Donnacha Costello

Donnacha Costello began composing in 1989, gaining recognition a decade later. After studies inspired by minimalist pioneers Steve Reich and John Cage, he moved from Dublin to New York, absorbing influences of dub and glitch experimentation. Returning home, he released techno records on D1 Recordings before founding his own label Minimise. Unconstrained by genre, Costello records glitchy ambient, airy trance, and strict minimal techno, earning releases on Force Inc., Mille Plateaux (2001's "Together Is The New Alone"), and Raster-Noton ("Isol"). His tracks are played by Steve Bug, Ricardo Villalobos, Magda, Luciano, and Richie Hawtin; "OK, That's Great, Start Over" became a dawn anthem at Sonar festival. His sound merges minimal techno's rigor with acid house lightness, Detroit warmth, and early German trance euphoria—contemporary yet nostalgic. Though preferring independent releases, his work appears on Cocoon, Poker Flat, Kompakt, Soma, M_nus, and Fabric; Darren Emmerson recently featured "Black Bag Job 526" in a Global Underground mix.