Local Selection 302: Elliott Craig

Local Selection 302: Elliott Craig

From Four Four Magazine by Four Four Magazine

May 6, 2026 · 1h 3m

About this episode

Elliott Craig returns with a high-intensity mix of industrial and hardcore techno, marking his first release in six years.

For the 302nd Local Selection Mix, we welcome back a long-standing fixture of Dublin’s abrasive techno circuit. Making his return after time away from the spotlight, Elliott Craig delivers an hour of unrelenting, high-intensity industrial and hardcore techno. This mix channels the spirit of the Hangar, Reaktor, and Unpolished era, a time when hardcore, gabber, industrial, and schranz collided into a ferocious melting pot. It was a reaction against the stripped-back, polished sounds that had come to dominate techno, pushing tempos beyond 140 BPM and breaking conventions in ways that felt genuinely exciting and rebellious. Elliott Craig has always embodied that ethos. A devoted champion of the era’s raw energy, he continues to stand firm while many contemporaries have shifted toward more refined and accessible sounds. Craig remains committed to the uncompromising, brutal edge of techno and hardcore, rejecting the notion that intensity equates to gimmickry or poor taste, something often misrepresented in today’s harder techno landscape. This marks his first mix in six years, and he returns with the same defiant attitude. It’s a statement piece, an unapologetic dive into the harsher…

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Guest: Elliott Craig

Topics covered

  • techno
  • industrial
  • hardcore
  • music mix
  • Dublin
  • DJ culture

Keywords

  • Elliott Craig
  • techno
  • hardcore
  • industrial
  • music mix
  • Dublin

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hangar, Reaktor, Unpolished

Places: Dublin

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