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MC Ri-Ra, DJ MEK : 22nd July 2005 Label : Choice Cuts Musical style : Hiphop, Soul, Funk, Reggae Website : http://www.choicecutsonline.com/ Venue : Ri-Ra, Dame Court, Dublin 2 Time : Doors open 11.30pm Admission : e10, e8 with flyer and just e5 before midnight! About the event : Mention MC Ri-Ra or DJ Mek to anybody who knows their salt about Irish music and you are guaranteed to be told a story about a live show in Barnstormers, or a funny tale that involved Scary Eire and their shenanigans. MC Ri-Ra is widely regarded as Irelands most prolific MC, a wordsmith who does not need to rap like he is from the USA to get his point across. Ri-Ra is 100% Irish culture and the fact he rhymes over beats also makes him a part of Hip Hop culture, but there is a lot more to Ri-Ra and DJ Mek than what scene they are affiliated to. Ri-Ra has been down for the crown since the 1980\\\'s, back when himself and Mek were part of legendary crew Scary Eire. They rose to prominence in the early 1990\\\'s for their live shows, Scary Eire comprised of Sloosh, Ri-Ra, Mek and Mr. Brown - They were the original Irish Bboys. They had a raw talent that got the notice of James Lavelle who asked them to sign for Mo\\\'Wax back in the mid 90\\\'s - but they said no, The Global Hip Hop Tommy Boy release in 1993/4 showcasing the best in Hip Hop from around the globe earned them superstar status along with The London Posse. Warming up for U2 at their Zooropa Tour in The RDS, Scary Eire were one of the hottest properties on the Irish music scene. Around the mid 90\\\'s all members went their separate ways for various reasons. Mek and Ri-Ra continued to pursue their respective crafts, Mek / Djing, Ri-Ra/Mcing

Morgan Geist : 19th August 2005 Label : INFO@DOWNTOWNSOUNDS.ORG Musical style : House, Electro and disco Website : http://www.environrecords.com/ Venue : RI-RA, DAME COURT, DUBLIN 2 Time : 11.30 TIL LATE Admission : 7 euros b4 12, 10 euros after About the event : He's one half of Metro Area, the other being Darshan Jesrani, who has played twice for Downtownsounds in Dublin. Between 1999 and 2001 they garnered underground acclaim with a series of independently released 12 inches which blurred the lines between house,electro and disco. In 2002, a compilation of their finest work was licensed worldwide by Source Records, also home to Air. It became one of the largest word of mouth successes of recent years, leading to a rapturously received European tour and high profile appearances at festivals like Sonar in Barcelona and Paris' La Villete Numerique. While Darshan has travelled all over Europe and beyond rocking clubs with his energetic mix of disco and deep house, Geist has been content to stay at home working on solo material and licensing material for their 'Unclassics' series. They call it 'Unclassics' because as Geist says, 'it ain't your usual disco stuff'. Pressed up on DJ-friendly heavy black vinyl, these are obscure, synthesized disco and electro-funk dancefloor bombs which should keep the Ri-Ra floor shaking well into the early hours. An 'Unclassics' mix CD was issued late last year, and this is one of only a handful of European dates to promote it this summer. This man is not a huge fan of flying so to say that this appearance is rare as hen's teeth is an understatement..... you mightn't see him back on Irish soil this decade! Downtownsounds DJ's will be warming up the crowd with a mix of funk,cosmic boogie and disco

DIPLO : 26th August 2005 Venue : RI-RA, DAME COURT Time : 11.30 TIL LATE Admission : €12.00 from City Discs, All City, Road, Sound Cellar About the event : DIPLO Fri 26th August. Doors 11:30pm Tickets €12 from City Discs, All City, ROAD, Sound Cellar. "Astonishing stuff... genuinely from off the musical map, sounds you haven't heard before, or at least haven't heard treated with such childlike invention and innocence DJ "A psychedelic kaleidoscope of hallucinatory abstractions, there's nothing else out there that sounds like this IDJ Mississippi-born producer DIPLO makes an eagerly-awaited debut Irish show when he comes to the intimate confines of Ri Ra in Dublin on Friday 26th August. Having released one of the best albums of 2004 with his debut Floridaâ (Big Dada) a universally lauded album with a cutting edge distinction had one critic hailing him as hiphop answer to the Aphex Twin DIPLO has come to prominence this year as the musical force behind MIAs Mercury-nominated Arular album while also having remixed Gwen Stafani, RJd2, DJ Shadow and Kano amongst others. Much of the Irish contingent who traveled to the prestigious SONAR festival in Barcelona this year came back singing Diplos praises. By all accounts; his DJ sets have to be seen to be believed. Tickets for this show are just €12.

Donal Dineen : 2nd September 2005 Venue : Ri-Ra, Dame Court, Dublin 2 Time : 11.30 til late Admission : Adm €5 b4 12, €10 after & €8 euro with flyer

MAURICE FULTON : 30th September 2005 Label : Downtown Sounds Musical style : Afrobeat, Funk, Disco and Cosmic boogie Website : info@downtownsounds.org Venue : RiRa, Dame Court, Dublin 2 Time : 11.30 til late Admission : Adm €7.00 B4 12, 10 after About the event : Mr Fulton is from New Jersey and experienced seminal New York clubs like The Roxy and The Paradise Garage first hand.... He currently creates twisted 21st Century neo-disco for London's Tirk label, but has released material on a host of amazing labels like Warp and Nuphonic to name but two. His DJ-ing style takes in afrobeat, funk, disco and cosmic boogie, and much more besides.....

Jeru The Damager : 7th October 2005 Venue : Ri-Ra, Dame Court, Dublin 2 Time : 11.30 til late Admission : €12.00

Aran McMahon : 14th October 2005 Venue : Ri-Ra, Dame Court, Dublin 2 Time : 11.30 til late Admission : €5.00 B4 12, €10.00 AFTER (DOORTAX) €8.00 WITH A FLIER

Scratch (The Roots) : 10th November 2005 Musical style : Hip Hop Venue : Ri- Ra, Dame Court, Dublin 2 Time : 11.30 til late Admission : €12.00

Butch Cassidy : 18th November 2005 Label : Choice Cuts Venue : Ri- Ra, Dame Court, Dublin 2 Time : 11.30 til late Admission : €5.00 B4 12, €10.00 AFTER & €8.00 WITH FLIER About the event : 'The Butch Cassidy Sound System' Some of you may know this man as Pablo and if you do then you know that he is one of the finest producers to come out of the UK in the last while proving he is one of the most able Hip-Hop and Reggae producers in that country. Butch Cassidy has recorded as Pablo for LTJ Bukem's Good Looking label, Guidance Records, Red Hook, Freddy Fresh's Howlin' label and Fenetik. You may also recognise his name from as far back as 1999 when he featured on Peanut Butter Wolf's 'My Vinyl Weighs A Ton' LP. He's also recorded as The Butch Cassidy Sound System for Red Hook, Guidance & Fenetik. Anyone who's a fan of Grand Theft Auto - San Andreas will recognise the Butch Cassidy Sound System as the composer to the theme tune and end of level music for that game. Pablo made waves a few years ago with his innovative 12" release of the 'History of Sampling EP' which, amongst other things, included a track that had its vocals comprised entirely of hiphop lyric samples but melded in such a way that they followed a linear story. Have a listen to it by clicking on the link to the right... The Butch Cassidy Sound System will be coming live and direct in RiRa, Dame Court, D2 on Friday, 18th

