I have listened to this one more than 100 times!

Great set, I am bummer I will miss the Broadbeats show in PDX, but will catch you next time or have you come play here in Bend! Love this set!

🙏🏻 Infinite blessings as I welcome you to this wild sonic terrain & a flash of bangin’ house music heaven! Something new, something old, a story told, and a world revealed... 

👁‍🗨 Tune in to the drums, let the different voices move you, and join me in a deep bow of gratitude to the roots & branches of dance music culture…the solace that carries us through the most ferocious & delicate of times.

🔊 Please continue to amplify & $upport artists & creators, y’all! 
🎨 Cover art by SAMji remixed by Tashia Ortiz
💫 Mastered by Gene Lee

💋 XOXO ~ Em #DJGriffinGrrl

1~ Pepe - Recollection
2~ Ninetoes - Volar La Pluma
3~ Martin Badder - Take My Hand (The Deepshakerz Remix)
4~ Late Replies - Djembe
5~ Le Roi Carmona & Gianni Rocco - Against All Odds
6~ Shermanology - Di Nobo
7~ Honey Dijon - Not About You (feat. Hadiya George) [KDA 'Legacy' Extended Remix]
8~ Mele - Groove La Afrika
9~ Gene Farris - Spirit of House
10~ Rene Amesz - Estafette
11~ Star B, Riva Starr & Mark Broom - Gotta Have You
12~ GUZ -Set U Free
13~ Luigii - Pray For House (Dirty Secretz Remix)
14~ Ridney - Gotta Come Back
15~ River Ocean & India - Love & Happiness

Solace

I decided to shake things up and start 2022 with something fresh and surprising — playing a breaks / left field set on the Dusty Rhino at It's A New Day + Breakfast Of Champions Block Party 2022. It felt like the perfect place to try something new as the history of the Rhino and Cowboys sound has so much breaks in it… it was time for me to explore a new genre. 

I've played on the Rhino for the last few years at BOC and it's always been home & family for me. It meant the world for me to be back here surrounded by so many incredible people and to be reminded how much I love this community. Truly a pleasure. 

This was SO MUCH FUN and I can't wait to bring more breaks into 2022! ENJOY⚡️  

(note: this was re-recorded at home as I think my set was partially clipping from day-of)

Torie - Live on the Dusty Rhino: It's A New Day x Breakfast of Champions [Breakbeat/LeftField]

Famtastic | Deerfields - Memorial Day weekend
Original photo cred: Suzie W.

BUNSEN BURNER @ Famtastic | Spring '22 (midnight 5/29)

I have spent the last 6 months putting together a mix of bass influenced house.  I have been so inspired by the music which has been released recently, that I felt that I needed to compile a mix of this great music which has given me so much joy. 
 
This mix started when I discovered the song “Vibe Alert” by No Thanks. After listening to this song roughly 100 times, I felt that I needed to find many more songs to accompany it.  Right around this same time, I found out about an artist named San Pacho.  Anyone who knows me well, knows that when I find an artist I love, I start devouring their whole library, studying every song like I am about to take an exam on their sound.  After playing San Pacho’s tracks for a few months, I then made the bold move of reaching out to him on Instagram, asking about his music and praising his sound.  He responded by sending me a library of unreleased tracks, which have been at the core of almost every one of my sets since June.
 
All of this being said, I have put together a mix that I am very happy with.  It has taken countless hours of my time and I consider it the last mix I will be working on for a long time.  While the style may not satisfy all tastes,  I hope you can appreciate the time, intention, and emotion I put into this.  This mix is peak Gene Lee.  

Please enjoy.

Art: Seth Grym

Tracklist:
Body Ocean | Squeaky Clean
No Thanks | Vibe Alarm
San Pacho | All Over Again
San Pacho | Party People
Will Clarke | The Goog
Nautik | Zaddy
Phlegmatic Dogs | Westcoaster (AC Slater Remix)
San Pacho | Spicy Mama
OOTORO | Def Jam
PAWSA | Roll Play
San Pacho | Pride
Ailow | How I Do It
MARTEN HØRGER & Nitti Gritti | Want You

Bass Butter

Gene Lee - Bass Butter

Audio Angel x GriffinGrrl welcome you to The Unveiling – a multidimensional experience of heartbreak, upheaval and awakening. Step forward with us as this story continues to evolve…  

Gratitude to these artists & labels -- and big love to our crews & collaborators who have traveled by our side over the years.

