Archive for 'Gigs'
Debut DJ Set At Ministry Of Sound ’96
Posted on 23. Jan, 2011 by Paul Dakeyne.
Recently I’ve been piling through a gargantuan pile of old DAT tapes in an attempt to archive them onto hard disc and ultimately for posting up on my blog as a reminder of some old and forgotten works. I’ve also found some ‘unreleased’ rarities, demos and DJ sets and radio mixes too. Just for the [...]
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In the Kitchen at Parties
Posted on 15. Jul, 2010 by Paul Dakeyne.
In the last quarter of 1993, a pioneering nightclub manager called Nodd McDonagh called me to say he’d been head-hunted to run a new venue in Dublin’s Temple Bar district, to be named, ‘The Kitchen’ – the owners of which, were U2. ‘Would you like to DJ for the opening night and see how you [...]
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Eight Zero – 80s Electronica and Alternative Dance
Posted on 19. May, 2010 by Paul Dakeyne.
‘Eight Zero’? It’s a club night, a concept, a retrospective musical journey around all that was actually bloody good during the 80s. I had the pleasure of hosting, DJ’ing and promoting this night back in 2005/6. Banished was the cheesy pop of the period, and welcomed with open arms was the cool ‘electronica’, the alternative [...]
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Kraftwerk Live Mix on Technics DZ-1200′s
Posted on 23. Jun, 2009 by Paul Dakeyne.
Here’s a fact – I was the first DJ ever to perform a live mix set on Technics CD decks, sometime around 1987. Of course, at a time when vinyl was king, some may have viewed this as sacrilege. Fast forward to 2005, and I was invited back by Technics and DMC to perform a [...]
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Kraftwerk After Party – Tallinn ’04
Posted on 04. Jun, 2009 by Paul Dakeyne.
They say “never meet your heroes..” Well I’ve met a few of mine. Some disappointed me, some saddened me, and some quite surprised me. May 2004, Tallinn, capital city of Estonia was the time and place. Having played for a local promoter and club owner there who I’ve known since my Ministry of Sound touring [...]
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