Name: MANDRAKE SESSIONS_06_LUCA MUSTO by The Mandrake in Nebbiolo vibes 2022
Duration: 3 h 14 min 38 s
Description: We are pleased to present the latest edition of our Mandrake Sessions, an extended dj set produced by our talented friend Luca Musto. With his Italian roots reflecting rhythms through cracks in a musical mirror, these cozy, grounded atmospheres will set you up to lay back, relax, and dance: this paradox perhaps best encapsulates the complexity of Musto’s grooves.

Nebbiolo vibes 2022

The “FreeBurn” was so needed! To celebrate life - we needed to reflect, dance, laugh, cry, and let go - in the place we call home. 

I was a bit nervous playing music this year - I had not DJ'd on the bus for four years after parking myself on “a bench” because of hearing issues. So when I found out I was going to play a small “opening of the bus” set I was stoked to get reacquainted before my scheduled Friday sunrise set. I started with my favorite chill track at the moment. The rest were selected because they gave me a dusty vibe, and I wanted to hear them on the bus system. Some were given to me by close friends - So it was a dusty family affair of sorts. The last track of that set has the vocal “Fade out again” - those lyrics gave me the idea to fade the set into my sunrise set. It was unplanned that these two sets would live together. Or even work together - I only planned my bus opening track and my sunrise moment. 

This leads me to my sunrise set. Where to begin? - how to honor Geo - celebrate the sun - tip my hat to the night - take the crowd on a bit of a journey - share sounds that speak to me - spread some love. I knew I wanted to have a special moment for Geo, but it did not hit me until I was on the plane headed out west. It was sunset and the sun was hitting my eyes through the plane window - and that was the moment it clicked. I was lucky to have WiFi on the pane and searched on all our group chats for a sound bite of Geo that would make sense with the track I had in mind. It took me a few hours, but I found a video with one. It was perfect - very subtle and very Geo. I did a quick edit in Ableton and thought WOW indeed. Big thank you to Brian Cid for taking the edit to the next level and to Jean for delivering the track to me before my set. 

We designed a Geo tattoo this year - I placed one on each forearm - facing opposite directions a few hours before I was to play. Energy in, energy out - That was my “mantra” for my set. I could feel so much love around me, in front of me, and above me in the heart - then the Drone show appeared and blew my mind. Thank you Studio Drift for the beautifully concepted and executed tribute.  

It was hard to judge the sun this year -  as there was so much smoke, but in the end, all was perfect. Feeling all the emotions, I just looked directly at the sun and had a little chat with Geo, expressed gratitude and shed some tears of my own. 

One of my favorite all time sunrise Djs was to play after me - it was surreal. Looking back now, I can see Lee Burridge showing up at sunset and surprising us all was part of Geo’s doing. Geo always called me Dilly Dill. So to have a DillLeeDill morning still has me smiling. Ironically this was the ten year mark where Lee and I first truly connected on the bus with a random morning 5 hour b2b set that started our friendship :) 

Lee had to leave early and there was only going to be an hour left till we were originally scheduled to close the morning. We had asked Holmar if he wanted to play the next day after Diplo (so he could have a long set) and I would just go back on after Lee. Somehow this one hour turned into almost three hours. And I was playing music from folders that were dusty themselves. This set is a whole other story!

Thank you for listening! And to my dusty family and friends from that sunrise/morning thank you I’m still in awe ✨☀️

To the dreamers and doers who put in the extra effort to make this year happen on and off the playa and to my Robot Heart family for the continued love and support - THANK YOU ❤️

I feel blessed to have been able to express myself musically on our magical bus after such a long break. Let’s see what’s next.

PSA - wear earplugs my friends! 

Much love, 
Dill, aka "Dusty Pickle"

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Photo Credits:  Christian Lamb, John Dill

John Dill - Robot Heart - Free Burn 2021

We are pleased to present the latest edition of our Mandrake Sessions, an extended dj set produced by our talented friend Luca Musto. With his Italian roots reflecting rhythms through cracks in a musical mirror, these cozy, grounded atmospheres will set you up to lay back, relax, and dance: this paradox perhaps best encapsulates the complexity of Musto’s grooves.

MANDRAKE SESSIONS_06_LUCA MUSTO

Unexpected improvisation to kick off an amazing spontaneous party!

warmup live set @ Aldeia da Praia [Easter Sunset '22]

March 5th 2022, Oaxaca - Mexico, in the middle of an agave field in no-man's land. A festival organized with incredible love and dedication. People who have not come to celebrate themselves, but have come to celebrate together. People who share a passion for music. People who listen actively and not just mindlessly cheer when the fog machine kicks in. People with wonderful outfits. People who expand your horizons, who give you ideas and thoughts along the way. People I will never forget.
I had the honor to DJ during sunrise, a magical moment when the cold of the night was shaken off and everyone was shining in the warm, red light of the morning sun.

