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Faultline Sessions is a place for past guest DJ's of Faultline events, our own resident DJ's and other DJ's across the world to showcase the various forms of the Broken Beat.

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This is a livestream broadcast of the set I had prepared to close the Friday night main stage at the Friends and Family 2022 Campout. Sadly, COVID-19 had other plans for me, so I streamed it from home instead. Recorded on June 25, 2022.

Balls: live (not) at FnF Campout 2022

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Lightning in a Botttle 2022 was my first big festival after the pandemic and it was HUGE - more than 30,000 people.  I played Thursday night and there were only 3 stages going and already 18,000 people there.  This set was played on the Junkyard stage to I don't know maybe 1500-2000 people - a secondary stage became pretty main, and the mains of course were nuts at this fest.

I knew exactly where was going with this set, coming out of the pandemic with pure unbridled euphoric house vibe on the edge of underground and mainstream.  People were freaking out, it was so so so lovely there I can't even tell ya ♡♡♡  

Incredible experience and before I go any further let me thank Jesse and Dede Flemming for throwing the whole shebang, and Patricio for curating the Junkyard stage formerly known as Favela Bar.

DJing is an art, or it should be.  I'm not just transitioning tracks, I am almost always playing with tracks together with very short gaps in between. I spend far more time in the mix of two tracks than out.  

DJing is also a performance, particularly at a festival, and to be honest I'm way more natural musically than as a performer.  I think the most important thing is how a mix sounds listening back - lots of the more 'showy' sets I can't get through live let alone listen to later.

BUT PERFORMANCE IS STILL IMPORTANT!  People want to see the DJ having fun, and that's not always natural for me.  

LIB has been a great confidence builder for me, my sets have steadily improved and my DJ energy even more :)  It's become home for me and I have a really nice following there after 5 years straight.

Much credit to the amazing sounding DJ booth provided by Todd Anisman of ChinoSound - who became Tropical's sound guru right after the first tome I played in 2016 - I felt my groove and put on at least a decent show along with a really nice house set.  

MUCH LOVE TO THE ARTISTS FOR THE TRACKS I WOVE TOGETHER - I hope you also listen and enjoy my art ♡♡♡  
Credit where credit's due, and bite my style all you want, it's super flattering and more importantly gives exposure to artists who likely get less than they deserve.  

Special shout out to Kevin McKay who I've been following since 90s Glasgow Underground - always one if my fave vinyl labels - for the peak moment in the middle of this set when the crowd absolutely exploded for 'Move Your Body'.  

And another to Christian Burkhardt for appearing the most in my track list - I guess you know who my favorite producer is lately :).
 
But really, really, all these tracks and artists are super great, please look up and support  

Track List LIB 2022:   Artist - Track (remixer)

1 - Mosta - Paeonia (Lauhaus Remix) 

2 - Milos Pesovic - Don’t Scream

3 - Lauhaus, Maria Franca - Physical

4 - Giorgio Moroder - Our Love (Christian Burkhardt Rmx)

5 - James Dexter, Artslaves - Play On

6 - Chris Wood, Meat, Christian Burkhardt, BMW - Music

7 - Jorjick Croes, Kenny Kelly - Alma & Cuerpo (Shawn Jackson Rmx)

8 - Chris Wood, Meat, Christian Burkhardt, BMW - Super Sync

9 - Christian Burkhardt - In Today’s World

10 - LouLou Players - She Calls (Extended Mix)

11 - Chris Di Perri - For You Homie

12 - Milos Pesovic, Greck B - Head (Saul Antolín Remix)

13 - Alan Fitzpatrick, Reset Robot - Phantom

14 - Adelphi Music Factory -  My People (Love Can Live Forever - (Mark Broom 4am Dub (Extended))

15 - Kevin McKay - Move Your Body (Elevation) (Kevin's Extended ViP)

16 - Christian Burkhardt - Enough

17 - Gerd - 12 Minutes She Danced With an Alien (Jaris Voorn Ruff Mix)

18 - Cristian Merino - Peace, Freedom

19 - Dennis Quin - Are Fundamental

20 - MANT - Subconscious (James Dexter Rmx)

21 - Rob Pearson - Better (Rob Pearson Rmx)

