After a few year break I decided it was time to put up a mix and hopefully people will enjoy it. Its a pretty quick journey and some heady, dark, fun, trippy, driving and feel good vibes! If you enjoy please consider a share or a like, comments always welcome as well. Cheers Fam!

Marching On/ Nutmeg 11:5:21

Vegas Pool Party

I fell in love with Harvest when it was a raw, new festival with a barn stage, one made out of hay stacks and a tiny pyramid. Mesmerized by its transformation year after year, my journey to the magical stage that is known as Crystal 6 at Midlothian Ridge in Ontario was well worth the wait. 

This was my favourite set at my favourite festival with my favourite people. 

Happy Harvest! 😱❤️YOU

TRACKLIST

Martin Woerner (Barroness' Mr. Rogers Edit) -      Alexander Aurel 
We've Been 1000 - Alec Troniq
Maverick - Raoou
Dance For Me - Dillon Marinez
Work It (re-edit) - AVAA
Minimalistik - Tyler Hill
Hands Up - YRM, Bwotah & Erik Chico
The Entity - Maetrik
Little Secrets - Sorley, Goux
One Love (D-Unity Remix) - Mikee
Nasty Ways - Dillinja
Cemento - Franco BA
Save As - SHDWPLAY
United We Stand - Patrick Galbano
SOTB - Hyperloop
People Rocket - Level Groove
Disco Volante - Ida Engberg
Forward - Who Knows
Strange Feeling - GiddiBangBang
Looking At You - Lewis.
What To Do (&ME Remix) - Guy Gerber
Pause - Nasser Baker
Your Own Place - Alfred Heinrichs
Trapped (Tyler Hill Remix) - Dustin May
Fragments - Lenny Kiser

Barroness In Crystal 6 @ Harvest Festival Sept 2022

Super Bloom

The seventh edition of The One Series: www.facebook.com/TheOneSeries took place in Los Angeles on Friday 28th February. Despite the biblical storms that lashed the city that day, a sell out crowd of 400 joined forces with our co-promoters The Cruz Coalition to create a spectacular journey of light & sound.

Simon Shackleton: www.facebook.com/djeliteforce once again took to the decks for 6 straight hours, with guest appearances during the night from the excellent improv violinist, Maki Hsieh, and Lauren Shaw performing gravity-defying hoopla.

One. Epic. Night.

The One Series [LAX007] - Simon Shackleton - Los Angeles

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Tracklist:

Paolo Rocco - Move Body, Move Forward (Original Mix) [Klasse Recordings]
Mark Henning - The Right Time (Original Mix) [Hypercolour]
Anthea & Celler - The Playmaker (Dyed Soundorom Cougar Remix) [Freak N’ Chic]
David Pher – Footsteps (Original Mix) [Gruuv]
Lula Circus, Nikko Gibler - Promises Forsaken (Original Mix) [Your Mama’s Friend]
Lauro Viotti - Get Over It (Original Mix) [Sultry Vibes]
Shadow Child – 23 ft Tymer (Original Mix) [Ministry of Sound]
Duke Dumont – Slow Dance (Original Mix) [Turbo Recordings]
Green Velvet, Jay Lumen - It's All About Me (Cajmere Remix) [Relief]
Philip Bader – Rabbit Noise (Original Mix) [Moon Harbour Recordings]
Dachshund - Mosquito Coast (Mihai Popoviciu Remix) [Highgrade Records]
Tapesh, Sidney Charles – Pot (Original Mix) [Area Remote]
Cozzy D – 4D (Original Mix) [Lower East]
Metodi Hristov - Step Outside (Original Mix) [Glasgow Underground]
Dan Noel - Mosure Nocturne (Original Mix) [Maison D’etre]
Larry Peters, Miguel Lobo - State Of Mind (Re-UP Remix) [Moan]
Didier Morris - The Hole In My Roof (Original Mix) [Midnight Social Recordings]
Phil Kieran - Snake's Crawl (PK Joyless Mix) [Phil Kieran Recordings]
Phil Weeks - Live At Palladium (Original Mix) [Robsoul Recordings]
Body Language - Lose My Head (Jimmy Edgar Remix) [Lavish Habits]
Hercules and Love Affair - I Try To Talk To You ft John Grant (Original Mix) [Big Beat Records]
Chic - I Want Your Love (Todd Terje Edit) [Unreleased]

Live at Desert Hearts

Live @ Desert Hearts - Jimbo James - 066

LOST DIMENSION Vol 1

This mix series is going to touch on the sounds that I feel heighten the emotion of getting lost, exploring other spaces mentally and conquering the dark and challenging places of our own minds. 

