Bloop Groop in the Garden
We’d a spin off event Saturday June 19th, with a Bloop Groop // Pearse Park Community Gardens collab. A ton of Bloop Groop members hail from Dublin 12, so where better to meet like-minded neighbours who care about community, creativity - and having the craic.
Nestled behind the Swan Leisure Swimming Pool car park on Windmill Road, Pearse Park Community Garden is a vibrant green haven run by local volunteers. Established in 2023 following the insights of the Pearse Park Survey, the garden provides an inclusive space where people of all ages and abilities grow food, learn new skills, and build community connections.
Top Blooper Karl is also one of the main organisers of the garden, and he is keen to bring more cultural events to this unique space, So after the day’s work was completed, Karl showed everyone the basics of modular with the help of his lovely assistant Ruby, they made a patch from scratch together. Then a few short sets: Gary + Katie did their Elektrons + Blarps, Daire performed a Phronics Overture, and Trev finished up with his killer set.
This pilot event was a great success - we made music and pals, and et cake, in the unique and vibrant suburb of Crumlin in Dublin 12.
Bloop Groop 07: Bloop Groop Goes to College
Grab a ticket while you can for BLOOP GROOP GOES TO COLLEGE, 27/06/2025, from 5pm, monthly synth meet with a twist.
Rich Duckworth let the Bloopers loose in Trinity, for an evening of HANG, JAM, PLAY. Venue was the The Boydell Hall Recital Room in the Discipline of Music, School of Creative Arts in the rafters of Trinity College Dublin - which is exactly as fancy as it sounds.
We’d something new too - DFAMarama! As many DFAMs as poss, synced together and sounding deadly.
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Our most-attending meet yet - loads of new people, amazing sounds, just deadly craic. The format of HANG, JAM, PLAY is starting to take great shape, sets of 5 to 15 mins for the final 60 minutes or so makes for a fabulous finish. The stakes are low to play out loud in the safe, welcoming space.
Bloop Groop @ Superbooth
Lots of the gang went to Superbooth in Berlin, spent 4 days seeing the new synths, dancing, and being silly. Caroline and Gary spent too much time looking for the Techno Bathroom, and not enough looking for Techno Viking. Shout “Jason” and see how many lads turn round.
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Back after Easter, before Superbooth! New peeps coming, great! Niall from ATK brought some of his wares to show off, and Gint his mad VR setup. Mazin!
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We’re back to Studio 4 for this month’s Bloop Groop, it’s a bank holiday weekend so will anyone actually show up? Sure we’ll make a racket and have larks even if there’s only a few heads there.
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Digital Hub graciously allow us use of The Bank, so swank. Our largest meet yet, things are starting to shape up nicely.
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The first meet, in Studio 2 in Digital Hub. The lighting was terrible, alliances were forged.