Breakcore gigs are the best gigs in the world. FACT. They are the most fun, the most mental and without trying to sound like a hippy, bring a sense of community unrivalled by most other gigs I’ve been too. Anyone who was at the Ice Bar in Dublin last month for Aaron Spectre and Lakker or Shitmat in the Rowing Club in Galway last year can attest to that. Having said, that like everything, it is only good in moderation. I imagine it can lose its appeal for most people if it was a weekly thing unless you’re the breakcore / mashup artist playing at these gigs and in that case you’re a bit of a mentaller anyway.
This month, UK label Wrong Music are doing a short breakcore tour of Ireland entitled ‘The Leprechaun Error Tour’ in association with Leechrum with artists Shitmat, Chevron, Ebola, Lakker, The Gross Consumer and a load of others. The full dates are Cork – Thursday 23 February (Venue Unknown), Dublin – Friday 24 February (Legal Eagle), Belfast – Saturday 25 February (The Menagarie Bar + Grill). Tickets are €15 euro.
Full Lineup for Dublin (Cork and Belfast unavailable) :
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Wrong music room
Shitmat Chevron Ebola The Gross Consumer Nwodtlem Lakker DJ Leechrum records Fuck Rewind hanna – wrong visuals |
Leechwrongish room
Ethal chicken (Turkish comedian) The demonic dolls (spicy wrong trad inprov) Noid the Droid – (Russian Techno Spacerock) The Barna Hip-Hop Consortium The Last Sound (electronica) Rian Ryan (Detroit Techno) Kids Fedition (Techno, electro – GG ;-p) Dara O’Brien – Live tablas and Sitar Leechrum Limb (Geneotic Techno) |
Friday February 24th – Legal Eagle, Chancerry St., D.1
9 til late – Tickets 15 euro – Ticket available at Spindizzy – Georges Arcade, The Hemp Store – Capel street, Red Ink bookstore – Templebar and City Disks – Templebar.
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I usually don’t feel that much of a community at breakcore parties – either there are a lot of people, and I don’t like most of ’em, too much posers trying to prove how ‘hard’ they are, or we’re just 4-8 people jumping around, and I know most of them + the dj anyway, so it doesn’t count.
But well, that’s just berlin. Last year, there was a venue with weekly, albeit somehow erratic breakcore nights, and it made me rather choosy, where before allmost anything that had enough bass, distortion, breaks and speed would’ve done it for me.
I really miss those nights.
I usually don’t feel that much of a community at breakcore parties – either there are a lot of people, and I don’t like most of ’em, too much posers trying to prove how ‘hard’ they are, or we’re just 4-8 people jumping around, and I know most of them + the dj anyway, so it doesn’t count.
But well, that’s just berlin. Last year, there was a venue with weekly, albeit somehow erratic breakcore nights, and it made me rather choosy, where before allmost anything that had enough bass, distortion, breaks and speed would’ve done it for me.
I really miss those nights.
Thanks for the comment, scrupeda. I have only been to a handful of breakcore gigs but those I have been at , i’ve had a great time at. There is not much posturing on the dancefloor that I’ve witnessed just people really getting into the music. Keep me posted on your thoguhts though.
Thanks for the comment, scrupeda. I have only been to a handful of breakcore gigs but those I have been at , i’ve had a great time at. There is not much posturing on the dancefloor that I’ve witnessed just people really getting into the music. Keep me posted on your thoguhts though.
Ah. Bring on the the breaks. Tomorrow shall be fun. I’ve added you to my blogroll too.
Yeah, taking the last Chevron gig in Dublin as a moot point, a load of people I dragged along felt rather intimidated by the crowd, but to be honest, I think its more the music. Owt new may have that effect. Out of water and all that.
Ah. Bring on the the breaks. Tomorrow shall be fun. I’ve added you to my blogroll too.
Yeah, taking the last Chevron gig in Dublin as a moot point, a load of people I dragged along felt rather intimidated by the crowd, but to be honest, I think its more the music. Owt new may have that effect. Out of water and all that.
Yeh I agree with you James, if yer gonna bring somebody who’s never heard breakcore they’re not going to know whats going on, Luckily all my mates are mental for breakcore. Very cool site by the way , I will be returning the favour. Later
Yeh I agree with you James, if yer gonna bring somebody who’s never heard breakcore they’re not going to know whats going on, Luckily all my mates are mental for breakcore. Very cool site by the way , I will be returning the favour. Later
I went to the Belfast show last night. It ended up being moved to a dilapidated old arts centre, and it was all the better for it. I hadn’t been to a breakcore gig before and it was just mad craic – some of the most fun I’ve had in yonks.
Nice blog.
I went to the Belfast show last night. It ended up being moved to a dilapidated old arts centre, and it was all the better for it. I hadn’t been to a breakcore gig before and it was just mad craic – some of the most fun I’ve had in yonks.
Nice blog.