1~ Subwave, Bop - Take It Off - Hospital 
2~ Skeptical - Desire feat. Collette Warren - Soul:R
3~ Technimatic - True Believer - Shogun Audio
4~ Marcus Intalex - Step Forward - Soul:R
5~ Break - Excuses - Outlook
6~ Netsky - Iron Heart (Nu:Logic Remix) - Hospital
7~ Nu:Logic - Strut feat. Other Echoes (S.P.Y Remix) - Hospital
8~ Alibi - Catalyst - V
9~ Black Barrel, Ill Truth - Make It Funky - Dispatch
10~ Total Science - Nosher (The Sauce Remix) - CIA
11~ Urbandawn - Come Together feat. Tyson Kelly - Hospital
12~ Jimmy, Taurus Riley - Pull Up Selector (Nu:Logic Remix) - Hospital
13~ Bou - Wine Ya B - Critical Music
14~ Traimatize - Stereo Yout - Biological Beats
15~ MA2 - Hearing is Believing (Serum Remix) - Formation
16~ DJ Die, Dismantle - Harder They Come feat. Reddders - Gutterfunk
17~ Dapz & Papa G - Give A Little - Serial Killaz
18~ Blu Mar Ten, Anile - Lyssakses - Medschool
19~ Serum, Paul T & Edward Oberon - Moon In Your Eyes - V

Cover art by Seth Grym
Master by Gene Lee

GriffinGrrl x Audio Angel - The Unveiling

PLEASE JOIN US FOR LIB 20 YEAR ON SALE NOW at libestival.com.
Many thanks to @Rithma for the beautiful mastering job! 

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

a raw blend of emo breaks from my favorite artists of the moment (and some originals too!)

K-Lone - Sine Language (Original Mix)
sp:mc - Vintage (Original Mix) - 
Hypho - London Tower Blocks 94' (Original Mix) - 
Cortese - Wrong Train (Original Mix) - 
Justin Martin - Don't Go (Lenny Kiser Remix) - 
Nisene - What Now (Dub Mix)
Logic1000 - Rush (Original Mix) -
AR/CO, Franky Wah - Under The Sun (SHÈN Sunset Mix) - 
Innellea - Distorted Youth (Original Mix) - 
Godford - The East (Original Mix) -
Nisene - Lost Control - 
Miido - Presage (Original Mix) - 
Guau, MURIX - Hope (Original Mix) - 
DJ T., Loew, Simon Sheldon - Blaze (Original Mix) - 
Cassian - Open Up (Durante Remix) - Cassian
Because of Art ft. Ruth Royall - Lost in The Sun (Nisene Remix)
Diana Miro, Shadow Child - Open (Extended Mix) - 
Orbital - Are We Here? (30 Something) (Dusky Remix) -

nisenemusic@gmail.com

Get Lost — Sunset Breaks Mix

Lower your inhibitions for this particular excursion. Come away with DV to another land... where the heat is thick, where the fauna is lush, where the drums are abundant and gyrations are made with vigor.  Anticipate: organic tribal house, global tech, ethnic bass, diversity in tempo.  The only constant here is surprise - and palpable delight.

.:: Thank you for listening and for your support! ::. 

If you like the mix, please drop a comment and send link to a friend. <3

Dulce Vita - Kaleidoscope of Wanderlust

We moved our monthly residency to Pattern Bar in January 2023 and to kick off the series, our stage was graced by a pair of our Wulfpack brothers in epic fashion.

Chris Mindel has been a long-time friend and inspiration as he has been on a well-earned rise in the Los Angeles scene as of late, so it only made sense to have him play our inaugural Pattern Bar Residency night.

Chris is incredibly gifted at the decks and watching him navigate a set is always pure joy. Expect more Soulestial sets from this guy in the near future!

Chris Mindel - Soulestial Pattern Bar Residency - January 18, 2023

Recorded live in the BPY Village at Love Burn 2023, Thursday 2/17

Bumpy Nuggets - Live @ Love Burn 2023 (Thursday)

My live set from @TheUnicornsCA NYD Livestream. 2 hours of yummy, sunrise goodness.

Hello 2021: Unicorn Sunrise

A fiery catalyst of creative collaborations in dance music spanning cities, genres, and experiences — Emily’s roots go back to the 90s Los Angeles rave scene. She then came up as DJ Ms.E, radio host of KUSF’s FutureBreaks.FM, and co-founder of club night Eklektic in San Francisco. Her passion for positive, music-driven media fueled her collaborations in all aspects of the business, from XLR8R Magazine to Xbox Entertainment, vinyl and digital record labels, film & TV sync licensing, and countless performances Stateside and beyond. Known for her magnetic, uplifting sets, GriffinGrrl is now based in Seattle and is a resident of Uniting Souls Music.

Solace

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