To get you in the mood for Friday’s kickoff of Electric Picnic (stage times here) or to play in your car on the way down there, here’s a 24-track mixtape of Electric Picnic artists featuring tracks, remixes and edits from LCD Soundystem, Robyn, Freelance Whales, Caribou, The Horrors, Crystal Fighters, Omar Souleyman, Fever Ray, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Foals, Joker and more. Stream it in the Soundcloud player or download it zipped in the more for a limited time only.
Download: Nialler9 Electric Picnic Mixtape 2010 (137MB)
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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.
I would say that everyone has to see Crystal Fighters. They are gonna be big, and they do a pretty good live show I hear…
Looking forward to them definitely!
Go see Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. They are amazing live!