Max Cooper has more than 50 original releases, tracks and remixes under his belt, from glitchy reinterpretations of big bands like Hot Chip and Au Revoir Simone to straight dancefloor 12"s like his breakthrough "Serie" originals and remixes for names like Agoria, Dominik Eulberg, Extrawelt, Pig and Dan, Kaiserdisco and Sasha.
Belfast hasn't had much to shout about in recent months. A mutual lack of dopamine from the ‘no dancing' restrictions has been felt with the rest of the United Kingdom but, unlike its neighbouring countries, Northern Ireland has experienced a complete blanket ban on live music since the end of September.
Behind a gauze screen stands the silhouette of a man at a console where lights flicker as a low-pitched hum begins to emerge, interspersed with crackles of white noise.
It’s immediately apparent that tonight will also have a strong visual dimension to it as a large semi-transparent screen separates the stage from the audience.