Eoghan Breathnach

Eoghan Breathnach is an Irish-born, Japan-based electronic musician. In 2024 he left his hometown of Dublin to live a secluded life in the Japanese countryside.

'Don't Go', Eoghan’s latest single, is a melancholic exploration of loss and absence, balancing driving electronic beats with murky choral melodies and the abstracted pleas of agonised voices. Deeply shaped by the hauntological writings of the late Mark Fisher, 'Don't Go' occupies the space somewhere between non-existence and memory. Samples are plundered from uncanny low-poly PS2 soundscapes, failing hard drives, recordings of alleged cryptozoological creatures, and decaying CRT televisions. Nothing is quantised, nothing is locked to a grid - just WAV files sliding around a timeline.

At the thematic forefront of ‘Don’t Go’ is the spectral longing for that which has passed. Rainy urban gloom, half-forgotten past lives, and the ghosts of unrequited love all surge through distinct club rhythms and low-end basslines. The result is a tune that feels as disjointedly appropriate for a dance floor as it does for a wake. The body moves yet the spirit sinks.

"I had a moment before I left Ireland where my world unravelled a little,” says Eoghan. “A few separate events added up to one cosmic derealisation. I caused a car accident because I was so desperately exhausted from my job. I visited my grandparents’ grave with my dad for their anniversary. I experienced sudden and unexpected grief from the tragic death of a family friend.”

“In a short space of time, I was becoming personally familiar with death, loss, and mortality."

With 'Don't Go', Eoghan works through the reality of loss and invites listeners to reflect on their own experiences while listening. Whether it’s the loss of a loved one, the loss of a relationship, the loss of a job; most things disappear and it’s hard to live with the stains they leave behind.

'Don't Go' releases on all streaming platforms on July 25th.