Simon Shackleton/Elite force

Well *that* was something else. Truly.

This was the fourth successive year I'd played a sunrise on the Playa with my most excellent friends at the Nutz camp, and this year *everyone* upped the bar. The One Series (my vehicle for DJs to express themselves fully through uber-long sets) effectively sprang out of the love & passion for these ethereal mornings at Burning Man, so it seemed fitting that this would become One Playa Sunrise.

As with every year the sun was shining, everyone wore a vast, passionate smile with wonderful sights & sounds filling the air. We were joined by The Dusty Rhino & Painkiller, along with most of Distrikt. It was the perfect morning.

At the end, six intensely wonderful hours later, I dissolved into tears, not for the first time this week & the dancefloor submerged me. 

I hope it takes you there.
x

The One Series [BMN003] - Simon Shackleton - One Playa Sunrise @ Nutz Camp - Burning Man 2103

The very first edition of The One Series took place on 10th November 2012 at Inner Mission / Cellspace in San Francisco in conjunction with Stereophoenix, Vau de Vire Society and DISTRIKT.

The One Series is all about taking music out of the clubs and into the extraordinary, with each event in the series featuring One Room, One DJ, All Night. Our goal is to tell stories in fabulous environments with amazing people.


The One Series [SFO001] - Simon Shackleton - San Francisco

The One Series [LON006] - Simon Shackleton - London (pt.1)

Split over two parts ... silly Soundcloud.

The One Series [LON006] - Simon Shackleton - London (pt.2)

Some friends and I hired a boat in Perth. Tickets sold out in the space of a couple of weeks, and packed to the rafters we cruised the Swanee River in Western Australia under a blood-red setting sun on a perfect summer's evening. 

This is my 3-hour Simon Shackleton set from that night. Recorded 17th January 2014.

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Simon Shackleton - Live In Perth - Boat Party (Jan 14)

A super-fun late-night set in Tasmania, recorded live and direct, 18th January 2014.



Elite Force - Live At PlanB, Hobart, (Jan 14)

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Tracklist:
01 Zatonsky - Requiem n1
02 Gab Rhome, Daniel Maher - Farewell At The Gates Of Dawn
03 Paji - Six O Clock
04 Tigerskin - Leaving You
05 Nils Nuernberg - The Morning Slap
06 Simon Baker - Infant Plastik (Todd Terje Turkatech Mix)
07 Affkt, Forrest - Now
08 Super Flu - Jo Gurt (Stephan Bodzin Mix)
09 Samu L - Don’t Worry
10 Solee, Slackwax - Home feat. Slackwax (Oliver Schories Mix)
11 PanTone, Ryan Davis - Armed
12 Simon Shackleton - The Good Chameleon
13 Future Beat Alliance - Endless Blue
14 Perc, Passarella Death Squad - Temperature Rising
15 Lionheart Brothers - The Drift (Frisvold Lindbaek Mix)
16 Simon Shackleton - In The Game


Simon Shackleton aka Elite Force Exclusive May 2014 DJ Mix on Voorhaft Web Noise

This set was originally put together for RaveArt's 'Retro Festival' in Southern Spain which primarily focuses on OLD skool breakbeat sounds. On the night, my set was *badly* hampered by major monitoring issues in the booth, so I spent the following day re-creating the mix as I'd intended it to sound.

I hope you enjoy it (there are several unreleased tracks in there you may never have heard before).
s

Elite Force - From the Vaults Mixtape (Nov 14)

Out now on Beatport:
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Cid Inc
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Simon Shackleton - We All Shine On (Cid Inc. Remix)- Preview

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Stas Drive
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Hope Recordings
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Simon Shackleton -  We All Shine On (Stas Drive Hypnoraga Remix) - Preview

My Elite Force set as performed at Raveart's Summer Festival in Sevilla, Spain, June 29, 2024.

Elite Force - Summer Festival 2024 (Sevilla)

These sets at the Nutz camp have grown organically in the 5 years I have been doing them for, and have been the catalyst for a sea of change in my own personal musical appreciation. They've shown and encouraged me to dig deep into electronic music, looking for a spiritual dimension ... they have stretched me mentally and physically, and in doing so I see myself leaving my past behind in all it's forms.

They have also encouraged and enthused me to produce music under my real name (Simon Shackleton), to launch the Stereophoenix label which is now my primary recording outlet, and to launch and develop The One Series, a vehicle for further long sets such as these.

Burning Man is pure, raw, inspiration. Each year is very different and you get the Burn you need rather than the Burn you want. This year was my personal favourite of the 6 I've been to ... it was beautiful, intimate, inspiring, passionate, flawless ... and as my heart & soul moves further away from the EDM-heavy festival stages of the night time, I feel more engaged than ever before with this music, and more importantly this incredible sense of community that Burning Man engenders.