Boo Williams : 25th November 2005 Label : Downtownsounds Website : http://www.downtownsounds.org Venue : Ri-Ra, Dame Court, Dublin 2 Time : 11.30 til late Admission : €7.00 b4 12, €10.00 after Reviews : DOWNTOWNSOUNDS PROUDLY PRESENTS A CHICAGO LEGEND........ BOO WILLIAMS ( Relief Records, Strictly Jaz Unit - Chicago) Friday November 25th @Ri-Ra Dame Court, Dublin 2: 01- 4780225 Doors 11.30pm 7E b4 12/10 after Chicago house legend Boo Williams will ramraid the doors of Ri-Ra on Friday Nov 25th with his bag of party time house and lethally funky underground disco. Mr Williams was one of the leading lights of the \\\'second wave\\\' of Chicago house producers who ripped up dancefloors in the mid 90\\\'s and inspired the likes of Basement Jaxx and Daft Punk. He\\\'ll bring over twenty years of DJ-ing experience to Ri-Ra, having headlined some of the world\\\'s biggest clubs such as Ministry Of Sound ( London), Fuse (Brussels) and E-Works (Berlin), as well as the house stage at Homelands Ireland in 2000. Hailing from the southside of Chicago, Boo Williams has led a life steeped in this thing we call house. He began DJ-ing in the early 80\\\'s when just a teenager, feeding off the psychotropic nightlife at The Music Box and The Warehouse, the wild cut\\\'n\\\'paste radio shows of The Hot Mix 5, and the seminal early productions by the likes of Chip E, Kenny \\\'Jammin\\\' Jason, Adonis and most of all, deep house autuer Larry Heard\\\'s productions as Mr Fingers and Fingers Inc. Heard himself has said \\\'I didn\\\'t realise that there was this group of kids who were studying our every move\\\'. While Chicago\\\'s house scene had fallen in on itself by the early 90\\\'s - some blame Larry Sherman\\\'s Trax label for tying so many artists up in unfair deals and ripping them off, some blame the cheesy advent of hip house, some say that the music got lost in a 303 squelch shaped hole - there was a second generation coming up who would restore Chicago to the forefront of the house revolution, chief among them Boo Williams and his flatmate Glenn Underground. He released his first track on Holland\\\'s Djax label in 1993, before going on to become one of the main featured producers on Cajmere\\\'s Relief label, breaking through with the booming \\\'Midnight Express\\\' in 1995. He has collaborated with Underground on a sublime series of Strictly Jaz Unit releases, while continuing to make underground club cuts under a variety of pseudonyms. As one of the premier representatives of the Chicago sound, Boo has headlined the world\\\'s most famous clubs including Ministry of Sound (London), Fuse (Brussels), and E-Works (Berlin) as well as countless events in every major US market from NYC to San Francisco. As a DJ he has nigh on twenty five years experience in the game, a virtuoso party rocker of the highest order as anyone who witnessed him at Homelands 2000 or a sweltering June evening down at 52FUNK last year will testify......

Aran McMahon : 9th December 2005 Venue : Ri Ra, Dame Court, Dublin 2 Time : 11.30 til late Admission : €5.00 B4 12, €10.00 after

Nick Siano : 16th December 2005 Venue : Ri Ra, Dame Court, Dublin 2 Time : 11.30 til late Admission : 8euro before 12, 12 euro after Reviews : DOWNTOWNSOUNDS PRESENTS LEGENDARY NEW YORK PARTY DJ>>>>>>> NICKY SIANO (STUDIO 54/THE GALLERY) @ RI-RA, FRIDAY DECEMBER 16TH Nicky Siano @ Ri-Ra Dame Court, Dublin 2 : 01 4780225 Friday December 16th 8euro before 12, 12euro after Siano was at the forefront of many of the seismic innovations in DJ-ing techniques that occured in New York in the 70\\\'s. After a battle with drug addiction and years as an AIDS counsellor, Siano returned to DJ-ing at the influential \\\'Body and Soul\\\' nights in 1998. He has compiled a \\\'Gallery\\\' compilation for renowned London label Soul Jazz Records and DJ-\\\'d across the five continents since. FULL BIOG Born in Brooklyn on March 18, 1955, Nicky Siano was only 16 when he first attended The Loft, David Mancuso’s legendary after hours house party. Inspired by the incredible lights and the tribal rhythms that drove the dancefloor, he opened ‘The Gallery’ at the tender age of 17, and developed a furious style of Dj-ing the likes of which the embryonic disco world in NYC had never seen before. He was among the first to DJ with varispeed turntables, meaning he could mould the beats and melodies of two records so that they matched in a fluid musical flow. So in plain English, this guy helped invent beatmatching, the most basic requirement for any modern DJ> As house legend Frankie Knuckles has testified “ It was like discovering the wheel. He got it right……It was difficult to listen to guys playing in the old style after that”. He made records like “Love Is The Message” or “Love’s Theme” popular hits, simply by playing them to death, making them his anthems. He gave disco legends like Grace Jones and Loleatta Holloway their first live gigs in New York.He also took the art of EQ-ing to another level, playing with the sound to tease out the highs and the lows of each record and push his dancefloor further and further. He taught Larry Levan, legendary producer/remixer and resident at The Paradise Garage, the basics of playing records in a club. His fame and notoriety spread through the five boroughs, and he secured other influential residencies at venues like Le Jardin and Limelight. The consummate showman, he claims to have been the first man to mix on three turntables too. “ I was going from ‘Love Is The Message’ into ‘Girl, You Need A Change Of Mind’ and I had this sound effect of an aeroplane blasting…. They were jumping and screaming so loud the floor started to move!” he says with typical modesty. When disco went overground and Studio 54 opened, it was natural that Siano would become one of it’s residents. He had also moved into production, collaborating with disco scientist Arthur Russell and members of Talking Heads on ‘Kiss Me Again’ by Dinosaur in 1978. With it’s spindly new wave bassline, propulsive rhythms and oddball vocals, the record became a cult hit and went on to sell over 300,000 copies, as well as being an early marker of the explosive cross genre pollination in New York in the late 70’s/early 80’s that would lead to ‘Planet Rock’. He went on to work on a number of productions, with ‘Pick It Up’ by Sofonda C, a Top 10 Billboard hit in 1983, the most successful. After the death of his close friend and fellow DJ David Rodriguez from AIDS in 1984, Siano spent many years working with HIV infected patients and gained a degree in social work. He published the highly regarded, best selling HIV manual “No Time To Wait” in 1993. He stepped behind the decks for the first time in many years on July 19, 1998, at a memorial gig at ‘Body And Soul’ for his friend Larry Levan. More and more gigs followed, stretching from New York to Australia, France, Italy, Croatia and beyond. He also began to produce again, working with Tanaa Gardner, famed for her work with Larry levan on West End in the late 70’s, on her ‘I’m Comin’’ 12 in 1998. He has also set up his own Inspira Records imprint, which has released many of his own house/garage flavoured releases, including his recent LP, “ Live My Life”. The respected archivists of rare soul, funk, disco and reggae, Soul Jazz Records, worked with Nicky on a compilation of Gallery favourites, which was released in October 2004 to much acclaim. The launch party saw him rock 1200 disco-lovers to their foundations in London, and Dublin got a taste of that Siano magic with a fiercely energetic set of classic funk,soul,disco and house in Ri-Ra this time last year...... Furth About the event : Nicky Siano returns to Ri-Ra as a special guest of Downtownsounds on Friday December 16th. The Legendary New York Party DJ, formerly resident at Studio 54, made his Irish debut at the same venue this time last year. Any fears that he would merely trade on his huge reputation were dispelled with a highly energetic set of classic soul, funk, disco and house.

Bill Brewster : 31st December 2005 Venue : Ri Ra, Dame Court, Dublin 2 Time : 11.00 til late!!! Admission : €10.00 B4 11.30, 12.00 after About the event : DOWNTOWNSOUNDS PRESENTS NEW YEARS EVE @RI-RA Downtownsounds are proud to present Bill Brewster as their special New Year's Eve guest @Ri-Ra. The 'Last Night A DJ Saved My Life' author should keep the floor shakin' until the early hours of 2006....... Upstairs in The Globe, DTS DJ's Pablo, Jimmy B and Fanto will be getting the party started with funk, disco, boogie and some classics, along with a live set from up and coming local electrofunk heroes Les Bien..... Doors 11pm - 3am /Admission 12e all night Ri-Ra, Dame Court, Dublin 2:6774835 Bill Brewster is best known as the co-author of ‘Last Night A DJ Saved My Life’, the definitive history of the DJ. He also runs an excellent website at www.djhistory.com, and is a monthly resident at London’s famously hedonistic Fabric club. His own invite only ‘LowLife’ parties in London and New York are a byword for all night partying with an eclectic range of dancing music, from humpin’ funk’n’soul to disco, party classics and deep, funky house. He should keep the Ri-Ra floor shaking well into 2006......

