Niall Kirk – Shoulder Pad Love
1. Timothy Marrow – Killer Moon
2. Roshell Anderson – Wild Dreams (Edit)
3. Tony Deswhan – Real Lover
4. Pionners Of Funk – The Ticket
5. Pinch – Shot Out
6. Otis Clay – Love Bandit (Vocoder Version)
7. Cabaret Volitaire – Sensoria
8. Kraftwerk – Home Computer (Terje Edit)
9. Kool Dj Dust – Driverunserver
10. Portion Control – Divide
11. International Music System – Run Away (Edit)
12. Albion – The Next World
13. DAF – Brothers (Gabi Mix)
14. Bryllant – Boytronic
15. International Music System – Dancing Therapy
16. Flagio – Take a Chance

Amen Brother Vol.12 – Niall Kirk’s Shoulder Pad Love by Amen Brother

Kirk – One Night At The Crack House?
1. Lil Kenny & The $hebangs – Straight to Your Head
2. Deekay Jones – New York New York
3. Idjut Boys – Droid 4
4. Dj Sneak – Amiz
5. Dj Nature – Enemy
6.  Fast Eddie – Get On Up (Edit)
7. Lil Louis – Music Takes You Away (Serious Instrumental)
8. Big Strick – Click It or Ticket It Niggic
9. Green Velvet – Save the World (Edit)
10. Intercity – Groovin Without a Doubt
11. Idjut Boys- Waterboard
12. Phuture – Your Only Friend
13. Phuture – Acid Tracks
14. Unit Moebius – Disko
15. E-Dancer – Human Bond
16. Jungle Juice – Egyptian Magician (Whirling Dervishes Mix)
17. DEB Project – Mercury

Kirk – One Night At The Crack House by MN Collective

Conor also shared 5 records that never leave his bag.

Words By Tom Breslin

Conor’s job took him to pastures new, unfortunately those pastures involved no nightlife apart from ‘Rhianna & Katy Perry songs being murdered by a tone deaf Philipino prostitutes’.  This, as you’d imagine, leaves him lots of free time for mixing! Normally a techno-only dj, Conor told me he has found recent releases a bit uninspiring so he went down a different route for this set.

The mix itself is much like the Davao Death Squads, not even civilians are safe!!  Few electro classics and some local talent in there too. Bengin’!

Conor Treanor – Davao Death Squad
(Direct Download)

1. Hashim – Al-Naafiysh (The Soul)
2. Dr Dre – House Calls
3. Cybotron – Clear
4. Model 500 – Future
5. DeFeKT – We Are Automated
6. Tric Trac – Worthy Eats Everything
7. Christian Smith & John Selway – Blink Of An Eye
8. Bytecon – Twin Paradox
9. Magnetize – Overflux
10. Tricky D – Bass It To The Max (Hydraulic Remix)
11. Dynarec – Yellow Trigger
12. Clatterbox – Genetic Code
13. Roguefrequency – Forgotten Secrets (DeFeKT Remix)
14. A1 People – No One Likes A Smartarse
15. Front 242 – Headhunter (Exzakt Remix)

Davao Death Squad by Conor Treanor

Words By Pete Cadden

Amen Brother threw down a Block Party for March. Sean Gilheaney, Pete Cadden and Niall Kirk  fired out some of their favourite rap and electro classics.

Old Skool Rap, Electro and general Hippity Hop vibes all day!

The Live Streams…

Jay Galligan – A Bitch Is A Bitch

1. Ian Pooley – My Anthem (Force inc)
2. The Deacon – Soulsaver (Somewhere in Detroit)
3. Blake Baxter – Fuck You Up (Incognito Records)
4. DBX – Electric Shock (Accelerate)
5. Virgo Four – In A Vision (Rush Hour)
6. Kink – E79 (Ovum)
7. 4th Measure Men – Just a Dream (Area 10)
8. Tevo Howard – Energia [Boogiedisco Mix] (Beautiful Granville Records)
9. Educution – Downward Spiral (D1)
10. Sounders Department – Cosmopolitan [Mix 2] (Styrax Records)
11. Unknown – Unknown (???)
12. Instra:mental – Sun Rec (Semantica)
13. Moodymann – Dem Young Sconies (Planet E)
14. Floorplan – Funky Souls (Rush Hour)
15. Lo Soul – Open Door (Playhouse)
16. Virgo Four – Ride (Rush Hour)
17. Spacetime Continuum – Kairo (Carl Craig Mix #2) (Reflective)
18. Ian Pooley – Higgledy Piggledy (Force inc)
19. Anthony “Shake” Shakir – Get A Feeling (Sublime)
20. Scott Groves – Patience (Natural Midi)
21. Marshall Jefferson – Move Your Body (Trax)

Recorded 25 March for MN at the Underground as support to Portable

Twitch have been running tings on the Techno/House side of things in Belfast for more than 5 years now, and have shown little sign of letting up judging by some of their latest gigs and bookings.  I’ve been attending Twitch gigs in their various dwellings around town – starting in Lavery’s, moving onto the Stiff Kitten and now residing mainly in the Queens Student Union.  In 2011 alone, they hosted some of the best gigs I’ve been to in Belfast, most notably the epic one-armed Function set in the church setting of the Empire, as well as Dublin’s own Lerosa along with providing Belfast debuts for Levon Vincent and Joy Orbison.  I find the Twitch night is really important in Belfast’s small electronic music scene, booking artists at the forefront of house and techno.