The Nutz epitomise everything I <3 about the Burn. Roll on 2015. xoxo

The One Series [BMN010] - Simon Shackleton - Live @ Nutz Camp - Burning Man 2014

Simon Shackleton B2B The Scumfrog Live from Double Down at Mighty SF 3/28/15.

We'd been waiting for this one since NYE when an impromptu tag set happened between these two and we knew it was fate at it's finest hour.  We got the boys together and the result was incredible, a 4 hour B2B set with The Scumfrog also providing some live drums to compliment the set had Mighty in a frenzy of dance.  We are certainly looking forward to doing this again!

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Simon Shackleton Vs The Scumfrog Live From Double Down

The first One Series show of 2015 took place on 23rd May at one of the finest clubs in North America, Beta, in association with awesome local crew, The Fantastic Hosts. The massive 4-stack Funktion One rig is legendary worldwide, and was an absolute thrill to take over for the night.

Beta were an amazing team to work with on the night, with everyone going the extra mile to  make this a truly special one. Special mention goes to Eric Basquez for building me a special touchscreen controller to enable me to show various words and short poems on the big LED screens through the night, which I suspect will be the first stepping stone on the road to live sets as Simon Shackleton that will, all being well, premier at the end of 2015.

Another spectacular One Series show with some inspirational collaborators. I hope you enjoy the mix, which as ever is a warts & all recording of the entire night :)

Much <3
Simon



The One Series [DEN014] - Simon Shackleton - Denver

That was a *truly* unforgettable night in London.

We've had some amazing boat parties over the years, but it felt like there was something particularly special in the air. The transition to a One Series set was *so much fun* for me personally, starting out with some low slung funk & percussive deep house, rolling through the gears with some widescreen tech & bass house and finally bringing home the bacon with an anthemic outburst of classic techno.

I can't thank family and friends enough for being so supportive, so engaged, so welcoming, and so THERE. Such a spectacular, and special night. Thank you all.

The One Series [LON015] - Simon Shackleton Boat Party - London

(PART ONE)

Recorded Live and unedited at Nutz Camp, Burning Man 2015 ... this most epic of One Series Sunrise sets wound up some time after 3pm. Given it's length (at around 9 hours), it has been split into two parts. For those of you looking for a single downloadable version, I may well put that on my Dropbox (download on request).

This Burn was my 7th, and the 6th playing Sunrise at Nutz. Far & away the biggest crowd to date gathered around dawn and joined me for 9 hours of pure magic, as only the playa can provide. This Burn was tough - the weather was aggressive, punishing and harsh, and we both commemorated huge losses (Jon Horvath, David Ringel) and learnt of the saddest of losses to our DISTRIKT family (Mike Reigle) as we were on the Playa.

This set held their spirits dear - a celebration of life, of love, or growth, of transformation, of commemoration. 

Be there for each other and seize the day xoxo

The One Series [BMN016] - Simon Shackleton - Live @ Nutz Camp - Burning Man 2015 - Part1

(PART TWO)

Recorded Live and unedited at Nutz Camp, Burning Man 2015 ... this most epic of One Series Sunrise sets wound up some time after 3pm. Given it's length (at around 9 hours), it has been split into two parts. For those of you looking for a single downloadable version, I may well put that on my Dropbox (download on request).

This Burn was my 7th, and the 6th playing Sunrise at Nutz. Far & away the biggest crowd to date gathered around dawn and joined me for 9 hours of pure magic, as only the playa can provide. This Burn was tough - the weather was aggressive, punishing and harsh, and we both commemorated huge losses (Jon Horvath, David Ringel) and learnt of the saddest of losses to our DISTRIKT family (Mike Reigle) as we were on the Playa.

This set held their spirits dear - a celebration of life, of love, or growth, of transformation, of commemoration. 

Be there for each other and seize the day xoxo

The One Series [BMN016] - Simon Shackleton - Live @ Nutz Camp - Burning Man 2015 - Part2

