If you want to arrive with a bang, you can’t do much better than Rebūke. A … Read Full Bio ↴If you want to arrive with a bang, you can’t do much better than Rebūke. A project forged in the white-hot atmospheres of the Irish underground music scene has ushered in the biggest breakout star of the last 18 months – and one of the most exciting new artists in years.

Rebūke is a DJ and producer creating something new and genuinely exciting. A soundclash of techno, house and rave records from the early ‘90s creates that elusive thing – a sound of his own. An ever present in the Beatport Top 10, he’s established his own ERĀ Music parties, kicking off with a sold-out Autumn 2019 Tour of UK and Ireland across nine cities and most recently selling out District 8 in Dublin – reflecting his huge popularity and the fan base he has gathered around him.

His ‘Rattle’ EP on Adam Beyer’s Drumcode followed both his previous singles into the Beatport Top 10, with the title track topping the techno charts to boot. Supported heavily by Adam himself, Carl Cox and Pete Tong, the EP marked a subtle and exciting shift in Rebūke’s sound, while still keeping the head twisting sonics that instantly identify a Rebūke track.

The high-profile releases continue into 2020 with a second three-track EP on Drumcode in September; along with a typically quirky, catchy return to Dirtybird with the Dial Tone EP in late June.

‘Along Came Polly’ was the game changer. A turbo charged rattlesnake of a track that sounded like nothing else, it signed to Hot Creations and rocketed to the top of the Beatport charts, staying there for a month - including 9 weeks at the top of the tech house charts. It was also 2018’s final Essential New Tune for Pete Tong on BBC Radio 1. His follow up ‘Jump Ship’ was snapped up by Claude Vonstroke for Dirtybird and featured ‘The Pipe’ topping the Radio 1 Dance Chart for two weeks and another top 5 on Beatport – widening his fanbase still further and was lauded by everyone from Dubfire to Diplo, Sven Väth to Fisher. As a result, Danny Howard named him as one of three Future Fire BBC Radio 1 stars for 2019.

He’s been an ever-present on Radio 1 playlists ever since, gaining constant rotation from the likes of Pete Tong, Annie Mac, Danny Howard, Mistajam and Monki – not to mention nailing two Mini Mixes at the request of Annie Mac in April 2019 and May 2020, respectively. He’s also appeared live for Radio 1 at both the Rave Lounge in London and Radio 1’s Weekender in Ibiza.

On the remix front his version of Xpansions ‘Move Your Body’ on Shadow Child’s Food Music was playlisted across the board on Radio 1 and charted highly on Beatport. Other notable reworks include D: Mob’s ‘We Call It Acieed’ and ‘Inside’ from Better Lost Than Stupid, (aka Martin Buttrich, Davide Squillace and Matthias Tanzmann) and a head twisting take on Fatboy Slim and Eats Everything’s ‘All The Ladies’.

Dogs In a Bucket
Rebūke Lyrics

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sound advice at a troubling place in time
a waste is a terrible thing to mind
keep your mouth shut, your perspective won't
make an impact on the cornerstone
of out of sight
that ingrate, unappreciated persumption
is best kept to yourself
the widest uniters, to try less, and hopeless

dressed up as reasons for keeping us together
a framework tearing up our hearts
tearing us apart
there's no trust los
between us
that paralyzing ghost
has seen us
deflate yourself
be free from
the suffocating grasp
of our encased behemoth

oblivious to the unforgiving signs
cause a waste is a terrible thing to mind

Overall Meaning

The song "Dogs In a Bucket" by Rebuke speaks to a troubling place in time with some sound advice aimed at avoiding wastefulness. The lyrics suggest that it's best to keep one's mouth shut, as one's perspective won't make an impact on the cornerstone of out of sight. The song warns against presumption, which is considered a form of ingratitude and is best kept to oneself. The song believes that some people dress up as reasons for keeping us together but ultimately tear us apart. The lyrics suggest that trust has been lost between people, leading to a paralyzing ghost that has seen us. However, the song has a positive message as it urges people to free themselves from the suffocating grasp of our encased behemoth.

The song seems to be a cautionary tale warning against waste and presumption. The lyrics argue that the act of wasting can be a terrible thing to mind, drawing a connection between careless actions and the troubling place in time we find ourselves in. The song, on the other hand, provides sound advice to avoid wastefulness by keeping one's mouth shut and not presuming. The song concludes by urging people to free themselves from the suffocating grasp of our encased behemoth, which seems to stand for any oppressive societal structure that limits our individual freedoms.

Line by Line Meaning

sound advice at a troubling place in time
A valuable suggestion given at a difficult moment

a waste is a terrible thing to mind
It's a bad idea to dwell on pointless things

keep your mouth shut, your perspective won't
Your opinion won't matter so it's better to stay silent

make an impact on the cornerstone
Your viewpoint won't change the foundation of things

of out of sight
It's better to ignore certain things

that ingrate, unappreciated presumption
Thinking you are entitled to appreciation is not wise

is best kept to yourself
Don't express your ungratefulness to others

the widest uniters, to try less, and hopeless
People who claim to unite us are often the ones creating more division

dressed up as reasons for keeping us together
Excuses given to avoid addressing issues that cause separation

a framework tearing up our hearts
The existing system is causing emotional turmoil

tearing us apart
The system is causing more divisiveness