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The homegrown electro-punks carry out more more search-and-destroy manoeuvres with their We Have Control debut album. Fad-men Joe Dougan and Jim Harte keep it sweet. Stiff Kitten 9.30pm £10 048-90238700

Today FM's Small Hours ambassador Donal Dineen sweeps them off their feet with lashings and lashings of low-slung electronica. Liquid Lounge, Marlboro St 10pm €8/€6 021-4376097

A DC Recordings takeover with a live set from Richard Sen and Neil Beatnik's Padded Cell plus label honchos J Saul Kane (Depth Charge, Octagon Man) and James Dyer repping on the decks. Support from Maximum Joy's Mici Durnin. Rí-Rá 11.30pm €12 01-6711220

Banging electro and punky house from German producer and remixer Alexander Ridha AKA Boys Noize. Spy 10pm €25 01-6770014

Live set from the electrojazzyfunky house crew who have a new album all set to burst from the gates. The Academy 10pm €25 01-8779999 Also Sat, Cork (where the tickets are a tenner cheaper than Dublin)

Drum'n'bass fun and frolics with Martsman (Berlin's PlainAudio and Offshore), RickyForce (Reach) and Sho (Absyssyndrome). Traffic 11pm €12 01-8734800

The Scribblers tempt the gods with their first barbeque of the summer. Live sounds from Floater, Justin Carroll and friends laying down the jazz-not-jazz law. Bernard Shaw 6pm Adm free

Two rooms for that all-over Stereotonic vibe. Mike Black and Steve Egri keep it mean streets in the Club, while it's a Scribble buzz in the Bar with Kormac and Rosko. POD 11pm €10/€5 01-4763374

Fill your boots with Global soundclashes from Babalonia's kings and queens, filtering the sounds of the underground from downtown tropical dancefloors. South William Bar 10pm Adm free

Minimal electro house from Sian, the Irish producer who has released tracks on the Pokerflat, Karmarouge and Aus labels. Support from Lowerstate's Roryd and Pete. De Burgo's 10pm €10 091-562188

High- velocity electro from the Norn Iron-reared Popstars who've recently supported Klaxons and Hadouken!, won a couple of Best Live Dance Act gongs, and have seen their material getting a lot of radio play. Support from Ger Z and Johnny Moy. Black Box 10pm €15 091-569777

Trance and hard- dance with Alex Kidd and Tylor Leigh. GPO 10pm €20 091-563072

Will Softly and Monty Kante spin global funk and interplanetary grooves. Club Áras na nGael 10pm Adm free before 10.30pm/€4 091-567824

It's a Soma takeover at the Kitten with live sets from the evergreen Slam plus Vector Lovers, while Timmy Stewart and Mark Bell take care of any loose ends. Stiff Kitten 9.30pm £12 048-90238700

Bristol's drum'n'bass veteran and his crew do another batch of rewinds. Empire Music Hall 8.30pm €14 048-90328110

The late-night and early- morning haunt for Belfast's polysexual ravers has Back to Basics chap Ryan Shaw in the big room and Urbantorque groover Scope in the other room. Mynt, Dunbar St 11pm £7 before midnight/£12/£5 048-90234520

Cyprus Avenue 11pm €15 021-4276165

Best known for that Flat Eric yellow puppet Levi's ad from half-a-lifetime ago, French producer Oizo (aka Quentin Dupieux) is part of the Ed Bangers crew these days and has worked with Uffie, Calvin Harris, Cassius and Scissor Sisters of late. Tivoli 10pm €25 01-4544472

Basement soul and cosmic disco from the Hang Tough boys. The Underground @ Kennedy's 11pm €10/€7 01-6611124

It's a Pogo universe - you just live in it. The fun and the funk continues on Harcourt Street with Sjaakflut (FVF Records) and Al Blayney in the Club, Nic James and Genie in the Pub and Mr Jones's boys do their thing in the Live room. POD Complex 11pm €14/€10 01-6624305

London's DURRR crew are in the house with Rory Phillips, The Lovely Jonjo, Hanna, and international man of mystery Arveene. Andrews Lane Theatre 11pm €15

Festival-friendly house and electronic soundclashes from Al Gibbs (FM 104), Rob Martin and occasional guests. The Academy 11pm €15/€10 01-8779999

Club-in-a-pub outing from the Downtownsounds crew with cosmic disco, intergalatic funk and Italo grooves. Bull & Castle, Lord Edward St 10pm Adm free 01-4751122

The capital city joint with deep, chuggy, techy, twisted, groovy, jackin' and pumpin' sounds as spun tonight by Al Keegan and Barry Greaves. Traffic 11pm €10/€8 01-8734800

The Handbag goes to the seaside where Mark Kelly has 1980s music with words for the 'burbs. Bodega Club, Dún Laoghaire 10pm €12 01-2842982 Also Mon

Sleek hip-hop, house, jazz-funk, rare groove and soul from carefully selected Grooveministers. 4 Dame Lane 9pm Adm free 01-6790291

Indie and alternative tunes from Olive, Tom and Barry. Next week, Grand Central's Jon Kennedy brings his beats to town. De Burgo's 10pm €12.50 091-562188

The 091 crew have their hands on the tiller for tonight's excursion into electro, techno and house waters. The Cellar 10pm €10 091-563966

Three smashing rooms of house, hip-hop, funk and soul with the resident Fun Boy 3, Paul Webb, Mac 3 and A2DF, at the controls. Trinity Rooms 10pm Adm free before 11pm/€10 061-411177

Two rooms of decadent electro and house with Jordan X (Excentrtic), Dilly (Bass Division), FAU, Tina Hart, RG Gibson and Sophonda Phrox. Milk 9pm £8/£6 048-90278876

Bodytonic's Sunday session at their well-appointed Portobello boozer. Bernard Shaw Noon Adm free

Worries Outernational are the kings of the bass at this Sabbath gathering for the reggae and dancehall worshippers. Button Factory 11.30pm €5 01-6709202

You're never too young to rave. Family-friendly dancefloor tunes for toddlers, pre- schoolers and kids. Parents welcome too. Bodega Club, Dún Laoghaire 1pm €7 01-2842982

The club where music with words has held sway since 1994. Mark Kelly, Rory Montane and Murt keep it 1980s on the dancefloor, while Dandelion is on a northern soul and punk trip in the Globe. Rí-Rá 11pm €10/€7 01-6711220

Cork's premier indie stomping ground is powered by Alan Fadd and Jade's alternative jukebox on the main dancefloor, while Jenny Glitt's soulful selections keep things mello' in the Danascene. Works & Qube, Oliver Plunkett St 11pm €5/€3

The finest midweek alternative, nu-rave and electro-indie bash in the big smoke. Tonight's guest turn comes from UK 1980s revivalists Futurecop! Crawdaddy 11pm €3 before midnight/€5 01-6624305

Across the Line's Rigsy and Ski Bunny's Mark Gordon continue to pull a bumper crowd with indie classics and future anthems. Stiff Kitten 9.30pm £3 before 11pm/£4 048-90238700

Tony Starks reports for duty. Tivoli 8pm €25 01-4544472

The best electro, techno and minimal shop in town has Bpitch Control's Ben Klock and EC's own Jay Galligan in the ring tonight. Wax 11pm €10/€8 0 01-6770011

The weekend starts here with Scutchie and Mark Lam on the loose in the Living Room, while Banny and Quigo bang their heads together in the Kitchen. POD 11pm €8/€5 01-4763374