PODCAST #214 – A.L.A.E

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To celebrate this final episode of 2025, we are proud and delighted to welcome for the first time, the DJ & producer & Paradox’ co-founder: A.L.A.E

In A.L.A.E’s sets and productions lies the imprint of an era when techno was lived as an act of resistance. A spiritual heir to the 90s, he draws inspiration from the industrial rigor of Birmingham (Surgeon, Regis), the visionary activism of Detroit (Underground Resistance), and the acid-electro madness of Den Haag (Bunker Records).

Behind the decks, A.L.A.E navigates across all shades of techno while asserting a dark, brutal, and retrofuturistic aesthetic. As a resident in Marseille (Cabaret Aléatoire, Baby Club) and Casablanca (Vanity), with regular appearances in Paris (Glazart), he has defended this vision since 2015 alongside international icons such as Ellen Allien, Zadig, Ben Sims, Surgeon, DVS1, and Perc. His sets unfold as narratives, built on carefully mastered tension: relentless grooves, acidic lines, and dystopian atmospheres merge into a total sonic journey. In the studio, he sculpts a sound both organic and metallic, where each texture resonates with the collective memory of rave culture. His first releases on the French label After O’Clock records reflects his love for Techno diversity.

Beyond his own path, A.L.A.E contributes to the vitality of the underground scene through the Paradox podcast series and artist agency, as well as the Moroccan raised French based label Sotor, which he co-founded. For him, techno is more than a musical genre: it is a culture, a platform, and a boundless field of experimentation.

Enjoy and feel free to share! Love & Techno

Tracklist:

1. Kangding Ray – Sirāt – Invada Records
2. Second Skin – Sense Of Purpose – Blueprint
3. Rill – Cicadas – Rill
4. Surgeon – Serpent Void – Tresor
5. Marçal – Bionic Jungle – Enemy Records
6. R.M.K – Edge Of Chaos – NECHTO
7. Phara – The Ring – Token
8. Perc – Milk Snatcher’s Return (Zisko Ceremonial Mix) – Perc Trax
9. Lewis Fautzi – Shadows Of Tomorrow – Faut Section
10. DJ Dextro – Idade das Perguntas – Codein Music
11. Mecha – All My Love – NECHTO
12. Cravo – Cosmic Drift – Clergy
13. Surgeon – Learning, Pt. 3 – Dynamic Tension
14. Hans Bouffmyhre & Lex Gorrie – Exponential (Version 2) – Sleaze Records
15. Blenk – FM9 – Enemy Records
16. Kontain – Lungs – Clergy
17. Uun – Euclidean – Mord
18. Dez Williams – Base Meant – Mechatronica
19. Human Safari – The Labyrinth – Primal instinct
20. Fukumachi – Sakura – EMERALD
21. Fhase 87 – Filter Science – SOTOR
22. Remco Beekwilder – Freestyle Techniques – EMERALD
23. Lewis Fautzi – Offset Pattern – Clergy
24. Gary Beck – Surface Plant – Bek Audio
25. Uun – Ouroboros – Ego Death
26. Hans Bouffmyhre – Wall Of Steel – Sleaze Records
27. Vil – Miles – Enemy Records
28. Tomaz vs. Filterheadz – Sunshine – Intec Records
29. Moteka VS Alae – Flax Seeds – After O’Clock records
30. Linear System – Fourt Thirty – Molecular Recordings
31. Second Skin – Reformed Theology – Blueprint
32. Perc – Imperial Leather – Perc Trax
33. Gary Beck – Renegade – BEK Audio
34. Rebecca Delle Piane – Sex On Uranus – Emerald
35. Exos – Warlion – Perc Trax
36. Rosati – High Density – VOLTAGE Imprint
37. Félicie – Golden Shower – Clergy
38. Altinbas & Cirkle Cirkle – Cynical Moves – VOLTAGE Imprint
39. Contakt – Peak Jam – NECHTO
40. Gary Beck – Firetree – Bek Audio
41. Luciano Esse – Planets – AnalyticTrail
42. Risa Taniguchi – Break It – CLR
43. Filter Science – Darkness Falls (Sean Colt Remix) – Bush
44. Neon Chambers – What It Takes – Dekmantel