Live Sets

Techno Good!

Live recording made at Freerotation Electronic Audio-Visual Festival from 2014 onwards.

Freerotation Live Sets

Freerotation 2018

tecno house

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

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

Recorded at Houghton - Alex Downey (2024)

Excerpt from 4,5 hours extended set recoded live at Rex Club (Paris) on February 24th 2016

Sam Paganini at Rex Club (Paris 24 - 02 - 2016)

Funk'n Deep Podcast 088 - Barbuto

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Broadcasted LIVE on:
Gravy FM Radio – Saturday 18:00-19:00 weekly (GMT-4) www.gravyfm.com
DNA Radio Music Concept – Monday 14:00-15:00 weekly (GMT-3) www.dnaradiofm.com
Cuebase FM – Saturday 12:00-13:00 weekly (GMT+1) www.cuebase-fm.de
Le Chic FM – Thursday 23:00-00:00 weekly (GMT-1) www.lechic.fm
Skywalker FM – Saturday 15:00-16:00 weekly (GMT+1) www.skywalker-fm.com
Clubland FM – Saturday 22:00-23:00 weekly (GMT) www.clublandfm.com
The Blue Underground US – Friday 20:00-21:00 weekly (GMT-5) www.facebook.com/theblueunderground
Innervisions Radio Ireland – Wednesday 22:00-23:00 weekly (GMT-1) www.innervisionsradio.co.uk
System UK United Kingdom – Saturday 22:00-23:00 weekly (GMT) www.systemuk.co.uk
Radio na Balada (Techno) – Thursday 22:00-23:00 weekly (GMT-3) www.radionabalada.com.br/techno
Amplified Audio Radio UK – Tuesday 22:00-23:00 weekly (GMT-1) www.cast.iplayradio.net:8014/
Radio Klub France – Saturday 10:00-11:00 weekly (GMT-1) www.radio-klub.fr
Futura FM Spain – Wednesday 20:00-21:00 weekly (GMT-1) www.futurafm.com FM: 90.0
Castle Club Radio Cyprus – Friday 05:00-06:00 weekly (GMT+2) www.thecastleclub.com
UCultureMix Argentina – Tuesday 18:00-19:00 weekly (GMT-3) www.uculturemix.com.ar
Alpha Global Radio UK – Saturday 01:00-02:00 weekly (GMT+1) www.alpha-global-radio.net
Inside My House Radio Norway – Friday 00:00-01:00 weekly (GMT+1) www.insidemyhouseradio.com
MadZoneGeneration Italy – Monday 00:00-01:00 weekly (GMT-0) www.madzonegeneration.com
Kittikun Minimal Techno Japan – Thursday 19:00-20:00 weekly (GMT+9) www.kittikun.kp & stream: 50.23.115.122:8525/
Basic Life Radio US – Friday 11:30-12:30 weekly (GMT-5) www.basicliferadio.com
(United States; GMT-07:00) www.scottsdalenightsradio.com
Clubtime.fm - Every Saturday 21:00-22:00 bi-weekly (Germany; GMT+01:00)

Funk'n Deep Podcast 088 - Barbuto

Ida Engberg @ Awakenings Antwerp Day One 15-04-2016

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Ida Engberg @ Awakenings Antwerp  15 - 04 - 2016

Live Recording from mobilee´s Ralf Kollmann playing at the Watergate water floor in October 2015.

Ralf Kollmann @ Watergate - 2015

The Anjunadeep Edition 100 (Part Three) with Jody Wisternoff
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Anjunadeep hero Jody Wisternoff is back for another instalment of our special Anjunadeep Edition 100 series, broadcast and recorded live at The Pickle Factory in London on April 21st.

