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Houghton Festival 2019 Headliners

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This is a live recording, captured at Ego club in Düsseldorf, June 5 1999.  The music has been created with a self written step sequencer, the PX-18, controlling  a basic sample player and effects engine, all done in MaxMSP, running on a Powerbook G3. The step sequencer had some unique features, e.g. the ability to switch patterns independently in each track, which later became an important part of a certain music software.

I found the recording on a backup disk today. It has not been edited or mastered. During the first 20 minutes of the set, and before the 'encore' the Monolake CD 'Gobi' is playing in the background. 
 

Monolake Live at Ego Düsseldorf June 5 1999

This recording is available to download here: http://boilerroom.tv/recording/akufen/

Akufen Boiler Room Berlin Live Set

:: https://i-d.vice.com/en_gb/article/throwback-to-the-new-old-techno-with-world-unknown

Ahead of World Unknown's Easter Special, Ian McQuaid explores how the club night harks back to rave's utopian dream while Andy Blake goes into the mix exclusively for i-D. 
Read the full article:  https://i-d.vice.com/en_gb/article/throwback-to-the-new-old-techno-with-world-unknown

Andy Blake: Music To... Travel To A World Unknown

Hey everybody!  This was my submission for the Tipper and Friends DJ competition to play at Tipper's festival in April of 2016.  This mix features four unreleased tunes as well as two from my last release with Merkaba.  The <3 and repost button help out with the contest.  Enjoy!

Big thanks to Dave and congrats on having the festival.  Tipper has set the benchmark and greatly inspired myself and so many others with his meticulously crafted music.  This set is an ohmage to him.  

That downtempo set on the Mayan Warrior???

Set list:

0 in 1 (unreleased)
Pura Vida (Merkaba)
My I ft. Sophia Boedecker(Merkaba)
Light Again (unreleased)
? (unreleased)
Baby Turtle Rocking Horse (unreleased)

Cualli - Tipper And Friends Original Mix

This is pretty ideal, right? It's 4 PM on Saturday afternoon at a four-day festival. Energy levels are beginning to sag. You're itching to build momentum for the night ahead. Then, up steps Andrew Weatherall with a Love From Outer Space set, in which he slowly and soothingly builds a vibe, taking you from hesitant to hedonistic in 90 minutes.   

RA Live - 2016.06.11 - Andrew Weatherall, Gottwood Festival, Anglesey

Full Tracklist:

https://www.facebook.com/andreasbalicki/

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Recording of a real fun party at Club Ohm in Berlin. 02.06.18. I Played from 2:30 till 8:00 am in the morning. Here is the full set..... @alteredsoulexperiment

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ANTAL dj set @ Altered Soul Experiment  Berlin. 02.06.18

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
www.residentadvisor.net/dj/alexdowney
www.facebook.com/AlicksDowney/
www.instagram.com/alyxdowney/

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

pole´s live set recorded at the Oscillate @ Centrala, Birmingham, April 18th 2018. 
www.oscillate.club,  www.mixcloud.com/oscillate_sound_system/

Pole live at Oscillate april 28th 2018-

A short Downtempo DJ mix from 2006

Tracklist :

Si Begg - Eurostar (Tipper Dub Mix) 
Tipper - Dissolve (Phonecia Mix) 
Evac - Edit
Hold Back The Night - Tipper Inst. Remix
Lusine - Everything Under The Sun
Tipper - L.E.D. Down (Tipper's Serc Mix)
Tipper - Tiphop 
Crunch - Emedril
Mr. Projectile - Sinking 
Tipper - Whomi 
Crunch - Gramma 
Crunch - Cassette





Tipper-Downtempo Mix (2006)

booking contact: info@folkwisdom.net

In 2022 the Düsseldorf-native musician, producer, remixer and mastering engineer Stefan Betke looks back on a steady 25-year career in abstract electronic club music. In particular, the seven albums that he released during this period under the Pole moniker have lastingly shifted the coordinates of electronica.

See pole´s full bio here:
https://pole-music.com/bioinfo/

Pole live at Oscillate april 28th 2018-

pole original