Judas DJs

"They went by Friends of Jesus Soundsystem. Then Friends of Judas. Then and now, Judas DJs. From weird-ass residencies in the Waterfront Hall, The Kitchen, The Network and the Limelight, through pop-ups and limited edition nights with names like Diode, Lino, Valid Pop, Tragedy, Arcadia, Line Up; from dub afternoons in carparks to the chillout tent at Planet Love, and the rock steady legend of Good Friday; a wake of pop groups like Saint Etienne, Bloc Party, Mushroom, Electric Six, Grandmaster Flash, Utah Saints, Ash and Therapy?, surely forever grateful for the tender, intuitive fluffering of a Judas DJs support. One global popstar questioned their authenticy and was cancelled in a scandal a month later - coincidence? They decide.

Here is easily Belfast's most persistent indie, dance, dub, pop and [I have no idea what that was] tag-team on the jogwheels of plastic - opposite ends of the table, lefty Judas plays a tune then righty Judas plays the next one off it. No playlists, no synch buttons possible, no streaming, no whistling effing mp3s, all out of their heads and their own collections for hours on end. Own mashups a speciality. You have the first hour to dictate the rest of the night."

Some bloke in a microwave, forever turning. 2024.