Andy Smith : 20th January 2006 Venue : Ri Ra, Dame Court, Dublin 2 Time : 11.30 til late Admission : €5.00 b4 12 and €10.00 after

Donal Dineen : 3rd February 2006 Venue : Ri Ra, Dame Court, Dublin 2 Time : 11.30 til late Admission : €5.00 B4 12, €10.00 after Day of week : Friday

Rahann : 10th February 2006 Label : Downtownsounds Website : http://www.downtownsounds.org Venue : Ri Ra, Dame Court, Dublin 2 Time : 11.30 til late !! Day of week : Friday

D1SCO : 17th February 2006 Venue : Friday Time : 11.30 til late Admission : €5.00 B4 12 & €10.00 AFTER Reviews : Digging deep in the crates to find the music that inspired them in their love for all things Detroit, the D1 crew present a new night of straight-up party music from all eras. Upstairs hosts dancehall styles from Soundman Soro and Cru

A-TRAK (KANYE WEST DJ), 6 times world scratch champion : 24th February 2006 Musical style : HIP HOP Venue : Ri- Ra, Dame Court , Dublin 2 Time : 11.30 til late Admission : €12.00 Day of week : Friday Reviews : The child prodigy who Kanye West made his recording and tour DJ - Montreal native Alain Macklovitch (aka DJ A TRAK) - makes plays his first Dublin show in three years when he plays at Ri Ra on Friday week 24th Feb. This is of course as soon as he is finished his show with Kanye at The Point earlier that night. A Trak first came to prominence in 1997 when he shook the hiphop world by winning the World DMC championship - at the age of just 15! He was promptly invited to join Mixmaster Mike and DJ QBert as members of the Invisibl Scratch Picklz before hooking up with DJ Craze a new collective the Allies. The late nineties went on with A Trak continually breaking new world records in scratch DJing - on top of being the youngest ever world champion, he became the first DJ to win all three major titles (DMC, ITF and Vestax) and the first DJ to win six world championships. At age of 18, he decided to retire from scratch-battling. A deeply intelligent and versatile character; A Trak broaden his horizons and musical scope with his live sets now bridging the gap between jaw-dropping turntablism and debauched party-rocking with eclectic sets of bootleg-heavy hip hop, crunk, booty and classic electro, dancehall, 80s funk and anything in between. In touring across the world; he has played renowned hi-brow music festivals such as Coachella and the Montreux Jazz festival. No surprise that when rising hiphop superstar Kanye West spotted A Trak in action in 2004, he asked him to become his DJ and there they set off conquering the world, A Trak\\\'s broad musical knowledge playing a bit part in the scope of Kanye award-winning 2005 album. Other acts who A-Track has collaborated with of late include Common, Diplo, MF Doom and Peanut Butter Wolf. Who in Ireland could open for A-Trak other than Dublinners DJ Flip - who came from nowhere to win the world ITF scratch championship in December 2004, then coming runner up in December 2005. www.djatrak.com www.audioresearch.net For more info/photos/interviews; contact wideo@pod.ie or ph: 01 478 2037

Aran McMahon : 3rd March 2006 Musical style : AN INFECTIOUS MIX OF SOUL, FUNK & HIP HOP Venue : Ri Ra, Dame Court Time : 11.30 til late

QOOL DJ MARY (BUTTAMILK N.Y.C) plus Scope & Rizm : 10th March 2006 Musical style : Soul, HipHop, Funk, House & Disco for New York\\\'s City\\\'s Finest DJ Venue : Ri Ra, Dame Court, Dublin 2 Time : 11.30 til late Admission : €5.00 B4 12, €10.00 AFTER Day of week : Friday Reviews : 'One of the most soulful DJs out there. Truly talented' - Questlove (The Roots) 'This guy is unreal in the mix' - Mr. Scruff To check out Marv in the mix pls click here http://www.choicecutsonline.com/qoolmarv.php for his Jimi Hendrix Mix, James Brown Mix and 'Rare & Precious' Mix - all well worth checking out Qool DJ Marv Biography From the cocktail lounges of New York to the sweaty basements of Manchester, Qool DJ Marv has played venues as varied as the music he spins. Qool DJ Marv earned his reputation by effortlessly intertwining several musical styles that both captivate and invite you to sing along. Diverse best describes Marv's DJ style with selections spanning many eras and decades of music including Rhythm & Blues, Hip-Hop, Reggae, Latin, House, Jazz, Funk, Rock and Soul classics, and Eclectic beats from around the world. Raised in Philadelphia by what he describes as naturally funky family, Marv's introduction to music came at an early age. Grew up in a house with four aunts and uncles, my parents, and my grandparents, and the way that everyone used to listen to records was on 45s, I could go in any room in my house and hear different sounds from popular soul to more under the surface stuff. That was pretty much an everyday experience. With a regular home diet of Rick James, Parliament/Funkadelic and almost anything on the Philadelphia International label coupled with an extensive family that hardly need any excuse to throw a party, Marv was learning his future trade before even deciding on a career path. Both Marv's academic and musical education continued in New York, where he managed to find ample time to check out the music scene in between studying for his masters.

INTERGALACTIC GARY : 24th March 2006 Label : LUNAR DISKO Venue : Ri-Ra, Dame Court,Dublin 2 Time : 11.30 til late Admission : €7.00 b4 12 & €10.00 after Day of week : Friday Reviews : Intergalactic Gary hails from the Netherlands and is one half of The Parallax Corporation alongside Viewlexx boss I-f. Both I-f and I-G blend Italo-disco and funk to to their already refined electro formula to create the CocaDisco sound. In 2002 there first album named CocaDisco was released on Disko B and features cult hits Lift Off The Runner and Fear.Since then various tracks from the album have been released on Viewlexx and more recently I-G and I-f have released neo-disco bomb Lonelyness as The Conservatives. Like I-f, Intergalactic Gary DJ sets feature the best in Italo-disco and Chicago trax and has ripped up dancefloors with his unique sound all over Europe from C-B-S parties to Belgium's famous Body2Body electro parties.Check www.cbs.nu for mixes from I-G. About the event : Lunar Disko presents: Intergalactic Gary (The Parallax Corporation / Viewlexx - NL) Simon Conway (Electricity) Barry Donovan (Lunar Disko / Electric City) Admission e7 before 12 and e10 after

SHINDIG featuring Karl Conway Guest DJ (The Left Bank, Sligo) : 31st March 2006 Venue : Ri Ra, Dame Court, Dublin 2 Time : 11.30 TIL LATE Admission : €5.00 B4 12, €10.00 after Day of week : FRIDAY About the event : Bring your dancing shoes

MR THING : 7th April 2006 Website : http://www.allcityrecords.com/ Venue : Ri Ra, Dame Court, Dublin 2 Time : 11.30 pm til late Admission : €5.00 B4 12, €10.00 AFTER Day of week : FRIDAY Reviews : Ex Scratch Pervert Mr Thing has forged his own path in the years since the UK world champion turntablist crew split. Always a more club friendly hip hop / breaks DJ than the other SP’s he currently holds a residency at London super club Fabric and is starting to make some noise in UK hip-hop production circles with mc Yungun plus some high profile remixes. A keen beat digger – he even managed to turn up some in Dublin last time he was here – last year he teamed up with Gangstarr producer DJ Premier to do a joint compilation called ‘The Kings Of Hip-Hop’. Mr Thing aka Mark Bowles, has been Djing since the early 90s making his first appearances at his local club in Tunbridge Wells as part of the Funky Buddha parties .By the late 90s he had teamed up with the rest of the Scratch Perverts – Tony Vegas, Prime Cuts and First Rate winning their first World DMC team championship title in 1999.He followed this up with the UK DMC Championship and third place in the 2000 World DMC. As with the rest of the crew he moved out of the scratch world and has since formed a strong partnership on record and on stage with Yungun. Having just released their second white label together, “Jackin’ 4 Breaks”, the pair are also working on collaboration mixtape as well as their EP, “GMB (Grown Man Business)”. Set for release on Silent Soundz, “GMB” showcases the diversity of Mr Thing’s production prowess Playing Ri Ra, Dame Court on Friday April 7 Mr Thing is one of the rare breed of hip hop djs who combine great records with the old school aesthetic of moving the crowd!. Selected Discography • Mr Thing feat Yungun - \\\'Jackin For Breaks\\\' (Mar 2006) 12\\

LINDSTROM & PRINS THOMAS : 28th April 2006 Label : Downtownsounds Website : http://www.downtownsounds.org/comingsoon.htm Venue : Ri Ra, Dame Court, Dublin 2 Time : 11.30 til late Admission : €7.00 b4 12, €10.00 after Day of week : Friday About the event : Norwegian nu-disco heroes Lindstrom and Prins Thomas make their Irish debut at Ri-Ra on Friday April 28th. The pair released a self-titled collaborative album late last year on the Eskimo label, which has become one of the sleeper hits of the last 12 months. Between them they have racked up remixes for the likes of Annie, Chicken Lips and LCD Soundsystem, as well as solo releases on hip underground labels like Noid, Bear Funk and their own Feedelity imprint. Lindstrom will be playing a live set on the night, while Mr Thomas will be on the decks all night long with his big bag of funk, disco, electro-boogie and other cosmic dancefloor delights………. Further enquiries to paul at 0868970127.

