10 Years of 1985 Music w/ Alix Perez

On 7 August 2026, Alix Perez takes over Quarters, Brighton to mark ten years of his 1985 Music label. Belgian-born and long active between London, Europe and now New Zealand, Perez has honed a sound that moves through liquid and deep drum & bass, halftime and wider bass music, built on crisp drums, rolling low-end and pared-back melodies. Since his albums 1984 and Chroma Chords, he’s shifted with ease between soulful textures and tougher frameworks, collaborating with Jenna G, Sabre, Ivy Lab and Spectrasoul, and pushing heavier terrain as Shades alongside Eprom.

For this anniversary night he digs into the 1985 catalogue and its extended family: breakbeat craft, misty textures and precise sound design, from heads-down rollers to widescreen halftime. Across a set linking early label touchstones to recent material and fresh dubs, Perez moves through tempos and moods with the focus of a producer-DJ who knows every corner of his own ecosystem. A decade of 1985 Music, distilled on the dancefloor.