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Dublin’s Jordan Rafferty AKA DART steps up for the Fresh Kicks series with an eclectic mix of dreamy breaks, pumping techno and progressive club sounds, and speaks with DJ Mag’s Amy Fielding about emotive breakdowns, early inspirations, and the fight for Ireland’s nightlife

Interview + mix here: https://djmag.com/features/fresh-kicks-169-dart

Fresh Kicks 169: DART

2 hours of 2-step, percussive, techno and breaks from Skream and Dart - recorded live from Index in Dublin.

Skream B2B Dart: Live at Index - April 2022

Jordan Rafferty is a Dublin native and AVA Emerging Producer alumni. We’ve been pleased as punch to see him go from strength to strength since he snatched the crown back in 2018. You may know him as DART (Dublin Area Rapid Trax) a play on the city’s commuter transit system 

In the early days of his Hanger residency he rubbed shoulders with some of Ireland’s most riotous acts, including Kettama, Tommy Holohan and Shampain. Since then he’s seen a string or releases on Shall Not Fade, Hot Flush and even a six track EP on Hammer’s Remmah imprint.

We sat down with the main man himself ahead of his return to AVA Belfast, where in just two weeks he’ll step up for another shot at the Boiler Room stage in front of our, second to none, Belfast crowd.

Tracklist:
Maruwa - Mindstab
DJ Life - Hexed 
Java - Cosmos (C Mix)
Technotronic - I Want You By My Side (Hysteria Club Mix)
Sally C - Downtown
brandi - Late Nite Check Out (D.Tiff & Byron's Mix)
Exit EEE - Epidemic 
S.U.N Project - Computer Breath
Dinge Queen In The Mist - Take Me Alive 
DJ Flavours - Your Caress
DART - Unreleased

AVA MIX 008 - DART

DART | Boiler Room x AVA Festival 2022

Dublin has become a hotbed for creative talent, the city is evolving with grassroots communities and collectives seeking to push things forwards in the Irish capital. The dance and electronic music community is bubbling with more parties than ever before, later licensing laws and ambitious young labels and producers moving up the ranks.

One of these is DART - a DJ firstly who has worked hard behind the scenes to establish himself as a presence amidst the backdrop of the city and is now beginning to receive international acclaim.

Appearances on the likes of Boiler Room have been further cemented by releases on the likes of Shall Not Fade and on Hammer's record label Remmah.

As a DJ he packs a punch, his sets are fast paced and rooted in the origins of house and techno. When we received the tracklist for this set we were very happy indeed to see tracks from the likes of Dj Bone and Freak Force on rotation.

DART: The Ransom Note Mix

DART NYE 22 @ INDEX

DART debut at the Lot Radio

https://www.instagram.com/darttrax

DART @ The Lot Radio 01-14-2023

DART EASTER SUNDAY @ FABRIC

DART @ LIFE FESTIVAL 23

Next from Higher Vision outside of Dublin, Finglas native DART.

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DART / RAPID TRAX