Avant Garde Parts 4–9: six chapters, one arc—soft openers → rolling tech → melodic lift →  (raw warehouse & acid). Long blends, tension-and-release, artwork matched to each part. If you vibe, repost and support the artists.
Part 4 – Openers / progressive

Roda (FR) — About You (Original Mix)

ANNË — Zephyrus (Original Mix)

Part 5 – Deep & left-field build
3) NekliFF — Tribe (Original Mix)
4) Steve End — Juan McGrady (Original Mix)

Part 6 – Rollers / groove
5) DAVI — Down Memory Lane (Original Mix)
6) Virak — More Than (Bontan Remix)

Part 7 – Tech drive
7) Nick Curly — Rebound (Original Mix)
8) Gorge, Danjo (ITA) — Stellaris (Original Mix)

Part 8 – Melodic lift / glow
9) DË SAINT, Loveless Youth — Lifeline (Robyn Balliet Remix)

Part 9 –  warehouse & acid
10) Paranoid London — Revolution (Original Mix)
11) Gesloten Cirkel — Zombiemachine Acid (Original Mix)

AVANT GARDE (PART4)

Lately - K1NG

Plata O Plomo - Money or Bullets... a choice given by Pablo Escobar to all those that might interfere with his ambitions. The thought comes to mind though...if a dude is bad enough to give a man that choice? He'd better be in possession of plenty of both - Money + Bullets - So we present; Plata y Plomo, sonic weapons to help protect your travels along this crazy thing called life. Plenty of both my friends, plenty of both. All Songs Written, Produced + Mixed by Kev Dot Kruz

Plata y Plomo

Sound Money Warrior (Original Mix)

Free Download Full EP in WAV:
bit.ly/intothejunglewav

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

Follow Sabo on Soundcloud:
@djsabo

Follow Joyce Muniz on Soundcloud:
@joytoy

Follow Lonely Boy on Soundcloud:
@lonelyboymusic

Follow Mikey Lion on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/mikeylion

Follow Sabo on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/SaboFanPage

Follow Joyce Muniz on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/JoyceMunizOfficial

Follow Lonely Boy on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/lonelyboymusic

Artwork by @marbs

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

For NITECAST 011 we reached out to one of the hottest house DJ's in the Midwest at the moment. We are referring to none other than Country Club Disco's very own, @sonyaalvarez. This gal has been a mainstay in the Detroit house scene for some time now, gracing the decks along side plenty of big names as direct support and recently playing her first set out east as she was direct support for Justin Jay's NYC tour stop. Keep an eye out for Sonya Alvarez, with plenty of skills behind the decks we are excited to hear her productions of her own which she tells us will be coming sometime in 2018!  

-Tracklist-
City Kid Soul - Brainworms [Audiophile XXL]
Holt 88 - Huck [House Of Hustle]
Bruno Furlan - Rolling [Whistle]
Danny Kolk - Little Bird [Dirtybird]
Bruno Furlan - Tricky Business [iCompilations]
Solardo - Fall Down (MK Remix) [Hot Creations]
FEX (IT) - So Give It Up [Lapsus Music]
Ben Webb - Lose Your Mind [Roush Label]
Chick Iverson, NIQW - Maybe [Audiophile XXL]
The Mekanism - Revolution [2020Vision]
Danny Kolk, Hot Bass - Night Wolves [House Of Hustle]
Jack Beats - Pump [Night Bass]
Valy Mo - Gas Bubble [Confession]
Noizu - Jungle [Confession]
Bruno Furlan - White or Black [GrooveSeed Records]
Harry Ley - Love Parade [Nothing But]
Michael Bibi - Telling You (Anek Remix)
LA Riots - This Feeling  [Country Club Disco]
CODES - Reality Music [STMPD RCRDS]
Black Loops - Sex Pt. 2 [Toy Tonics]
Wood Holly - Sex In An Elevator [Anabatic Records]
Bang Tidy - Across The Floor [Audio Rehab]

NITECAST Radio 011 - Sonya Alvarez Guest Mix

This is a mashup of Friend Within's track "Move Me" with Mind Yo Bizness by: Get Real a.k.a. Claude VonStroke & Green Velvet. Enjoy!

Move Me or Mind Yo Bizness (Pete Quest Mashup)

PREMIERE: Nutty - Feel Something Ft. Kelby [Hood Politics]

[BIRDFEED EXCLUSIVE] This week's exclusive is a special bonus track from the Berlin duo Mat.Joe, "Real Headz"! They've got a brand new one coming out on our Campout Compilation later this month, and here's something extra and funky for the 'Feed!



-How long have you been creating music?

We’ve been creating music for many years now, started in our teenage years when we were 15. We used to sit in our bedrooms making Hip Hop beats all day. So nothing’s changed really except that our sound is more electronic nowadays haha!

-What do you use to make your tracks?
We started with Hip Hop eJay 2, Magix Music Maker, then Cool Edit Pro, Fruity Loops, Cubase and now Ableton with Push 2. We love to add some analogue gear like Moog Sub37 of Prophet and record our voices or real drums/percussion sometimes.

-How and when did you first discover Dirtybird?
A couple of years ago when Claude, Justin and Christian started promoting it. We’ve been big fans ever since and it’s a big honor to release on Dirtybird. Cheers!

-Which Dirtybird artist would you want to collaborate with the most?
With the boss man himself but we’re also keen to work with Will, Sacha, or any other dope DB artists. It’s pretty hard to limit it to just one artist of the roster.

-If your entire life was a movie, what title would best describe you?
"Kids". :)

-What’s the best concert you’ve ever been to?
Mat: Michael Jackson.
Joe: Slum Village and Guns N‘ Roses.

-If you could time travel, where and when would you go?
Mat: Back to the 90s! New York or LA.
Joe: Studio 54 in the 70s!

-What species of bird best describes you and why?
Joe: Cockatoo! Always bouncing around.
Mat: Parrot! Freaky and colorful.

-What does Dirtybird mean to you?
Music, Friendship, Positivity, Dope Chunky Ass Beats and Basslines.

BIRDFEED

Mat.Joe - Real Headz [BIRDFEED EXCLUSIVE]

Freak With Me

Buy on Beatport

Jack Roy, Peitzke - Freak With Me

Buy Now

Sacha Robotti & Tau0n - Forget Tomorrow

Can't Shake The Evil

Can't Shake The Evil (Original Mix) [feat. It Bends]

Stream & Buy

♥ 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.