It's 8am. Black Rock Desert. The previous evening had been electric. It began with a demented set of pure excess on the aptly named Purgatory Cruiser with it's Exocet flame guns and rocket-powered propane ... and then moved onto an epic, spiritual sunrise set on the Robot Heart ...
[In fact, I've blogged about it here &gt; http://www.uaarecs.com/blog/?p=213 ]
... and it ended up at the fabulous Nutz camp, surrounded by gorgeous Playa-friends, getting lowdown &amp; dirty until around 11.30am. By the time I'd finished, I'd clocked up over 8-hours of DJaying that evening / morning and could have happily played for another 8 (I was due on again at 6pm, but that's another story!).
So this is my set live, direct and raw, as it happened. Not my typical fayre perhaps, but none of my Burning Man sets are ever 'typical', and this perhaps gives you a different angle on my musical tastes.
Anyway, hope you enjoy it, and if you do please click LIKE on the Facebook page, and SHARE the set far &amp; wide.
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Big Love
s
(and a BIG thank you to Zach for the recording ....)
PS
You asked for a setlist … so here is a set list :)
Chemical Brothers - (INTRO) Under The Influence Intro (EF Edit)
Audiojack - Radio (Extended Version)
Dusty Kid - Las Dudas
Jay Lumen - Not Jazzy (Original Mix)
Cirez D, Acki Kokotos - Sirtos Madness - Original Mix
DJ Simi - Green Twister - Danilo Vigorito Remix
Style of Eye - Wet - Original
JELO, Adam K - Room Mates - Original Club Mix
Bart Skils - Dust - Original Mix
Broombeck - Wtfai (Wehbba Remix)
Heartik - Wax Works (Mowgli Remix) (Great Stuff)
Ramon Tapia - Sunka Sanka (Santos Remix)
Style of Eye - Whizkid (Audiojack Remix)
Giorgio Roma - Across The Eastside - Original
Dashka - Snake Charmer - D-Unity Remix
The Count &amp; Sinden - Future - Solo Remix
Silicone Soul - Right On Right On (Ramon Tapia's On And On Remix)
ABER, shlomi - Slow Dancer (Josh Wink interpretation)
Nicone Feat. Narra - Caje (Original Version)
Aqvatec - Balaclava
Format:B - Gospel - Super Flu's Antichrist Remix
Celeda - The Underground (D-Unity Beat Therapy Remix)
Sasha Orlov, Vasutin - Screw Driver - Club Mix
Zoo Brazil - Fancy (Popof Mix)
Brodinski - Tramp 3 - Original Mix
Djedjotronic - Tetris - Original Mix
Calvertron - Phat Beat - Original Mix
The Loops of Fury - Don`t Stop
Wolfgang Gartner - Space Junk (RE)
Starkillers, David Solano, Dmitry KO - Bottle Pop - Original Mix
Cantor &amp; Peo de Pitte - Mo Fire
Willow Smith VS Rose Royce - Whip my hair [Peo de Pitte Remix]
Switch - A Bit Patchy (Re-Mastered)
Jesse Rose - Well Now - Savage Skulls Remix
Will Gold - Swing Time - David Jones Edit
Hijack - Keep It Real
Solo (UK) - Rawmania - Original Mix
Hijack - Massive
Tom Staar - Galaxy - Original Mix
D.Ramirez - Jump It Up - Original Mix
Wolfgang Gartner, Elite Force, Basement Jaxx - Menage a Jaxx
Autoerotique - Turn Up The Volume Krafty Kuts Re-Rub
Stanton Warriors - Turn Me Up (EF Re-edit)
Dooze Jackers - Konami (Will Bailey Mix)
Metallica, Elite Force - Sad But True (Elite Force Revamp)
Led Zeppelin - Kashmir (Elite Force Revamp)


Simon Shackleton - Live at Nutz Camp, Burning Man 2011

The sunrise sets at the Nutz camp have become something of an institution during my annual pilgrimages to Burning Man. 

As per usual they come after a number of days burnt out in the desert on sleepless nights, untold stimulants and with a mind blown from excess stimulation and inspired by being surrounded by hundreds of beautiful, passionate people. 

This year's set followed on from a fire &amp; brimstone throwdown at Opulent Temple and I loved every single minute of it, especially when the 40ft UFO-platform appeared to 'shade' the dancefloor from the heat of the morning, and when during my fifth Bloody Mary of the morning, the BBQ arrived to ply us all with a seemingly endless supply of breakfast goodies.

Look out for more sets similar to this over the coming year as I launch my 'One' series of parties across the globe. Meanwhile your digital hugz are always welcome at http://www.facebook.com/djeliteforce

TRACKLIST : http://serato.com/playlists/eliteforce/sunrise-session-nutz-camp-burning-man-20

xxx

Simon Shackleton - Live @ Nutz, Burning Man 2012

This is a partial recording of an amazing morning I had in Vegas this summer at my good friend Andrea's birthday bash. A whole bunch of reprobates from legendary West Coast crews (Space Cowboys, Distrikt, The Nutz) took over the Artisan hotel for two full days and nights. Reprehensible behaviour clearly followed with Andrea taking the lead on her newly 'acquired' mobility scooter.

I took to the decks around 4am, 'fresh' from having played at DefCon, a giant hacker's convention in one of the big casino hotels. I was playing off a (borrowed) USB stick for the first time, and amongst the shenanigans unfolding was me loading up a few more tracks off my laptop whenever we ran out and hot-swapping the decks as we rolled into the next day.

It's unclear how long I played for, as this is just an excerpt of the set which randomly dropped in my mailbox several months later, but I figured it'd be nice to have for posterity for those who were there ... and for the mildly curious, of course.

x



Simon Shackleton/Elite force

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