SHINDIG with Karl Conway (The Left Bank, Sligo) : 5th May 2006 Venue : Ri Ra, Dame Court, Dublin 2 Time : 11.30 til late Admission : €5.00 B4 12, €10.00 AFTER About the event : DJ Karl Conway presents his unique mix that begins with soul and funk but can end up anywhere. Bring your dancin’ shoes.

DJ CHAIRMAN MAO & SPLYCE : 12th May 2006 Label : All City Records Website : http://www.allcityrecords.com/ Venue : Ri Ra, Dame Court, Dublin 2 Time : 11.30 til late Admission : €5.00 B4 12 & €10.00 AFTER Day of week : Friday About the event : Don’t believe the hype. Chairman Jefferson Mao is, in fact, Asian, and Mao is his actual birth name. Born in Cambridge, MA, the son of Chinese immigrant he has lived in New York City since 1987 working as a music journalist since the early 90s contributing to Rolling Stone, Spin, Blender, The Source, Vibe and now XXL - home to his monthly indie rap column, Chairman’s Choice. He has also been known to release well-received mix CD’s with great irregularity and his latest, Run For Cover is a delicious collection of obscure cover versions of classic soul ditties. With his old school NY aesthetic and appreciation of the full spectrum of African American music we thought him the perfect candidate to DJ our 5th birthday party! The Chairman is also the one of the creative coloured folks behind Ego Trip magazine (RIP -1994-1998), a zine whose unparalleled rap fanaticism fused with punk rock aesthetics, racial subtexts, and scathing humour exerted an influence that far outreached its circulation. Following that with Ego Trips Book of Rap Lists (St. Martins Press), the Mao executive-produced accompanying soundtrack LP - Ego Trips The Big Playback (Rawkus Records) and the De La Soul Is Dead of the hip hop literary world – Ego Trips Big Book of Racism - the crew finally got the chance to make like real rappers and do a “sell-out” by making television for the VH1 channel resulting in TVs Illest Minority Moments, and the 2005 mini-series, Ego Trips Race-O-Rama which nestle bizarrely beside those four hour Fleetwood Mac specials! When not writing about rap or working on ego trip related projects, Mao may also be found DJing at trendy NYC nightspot APT, where he has held down a bi-weekly Saturday residence for five years alongside the likes of Prince Paul, DJ Spinna and Bobbitto. Special guests have included esteemed folks like Cash Money, 45 King, Jus Blaze, Kenny Dope, Cut Chemist and Tokyo’s DJ Muro as guest selectors. Expect Mao to keep it in the same vein – fresh selections from deep crates of rap, disco, soul, funk and reggae all mixed with old school love! Chairman Mao plays Ri Ra, Dame Court, Dublin 2 on Friday May 12. He assures us he will be in a New York State of Mind. Doors 11:30pm. For further information please email/ring addresses above!

MAD MATS : 19th May 2006 Website : HTTP://WWW.CHOICECUTSONLINE.COM Venue : Ri Ra, Dame Court, D.2 Time : 11.30 til late Admission : €5.00 b4 12, €10.00 AFTER Day of week : FRIDAY About the event : Mad Mats music endeavours started in the mid 80's when he left his break dancing career (Swedish champ 1985!) to become a hip hop and scratch dj at the early hip hop jams in Stockholm. But a trip to London in 1988 and a visit to the notorious Dingwalls (Talkin Loud) where Gilles Peterson & crew also opened up his music senses to leftfield rhythms. After taking an interest in producing hip hop Mats started collecting 'breaks & samples'which later introduced him to the whole spectrum of black dance music. In the early/mid 90's he was also the producer of a hip hop, jazz and soul group called Boogaloo which had great success, especially in Japan where they sold over 30 000 albums. When Mats in the early 90's 're-discoverered' house music (through a 'Louie Vega' mix tape) he has since then been influenced by all forms & shapes of underground club culture. Mats strongest quality is that he can display an impressive variety of music in his DJ sets and is famous in Scandinavia for playing just about anything on a dance floor. Everything from retro to future soul, hip hop, jazz, disco, house, Detroit techno, latin, drum'n'bass, club jazz, electro, samba/bossa, reggae, funk, afro and much more is blended together with a fresh touch of b-boy sensibility. Basically he's a DJ you can book for a straight up house, hip hop or broken beat session but just as well to retro jazz, funk & latin clubs. He has on numerous occasions been voted Sweden's best DJ and is one of the most respected musical figures in Scandinavian club culture. Nowadays Mats runs the internationally known Raw Fusion club once a month in the heart of Stockholm. The club has been running strong for almost 10 years with diverse guest dj's like Joe Claussell, Jay Dee, Kerri Chandler, Peanut Butter Wolf, Roni Size, Theo Parrish, DJ Harvey, Jazzanova, Laurent Garnier, Richard Searling and Carl Craig just to name just a few. The club is a direct reflection of Mats musical personality and has become the by far the most important club for underground dance music in Scandinavia. Mats and his partners have also successfully arranged two international jazz/soul festivals, the first one in 1998 and the second in 2000. Both festivals was a great success and featured artists and DJ's like The Roots, Terry Callier, Gil-Scott Heron, Attica Blues, Faze Action, Gilles Peterson, Jazzanova, Kyoto Jazz Massive, Louie Vega and many more. In 1999 the Fusion imprint released a compilation called 'Fusion � A Soul Classics Collection ' via Universal Records which was compiled by Mats himself. The record was mainly sold within Sweden but still managed to sell 10000 units even though the musical message was far from commercially compromised. In 2002 the label transformed into an independent record label, which is simply called Raw Fusion Recordings but is now run by Mats and his partner Peo. Just like the club the label displays a wide mixture of black dance rhythms but always with that extra soulful approach. In 2003 Raw Fusion also started up Jugglin' Rec, a sub-label where you can find more hip hop and soul influenced music. Both labels have gained big respect and are among the most hyped labels on the indie scene with artists like Freddie Cruger aka Red Astaire, Povo, Hearin' Aid, A Bossa El�trica, Up Hygh, Spiritual South, Speech Defect, 12th Floor, Beatfanatic etc. Mats have also compiled three excellent compilations on the label (Inside Scandinavia Vol 1&2 + Raw Fusion Bass-Ment Classics).

THE UNABOMBERS (ELECTRIC CHAIR, MANCHESTER) : 26th May 2006 Label : www.downtownsounds.org Musical style : Broken Beat, Soul, Hip Hop, Disco Website : http://www.electriks.co.uk Venue : Ri Ra, Dame Court, Dublin 2 Time : 11.30 Til Late Admission : €7.00 B4 12, €10.0 AFTER Day of week : Friday About the event : The Unabombers run Manchester’s ‘Electric Chair’ parties, a monthly hoe-down that has played host to a rake of clubland legends and underground heroes in it’s 10 year plus existence. They’ve developed a unique style there that they call ‘Northern Sulphuric Souling’, with anything from freaky r’n’b and hip hop to disco and house thrown into the mix. Word has spread since the release of ‘Basement Soul Music’ in 1999, the first of 5 mix albums they’ve compiled. They’ve played all over the world, including a peak time slot in the dance tent at Electric Picnic 05, as well as holding monthly residencies in Barcelona and Paris and throwing the annual ‘Electric Souls’ parties, which bring together some of the finest dj’s and live acts in the world of dance music. Their debut production release as The Electrons this month has received support from heavyweights like Gilles Peterson (BBC Radio 1) and French techno legend Laurent Garnier.

