CONNECTED*48 CONNECTED MAGAZINE // OCTOBER 2009 DEAF // ISIS // PAN-POT // CANDY COLLECTIVE // TOP TENS // REVIEWS // GIG LISTINGS // MORE FREE h e i n e k e n knockanstockan Editor Talk Contents Essentials Contact *06 *10 *15 *20 *34 onnected: a magazine with a fanzine’s away to some decidedly non-radio-friendly tunes, takes Interviews Features Regulars heart – forever seeking new music and pride of place this month of meteorological misery. 10 Isis 06 Cover story: DEAF 17 Connected Online Dodging genre cliches more skilfully than Ten nights, 20-something venues, 150+ Like an overflow car park – only more aesthetic gigs we like the look of; and steering DEAF – Dublin Electronic Arts Festival – returns for its the elected avoid straight answers, the Los events; it’s the return of October’s saving and not regularly bricked by chungfellas weepy clear of the same old suspects, covered eight outing, featuring a seriously impressive array of local Angeles based Isis talk artistic control and grace, the biggest and most ambitious Dublin their football pitch was robbed – our .ie is on by everyone else, all the time... 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Connected Magazine – 33 Pearse Street, D2. Ph: 01 445 0595 4//connected magazine 5//www.connected.ie Homegrown Feature - DEAF Words - Fenster DEAF ell, DEAF certainly is a humdinger this year isn’t it? A whole host of DJs, live shows, art exhibitions, workshops, seminars, launches and Wgeneral electronic goodness spread out over two weekends. With more than 100 events to choose from you’re pretty spoiled for choice. DEAF main man, Eamonn, from D1 Records fills us in on what to expect in a moment, but first here are a few of the events I’m chomping at the bit to enjoy over the festival. On Friday 23, at 7.00pm, Filmbase plays host to a rather special launch. Naphta’s ‘Democracy.Now’. More famed for his DnB workouts with Bassbin, this is a rather uniquely concepted side project. A sound collage of documentary snippets, middle eastern rhythms, Cover pic: Dam Funk Left: Anja Plaschg AKA Soap & Skin 6//connected magazine 7//www.connected.ie Homegrown Feature - DEAF Words - Fenster Incredible, dense, tense and compelling... and a barrel load of samples from the joyous mindful of the economic climate out there. to the haunting, all pieced together into a The larger events should be able to hold their continuous mix, with the unifying team of war. own in terms of attendance, and we’ve also I haven’t heard it in it’s entirety but the parts I got quite a substantial amount that are free in, have, have been incredible, dense, tense and or very moderately priced, so hopefully DEAF compelling. ‘Democracy.Now’ will be available can sustain the interest and support it’s on double pack vinyl from D1, and the tenner received in previous years. entry to this launch will nab you one. How is DEAF regarded internationally? Also on the first Friday, British Beatboxer For the most part it’s still a pretty local affair. Beardyman drops into the Twisted Pepper, Having said that we do see an increasing exceptionally skilled at the old mouth music, amount of people come from overseas he also has a great sense of humour to go especially to our more exclusive events such with it, so it stop things getting too poo faced as Coil, Underground Resistance & Nurse With and technical. Support comes from Stones Wound. We’re able to tracks our overseas Throw beatmeister Dam Funk. ticket sales online. They seem to be rising by Surgeon is one of the few DJs to fully about 50% each year! embrace all the benefits that new technology What group or artist are you most proud of can bring to a set, so instead of straight up securing a gig from this year? techno, expect to hear a skilful mix of a whole There are over 100 events so it’s very difficult host of genres when he plays in Kennedys on to pick just a few. The ‘New Spaces For Music’ Saturday 24. Fret not, it’ll still be banging... gigs should be great. We’ll be announcing The Button Factory, also on Saturday 24, various locations for the events 24 hours plays host to the alleged favourite band of before the shows. We’ve loads of great President Obama horn blowers, Hypnotic international acts coming over as usual, but to Brass Ensemble are well worth if you haven’t be honest we’re just as excited and proud of had a chance to catch them on their many the Irish content we have every year... and this recent visits to these shores. year it seems to be stronger than ever. The same venue, on Sunday 25, hosts The closing party of the festival has probably the highlight of the festival. A night always been a highlight but last year it dedicated to the label the entire city was weaned came in for a bit of criticism. The venue is on, Warp records. Topping the bill are demi-gods TBA for this year – what’s the plan? Plaid, doing a live set of classic tracks. Support Well, the problems at last year’s closing party comes from relative Warp newbies, the dark and were triggered by a medical emergency with menacing Clark, and frankly de-arranged live one of our artists which had the knock on effect remixing cabaret star Tim Exile. of our main room overcrowding. We were also Over to Eamonn: trying to combine the venues of The Village and The festival has expanded to run over two Whelan’s which in hindsight we wouldn’t try weekends this year; do you think public again.