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March is a big month for me. In addition to some big local SF gigs I have (including opening for Mr.C @ tutu tuesday), the highlight of this month is Ultra Week in Miami. I have a couple gigs lined up including an opening spot for Lee Burridge + Craig Richards on a tikki boat.  I'll be distributing this mix as a promo mix during my travels, and I think did a good job of capturing my peak hour sound: deep, driving, melodic, and at times, pretty (@ 35 min, for instance).
Tracklist coming soon.


atish - [012] - march 2011 - gurl

After six years of believing that I was fully done with Burning Man, the stars happened to align this summer when I got a calling to go. 

Back in 2016, I never thought that Burning Man would allow me to press the reset button and relieve myself from many things I was carrying emotionally. Then suddenly when I was out on the playa in my element, I began to feel myself again: connected, worry-free, present. 

Thanks to 11 days of complete disconnection from my computer and phone, I was left at the mercy of nature’s elements which brought me back to a place of peace and serenity.  

It was such a joy to take part in Burning Man’s social experiment, one that unites a community of like minded beings from various backgrounds. 

I loved getting my hands dirty while building the camp, helping out with a friend's art structure and chatting with new and old friends every single day.  This was a whole new experience for me; an experience that filled my heart and inspired me in powerful ways. 

For the first time, I can safely say that I have been transformed by my time on the playa, and for that I feel grateful and humbled. 

Memorable moments like riding solo on my bike, letting go of plans, eating nourishing food, getting totally lost in the city, visiting random camps and more often than not connecting with strangers was pure magic. For me, this is the essence of Burning Man: an experience of contribution, full of serendipity and spontaneity. 
 
Here’s a personal highlight of mine that I’d like to share: 
It’s Friday evening, and I have been chosen to set the mood on the Robot Heart bus (which I must admit was one of my favorite nights out there). Here I am pre-set drinking Sake and sharing stories with my dear friend Benjamin Alexander.  The bus is parked at camp when I jump on top and begin to play for 20 minutes before the wheels start turning. Our drive to the deep playa begins, and with that a brutal dust storm follows.  I was instantly taken back in time to my 2015 Burn when I was fascinated by the fairy-lit bicycles chasing the bus, lighting up the space with an array of moving colors.  Eventually, after an hour of driving around, the wind stops, the dust settles, and the bus finds its parking spot for the night.  I finally remove my dust mask and watch the vast space in front me light up as I finish my set.  An unforgettable moment, visual, crowd…everything was perfect. 
 
To all of you who are reading this who were there dancing and glowing on the playa, I would like to say a huge thank you!  I will cherish that moment for the rest of my life.  You inspired me to smile and shine. 
 
Until next year.
 
Julien aka YokoO xx 
 
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YokoO - Robot Heart - Burning Man 2022

Matthew Dekay "Für Die Liebe" Mix March 2014

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Happy to share a new recording from Kater Blau, Berlin. 

People fly all over the world to go to Kater for a reason. It’s a club focused on the music, focused on the moment, focused on the experience. It attracts the right people, who go for the right reasons. I love playing there. 

This lets me truly DJ in the moment. No thinking, only feeling. And this recording is a slice of what I’m trying to express through music, sitting outside a box: not just house, not just organic, not just progressive, not just melodic house/techno, not just tech house (or deep tech or whatever we call it)…

…a little bit of everything, as long as it flows and we all dance. 

As a side note, I’ve been getting more and more comfortable playing some of my own unsigned productions, so you’ll find a few tunes you haven’t heard from me before. 

Hope you enjoy!

Tracklist:

[0:00:00] Fabian Krooss - Whopper (atish Remix) [Manjumasi Unreleased]
[0:07:00] Leeni - Higher Groove [Acker Records 2023]
[0:11:00] Oscar P, Cris Herrera - Tears (Carl Price & Paul Hawkins 3AM UK Mix) [Kolour Recordings 2023]
[0:15:00] Enamour, Mustafa Ismaeel - Nothingness [Rebellion 2023]
[0:21:00] Beat Factory - I Feel Like (LondonGround Remix) [Color House Records 2014]
[0:27:00] Alex Celler, Anthea - The Playmaker (Dyed Soundorom Cougar Remix) [Freak N Chic 2009]
[0:32:00] atish, Vridian - Instant Transmission (Mihai Popoviciu & Markus Homm Remix) [Manjumasi 2023]
[0:37:00] KIRIK - Town House [LTF Records 2022]
[0:43:00] Cormac (US) - Run Away [Whoyostro White 2020]
[0:47:00] Lauhaus, Mario Franca - Sequencer [Whoyostro 2021]
[0:53:00] Running Hot - Tonight [Permanent Vacation 2023]
[0:59:00] Sisterhood - Call Me Ishmael [Tief Music 2013]
[1:03:00] Nick Curly - Island Letters [8bit 2022]
[1:08:00] Glamourama - Don't Make it [8bit 2023]
[1:12:00] Christopher Ledger - Swap Function [Adam's Bite 2022]
[1:17:00] io (Mulen) - Meuse [Cecille 2020]
[1:22:00] LondonGround - Monocromo [Sanity 2017]
[1:26:00] James Shinra - Wasp [We're Going Deep 2023]
[1:30:00] Armen Miran - Heads (Gespona Remix) [Reborn Project 2023]
[1:34:00] Robag Wruhme - Fire [Kompakt Extra 2022]
[1:40:00] Trikk, Gabriel Massan - Mata Mata (Roman Flügel Remix) [Innervisions 2023]
[1:44:00] Renato Cohen - Wake Up [Pets Recordings 2023]
[1:48:00] atish, Vridian - Instant Transmission (Boys Be Kko’s Sanya Mix) [Manjumasi 2023]
[1:52:00] Bryan Kessler - HiHats Like Fantastic Four [Chorus Records 2023]
[1:57:00] Enamour - Body Test [Unreleased]
[2:03:00] Nicolas Masseyeff , Parallelle  - Renegade (Adam Ten & Mita Gami Remix) [Crosstown Rebels 2023]
[2:07:00] Super Flu - Udi [Didschn 2023]
[2:12:00] atish - choli [unreleased]
[2:18:00] atish - 2007 [unreleased]
[2:23:00] Mike Kerrigan - g2g [DIRTYBIRD 2023]
[2:26:00] James Harcourt - Undulate [Sincopat 2023]
[2:32:00] Stefano Richetta - My Bird [Click Records 2022]
[2:36:00] Hernan Cattaneo, Jody Barr - Airglow [Sudbeat Music 2023]
[2:41:00] Sahar Z, Audio Junkies - Variants [Moments 2022]
[2:46:00] Mr. Ho - Exxxperience (Revisit) [Permanent Vacation 2023]
[2:51:00] Black Space - Feed the Demon [ICONYC 2023]
[2:55:00] SX2 - Miracle Mayhem [Disco Halal 2022]

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atish - [094] - live from kater blau - berlin (june 2023)

Beyond the incredible venue, production, and beautiful collection of humans, there were three things that made set this extra special for me: opening the room to an empty dance floor, having the DJ booth in the center of the room, and playing the most original music I’ve played in a set. 

I rarely get to build a room from zero anymore, so I took great pleasure in playing records early on that are subtler, slowly building tension as people trickled into the venue. Having the booth in the center made it much easier for me to sense what the people sonically needed as the night progressed - we all were locked in for the last hour. 

I also blended the ambient room sounds with the mixer output capture the spirit of the night. You’ll hear the excitement of the crowd match the energy crescendo. When I listen to the set, it almost feels like I’m transported back to the party. 

It a very special gig, and I’m grateful to Robot Heart for having me play.