DJ WOODY : 2nd June 2006 Label : WWW.ALLCITYRECORDS.COM Website : http://WWW.DJWOODY.CO.UK Venue : Ri Ra, Dame Court, Dublin 2 Time : 11.30 til late Admission : €5.00 b4 12, €10.00 after Day of week : FRIDAY About the event : DJ Woody AKA Woody Madera is one of Britain’s most respected hip hop DJ’s and arguably one of the most innovative and musical turntablists of his generation. Driven by an obsessive quest for originality in the true spirit of hip hop culture, Woody is a one-man movement constantly pushing the envelope in a time when most DJ’s seem content with covering old ground. Responsible for the invention of a host of groundbreaking scratches, beatjuggles and turntablist techniques including his famous signature \\\'Woodpecker\\\' scratch, not many DJ\\\'s can lay claim to having had scratch legend DJ Q-Bert on the telephone asking for tips. He’s toured with One Self (DJ Vadim) and has appeared on vinyl for various labels from Twisted Nerve to Ninja Tunes and has released two mix CDs so far this year covering Demon Boyz to Boards of Canada. Hailing from the grimey northern industrial town of Burnley in England most of the 90\\\'s were spent perfecting his skills by rocking clubs, performing with MC\\\'s, vocalists and live bands, producing mixtapes and laying down cuts in the studio. In 1999 Woody entered his first DJ competition making it straight through to the UK DMC finals, and in 2001 Woody was to become the world’s most successful scratch DJ by gaining more major championship titles than any of his contempoaries. On taking a trip to the mecca of turntablism, San Francisco, Woody made history by becoming the first ever European to take the coveted World ITF title (International Turntablist Federation), following in the footsteps of legendary DJ\\\'s Babu (Dilated Peoples) and A-Trak (Kanye West DJ). The following year saw Woody become 2 times World Champion when he stormed the Vestax Extravaganza World finals beating off competition from 14 countries. Since then Woody has been proving the point that he rocks dancefloors as effectively as he murders DJ\\\'s in battle, sharing the stage worldwide alongside Eminem, Cypress Hill, De La Soul etc. He became resident scratch assassin for Ninjatunes\\\' hip hop super-crew One Self, recording the perfect musical scratchscapes to compliment Vadim’s production on One Self\\\'s debut LP \\\'Children Of Possiblity\\\' released in 2005. As one of the UK\\\'s most successful turntablist exports in the last 5 years Woody has toured relentlessly in various incarnations taking in South Africa, Venezuela, Brazil, India, Trinidad, Russia, Japan, China, Canada and virtually every country in Europe, gaining him a widespread international fanbase. He has released two mixes so far this year with a “A Country Practice” and a UK old school mash up “Bangers and Mash” and with an all new live project planned for 2006 you can expect to hear a lot more from the Wooden one.

DARSHAN JESRANI (METRO AREA - 3 HR SET) : 9th June 2006 Website : HTTP://WWW.DOWNTOWNSOUNDS.ORG Venue : RI- RA, DAME COURT, DUBLIN 2 Time : 11.30 TIL LATE Admission : €7.00 B4 12, €10.00 AFTER Day of week : FRIDAY About the event : While our normal slot is the last Friday of the month@Ri-Ra, Sonar and The World Cup means we\\\'re switching around a bit and then taking a well-deserved break. So on June 9 we welcome Darshan Jesrani of Metro Area for a 3 hour set in Ri-Ra. MA make sleek 21st Century electro-funk and their DJ sets display their myriad influences - from disco,electroboogie and italo to deep house and techno……

SHAKE- ARAN MCMAHON : 16th June 2006 Venue : RI RA, DAME COURT, D.2 Time : 11.30 TIL LATE Admission : €5.00 B4 12, €10.00 AFTER Day of week : FRIDAY About the event : Join Galways finest for a session of soulful sounds

DONAL DINEEN : 23rd June 2006 Venue : Ri Ra, Dame Court, Dublin 2 Time : 11.30 til late Admission : Adm €5 b4 12 & €10.00 after Day of week : Friday

DJ CASH MONEY : 30th June 2006 Musical style : HIP HOP Website : http://www.elements-of-life.co.uk/artist.php?aid=6 Venue : RI RA, DAME COURT, D.2 Time : 11.30 TIL LATE Admission : €10.00 Day of week : FRIDAY About the event : PHILADELPHIA'S DJ CASH MONEY HAS TAKEN THE HIP-HIP WORLD BY STORM BY WINNING THE NEW MUSIC SEMINAR DJ CHAMPIONSHIP IN NEW YORK, THE DMC AMERICAN MIXING CHAMPIONSHIP IN LOS ANGELES AND THE DMC WORLD SUPREMACY DJ CHAMPIONSHIP IN LONDON THROUGHOUT THE LATE EIGHTIES. SINCE WINNING ALL THREE CHAMPIONSHIPS, CASH NOW JUDGES DJ CONTESTS WORLD-WIDE. HIS UNIQUE MIXING STYLE AND RAW INNOVATION ON THE TURNTABLES BROUGHT DJ CASH MONEY BILLBOARD CHARTING SINGLES SUCH AS UGLY PEOPLE BE QUIET, FIND AN UGLY WOMAN, AND WHERE'S THE PARTY AT? AND AN INTERNATIONAL TOUR OF MORE THAN 20 COUNTRIES AND OVER 50 CITIES IN THE U.S. BY THE EARLY NINETIES CASH HAD JOINED PLATINUM-SELLING R&B ACT PM DAWN, REMIXED AND PRODUCED THE GROUP'S GOLD SELLING SINGLE, WAYS OF THE WIND, ON ISLAND RECORDS, AND TOURED OVER 100 U.S. CITIES AND MOST OF EUROPE. IN 1998, CASH WAS INDUCTED INTO THE DMC –TECHNICS HALL OF FAME. TODAY CASH HAS BEEN MIXING AND RELEASING UNDERGROUND TAPES INCLUDING THE WKIS-FM AND OLD SCHOOL NEED TO LEARN O PLOT I, BOTH OF WHICH HAVE SOLD-OUT, RE-RELEASED, SOLD-OUT AND RE-RELEASED. DEMAND HAD BROUGHT CASH TO INDEPENDENTY RELEASE OLD SCHOOL NEED TO LEARN 'O- PLOT II, PERFORMED IN THE SAME VEIN AS HIS UNDERGROUND MIXED TAPES. PLOT II IS A 28-TRACK COMPILATION CD FEATURING CASH'S DISTINCTIVE MIXING STYLE WITH THE MUSIC OF OTHER HIP-HOP ORIGINATORS LIKE BIG DADDY KANE, RUN DMC, PUBLIC ENEMY AND ERIC B. AND RAKIM. CASH HAS PRODUCED WILD HOT BY BUSTA RHYMES AND Q-TIP FOR THE RHYME AND REASON SOUNDTRACK.

MIKKI DEE : 7th July 2006 Musical style : HIP HOP Venue : Ri Ra, Dame Court, D.2 Time : 11.30 til late Admission : €5.00 B4 12, €10.00 AFTER Day of week : Friday About the event : New Zealand doesn't have an irish embassy but it does have an ambassador.... Danny Mulholland, the self described 'raptablist' (rapping turntablist), built a reputation as a top party and competition dj throughout the 90's. In 2000 he was selected to attend the red bull music academy in Dublin, where he has been based since. As a solo act he has toured through Switzerland, Germany, Ireland and the Uk playing alongside Jeru the Damaja and Tony touch along the way. Together with his brother and Dj Tu-ki, the 3 times Irish dmc champion, he has forged an unbeatable live hiphop act. They have hosted the Irish tours of Fat Freddy's drop, Salmonella dub, Trinity Roots, King Kapisi and Scribe & P-money, with whom they also played spacific's 2 sold out london dates. At home they were chosen for high profile support slots for De la Soul and David Holmes in Dublin. Together with his brother, Mikki has released four volumes of 'sweet sounz', a cd cum radio show aimed at exposing Irish ears to aotearoan music. They also run a regular club night under the same banner. He recently showcased his mic skills over the massive 'lean back' beat for dj Sirvere's 'major flavours 5' compilation and has just completed the mix cd 'Ruffa than ever' which has him rappin, scratchin' and selecting the cream of hiphop from NZ, Ireland, UK and the states.

