The Berlin-based electronic producer is announced for a Dublin show co-promoted by Selective Memory and Subject Events.
Following the release of new album Stochastic Drift, and its appearance on many end of year electronic lists, Barker will bring his live show to Dublin on Friday April 24th, a late show at the Workman’s Club.
This new album from electronic producer Barker’s moves his approach even further into “harmonic chaos and dreamy freeform float.”
Tickets cost €20 plus fees and are on sale this Friday.
The British-born, Berlin-based artist Sam Barker has long sought to push the boundaries of electronic music, in and out of the club. Looking beyond the realm of 4/4 techno to explore left-field sound design and rhythmic complexity, the Berghain resident’s string of signature solo releases for the club’s Ostgut Ton imprint and Smalltown Supersound –including Debiasing, Utility, and 2025’s Stochastic Drift–have earned widespread acclaim from the underground to the mainstream and everything in between. Utility was named Mixmag’s Album of the Year in 2019, while Stochastic Drift was named Mojo’s #1 Electronic Album of 2025, with Pitchfork likewise celebrating the record with a Best New Music review and naming it #14 on their 50 Best Albums of 2025 list.A restless collaborator and live performer, Barker is one-half of Barker & Baumecker, and his expansive approach to unorthodox musical exploration has led to ongoing live collaborations with the likes of Norwegian saxophonist Bendik Giske or alongside Speedy J, Rødhåd and Sebastian Mullaert in the shapeshifting live improv outfits Stoor, WSNWG and Circle of Live.
His practice extends further into sound installations and instrument design, including works presented as part of Berghain’s Studio Berlin exhibition,and at the Neuenationalgalerie in Berlin with Kay Sievers / Versio Duo.Barker’s musical focus continues to be on the peak-time dancefloor potential of ambient music as he works on another album and label. Operating on the periphery of club music, he continues to shift its centre
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