PHUNKDUP Soundsystem Radio-Podcast intro, biog, history & free track!

Jan. 16, 2011

PHUNK'DUP launched in September 1999 as an underground electronic music movement and touring club event concept plus production title on the Impulsive Records label, founded by Irish DJ/Producers Dean Sherry, Barry Dempsey & Darren Nolan. After setting up their own family of labels (Impulsive, IR2 & Landmass) as directors of Impulsive Music Irl the group released numerous tracks & EPs globally to critical acclaim and licensed tracks to majors including Fade & Global Underground. The PHUNK'DUP sound has it's roots somewhere between House Techno & Electro but is defined in general by it's bassline-driven energy. The PHUNK'DUP Soundystem toured incessantly around Ireland's clubs, colleges & venues with a full-on production of music, visuals & energy previously unknown and built up a regular rotational residency network around the entire country plus settled into long term base promotional residencies to further promote their sound & indeed the evolving Irish underground scene. The tours hit almost every club, venue & college across all 32 counties. Venues included HMV Leitrim, Ten Waterford, 303 Wexford, GPO Galway, Henry's Cork, Thompson's Belfast, Foundry Carlow, Legend's Curragh, Johnstown House Naas, Doran's, Tivoli, the Metro, Kitchen & MONO Dublin and of course Switch in Dublin's Temple Bar where PHUNK'DUP held their main full venue promotional residency Dublin club base. These bases provided many platforms for up & coming DJs & producers get their introductions and first step in the industry and showcased the very best Irish talent to the world. PHUNK'DUP has since went on to guest around the world in the UK, Europe, Middle East & US. The PHUNK'DUP DJs own club history reads as a defining list including the Shaft, Ormond, Olympic, Temple, POD, System, Kitchen, Switch, Garage, Dame Lane, Lillies, Thompsons, Network, Shine, Purty, HMV, Music Factory, Pasha, Velvet, Tube, Renaissance, Wax, Radio City, Soda, Purple Onion, Henry's, GPO, Legends, Sirens, Vaults, Strictly Rhythm, 303, Sides, Asylum, Zanzibar, Odeon, Isaac Butts, Spirit, Ten, Lush, Red Box, Point, Zoo, Sin, Traffic, Republica, Slatterys, Mean Fiddler, Eamon Dorans, Purty, MONO, Wrights & various festivals. Guest DJs that have appeared or been supported by the crew include names such as Vath, Hawtin, Oakenfold, Sasha/Digweed, Cox, Clarke, Tong, Slam, Rampling, Humphries, Morales, Emerson, C, Knuckles, Saunderson, Warren, Fontaine, Howlett, Beltram, C, Jefferson, Knuckles, MAW +many more. This PODCAST will showcase the PHUNK'DUP sound, energy, music, DJs & vision on a regular basis... I hope you enjoy :) Dean Sherry 2011