DJ TIMBER : 14th July 2006 Website : http://myspace.com/timbertron Venue : RI RA, DAME COURT, D.2 Time : 11.30 TIL LATE Admission : €5.00 B4 12, €10.00 AFTER Day of week : FRIDAY Reviews : The George Best of B-Boying - Belfast raised and Manchester based - DJ & B-Boy Timber is a one man B-Boy / DJ army. Combining the old school party tradition of Bronx DJ’s from the basketball courts with a progressive outlook Timber is already a force to be reckoned with on the international b-boy scene. His rep gets bigger as he has breaks for days, keeping other DJs guessing and is currently recognised across the worldwide b-boy scene as one of the b-boys favourite DJ's. No stranger to the dancefloor himself 'The Timber Show' involves cutting breaks, hitting the floor breaking and then back to the decks to bring the beat back with precision. In the last couple of years Timber has spun at B-Boy events such as the Breakin Convention (London), various Battles Of The Year (the b-boying equivalent of the World Cup), Battle Of Britain, Breakin' Bread etc. Part of the legendary Belfast City Breakers who are one of the Godfathers of the Irish hip hop scene. Established in 1983 their talent and die hard attitude have inspired many in Ireland and abroad. Timber also represents Bad Taste Crew hailing from Omagh in Northern Ireland who were inaugural champs of the Battle Of Ireland last year (2005). As a beat digger and lover of music Timber has established a wide & deep musical knowledge. Not just abut the break he digs across the full spectrum of African American music of the last 30 odd years. With an impressive record collection to match his inbuilt b-boy bravado he is one of the more innovative and entertaining DJs around. Now fully ensconced in Manchester Timber is a resident at Manchester’s finest Hip Hop night – “C'mon Feet” - and an employee at one of Manchester’s many second hand record stores - Vox Pop – this will be his first time playing in a Dublin club. So best bring the lino for an old school block party throwdown! Check out his mixes on www.myspace.com/timbertron DJ Timber plays Ri Ra, Dame Court, Dublin 2 on Friday July 14. Doors 11:30pm.

PABLO (BUTCH CASSIDY SOUND SYSTEM) : 21st July 2006 Website : http://www.pabloslab.com/ Venue : RI RA, DAME COURT, D.2 Time : 11.30 TIL LATE Admission : €5 B4 12, €10.00 AFTER Day of week : FRIDAY About the event : Scottish producer extraordinaire is returning for a highly anticipated dj set in RiRa. Michael Hunter (Pablo/Butch Cassidy Sound System) is a very talented lad. He is best known for his excellent reworking of The Meters \\\'Cissy Strut\\\' on the Red Hook Label, which is a much, sought after collectible. He has also licensed music to Sony and plays some of the funkiest loops, breaks and remixes you are likely to hear in a club. Mr. Hunter is also known for his excellent reggae production under the moniker Butch Cassidy Sound System. Currently in the studio working on his next full length release we have pryed him away from the mixing desk for an another exclusive dj set in RiRa.

MARK-E : 28th July 2006 Musical style : SOUL, FUNK,DISCO Website : http://downtownsounds.org Venue : RI RA, DAME COURT, D.2 Time : 11.30 til late Admission : €7.00 b4 12, €10.00 after Day of week : FRIDAY Reviews : " Jigsaw Music is currently the best night in the UK……. And Mark –E is king of the tripped out groove!" – The Unabombers, Electric Chair, Manchester About the event : Birmingham lad Mark E has been winning acclaim recently for his reworks of disco and boogie classics for local label Jiscomusic, a spin off of the city's renowned JigsawMusic party. Heavyweight DJ support has come from the likes of Gilles Peterson ( BBC Radio 1), Unabombers ( Electric Chair / XFM, Manchester ), Francois K and Danny Krivit ( Body and Soul, NYC), as well as nu- disco heroes like Lindstrom, Prins Thomas, Metro Area and DJ Harvey. Last year's dazzling rework of Bobby Womack's 'Baby, I'm Scared Of You' began with lush, Detroit – style sweeps of sound, adding crisp drums, hypnotic loops and a drawn out breakdown before the song proper kicked in to cheers and smiles all round...... His latest release on Jisco is a wonderfully spaced out take on Tata Vega's 'Get It Up For Love', where once again he tweaks, twists, loops and adds his own elements to the original to create a thoroughly modern dancefloor monster. Having seen him play a great set of across the board dancing music for Surface/One Track Records in Kennedy's in February, we simply can't wait to let him loose on the Ri-Ra basement. Expect soul, funk, disco, electroboogie and beyond!!

KEB DARGE : 6th August 2006 Website : http://www.londontown.com/LondonEvents/KebDargesLegendaryDeepFunk/7de33 Venue : Ri Ra, Dame Court, D.2 Time : 11.30 TIL LATE Admission : €5.00 b4 12, €10.00 after Day of week : SUNDAY About the event : Straight out of the Scottish highlands Keb Darge has been buried neck deep in records for over 30 years. Currently the man behind the Jazzman subsidiary label Funk 45 plus Kay Dee records alongside NY DJ extraordinaire Kenny Dope, Keb has done the lot – compilation compiler ( BBE), label owner (Deep Funk / Kay Dee), record dealer, record producer (New Mastersounds), he has toured the world with the obligatory extended stay in Japan and is mentor to the likes of DJ Shadow / Cut Chemist who will be forever playing catch up with the man! Despite the geographical proximity this is incredibly only Keb’s 3rd trip to Dublin. Non trainspotters please take note – even the wall flowers and anoraks wont know the tunes playing but when it sounds this good it doesn’t matter! With a colourful history you couldn’t do justice to here Keb Darge has been a mainstay in the English soul scene since he first started to make his way down to Wigan in the mid 70s. Paying for his records by raiding chemists to supply dancers with- at the time legal – speed, he was forced into temporary retirement in the early 80’s due to a run in with the polis! Out of the scene for some time his interest was awakened by the burgeoning mod scene and he and erstwhile partner Guy Hennigan ended up hitting the motorways of the UK once more with coach loads of Southern mods infusing the scene with much needed energy. His popularity never greater, his first divorce led to him selling his Northern 45s to pay for alimony meaning his time in the Soul scene was up! Chancing upon the “junk” records in his attic a whole new scene was born – Deep Funk. At the time these 45s were considered cheap novelty records so Keb was able to raid other Northern DJs funk collections and hit the US and clean up for next to nothing! It was through filtering through the mountains of 45s that the Deep Funk movement was born spreading across Europe, Japan - where he lived from some time - and across the US via Josh the CA Collector (DJ Shadow) and other dedicated fanatics. In the last 10 years he has done over 10 comps for BBE alongside Pete Rock, RZA, Shadow, run countless clubs in the UK including his long running Funk Friday in Soho’s Madame JoJos, toured the world extensively and inspired a generation of funk fanatics. With such a deep history in Djing it is to the mans credit that he still remains as fresh and enthused as ever and if you’re interested in music from 40’s Rockabilly to 80s modern soul – this will be an all to rare treat in Dublin!

Freddie Cruger (aka Red Astaire) : 11th August 2006 Musical style : Funk, Soul, Jazz, Reggae and Hip Hop Website : http://www.choicecutsonline.com/upcoming/ Venue : Ri Ra, Dame Court, D.2 Time : 11.30 TIL Late Day of week : Friday About the event : Old-school b-boy fanatic Fredrik Lager known by all as Freddie Cruger and Red Astaire has been diggin' breaks since the 80's which later got him into producing beats in the early 90's. Nowadays he's producing beat weapons flirting with funk, soul, jazz, reggae and hip hop elements under his famous alias Red Astaire but also as Chimney Heads, the Odd Couple or 3 Foot People. Having made a strong impression in the wordlwide dj scene with Follow Me, his amazing turn on D'angelo's Left & Right in 2003, he became since then an in-demand producer and remixer worshiped by headz across the planet. His long time friend Mad Mats (who visited Dublin as a ChoiceCuts guest back in May 2006) had the privilege to release on his Jugglin' imprint in 2004 two stunning singles 'Running From Love' and 'Bap Yo Head / Boogie Down Stureby',both of which were heavily supported by everyone from Gilles Peterson to Jazzy Jeff. Artists such as China Moses, Baz Baz ,La Nata, ADL, Swing Fly, Bas 1, Linn, Desmond Foster, Involved since day one in the promising Lars Berger's hip hop label Swedish Brandy on which he released classics such as the Wonderlust EP last year, Freddie is lauching these days Home Grown, his own label dedicated in priority to his own artistic output. We're delighted to have Freddie over for what promises to be a slammer of a show!

