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Think About It is a melancholic, late-night house cut from Northern Irish, Barcelona-based producer Clover. Breathy shakuhachi and a spoken-word vocal pose a simple question: have you tried your best? Plucked synth chords and layered electric guitars then carry the track home. Self-released on 30 October, the track has already received support from BBC Introducing in Northern Ireland, where presenter Taylor Johnson described it as “Bon Jovi on a club track”. Clover ------------------------- SC: @clover657 IG: www.instagram.com/clover657_ Four Four Magazine 
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This week’s entry in the Local Selection Mix series comes from LoveSmoke, with a concoction of deep house, Afro-house and Afro-tech, weaving emotive melodies, rolling basslines and visceral rhythms into dancefloor journeys rooted in Black culture, femininity and spirituality. LoveSmoke approach DJing as an expression of identity, using music to create space for movement, connection and self-expression. Their selections lean into the emotional weight of a record as much as its physical impact, building journeys that bring together rhythm, feeling and collective energy. From all-vinyl sets to a weekly residency and appearances at festivals including Beyond The Pale and Éalu Le Grá, the duo have continued to develop their sound while remaining grounded in a shared vision. For LoveSmoke, the dancefloor is a space to foster connection through music, bringing people together through shared experiences and collective energy. For this edition of Local Selection, LoveSmoke move through deep house, Afro-house and Afro-tech, tracing a path through emotive melodies, driving percussion and rolling low-end. An entrancing mix that reflects the duo’s approach to selection, balancing soulful depth with rhythms that run deeper than the act of picking one record after the next. LoveSmoke -------------------- SC: @lovesmokesounds IG: www.instagram.com/lovesmokesounds Four Four Magazine 
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DJazz (Aditya Malve) is an Indian music producer, DJ, and sound engineer with over a decade in the creative industries. His eclectic approach moves freely between House, Disco, DnB, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Blues, and beyond. A regular across India’s festival and club circuit, he has released music on labels including nrtya, Gently Altered, Maaya, and DnB India. In 2025, he launched All That DJazz, his own imprint exploring music and culture. Today we premiere Uno Dos Tres Cuatro, a track that pushes a relentless four-to-the-floor pulse, built around the commanding chant “Uno Dos Tres Cuatro.” Shifting synths and restless drums continually reshape the track’s momentum, while its driving rhythmic core keeps everything locked firmly in motion. DJazz ------------------------- SC: @all-that-djazz IG: www.instagram.com/djazz_live Label ------------------------- IG: www.instagram.com/allthatdjazz Four Four Magazine 
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Hidden Love return with the latest instalment of their Cracked Tracks VA series, exploring a new direction for the label while staying true to the sounds that have shaped its identity. Bringing together familiar influences with new sounds, genres and artists, the VA showcases a broader side of the Hidden Love catalogue. Premiering on the Four Four SoundCloud, Belfast-based Calum Connell delivers ‘Sod’s Law’, a hazy cut that sits between house and trance. Built around a nostalgic feel, the track gradually unfolds, balancing rolling rhythms with euphoric undertones. Calum Connell ------------------------- SC: @calumconnell IG: www.instagram.com/calum.connell/ Label ------------------------- IG: www.instagram.com/hiddenlovedublin SC: @hiddenlove Four Four Magazine 
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In this edition of the Local Selection, Holz blasts off into jackin’ techno and funk-laced grooves, delivering a cheeky, high-energy mix that wastes no time getting down to business. Having spent the past year DJing across Dublin and Galway, the rising DJ is steadily honing a sound that balances hypnotic, groove-led techno with the playful, sexy energy of the dancefloor. Drawing inspiration from artists like Gigi FM and ANNĒ, Holz gravitates towards persistent rhythms and hypnotic soundscapes that keep dancers locked in. But there’s room for a little mischief, too. With Ireland’s queer techno scene playing a formative role in their musical journey, the mix embraces the freedom, fun and flirtation that make a dancefloor feel alive. Across the hour, raw, fast-paced cuts collide with soulful hardgroove bangers, lush chords, cheeky vocal hooks, rave-ready stabs and jarring percussion. It’s a relentless race through techno’s more playful end, with grooves that jack, rhythms that roll and crescendo after crescendo pushing the energy forward. There’s barely a moment to catch your breath, let alone stand still. For Holz, it’s all about finding that sweet spot between hypnotic intensity and unfiltered dancefloor pleasure. Strap in and let Holz take you for a ride. HOLZ -------------------- SC: @user-535513921 IG: www.instagram.com/holz.zloh Four Four Magazine 
