Name: Jamel Lee | E Komo Mai Festival 2022 | Honolulu by Jamel Lee
Duration: 1 h

Armen Miran, Felix Raphael & Yannek Maunz - Restless Mind

Makebo & Amonita - Back To The Roots (Extended Mix)

We cruised to the trash fence for a Tuesday morning sunrise cruise on the @dusty-rhino-1 - a blissful adventure to watch the sun peak over the mountains in the Black Rock desert (and play music to the Burning Man marathon runners, lol)with a gathering of some of my favorite people.

Playing sunrise on an art car is always one of the most unique experiences I think you can create on playa – this was an absolutely surreal morning & I am so grateful. 

Hope you enjoy this set as much as I did playing it (and reliving it over and over in my head). 

*re-recorded @ home bc I suck at recording my sets on playa :)

Torie - Tues. Sunrise on Dusty Rhino @ Trash Fence | Burning Man 2022

here is a live set from the Big Fun Birthday bash in Long Beach.

Patricio Live at BIG FUN. Big Cee's and G-Dubbs Birthday

If you have been at the Junkyard stage this shouldn't need any description but if you haven't I will try to explain it a little bit. 

Every year I have been so lucky to be able to play with friends and have a good time playing music, at what I consider, my home festival. We have been doing the Junkyard stage formerly known as Favela for a while and it has always been a labor of love that has brought tears of happiness, one way or another, every single time. 

This last year I got to play with 2 of my favorite friends/artists Marques Wyatt, and Monolink. We closed Saturday night from 1 AM to 4 AM and here is the testament of what transpired musically that night!  We had so much fun!  I hope you enjoy it!

Patricio B2B Marques Wyatt B2B Monolink @ The JUNKYARD - LIB 2022

Finally got my recording back from LIB and I'm immediately transported back to the rollercoaster of emotions I experienced that weekend. 

Between the heat, dust and being around tens of thousands of people after going through a pandemic, it's safe to say I was a little rusty at festivaling. On top of it, my legs felt like floppy noodles from how anxious I was to play the prime set time Friday night at the Junkyard. This is something I experience often before gigs, the sweats, self deprecating internal thoughts, imposter syndrome. I questioned if I belonged here or if I earned it. Then I mixed in and immediately felt at home. I thought to myself "Bitch you know what you're doing" and went on to play one of those "highlights of my career" sets for me personally. 

The rest of the night and weekend was a breeze, and the magic of LIB was amplified. I was able to see the thousands of smiling faces in front of me, the above and beyond details The Do Lab had added and updated, and realized this was so many people's first festival back and they could not be happier about it. I could not be happier about it. 

I hope that you enjoy it and that you're happy too. 

P.S. it's just in time to secure your tickets for 2023. Get your tickets on Thursday, November 17th when they go live!


Tracklist:

Superstitious (Chaim Remix) - M.A.N.D.Y.
Narkotik - Eli Nissan
Brachland - Amount
New Lover - Rui Da Silva, Penny F.
Surrender feat. Lisa Lex - Moullinex
Other Side (Audiofly Remix)- Robert Owens, Aiwaska
People Can Fly (Chaim Rework)- Astral Projection
Tunno (INVŌKER Remix)- Komenda
Beton - Jonathan Kaspar
Acid Neverland - Tunnelvisions
Dame Mas - BadWolf, Soff
Fountain Of Life (Butane & Riko Forinson Final Form Remix)- Namito, Guila Loy
Deep Space (Original Mix)
Lost Souls - Radio Slave, DJ Hell, Radio Hell
I Feel Love (Secret Studio) - D'Marc Cantu
Space Sum feat. Soli (DJ Tennis Remix)- Kino Todo, SOLI

racheltorro @ the junkyard, lighting in a bottle - june 2022

One of my most emotional mixes, this set was recorded Live at Subtract open Air party just outside of LA (Valley) in an absolutely chaotic time for me.  Two days after my only lover of 16 years and wife of 12 told me she didn’t love me anymore and I went to LA with my daughter to process it.  It was also my first time back in LA since moving from there in 2019, and first time seeing/staying with my family since the pandemic.  Unsurprisingly I had trouble keeping myself together in these circumstances.

So suffice to say there are a lot of feelings in this set.  It would have actually been yet moodier but there was a hiccup on start time at this party that changed my set (2nd in order and rt before Doc Martin)  from early-ish to peak.  But it is still an emotional journey, at least for me :) 

It's my break-up set, and those can be powerful.  I'll never forget DJ Heather's at Tropical 2-Year Anniversary in LA in 2000.  It was raw and full of feels and one of my favorites, but I didn't get approval to release, I think it was too personal.

I like to play with the mix of dark and light generally - being a positive person and eternal optimist I overall lean towards light.  This set of course a unique moment in time for me.  It starts more moody and breaks through into the light, also reflecting a transition from more techy opener Bellhop to housier Doc Martin, and a balance of hosts Subtract and Sublevel.  Yeah, I think about all these things :)

It felt so good to be in LA at the party, seeing friends I hadn’t seen in years, feeling supported and loved!  In a euphoric moment towards the end I actually caught air behind the decks - not too often my feet leave the ground back there the way I mix, but Armando Kroma thankfully caught this on camera.  It was the hopeful part of summer 2021 for events and everyone was feeling it -  soon after Delta variant kinda wiped things out again.  

So why didn’t I release this set earlier?   I actually tried.  I had it mastered by Brian Saitzyk, but tbh for about 10 minutes in the middle my attention to my levels was poor in all the emotion and excitement and I pushed the pioneer mixer a bit so there’s a bit of crunchiness that can’t really be mastered out.  