Shindig, Karl Conway : 18th August 2006 Venue : Ri Ra, Dame Court, D.2 Time : 11.30 til late Admission : €5.00 b4 12, €10.00 after

DJ COSMO : 25th August 2006 Website : http://downtownsounds.org Venue : RI RA, Dame Court, D.2 Time : 11.30 til late Admission : €7.00 B4 12, €10.00 after Day of week : FRIDAY Reviews : "She’s very devoted and very pure about the music. She’s one of the only people I would trust, both with the music and with the equipment, to fill in for me." David Mancuso, The Loft About the event : Colleen Murphy aka DJ Cosmo will make her Irish debut at Ri-Ra on Friday August 25th. A dj with over 20 years experience, she is the only alternate at David Mancuso's intimate afterhours New York sessions, as well as being a regular guest at Body and Soul in it's heyday. Along with Mancuso, she co-compiled two volumes of ‘Loft’ compilations for London label in Nuphonic in 2000 and 2001. They gave an official re-release to many of the underground disco anthems that lit up the dancefloor there and led to a huge resurgence of interest in a houseparty that still runs regularly in the Big Apple over 35 years since it's inception. Thnaks in part to Murphy's hard work,there are now regular Loft parties in London and Japan. In addition, she dj's regularly around the globe, as well as producing, remixing and running her respected Bitches Brew label. She has also released two mix albums "The Disco Tech of Cosmo" and "New York Afterhours" on Yellow and Nervous respectively. When she's on the decks, you can expect everything from 70's and 80's classics to house and nu-disco to be on the menu.

HAZO : 22nd September 2006 Website : http://www.choicecutsonline.com/ Venue : Ri Ra, Dame Court, D.2 Time : 11.30 til late Admission : €5.00 B4 12, €10.00 AFTER Day of week : FRIDAY About the event : Hazo has been a DJ since 1990, and was one of the resident DJs at Def Row, Ireland's first hip hop night. As the illdependents, he released two EPs in the late 1990's, on the now defunct UK Ultimate Dillema label. Two tracks of these EPs were subsequently reissued on the influential German label Compost, in their 'future sound of jazz' series. More recently, the critically acclaimed surfing documentary 'riding giants' also used the illdependents 'inna city tears' on its soundtrack, and hazo's music has also been featured on RTE and BBC documentary programmes. He also produced a 12" for allcity records with motormouth MC Captain Moonlight. At present he is back in Galway and working on a space-folk project with sean nos singers from the Aran Islands. As a DJ he continues to play with hip hop ideal, and people should expect to hear across the board sounds for the dancefloor when he plays.

MAURICE FULTON (MU/Syclops/Tirk Records) : 29th September 2006 Website : http://downtownsounds.org Venue : RI RA, DAME COURT, D.2 Time : 11.30 TIL LATE Admission : €7.00 B4 12, €10.00 AFTER Day of week : FRIDAY About the event : New Jersey native Maurice Fulton has been DJ-ing and producing for over 20 years, learning his trade under Stateside legends like Tony Humphries, Tee Scott and The Basement Boys. He has recorded his acid-fried dancefloor bombs for a diverse range of house,techno,nu-disco and electronica labels, from Warp, Compost and Output to Wave, Balihu and Nuphonic. His work has been included on compilations by the likes of The Idjut Boys, The Unabombers and Trevor Jackson (Playgroup). A proficient musician, he often adds extra drums or new basslines to his remixes and re-edits, and for years played bass in Jimi Tenor’s band. He recently masterminded the sleazy electrorock MU project with his wife and has also been recording as Syclops for cult London label Tirk. When he dj’s you can expect to hear him zigzag ever so smoothly between between soul,funk, afrobeat,disco, electroboogie, italo and house, demonstrating exactly why he has become such a hero at Manchester's Electric Chair parties and other underground palaces such as London's Fabric.

QOOL DJ MARV (BUTTAMILK NYC)WITH with djs fonetik & jonny boyle : 13th October 2006 Website : http://www.buttamilk.com Venue : RI RA, DAME COURT Time : 11.30 TIL LATE Admission : €5.00 B4 12/€10.00 AFTER Day of week : FRIDAY

DJ RAHAAN : 27th October 2006 Website : http://www.downtownsounds.org Venue : RI RA, DAME COURT,D.2 Time : 11.30 TIL LATE Admission : €7.00 B4 12, €10.00 AFTER Day of week : FRIDAY About the event : One of the world’s finest technical DJ’s,Rahaan’s energetic trickery behind the turntables has led to an enviable reputation on America’s underground party scene. Having first risen to prominence through his mixes on the Chicago based deephousepage.com, Rahaan has recently released a couple of disco edits on Jiscomusic, spinoff label of Birmingham’s renowned JigsawMusic party. He played a storming set for us in February, which you can listen to at www.downtownsounds.org, and we simply couldn’t wait to get him back on Irish soil. Expect hard funk, deep disco, jackin’ house music and much more tonight from a true master of his trade. Rahaan also plays Limerick’s The Wicked Chicken on Thursday 26th.

KEB DARGE : 29th October 2006 Musical style : FUNK/SOUL/DISCO Website : http://www.londontown.com/LondonEvents/KebDargesLegendaryDeepFunk/7de33 Venue : RI RA, DAME COURT, D.2 Time : 11.30 TIL LATE Admission : €5.00 B4 12/€10.00 AFTER Day of week : BANK HOLIDAY SUNDAY About the event : Straight out of the Scottish highlands Keb Darge has been buried neck deep in records for over 30 years. Currently the man behind the Jazzman subsidiary label Funk 45 plus Kay Dee records alongside NY DJ extraordinaire Kenny Dope, Keb has done the lot – compilation compiler ( BBE), label owner (Deep Funk / Kay Dee), record dealer, record producer (New Mastersounds), he has toured the world with the obligatory extended stay in Japan and is mentor to the likes of DJ Shadow / Cut Chemist who will be forever playing catch up with the man! Despite the geographical proximity this is incredibly only Keb’s 4th trip to Dublin. Non trainspotters please take note – even the wall flowers and anoraks wont know the tunes playing but when it sounds this good it doesn’t matter! With a colourful history you couldn’t do justice to here Keb Darge has been a mainstay in the English soul scene since he first started to make his way down to Wigan in the mid 70s. Paying for his records by raiding chemists to supply dancers with- at the time legal – speed, he was forced into temporary retirement in the early 80’s due to a run in with the polis! Out of the scene for some time his interest was awakened by the burgeoning mod scene and he and erstwhile partner Guy Hennigan ended up hitting the motorways of the UK once more with coach loads of Southern mods infusing the scene with much needed energy. His popularity never greater, his first divorce led to him selling his Northern 45s to pay for alimony meaning his time in the Soul scene was up! Chancing upon the “junk” records in his attic a whole new scene was born – Deep Funk. At the time these 45s were considered cheap novelty records so Keb was able to raid other Northern DJs funk collections and hit the US and clean up for next to nothing! It was through filtering through the mountains of 45s that the Deep Funk movement was born spreading across Europe, Japan - where he lived from some time - and across the US via Josh the CA Collector (DJ Shadow) and other dedicated fanatics. In the last 10 years he has done over 10 comps for BBE alongside Pete Rock, RZA, Shadow, run countless clubs in the UK including his long running Funk Friday in Soho’s Madame JoJos, toured the world extensively and inspired a generation of funk fanatics. With such a deep history in Djing it is to the mans credit that he still remains as fresh and enthused as ever and if you’re interested in music from 40’s Rockabilly to 80s modern soul – this will be an all to rare treat in Dublin! Keb Darge plays Ri Ra Bank Holiday Sunday Oct 30thth. For info email / ring addresses above!