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Club Evoy is a house producer and DJ based between Wexford and Dublin, working across warm, driving sounds built for the late hours. Synthetic Drift marks the first release on Ó Rua Records, a new independent dance music label from Co. Wexford. Across four tracks, the EP follows a single idea: moving through the city after dark, windows down, with the night still ahead. “On The Way To The Club” sits at that point before everything begins — the anticipation, the journey in, the hours before the doors open. Club Evoy ------------------------- SC: @realdanreve-9721 IG: www.instagram.com/club_evoy Label ------------------------- IG: www.instagram.com/oruarecords/ SC: @xxgamer-xxgamer Four Four Magazine 
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Local Selection number 320 welcomes Jake Brien to the series. Bringing a fresh perspective to the city’s electronic music scene, Brien delivers a mix that reflects his appetite for digging deeper and pushing things forward. Dublin’s Jake Brien is quickly establishing himself as a nonconformist force within the club scene, and his Local Selection is testament to that. Gliding effortlessly between genres, tempos, moods and atmospheres, the hour-long mix sees the young DJ kick things off with vintage ’90s hip-hop before closing out with UK hardcore. The abrasive sandwich in between is anything but filler, as Brien goes for the jugular from the off. Electro, rave, house and techno collide in a blistering assault of dancefloor killers, delivered with equal parts tenacity and guts. If Jake Brien wasn’t already a name to watch, he certainly is now. Jake Brien -------------------- SC: @jakebrien07 IG: www.instagram.com/jakebrien_ Four Four Magazine 
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Gleesø is a Dublin-based techno artist exploring the hypnotic and groove-led end of the spectrum. Built around driving rhythms, hard-hitting kicks and off-centre sound design, his productions balance stripped-back arrangements with a raw, high-energy edge. Alongside his studio work, Gleesø has been steadily carving out a presence in Dublin’s club scene, with recent appearances at HOTBOXX and Dark Harp, bringing his sound to the dancefloor. His latest track 'Dance Again' is driven by weighty kicks, rolling grooves and unconventional sonic textures. Hypnotic in its repetition and direct in its execution, the track leans into a darker, club-focused sound, built for late-night dancefloors. Gleesø ------------------------- SC: @gleeso-585133049 IG: www.instagram.com/aaron.gl_ Four Four Magazine 
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This week’s entry to the Local Selection comes from Terrane, formerly known as Son Orbis, who showcases his stylistic shift through an hour of high-voltage, percussive madness. The Dublin-based DJ and producer recently unveiled his fresh outlook on club music, moving away from the deep and soulful sounds of house music that defined the early stages of his career in favour of a more forward-thinking approach. Looking ahead rather than back, Terrane’s new direction offers a bracing perspective on where club music can go next, and marks the beginning of a new chapter under his new moniker. Terrane is defined by forward-thinking bass music inspired by the foundations of early-2000s dubstep, breakbeat, and UKG. Drawing impetus from that lineage while turning its conventions on their head, the new project builds on more than eight years of experience within Dublin’s underground club scene. With previous releases on Eton Messy Records and Milkit Sounds, and support from artists including Boys Noize, Slam, and Pete Tong, his renewed focus now falls on deep low-end, intricate percussion, and enthralling, high-octane sets. For his Local Selection, the Dublin artist dives headfirst into this absorbing world of jagged percussion, blasting synths, and forceful basslines. The mix is a relentless ascent, continually building in intensity as it hurtles deeper into a world of hyperactive rhythmic insanity. It’s a full-throttle ride through Terrane’s new sonic territory, a restless, exhilarating journey from an artist stepping into a new era, backed by more than eight years of experience in the underground. Terrane -------------------- SC: https://soundcloud.com/terrane-ie IG: https://www.instagram.com/terrane___/ Four Four Magazine 
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A hypnotic, warped house cut built around a deep, droning bassline, psychedelic textures and an eerie vocal presence. “The Drone” moves through a hazy, otherworldly groove, balancing darker atmospheres with a subtle sense of drive. Suckerfish ------------------------- SC: @user-641423703 IG: www.instagram.com/suckerfish__/ Four Four Magazine 
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Flip The Lid presents the third chapter in their much-loved compilation series with ‘Rolly Bump Vol. 3’, a high-octane collection of progressive house, trance and tech house built for maximum dancefloor impact. Following the first two instalments, ‘Rolly Bump Vol. 3’ brings together ten fresh cuts from across the Flip The Lid orbit. With progressive as the starting point, the compilation moves across a spectrum of influences and sounds, from driving, uplifting grooves and trance-tinged euphoria to tech house rollers, acid-fuelled energy, deep tribal rhythms and big-room energy. Today we premiere the track from Dublin's own, Collie. COLLIE ---------------------- SC: @collie1996 IG: www.instagram.com/colliemck FLIP THE LID ---------------------- SC: @flipthelid IG: www.instagram.com/flipthelidmusic Four Four Magazine 
