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The moment that you’ve been waiting for is here - it’s the weekend, so come let your hair down and join us for a dance as we keep the music playing with Krystal Klear!
A sophisticated studio scientist as well as touring DJ, Dec Lennon’s fine-tuned ear for melody and flair is evident throughout both the tunes he makes, and the ones he draws for in the club. With one foot in the disco camp and the other in house + techno, the guiding M.O. of Krystal Klear has remained pretty simple from day one: dance music that makes people actually dance.
Having broken through into the public conscience with early hits like “Tried For Your Love” and “We’re Wrong”, he quickly became a mainstay on the international circuit. Residencies at institutions such as Hoya:Hoya, Fabric and Warehouse Project bolstered his reputation as a DJ, leading to appearances in world-class venues like Berlin’s Panorama Bar and staunchly underground hangouts like San Francisco’s A Club Called Rhonda alike, plus a glut of festivals in between. Headline events back home in Ireland and across the UK, whether flanked by fellow stars or as solo marathons, are invariable sell-outs too. The launch of his own self-run label in 2013, Cold Tonic, has provided ample artillery ready for the endless late nights and early mornings.
Years of buzzy activity and steadily honing his craft has fed into Lennon’s biggest release to date: The Division. The EP’s four tunes go off like magnesium firecrackers, barely able to contain the energy and ideas within. It is a distillation of his loves and a signpost to the future, marrying the colour and construction of late 80s synth pop, from New Order to Italo label ZXY, to the snap and sprightliness of freestyle and early electro. This newly-refined style could sit comfortably in the vaults of super-producers Patrick Adams and Morgan Geist, with sparkle, poise and grit to spare. Having moved to NYC after a lifelong fascination with its cultural touchstones, with The Division and further material to come, Lennon has hit upon a sound that updates them.
As Lennon’s time in the Running Back stable looks set to run, alongside a typically hectic tour diary and non-ending stream of Cold Tonic releases to steer, a defined path has begun to emerge as Krystal Klear heads into a second decade of existence, something Lennon admits he struggled to be comfortable with in his early days. It is the hard-earned culmination of 10,000 hours spent behind mixers – both studio consoles, and the booths of the world’s best clubs. That’s ultimately where Lennon feels closest to home: staring out at dancefloors, working out how to work them, and invariably succeeding.
Opening for Krystal Klear, Thugshop’s very own - Daryl Knows
You can count on Daryl Knows to take you on a cosmic journey as he weaves effortlessly between funk, soul, energetic house and your favourite disco ditties.
A sophisticated studio scientist as well as touring DJ, Dec Lennon’s fine-tuned ear for melody and flair is evident throughout both the tunes he makes, and the ones he draws for in the club. With one foot in the disco camp and the other in house + techno, the guiding M.O. of Krystal Klear has remained pretty simple from day one: dance music that makes people actually dance.
Having broken through into the public conscience with early hits like “Tried For Your Love” and “We’re Wrong”, he quickly became a mainstay on the international circuit. Residencies at institutions such as Hoya:Hoya, Fabric and Warehouse Project bolstered his reputation as a DJ, leading to appearances in world-class venues like Berlin’s Panorama Bar and staunchly underground hangouts like San Francisco’s A Club Called Rhonda alike, plus a glut of festivals in between. Headline events back home in Ireland and across the UK, whether flanked by fellow stars or as solo marathons, are invariable sell-outs too. The launch of his own self-run label in 2013, Cold Tonic, has provided ample artillery ready for the endless late nights and early mornings.
Years of buzzy activity and steadily honing his craft has fed into Lennon’s biggest release to date: The Division. The EP’s four tunes go off like magnesium firecrackers, barely able to contain the energy and ideas within. It is a distillation of his loves and a signpost to the future, marrying the colour and construction of late 80s synth pop, from New Order to Italo label ZXY, to the snap and sprightliness of freestyle and early electro. This newly-refined style could sit comfortably in the vaults of super-producers Patrick Adams and Morgan Geist, with sparkle, poise and grit to spare. Having moved to NYC after a lifelong fascination with its cultural touchstones, with The Division and further material to come, Lennon has hit upon a sound that updates them.
As Lennon’s time in the Running Back stable looks set to run, alongside a typically hectic tour diary and non-ending stream of Cold Tonic releases to steer, a defined path has begun to emerge as Krystal Klear heads into a second decade of existence, something Lennon admits he struggled to be comfortable with in his early days. It is the hard-earned culmination of 10,000 hours spent behind mixers – both studio consoles, and the booths of the world’s best clubs. That’s ultimately where Lennon feels closest to home: staring out at dancefloors, working out how to work them, and invariably succeeding.
Opening for Krystal Klear, Thugshop’s very own - Daryl Knows
You can count on Daryl Knows to take you on a cosmic journey as he weaves effortlessly between funk, soul, energetic house and your favourite disco ditties.
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