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planet 3

ReLove Groove

March 16

Free Download Full EP in WAV:
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Early support from Justin Martin, Tim Green, Doc Martin, Pirupa, Patrice Baumel, Adnan Sharif + more

Justin Martin:
"Beautiful stuff!!!!"

Tim Green:
"Into The Jungle Original is great! Will be playing for sure! Great music!"

Doc Martin:
"Tasty!!!!"

Pirupa:
"Thanks !!! Download for Miky J"

Patrice Baumel:
"Feeling the Lonely Boy remix! Keep 'em coming guys!"

Adnan Sharif:
"JUNGLE ME UP!"

'Into The Jungle' is the first collaboration between Desert Hearts Records boss, Mikey Lion, alongside Sol Selectas Records honcho, Sabo. Both known for regularly droppin' tribalistic drum grooves, Mikey & Sabo bonded over a common love of music and a less common love of skateboarding. They both knew it was only a matter of time before they got in the studio together to make some magic. The title track 'Into The Jungle' is a deep, forward thinking tune that takes the listener on a ride through the mystical depths of the jungle. You can almost feel the energy of the jungle breathing down your neck as you make your way through the song's rises and falls. 'Lonely Boy's Mighty Jungle Mix' takes it up another notch as the same mystic synths from the original track build for nearly 4 minutes before exploding into a massive high energy drop. The result is a 9 minute epic that is sure to rock any peak time dance floor. The next track on the EP titled 'Sally', is a much darker, stomper of a tune you wouldn't normally expect from Mikey & Sabo. Laced with big kicks, heavy synths, and cryptic vocals to boot, 'Sally' was made for peak time in a dark warehouse. Finally, to round off the EP, 'Sally' gets remixed by badass Joyce Muniz who brings a cranking tech house vibe to the track. The bassline chugs along to constantly changing high hats until the acid synth at the end brings the whole thing home. In typical Desert Hearts fashion, this entire EP was made to crush dance floors.

Follow Mikey Lion on Soundcloud:
@mikeylion

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Artwork by @marbs

[DH009] Mikey Lion & Sabo - Into The Jungle EP [FREE DOWNLOAD]

We are all Desert Hearts

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From the forthcoming album 'Museum Of Consciousness' - Out July 29th, 2013

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Shpongle - Juggling Molecules

I Love You - Faith Evans

Session Victim - Never Forget [Delusions Of Grandeur] (96Kbps)

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Soulwax's remix of Julia 

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Julia (Soulwax Remix)

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The Anjunadeep Edition 66 with Cubicolor
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Responsible for two of the most memorable Deep Editions so far, the enigmatic Cubicolor return with 60 minutes of dark and dreamy music; featuring tracks from their new 'Down The Wall' EP.

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Artist: @james-fox
Track Title: Feeling Free
EP Title: Maximum Joy Pt.2
Label: @alfresco-disco
Release Date: November 2015

Key: 7A // BPM: 118

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Tel Aviv Live Set @ Aria Tracklist Sept 5 2015

Jetlag feat. Esther - Walk With Me
Edu Imbernon & Suruba feat. Daniel Wilde - Leopard Boy (Boy Next Door Remix)
RÜFÜS - Sundream (Tâche Remix)
Soul Button & Sasch - Little People
Max Cooper - Chaotisch Serie (ID Rmx)
Thomas Bjerring & David Skog - Ice (Levente Re-edit)
Moderate - Paul Sparkes & Dave Brickwood
Max Cooper - Minertia
Beatamines - Soulmate
Sasha feat. Kicki Halmos - Shoot You Down
Vijay feat. Sir Charles - Radiance of a Summer Day
Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down (Cubicoloer Remix)
Blond:ish feat. Ted Alexander - Truth In Me
Way Out West - Surrender
Way Out West - Surrender (Eelke Klein Remix)
Los Suruba Luisahhh! - Mantis 
Andhim - The Wizard of Us
Paul Sparkes & Dave Brickwood - Release Me Now
North Atlantic - Lights Out (Lemon 8 Remix)
Dousk - Life Under
Deepjack & Mr. Nu feat Veselina Popova - Crush
Jody Wisterhoff - Starstrings
Mark Lower and Jazzy Funk - Fight For You
ID
Moe Turk & Pym - Missing
Simon Shackleton - We All Shine On 
KMLN - Time For Love (Patty Kay Remix)

Levente_LIVE_Set @ Aria Tel - Aviv Sept 2015 (Tracklist)

Taken from Wavey’s forthcoming debut EP 'Flash Drive’. 
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Thu 12 Nov - Joondalup - Low Pitch @ Arcade Nightclub
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Fri 20 Nov - Brisbane - Oh Hello
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Fri 27 Nov - Melbourne - Howler
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Wave Racer - World Record feat. Lido

not finished but im never gonna finish it.

