Max Heyraud, Author at Four/Four Magazine

Club Culture Is Grossly Overcomplicating What Makes a Good Dancefloor

Max HeyraudNovember 12, 2026

The festivalisation of club culture, intertwined with the effects of late-stage capitalism and the social media-driven fetishisation of what club culture is supposed to look like, has significantly distorted the general public’s perception of what m... Read More...

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Übung Documents the Disappearing Spaces of Dublin Nightlife on Debut Album Macallaí

Max HeyraudNovember 12, 2026

The Irish producer's forthcoming LP reflects on vanishing clubs, rising ticket prices and the erosion of underground communities through hazy, cassette-worn house and techno. Dublin's underground nightlife is in freefall. Clubs are closing, ticke... Read More...

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Local Selection 324: Dara Lee

Max HeyraudNovember 11, 2026

Join Dara Lee for Local Selection 324, a journey through intense, physical and visceral techno, drawing on the raw energy and uncompromising spirit of the genre's foundations. Hailing from County Kilkenny, Ireland, Dara Lee is a techno DJ and pro... Read More...

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Rathaus Celebrates Half A Decade Of Building Queer Community On The Dancefloor

Max HeyraudNovember 9, 2026

The Dublin queer party collective marks its fifth birthday on 5 December at The Sound House, celebrating five years of dancefloor experimentation, emerging talent and community-led nightlife. Dublin queer party collective RATHAUS is celebrating i... Read More...

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XL Recordings and Sports Banger Join Forces to Celebrate the Label’s Golden Rave Era

Max HeyraudNovember 9, 2026

A collision of underground fashion, rave heritage and music history, the new collaboration pays tribute to the era that helped shape one of British dance music’s most influential labels. XL Recordings has joined forces with cult London creative c... Read More...

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Mix Of The Week: SHEE – Southern Fried Records Takeover [Rinse FM]

Max HeyraudNovember 6, 2026

Killarney's SHEE featured on Fatboy Slim's Southern Fried Records Rinse FM Halloween takeover, but in true SHEE fashion, he trades the spooky rhythms for a disco-kissed house flavour, and there's zero complaints. Carving out a sound can take arti... Read More...

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Index Is Making It Harder For Ticket Touts To Cash In On Club Culture

Max HeyraudNovember 6, 2026

Dublin clubbing institution Index is introducing stricter ticket checks in an attempt to crack down on the resale of tickets at inflated prices. In a statement shared with ticket holders, the venue said it had been monitoring the resale of Index ... Read More...

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Eoin DJ: “Big Beats Will Never Die”

Max HeyraudNovember 5, 2026

There is something beautifully unpredictable about Eoin DJ's approach to music, where instinct takes precedence over convention, and the unexpected is always welcome. Irish-born, Berlin-based Eoin DJ has spent the past 15 years carving out a dist... Read More...

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The Legacy of Cevin Fisher: Four Decades of House

Max HeyraudNovember 4, 2026

Following the death of legendary New Jersey house DJ and producer Cevin Fisher, aged 63, on October 29 after a brief battle with cancer, we look back at his enduring legacy and contribution to house music. Born Kevin Fisher in East Orange, New Je... Read More...

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Local Selection 323: Pipuda

Max HeyraudNovember 4, 2026

Step back in time as Pipuda takes you on a scorching power hour of hardhouse, hard trance and rave-drenched energy for Local Selection 323. Formerly known as polishpau, Pipuda has been collecting records for years, exploring and experimenting acr... Read More...

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