Premiere: Plus One ‘Sweaty’
Dublin’s Plus One chases his Hessle and Four Tet-tipped hit ‘Bonk’ with five cuts giddy garage, bass and dembow-goes-techno tekkers
Dublin’s Plus One will release a new EP via Galway’s Ar Ais Arís label this month. Listen to ‘Sweaty’ below.
Hot on the heels of ‘Bonk’ – a sizzling stepper from Ar Ais Arís’ debut V/A that's become a reliable fixture in sets by Ben UFO, Four Tet et al this summer – Plus One’s latest five-tracker touches on garage, cloud rap and galloping dembow, all delivered with the same giddy flair that’s made his music so irresistible to selectors and Shazammrs alike.
From the snapping 2-step of ‘Bomber’ through the woozy cyborg vox and chiptune rumbles of ‘777’ to the sugar-rush club tekkers of ‘I Can Live’, there’s something of Two Shell’s post-rave antics at play here, but Plus One’s sights remain more firmly set on the dancefloor. ‘Sweaty’ taps into the limb-swinging techno-goes-dembow bizniz of Nick León and Doctor Jeep, while ‘Zero Chance’ reaches further into zapping reggaeton rhythms, laser beam bass and swirling vocal murmurs.
‘Ar Ais Arís Vol 2’ lands on 12th July. Pre-order it here.
Since launching in Galway’s Irish language venue, Club Áras na nGael, in late 2022, Ar Ais Arís – a popular phrase in Irish music meaning “Back Again” – has become a “welcoming space for counter-culture expression while prioritising inclusivity, diversity, and safety”. In the year and a half since, it has hosted sets from international artists including Sully, Breaka and Denham Audio as well as a wide array of Irish DJs including Woozy’s EMA, Efa O’Neill and R.Kitt.