WHATEVA U WANT

Live from Revival. I opened for Colette on this night. This mix starts off Deep but then gets into some Bass House and a little Acid House as well. Hope you enjoy.

Tracklisting:

Tim Deluxe - "Tryin' Find A Way" (Strictly Rhythm)
Dario D'Attis - "This Piano" (Strictly Rhythm)
DJ Dep - "Cala El Verano" [Yousef & Kydus Remix] (Circus Recordings)
NY's Finest - "Do You Feel Me" [Dosem Remix] (Toolroom)
Sisy Ey - "Do It Good" (Defected)
Janet Rushmore - "Joy" [Sonny Fodera Remix] (Soul Heaven Records)
Demarkus Lewis - "Got Me Runnin" (Manyoma Tracks)
Three Bar - "Groove On" (Saints & Sonnets)
Claude Von Stroke & Kry Wolf - "Turbosteppa" (Dirtybird)
Charlotte Devaney -"Flip It" [Erick Morillo Remix] (Motto Beats)
Harry Romero - "My Beautiful House" (Bambossa Recordsings)
Giom - "DreamDoll" (Sepremus Records)


Live At Revival (09/29/15)

A dirty, chunky, dark and sexy techno mix recorded live at Zombies From The Underground in San Diego

Tracklisting:
Harvey McKay - "Wrong Turn" (Intec)
Underground - "So Get Up" [Pagano Remix] (Tribal)
Julian Jeweil - "And We" (Minus)
Danny Tenaglia - "Dibiza" [Wehbba Remix] (Stereo Productions) 
Julian Jeweil - "Wax" (Minus)
Martin Lacroix - "Octopus Tangus" (Phobiq)
Nonfiction - "All You Got" [Joeski's Tech Work Mix] (System Recordings)
Matt Sassari - "Story Door" (Snatch! Records)
Joey Beltran - "Energy Flash" (R&S)
Oliver Koletzki - "Iyewaye" [Loco & Jam Remix] (Stil Vor Talent]
Jel Ford - "Overcast" (Drumcode)
Pig & Dan - "Lizard King" [Julian Jeweil Remix] (Elevate)
Adrian Hour - "Babom" (Suara)
Stefano Noferini & Bulaklak - "Turn Off" (Deeperfect Records)
Harry Romero - "Watcha Gonna Do" (Toolroom Trax)  
NY's Finest - "Do You Feel Me" [Dosem Remix] (Toolroom)
Da Fresh - "Red Eyes" [Alberto Ruiz Remix] (Natura Viva)
Saccao - "Vai Vai" (Caballero Recordings)
Kill Frenzy - "Answering Machine" (W&O Street Tracks)


Live At Zombies From The Underground (10/10/2015)

Download here: http://www.mixmag.net/read/mikey-lion-bengal-download-music/

Ahead of the Desert Hearts 3-year anniversary festival happening next month, Mikey Lion teamed up with crew-outsider Bengal to release a 'The Big Cats' EP. Mixmag has the exclusive on the first release called 'Like That' and, yes Mikey, we like it.

Download

Download: Mikey Lion & Bengal 'Like That'

Live @ Pile Palace - Deep Jesus - 001

In case you're unfamiliar, Pile Palace is our Desert Hearts Family Burning Man camp on and off the Playa. Right around the same time we started Desert Hearts, we decided to start our own theme camp with our best friends in order to give something back to a city that has given us so much. Just in the same way Desert Hearts grew organically, Pile Palace developed as a passion project. A common goal for all our friends and family to work towards each year. Now 80 camp members strong full of our best friends and family, Pile Palace is the loving back bone of our Desert Hearts Community. You want to know where Desert Hearts gets it's amazing vibe? It's these people right here. They're our inspiration and motivation to make the world a better place and we're so happy to share this new mix series with you.