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[0:00:00] So Inagawa - Reminder [CABARET 2015]
[0:06:00] Dunn. - Clutch [Stay True Sounds 2023]
[0:12:00] Alejandro Mosso - Evolena [mosso 2023]
[0:16:00] E'mij - Love Is A Place (JC's Love Dub) [Ultra 2012]
[0:21:00] Audio Soul Project - Community 2007 (Peace Division Remix) [NRK 2007]
[0:23:00] Kohra - Akarshan [Qilla Records 2020]
[0:29:00] atish, Vridian - Instant Transmission (Boys Be Kko Yanagi Edit) [Manjumasi 2023]
[0:33:00] atish, Mark Slee - Chameleon (Andre Lodemann Remix) [Manjumasi 2018]
[0:39:00] Nhar - Eternal Thing [AZZUR 2020]
[0:45:00] Camea - I Dream of You [Bpitch 2013]
[0:51:00] atish - Every Day [Vivrant 2024]
[0:57:00] atish - Prateek [[demo]]
[1:03:00] atish - Birdland [[demo]]
[1:09:00] Russ Gabriel - The Multicoloured Mind [Rawax 2023]
[1:12:00] Axel Boman - Lucky Luke [AWAY 2023]
[1:16:00]
[1:21:00] Tom Zeta - Tundra [Druma 2023]
[1:27:00] fabian krooss - Whopper (atish Remix) [Manjumasi 2024]
[1:32:00] Polo (AR) - Nostalgia del Presente [Manjumasi 2024]
[1:39:00] atish - Kishore [[demo]]
[1:44:00] Kirik & Zone+ - Well well well [Uzvar 2023]
[1:48:00] Matrefakt - Trust [Sous Music 2022]
[1:54:00] Reboot - Silk [Snatch! Records 2023]
[1:59:00] Nick Curly - Find Out [8Bit 2022]
[2:04:00] Wild Dark - Where Did You Go [Bespoke Musik 2023]
[2:07:00] Catz 'n Dogz - Reincarnation [Pets Recordings 2023]
[2:12:00] SUCHI - Seher [Future Bounce 2022]
[2:16:00]

Atish - Robot Heart Residency - Oakland 2023

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Finally my first studio mix in 8 months, feels like it’s been forever!

This features a walk through some of the sounds that have caught my ear the last few months, touching on a few different styles and feelings.

I had recently spent some time in Barcelona, observing terrazzo style flooring with shells set within polished concrete. This felt like an apt metaphor for this DJ mix, where each track is an ornamental shell, helping support a greater polished purpose.

Hope you enjoy!

Tracklist: 099 - terrazzo

[00:00] Ebende - La La La [Mood Of the Era 2024]
[06:00] Moonee - Interpretations [Omena 2024]
[09:00] Felipe Gordon - A Perfectly Calmed Felipe [Shall Not Fade 2024]
[13:00] Nutty Nys - Natural (Retake) (Charles Webster Remix V2) [Stay True Sounds 2024]
[18:00] Tom VR - Babyxsosa - Don’t Listen (Tom VR Edit) [2023]
[22:00] Anna Schreit - Julian Is A Hero [Compost 2024]
[27:00] Kora (CA), Madota - Feel (Original Mix) [Saisons 2024]
[34:00] Origins Of Time, Anas M - Spring Summer [Cyclic 2024]
[37:00] Rozzo - See The Way (Phunk Diggaz Moody Mix) [Plastic City 1998]
[40:00] Shaun Reeves, J Gabriel - Delivery Part 2 [Convent 2024]
[46:00] Reenday - Give Away [La Zic 2024]
[50:00] Ardalan - Love Hexagon [HE.SHE.THEY 2024]
[52:00] Bop - Holographic Joy [Shall Not Fade 2024]
[56:00] Diana, Lorenzo Dada - Feel to Heal [Wolf + Lamb Records 2024]

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atish - [099] - july 2024 - terrazzo

When working on this mix the image of a girl in sunglasses and a big gaudy hat (like this: http://bit.ly/njcrSf)  drinking lemonade kept popping in my head almost every time I worked on it...Perhaps the really nice San Francisco weather we're having (and our bizarre fashion sense) influenced my track selection and visual associations. The first few tracks of this mix open with a very very delicate, breezy, and sunny feel...the flute sounds at 11:34 [Marvin Zeyss - Hannah] are one of my favorite parts. The mid section of the mix gets just slightly trippy with reverberated sounds still floating along with a little more drive. It rounds itself out with a housey-influenced sound - a sound I don't explore that much...overbearing housey high-hats can get on my nerves. However, the prominent organ sounds complemented by round beautiful bass  on the last few tracks (like Roberto Rodriguez - I Keep Thinking of You @ 38:00) fit nicely into my vision of sitting outside on a summer afternoon drinking a cold sugary lemonade.

Til Von Sein, Aera - Dynamite
Bender, Sevensol - Poland
Marvin Zeyss - Hannah
Soukie Windish - Boys Are Us
Prosis - Dos Mou (Fierro Vocal Remix)
Masomenos - Two
Map.Aache - Enola
Marvin Zeyss - Numb
Roberto Rodriguez (Manolo) - I Keep Thinking Of You
Jay Bliss - Strange Faces
Matt Tolfrey, Eric Johnston - Bromance

atish - [017] - august 2011 - lemonade

Record live at Never Sleep Again, Burning Man 2024

Atish | Never Sleep Again | Burning Man 2024

‎3 hours of deep, sultry afterhours grooves.