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The Anjunadeep Edition 100 (Part Three) with Jody Wisternoff - Live From London

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Freerotation 2017

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Download: Alex Downey - Live from Freerotation 2017

This was such a honor and a surprise for me! 
I was chosen to play the closing spot for the Dome outside at 
Freerotation Festival 2018
Enjoy
Much Love Ed Jus-Ed That is..
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DJ JUS-ED CLOSING SET AT FREEROTATION 2018.mp3

Live performance recorded at the Dreamtime stage, Freerotation Festival 2018.

The set includes parts of my Semnal album on Opal Tapes, as well as new material and improvised electronics and electro-acoustics.

Cosmin Nicolae - Live at Freerotation 2018

Recorded on the Sunday in Room 3 
Thanks to  Suzybee, Steevio & all the beautiful dancing souls

Freero 2018

Freerotation 2018 : The House Of Crocodiles (Live Recording)

DJ- Set from Freerotation 2018
Sunday afternoon at the dome...

Move D @ Freerotation Dome 2018

I had the immense privilege of opening proceedings on Friday night in room 1 at Freerotation 2018. As is customary when I DJ at Freerotation, the set on the night fell victim to distortion so this recording is actually a reconstruction as faithful as I can be to how it went down. The wobbles may be different ones, but hopefully reflect the natural weave of my set. I did consider re-writing history and sending the ending in a different direction - at the end of two hours I could have gone on longer and the deadline forced my hand a little more than it should have done, but I decided to keep it pure, warts and all. Either way, it was a dream come true to feel bass frequencies of records I love blowing wind from the subs around my ankles, and I hope you enjoy it...

Full tracklisting:

1. Dices & A.E.M. Rhythm Cascade - Echo Thought (12th Isle)
2. Andrew Pekler - Theme From Triestes Tropique (Faitiche)
3. Benoit B - Ice Valley (Wisdom Teeth)
4. Dimitris Petsetakis - Troy War (Into The Light)
5. The Mighty Bop - Lady (Herbert’s In The Air Dub) (Yellow Productions)
6. Cuisine Dub - Teraca (Sound Reflection)
7. Chaos In The CBD - Background Explorer (YAM Music)
8. Sergie Rezza - Treehouse (Sergie Rezza)
9. Different Fountains - That Snake (Different Fountains Editions)
10. DJ City - Teenage Sexdrive (Born Free)
11. The Idjut Boys & Quakerman - Copulating Drum (Glasgow Underground)
12. Golden Teacher Meets Dennis Bovell - Instigator (Dub) (Optimo Music)
13. Powder - Hole (CockTail d’Amore)
14. Bjorn Torske - Host (DJ Sotofett’s Stoydubb) (Sex Tags Mania)
15. También - Indignados (Public Possession)
16. Stasis - Samba De Fat Bloke (Peacefrog)
17. DJ Sotofett - Tribute To “Sore Fingers” (Fit Sound)
18. A Made Up Sound - Them (Clone Basement Series)
19. Voom:Voom - Ginger & Fred (Compost)
20. Ian Simmonds - Nikki (Musik Krause)
21. Golden Teacher - On The Street (Golden Teacher)
22. Different Fountains - Corpse (UFO Edit) (Different Fountains Editions)
23. Jackmate - Oval (Philpot)
24. DJ Cam Soundsystem feat. Gregory - I’m A Rasta (Original MPC Mix) (Inflamable)
25. James Duncan - ‘D’ Jam (Real Soon) 
26. Nature Boy - Tobago (Frame Of Mind)
27. Missing Linkx - A Short History Of… (Philpot)
28. Chez Damier & Priceless One - Let Me Do Yore (Yore)
29. Subdued Kamel - Studsande Kamel (Bossmusik)

Freerotation 2018 - Friday night - Room 1 - opening set - redux

DCR436 – Drumcode Radio Live - Julian Jeweil Studio Mix recorded in Aix-en-Provence.

Drumcode Radio Live this week is a studio mix from Julian Jeweil.

