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We welcome Cork based duo Southern Division to the Local Selection hotseat today, as they provide us with an hour of power, featuring a whole heap of the good stuff.

We caught a set from the Southern Division's live stream a number of months back, as they provided a guest mix for the mighty Dali club night in Cork. The mix was full of vintage techno from the golden era, mixed nice and fast with plenty of energy. We absolutely loved it, so we had to track the lads down and request a mix for our series.

If you're unfamiliar with Southern Division, here's a brief background.  The techno duo are from the depths of West Cork and having played together at a number of gatherings and realising their shared love for similar styles and sounds, the pair decided to join forces and it wasn't long before they started to make a name for themselves as Southern Division.  Having appeared on multiple guest mix series and most recently playing a 2 hour set for Dali's live stream during the summer, we expect to see plenty more of the pair once clubs can safely reopen. 

Their style consists of raw underground and heavy grooves, taking inspiration from techno legends, such as The Advent, Chris Liebing, Player, Kaiser and User to name a few. 

Southern Division
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SC: @southern-division
IG: www.instagram.com/southerndivision__

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Local Selection 138: Southern Division

The latest release from Scottish techno producer Acutek – titled “Onyx” – is the debut release on his brand-new label, Flick.

A producer with over a decade of music industry experience under his belt, Acutek has released music on labels such as Gibbon Records, Unknown Territory and Biotech Recordings – the latter release seeing support from esteemed names such as Christian Valera, Luigi Madonna and more, as well as topping Beatport’s ‘Hard Techno’ chart.

“Onyx” is an EP made up of two tracks, showing Acutek’s ability to use dub techniques to imbue his tracks with a sense of atmosphere. 

“Onyx” will release physically and digitally on 1st October 2021.

Acutek
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/acutek92
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Acutek12

Flick
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/flicktechno
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FlickForres

PREMIERE: Acutek - Hunting Town (Flick)

SHAY WHELAN - 20 August 2021

We kick off the weeks premiere's with a collaboration from two of Ireland's fast rising stars, as darkmavies and Sweet Philly combine for this outstanding 5 track EP. 

darkmavis and Sweet Philly began collaborating following Philly’s ‘Glorified’ remix as part of darkmavies ‘sodarksospicy’ EP with Dubiln DJ and producer sohotsospicy. 

The pair synthesised their influences to create a genre-spanning club EP, that draws inspiration from trance, club, house, jungle, breaks, techno and experimental pop music.

Today, we're delighted to premiere our favourite track from the EP, '5pm'.

"Our opening track ‘Sprite’, a dreamy trance-inspired track sets the tone for this uplifting EP building to a Euphoric trap-influenced breakdown. The title, ‘Euphore’ is a bright pink and sparkly 155bpm rave tune stacked with jersey club, trance and pop influences. ‘Stabbed’ is a house-inspired departure from the previous tracks, and something neither of us expected to take form. It’s packed with melodic vocal samples and that classic stabby rave piano sound."

"‘5pm’ takes a darker, jungle-infused turn. Amen breaks, bright pads and arps blend with techno and hardcore influences to create an eclectic, exciting dancefloor filler. The closing track ‘IDNF’ was the first track we collaborated on, and set the tone for the whole EP. Starting with a simple lead loop and drum break shared via google drive, ‘IDNF’ grew into a beautiful, experimental-pop inspired club track that synthesised both of our vibes perfectly and propelled us to create this EP. ‘IDNF’ is our own bright pink and sparkly take on Jungle, infused with gabber, rave, trance and DnB influences. We hope you enjoy ☆"

darkmavis & Sweet Philly
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SC: @darkmavismusik
SC: @phillyholmes

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Euphore

Four Four Premiere: darkmavis & Sweet Philly - 5pm [Euphore EP]

The great "notjack" in the mix for episode 5 with an hour filled with banging breaks, UK, hard-hitting electro, and techno 🧛🏻🧛🏻🧛🏻🧛🏻

IG: @notjack______
SC: @jackballantynesc

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This week's Local Selection is from Dublin native and rising DJ and producer Aoise, as we invite her to soundtrack your Wednesday afternoon.

The young DJ and producer is a graduate of the Sunil Sharpe, Doug Cooney and DeFeKT school of excellence, having studied DJ techniques and music production at BIFE. There have been many high hitters to come from this course and after hearing Aoise's take on tunes we look forward to what's in store for her.

Her sound stems from dark, dubby techno that has developed and matured through the years, taking inspiration from the likes of Ø [Phase], Sterac, Oscar Mulero and Sleeparchive. 

Having shared lineups with some of Europe's heavy hitters Christoph Faust (FKA Inhalt Der Nacht), Sunil Sharpe, Tommy Holohan and Shampain, we expect to see much more of her in the future. 

You can catch Aoise supporting Clouds this Friday in Dublin, plus at the Life Festival launch party on April 29th in Mullingar.

Aoise
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SC: @aoisebutt
FB: www.facebook.com/aoiseb
IG: instagram.com/aoise_irl

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Local Selection 161: Aoise

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Now we've got a banging ghetto house track for everybody to enjoy. This one is  from Warlotte De Chitte and it is titled "I Wanna Fuck" and it gets right to the point with a repeating vocal sample, blown out drums, grooving bass line, plenty of analog warmth. This one is wild and raw and it's available from Besançon Rythmique Club right now.
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