22 - Riggs - Sleight of Hand

Ben Annand Live at LIB 2022 Junkyard Stage

Was so excited to ring in the New Year dropping tracks for the silent disco at the New Bohemia NYE party put on by Opel and Vau de Vire Society. The event has multiple dance floors and theme rooms, something for everyone. Learn more about this event here: https://newbohemianye.com

I wanted to ring in the new year with some up beat Bass House and the folks wearing the headphones felt the same way. Special shout out to @majortroublemusic for reminding me to record the set as I was already part way through it :-o

1. King Kong - Shaun Frank
2 Rock Like This - Masteria
3. Bump Bump Bump (JL, Yvvan Back, Simon Fava Club Mix) - Yvvan Back
4. Toxic (Club Mix) - DiscoVer
5. Temptation - DJ Kuba
6. Loco - Kitone
7. Trottle - Daniele Sorrenti
8. Straight Wylin’ (Don’t Blink Remix) - Cropper
9. Double Double - SkiiTour
10. It’s Tricky - Oomloud
11. Move It - Dillon Francis
12. Move - Donero
13. Sunglasses at Night - Rene Rodrigezz
14. Drugs from Amsterdam - Man P
15. Shake It - InnDrive
16. In My Phone - Dirty Ducks
17. Another Day - Atoms
18. Your Soul - SQWAD
19. Hold Me - Mr. Silence
20. Blow Your Mind - Saint Punk
21. Hard Feelings - Sam Collins
22. Belly Dancer - Dor Halevi
23. Want You - Marten Horger

New Bohemia NYE 2023

New mix, new year, new sound.  The crew and I at Faultline Sessions are hard at work planning our 9 year anniversary event at Underground SF Friday, April 21st in San Francisco.  We will have Jim Hopkins and Felix The Dog headlining as well as all three residents Dao, DJ DFUNKT and myself.  We hope to see you there!

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My first mix released as part of the Faultline crew, highlighting all the aspects of the breakbeat genre that I love - from piano stabs and funky synths to bumpin' baselines and heavy bass, the broken beats have it all. Turn it up and enjoy! And be sure to come dance with us for Faultline's quarterly parties at Underground SF.

DJ LUV-le
Faultline, Party 934 
Oakland
https://www.mixcloud.com/Dj_LUV_le
https://www.facebook.com/DJLUVle
https://party934.com/

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Today we take a look back to the early 2000's when Breaks were Nu again and the sound shifted from the "Florida" sound to the "UK" sound.  Faultline's good friend Handsome Dodger lays down an hour mix of all vinyl Old School Nu Skool Breaks.

Handsome Dodger
Dystopia, Primitive Science
Sacramento
https://soundcloud.com/handsomedodger
https://www.mixcloud.com/handsomedodger/

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Local DnB Diva and closet Bay Area Breakbeat machine, Corrine, takes us on a turnt-up trip on the “nu” tip, with a serious influence coming from UK Garage and massive bass lines.

Corrine
Dystopia, Shelter SF, Turnt, Disco Donuts, DnB Girls
Oakland
http://facebook.com/corrineisadj
http://corrineisadj.com/
http://soundcloud.com/corrineisadj
http://www.mixcloud.com/corrineisadj/
https://twitter.com/corrineisaDJ
https://www.instagram.com/corrineisadj

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Ion Zide hails from Florida, the land of the first Breaks movement.  In this mix he takes us on an eclectic journey of Breaks ranging from deep to classic to booty in a style that only Ion Zide can do.

Ion Zide - (Jacksonville, FL)
https://soundcloud.com/trunkfunker/tracks
https://soundcloud.com/ion-zide/tracks
https://www.mixcloud.com/IONZIDE/
https://www.facebook.com/ion.zide

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Eric Riggsbee is a veteran DJ, with 27 years of experience and the Founder of the event production company FAULTLINE SESSIONS out of San Francisco, CA and Portland, OR.

Eric hosts the FAULTLINE SESSIONS mix series, a place for DJ's across the world to showcase various forms of the Broken Beat.

Eric was instrumental in the early to mid 2000’s Breaks scene in San Francisco, playing with Breakthru and regularly featured in the now infamous Eklektic / Hektic weekly.  

Eric moved to Portland in 2021 and is bringing his refined transitions, tight programming and impeccable track selection to the Rose City.

www.soundcloud.com/ericriggsbee
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https://faultlinesessions.myspreadshop.com

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