After almost a decade as one of the world’s most enigmatic and colourful DJs, Shampain has emerged from the cave which is his studio to bring to life a stunning 5 track debut mixtape; ‘Catching Up With Myself’.

Making up for lost time is the theme of the 5-tracker; be it his 10 years in music without recording his own original tracks, wanton moves abroad in search of greener pastures, or an overall inability to keep his mind on one thing - ‘Catching Up With Myself’ acts as a sampler to the wider Shampain production catalogue that’s to come over the coming 12 months.

Produced entirely using a variety of hardware and an idiosyncratic production process, the mixtape touches upon the worlds of ambient Vs. club, festival-bangers, underground classics and major motion picture music as we’re thrust inside the mind of Galway’s dance music mastermind.

The feature single, ‘One Royal Morning’ features vocals from Bethany O’Sullivan, reciting her poem ‘Swallowing The Sun’. The track is a certified Galway summer hit, taking us on an audio tour of the city’s beauty on a summer’s morning, while Bethany’s voice simultaneously tempts us towards a more rural path….

A duo of club/dance tracks insulate either side of the single, starting with ‘Repetitive Brain Injury’ - an off-kilter, repetitive banger that is purpose built for any stage of a DJ set. ‘Based Against Time’ manages to melt together some Ilian Tape-style drums with 2025 Underground sounds and synths to create a bass heavy dancefloor destroyer.

Sonic inspirations on the album vary from Voam to Tectonic Recordings as well as artists such as DJ Babatr, 1morning, AYYA & many more you’ll be able to pick up on the more and more you listen.

Catching Up With Myself

Shampain - HÖR - G TOWN RECS // May 13

Live from the Big Top, Fisheries Field, Galway 2023 as part of the Galway Arts Festival for G TOWN Records.

Shampain live from The Big Top, Galway

Shampain live from RFLXN @ RSO Berlin

Playback of my contribution to the Triple J Mix Up Series from a few months back! Thanks to Kailyn Crabbe for the invite!

Shampain Triple J Mix Up 🧞‍♂️

What Goes Thru My Head

Live recording from the inaugural Aiséirí - joined on the bill alongside Just Mustard, Olan Monk & One Leg One Eye on December 21st 2024 in Leisureland, Galway.

Shampain Live From Leisureland - Aiséirí '24

Live recording from Oil Club in Shenzhen - April 5 2025

Shampain live from Oil Club Shenzhen - April ‘25

One Royal Morning feat. Bethany

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Repetitive Brain Injury

Based Against Time

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After what's been the hardest year in existence for many people on earth, especially those involved in music and live performance, it's hard to imagine the reality of being homeless at any time, let alone right now.
100% of the proceeds from our debut VSN compilation go to Dublin charity, Inner City Helping Homeless (ICHH), who do mammoth amounts of work on the streets of the Irish capital, where there is an ongoing epidemic of homelessness.

With tracks coming from far and wide across almost every genre we could think of, we take a club night that came from very humble Saturday nights in Room 2 of a Galway nightclub to worldwide ears thanks to the generous productions of some of the biggest and most talented names that you may know every detail about or nothing at all; each track paints a different and unique aspect of the world of VSN.

KETTAMA - Midnight On Ebisu

X - Coast - Arms Off My Filter

Burnout - Wanted You To Know

NORA DRUM - Southgate Rage

Tommy Holohan - Harpcore Draw

X CLUB. - FOCUS

Ghetto25 - The Gang Of Bitches From Hell

Mutant Joe - Kino

Mall Grab - THE WHOPPER

StacEmp - Tempest

Matt Finnegan - GALLOP

Tommy 2000 - Thunderbird

KETTAMA - Circuit Breaka

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