So then I re-recorded it.  I don’t like to do this, I like the way I mix live better, as well as for the live set really to be the live set.  But sound quality is a factor so I did the re-record.  But then never released it.  I also was planning to push the set so the Delta V perhaps another reason I paused on set release...

Maybe too much time just went by.  Maybe it was too emotional for me as turmoil in my life continued.  Things worsened in my marriage, poly definitely did not work, dating after 15 years and a pandemic neither easy nor the focus I really wanted.  I made a lot of progress getting my groove back and enjoying my life in 2022 until my mom became ill very suddenly June 2022 and passed in September. 

Anyway here we are, I am releasing things, moving on in my life and starting to feel my fire again.  

As such I am releasing this set!   This is the original live version lightly mastered for overall levels by Brian Saitzyk.   If the audio quality is compromised some for emotion that’s an accurate reflection of my state anyway, and it’s really just a little fuzzy in a small part of the set anyway.  So, live and raw it is!  

Big thanks to Anton for bringing me, Brian Saitzyk for mastering, Mikey B for commiserating with me, Doc Martin and Andrew Bellhop for playing great sets before and after me, and all my friends for uplifting me (literally this time!), and Armando for catching that moment I broke through into pure joy <3

Ben Annand Live in LA at Subtract/Sublevel Open Air with Doc Martin - July 31, 2021

From November 10-13 we gathered in Honolulu, Hawaii for 4 days of music, sun and celebration. Here's my daytime set from Day 2: One hour of melodic, groovy, sun-drenched cuts from some of my favorite labels & imprints including @lostandfoundrec, @anjunadeep, @keinemusik and @alldayidream

Tracklist: 
Ryan Davis - Brun (Luca Bacchetti Remix)
Forty Cats - Forest Beast (Berni Turletti Remix)
Eli Nissan - Snow Tiger
&ME, Rampa & Adam Port - Confusion (feat. Ali Love)
Kasper Koman - The Observer
Pink Floyd - Shine On Crazy Diamond ( Purple Pill Edit )
Khen - Closing Doors
DIM KELLY - Voile De Chine
Armen Miran, Felix Raphael & Yannek Maunz - Restless Mind
Sinca - Mancora (Extended Mix)
Makebo & Amonita - Back To The Roots (Extended Mix)

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Jamel Lee | E Komo Mai Festival 2022 | Honolulu

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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

Special thanks to Chris Offutt  for giving me space on the Proton Radio platform, and to Jeremy Linden and Kerry Linden for providing me a quiet space to record...and am not interrupted by yelling at my kids! 😉 As well, Thanks to Valerie Nathan for the inspiration of the use of the word 'Apricity' (which means the warmth of the sun in winter) for the mix...when she posted this word, I built it from that, during the solstice.  It is from me to you...hoping you are somewhere feeling some warmth as we climb our way out of the cold and darkness.  Hope you can  tune in..and let me know your thoughts!


1 Jimpster, Oliver Night - Ascension
2 Thylacinus - Sunset Strip (Original Mix)
3 The Sunchasers - Opal (Original Mix)
4 Apoena - Must Go Deeper Sounds Signals, Soul Renegades [S Groove (Soul Renegades Mix)]
5 Troy Kurtz, Lubeski, Danke - PillowTalk (Dancefloor Mix)
6 Ron Basejam - The Hurt Inside
7 Manuel Sahagun - Body
8 Pezzner, Doza - Sunrising (Doza Remix)
9 Mysterious People - Minimized Theory
10 Hifi Sean - All In The World (HiFi’s Electro Flux)
11 Romananthony, Hitiras - Let Me Show You Love (Hatiras Extended Remix)
12 Junktion - Pale Blue Dot
13 Fouk - Lefty’s Bar (Brame And Hamo Mix)
14 Black Loops & Nikoss - Remind Me Feat. Seven Davis, Jr

"Apricity" aired on Proton Amplified - January 19, 2023

When Zeebo landed from outer space many moons ago, the automatron loctationator plopped him right down in Black Rock City. He played his first ever set on the Schmobot Shcmeart art car, and then headed straight for the trash fence where he was rewarded with a dildo, the cover photo for this mix was taken, and the rest is history!

DBR ❤'s: Zeebo

Flamm Favorite Spaceotter, back under the red light & dishin sermon from the Flammable pulpit!  Spaceotter dedicates this live mix to bucket & Randy, with love!

Spaceotter LIVE at Flammable! 6.12.22

Live DJ set

Recess Live at Sun Worship Fest June 17th 2023

Jamel Lee — the Seoul-born East-coast transplant is a classically-trained musician at heart, but you'll quickly find his psych & shoegaze influences bleeding into his sound... where he pays homage to the deep & the dreamy; the dark and the uplifting sides of dance music; these are the magical moments that he searches for and constantly seeks to bring to his audience. 

Jamel has played some of the most visible venues at the forefront of the SF house & techno scene including Halcyon, The Great Northern, The Midway, Public Works SF, Monarch, Temple, and The EndUp. His atmospheric sets have captured wide attention — and you’ll frequently find his name on bills with international heavyweights such as Joris Voorn, Ilario Alicante, Lee Burridge, Jan Blomqvist, Yoko0, Rodriguez Jr., Butch, Audiojack, HOSH, Joyce Muniz, Tara Brooks, Brett Johnson, ALINKA, and scores of hometown heroes.

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