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This was one of those sets that just leaves you blown away when the dust settles....the only word reverberating in my head for hours afterwards was 'wow'...took me some time and a bottle of red to come down from the experience......It was a total honour and privilege to have been asked to close out the Warehouse stage on Thursday evening at this fantastic festival..... I wasn't expecting such a big turn out or stage.....it was a little bit intimidating at first in all honesty.
It took me a while to get into my groove - but I felt that the set flowed very well once I did (after a pep talk from my good pal @charlesgreen) and it seemed to be well received by the audience.
Here is the final couple of hours of the set - I've uploaded the first 55 minutes seperately.....wasn't feeling that bit anywhere near as much as this.
many thanks to Craig Richards and Bobby Connolly for inviting me to perform at the festival. @the-nothing-special @thepleasureclub
Hope you enjoy the beats.
Recorded in The Warehouse at Houghton Festival, Norfolk, UK on 11th August 2022 - 11pm - 2am.
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Live at Houghton Festival 2022

Alex Downey Live in The Warehouse at Houghton Festival 2022

Recorded LIVE from 'Connected with Dave Clarke' at Baskerville Hall, Clyro Court, Hay On Wye, UK on 17th June 2023. https://ra.co/events/1652226
This was my set performed after Dave Clarke's excellent throwdown.....not an easy act to follow, but I reckon I did OK - it was well received on the night I do seem to recall.... Check it out >

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Live at Connected 2023

Alex Downey Live at Connected, Baskerville Hall - June 2023

My closing set Recorded LIVE -
in - 'Sammy String's' (Room 3) 
on - Sunday Night 07-07-2024 12:15 - 2:00am
at - Freerotation Festival,
Baskerville Hall Hotel, Clyro Court, Hay-on-Wye, Hereford, UK.

Photograph by Calandra Balfour @Calandra
Audio mixdown by Charlie Tear https://www.instagram.com/arcmixlondon/

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Freerotation 2024

Alex Downey Live at Freerotation 2024

Full Tracklist: https://bleep.com/bleep-mix-292--decius

Celebrating their second album, South London supergroup Decius serve an hour of distorted club and mantra like lyrics in their mix for Bleep. Their brooding, idiosyncratic take on acid house evokes the underground mystique of EBM, its punkish tendencies alight in the drum machines, sultry acid stabs, and breathy vocals all over tracks from Decius Vol. II (Splendour & Obedience), their Decius Trax EPs, and unreleased gems. Early highlight ‘Ghent’ is full of morphing acid basslines and liquid synths matching the steamy performances, while elsewhere throbbing layers of electronics are dedicated to rhythmic expressions.

In Decius’ words: “'As with all our DJ sets, this mix consists exclusively of Decius music. We are not narcissists, we just love playing what we've made. It also means our sets contain some stuff that won't be heard anywhere else, as we don't release everything we play. Keep things spicy...!”

Bleep Mix #292 - Decius

Todays marks five years since my Brother’s departure from this earthly plane, 20-01-2020 - may his journey through the stars be peaceful.
So it feels like an appropriate and auspicious moment to finally share the recording of my set from the Tantrum stage at Houghton Festival 2022, where I paid tribute to him by way of playing a set of the music he loved using records from his amazing collection - an absolute treasure trove of 90s Drum & Bass bombs. Steve obviously had great musical taste, and was not only rather nifty at cutting & scratching on the decks, but he was also a very tight player of the drums. Amen Brother.
This was the first time I’ve ever played an entire set of this genre, and it was a real labour of love - the records were battered from lots of use as you will hear from the crackle & pop, and each needed a run on a vinyl cleaning machine kindly lent to me by a good friend, a lengthy process to say the least! Then a couple of late nights listening through them all and familiarising myself with the tracks, sticker-ing them up, marking tempos etc and totally missing out on the the rest of the festival. 
I was running on pure instinct with the selections and approach to putting this set together as I’d not had enough time to rehearse anything in advance, and strange as it may sound, I felt a subtle level of guidance coming through. Things went as well as they could and I think it turned out alright all things considered, check it out.

