(By Dave Parle)

It’s a sunny day and we’re getting in the Electric Picnic mood! Here’s our top 5 day by day must sees at Leccie Piccie…

FRIDAY

FOALS

I’m sure you need little convincing to go and watch Foals. Their tent is going to be rammed and I’ve got a feeling a lot of people are going to leave having seen the best show of the weekend. If you’ve already seen Foals live, you know what I’m talking about – you’ll be unlikely to see a more energetic show all weekend.

FREELANCE WHALES

Big fans of these and will be perfect for some chilled goodness. Bands like this are what make Electric Picnic particularly enjoyable.

THE SUBS

You may have noticed, but we here at Transmission are big, BIG fans of The Subs. They’ve graced our stage twice and their slot at Electric Picnic is a sign of how well things are going for one of the best dance acts to come from Belgium. For me, they’re one of the few acts that manage to transform their recording music live, and actually make it way better than their recordings.

KORMAC’S BIG BAND

Things have really kicked of for Kormac, and I can tell you it’s fully deserved. Along with his band he brings a performance full of originality and fun that guarantees smiles all round. He was one of the genuine highlights of Glastonbury this year and also, for me, at the Body and Soul festival.

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Monthly chart time again and as usual i’ve managed to get the residents to throw some tracklinks my way to show what they’ve been liking this month in their sets down at the Button Factory (blood and stone comes to mind). No prizes for guessing some of the choices, but let us know what you think anyway by leaving us a comment here on the site whether you like our choices or not?

-Salacious

Green Velvet – Turn It Up

Calvertron vs Qalvr – Raw 2 Da Floor

Jamaica – Short And Entertaining (Mixhell Mix)

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We wanted to get to the heart of Dublin’s underground so we sent our roving reporters out and about to suss out what kind of beats are making the city groove. Here’s what they came back with it.
Update, Dublin Skank have taken their video down in case it loses its underground status but we’ve found a making of video till it emerges again.

M.I.A. – Teqkilla

Gorillaz – Some Kind Of Nature

Esser – Satisfied (Egyptrixx RMX)

Caribou – Odessa

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This Saturday we have the amazing Jack Beats, If you’d like to sign your name onto the discount list you can do so now by clicking here.

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1. Headman – It Rough (Chicken Lips Remix)
2. Sian – Cloned Deity
3. The Micronauts – Distracted
4. Riton – Oh Super!
5. Ghostboy – Deceit
6. Abakus – Netwerk
7. Spirit Catcher – Dirty Circuit (Lifting Live Mix)
8. NT89 – Onestopoli
9. The Micronauts – Baby Wants To Bleep, (Pt. 1)
10. The Micronauts – Baby Wants To Rock
11. Hystereo – Hysterica
12. Justice – Planisphere (MMMatthias Remix)
13. EBTG – Five Fathoms (DJ Sneak’s Sneak A Dub)
14. Chymera – Icicle
15. Rob Hawk – We’re Gonna Do It Again (Ghostboy Remix)
16. UNKLE – Heavy Drug (Surrender Sounds Remix)
17. Kink – Rachel
18. Daft Punk – Rollin And Scratchin (Gonzales Rework)

We’re all big fans of Jape at Transmission and were really happy to see his last album finally bring him the success he deserves. His newer demos are taking things in a slightly different direction. No word on plans for a new album but Richie’s been steadily adding tracks to his Soundcloud page. Some of which you can check out here:

That Shit Is Evil by Jape
01 Wonder – Jape Remix by Jape

And you can check out even more stuff on his Soundclound page