DCR436 – Drumcode Radio Live - Julian Jeweil Studio Mix in Aix-en-Provence

This week i'm bringing you my live set from Smolna, Warsaw

TRACKLIST:
Avision - Get it right
Richard Brown - Thing
De La Swing - Face to Face (Shaf Huse Remix)
Tim J - Beat Down
Josh wink - Ariesinmars 
Sable Sheep - Crowm 
Johannes Heil - Exile 007 b2
Truncate - Surface 
Tall Paul - Dominator 
Eats Everything - I'm Ready 
Carlo Ruetz  - Strangers (original mix)
Christian Smith & John Selway - Total Departure (christian Smith remake)

EB093 - Edible Beats - Eats Everything live from Smolna, Warsaw

France-based artist Raito is rounding out the year with a collection of originals out soon on Carl Cox's iconic label Intec. 'Believe In Me' is a rattling, fast and furious tune that feels right to help push a dancefloor right over the edge at a primed peak moment. Look out for plenty more coming from Raito next year and watch out for 'Believe In Me' out December 14.

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Premiere: Raito 'Believe In Me'

Out now on Beatport
https://www.beatport.com/release/believe-in-me/2436677

Many fans of Intec will recognise Raito from his hard hitting remix of the Frankie Bones classic "Call It Techno" which was released on the label in 2017, and by popular demand he is back with a solo EP of original material.

Alongside the aforementioned, he has also been a regular feature of Boysnoize Records plus contributed to other labels such as Nervous, BNR TRAX and Brooklyn Fire.

Based in France, Raito is heavily influenced by the classic sounds of jungle and hardcore. Fusing trademark sounds classic to those genres with the modern techno style, he has a unique and timeless sound that at times also touches on house music.

Believe In Me kicks off the EP with its earth shaking bassline and rattling percussion. Building in momentum, the soothing female vocal sample adds a calming influence over the otherwise fast and furious vibe of this peak time track.

With an industrial sound the mechanical groove of Lost Temple is next up on the EP that packs a serious amount of punch. Building towards the eerie tension of the breakdown, its pitched percussion melody hook adds to the tracks tidal wave of rhythm.

Finishing things off is the ravey collaboration with T78 titled Can You See which has vocals stabs alongside bursts of broken beat percussion and old school synth textures that add to its warehouse party feel. Dark and aggressive, this cut is the perfect way to end an EP with a bang.

ID168 1. Raito - Believe In Me

Tracklist:
01 Douglas Rain (R.I.P.) - The Deactivation of HAL 9000 [2001: A Space Odyssey]
02 Farron - 528 [XCPT Music]
03 Future Beat Alliance - Feed My Soul [Versatile Records]
04 Answer Code Request - Ab Intus [Ostgut Ton]
05 Nothus & Delikwe - Requiem [XCPT Music]
06 Stenny - Fortress [Ilian Tape]
07 Nothus & Delikwe - Red Walls [XCPT Music]
08 Inigo Kennedy - The Shard [Token]
09 Farron - Paneth [XCPT Music]
10 Jesus Jones - Zeroes & Ones (Aphex Twin Reconstruction # 1 Mix) [Food]
11 Monolake - Static [Monolake / Imbalance Computer Music]
12 F - 0907 [7even Recordings]
13 Paradox - Paragon of Virtue [Archive]
14 Skee Mask - Flyby VFR [Ilian Tape]
15 John Beltran - Moth [De:tuned]
16 D.B. - Subtleties [Flux White]
17 Seafoam - Hybrid [Stretch 2 Activate]
18 Loopdeville - Mazneishu [OdD Music]
19 Vulva - Omnec Onec [Reflective]
20 Adrian Forciniti - Class Of '94 [Syra]
21 Stenny - Corrupt 506 [Ilian Tape]
22 Late Night Approach ‎- Clarence Mews [Klakson]
23 Sensorama - Kondens [Ladomat 2000]
24 Junq - Closer [Furthur Electronix]
25 Silicon - 1094T3 [Undersound Recordings]
26 Gunnar Haslam - Vector No Campo [Lovers Rock]
27 Drexciya - Wavejumper [Underground Resistance]
28 Pacou - Trigger [Tangent] 

