The Four Fourcast — Episode 5 with DART & Kyle Starkey

Our podcast champions electronic music and club culture, with a focus on supporting grassroots communities in Ireland and beyond.

For Episode 5, Max Heyraud sits down with two artists who have become central to hard house’s modern resurgence: DART and Kyle Starkey. Across their solo output and collaborative cuts, the pair have helped propel one of the most striking genre comebacks in recent years, a shift felt not only in DJ sets and dancefloor energy, but across wider discourse surrounding fast, functional club music.

Starkey has been responsible for some of the scene’s most recognisable contemporary anthems, including “I Want You To Know” and “Feel My Desire.” DART, meanwhile, continues to leave his mark through peak-time favourites like “Emergency” and “Feel The Pressure.” As collaborators, their chemistry is undeniable: from “Always & Forever,” released on Fatboy Slim’s iconic label, to “Dance & Move” on DART’s own Rapid Trax imprint, the duo have refined a sound that blends nostalgia with new-school momentum. Together, they’ve become key architects in hard house’s global revival, crafting the tracks and ideas driving its renewed influence.

We caught up with both artists ahead of Kyle’s return to Dublin at Index for a special conversation at a pivotal moment in their respective careers.

The Four Fourcast brings the conversations we’ve been having online into a longer, more detailed format.