Metronome: Om Unit Acid Dub Studies (Live) & Throwing Shapes

OM UNIT (Live) (uk)  
Throwing Shapes

OM UNIT  

As a producer and DJ, Om Unit’s persistent presence in an ever-changing musical landscape has solidified his place as an electronic music pioneer.

Jim Coles took on the mantle of Om Unit in the late 2000s, and since then the English producer has sought to challenge himself and his audience by going beyond the confines of typical genres and styles. In the process he has found success by striving for a more human and daring approach to connecting styles of electronic music in unique ways.

Coles is also a sought-after DJ and now live performer with his ‘Acid Dub Studies’ Live show, with over 500 appearances in clubs and festivals in more than 30 countries he has made the equivalent of approaching twenty five trips around the globe and counting. And in line with his desire to imagine new potentials for dance music has appeared on varied bills from the Montreux Jazz Festival to Bass Coast, Waking Life to Mysteryland.

Jim Coles has never been an easy producer to pin down sonically but if one is able to zoom out on the years of exploration in the potentials of beats, the space of slow-motion house music, the darkest corners of drum & bass & the hardcore continuum, or the frenzy of footwork patterns and now his more mature take on acid, dub, breaks and techno one can see there is a lineage of very personal takes on various musical tropes fashioned from experience, experimentation, and excitement. 

By consistently connecting between musical ideas, studio techniques, and potential emotional outcomes and by inviting listeners to hear and feel the experiences and memories that make up who we are - Coles has truly made an indelible mark on electronic music and remains here to stay.

THROWING SHAPES

Throwing Shapes is a new musical collaboration between three pillars of the contemporary Dublin scene - Gareth Quinn Redmond, Meabh McKenna & Ross Chaney. 

Presented by NCH in association with Homebeat & Another Love Story.