Recorded live at Burning Man 2015, were proud to share with you Deep Jesus's set from our Tuesday night party at Pile Palace 2015.

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Deep Jesus

Live @ Pile Palace - Deep Jesus - 001

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Steve Loria Live at Utopia Las Vegas 1996 Halloween

Lee Reynolds is an energy god.  He's an unstoppable party force unlike any we've ever encountered. He's a warlock of love sent down from an alien planet to lift us up and make us feel good.  And most importantly, he's our best friend, hero, and a guiding light that's leading the Desert Hearts movement of love.  Spend any time with Lee and your spirits are likely to be lifted by the pure compassion he has for everything in the universe. Cheers Papa Lee, we love you more than you could ever know.

And with that, we're proud to share with you Lee Reynolds' set from our Desert Hearts 3 Year Anniversary Festival. 

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Tracklisting:
1. Albert Aponte & Level Groove - Let The Drums
2. Josh Butler & Lono Brazil - The Essence Of House (Metodi Hristov Remix)
3. Brian Cid - The Body
4. Kintar & Brigado Crew - Oz Zone
5. Elmar Strathe & Florian Frings - EndZeitZwang
6. Stefano Noferini & Paco Maroto - Million Units (Danniel Selfmade Remix)
7. S.K.A.M. - Tibet
8. Luigi Rocca & Hugo - Beach Of Bones
9. Demarzo - Mind games (Luigi Rocca remix)
10. Lakker - Milch (Acid Mondays Remix)
11. Stefano Noferini & Bulaklak - Turn Off
12. Ash Roy - Code Mode
13. Level Groove - Adriana
14. Dee Montero - Agala
15. PAWSA - Muon
16. Miguel Bastida - Buenos Aliens
17. Lee Reynolds & Machino - Moon Matrix
18. Third Son - Terminal
19. Pete Bones - Proletaria (Bonesy's Throbbing Gristle Dub)
20. Mirco Caruso - Shades
21. Stefano Cioffi - We Dancing
22. Dani Sbert, Alberto Ruiz & Hugo Bianco - Aira
23. Yamil - Away
24. Wehbba - Mechanics Of Machines
25. Android Cartel - My Hypnotist
26. Italoboyz & Blind Minded - Villa Bonin
27. wAFF - VibrationZ
28. Darkrow - Smudge
29. Luliano Mambo & Dennis Cruz - LSD
30. Miguel Lobo - Glassed On The Backstage (Metodi Hristov Remix)
31. Upercent - No Rules

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Live @ Desert Hearts 3 Year Anniversary - Lee Reynolds - 048

"What you see depends on not only what you look at, but also, on where you look from."
Early New Year gift for you all! We hope you bring in 2016 with nothing but positive vibes. Cheers! 

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Live @ Desert Hearts - Lonely Boy - 051

Lonely Boy has been on a production rampage lately and it's been really exciting watching him grow into his unique sound. Whimsical yet cranking, Lonely Boy is always a showman on stage making him a constant crowd pleaser at Desert Hearts. Recorded live at 8am on Sunday morning at our 3 Year Anniversary Festival, Lonely Boy got the party started for all the true heads up and at 'em from the monstrous night before. With a ton of releases lined up for 2016, we can't wait to see a breakout year from one of our favorite Desert Hearts artists. 

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Lonely Boy

Live @ Desert Hearts 3 Year Anniversary - Lonely Boy - 051

Helianthus

Zone+ & Usif - Nomad (The Soul Brothers Remix)

Live @ Desert Hearts - Tara Brooks - 053

Saturday afternoon into night was a really special time during our 3 Year Anniversary Festival. Sandwiched between legends Doc Martin and Andreas Henneberg, the Desert Hearts Crew took over for 10 hours of straight up party vibes. Tara, who played smack in the middle of the DH block at 6pm, has solidified herself as one of the core residents who exemplifies the everything that Desert Hearts stands for. A true lover in ever sense of the word, she never fails to shine when she's behind the decks. We know you're going to enjoy this tasty trip through Saturday sunset at our 3 Year Anniversary. 

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Live @ Desert Hearts - Tara Brooks - 053

Available here:
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Counter Records (Ninja Tune)

Digital (‘J.B.Y./OUVERT' Out Now)
 12” (‘J.B.Y./OUVERT' - Out 27 May 2016)

Picture by Linn Kuhlmann

David August - J.B.Y.

