Shampain + Plantainchipps

Pop Mutations presents:

SHAMPAIN

+ Special Guests

Thursday 19th March

Apollo Bar (The Flying Duck)

18+

In the wake of his debut electronic album Millenium Madness, Galway DJ/Producer Shampain brings the sweaty circus that is the Millenium Madness tour on the road. Blending the weird, the mad and the wonderful - the tour will take place in selected intimate venues across the UK & Ireland, with a unique twist for each show, delivering a special experience to every city. Expect signature Shampain high energy with special appearances from Beddy Minaj, MANTUA, Lu2k, Hannah Hession, Stella and The Dreaming and more TBA.

SHAMPAIN

Shampain is a Galway-born DJ and producer whose eclectic sets fuse ambient, bass-driven, club and cinematic elements. With more than a decade behind the decks, he has earned a reputation as one of the rare touring DJs whose path is built not on releases, but on a colorful music library, flawless mixing, and a distinctive persona. Now a key figure in Ireland’s underground scene, Shampain continues to push boundaries with his unique sonic style.

Shampain co-founded both VSN and G TOWN Records. He also directs the DIY operations at FREAK Magazine; an exciting art and music platform celebrating the weird and wonderful of the audio and visual worlds. Across his first two releases he has worked with acclaimed Irish artists Julie Dawson (Of Newdad) and Elaine Malone, along with underground icons Bethany and Rachel Trench.

Beyond these projects, he also performs and produces under the moniker Cathedral, he has sustained a long-running residency on Rinse France, fronted a documentary series for Irish- language broadcaster TG4, and re-scored classic silent films.

His multifaceted approach has brought recognition from major Irish cultural institutions such as An Taibhdhearc (the National Irish Language Theatre), the Bram Stoker Festival, and the Galway Arts Festival, as well as from world-renowned dance music institutions like Fabric, Amnesia, Oil Club, Rex Club, Boiler Room, Sub Club, Macadam and RSO.

MILLENEUM MADNESS

After 10 years of DJing around the world, opening a barber shop and putting on many gigs, SHAMPAIN's first full-length musical project Millenium Madness is out now on his own imprint FREAKMAG.

An experimental blend of techno, trance, and goth rock heavily inspired by Shampain's home, Galway, Spinning from ambient to heavy trance, 'Millenium Madness' is set to reflect the contradictions that run

throughout G Town; the constant chaos and noisiness to total serenity - something akin to a Shampain DJ set. The cold rigidity of its infrastructure takes the form of drum machines, pedals, mixers, and synths, set against real, raw recordings taken from the River Corrib, pub smoking areas, walks to and from work, and many days of pouring rain.

Lyrical and vocal contributions from Bethany, Julie Dawson (Newdad) and Elaine Malone cut through the industrial and raw instrumentals resulting in a symbiosis between hardware synths and distorted vocals.