Some deadly photos here of this years LEECHRUM FEST :)
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Mic MC of absolutely legendary status Tippa Irie with Mikey Boops outta Saxon sound meet Rootical soundsystem inna skankin style. The Vic, Galway Friday 2nd September. If you only go a one dance this year - make it this.

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All of the wire's Dub reviews, thank you please.
|added by miick|15.08.05 1:33 pm
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Muchos respect to all at the clinic last night.

|added by kong|12.08.05 1:47 pm
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T-WOC & THALAMUS warm up their motors for the weekend joining VINYL WEIGHS A TONNE & THINKTOY for a 'BREAKING EVENING' presented by Electrixon at The Legal Eagle this Friday 12th August for a show of mixed bags of choons, roots, remixes, human sampling and brain exploding shenanigans... Doors 9pm till 2:30am... Admission 7 euro
Breaking Evening Flyer Here
|added by nhoj|10.08.05 1:10 pm
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'The Clinic' is back this thursday 11th August in The Hub, Eustace Street, Temple Bar Dublin
featuring Alphabet Setters Prince Kong & Lakker plus acts Splatter (KTS / Exum Records, Poland), Zhyrex (Pull the Trigger, Czech Rep.) and Astropol
all live and direct playing Breakcore, Experimental Breakbeat & Electronica :: Visuals from the master Itison :: Doors 9pm till 2:30am :: Adm 8 Euro with flyer :: CLinK fOr FlyEr
|added by thalamus|08.08.05 12:22 pm
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Hello!
Big shouts to all who were at the Leechrum Fest last weekend, cracking fun :) Roll on Mantua Lives :)
|added by John|04.08.05 1:49 pm
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Jaysus its all go around here.. Mantua Lives web site is up and running...
|added by mick|28.07.05 5:22 pm
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Hey everybody. So, Fairlights play the Ballroom of Romance this Friday in the Lower Deck, Portobello. This will be the first Fairlights gig to feature a full live setup and will also be the launch of the our new album, "scraps". Hopefully see some of ya there!
Click Here
|added by fairlights|25.07.05 3:27 pm
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Leechrum Fest is a comin up this weekend (30/07) with over a 100 acts lined up to play - amongst others we will definetly be checking out Exile, who by all accounts blew the glade away last weekend, top oi belfast punk heads Runnning Riot and also from belfast and a recent guest to our Ice bar night Filaria. Thalamus will be reppin the ABS with a live set, and t-woc and jason rootical will be doin the reggae ting on sunday, check out the site for full lineup and more details. Flyer soon come.

|added by Mick|23.07.05 2:55 pm
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Nah buss de gun finga, less you know da routine, mark one get the critique
|added by mick|20.07.05 4:26 pm
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so you think you know the world? whats where is where? give GEOSENSE a go :)
|added by john|16.07.05 12:50 pm
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Big Thanks to everyone who came down on Saturday night, it was a great night, havent seen the place as jammed and full of life :) Selected quality livesets will be available for download in due course of course! Next month we have special guest Youthman all the way from the AudioActivity Collective in Geneva, along with other wicked acts up our sleeves, check back for more information!
|added by john|11.07.05 1:21 pm
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be illformed - some interesting tangents :)
|added by john|08.07.05 4:57 pm
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New free Net EP from Love Rhino here
Love Rhino - Two Little Words LP
|added by Love Rhino|04.07.05 8:42 pm
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Share a secret
|added by mick|04.07.05 4:32 pm
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hey alphaheads, i've just updated my site, some new tunes to dload if you fancy...here