Listen to the other sets from that night as well. The lineup was great:
@lepresidentmusic
@anstascia
@elifmusique
@madmotormiquel

x Tummetott
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Tummetott - Oaxaca Experience 2022 - Mexico

AfrikaBurn 2022 - Thursday Afternoon set at the Sunset Oasis, it was my camp and we organized a small margarita party. Organic downtempo music, just perfect to chill out. The Sunset Oasis Camp is one of the eldest theme camp at AB, it offers a full spa service during the week of the festival, a place for healers.

Featured Artists in this set: Frivolous, Turu Anasi, Rodrigo Gallardo, Novalima, Israel Vich, URUCUM, Neuquén Groove, Raidho, NoraMirma, Tomi H, Padouc, Wassim Younes, Al Lindrum, CHOMBA, Ribas Abbas, Bigz, Soire, Ersin Ersavas, T-Puse, Shimon, Oum.K, Santi, Tugce Kurtis, Santi & Tuğçe, Nikos Kaponis, Roni Iron, Cosmos Shape, Ikaru, Rapossa, T-Puse, Foulteer, Roni Iron, CHOMBA, Anber, Kaöb, Lyhre.

👉 Follow The Rabbit
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Live @ Oasis Sunset Camp // AfrikaBurn 2022 (Thu)

Recorded live from our Welcome Home Party, Sunday night on the playa.

Kawas | Never Sleep Again | Burning Man 2024

long morning hours @ kater Blau, Berlin | 19 August 2024
please enjoy

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Closing @Kater

💿 Frohe Weihnachten 💿

💭 Advent, Advent, die Kerzen brennen,
für die meisten heißt es: schnell zum Laden rennen, für die Liebsten etwas Schönes finden
und es nach dem Kauf noch flink binden.
Weihnachten, das ist Familienzeit und intensiv, alle Hildesheimer es zum 25: in die Kufa zum Woodlands Tanz zieht. So werden letztendlich alle Sinne vollends befriedigt, es bleibt familiär und m doch ein wenig beliebig.

🎵 Dieser Weihnachtspodcast entspringt der kreativen Handschrift Isabeau Forts. Besinnlich, harmonisch und einfach rundum schön, pulsieren die Klänge und Töne der Musik. Hell und klar wie eine sternenklare Nacht, rein wie der erste Schnee zu Weihnachten, malen die Werke bunte Bilder in der Fantasie. Voller Lebensfreude und Lebendigkeit wabern die Frequenzen wie warme Strahlen eines Feuers und benetzen die gespannten Lauscher mit Frohsinn.

Dankeschön und beste Unterhaltung 💙

✨Isabeau Fort
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✨KataHaifisch
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KataHaifisch Podcast 407 - Isabeau Fort

Fusion, thank you. 🎶🪩🚀

My hybrid set from Friday Morning on Sonnendeck is out now on Soundcloud. I hope you enjoy it!

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 It was my first Fusion, definitely not the last. One of the most inclusive, affordable, sustainable and badass events I had a chance to see. The level of creativity, the quality of sound systems, the absence of authority or security, yet the feeling of safety and community. An impressive and powerful sonic city that shows us how the world can be when we work for a greater purpose, together, with strong values. 

This set represents a lot for me, after quite an heart opening trip in Beirut, Lebanon right before Fusion, getting closer to the war opened my eyes to the energies, challenges and times we are living in, while being fuelled and inspired by the beautiful resilience of people. ❤️

The dancefloor as a revolution. Music as a way to heal. The community as a foundation to rebuild the world from the heart space. 🌍   Gratitude to the Sonnendeck crew for the invitation, to everyone who came to dance for the morning session, and big love to old and new friends who made this journey memorable.

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Kora @ Fusion Festival 2025 • Friday Morning on Sonnendeck  • Hybrid Set

Fulltone @ Fusion Festival -Panne Eichel 29-6-2025

TRIP TO THE MOON - A tribute to those cosmic electronic rhythms that bypass language and speak directly to the soul.

President of the Moon  @Garbicz Festival 2025

Here’s our recording from Garbicz!
It was truly an honor to play the infamous Monday afterhour at Seebühne - especially while attending this magical festival for the very first time.
Huge thanks to dear Axel for having us! <3<3

Garbicz Festival 2025, Seebühne
Monday, 11:00-13:00

mastering by @francesco_rizzi

Marliblue & Sofyah @ Garbicz 2025 | Seebühne

In their version of Tagträumerei, slow child & Aamiq reimagine the original track with an ethereal, minimalistic approach. Rooted in a dub-tech pulse, the remix opens wide spaces between sounds, letting textures breathe and shimmer in subtle layers. The result is both atmospheric and hypnotic – a stripped-back journey that deepens the EP’s lunar narrative into more spacious, meditative territory. It is Tagträumerei revisited as the endless drift of thought itself, suspended between nowhere and everywhere.

◉ I’m Mady (Schweinfurt, Germany)
@immadyofficial

◉ slow child (Leipzig // Halle, Germany)
@slow_child

◉ Aamiq (Cologne, Germany)
@aamiq

◉ Label
@art-of-downtempo

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