4. Lakker – ‘Mountain Divide’
Dublin duo Lakker have quietly and insidiously been making a great name for themselves by making great tunes and releasing them on international electronic labels. For their new one, forthcoming on R&S, the first track is a rush of sonics, an eight minute industrial complex housing a beat fettered by a booming structure, swirling vocal sounds, bin-rattling bass and an enveloping haze of intensity. Like droning kraut or Suicide reimagined.

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.