi Ahern (Test, Irl)

The Good Bits, Store Street, Dublin 1 (formerly Radio City/Cavern)   9pm     €15 Before midnight / Fancy Dress/ €17- after 12

Detroit electro pioneers Aux 88 bring the curtain down on DEAF 2009, performing live as part of their ‘Mad Scientist Tour’, dropping old and future Electro classics from their esteemed catalogue.  AUX 88, Tom Tom (Tommy Hamilton) and Keith Tucker (DJ name DJ K1.) were originally formed as “RX-7″ in 1985. The group also formed another project known as Sight Beyond Sight, before forming AUX 88 in 1993. In 1995, Tucker went solo and Hamilton continued as Aux 88 together with dancer William “BJ” Smith. After Smith left in 1988, Aux 88 became Hamilton’s solo project. Tucker later rejoined the band.

Aux 88 have released a string of singles, primarily on Direct Beat Records. Their debut album ‘Is It Man or Machine?’ came out in 1996, followed by Hamilton’s solo project Xeo-Genetic (1998) which won for Detroit Music Awards for Best Artist and Best Recording. In 1999 Aux 8 released a CD in the Electro Boogie series of mixed albums. In 2005 Aux 88 released their self-titled third album Aux 88.

Aux 88 have also released music under the aliases Aux Men and Alien FM.

Mark Broom

Also performing is acid house veteran Mark Broom, a pivotal figure in the development of house and techno in the UK since its inception, as his releases on a diverse range of releases attest, including Mo’ Wax, D1, 20/20 Vision, Pure Plastic and many more. Further support comes from Educution, whose string of funk-inspired EPs on D1has been hailed as some of the most unique techno/house material of recent years.

Rob Hall

Rob began his career at techno night Megatripolis held weekly at the legendary London venue ‘Heaven’. His first of many appearances there was with Autechre in the summer of 1992.  Since then Rob has played both ends of the spectrum in the UK, from small crowds in intimate venues to huge numbers at clubs and festivals across the world. Rob has also contributed to the Gescom project; a collective that includes a diverse range of producers that formed the backbone of the highly revered and respected Skam Recordings, the label where Rob has worked as part of a small but dedicated team. Recently Rob has become a regular fixture at Berghain in Berlin, currently regarded as one of the best techno clubs in the world. It is a testament to his belief, passion and uncompromising stance that he is now established here; and his peers would probably suggest “it’s about time”.

Jerome Hill

Jerome got his turntables in 1990 after being inspired by the pirate radio sounds of London. He began buying hip hop, house, breakbeat and early techno. In 1994 he hooked up with infamous London soundsystem “JIBA” and further honed his recognisable scratching and mixing style in the warehouses of London. Jerome has run his own label DON’T (www.dont-recordings.com) since 2000, releasing maverick techno music from a host of inventive producers. Always following his own musical path , constantly sniffing out exciting new (and old) tracks to add to his sets whilst never paying attention to current trends, and armed with a broad knowledge of music and an enormous record collection that reflects this, Jerome will rock a crowd in a different way from the norm. Expect the unexpected! 

B-Music present Twin Kranes album launch with David Holmes + Andy Votel (DJ sets) – Fri 30th Oct, 11pm Button Factory, Curved Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 €15 / 10 with a Grouper ticket stub from earlier show in Filmbase.

To celebrate the release of their debut album ‘Spektrum Theatre Snakes’ on Manchester’s Twisted Nerve label, Twinkranes perform in a club setting, with support from long-time fan of the band & B-Music associate David Holmes, plus Twisted Nerve head honcho, Andy Votel. A psychedelic power-trio, Twinkranes specialize in ‚’zone-out progressive pop music’ and inhabit the worlds of motor driven kraut, space rock, psychedelia and avant-pop.

Last summer saw the group undertake a series of shows as part of the B-music collective tour of and Europe, including the Spanish festival ‘Primavera Sound’ where they showcased as part of the Twisted Nerve 10th Anniversary, alongside Andy Votel and Voice Of The Seven Woods.

B-Music is an independent collective of DJs, musicians and music lovers who count David Holmes, Gruff Rhys (Super Furry Animals) and Chris Geddes (Belle and Sebastian) who favour way-out Psych, Prog, Space Rock, Ye-Ye, Euro Beat, Folk, Funk, Jazz and Whacked Out Movie Muzak.

DEAF in association with Culture Ireland have put together another 40-track double CD intended to showcase the best in new electronic music from Irish artists. We had over 400 submissions again this year from artists all over the country, the final selection includes new music from :

Sunken Foal, Seán Óg, Enda Bates, Legion Of Two, Rainfear, Ed Devane, Channel One, Teshi-1, Rachel O’Dwyer, Peter Maybury, Roger Doyle, Herv, David Baxter, Concerned Parasites ubh Korka Gweena, Liam O’Callaghan, Melodica Deathship, Harry Moore, Quiet Music Ensemble, Orestis Karamanlis, Jay riordan, Monica, Frózi, General Practice, Locus Solus, The Natural History Museum, Jimmy Behan, Kim V Porcelli, HMS Reliant, Spoon Theory, Spectac, Toymonger, Somadrone, Chip Shop Music, Acera, Chequerboard, The Last Sound, Cárthach Ó Nuanáin, Zelloloid, St. Catherine’s Home for Lazy Infants and Toby Kaar.

The CD will be distributed free at the press launch for the festival in September 2009, it will also be handed out free of charge at select DEAF events over the course of this years festival. FULL INFO HERE

ChoiceCuts present Hypnotic Brass Ensemble (Honest Jons, USA)

Button Factory, Curved Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.

8pm €20 BUY TICKETS

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

Heralded as one of the best live shows in the world at the moment, the momentum gathering behind the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble is nothing short of staggering.

With noted performances at Glastonbury, The Big Chill, Lovebox and many of the bigger festivals across Europe, this band are a huge favourite – not just with ChoiceCuts regulars ‚ fans also include David Byrne, Q-Tip, Madlib, Jay-Z, Erykah Badu, Jools Holland and Barack Obama.

Joining Mos Def and Tony Allen to comprise the new line-up for Damon Albarn”s Gorrilaz outfit, this band is no ordinary collective. The eight brothers ‚ all the sons of Sun Ra Trumpeter and songwriter Phil Cohran have been playing together since they were three years of age. In short, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble enjoy a deeper musical heritage than most.

Their first official full length studio album was recently released on Albarn”s ‘Honest Jon’s’ label.

www.choicecuts.ie