Amen break addict
Alpaïde makes punchy music that moves between bass, breaks, UK garage, techno and jungle. Breaks that never land where you expect them, flipped samples, and a techno backbone that keeps bodies moving. His obsession: jungle and the amen break, which he chops, bends and reshapes endlessly.
A member of the Esprits Sauvages collective and of the web radio Radio DY10, where he curates playlists and broadcasts, he is part of the Nantes electronic scene and plays between Nantes and Paris. In his sets he likes to take risks: UK garage sliding into jungle, a BPM that climbs before coming back down. He keeps a thread running from one genre to the next so his sets stay coherent.
In the studio, he often starts from a bassline or a sample and lets the track unfold, sometimes from a happy accident on his MPC, his Digitakt or his modular. His club-ready tracks sit alongside slower, more nostalgic melodies.
A techno backbone, breaks in constant motion, and the amen break as raw material.
MPC One+ · Elektron Digitakt
A deliberately tight setup played live: breaks chopped on the fly, rolling basslines and room left for happy accidents, just like in the studio.
Techno → UKG → Jungle
Sets that take risks: UK garage sliding into jungle, a BPM that climbs before coming back down, without ever losing the thread.
Influences
Nantes sceneZone Rouge · Britney Speed · Fasme · Simo Cell · Less O
ReferencesDaniel Avery · Nia Archives · DJ Physical · Halfpipe Records · Modeselektor · Overmono · Tim Reaper · Fluid Haunts · Povoa · Manami · Aya · OK Lou · A. G. Cook · Charli XCX · SOPHIE · Neika · Skrillex · Four Tet · Fred again.. · Flume · Swooh
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Radio DY10
Alpaïde helps run the radio from the inside: as a member of the team, he curates playlists for the airwaves, handles broadcasting and hosts his monthly show In the Amen.
In the Amen
Six seconds of drums were enough to change the history of electronic music.
The Amen break gave birth to jungle, drum & bass and a whole lineage of broken rhythms that has never stopped mutating. In the Amen starts there to explore UK and bass music sounds, past and present: jungle, breakbeat, UK garage, techno, dubstep and everything in their orbit.
Every month, Alpaïde opens his mic to the artists, collectives and labels that keep this scene alive: a conversation about their journey, projects and news, followed by a selection or mix from the guest.
Resident artist of the Nantes collective Esprits Sauvages, he helps organise its techno nights, in clubs and open air, and runs its label.
On the Velysia Festival team in Nantes, he works on event production and handles artist care: welcoming the artists and managing their travel, accommodation and catering, so every set happens in the best conditions.
Théo Voison
Press kit 2026
Bio, sound, gigs, releases and projects.
Rider 2026
Technical rider, hospitality, accommodation and travel.
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