Foggy Notions in association with The National Concert Hall is delighted to announce Haunted Dancehall 2023: Over 40 Experimental, Electronic & Contemporary Classical artists including Kali Malone, Tirzah, Loraine James, Crash Ensemble, Lonnie Holly, Lucrecia Dalt & Space Afrika and more on November 3rd, 4th & 5th at the National Concert Hall & satellite venues.
Voted The Irish Times Festival of the year in 2022, Haunted Dancehall is back this November featuring 40+ live performances and DJ sets from the adjoining words of electronic, experimental, noise, ambient and contemporary classical music over four rooms at the National Concert Hall, and satellite venues The Sugar Club & Anseo, over three days from 3pm until late.
This expanded version of the hugely exciting festival that began last year sees Irish debuts from acclaimed American composer Kali Malone, Colombian experimental musician Lucrecia Dalt, Manchester duo Space Afrika, Alabama-born cosmic improviser and visual artist Lonnie Holley, American composer Kelly Moran, London experimental rock trio Moin and a live set from revered English electronic artist Lee Gamble.
Ireland’s leading new music group Crash Ensemble will present two very special performances of Philip Glass’ Glassworks and Terry Riley’s In C. Tirzah returns to Ireland following the recent release of her incredible third studio album trip9love…??? produced by long-time musical collaborator and acclaimed composer Mica Levi. London producer Loraine James also returns to Dublin following the release earlier this year of her extraordinary third album for the Hyperdub label, Gentle Confrontation. Irish songwriter, 4AD recording artist and NTS resident Maria Somerville performs new music for what will be her first Irish show in a long time. Organist and sound sculptor James McVinnie from Bedroom Community will also join the line-up to perform Philip Glass’ Passacaglia and Piano Etudes 17-20.
Further Irish debuts come from Danish sound artist and ambient producer Sofie Birch, Scottish-born, Danish-raised composer Clarissa Connelly who received the Nordic Music Prize in 2021 for her acclaimed experimental folk album The Voyage. New York-based singer-songwriter and woozy R&B producer Dawuna, innovative Japanese sound artist and instrument builder Yosuke Fujita aka FUJI|||||||||||TA and invigorating young Preston born producer Rainy Miller who has collaborated with Blackhaine (as featured at Haunted Dancehall 2022) and whose most recent release with Space Afrika Maybe It’s Time to Lay Down the Arms features Mica Levi.
Haunted Dancehall is a project supporting the work of the Night-Time Economy Taskforce and sees the National Cultural Institutions collaborate with more diverse partners and open up the spaces to new artists. Haunted Dancehall is supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media to drive and encourage diversity in the Night-Time Economy.
Other domestic highlights include a rare Irish show from Wicklow raised Cosha who skates an invisible line between mainstream and experimental R&B and has collaborated with such forward-facing producers as Rostan, Vegyn and Shygirl. Limerick producer, DJ and turntablist Naive Ted has long since been considered an underground legend by those in the know for his dancefloor wrecking sets of esoteric music presented in the quickmix style with skills honed in the competitive world of DJ battles will perform two of his last ever sets. Soria will bring her minimal instrumental voice and field recordings infused live set. Connemara experimentalist Olan Monk will also be joining us, as well as Dublin multi-instrumentalist and ambient legend Gareth Quinn Redmond, and emerging Dublin-based producer Spooklet who marries techno, grime and punk into her self-released singles.
The John Field Room on Saturday and Sunday will soundtracked by a carefully selected rotation of DJs including LOLZ (Gash Collective / Bounce), Dublin-based Spanish DJ Alba, Mullingar-born DJ Eliza (Gash Collective / DDR), Dublin-based global club DJ Little O (DDR), a rare DJ set from acclaimed composer and sonic artist Natalia Beylis and much-loved Irish broadcaster John Kelly.
This year Haunted Dancehall is spreading to new locations with late night events at Anseo on Camden Street and The Sugar Club.
On Friday Nov 3rd at The Sugar Club Haunted Dancehall will host a very special edition of Dónal Dineen’s Backstory featuring DJ sets from Dónal himself, Hewan Mulugeta, Big Cheeks and live sets from Dreamcycles and Celica (AKA Sunken Foal). Saturday Nov 4th at The Sugar Club features exciting young Irish producer Rory Sweeney, Mercorn (Tender / Skin&Blister) DJ set and a second late-night set from Naive Ted. Sunday November 6th at The Sugar Club features David Kitt’s acclaimed nocturnal electronic project New Jackson, North London singer-songwriter-producer Fran Lobo and DJ darkmavis (Ethereal Skies / Salvaged).
Over at Anseo (upstairs) on Camden Street Haunted Dancehall presents a programme of Irish live experimental music with Cork polymath Fixity, experimental spacewave from White Sage and Cork singer-songwriter-producer Ankil on Friday November 3rd. On Saturday November 4th the line-up features Limerick City free-improvisation group Péist and Cork electronic producer Mineral Stunting. On Sunday Nov 5th the line-up features multi-disciplinary artist Jasmine Wood and peak hue, the latest project from Belfast based producer and songwriter Phil Quinn.
Daily tickets for Haunted Dancehall @ NCH include all rooms on the night and priced at €27.
Food and drinks will be sold throughout the venue on the evening.
Tickets for The Sugar Club will be sold separately for €10 each night.
Events in Anseo will be free for first come first served.
HAUNTED DANCEHALL 2023 LINE-UP
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 3RD
Crash Ensemble perform Glassworks by Philip Glass & In C by Terry Riley
Main Stage NCH
From 8pm
Dónal Dineen’s Backstory featuring Dreamcycles (live), Celica (live), Big Cheeks, Hewan Mulugeta & Donal Dineen
The Sugar Club
From 11pm
Fixity, White Sage & Ankil
Anseo (upstairs)
From 10pm
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 4th
James McVinnie performing Philip Glass’ Passacaglia and Piano Etudes 17-20
Main Stage NCH
From 5.30pm
Tirzah
Main Stage NCH
From 8.30pm
Loraine James, Moin, Lonnie Holley, Naive Ted, Cosha
The Studio NCH
From 3pm
Clarissa Connelly, Olan Monk, Rainy Miller, Dawuna
Kevin Barry Room NCH
From 3pm
Little O, Alba, Eliza
John Field Room NCH
From 3pm
Rory Sweeney (live), Naive Ted, Mercorn
The Sugar Club
From 11pm
Péist, Mineral Stunting
Anseo (upstairs)
From 10.30pm
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 5th
Lucrecia Dalt
Main Stage NCH
From 5.30pm
Kali Malone
Main Stage NCH
From 8pm
Kelly Moran, Lee Gamble (live), Maria Somerville, Space Afrika
The Studio NCH
From 3pm
Gareth Quinn Redmond, Sofie Birch, Soria, Spooklet, FUJI|||||||||||TA
Kevin Barry Room NCH
From 3pm
LOLZ, Natalia Beylis (DJ set), John Kelly
John Field Room NCH
From 3pm
New Jackson, Fran Lobo, darkmavis
The Sugar Club
From 11pm
Jasmine Wood, peak hue
Anseo (upstairs)
From 10.30pm
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