|added by cignol|04.07.05 3:11 pm
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Our next session is on the 9th of July in our new home from home, the ICE BAR on Parnell St, Dublin 1... 3 Live acts, featuring a definite 'its been a long-time' appearance by our T-Woc playing some new tracks loud and banggy, a performance by Jenny & The Deadites who are the brilliant sproken beets alliance of Lakker + MC Jen, and a long awaited set by The Person, a reclusive character come to wreck havoc! ... plus (un)usual shenanagins, 9:00pm till late, come early to get in, with some beats and bobs dj'ed by myself on either side of the watershed thrown in for good measure, admission a measles-y 4our squid... go and queue outside right now! :) flyer on the left..
|added by thalamus|27.06.05 6:12 pm
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Stick your Detritus where your mouth is!
|added by johnny Alpha|23.06.05 5:54 pm
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Check this for a funny, sarcastic & informative Electronic Music Guide :) there is a lot in there!
|added by Johnny Alpha|09.06.05 4:36 pm
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Quick change: we've had to pull down Herv's liveset due to technical difficulties with the file, but we'll be putting it up again soon, in the meantime watch for another upload midweek :)
|added by john|06.06.05 4:51 pm
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New addition to the Audio Section : Herv live at Hearing AIDS fundraiser in The Project Arts Centre last December, excellent liveset covering everything from affected violin electronica to kraftwerkian reworks to mashup breakcore... check it out!
|added by Johnny Alpha|03.06.05 12:51 pm
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Good to see such strong entries in the phallic logo awards
|added by mick|31.05.05 10:11 am
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Big shouts to all who made it to Glenart o'er the weekend, The Alphabet Set sets went down well with Sarsparilla playing a stormer and really blowin up the room, lots of very happy faces! Keep a ear out for the next one, the is a good chance we'll be doing it again soon with THE ORB and another session in the pipeline aswell :) In the meantime check our next monthly show in the ICE BAR, Parnell St, feat. Filaria, Ebauche, Thalamus playing live & an Ambulance laptop DJ set on Saturday 11th June.. full listing to follow :)
|added by thalamus|30.05.05 3:09 pm
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Have uploaded Multiplex's liveset from our DEAF night last October to the audio section, check it out, its a pair of rock robotities!
|added by john|24.05.05 10:21 pm
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Big thanks to all who came down to our first night in the ICE BAR, good atmosphere, great tunes, the first of many to come! :) Our next one is June 11th, with livesets from guest Filaria (Electrotoxic / Bugklinik) & our own Ebauche plus the usual mixed bag from the Saturation DJs..
|added by johnny Alpha|23.05.05 3:50 pm
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The Person supports Luke Vibert in The Hub, Temple Bar, Saturday 4th June, 9pm till late, Adm 15 squids... well worth checkin, get there and listen to The Person live, we've heard his tunes, theyre wicked! He will also be playing at one of our sessions this summer :)FLYER HERE< /a>
|added by john|21.05.05 4:10 pm
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check out these mashups... sweet
|added by k|18.05.05 8:35 pm
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DIN at the Ice Bar on Parnell St next Saturday 21st May featuring Alphabet Set Saturation DJs, Paul Watts & guests playing assorted scalectronic zounds, beer garden, free in, 9pm till late, click flyer for popup :)
|added by john|14.05.05 8:02 pm
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absolutely check out this great street art lad, ive some pictures of some of his stuff ive taken around town recently ~ The Art of Asbestos
|added by john|11.05.05 4:53 am
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Bit more info on Rude Awakening gig friday 13th in the Belvedere, originally billed as Rootical gig, the show will now feature a live PA from dublin hiphop heads Project 77, with djs Savage, Phatline and t-woc mashing a load of reggae, hiphop and jungle for the rest of the night, should be a right gud blast! anybody in Galway can catch the rootical soundsystem's full crew in the vic tonight. rice & peace
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Some Alphabet Set gigs coming up:

Alphabet Set present "A Rude Awakening" in The Belvedere featuring live Hip Hop, Reggae Dancehall & Jungle Deejays Friday 13th May

ICE BAR Parnell St Saturday nights kicking off from 21st May with the Alphabet Set, weekly sessions rotating in collaboration with Go Trabi, Ice 9 and Teclectic, something different every Saturday of the month, DJs, Electronics, Booze & Beer Garden, Free in

DJ C & Aaron Spectre on the MASHIT Records Tour hitting Dublin July 2nd

More info to follow on all of the above shortly :)
|added by john|05.05.05 3:50 am
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Burnt Face Man to the rescue!!!
|added by john|27.04.05 12:55 am
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Free party this weekend, Saturday 30th April
3 AREAS INDOORS(no weather worries)
TIRNAGCASTA SOUNDSYSTEM
MUDDYCREW SOUNDSYSTEM
CHILL OUT AREA

