Vinyl only as usual. Was recorded at French Embassy in Belarus and France Group's cocktail party "Marque France" on a not so quiet Thursday. Don't judge dirty mixing in some moments, blame it on eclectic selection and Hennessy sponsorship....Enjoy!

live mix for “Marque France” event 17.04.2014

Vinyl  Only as usual, except first Tame Impala track. A bit cheesy set for me, lots of vocals, hit singles I played last couple of years...but hey, it's a birthday, isn't it! Enjoy.

My Birthday Party live mix 10.04.15

Deeper side of things, radio friendly tunes, had some fun at Berlin studio RTS.FM. Enjoy!

I.F.U. - live mix from Berlin studio RTS.FM.300911

Played this lovely open air near beautiful Minsk Sea, eclectic selection of techno and electro sounds and beyond. Vinyl only, as usual, enjoy!

1. John Monkman - Harmonix1 - Crosstown Rebels
2. Margot - Moderno ( Marc Pinol Acid Remix) - Hivern Discs
3. The Maghreban - Now Easy - Zoot
4. Evigt Mörker - Krans Av Stjärnor - Evigt Mörker
5. Maks - Midifreax - Panel Trax
6. Matrixxman - Vortex - Figure
7. DJ Deep - Paris Heartbeat - Rekids Special Projects
8. Audio KoDe - Jungle Love ( Joey Beltram Remix) - De-Noize
9. Acid Jesus - Interstate - Alter Ego
10. Margot - Moderno - Hivern Discs
11. Neil Landstrumm - Roller Killer - Giallo Disco
12. Fake Left - Borders Night Train - Rubadub
13. Obergman - Tokamak - Brokntoys
14. Dexter - Intruder - Klakson
15. Paul Kalkbrenner - Tatu - Tata - BPitch Control
16. Matrixxman - Reckoning - Figure
17. Rodhad - Kinder der Ringwelt ( Donato Dozzy Remix) - Dystopian
18. Maks - Midifreax ( Mike Parker RMX) - Panel Trax
19. DJ Deep - La Grande Brasserie - Rekids Special Projects
20. Rodhad - Im Glanz Des Mondes (Ø [Phase] Remix) - Dystopian

Сияние/Besondere open air set, 01.07.17.

Another visit to RTS.FM studio, with another excursion to the deeper side of things and again vinyl only set. Enjoy!

I.F.U. - live mix from Moscow studio RTS.FM 060112

Recorded live at Shine (Сияние) warehouse party in Minsk, Belarus, 26.01.2019. Vinyl only! Enjoy!

podcast Shine #4

Was checking fresh ( and not only) records playing for a nice crowd of Loft club in Minsk, Belarus early March'12. Mixing may be a bit wonky in parts, hope you'll like the sound. Enjoy!

I.F.U. live set at Loft cafe, Minsk 02.03.2012

2/3 of my set at Chill Out/BBQ in Minsk, Belarus, vinyl only, as usual, enjoy!

I.F.U. live mix at Chill Out/BBQ summer terrace opening, Minsk, BY 21.04.2012

Eclectic mix I played for Radio Plato in Minsk. Vinyl only as usual. From Lee Perry to The Cure to electronica. Enjoy!

Radio Plato Livestreams

Radio Plato's Local Heroes #6 @ Post Bar (Minsk, Belarus) 2019-07-20

Vinyl set as usual, was happy to play proper techno sound at this night, some old and new records, enjoy!

excerpt from techno set at Electrotechnica night 25.01.13

This one was recorded at one funny night....was checking fresh records as usual....crowd was really up for it, it was dancey, housey, groovy and funky...with Dasha Pushkina of Push & Pull fame checking her vocals in the end.....we had some proper fun and yes, I missed my flight back to London after this. Enjoy!
( That subwoofer under the decks made me cry sometimes, so sorry about the sound in parts).