Tracklist:
01 Nookie - The Magic | Urban Culture Recordings
02 Digital - Touch Me (95 Agony Mix) | Timeless Recordings 
03 L.T.J. Bukem - Music (Happy Raw) | Good Looking Records
04 Siege - Alterior Motives | Soundscape Records
05 The Invisible Man - The Beginning | Timeless Recordings
06 Metal Heads - Terminator | Synthetic Records
07 Omni Trio - Renegade Snares (Foul Play Remix) | Moving Shadow
08 Eze-G - Worlds Of Confusion | Unatural Light
09 The Invisible Man - The Bell Tune | Good Looking Records
10 Slipmatt - Breaking Free (DJ SS Rollers Remix) | Awesome Records
11 Omni Trio - Feel Good '95 | Moving Shadow
12 The Groove Gangster - Let The Drummer Go | Soundscape Records
13 Alex Reece - Pulp Fiction | Metalheadz
14 The Funky Technicians - No Mystery | Legend Records
15 DJ Harmony - Let Me In | Moving Shadow
16 Randall & Andy C - Sound Control | RAM Records
17 Aquarius & Tayla - Soul Searching | Good Looking Records
18 Intense - The Genesis Project | Rugged Vinyl Records
19 Origin Unknown - Valley Of The Shadows (Long Dark Remix) | RAM Records
20 Intense - The Quickening (D.O.P.E. Remix) | Rugged Vinyl Records
21 Omni Trio - Rollin' Heights (More Strings Attatched Mix) | Moving Shadow
22 Intense - Time Space Continuem | Rugged Vinyl Records
23 Hyper-On Experience - Lords Of The Null Lines (Foul Play Remix) | Moving Shadow
24 Keen -1,2,3. (DJ-SS Rmx) | Formation Records
25 Nookie - Celebrate Life | Reinforced Records 
26 Source Direct - Secret Liaison | Good Looking Records
27 Shimon & Andy C - Quest | RAM Records
28 Hidden Agenda - No Mans Land | Metalheadz
29 Nookie - Only You | Reinforced Records 
30 Seba & Lo Tek - So Long | Looking Good Records 
31 Calibre - Last Man On Earth | Quadraphonic 
32 Fire Fox & 4-Tree - Warning (Roni Size Mix) | Philly Blunt Records
33 Bass Influence - All Massive | Impact Records
34 Aquarius & Tayla - Bringing Me Down | Good Looking Records
35 Adam F - Circles | F-Jams
36 Ed Rush - Killamanjaro | Prototype Recordings
37 Cybotron Feat. Dillinja - Light Years | Prototype Recordings
38 Paul Z - Yeah | Prophecy Recordings
39 Amazon II - Music's Hypnotizing | Aphrodite Recordings
40 Lemon D - Subphonic | Prototype Recordings
41 Use Of Weapons - Mojo Woman | Droppin' Science
42 Future Forces Inc - Symetrix | Renegade Hardware 
43 Adam F - Metropolis | Metalheadz
44 Desired State -Mindgames | RAM Records
45 Serum - Chopper Bizness | Dread Recordings
46 Special Forces - Something Else... The Bleeps Tune (Photek Remix) | Photek Productions

