Max Heyraud, Author at Four/Four Magazine

Mix Of The Week: Chris Flannigan – All Night Long at Pawn Shop for Hidden Love

Max HeyraudJuly 11, 2025

Belfast’s Chris Flannigan rolled into Dublin on a Thursday night and turned Pawnshop upside down with a kaleidoscopic mix of jackin’ house and techno cuts. Known for his uncanny ability to capture the golden era techno sound of the early 2000s, F... Read More...

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Local Selection 268: deni_sova

Max HeyraudJuly 9, 2025

The Local Selection returns after a few weeks off, with deni_sova of Nocturnal Animals kicking things off with a mix weaving over house, electro, disco, rave, and more, demonstrating the breadth of her sound palette in a seamless hour mix. We wel... Read More...

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Ireland’s Music Scene Is Thriving, Unless You’re a Musician

Max HeyraudJuly 9, 2025

Despite pouring over a billion euros into music through gigs and streaming, Irish fans are unknowingly supporting an industry where most artists still can't make a living. According to the newly issued 2025 IMRO Ireland: Music Report, the sector ... Read More...

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Bicep Explore Climate Crisis with Arctic Indigenous Artists in New Project

Max HeyraudJuly 8, 2025

BICEP have unveiled Takkuuk, a collaborative audiovisual installation created with Indigenous artists from across the Arctic, exploring culture, climate, and community. In 2022, Belfast-born electronic duo BICEP were invited by the charity In Pla... Read More...

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Yoga Le Naoise on Why Techno and Yoga Are the Perfect (and Unexpected) Mashup

Max HeyraudJuly 7, 2025

Yoga Le Naoise is shaking up Ireland’s wellness and dance communities by fusing techno’s hypnotic structures with a transformative yoga experience. Yoga Le Naoise isn’t your typical yoga teacher. With a 500-hour certification under her belt and a... Read More...

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15 Must-Listen New Tracks from the Irish Dance Music Scene

Max HeyraudJuly 7, 2025

Ireland’s dance music scene is in rare form right now. A new wave of artists is pushing boundaries and refusing to sit still. Genre lines are blurring—trance bleeds into techno, folk meets breaks, and house gets roughed up by hardcore edges. What... Read More...

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Mix Of The Week: MEJMI – Bastardo Electrico Radio 1

Max HeyraudJuly 4, 2025

Mejmi kicks off the inaugural Bastardo Electrico podcast series with an hour of sizzling sci-fi hypnosis techno, recorded live from Cork’s iconic venue The Pav just before Ben Sims. The Galway-via-Cork artist has been an unstoppable force of late... Read More...

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In Conversation with Vil: “Back to the Golden Era”

Max HeyraudJuly 4, 2025

Vil reflects on his unwavering dedication to raw, soul-driven techno and the launch of Carícia Records, a label he co-runs with Cravo, rooted in the golden era of the genre. Lisbon’s own Vil embodies the spirit of the late '90s and early techno s... Read More...

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Give Us The Night’s Report Lifts the Lid on Ireland’s Nightlife Industry

Max HeyraudJuly 2, 2025

According to Ciara Power and co-founder Sunil Sharpe, the recent Give Us The Night report paints a grim picture of Ireland’s steeply declining nightlife but emphasises that urgent action can still revive a scene full of potential. The Give Us The... Read More...

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Gerd Janson, KiNK, Black Traffic, Holly Lester & more to Headline New Saltwater Festival on Ireland’s West Coast

Max HeyraudJuly 2, 2025

A new festival is set to hit the Wild Atlantic Way in Bundoran, Donegal, as Saltwater Festival unveils its first lineup, promising a blend of electronic, live, and experimental sounds against the stunning backdrop of Ireland’s northwest coastline ... Read More...

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