You may have caught Groovalizacion’s DJ iZem at a DJ set here in Dublin or the last while. On the French-born’s debut EP he goes for some chilled-out vibes with flashes of dub rhythms, soul, hip-hop and tropical music.
‘Quiver’ featuring Dublin soul singer Aminah Dastan of Madu is sublime (listen to Madu’s State mix featuring more iZem tracks)
That song features on a new EP recorded between Dublin, Paris, Morocco and Brazil out next week.
DJ iZem – Quiver (feat. Aminah Dastan) by Dj iZem
Gilles Peterson played ‘Do Avesso’ featuring Brazilian singer Nina Becker recently too:
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, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