Snip if the remix I made for my buddy Unders.
Full version will follow soon!

Mastered by Pobla 
Original track @undersmusic
Artwork by @backyartlove
Release date March 14th, Beaport exclusive
March 28th, all digital stores

Unders - Syria (Satori Remix)

04 Mikey Lion & Sabo - Sally (Joyce Muniz Remix)

03 Mikey Lion & Sabo - Sally

02 Mikey Lion & Sabo - Into The Jungle (Lonely Boy's Mighty Jungle Mix)

01 Mikey Lion & Sabo - Into The Jungle

Listen & Download Full Mix Without Commentary Here:
http://bit.ly/atasteofDH

Hey what’s up this is Mikey Lion from the Desert Hearts Crew. We’ve put together one of our all-time favorite lineups for our Desert Hearts Spring Festival happening on April 1st to 4th in Southern California. We wanted to do something special for you guys this time around in order to introduce some of the names you may not be familiar with. So throughout this mix I’ll be introing each track with a little history of each artist and why we’ve chosen them to play Desert Hearts. If the commentary isn’t your cup of tea, we’ve also included the full mix without the talking for you to enjoy above.

Tracklist:

1. Manik - Los Angeles Dub - Ovum Records
2. Dance Spirit & David Scuba - Soul Selector - Superfreq
3. Super Flu - Yours Opa - Monaberry
4. Bells & Whistles - Toes (G & H) (Jozif Remix) - Desert Hearts Records
5. Latmun - Def - Viva Limited
6. Butch, Gel Abril - Juice Machine - Moon Harbour
7. Heartthrob & Matt Tolfrey - Can You Control It? - Leftroom Records
8. Mikey Lion & Sabo - Sally (Joyce Muniz Remix) - Desert Hearts Records
9. Siopis - Penny From The Lane - Get Physical
10. Mikey Lion & Sabo - Into The Jungle (Lonely Boy’s Mighty Jungle Mix) - Desert Hearts Records
11. Blondish - Endless Games (Patrice Baumel Remix) - Kompakt
12. YokoO feat Kate Austin - Dildos - Van Liebling Records
13. Art Department feat Soul Clap & Osunlade - We Call Love (DJ Harvey Remix) - Crosstown Rebels
14. Minilogue - The Leopard (Extrawelt Remix) - Traum Schallplatten


A Taste Of Desert Hearts Spring Festival 2016 - Mixed By Mikey Lion

Download The Full Mix With Commentary Here:
http://bit.ly/tasteofDH

Hey what’s up this is Mikey Lion from the Desert Hearts Crew. We’ve put together one of our all-time favorite lineups for our Desert Hearts Spring Festival happening on April 1st to 4th in Southern California. We wanted to do something special for you guys this time around in order to introduce some of the names you may not be familiar with. So throughout this mix I’ll be introing each track with a little history of each artist and why we’ve chosen them to play Desert Hearts. If the commentary isn’t your cup of tea, we’ve also included the full mix without the talking for you to enjoy above.

Tracklist:

1. Manik - Los Angeles Dub - Ovum Records
2. Dance Spirit & David Scuba - Soul Selector - Superfreq
3. Super Flu - Yours Opa - Monaberry
4. Bells & Whistles - Toes (G & H) (Jozif Remix) - Desert Hearts Records
5. Latmun - Def - Viva Limited
6. Butch, Gel Abril - Juice Machine - Moon Harbour
7. Heartthrob & Matt Tolfrey - Can You Control It? - Leftroom Records
8. Mikey Lion & Sabo - Sally (Joyce Muniz Remix) - Desert Hearts Records
9. Siopis - Penny From The Lane - Get Physical
10. Mikey Lion & Sabo - Into The Jungle (Lonely Boy’s Mighty Jungle Mix) - Desert Hearts Records
11. Blondish - Endless Games (Patrice Baumel Remix) - Kompakt
12. YokoO feat Kate Austin - Dildos - Van Liebling Records
13. Art Department feat Soul Clap & Osunlade - We Call Love (DJ Harvey Remix) - Crosstown Rebels
14. Minilogue - The Leopard (Extrawelt Remix) - Traum Schallplatten

A Taste Of Desert Hearts

Key Tronics Ensemble - Calypso of House (Paradise Version) - Italian House

Free remix for the lovely Alison Valentine - DL link above!