|added by t-woc|26.04.05 3:29 pm
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Chances of our civilasation's downfall
|added by mick|26.04.05 9:29 am
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Worth a SQUATCH :)
|added by Johnny Alpha|26.04.05 3:56 am
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soundless sound sounds pretty sound
|added by mick|25.04.05 10:36 am
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Yo, im DJing tonight on Darkfm.com, from 10 - 11 CET, checkit out if you fancy listening to some breakbeats, electronics, D&B and maybe some Lionel Richie.
hit me up on MSN (sharky1972) if you want a shout out ;).
wrod
|added by Cignol|25.04.05 9:18 am
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Fat-Pie + Badger Badger Badger for a stash of odd animations, make sure you watch watch the salad fingers to the end... :)
|added by Johnny Alpha|25.04.05 1:53 am
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Some people have too much time - not4long
|added by mick|22.04.05 1:09 pm
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tracklist as promised...

T-woc's Rekast in stone mix

Determine - Taking it over (kariang)
Kulcha Knox - set yourself free (weeded)
Anthony b- haffe mek it (weeded)
Unknown track - unkown artist (uplift)
Determine - king of kings (uplift)
Murry Man - jah love (uplift)
Mikal rose - Release me (Maximum Sound)
Mikal Rose - Bingi man a come (Blakamix)
Luciano - Avalanche (FFrench)
Determine - Corruption Way (FFrench)
Garnett silk + Anthony B - Promise to serve (Star Trail)
Junior Reid + Mykal Rose - Fire (can't remember)
Luciano - Most raggamuffin (Xterminator)
Beres Hammond - 360 Turn (Harmony House)
Cocoa tea - Holy mount zion (Digital B)
Spragga Benz - How long (Digital B)
Bounty killer - Seek God (Digital B)
Sizzla + Ninjaman - who is laughing (Xterminator)
Rootsman ft Sandeeno - Thinking back in time (Meteosound)
Rootsman ft Earl Sixteen - Shelter from the Storm (Meteosound)
Sandeeno - Put down the guns (Universal roots)
Rod Taylor - Like an Angel (Blakamix)
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Aye up!, I have a small radio station here playing various electronic bleeps and crunches. nice if you wanna take the edge off a crap day at work..
:o)
|added by Cignol|19.04.05 12:44 pm
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New reggae / dancehall mix up by myself in the audio section, 65 mins / 60megs.. tracklist a come soon.
|added by t-woc|18.04.05 6:44 pm
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Check out Bedroom Research for some great new electronic music coming out of Lille, France... free EPs and compilations for download, people on our wavelength :)
|added by thalamus|17.04.05 1:17 am
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check out sutemos.net, a rather good e-mag with some quality electronic music available to dload...
wrod.
|added by cignolian|15.04.05 2:04 pm
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hmmm.....Internet2.... future interesting prospects for full quality live electronics jams & improvisation via the net at those speeds, multichannel! :)
|added by thalamus|15.04.05 1:10 am
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Boomkat gets audio enablizificated, Selectors choice gets a revamp as does Juno, all full time credit card damaging sites
|added by mick|13.04.05 4:00 pm
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Mosh girl gets done over
|added by mick|12.04.05 2:56 pm
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Autechre will be doing a live radio show tomorrow (10/04/05) from 8pm GMT. You can tune in here
Worth checkin me thinks.
peas out.
Cignolian
|added by Cignol|09.04.05 6:24 pm
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New short movie by Chris Cunningham featuring music by Aphex Twin to be released later this month. Check http://www.rubberjohnny.tv/.
|added by Love Rhino|06.04.05 9:31 pm
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A bit of derelict London here, derelict dublin anyone?
|added by mick|04.04.05 6:21 pm
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New Upload in the Audio Section > Maschine live @ Alphabet Set in Molloys in March 2003... apologies for the delay... a wicked set featuring dub influenced electronica plus a lot more... a personal favorite, enjoy! :)
|added by john|31.03.05 4:45 am
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BANG BANG BANG its the Cillit Bang Remix
|added by mick|29.03.05 1:25 pm
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Eire Electronic -> Technologic releases a compilation of Irish electronic music featuring tracks by Love Rhino, Chymera and many more. CD Launch Easter Sunday @ TBMC featuring 2 rooms and 14 artists. Doors 10pm, Adm: 10 squids plus free copy of the CD. All proceeds from the gig/CD go to GOAL for tsunami relief.
|added by Jonathan (Rhinoceros Amoricus)|17.03.05 10:16 pm
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Rootical soundsystem play Nancy Spains, Cork this Friday, session run 9 - 2am. Jadon & t-woc make the selections, harry j and ras rungus pon the mic.