A Drum & Bass Tribute to Steven Downey - Live at Houghton Festival 2022

00:00:00  1 Nicolette - School Of The World
00:05:25  2 Break The Limits - Drums Of Freedom
00:11:24  3 Unknown - At the Carnival
00:17:05  4 Psychotropic - Get Your Thing Together
00:22:25  5 New Age Technology - New Age Technology (Original Mix)
00:26:21  6 Dr. Baker - Kaos (Theme From...)
00:30:15  7 Unknown Artist - Untitled
00:34:49  8 Equal Phase  - Skyline
00:41:18  9 Rum & Black - I'm Not In Love
00:45:10 10 Satin Storm - Sweat
00:50:11 11 The Black Dog - Chiba
00:54:12 12 Eon - Spice (The Baron's Dub)
00:59:31 13 Eon - Spice (J. Saul Kane Version)
01:04:23 14 Eon - Spice (Original Mix With Notes)
01:09:45 15 808 State  - Pacific (303)
01:15:09 16 808 State  - Pacific (707)
01:18:34 17 Rebel MC- Comin' On Strong (Rum & Black mix)
01:24:04 18 Industrial - Severe Trauma
01:28:29 19 Shades Of Rhythm - Homicide
01:32:27 20 Landslide - Tragedy (Sudden Death Mix)
01:36:13 21 Landslide - Tragedy (Vocal Mix)
01:40:16 22 Shack - I Know You Well (If You Want It Mix)
01:45:36 23 World Of Twist - The Storm (12" Version)
01:51:28 24 Adé - Summer Breeze
01:56:40 25 Shut Up And Dance - Lamborghini
02:02:18 26 Chris Simmonds - Leave Him Alone
02:08:13 27 The Original Zero - Paraloco
02:13:16 28 Project 1 - Ferrari
02:17:07 29 Nicolette - Single Minded People
02:20:20 30 4 Hero - Kirk's Back (For The Thiefs Mix)
02:24:52 31 4 Hero - Kirk's Back (Official)
02:29:36 32 Hi-Ryze - After The Flood (Harmo Bass Mix)
02:33:15 33 Robin Wants Revenge - Well (Franklie) My Son
02:37:31 34 The Scientist - Exorcist
02:41:30 35 The Scientist - The Exorcist (Possessed Mix)
02:44:38 36 The Scientist - The Exorcist (Exorcised Mix)
02:48:59 37 The Bogey Man - Horrors! (Asylum Dub Mix)
02:54:09 38 The Ragga Twins - Spliffhead
02:56:42 39 Zero Zero  - Waiting (Dub Mix 1)
03:02:45 40 The Black Dog - Seers & Sages

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Interstellar Funk - 15 February 2025

Interstellar Funk - 15 March 2025

An episode that feels well overdue yet thoroughly worth the wait! A titan of the Naarm underground music scene, Pjenné has been a kindred spirit and longtime pal since the early days of MDC, and it's no surprise that her contribution is packed full of gloriously deep and immersive feels, bassy and driving in parts and light as a feather in others, speaking to a palette that has been meticulously explored and continues to evolve along with her incredible weekly radio show on PBS, Passing Notes. 

@pjenne

Q. What sounds of feelings did you draw upon when gathering inspiration for this mix, and what listening environments could you imagine it being best enjoyed in?

A. For this mix, I wanted to channel the energy and sounds that I associate with Melbourne Deepcast rather than drawing on the darker side of my sound palette that has been at the fore of my radio and club sets of late. MDC means so many things to me, but there’s definitely an energetic, grooviness that comes to mind and this is what inspired the mix. Although the mix does showcase parts of me (heavily atmospheric, emotive and a few downtempo tracks for good measure), I’d say this is more of a mix for you. :) I imagine this mix being listened to outside, on a sunny day, but when you might also need a little extra pep in your step. 

Q. Are there any songs in the mix that are especially close to your heart, and what is it about these tracks that resonate with you so much?

A. The first that came to mind is a track by Sean Cusick and Medway (Jesse Skeens) - It is an incredibly beautiful and emotive breakbeat track from 2002 on Saw recordings, there’s just something about how the vocals and the pads wash over you - although its upbeat there's also a sombreness to it and I just think its the whole package. 

Towards the end of the mix there’s also a very very classic ambient trance number, Lazer Worshippers by Damon Wild & Tim Taylor from 1993 - Not the most deeply dug track but it's a classic for a reason.

Q. You have been lovingly broadcasting your weekly radio show Passing Notes on PBS for six years running, which is a serious achievement! Tell us what you did for your sixth anniversary on International Women's Day, and what keeps you inspired to broadcast the show week in week out?

