Night Tapes

Schedule

Sat, 06 Dec, 2025 at 07:30 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

The Sound House | Dublin, DN

Advertisement
Foggy Notions is proud to present the Irish headline debut by Night Tapes. Tickets on sale now.
Elusive London based 3-piece Night Tapes today announce their anticipated debut album portals//polarities, which will be released via Nettwerk Music Group on September 26th. The band also today share new single pacifico and announce plans for a UK & EU tour, including a headline show at London’s Village Underground.
Speaking on the new trip-hop inspired single, Night Tapes say;
“pacifico was written after our friend returned from Mexico (San Jose del Pacifico) and told us stories about how beautiful it was. It’s about our idea of Pacifico – like a state of mind you can reach, as we still haven’t been there. This is our homage to 93 ‘til infinity by Souls of Mischief”
Most bands would say their music is a product of their environment, but it’s true for none more than Night Tapes. On the London trio’s extraordinary, dazzling debut album, portals//polarities, the band take you inside the places and sounds of its creation around the globe. Across the album, you’ll hear a bubbling swamp in Tallinn, Estonia, wildlife and birdsong from Mexico, a Los Angeles police helicopter and more. It’s a deeply immersive and wildly exploratory first full statement from a unique and thrilling act.
Mixing personal and political, Night Tapes’ music thrives on humanity and connection. Making music together in a shared house in south east London, the songs of Iiris Vesik, Max Doohan and Sam “Richie” Richards had to be quiet to avoid disturbing neighbours. “It was about capturing the vibe of the house,” Vesik remembers, then realising that the songs “became time capsules of the different places we were.” For Richards, each song comes with a specific and clear memory of the surroundings in which it was created. “It feels like a flipbook of that time,” he says.
“The album is an exploration of energies and an exploration into my soul. I go into the spectrality of my being and into different polarities within myself. I would like to understand myself and to understand relationships I have with myself and others because I’m trying to change the small things in order to tackle the big ones. I’m just trying to be as honest as possible because lies are prisons. I’m from a country that used to be under authoritarian rule. I am really grateful to have been born in a free country and I value freedom above most things,” Estonian-born Iiris, who was in the womb during the Singing Revolution that freed her country, says of the record.
Three electronic producers with a penchant for analogue, Night Tapes exist in a world that is dreamy and widescreen with plenty of bite. Debut single Forever now sits on 10 million streams on Spotify and became an underground hit through the pandemic. Traditional song structures often handbrake turn into dissonant noise or extended ambient sections, blurring the lines between band and studio project in new and exciting ways.
With portals//polarities, they have made an album that dreams big but is defined by how daringly human and real it is, capturing once-in-a-lifetime moments and happy accidents to make music that feels truly, beautifully alive.
Night Tapes are Iiris Vesik, Max Doohan and Sam Richards.
Advertisement

Where is it happening?

The Sound House, 29 Eden Quay, Dublin, County Dublin, D01 RX68, Ireland

Event Location & Nearby Stays:

Foggy Notions

Host or Publisher Foggy Notions

It's more fun with friends. Share with friends

Discover More Events in Dublin

Vladimir's Christmas Spectacular 2025
Sat, 06 Dec at 06:00 pm Vladimir's Christmas Spectacular 2025

3Arena

Sat, 06 Dec at 07:00 pm Everything Everything in Dublin

3Olympia Theatre

ART THEATRE
Sat, 06 Dec at 07:00 pm Everything Everything in Dublin

3Olympia Theatre

ART THEATRE
Sat, 06 Dec at 07:00 pm EKKSTACY in Dublin

The Academy, Middle Abbey Street

ART LIVE-MUSIC
Live in Dublin
Sat, 06 Dec at 08:00 pm Live in Dublin

The Grand Social

MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Dirty Three
Sat, 06 Dec at 08:00 pm Dirty Three

Vicar Street

MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
In Stitches Comedy Club Saturday Night
Sat, 06 Dec at 08:30 pm In Stitches Comedy Club Saturday Night

Peadar Kearney's Pub (Downstairs)

COMEDY
Afro Room Afrobeats and Amapiano Party at Ohana Saturday 6th Dec 2025
Sat, 06 Dec at 10:00 pm Afro Room Afrobeats and Amapiano Party at Ohana Saturday 6th Dec 2025

Ohana

PARTIES ENTERTAINMENT
Domingo de m\u00fasica Brasileira ao vivo
Sun, 03 Dec at 04:00 am Domingo de música Brasileira ao vivo

Kalabasa Market

MUSIC LIVE-MUSIC
Monday Swing Dance Social  & Jazz Jam
Mon, 05 Feb at 08:00 pm Monday Swing Dance Social & Jazz Jam

Dublin Studio

ENTERTAINMENT MUSIC
#1 Irish Dance Party Dublin
Fri, 11 Oct at 03:00 pm #1 Irish Dance Party Dublin

Merchant's Arch

ENTERTAINMENT PARTIES
Copy of Rendezvous Jazz Club Jam Session: Hosted by Cookin\u2019 Dublin
Wed, 07 May at 07:30 pm Copy of Rendezvous Jazz Club Jam Session: Hosted by Cookin’ Dublin

Walters

MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Barry Sutton will be playing The Las favourites, & tracks from the band\u2019s unreleased second album.
Wed, 03 Sep at 07:00 pm Barry Sutton will be playing The Las favourites, & tracks from the band’s unreleased second album.

Whelans, Wexford St, Dublin

MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Teenage Dads in Dublin
Wed, 03 Sep at 07:30 pm Teenage Dads in Dublin

The Grand Social

CONCERTS MUSIC
Leonie\u2019s Jazz and Blues Club
Wed, 03 Sep at 08:00 pm Leonie’s Jazz and Blues Club

Raheny Inn

MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Chris Norman
Thu, 04 Sep at 12:00 am Chris Norman

Vicar Street

The Sneras Tour: Dublin
Thu, 04 Sep at 07:30 pm The Sneras Tour: Dublin

The Sugar Club

TAYLOR-SWIFT
 Magical Dog at The Cooler
Thu, 04 Sep at 07:30 pm Magical Dog at The Cooler

The Complex Dublin

MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Thu, 04 Sep at 07:30 pm Coti in Dublin

The Sound House

CONCERTS MUSIC
Chris Norman in Dublin
Thu, 04 Sep at 08:00 pm Chris Norman in Dublin

Vicar Street

CONCERTS MUSIC

What's Happening Next in Dublin?

Discover Dublin Events