|added by mick|16.03.05 5:58 pm
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New upload in the audio section! Zod Records Curtis Chip live in the Belvedere last month for your listening pleasure...... There will be an upload every week from now on for the forseeable future, rotating lots of livesets in the archives, next week will be Maschine live in Molloys from way back in March '03, then Herv live at Hearing Aids in December, Zod's Binray live and many more, well worth the download all of them! Working on the photo gallerys and video clips of the gigs too, will sort them out when i can :o) Enjoy!
|added by thalamus|16.03.05 3:51 am
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To anybody who was at the Glenart castle gig next day, i left a small black cube shaped box of roots reggae 7" records on the stage of the main room, while mike from tir na gasta was playing. It has a mecca sticker on one side, and a selectors choice sticker on the other. It's gone, and i would really appreciate any info on who may have picked it up accidentaly or otherwise. mick@alphabetset.net
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Prince Kong and t-woc will be re re re repppin the aul alphabet set at this Glenart Castle gig in Arklow sat 12/03, in the mashed up room and back room respectivly. Rooms are all booked up but there will be tickets at the door and buses arranged AFAIK, more info at the Leechrum site.
|added by mick|11.03.05 3:32 pm
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Hoot your trap off with the new WASP T12 Speechtool, its well weapon.
|added by t-woc|08.03.05 11:53 am
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2BiTs new website is now online and ready for action. News, music and photos for your viewing pleasure...
www.2bitmusic.com
|added by 2BiT|04.03.05 6:12 pm
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Hammond Organ Master Musician Jimmy Smith R.I.P
|added by nhoj|01.03.05 4:24 pm
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Thanks to all the Zod crew for last weekends show, it was a monster mash! Next up 2-BiT & Invisible Agent in Brighton this weekend, check below for details, a party in Glenart Castle in Arklow and Cylob in Leitrim - check Leechrum website for more details :)
|added by thalamus|23.02.05 10:06 pm
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Diversify presents Invisible Agent Records :

Chymera (live)
2BiT (live with Rachel Dey on vocals)
Invisible Agent DJ's Dini + Odwood
Lucas ( Checkout DJ's)

Visuals : Warren Daly (Invisible Agent)

9.00pm - 2.00am Saturday 26th February at The Sanctuary Cafe,51-55 Brunswick St.
East,Brighton.
£3 entry

Check out livesets from Chymera and 2BiT and mp3's of our first 3 releases on
www.invisibleagent.com

If yer in the Brighton area...COME ON DOWN!!!
|added by 2BiT|21.02.05 4:35 pm
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"Alternate" radio show on BELFIELD FM [97.3FM] present an hour long show on The Alphabet Set this Wednesday night 16th February at 8pm ~ you can tune in online on http://www.belfieldfm.ie ~ chats, liveset excerpts & tunes from our archive under the table with Emma, radio waves over Dublin wont know whats going on :)
|added by Alphabet Set|14.02.05 1:51 pm
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greetings from hollandia!.
i have finally setup a web site, please check it out
here
there's some audio on there for yer eardrums
let me know what you think
cheers,
paul cignol...
|added by cignol|13.02.05 4:26 pm
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Our AUDIO SECTION is back online, 400+ Mb of livesets and tunes for your listening pleasure, more to come including two videos by Maeve Clancy and more DJ mixes... Photo update to follow, with images from the last 5 or 6 gigs... We shall be acquiring some more server space shortly so expect growth of the site, including online releases and exclusive international liveact recordings and remixes. Enjoy!
|added by The Alphabet Set|12.02.05 6:33 pm
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Party in Glenart Castle in Arklow on Saturday 12th March... 2 rooms of music form breakcore to electronica and all in between - Check the Leechrum site for more info!
|added by thalamus|11.02.05 2:27 am
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Hi all, thanks to all the people who came along on Sat last, wicked Rootical Dance, photos to follow :) next up we present something a little different -

