Max Heyraud, Author at Four/Four Magazine

Mix Of The Week: Nichole Weldon – Kloud Kollective Radio Show

Max HeyraudOctober 24, 2025

This week’s Mix of the Week comes from Nichole Weldon, who delivers a deep and progressive journey through expansive, big-room atmospheric house on Kloud Kollective’s radio show. Gaping, enthralling progressive sounds have long been the musical t... Read More...

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18 Years Ago Today, One of the Internet’s Most Influential Music Communities Disappeared

Max HeyraudOctober 23, 2025

On the 23rd of October 2007, police in the UK and the Netherlands coordinated a pair of raids that quietly brought down one of the internet’s most influential music communities. The target was OiNK’s Pink Palace, a private BitTorrent tracker tha... Read More...

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Transculent’s 4th Birthday Puts Local Artists Front and Centre

Max HeyraudOctober 23, 2025

After four years of full-throttle parties across Galway, Transculent is returning to its core ethos, celebrating the burgeoning Irish talent that sparked the project in the first place. For the anniversary edition, Transculent spotlights a lineup... Read More...

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Four Four Chart: 5 Homegrown House Highlights

Max HeyraudOctober 22, 2025

We’re shifting the spotlight to the country's current crop of house music producers. From deep, rolling grooves to high-energy, rave-inspired cuts, this latest selection celebrates Ireland’s upward house music trajectory. Each artist featured br... Read More...

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Local Selection 281: YARIS

Max HeyraudOctober 22, 2025

YARIS is a new force emerging from Belfast’s supercharged local club circuit. As an ever-curious and adventurous selector and promoter, her mission is simple, to inject fun back into every space she steps into. Still fresh to DJing, YARIS brings ... Read More...

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Nearly €2 Million in Music Grants Now Open to Irish Musicians

Max HeyraudOctober 21, 2025

Musicians and artists have reason to celebrate: the 2025 Music Capital Scheme has opened applications for its first three awards, backed by nearly €2 million in funding, a 78% increase in the budget, the largest in the scheme’s history. The initi... Read More...

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Macalla’s Samhain Edition Explores the Threshold Between Life and Death

Max HeyraudOctober 21, 2025

Macalla Festival returns to honour Samhain, the ancient Celtic turning of the year, when the veil between the living and the dead grows thin. The festival, whose name means “echo” in Irish, takes inspiration from the season’s liminal energy. “Lea... Read More...

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Interview with HOTLINE: “People Always Find a Way to Put On a Rave”

Max HeyraudOctober 21, 2025

Hailing from Derry, HOTLINE are one of the most exciting duos to emerge from Ireland’s electronic underground in recent years. Known for their high-energy sets and genre-blurring productions, the pair have built a reputation for injecting fun an... Read More...

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Berlin’s Refuge Worldwide Launches Fundraising Label to Keep the Station Alive

Max HeyraudOctober 21, 2025

After broadcasting over 13,000 radio shows, Refuge Worldwide is stepping into a new chapter, launching a record label, the first of which is a fundraising compilation to support the station, with music donated by 28 of their residents. The new Re... Read More...

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Other Voices Shares 50 Acts Announced for its Jameson Music Trail in Dingle

Max HeyraudOctober 20, 2025

A pillar of the Irish music landscape, Other Voices returns to Dingle, with its celebrated Jameson Music Trail, bringing a weekend of over 100 live performances to the town’s streets, venues, and hidden corners. The festival kicked off with the a... Read More...

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