Phil Kieran / Awesome Soundwave Live / August 2026

Having recently released the final instalment of his Le Carousel project, Belfast born and raised DJ / producer Phil Kieran appears to be seriously reinvigorated / rejuvenated. While Le Carousel took over a decade to finally reach fruition, Kieran currently has 2, brand new releases lined-up. The “Kosmische Advice” EP – a collaboration with Roman Flugel – is still, for now, sonically, under wraps, but the single “Leave It All Behind” comes in a couple of different, dance floor flavours. One, muscular post-punk funk – recalling Kieran’s cool rework of Bush Tetras’ “Snakes Crawl”. Tough, taut, with copious cowbell, stuttered guitar riffing, and little Middle Eastern mystery to its melody. The other a more serene shot of disco-motorik, serenaded by soft, psyche organ drones. Both featuring haunting vocal harmonies that pay homage to the girl groups of the 1960s, similar to some of the work of Kieran’s spar, David Holmes. Also, while Kieran’s Leatherette club nights continue to go from…