Fans of live dance acts with a stadium-sized sound have been fairly hard done-by of late. Sure Orbital are back on tour and Basement Jaxx keep on firing out the carnival beats, but what about something totally fresh and inspired? The Japanese Popstars are three lads from Derry, Northern Ireland, ... read more

That this tough, scuzzy slice of banging electro rave comes with a radio mix is testament to how great these Irish non-popstars are at stripping things down to the exciting essentials. Melodies and riffs are unstoppable even through the heavy distortion as the tension and energy build to explosion. ... read more