Dave Clarke at Electric City - June 16th

Thursday June 16th at Traffic.

World Service 2 Irish Album Launch:

Dave Clarke [Skint Records - UK]
Barry Donovan [Electric City]

The Baron is back. Dave Clarke returns to Electric City this Thursday for
the Irish launch of World Service 2 - his latest killer techno / electro /
ghetto-tech mix just released on Resist Records. This date is part of a
World Tour with dates at The Rex in Paris, The Loft in Barcelona and Fabric
in London, amongst others. Clarke will be performing this set on the
technologically awesome Technics DZ 1200 CD Decks. It's sure to be another
night of electro and techno madness when the Baron takes to the decks at
Traffic as his rocking set at Metropolitan for us last year proved. Support
on the night comes from one of the best new DJs in Ireland, Barry Donovan.
Barry has rocked Electric City hard on many occasions over the past 12
months and this will be the perfect start to the night's music.

Coming off the back of his well-received Devil's Advocate and Live albums
and recent remixes for DJ Hell and Terence Fixmer, Dave Clarke is on
blistering form with this sequel to 2001's opening salvo of World Service.
As with the original World Service, which sold over 70,000 copies across the
globe, Clarke raises the bar for techno and electro DJs everywhere.
Completely mixed on his beloved Technics DZ 1200 CD decks, World Service 2
is chopped, scratched and cut up with devastating hip hop-influenced
panache. Clarke is at the top of his game. Wowing crowds internationally,
from 25,000 ravers in Brazil to ever-welcoming fans packing Belgium's FUSE
Club, his knowledge of cutting edge music remains honed and tight, his
attitude as invigoratingly enthused as ever.

The Electro mix starts out twisting through tracks by his old International
Deejay Gigolo muckers David Caretta and the Hacker before diving into tough
British grit represented by the likes of Chris McCormack and The Advent from
Billy Nasty's Electrix label. Naturally there s the requisite dose of sex'n
sleazing on board right from the very start when Kim Peers requires a
motherlode of rude lovin', as does the equally lewd Junesex on Fast Food
Messiahs. Clarke also throws in a surprises which hark back to his post-punk
roots on tracks such as GDX's version of 'This Corrosion' (originally by
iconic goth band the Sisters Of Mercy), or the closing hip-as-**** punk-funk
of New Yorkers Silicone Soul asking a question relevant to many who ve taken
to the dancefloor as Clarke performs a peak-time DJ set ''Who Needs Sleep
Tonight?'

Clarke's take on techno is no less refreshing. Over 26 tracks he journeys
through a huge variety of styles, embracing the dark rude humour of
Detroit's booty-tek but never losing sight of a thread of crunching
four-to-the-floor dynamism. The pace seldom lets up from the opening demands
by Underground Resistance's Mad Mike Banks to find your strength in the
sound and make your transition to the echoing outer space robot fade-out of
AJ McGhee's 'Octapie' at the CD's close. Along the way DJ Rush asks us to
'Sex Me All Night Long', DJ Funk wants you to 'Put Yo Back N 2 It' and
there's even a track from 1980 by Japanese electronic legend Ryuchi
Sakamoto. For more information on WS2 check out www.worldservice2.co.uk

Tickets for this launch party are on sale from Selectah Records &
www.tickets.ie priced at the B&Q approved price of 12 euro. Admission will
be 15 euro at the door on the night.

Prior to his set at Electric City - Dave Clarke will be doing a World
Service 2 in-store signing at Selectah Records in Temple Bar at 7pm on
Thursday. This will be a perfect opportunity to meet the big man in person
and get your CD/records signed. Selectah Records has the World Service 2 Mix
in stock now with a free WS2 poster for all purchasers.

We'll also have some free Tiger beer for everyone who drops by from our good
friends at Tiger. www.tigerbeer.ie

Electric City
Thursdays @ Traffic
54 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1
Doors: 11.00
Supported by Tiger Beer
500ml bottles of Tiger - e4.50
Cocktails 2 for 1

Forthcoming Guests:

June 23rd - e7 / e5 members

Philip Ryan [Cypher-music.net]
DJ Laz-E [Voodoo Scratch Attack]

June 30th - e8 / e6 members

Dez Williams [Ai Records / SCSI-AV - UK]
Alan O'Boyle [Decal]

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