STRICTLY HANDBAG 12TH BIRTHDAY : 6th November 2006 Website : http://therescuesquad.com Time : 11.30 til late Day of week : Monday About the event : Revving things up in The Globe: very special guest Mr Frank Popp [ The Frank Popp Ensemble- www.frankpopp.co.uk] & Dandelion play Northern Soul & garage Rock. Mark Kelly puts the pedal to the metal 80's style on the dance floor. Goodie bags for all: Cake [Frank] Popp : Thank you for minding our handbag.

ERIC DUNCAN (RUB N TUG) : 1st December 2006 Website : HTTP://DOWNTOWNSOUNDS.ORG Venue : RI-RA,DAME COURT,D.2 Time : 11.30 TIL LATE Admission : €7 B4 12, €10.00 AFTER Day of week : FRIDAY

ROB LUIS support from JB THE DEEJAY BROTHER LUKE & BENJI in The Globe : 16th February 2007 Website : http://choicecutsonline.com Time : 11.30PM til late Admission : €5.00 b4 12, €10.00 after Day of week : Friday About the event : Tru Thoughts was formed in 1999 by Robert Luis as an attempt to get some of the music he was playing at his club nights, Shake Yer Wig!, Vibez Express and the later phonic:hoop across to a wider audience. Rob is the man behind the label that brings you artists such as The Quantic Soul Orchestra, Alice Russell, Bonobo, Jumbonics, Nostalgia 77, Quantic and Natural Self. Tru Thoughts has now expanded to encompass the Unfold and Zebra Traffic labels and the quality of the artistry on all three has pushed Tru Thoughts to the top of the UKs list of best independent record labels. We are delighted to have TruThoughts labelhead Rob Luis behind the wheels in RiRa for this night with JB the Deejay warming up the crowd. Upstairs in the Globe our good friends Brother Luke and Benji (Elbow Room) will be looking after proceedings so expect a really great night of music and most importantly a full dance floor!

FARLEY JACKMASTER FUNK (hot mix 5/trax records- Chicago) & Benway : 23rd February 2007 Time : 11.30 til late Admission : €7.00 b4 12, €10.00 after Day of week : Friday About the event : "The Hot Mix 5 were amazing, technique-wise: They had two copies of everything,everything was phased,they'd do backspinning and things on every song.Perfect,no mistakes, slamming sh!t, man" - Marshall Jefferson. Downtownsounds is extremely proud to present an exclusive Irish appearance by Chicago turntable legend Farley Jackmaster Funk.As part of the Hot Mix 5 DJ team on Chicago's WBMX Radio in the early 80's, Farley helped redefine the art of mixing with his frenetic turntable skills. His distinctive style had a huge influence on the emerging house scene in Chicago. He would play large chunks of European electropop next to underground disco classics, 'phasing' each record he played ( ie playing two copies of it at the same time to give a hypnotic, wibbly wobbly effect), as well as utilising an 808 drum machine to give records an extra dancefloor kick. With the 808 in tow, he went on to produce many of the genre's early classics, including the timeless 'Love Can't Turn Around', which became the first house record to breach the Top 10 in the UK in 1987. Farley became a born again Christian in 1990, and has been a regular on the global dj circuit ever since, rocking some of the most well known clubs in the world, while still retaining the credibility to rock more underground parties - witness his showstopping turn at a recent Clone Records party in Holland. Expect across the board dancefloor bangers from disco to electropop to italo and house delivered with awesome power and panache by this true legend of the turntables... WWW.DOWNTOWNSOUNDS.ORG

SNOWBOY : 2nd March 2007 Website : http://www.allcityrecords.com/ Time : 11.30 til late Day of week : Friday About the event : Representing El Barrio De Surrey Latin percussionist, recording artist and band leader, SNOWBOY, has also been a D.J. since the classic Jazz Funk days of 1978 where he used to hire out the U.K.'s No 1 Black Music night club, THE at the age of 17 for his Jazz Funk nights. An authority on the weird and wonderful world of Jazz Dance (currently researching a book on the U.K scene) he is also a funk and latin specialist. Along with his (and our!) good friend Keb Darge he was one of the OG D.J.'s at the DEEP FUNK night and was a columnist and writer for the world-respected Funk and Hip Hop magazine GRAND SLAM (R.I.P!). Similar to Gilles Peterson he’s kept his finger on the pulse for 30 odd years - Latin, Funk, he is also a member of the Southport Soul Weekender team and one of the first to play West London’s Broken Beat. As a collector, his 30,000 + record collection also covers Old School Rap collection and he constantly delves into his archives. As well as his dj-ing he's a gifted musician in his own right. A percussionist he has toured extensively with Latin artist Eddie Palmeri. He released his first 12 over 20 years ago – Bring Back the Beat – but it is through his association with the Acid Jazz label he's best known. 13 albums and 20 12s deep he’s toured the world mostly with Latin artists plus DJ residences at The Jazz Café, The Hi Hat, Dojo and a regular guest of Keb at Madame Jo Jo’s. He has compiled a number of compilations spanning all types of genres - two Hi Hat compilations already released for Ocho Records, a Washington Go-Go Funk comp - ‘Meet Me At The Go-Go’. This year alone, he has another Hi Hat compilation, a Deep Funk one, two Broken Beat ones and many Fania related Salsa and Latin Jazz compilations as well! So all in all he’s one of us! Expect the best in old to the new from rap, broken to Latin and funk delivered with a Nuevo York via Surrey panache.

IDJUT BOYS : 30th March 2007 Website : http://www.downtownsounds.org Time : 11.30 til late Admission : €7.00 B4 12, €10.00 after Day of week : Friday About the event : Next up, we are delighted to welcome the Idjut Boys back to Rí-Rá. Dan and Conrad have defined the stoner disco/house sound since long before it was trendy, and are due a hell of a lot of credit for kickstarting the current "space disco" craze. Having met up through bleary trips to Brighton's Tonka nights in the early 90s (featuring a certain DJ Harvey), the lads soon made a name for themselves with their U-Star night in London. A series of outstanding releases followed on their U-Star and Noid imprints, including the mighty Whoktish, Girth Soup, Turntable Turbulance and an album by the wonderful title Life: The Shoeing You Deserve. Their records display dancefloor nous, production smarts and a wicked sense of humour that has set them far ahead of the pack. The Idjuts' mix albums (most notably Saturday Night Live on Nuphonic, a second installment on Glasgow Underground and the DTS favourite Press Play on Tirk) have showcased their trademark reverb drenched re-edits, featuring their take on tracks by everyone from Tantra, Goody Goody and Haircut 100 to Lindstrom and Aril Brikha. The boys have been busy of late, with a double LP of edits on Noid as Phantom Slasher, together with a sprinkling of 12"s and remixes in the past 18 months that have been permanent fixtures on the downtownsounds jukebox. And with a very fine 12" on Spacid's Radius Records set to drop, not to mention a much anticipated collaboration wth Harvey, they show no signs of letting up. Farley is a hard act to follow, but an Idjuts dj set really is something special. Slaloming through genres and tempos as they see fit, the boys' musical knowledge and feel for the dancefloor are second to none. Their turn at Rí-Rá in May 2005 nearly caused a collective aneurysm, going down in DTS history as one of our best ever parties. But don't take our word for it, have a listen for yourselves:

BENJI B /DJ TU-KI : 8th April 2007 Website : http://all-cityrecords.com Time : 11.30PM TIL LATE Admission : €7.00 B4 12, €10.00 AFTER Day of week : Sunday About the event : Making his first appearance in Dublin this Easter Sunday is Benji B of 1 Xtra. Best known as presenter of the definitive left field radio show touching on everything from garage to Brazilian funk in the vein of his mentor Gilles Peterson. From playing the sax at 7 to spinning in various clubs around London by the age of 16 Benji B linked up with Gilles at a precociously young age when he was at Kiss FM and was producing his Worldwide show from the age of 16. Diversifying the mix slightly the pairs musical understanding went from strength to strength, and when the show moved from Kiss FM to BBC Radio 1, Benji became the youngest ever producer to be making shows for the national station. He broke out on his own when the Beebs internet black music station came online in 2003 where his Deviation show is an essential listen for anyone with an interest in past, present or future beats! In London he has played residencies at the Blue Note, Plastic People, Bar Rumba and Ministry of Sound to name just a few, and ran a monthly residency with Gilles Peterson at Cargo.