Karl O'Connor is most certainly Regis and it is also highly probable that he propagates other pseudonyms. This has only added to the greater mythology surrounding the influential Downwards label that he has run with fellow art terrorist Peter Sutton (Female) since 1993. Unconventional and single-minded to say the least (what label can boast a back catalogue free of the industry standard cash cow remix ) by decentralising the focus on the dj/producer personality, he remains one of the more highly regarded creative forces within the British techno/electronic scene. Degenerate art indeed. Dublin-born and now based in Bristol, Jay Galligan has been a key figure in the Irish techno underground since the early 2000s. Growing up in late 90s and early 00s Dublin, Jay's instinct for catching a mood and manipulating grooves was shaped by a city whose electronic scene was fiercely organic, communal and forward-thinking. A talented musician before becoming a DJ, he came through guitar, grunge, indie and shoegaze bands before being pulled into the gravitational force of Detroit techno, electro and full-throttle machine music - part of a generation of My Bloody Valentine devotees who found new futures in the pulse of the dancefloor. Jay soon found himself at the centre of Dublin's movement, holding a residency at the legendary Electric City and running his own party, TEST, for over a decade. Through these pivotal nights he became a trusted standard bearer for underground techno, sharing lineups with artists including Dave Clark Jeff Mills Surgeon Ben Klock Sandwell District ...