A. It’s been a wild ride that’s for sure! I really appreciate that International Women’s Day marks each yearly anniversary of Passing Notes - it reminds me to stop and reflect on each year as an achievement that I would probably otherwise forget in the chaos of life. This year I enlisted the help of Syrian DJ and Harmony Rec affiliate Zeynep, who provided an excellent, playful and sassy celebratory guest mix. 

As for my inspiration to keep going, I’d say that I draw from the collective power of electronic artists locally as well as internationally. There’s just so much good music to share, and Passing Notes enables me to provide a crucial connection between ‘underground’ electronic music and the wider music community. I'm also inspired by live radio as a format - it provides a sanctuary for me from the highly curated nature of music today and allows me to be more playful in the way that I explore different sounds. To me it is a place free of judgement.

MDC.308 Pjenné

"This mix is inspired by the atmosphere of Champs Elysées, and its relationship to Dance music in the 2000's and today.
I've been djing in this area of Paris for some time now, and it made me love to play extended sets, 4/5 hours usually, trying to slowly build a whole vibe, more than playing banger after banger.

I wanted to make a mix that is 100% me, that people can listen to and straight away get the idea of what would it sound like to hear me play. 
It's also an ode to the early Champs Elysées days of dance music, with the Respect is Burning parties in the 2000's especially. All the great French and international DJ's were playing there and were bringing their own sound in a very motley, eclectic vibe, I love it."

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Esencia 94 - Nathan Melja - The Champs Elysées Extravaganza Mix

Welcoming the lovely Refuge Worldwide co-founder and dub-master @richard-akingbehin to the Animix series this week, with a beautiful journey of minimal house infused with his signature dub styles.

Clear in his DJ'ing, but also his work with @refugeworldwide, and his immaculately curated label, @kynant-records, Richard is an all-round classy selector, and a champion of community. Through his various outputs, his deep & considered knowledge and taste shines. 

Richard always impresses me with the diversity of moods he presents via his DJ'ing, hybrid collaborations with legend Tikiman, b2bs with other legends like livwutang, and his label - a diversity that's always strung together with his incredibly distinctive psychedelic, soothing dub formula. 

Thanks for the mix Richard <3

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Alex Downey has been supporting the UK electronic underground movement as a DJ, record-shop manager and now radio presenter for nearly 20 years. Based in Brighton on the south coast of England, he is arguably the city's most prominent purveyor of all things Techno, where he is a regular fixture at the premier high profile events, alongside acts such as Underground Resistance and Derrick May.  
As the main driving force behind the counter at Brighton's highly respected and much-missed [covert] record store & web-site, he was instrumental in bringing quality Techno & House to the city - and beyond, developing along the way a boundless knowledge, vast record collection and infectious passion for the music that's unmatched by most. 
His musical taste & experience speaks for itself and his nocturnal activities behind the decks have earned him much respect and a great reputation amongst the global electronic community. He has been invited to perform at many key events such as ‘Free-rotation’ in Wales,'The Big Beat Boutique' & 'Stompa-phunk' in Brighton, 'Retro_vert' & 'Wiggle' in London, ‘Labyrinth’ festival & ‘Haus-Tek’ in Tokyo, and at many other far-flung destinations, hundreds of smaller parties and long-forgotten club nights that rocked hard, and kept the lifeblood of the scene pumping. He is currently resident DJ at 'Our Friends Electric' in Brighton as well as the 'Split' / 'B A L A N C E' parties in London where he has recently shared the stage with Red-shape, Dave Clarke, Robert Hood, Luke Slater and Carl Craig, to name a few. You can also hear him spin on the ‘Split Show’ - a globally syndicated online radio show with a large number of keen listeners worldwide that he co-presents alongside techno legend Ben Sims.
Alex’s energetic style and enthusiasm for all things deep & electronic are sure to bring some magic to the party and are matched only by his razor-sharp DJ skills. One of the UK’s treasures, solidly and confidently attending to business while other media-hyped storms have come and gone.

A Drum & Bass Tribute to Steven Downey - Live at Houghton Festival 2022

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