Zod Records European Tour hits Dublin feat. Curtis Chip, Binray, Viberaider plus Herv (Risc Records) & Thalamus (Alphabet Set)on Sat 19th Feb.. more info on the way, check ZOD website for now :)
|added by john|26.01.05 3:44 pm
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Ranking Rez and Soundman Soro from Worries Outta-National sound will be special guest selectors for this saturday Rootical Gig..
|added by mick|17.01.05 4:34 pm
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Russ D of Disciples fame has started broadcasting two weekly shows from boomshakalack.
|added by mick|06.01.05 12:29 pm
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Hi Everyone, Happy New Ears, the total raised for the Kwakakulu AIDS Orphans has reached €5850, and has been sent to Kenya, should reach there by the end of the week or early next week. Well done to everyone involved! Thank you very much for all the support, the money will keep the whole project going :)
|added by john|05.01.05 11:11 pm
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News on the Hearing Aids gig is that over 5,500 euros was made through the auction and gig. Big up to all who played, donated and came along to make it a great night.
|added by mick|22.12.04 3:16 pm
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Definetly my vote for site of the year..Zoom Quilt
|added by mick|21.12.04 3:23 pm
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Hats off to Anthony Gallo for a serious piece of speaker design..

|added by mick|21.12.04 2:56 pm
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Thanks to everyone who came down to Rootical on Saturday :) and Happy Birthday to all the Birthday people who were there, seemed everyone was celebrating one! Next up, our Christmas bash this weekend, all details and full line-up can be accessed on the left, just click the Hearing Aids link..
|added by juan|13.12.04 5:17 am
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Grab dj/Rupture's resonance fm mix here
|added by mick|06.12.04 6:44 pm
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"HEARING AIDS"
A Fundraiser for AIDS Orphans in Kenya
@ The Project, Temple Bar
on Saturday 18th December
ART AUCTION & 3 ROOMS OF MUSIC
Design / Painting / Photography incl. John Rocha, Elizabeth Cope & Mike O'Toole / Live Acts incl. Jimmy Behan, Herv, Holy Ghost Fathers, Mandalla / DJs incl. T-Woc, 2-BiT, Kormac, Toirse, Cool C
from 6:30pm - 2:30am // 12 euro
Full line & info to follow
~ A Big Christmas Show from The Alphabet Set and Friends :)
|added by john|25.11.04 2:03 pm
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Next Rootical Soundsystem dance confirmed for 11th of December in The Belvedre, D1. More good news to follow.
|added by mick|24.11.04 2:07 pm
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Nice comprehensive page on King Tubby
|added by Mick|23.11.04 6:41 pm
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Spangle tangle
|added by mick|22.11.04 4:18 pm
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As you may have noticed, some areas of our website have been effected by the crash of our server last week. New audio and image files are currently being prepared, so keep checking back for some nice new content.
|added by mick|15.11.04 5:34 pm
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RIP ODB, shimmy.
|added by mick|15.11.04 11:58 am
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With Jadon & T-woc selecting all the best in Roots, Rockers, Dancehall & Steppas. Mcs Harry J & Ras Rungus. €8 at the door, 11 till 3.
|added by Mick|12.11.04 1:04 pm

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New uploads in the audio section.. sarsparilla's 'Escape from New Ross' and
t-woc's mix of 'Dentemp'(originally a Thalamus joint!)
|added by mick|16.07.04 2:16 pm
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2Bit will replace t-woc on los turntablos at rathlin fundraiser mentioned below, due to unexpected need to vacate the country
|added by t-woc|16.07.04 1:01 pm
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Nice site for Turbulence, and even nicer one for the swiss roots crew
Addis records..

|added by t-woc|13.07.04 1:40 pm
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Fun for this weekend - theres a Rathlin fundraiser featuring:

jinx lennon .: septic tiger records :. http://www.freestatenova.cjb.net/
t-woc .: alphabet set :. http://alphabetset.net/
lakker .: invisible agent :. http://www.invisibleagent.com/
bruce .: c:four records :. http://www.cfourrecords.com/

at The Green Lizard, Francis St, Dublin . . .
Doors 8 - 1 ... adm €5 ... Friday 16th July
Check BLUEMURDER for the flyer
Well worth the squids, action-packed line up!

|added by nhoj|11.07.04 9:17 pm
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Well done Invisible Agent! Cracking night on Friday ... even with the shennanigans i got up to...
Commendations to all the live acts, looking forward to the next one...
|added by nhoj|11.07.04 9:11 pm
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