missed my flight set 26.01.13

Alexi Kutuzov aka I.F.U. is not a stranger to eastern and central european club scene. He started his professional DJ and promoter career back in 1991 in his hometown Minsk in Belarus, when electronic dance music culture didn't exist at all there. Pioneering electronic music sound with his partners in crime, Alexi dropped lots of parties, mainly in acid house and techno styles. Organizing numerous promo groups and clubs in Minsk, I.F.U. touched his hands on pretty much every underground music style he thought would be interesting for local clubbers, from downtempo electronica, through to electro to hardcore drum'n'bass. 
Live project Vacuumable was born in 1996, which successfully released a couple of albums of acidy techno, breaks and d''n'b tunes for the next 2-3 years. Vacuumable played gigs everywhere around Belarus as well as in Germany and Holland.
 With his legendary hard drum'n'bass sets I.F.U. played a lot in Berlin ( Maria, im Eimer, Acud, etc.), tours in Poland and even world famous Effenaar club in Eindhoven. 2001 year was a changing year for I.F.U. He won "Best Breakbeat DJ" award in Minsk in association with Moscow magazine Ptuch, played "Vostochniy Udar" festival in St.Petersburgh in front of 3000 people, then moved to London, which became his second home till present time. 
In London Alexi started to run his Kautchuk night, organizing regular parties around Hoxton and Shoreditch clubs and dj bars. The same time he started to work in booking business, helping clubs and festivals in Eastern Europe to get international artists, DJ's and live bands on their dancefloors. Promoters in Moscow, St.Petersburgh, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia where happy to work with I.F.U. ( and still do) as a booking agent and, of course, as a DJ too for their club events and festivals. Later Alexi becomes representative of Renaissance and Ministry of Sound brands, organizing regular events in Belarus and Ukraine for them. 
2005 - 2009 I.F.U. is based mainly in Minsk and St.Petersburgh, not forgetting London of course. It gives him opportunity to win "DJ number 1 in Belarus" in interactive voting poll BestDJ.by 3 (!) years in a row ( 2005-2007) playing just underground music. Also as a DJ, Alexi slowly moves out from breakbeat and d'n'b territories being fed up with noise and broken rhythms. When the "minimal" wave comes from Berlin, I.F.U. goes back to his techno and house roots, starting to discover more and more interesting music in that styles and dedicating himself to this sound till now on. Strong reputation of a quality vinyl international DJ gives I.F.U. more and more opportunities, warming up big names artists incl. Thomas Schumacher in legendary The End club in London, Green Velvet in Ministry of Sound as well as Tiefschwarz and M.A.N.D.Y. at the first Global Gathering Belarus festival in 2008. Also not forgetting regular gigs in Russia, Ukraine, Baltics, Poland and Holland. 
In 2009 Alexi moves back to London again, starting to study Audio Engineering course, then Music Business course in SAE Institute London. He relaunches Kautchuk nights with residencies in The Russian bar, Gramophone, Nomad club and other underground venues of east London, inviting regular guest artists, incl Yapacc, Jacek Sienkiewicz, etc. 
Summer 2011 was remarkable for I.F.U. He celebrated 20 years of professional DJ career with some gigs in his hometown Minsk, Riga, Berlin and of course Kautchuk in London. His love of different kinds of music is clearly recognized in his eclectic, though groovy and deep techno and tech house sets, being it played on big dancefloors or in small bars and radio stations. 
Some clubs and festivals references: Kazantip festival '98, '99, '01, '05 ( Ukraine), Vostochniy Udar '01 ( Russia), 5th Element ( Estonia), Global Gathering Belarus, Re:Fresh festival ( Belarus), The End, The Egg, Ministry of Sound, W Hotel ( London), Maria, Tacheles, WYSIWYG, Acud, Eimer ( Berlin), Effenaar, TAK ( NL), Banzai, Pulkvedis, Dirty Deal ( Latvia), Boom Boom Room (Kiev), Mtkvarze (Tbilisi).....and many many more venues, festivals and radio stations around Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Germany, Holland and UK

for bookings and info: alexi.kutuzov@gmail.com

I.F.U.

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