Dopplereffekt at Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane

As part of Dublin Gallery Weekend and in tandem with The Ocean After Nature exhibition at the Hugh Lane join us for Dopplereffekt - Live [Leisure System - Detroit].

The evening will commence with a talk from Stephen Rennicks (Drexciya Research Blog) and Richard Be (First Cut). Also appearing as part of this evening will be Sharon Phelan with a DJ performance & visual accompaniment.This special evening will culminate with a live set by Dopplereffekt.

Inimitable electro duo Dopplereffekt are one of the most mysterious, thrilling and consistently challenging entities in electronic music. Originated by Gerald Donald, one-half of Drexciya and responsible for era-defining releases under a variety of enigmatic aliases, the current iteration of the group includes Donald and fellow explorer To-Nhan. Together, the pair’s razor-sharp production and a peerless capacity for transportive soundscapes are as likely to reference concepts embedded in physics and biology as they are capable of moving crowded dancefloors. Dopplereffekt inhabit a unique contemporary sonic world, with a restless creativity and intense commitment to carving out their own musical space.

In recent years, the duo resurfaced on Berlin’s Leisure System label with 2013’s Tetrahymena EP, the wildly well-received split Hypnagogia 12” with Objekt and 2017’s Cellular Automata, their first LP in ten years since 2007’s Calabi Yau Space on Rephlex. Cellular Automata approaches mathematical growth and decay as an iterative process, with each data input considered individually relative to the overall model. The result represents one of the group’s boldest creative endeavors, defying expectations while remaining unmistakably Dopplereffekt.

Sharon Phelan [IRE] is an artist, musician and researcher working primarily with sound in site-specific contexts. Her practice includes sound installations, field recordings, audiovisual compositions, and collaborative performances with voice and electronics.

Admission is strictly limited to ticket holders only.