“Usually, when I record mixes, I try and touch on as many different genres and tempos as possible to replicate what I do in clubs. I’ve wanted to do a straight up rap mix for a while now and share some hip hop I’m really into, but that I wouldn’t necessarily play for dancefloors at 2am.” 

Intro // Waves of Doom
A$AP Mob - Trillmatic
Isaiah Rashad - Soliloquy 
Dilated Peoples - Opinions May Vary
Frankenstein - Combine With Frankenstein
Quakers - What Chew Want (Feat. Tone Tank)
Dels - RBG
Mo Kolours - Say Word 
Tanya Morgan - Rock The Bells
Slum Village - Keep It On (Remix)
Von Pea & The Other Guys - Connect Four
J Rocc - A High Sunrise
Romare - Pusherman
Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip - Gold Teeth (Acapella)
Black Milk & BADBADNOTGOOD - Now or Never
Run The Jewels -   Oh My Darling Don’t Cry
Joey Bada$$ - No. 99
Divine Styler - Pandorum
Radiohead - Reckoner 
Doom - Gazzillion Ear (Acapella)



Kormac - Rap Mix 2015

The new single from DJ Kormac, available everywhere from April 28th.

Launch Party: Kormac Live + special guests @ The Sugar Club, Dublin, Bank Holiday Sunday, April 30th.

Composed, produced and arranged by Kormac
Mixed by Kormac and Sean Corcoran
Mastered By Mandy Moore @ Black Saloon
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Blurb....

DJ Kormac believes. You should too! “I Believe” marks the return of the man whose recent plunge into the depths of spiritual jazz and old gospel recordings, has given voice to a refrain that is almost certain to find favour of anyone within earshot. “I Believe” conjures imagery of a penitent Max Roach and Count Basie somehow attempting to atone by playing over a groove generated by a composer and arranger of extraordinary power.

Recorded in his Dublin studio over the past year, “I Believe” has previously seen audiences testify in their thousands at festivals across Ireland, the UK and Europe. This recording evoking the sounds of a wooden church in a Tennessee township tees up the next phase of Kormac’s releases.

Kormac has always defied labelling. From straight up hip hop mixer to Big Band Ensemble leader to spellbinding audiovisual composer, this Dublin native has collaborated with a diverse array of other artists including Irvine Welsh, Speech Debelle, Micah P. Hinson and DJ Yoda. Having sold out shows in the UK and Ireland and been nominated for the Choice Music Prize, 2017 will see Kormac once again confront and challenge the norms in his music, in his art.

“I Believe” is released on 28 April 2017 across all platforms.

I Believe

Enquiries: joe@cwb.ie

Championed by everyone from Annie Mac to DJ Yoda, Kormac started out as out as a hip-hop scratch DJ and MPC beat-maker.

He has matured into an artist who brings a totally unique approach to, what might be called, hip hop by twisting and morphing his meticulous recordings of acoustic instruments into something entirely unique.

While making his last album, he literally showed up on the doorsteps of legendary author, Irvine Welsh, Mercury Music Prize Winner, Speech Debelle, Texan legend, Micah P. Hinson and a host of others to collaborate and produce a record that sounds like nothing else.

He’s equally well known for his live performances. Sometimes he performs with a full ensemble, Kormac’s Big Band (brass, strings, drums, electronics, bass, guitar and guest vocalists.) For club shows, he brings his studio set up, a drummer and a massive LED wall showing bespoke visuals for alternative takes on his own material.

The world has taken notice. His last album got him nominated for the Meteor choice music prize. He’s played festivals including Glastonbury, Bestival, Electric Picnic, Sonar and toured the UK, Europe, Eastern Europe, Australia and Canada alongside luminaries Portishead, Nas, Flaming Lips, Sonic Youth, Snarky Puppy and a host of others. 

Recent TV appearances include a wonderful gig in St. James’ Church in Kerry for the iconic Other Voices show, a performance on Ireland’s prime time, Late Late Show and live broadcasts on WDR in Germany.

His records are sold out. He has tens of millions of Spotify plays. His music is used on TV and ads frequently and his material is regularly played on radio worldwide. Recently, Jameson commissioned him to make a track using only the sounds made in/by their factory in Co. Cork.

His latest single ‘I Believe’, was released on April 28th and received a phenomenal reaction when showcased in The Sugar Club, Dublin on April 30th. Having recorded some of the clips in a church for Gospel authenticity, the track holds true to the ‘sound of Kormac’. 

’I Believe’ is a whopping track that features the foundations of Kormac’s established sound of jazz and gospel samples.  Keep your eyes peeled for the official music video coming soon.

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