Exploring emotionally heavy sounds has always been my most fascinating and rewarding time with music. From the influence Pink Floyd had on me, to the scores in my favorite movies, to the always expanding techno and ethereal sounds I have come to love. Sets feeling like a journey is the single most important aspect when I look at my own work. Musical journeys can allow someone to let go, to reassess, to expand and to ultimately grow as an individual. By no means is this the sole focus of music, because the amount of happiness and love that arises from purely dancing will always unite us.  With that being said, the experience of a truly moving, heavy musical journey has happened for me on several occasions, and if I can create a space for this to happen to others I will always feel a sense of love in whatever I am working on. 
When we can exist in our own headspace during one of these experiences, without conversation or judgment, even if only for a few moments, amazing things can happen. So my intention with this project is to create mixes that open doors to emotion, thought, self discovery and rising from the darkest areas within ourselves. There is much to be learned in the darkness; facing it head on and coming out on the other side full of light is true fulfillment. I arranged these with intention to travel from mystical curiosity, into shadowed uncertainty, emotional struggle, breaking through, self discovery and ultimately a feeling of triumph and awareness.  Thjs process is how I view our challenges in life, and I hope my musical interpretation has a similar influence.  Enjoy the exploration...


::ARTWORK::
Jonathan G Ernesto

Lost Dimension Vol.I

Deep house grooves, some unreleased originals in there too.

Grooves from the Park - DJ mix

“The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.” -Not Mark Twain

🌁🌫It’s Fogust Among Us!🌫🌁

Being a San Francisco resident and intrigued by the fog here, I dedicate this latest set to the “mist-erious” Karl the Fog (https://twitter.com/KarlTheFog).

For those “early birds” at the most recent Serotonin Sunday backyard BBQ event, you got a special sneak preview to a part of this set.

May I also add that this particular weather pattern, in addition to being my air conditioner, is a remarkable and humorous book author! You’re welcome Karl for the free advertising, haha. It’s such a great read! https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781452173832

“Whenever the sun tries to set through me, I turn into cotton candy.” -Karl the Fog
 
I’m not from San Francisco originally. Hard to believe that this year marks the 10th anniversary of doing The Big Move to the SF Bay Area from the Texas Panhandle. The whole idea of living near a large body of water always fascinated me…mostly because I grew up land-locked my whole life. Fortunately, there were lots of family trips while growing up to tropical beach destinations.

Yes, over 10 years ago…I was that dreaded tourist buying the infamous $20 SF fleece from Fisherman’s Wharf. Yes, I really had no idea about the weather in the SF. You won, Karl. 

For those visiting this page, and are unfamiliar with the fog in San Francisco, let’s just say it is quite famous. See links above, and then you will have some idea. I’ll take this opportunity to share what I have learned as well.

The name “Fogust” comes from the weather that is so common in SF during the month of August. Fog covers SF the most in the summer months. Why? Well, the Pacific Ocean happens to be a size queen…and is the largest and deepest ocean basin on our planet. Like, we are talking 30% of Earth. There is some pretty interesting cool subsurface ocean water temperature and Ekman spiral action going on as well. The clockwise direction of ocean currents plays a huge role too. For those who aren’t experts in world geography (I am not either for the record), that means that the cold ocean breeze from Alaska and the northern Pacific hits the land of “warm and balmy” West Coast. The warm land air from the summer months rises (because physics), and the cold ocean breeze replaces this warm air…creating our dear friend Karl the Fog, as it has been lovingly named by locals. Why is SF so unique in terms of the fog? It is my understanding that it is where SF is in relation to the low air pressure zone of Central Valley in California. This forces the fog inland to the Bay Area through the Golden Gate passage.

If you have made it this far into reading about my set, you may be wondering why it is titled Fogust. This set is an interesting combination of sunny California summer vibes here and there…combined with the “Deep Fog” jams you may already expect from me. MelleM fans will recognize a few tracks from my previous sets, including Vol. I!

Keep Calm and Fog On.

Yes, I couldn’t resist.

Happy Summer!

Album Art Credit: I took this photo from my phone during the very first weekend of Fogust 2019, from Potrero Hill. This photo is from a pretty iconic point in SF…and from a pretty unique time for me personally. Let’s just say, a huge blend of sunshine and fog.

Fogust 2019

All that Glitters- Ibiza 2019

Toolroom Records Leaders Of The New School Presents Sam Sonder

1) Sidney Charles - Make Me Moove (ft. Lady Vale) [Moon Harbour Recordings]
2) Qubiko - Bidibodi [KluBasic plus]
3) Ki Creighton - Inhale [Saved Records]
4) Lil’ Mo’ Yin Yang - Reach (Wh0’s Thumping Remix) [Strictly Rhythm]
5) Chris Lake & Armand Van Helden - The Answer (ft. Arthur Baker, Victor Simonelli) [Black Book Records]
6) Francisco Allendes - Roulette [Saved Records]
7) Sam Sonder - Always Gonna Be Love [Toolroom Trax]
8) KC Lights & Juliet Sikora - Tonight [Toolroom Records]
9) Ellis Moss - The Shake [Toolroom Trax]
10) Riva Starr - Velvet Zone [Snatch! Records]
11) Sam Sonder - High [Toolroom Records]
12) Carly Wilford & Mr.V - Generation X [Toolroom Trax]

Leaders Of The New School Presents Sam Sonder

Classically trained musician since the early 1990's in Texas. Aficionado of electronic music since the early 2000's. Moved to California, and started getting serious about DJing in early 2018. The sets I share here are a result of all of those worlds colliding.

What’s my style? It’s all in the name:

MELodic
Engaging
Lush
Liquid
Experimental
MELancholic

Many thanks for visiting my page, and supporting me throughout my musical journey! I welcome and encourage all comments and feedback.

Fogust 2019

MelleM

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