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Local Selection 318 sees Lana Hayes and Sleepyhead join forces, bringing their bass-heavy, freaky sounds to the mix with the same energy and chemistry they bring to the dance floor. Friends by chance, DJs by choice. Lana Hayes and Sleepyhead go together like pint bottles in the sun, Lucozades on rough mornings and beers amongst friends. Having clocked countless hours of field research in the wild, from club dancefloors to festival fields, the pair have developed the kind of chemistry that can only come from shared experience, questionable decisions and a genuine love for the dance. When Lana and Sleepyhead come together behind the decks, that friendship becomes impossible to ignore. There’s an undeniable spark between them, an explosive back-and-forth that sends bass-heavy, booty-shaking shockwaves through the floor, seismic activity that would surely register somewhere on the Richter scale. Their selections occupy the freakier end of the dance music spectrum, built for sweaty rooms, loose limbs and those moments when the night starts to take on a life of its own. This is music with attitude, humour and plenty of low-end pressure. They preach to the masses the Gummer Gospel: freaky dance music for freaky dancers, delivered with the energy of two mates who are clearly having as much fun behind the decks as everyone else is in front of them. Artwork by: Jane Tassie Lana Hayes B2B Sleepyhead -------------------- Lana Hayes -------------------- SC: @user-922608881 IG: www.instagram.com/lana_hayes/ Sleepyhead SC: @ryanconway-805836452 IG: www.instagram.com/sleepyhea__d/ Four Four Magazine 
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Cartin has been carving out his own space within Ireland’s electronic underground, bringing together guitar-led live performance, emotive songwriting and club-focused production. At its heart, ‘Saturday’ is a celebration of friendship. Built around shimmering Chicago house keys, elastic grooves, pop sensibilities and manipulated vocal fragments, the track radiates an infectious optimism. Beneath its euphoric surface is a tribute to the friendships that carry us through life’s highs and lows. Designed with live performance in mind, ‘Saturday’ thrives in those moments where strangers become friends and entire rooms move as one. Blending live performance with electronic production, Cartin delivers a distinctly Irish take on modern dance music that feels organic, emotional and impossible to stand still to. Cartin ------------------------- SC: @cartinaf IG: www.instagram.com/cartincaolan/ FB: www.facebook.com/CartinAF Four Four Magazine 
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Mijo Sanchez takes the Local Selection series into darker territory, delivering a tightly wound journey through murky atmospheres and coiling tension. With close to a decade behind the decks, Sanchez has become one of Galway’s driving forces and mainstays within the city’s club culture, building a reputation through residencies, club appearances and a commitment to keeping the techno candle burning through the night. His sets move between Acid Techno, Electro, 00s-adjacent Tribal Techno and Trance, a concoction shaped through years spent on the dancefloor. As the founder of Rave Culture Galway, Sanchez has also played an active role in developing the city’s underground community, creating a platform for local DJs and artists while bringing a wider range of electronic sounds to the region. Behind the decks, his approach remains open, with little interest in being pigeonholed by a single sound or aesthetic. He moves fluidly between genres, always maintaining an overwhelming sense of forward motion. Over the years, he has appeared at venues including Electric, Club Cuba, The Cellar Underground and The Loft, alongside a range of independent club nights and events. His contribution to the Local Selection series leans into dark, twisted and hypnotic techno - deep, dynamic and murky. Sanchez flexes his command of the decks through a sense of utter control, an essential quality when pushing this style to its maximum intensity. The tracks are clean yet dark, creating a tunnelling sensation that draws you through meandering atmospheres and coiling textures. Sanchez holds these dynamics tightly, manipulating them with precision and keeping the tension perpetually on a knife’s edge without ever allowing it to spill over. The result is a tightly controlled journey that remains dizzying the full way through. Mijo Sanchez -------------------- SC: https://soundcloud.com/endrew-santos-sanchez IG: https://www.instagram.com/mijosanchez_/ Four Four Magazine 
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Local Selection 316 is soundtracked by Dublin duo Heftie, who share a one-hour journey through high-octane, warped-out hypnotism and heavy low-end pressure. Heftie are an underground electronic music duo from Dublin, crafting a raw, euphoric sound driven by heavy bass, hard-hitting drums and restless energy. Drawing from garage, house, electro and dubstep, their productions sit within a buckled UK hardcore continuum, constantly shifting between influences while looking firmly towards the future. For this mix, the duo draw inspiration from recent time spent in Barcelona and the UK, weaving together dark textures, heavyweight bass and Latin-infused rhythms. Rather than following a fixed formula, the set evolves organically, building a dynamic atmosphere from the pair’s wide-ranging influences. There’s a physicality to their approach. Low frequencies sit at the centre, while tough drums, warped textures and euphoric melodies create a sense of constant forward momentum. The result is a juxtaposed, unpredictable journey that moves between pressure, euphoria and hypnotism, one that asks you to leave your expectations at the door. Heftie -------------------- SC: @user-367291281 IG: www.instagram.com/__heftie/ Four Four Magazine 
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