Max Heyraud, Author at Four/Four Magazine

New Music: Four Four Premiere: Ayako Mori – Shrine Of Gegen [Gegen]

Max HeyraudSeptember 10, 2021

We premier Japanese techno DJ and producer Ayako Mori’s contribution to the 10-year anniversary compilation of Berlin queer collective and label ‘Gegen’ with her track ‘Shrine Of Gegen’. Ayako Mori track is a crunchy industrial banger, driving dr... Read More...

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Club Experience: The Social Service – The Secret Garden

Max HeyraudSeptember 3, 2021

Local club promoters Research and Reboot events recently combined forces to take the Irish clubbing experience from dark indoor rooms to a brighter setting of an outdoor area in order to party during Covid. Social Service followed on from their '... Read More...

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New Music: Dart Releases Six Track ‘Dawn’ EP On REMMAH

Max HeyraudSeptember 2, 2021

Dublin Native Dart is back with more new music, this time on Hammers imprint, REMMAH. Following on from his recent release on DJ Haus’s label Hot Haus Records, the rising star presents a EP packed with utter euphoria. The six track release finds ... Read More...

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Mix of the Week – Out Of Space (DDR) – Yours Truly

Max HeyraudAugust 27, 2021

We present a brand new feature on Four Four. A weekly mix handpicked by the Four Four team from both local Irish talent and DJ’s from overseas. This week we present to you our first mix of the week, which went out on Dublin Digital Radio as part ... Read More...

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Interview: The Sustainability of Irish Nightclubs and Covid with Sunil Sharpe

Max HeyraudAugust 27, 2021

As the weeks go on, the summer season is slipping out of the events industry's hands. The most profitable season for the entertainment sector has elapsed and frustration grows in droves. The dust begins to settle from the All Ireland final and th... Read More...

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Opinion: Tomorrow’s Election Race Tightens, But Nightlife Remains an Afterthought

Max HeyraudNovember 28, 2020

The final pre-election poll shows a tight race, but the future of Irish nightlife hangs in the balance. Fianna Fáil leads with just under 22%, followed by Fine Gael (21%), and Sinn Féin (20%). With Fianna Fáil leading but silent on nightlife refo... Read More...

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Opinion: Drowning in Content – How Short-Form Media is Influencing Music Habits

Max HeyraudNovember 20, 2020

The mounting pressure for artists to produce content over art is crippling our culture. Quality has been overwhelmed by the drive to generate quantity, and individuality has been replaced by functionality. Artists are recognised for delivering as mu... Read More...

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A Country Without Nightclubs or Third Spaces Is a Country in Cultural Retreat

Max HeyraudMay 7, 2020

Drury Street is now at the centre of Dublin’s growing discomfort with how and where young people gather, reflecting a wider cultural decline seen in the steady disappearance of nightclubs and informal third spaces across Ireland.Drury Street has bec... Read More...

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