Hoj - Expanse

A beautiful set by talented dream team Mira and Tara Brooks from a sunny midweek afternoon. Join us for a journey back to Wednesday at Pink Mammoth, Burning Man 2017!

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Chris Larsen live @ the Comfort Zone Feb 18 2012

Each and every time I’ve played music at Burning man I felt privileged to do so. Its a truly special place full of truly special people.Sunrise. Sunset. Smiles. Tears of pure joy. 

There, i’m never one. I’m many. Connected. Connected to everything and everyone. One of the threads connecting me is music. Over the years the music has become a time machine that’s marked magical moments on my journey.  To hear it again allows me to travel back in time to those moments.

Perhaps you feel the same way too?

If so, close your eyes, turn up the volume and get ready to depart. The bus leaves any moment now. 

Lee

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Lee Burridge - Robot Heart 10 Year Anniversary - Burning Man 2017

I’m happy to release my recording from Sandbox Festival in Hurghada Egypt. I always love playing the Middle East. The sights, sounds, tastes, and smells are very different than my home, all of which represent one of my favorite aspects of DJing: getting enjoy the world’s diversity. Beyond that, I’ve found that the people of the region are an incredibly friendly and passionate bunch, so playing a festival that attracts the heads from many across the region was special for me.

The Sandbox mainstage was a big one - these stages are sometimes tricky for me as I feel pressured to go for the jugular and bang out a medley of big drops for those hands in the air moments, but I resisted the pressure and went instead for undulation between the deep moments building to the big ones while maintaining a steady groove through. Hope that idea came through, hope you enjoy the set, and can’t wait to make my way back to the Middle East!
Thanks @moagalleryph (IG) for the photo.

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atish - [079] - live at sandbox festival, egypt

Darko Corazzo - Crimson Deep Melodies (23.06.2009)

Hoj's 2012 post-sunrise set atop the Robot Heart at Burning Man has become one of his most popular. What many people don't know is Lee Burridge joined him after his set for an epic back-to-back session that went on into the afternoon. Hoj and Lee found the recording on an old hard drive, and wanted to share.

Live on the Robot Heart 2012

Hoj b2b Lee Burridge - Burning Man 2012

Atish plays from the soul with a smile on his face. His charm flows as freely as his grooves, and his infectious personality is poured into every performance. The links he makes are not just musical but personal, too, as he communicates the highs and lows of life through his sounds. As an unmistakably warm person, he has quickly built up a dedicated fan base that feeds off his passion and energy. The Atish experience is about more than just dancing - it's about connection.

There is an intimacy and elegance to the music Atish plays whether it's deep house, Romanian minimal, artful techno, or emotive progressive house. Melody unites it all - whimsical keys and curious synth patterns that stir a wide range of emotions and get lodged deep in the memory. For Atish, the challenge is to lead an audience into unexpected new worlds: they won't know how they got there but will be delighted when they arrive. It's a subtle skill he has mastered
while never taking himself too seriously.

His own productions have come on cultured labels like Anjunadeep, Satya, and Stil Vor Talent. The Manjumasi Music label he co-founded with Mark Slee in 2016 deals in house with real heart and musicality. The aim is simply to work with artists whose music they admire; to give a leg up to those who deserve it, then watch them grow, whether with his label or elsewhere.

He is similarly open-minded and candid on social media and recently wrote some software to analyze a year's worth of playlists before discussing the results. He's also keen to demystify the often shadowy and secretive world of DJing and production and open it up to all, which is why he started his own unique party series, Late Night Tonite. Each event started with a sit-down interview with the guest and a conversation about the creative arts before the dancing began.
That now dormant concept led Atish to start his own mentorship program during the Covid lockdowns. He continues it to this day, with students enjoying one-on-one coaching, feedback, and advice sessions in which he shares what he has learned about all aspects of the industry.

In truth, this career chose him rather than the other way around: as a long-time and obsessive music collector, he was happy enough to play on the side around his software engineering day job. But he was making such a mark on the parties he played that word got out and the bookings kept on coming. He decided to throw himself into music rather than live to regret the missed opportunity and hasn't looked back since.

Atish has forged his own path and proven that DJs need not hide behind the music. Instead, Atish is right there to share the moments with you.

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