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, 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.