Recorded Live on Saturday 7th July 2018, 1:30 - 3am, in Sammy String's (Room 3) at Freerotation Festival, Baskerville Hall, Hay on Wye, UK.
Photograph by Calandra Balfour @Calandra
Audio mixdown by Charlie Tear @charlietear
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I’ve been holding back on this as I had hopes it would get picked up exclusively by online media or for a podcast series as I did with my 2017 set, but I’ve decided to put it out through my own channels before the year is out instead (as nobody seemed to be interested in anything other than studio mixes!!??).....It might also come as an early Xmas present for those who came along with me for the ride and have been eagerly awaiting the recording - better late than never I guess! 
What can I say about the gig - it’s hard to put into words, I was completely overwhelmed by the energy that I witnessed rapidly coalesce in the sweltering hot room that night. The Freerotation crowd is surely one of the world’s most musically open-minded and supportive that you could ever hope to find as a DJ, and so many inspired & magical moments promptly ensued with the distinct sense of musical freedom that had overcome me. DJ-ing on the opening night was an absolute pleasure with so much excitement in the air, and to have the opportunity to play music at this wonderful event once again, was truly an honour. 
I hope that these sentiments are reflected in this recording, and that it gives those that were there the chance to re-live some of that magic. Peace.

Gratitude to all my friends for their continued love, support and encouragement.
Respect to all the promoters who have got behind me with bookings.
Big-Ups to all the ravers for the boundless energy they’ve brought to the dance-floors I've played to.

Live at Freerotation 2018

Alex Downey Live at Freerotation 2018

An improvised and mostly unrehearsed three turntable Techno throw-down, performed live at the temporal point in space-time that is Freerotation Festival.

The last time I played an up-tempo Techno set like this at Freerotation was in 2011, and I’ve been pestering Steevio to let me bang it again ever since - this was the year it finally happened. 
Set times aren’t announced until the day, so it was as much of a surprise to me as anyone else to find out that I would be playing the closing set in that room.
After a night of excellent live & DJ sets from the highly talented women I had the honour of sharing the bill with, I had to be on top of my game to maintain the energy levels at the high bar they had set. 
My aim was to keep the tempos up around 137 BPM, make good use of all three turntables, improvise as much as possible in a spontaneous way by keeping the rehearsing to a minimum, and stay as present in the moment as much as I could possibly be.
I worked out the intro and the first couple of tracks, but then kept it mostly freestyle after that, which led to some unexpected twists, turns and inspired moments that kept me on my toes, and the crowd buzzing. 
This was one of those special nights where the amazing and supportive crowd gave so much energy, that it fed straight back into the music, which then began to feel like an energy flowing right through you, that pulled you even deeper into the moment. 
Presence!
I was ecstatic to  have been so well received by the large crowd that had gathered, it was an honour & a privilege to hold the space for 90 minutes, and a joy to have the opportunity close the room on such a high. 
Unfortunately some of the amps developed a fault, causing them to overheat & create a nasty burning smell, so the set had to be brought to an abrupt end to avoid causing a fire. 
An unmet demand for a final tune rampantly ensued, I loudly and regrettably responded “The Amps Are On Fire!!”, to which someone remarked “of course they are, you did a good job”, which I felt was a fitting end to a smoking night of Techno-music, that was pure heat from start to finish! :)

Recorded Live on Sunday 7th July 2019, 
4:30 - 6am, in Sammy String's (Room 3), 
at Freerotation Festival, Baskerville Hall, Hay on Wye, UK.

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Photograph by Calandra Balfour @Calandra
Audio mixdown by Charlie Tear @charlietear

Freerotation 2019

Alex Downey's 'The Amps Are On Fire Mix' Live at Freerotation 2019

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.