Max HeyraudCork techno marksman Doiléir made a powerful statement with his Tresor debut on New Year’s Day for Secret Keywords.
The rising talent delivered a relentless four-hour closing set, spinning an all-vinyl selection that spanned the full spectrum of head-banging techno and electro. Armed with an uncompromising arsenal of hard-hitting tracks, Doiléir’s set fused brutal Birmingham stompers, wonky Glaswegian grooves, and raw ’90s tribal cuts—leaving an unmistakable imprint on the legendary Tresor booth.
If you know Doiléir, and you knew he was making his debut at the legendary Tresor booth—on none other than New Year’s Day 2025—then you knew this set was only ever going to go one way. As one of Ireland’s finest techno DJs, it was no surprise that his set was met with the highest of praise. Initially scheduled for three hours, the Cork don kept the dancefloor so full and shaking that he was asked to keep going for another hour.
The Cork boss served a four-course meal full of uncompromisingly hard-edged, funky, crooked, and high-pressure techno and electro—dare I say, very much in the vein of Sunil Sharpe. A comparison that carries serious weight around these parts.
Doiléir’s set doesn’t just align with Tresor’s history, it feels like it’s pulling from the darker, more forgotten side of that history. The hidden side, the part that doesn’t get enough credit. He plays with a kind of verocity, that lopsided desire to freak people out, and you can feel it, like the UK side of the Tresor alumni—Dave Tarrida, Neil Landstrumm, Cristian Vogel. They may not be as lauded as Mills or Beltram, but goddamn, did they shake things up.
In a time when Berlin needs a good shake-up, away from the shiny, stripped-back minimal it’s known for, it only seems right that a guy from Cork, David O’Neil, would be the one to step up and do it.