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Niall Byrne

Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.

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New: Villagers – ‘The Waves’ (video)

‘The Waves’ is a brand new single and a retro sci-fi video by Alden Volney…

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Download: Shlohmo – 60 min Boiler Room LA DJ Set

Shlohmo’s LA Boiler Room mix is something else. Everything from Lil Keef’s ‘I Don’t Like’,…

Tricky remixes Zebra Katz’s anthemic ‘Ima Read’

New York vogue rapper Zebra Katz’s ‘Ima Read’ is a minimalistic club track aiming its…

SlowPlaceLikeHome – ‘There Go The Lights Again’ (video)

While not the most immediate track on SlowPlaceLikeHome (Donegal’s Keith Mannion), the title track does…

Album of the week: Chilly Gonzales – Solo Piano II

If you’re not a morning person or you need some form of relaxant to start…

Electric Picnic 2012 stage times & mixtape

Bam. 21 tracks leaning on the electronic side from Electric Picnic artists. Featuring Azealia Banks,…

Download: Cian Ó Ciobhain’s An Taobh Tuathail #5 compilation

A year and a half ago, RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta’s Cian Ó Ciobhain released the…

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Not Squares – ‘Hey You!’

After their rip-roaring return with ‘Fall Far’ (one of my favourite tracks of the year…

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The Nialler9 Dublin gig guide // August 28th – September 3rd

Highlights:  It’s Electric Picnic week so that’s the big one this week. This is the…

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Chad Valley – ‘Fall 4 U’ (Feat. Glasser)

After its initial listen, ‘Fall 4 U’ is a bit disconcerting as it is completely…

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Stream: Monto – Best Boy EP

On his new EP Best Boy out today, Waterford-based Wicklow producer Ross O’Sullivan aka Monto…

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Hear Young Wonder remix Bon Iver’s ‘Perth’

I love Young Wonder’s approach to remixing. There’s no one-sided producer knocking out a rework…

Nialler9 Podcast #41: Angel Haze, Alt-J, Orquesta, NOCEREMONY///, Bam Spacey, Keaton Henson, Disclosure…

For our 41st podcast Aoife and I got ourselves a better audio setup with two…

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El Perro Del Mar – ‘Walk On By’

El Perro Del Mar‘s ‘Walk On By’ swings with a ’90s dance lounge compilation feel…

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Cymbals – ‘Like An Animal’

It’s only been a matter of months since Cymbals last graced us with the high-quality…

JJ DOOM – ‘Guv’nor’ (video)

Loving this split-screen concept for JJ DOOM’s new video by Ninian Doff. Always good to…

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New music: Twigs, LV, Dan Croll, Radical Face

Every Friday, four new music picks from music blogs worldwide are published as part of…

Adrian Crowley – ‘The Saddest Song’ (video)

The first single from Adrian Crowley’s sixth album I See Three Birds Flying is ‘The Saddest Song’.…

Forrests – ‘Tarifa’

Forrests’ debut track ‘Billions’ received lots of attention for a debut track and with an…

Sun Glitters – ‘Alone’ feat. Sleep Party People (Tours Edit)

Sun Glitters‘ music is generally of the claustrophic smoke-inhaled variety and that’s certainly the case…