Matt Burns – Autumn Techno

Back in December, we called into the Christmas party with Belfast boys done good Bicep and a DJ set from Space Dimension Controller.  We got in early doors of the underground Bunatee Bar of the Union, and the lads (Phil, Matt, Chris and Paddy) were warming proceedings nicely with some deep house selections – pick of the bunch being a Paddy Towe favourite from Delano Smith.  Things were then left in the hands of  SDC, a late addition to the lineup, following on nicely from the Twitch residents house vibes, giving us a rare glimpse of his turntable skills.  The Twitch lads themselves have a good grasp on how a night should progress, and how to warm-up the people dancing – something that is paramount in any good night, whether people realise and notice it, or not.

Phil Lucas – No House For Old Men Promo Mix by phillucas

For those in unawares, the Bicep crew run Feel My Bicep – probably one of the finest blogs for tunes about.  What started out as a blog, purveying a wide range of styles from disco, boogie and italo to house and techno, has matured into a popular and prominent production/DJ duo.  We’ve heard releases on Throne of Blood, Domino and most recently a remix for MN favourites –Blondes’ recent album release.  Their set consisted of some muscular, pumpin’ 90s house gear, a number of their own jams and a particular highlight being Carl Craig at his most Utopian.  And finishing up with this.

Paddy Towe – Slight Return by PaddyTowe

Live@720 by Chris McGinn

Flyer Designed By Chris McGinn who is also responsible for the Twitch and MN logos.

Next up for Twitch – Dublin’s own Sunil Sharpe on March 10^th, and a Belfast debut for Panorama Bar resident and one of MN’s favourite producers – Soundstream, on the 31^st of March.  Both nights in Queen’s Student Union.

Twitch also partner with Timmy Stewart’s Extended Play crew on the May Bank Holiday, seeing the overdue return of Shine favourite Stacey Pullen to Belfast, along with Joy O.

He knows his shit, so instead of us pretending we do, here’s what Darren had to say about his project and mix.  Enjoy!

“The Underlying Form Podcast / DJ Mix series is dedicated to high quality techno, house and contemporary electronic music. Identifying the underlying essence that lurks beneath the surface appearance.”

In short… this means no hype, no bullshit, just quality underground music.

Basically I was inspired to start the Podcast series to showcase some of my favourite DJs who share the same musical ethos as myself. It also acts as an outlet for my own mixes and other creative projects. So far each mix has been received very well and stands alone in originality and certain ‘niche’ style ranging through contemporary techno, classic house, deep, tech, dub and ambient sounds. Each of the DJs have been personally selected by me yet no restrictions have been made regarding genre, allowing each artist to express themselves in whatever way they see fit. I don’t want to talk too much about the Podcast, as it’s what I’ve said from the beginning, that the music will ultimately speak for itself.

To accompany the mix series there is also a group on Facebook which runs parallel and acts as a space for fellow lovers of underground electronic music to come together, be inspired, promote and share sounds. Currently there is well over 300 world wide members and counting from Detroit to Berlin and beyond. The integrity and quality of the music that is shared on a daily basis is a reflection of the kind of people that Underlying Form aims to attract. Originally the idea was to host an external blog, yet with the ease, popularity and the efficient matching up with YouTube, Soundcloud etc with the Facebook format it made much more sense to keep it within the parameters of FB.

Darren Allen – Labour Of Love by MN Collective

As for the mix which mntothat.com kindly asked me to contribute;  it was recorded on 17th Feb 2012 on 2 x Technics 1210′s and an Allen & Heath mixer using vinyl records only with no prior rehearsal or post mix effects. My intention was to deliver a set that captures my various styles. It is meant to be suitable for home listening as well as have enough energy to move a dance floor. In my DJ sets I’m always conscious of marrying these two styles in a coherent way. I try to present abstract music in a way that can be enjoyed by almost everyone. I recently realised that I’ve been DJing in clubs for 10 years now. Hopefully it’s starting to show.

Upcoming gigs:

10th March – Stiff Kitten, Belfast
24th March – micro error w/ One: John Heckle, The Hudson, Belfast

(There Are More Gigs Lined Up But Some Details TBC At This Time)

To celebrate Amen Brother‘s move to a new monthly slot at 12 Sundays, we ‘ve planned a full day of free February funk for the Shaw.

To kick off the party, there will be screening Wattstax, a documentary film by Mel Stuart that focused on the 1972 Wattstax music festival and the African American community of Watts in Los Angeles, California. Organised to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the Watts riots, Wattstax was seen by some as “the Afro-American answer to Woodstock”. Lots of live performance, footage and interviews so should be a fun show. You may even get some free grub if you’re good!!

All pints will be e3 for 12 Sundays members too so if you aren’t a member, follow the link below.

After the screening, Pete Cadden and Sean Gilheaney will play their favourites in funk, blues, northern soul and breaks until kicking out time.

The event will also be streamed live via ustream.tv so remember to wear your frilly shirt with the big collar!

Stay tuned to this page until then as we will have more additions to February’s free funk off .

Groups can now book an area (inside & out)

Amen Brother!

Gmos, who has contributed the latest Amen Brother podcast, definitely doesn’t suffer from poor pressings and I’m sure this could be one of the most expensive mixes put together for the Amen Brother series so far! Musically he mixes and blends together highlights of 1980s Nigerian based African disco and boogie funk, with some of the later tracks even showing the influence of electro and rap! Featuring popular artists of the time like Dizzy K, Christy Essien, Chris Mba and Oby Onyioha, alongside some more obscure treasures and productions by the big studio producers like Lemmy Jackson, Jake Sollo and Nkono Teles.

Amen Brother Vol.11 – Gmos (Nigeria’s Gonna Break It)
(Direct Download)

Words by Niall Kirk

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