"The lights went off and we decided to start."
We are deeply excited to share Donato and Marco’s grand finale for the last edition of Terraforma at Villa Arconati. With great humbleness, these two masters and dear friends have carefully broadened and lulled, record after record, an intimate space of trust, exchange and deep-time connection. 
 
Also, we’d like to add a fond memory that was shared with us a few days after:

“Dozzy and Shuttle’s finale unfolded like twilight. A prolonged dusk caressed by an eerie drizzle. Shadows and whispers echoing with the surroundings. Synapses slowly reaching the ground, merging and becoming one with the underground rhizomatic networks. A memorable rendez-Nous within a fractal space. It felt like being at the core center of the matrix, enveloped by a warmth reminiscent of a maternal womb. I found myself in a weightless suspension, envisioning the past, the present and the future, all together in a blink of an eye.”

We are fueled by gratitude for all this beauty.

Terraforma Grand Finale w/ Donato Dozzy b2b Marco Shuttle

Recording of Konduku & Mattikk's set at Dekmantel Ten

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Konduku & Mattikk at Dekmantel Ten

Nao, the resident at rural, has been touring Europe, the U.S., and Latin America with us this year. In this year at rural, She was in charge of the late night time slot. Her shimmering set was transforming with the floor, organically harmonized with the space lit up in extreme colors with beautiful flowers, leading people into a deep hypnotic state. Lose yourself in her techno-based set, a blend of diverse sounds that overflows with her unique style.

ruralのレジデントとして欧州や米国・中南米でのツアーにも同行するNaoが、今年のruralでは前夜祭の夜更けの時間スロットを担当。フロアに合わせて変幻自在に煌めく彼女のセットは、美しい花々と共に極彩色にライトアップされた空間と有機的に調和して、人々を深い催眠状態へと導きました。テクノを基調としながらも、多様なサウンドがブレンドされた彼女のスタイルが溢れ出るセットに身を委ねてみてください。

Nao at rural 2024

manicured snore – siliscity

unfinished beatz vol.III

all trackz available as free download on soundcloud

manicured snore – siliscity [free dl]

PRV2-TR8S

The Scion and Hard Wax man gets low on this week's RA podcast.

RA.147 DJ Pete

An album's worth of new music on our 666th mix.

@matrixxman

Read more: https://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast-episode.aspx?id=666

Resident Advisor podcast

RA.666 Matrixxman

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.

www.residentadvisor.net/dj/alexdowney
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www.instagram.com/alyxdowney/
Interview: www.untitled909.com/alex-downey/

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

live recorded DJ Set from Rural Festival in Japan 2019
@ruralfestival

DJ set at Rural Festival Japan 2019

These are some new tracks that I would have been playing in my DJ sets. 
Since everything has ground to a halt I decided to upload a mix for your pleasure during self isolation. 
Stay safe, clean and please look after each other.

Please support me by buying something at https://dj-surgeon.bandcamp.com

queniv - Unfold
Ryan Elliott - The Move
Orlando Voorn - The Illest
Xhin - Link (Lucy remix)
Biri - Ursa Minor
DJ Bruce Lee - "Beatz" (John Heaven's Pel Tiet Bruce Remix)
Nicola Cruz - Ripple
Peder Mannerfelt - A Queen
MSDMNR - Emergency
Donato Dozzy - Sotto Ma Sotto (Lucy remix)
Nicola Cruz - Yeva
Batu & Lurka - Curved
Luciano Esse - Rainy Night (Joton Remix)
Peder Mannerfelt - Black Alert
Troy - Surge
Makaton	- Bruise Violet
PWCCA - Ningyo
Temudo - Tough To Say
Stanislav Tolkachev - Be Careful And Nobody Dies
MSDMNR - Reign One
Perko - Stutter
Alex Banks - Revolutions (Jinjé Remix)

Isolation mix

Self Isolation mix Vol.1

Recording of DJ Nobu's set at Dekmantel Festival 2017.

Dekmantel Festival 2017

DJ Nobu at Dekmantel Festival 2017

UK electronic music performer and recording artist. 
Bookings: michael.matuschek@triangleagency.com

Self Isolation mix Vol.1

Surgeon