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Para One - You

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"I eat my dinner in my bathtub
Then I go to sex clubs
Watching freaky people getting it on
It doesn't make me nervous
If anything I'm restless
Yeah I've been around and I've seen it all 

I get home, I got the munchies
Binge on all my Twinkies
Throw up in the tub, then I go to sleep
And I drank up all my money
Dazed and kinda lonely 

You're gone and I gotta stay high
All the time to keep you off my mind
Ohoh ohoh
High all the time to keep you off my mind Spend my days locked in a haze Trying to forget you babe, I fall back down I gotta stay high all my life to forget I'm missing you 

Pick up daddy's at the playground
How I spend my day time
Loosen up their frown, make them feel alive Oh make it fast and greasy I'm numb and way too easy

You're gone and i gotta stay high
All the time to keep you off my mind
Ohoh Ohoh
High all the time to keep you off my mind Spend my days locked in a haze, tryin to forget you babe, I fall back down I gotta stay high all my life to forget I'm missing you

Staying in my play pretend
Where the fun ain't got no end
Can't go home alone again
Need someone to numb the pain
Staying in my play pretend
Where the fun ain't got no end
Can't go home alone again
Need someone to numb the pain

You're gone and I gotta stay high
All the time to keep you off my mind
Ohoh ohoh
High all the time to keep you off my mind Spend my days locked in a haze Trying to forget you babe, I fall back down I gotta stay high all my life to forget I'm missing you"

Queen Of The Clouds

Habits (Stay High)

Remix produced by A-Trak, Billboard and Kid Gloves at The Glovebox

Trying To Be Cool - A-Trak Remix

♥ Desert Hearts Records Boss ♥
Bookings ~ Americas and Australia: jon@liaisonartists.com
Management: t.gould@deserthearts.us
PR: mfrieser@infamouspr.com

Part mythical desert harlequin, part modern soul conductor, Mikey Lion is more than a DJ––He’s a freak of nature and an energy controller. The San Diego-native has earned a dusty mystique over the past few years as the center of the Desert Hearts movement and as a house and techno provocateur with a stage presence that suggests he will ride this wave all the way to the top. If there's one thing Mikey does well, it's get the party started.

Lion, real name Michael Leon, has brought the mothafuckin' ruckus to the stages of Lightning in a Bottle, the dustiest storms at Burning Man, and The Do LaB at Coachella, earning nods from Claude VonStroke, Jamie Jones, and Green Velvet in the process. In doing so, Lion and his signature top hat have developed a boisterous voice in the House & Techno scene with strong tribal, hip-hop, and psychedelic elements.

But it all started with Wu-Tang and Daft Punk. Lion first found his way behind the decks as a thirteen year old kid, scratching underground hip-hop records religiously after school. At Coachella as a seventeen year old, he witnessed that legendary Daft Punk performance on the same night he tasted his first dose of psychedelics. The show had such a monumental impact on him, he gave up Hip-Hop and became a House DJ the very next day.

After honing his craft with weekly marathon DJ sessions at Sala Razzmatazz in Barcelona, Mikey was introduced to Burner culture at Lightning in a Bottle, 2011. It was at his first Burning Man in 2011 that he found a community calling and merged forces with his brother Porkchop, life long friends Marbs & Deep Jesus, and the inimitable Lee Reynolds to form The Desert Hearts Crew.

In November 2012, Desert Hearts began as a seedy, 200-person renegade gathering deep in the Mojave Desert. The intrepid crew barely survived a set of extreme weather conditions and unfortunate circumstances, but that first party sparked a fire. The entire point of that first Desert Hearts was to create as much love as humanly possible, and now that same gathering has evolved into the darling of the West Coast house and techno scene. The Bi-annual festival is capped at 3500 attendees in order to create the best possible vibe. Built upon beautiful people getting as weird as possible to deep and trippy house and techno, Desert Hearts has already achieved iconic status in the North American Festival Scene. 

Desert Hearts has given rise to a family of thousands and it's safe to call it a bonafide movement of love. And while Desert Hearts Records launched in 2014 as a totally-free record label, pushes the sonic aesthetic of the scene, the crew’s busy international calendar of bookings has the DH message spreading far and wide. At the center of it all is Mikey Lion, the dusty prince of desert hearts, a beacon of weird far and wide, and one of this generation’s most compelling agents of love.