From Derry in Northern Ireland, Christian Donaghy has been recording under the name Autumns for the past decade, with a super prolific string of releases on labels such as Touch Sensitive, Downwards, Death and Leisure and Opal tapes among many others. His music has evolved in that time from early period guitar orientation to a highly distinctive brand of dub drenched techno which Christian describes as Derry Dub Wave, all while still retaining a post punk ethos. His live shows are incendiary, sometimes confrontational and always propulsively entertaining. 

In this first part of our conversation, recorded remotely in early January 2022, we discuss hometown ambivalence, how Autumns debut on Downwards came about and how the project evolved from indie beginnings to what it is now. We also discuss Christian's attitude to live performance, his live set up, and his experience of touring and performing in Moscow and New York.

Tracks played:

Autumns - Raw Meat Dub (Dyslexia Sound System, Touch Sensitive, 2021)

Autumns - Having It (Dyslexia Sound System, Touch Sensitive, 2021)

All tracks are used with kind permission of the artist, label and distributor.

Show links:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilnius

Autumns 'Mini LP' (Downwards, 2014): https://autumnsire.bandcamp.com/album/mini-lp

Autumns live set: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgqEIf725DM

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