Ian O'Donovan
An Irish producer who arrived in 2010 with Laurent Garnier, John Digweed and Dave Clarke behind him, and has stayed one of the surest hands in melodic techno since.
His records have gone out on KMS, Kevin Saunderson's Detroit label, on Digweed's Bedrock, on Christian Smith's Tronic, on Sasha's Last Night On Earth and on Detone. Drumcode took Vortex in 2015. He has reworked Inner City's Good Life and worked alongside Digweed; Richie Hawtin and Carl Cox play his tracks.
For Metrohm he takes Lucid Dream somewhere darker than Petit Beurre left it: the same hypnotic pull, less light on it.
“Excellent pack thanks for send”Mochommm, on Lucid Dream
On Metrohm
- Petit Beurre · Lucid Dream (Ian O'Donovan Remix)2026 · Remix
What the DJs picked
Every promo we send asks the DJ to name one favourite track off the record. 19 votes came back for Ian O'Donovan. These are not stream counts — each one is a working DJ who listened to the release and chose.
- 1Lucid Dream (Ian O'Donovan Remix)Lucid Dream19 votes
Listen
Ian O'Donovan has one record in the catalogue, in 2026. Everything the label can stream is below, sleeve by sleeve. One tap and the deck down there takes over. You can wander off to another artist and the track carries on. Most recent: Lucid Dream, 2026.
By the numbers
Shared a record with
What DJs said
Every return we received on these records, typed between two gigs and copied here exactly as it landed. 19 in total, the sevens as well as the tens.
“spitze”
Dj BjörnLucid Dream · 10/10
“Excellent pack thanks for send”
MochommmLucid Dream · 10/10
“spitze”
ruessmann-entertainmentLucid Dream · 10/10
“Encore une merveille. Le Remix de Ian O'Donovan est magnifique. Full Support.”
Steve BlumbergLucid Dream · 10/10
“Hard to pick a favorite since l love them all four. Full support!”
Dimitri KneppersLucid Dream · 9/10
“Thanks for the music ! remix for me, Paul”
Paul NazcaLucid Dream · 9/10
“Nice EP overall. Ian O4Donovan rmx for me.”
RandomriotLucid Dream · 9/10
“Downloading.Thank you!!”
zisiscontrollerLucid Dream · 9/10
“Thanks for the music!”
Chris Honorat (F.com)Lucid Dream · 8/10
“it Can work,i will try out. thanks”
Indy LopezLucid Dream · 8/10
“Great EP!”
Jean Jerome (Radio FG)Lucid Dream · 8/10
“Great EP Werner”
Play AgencyLucid Dream · 8/10
“This new release is a real success. Four tracks, four solid cuts made for the most serious dancefloors. Ian O'Donovan and Biz deliver two absolutely killer remixes, I can't see myself not playing these very soon. Full support by TRECCI.”
TrecciLucid Dream · 8/10
“Ian's remix is dope!”
Yoshi HorinoLucid Dream · 8/10
“thxx for the music ! D'Jamency (Remain, IAMT, Reload, Natura Viva)”
DjamencyLucid Dream · 7/10
“thanks for sharing!”
Michel de HeyLucid Dream · 7/10
“great techno grooves”
Rob ZileLucid Dream · 7/10
“Bien deep, j'aime bien le remix de Ian O'Donavan et la rythmique de Synthex”
Gianni CardiaLucid Dream · 6/10
“The Ian O'Donovan Remix goes more in the direction of what I fancy, techno-wise.”
Stanleyfoort.comLucid Dream · 6/10
Played on radio
Not a list we compiled: DJs who wrote back saying where they were going to play it.
- Jean Jerome (Radio FG)“Great EP!”
If you like Ian O'Donovan
Producers who have shared a record with Ian O'Donovan, then the rest of the roster by how close the music sits.
