Dive deep into the electric heart of Ireland as Body & Soul Festival 2019 returns to Ballinlough Castle on June 21, a synthesis of swirling techno, pulsing house, and panoramic electronic sounds set against the lush backdrop of Meath. This year’s lineup channels a compelling current through the night. The Blaze crafts cinematic emotion on stage, merging live visuals and galvanizing rhythms.

Modeselektor brings their genre-melting force, spiraling through bass, breaks, and nuance, while Santigold’s luminous energy blazes over the grounds—a pure collision of punk, dancehall, and electronic pop. Kruder & Dorfmeister return with downtempo mastery, the duo’s psychedelic dub grooves marrying tangible nostalgia to fresh vibrancy. Homegrown and international acts span the spectrum.

Mano Le Tough’s melodic intuition shines, flowing into Baikal’s intricate soundscapes. King Kong Company ignite with their brass-driven rave anthems, while Confidence Man let loose their propulsive disco-punk energy. Kiddy Smile raises the tempo further, blending vogue house traditions with Parisian edge.

Monolink weaves emotive guitar and crisp electronics, The Drifter delivers precise, atmospheric selections, and Ceili forges raw techno with an Irish imprint. Niamh and Chymera push boundaries across house and electronica, as Moxie threads nuanced rave history into a forward-pushing narrative. Proper Micro NV distills ambient textures and pop sensibilities; Cait, Sevensol, and Automatic Tasty each peel back new layers of the modern dance underground.

Sassy J’s cosmic selections promise wide-open soundpaths, Enright and Kev Sheridan up the ante with infectious live grit, while IAMDDB, Octavian, and Ms Banks break through with genre-twisting hip hop, jazz, and future R&B inflections. From dusk to dawn, the festival is poised as an enclave for audiophiles and night navigators, pressing toward connection and discovery through every speaker pulse. Ballinlough’s woods and walled gardens become a luminous, collective dance—where the boundary between body and soul dissolves in rhythm.