So stoked to be back at home on stage at Dirtybird Campout last fall!  This is 100% one of my favorite gigs on the planet and it's such an amazing opportunity to catch up with friends and other artists I adore.   I'm so happy to release my set from the event as promised to help you ease into the groove of 2023. Let get it! <3

Dirtybird Campout 2022 Live @ The Birdhouse - Kevin Knapp

1. Dino Lenny - I've Learned That (Jonathan Kaspar Remix)
2. Guti Legatto and Tonny San - Naughty Beats (Gaetano C remix)
3. Steve Lawler - People Having Sex (Hector Couto Remix)
4. Kevin Corral - Speechless
5. LouLou Players - I Love You, I Do
6. Alexis Raphael - Gold
7. Bombay Traffic - Soul Brother (Superlover Remix)
8. Brett Gould - Get Down 
9. Laika & Strelka - Ever Nothing
10. Manuel De La Mare, Luigi Rocca - Dmt
11. Matara - 101
12. Snirco - Miyagi
13. Stanny Abram - Sucon
14. Beth Orton - Anywhere (Two Lone Swordsmen Remix Vocal)
15. Drum Club - Drums Are Dangerous
16. Nfasis, Hugel - Como Shakira (Extended Mix)
17. Mid Rave Crisis - 5am Joint (unreleased)
18. Radio Slave - Wild Life (Dub Mix)
19. Tone Depth, Fetsum, Johannes Brecht - Free (HOSH Edit)
20. Lost On Mars - African Chants
21. Machino - Sin Fin (Lee Reynolds Remix)
22. Lewis OfMan - S.O.S (Cesar Wogue "Highway 101" Mix)
23. Claptone - Heartbeat Feat. Nathan Nicholson (Mat.Joe Remix)
24. Abe Duque & Virginia - Following My Heart (Oliver Huntemann Remix)
25. Arun Verone - Like Dat
26. Dimitri Andreas - Coari
27. Esther Bronchal - I Got The Funky
28. Party Crasher, DØSHI - Papi (Extended Mix)
29. Nathan Barato ft. NB76, Mah Dawn Ah, EWF - Hands To The Sky
30. Sound Process - Vortex
31. Lee Reynolds, Memo Rex - Another Dose ft JDuv
32. Seb Zito - Put Your Phones Down feat. Woodzy
33. Taster Peter - Honey EP
35. Flashmob - Killer Track
36. Joshwa - Supersonic
37. J Wax - All the Things You Say
38. Luca Donzelli - Vieni Vieni
39. Mr Jefferson - Shuffle Anthem
40. PAWSA - Hypnotic Dub
41. Rossi. - Honey, I'm...
42. Raized - Kibbled
43. Stanny Abram - Invisible Scarf
44. JJ (UK) - Don't Wait
45. Grensta - Chunky G
46. Hector, David Gtronic - 20K3
47. MARTiNi (ITA) - Have You Ever 
48. Wyatt Marshall - Foundations of Self
49. wAFF - District
50. Olivier Giacomotto & Los Paranos - Heartless
51. Rodriguez Jr. - Haussmann
52. Martin HERRS - Miradas
53. Margaryan - Next Episode
54. Lee Reynolds, Memo Rex ft. JBlaze - What Will you Do? (unreleased)
55. Lee Reynolds, Memo Rex - You Got Me (unreleased)
56. Psychemagik - Bogota (Psychemagik Remix)
57. Ruben Mandolini - Strangers
58. Andre Salmon, K-Mack - Xtaxx
59. Louisahhh - Like a Shot
60. Ali Love, Prince Andre - Da Da On (Dub)
61. Sasha ZA - Dirty 
62. Lennard Ellis - Binary Decay (Extended Mix)
63. Lee Reynolds, Memo Rex - Everybody Knows
64. Chris Maze, WiLDheart - Smooth Bread
65. Denney - Woozle
66. DJ Lion - Good News Is Coming
67. Samim - Heater (Tube & Berger Remix)
68. The Cure - The Blood (Lee Reynolds Private Edit)
69. Wehrle & Voigt - London Groove
70. Martin Ikin, Dope Earth Alien - Headnoise (Get Hype) feat. Dope Earth Alien (Extended Mix)
71. Worthy - The Warning
72. Riven - Happy Grinder
73. Dakar - Go Bang
74. Garsi - LDN
75. Frequency Clash - Chants Encounter (unreleased)
76. Franky Rizardo - Whatchagonnado
77. Grigoré - el Tiempo
78. Morpei - Acid Martians
79. Gettoblaster & MADVILLA - The Ground
80. Frequency Clash ft. Porky - The MetroGnome (unreleased)
81. PedroShum - Chicago Swing
82. Lee Reynolds, Memo Rex - Secret Teachings
83. Mid Rave Crisis - Haunt Your Dreams With My Love ft Matt Milano(unreleased)
84. Skream - FNKONOMIKA

From The Heart pt 1

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Lee Reynolds+Subrhythm - Chicago Afterhours

Lee Reynolds and Porky's full b2b set live from our Desert Hearts Takeover at the Texas Eclipse Festival April 2024

Experience the epic eclipse vibes and a whole gang of ridiculous bangers from the chabuddies that will surely get you movin' and groovin'! 🙌

In their own words:
“We kicked off our DH takeover during sunset on Saturday at the Sky Stage and were dialed into the zone from dusk ‘til dark. It’s honestly one of our favorite sets we’ve ever played together - the DH fam came out hard and the energy was next level. We both had been saving up some crazy tracks to unleash in Texas and we really dig how it came out. Hope you all enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed playing! ❤️” -Lee & Porky

Keep an eye out for pt. 2 with Mikey Lion and Marbs!


Cover Image by Alive Coverage

Lee Reynolds b2b Porky - Desert Hearts Takeover @ Texas Eclipse April '24

Eyyyo! What's good Desert Hearts Fam?

I'm so hyped to release my sunrise set from Desert Hearts Festival 2024. (Click here for the livestream version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8tUgiKC0nk) 

This, as many know, was a pivotal & important year for our community. We moved our flagship festival to Playa Ponderosa near Flagstaff... and we finally found our new home. This year was something special & arguably the best DH to date. The energy was so palpable. After losing the Los Coyotes Venue, we had been searching for somewhere that fit our vision for 5 years. I can't tell you how wonderful it is to feel at home again. 

I haven't played Sunrise at DH in a very very long time & I had the honors of manning the controls for the very first Sunrise at our new venue. As a little bonus I included 30min of my surprise B2B set with Rinzen at the end. 

Enough of my rambling, thanks everyone who was there with me that magical morning, and to those of you who weren't ~ I genuinely hope I see you out there next year. Sending all the love to you. We Are All Desert Hearts!!!

Enjoy <3

Track List:

0:00 - In For the Kill x DH x Flight Fm - (Marbs Mashup Edit)
4:20 - Andreas Henneberg - Desert Hearts
7:25 - Paco Osuna - Beat Heat
11:45 - Ron Costa - Seriously
14:35  - Eddy M - Look at the Sky
17:50 - Claude VonStroke, Walker & Royce - Enthusiasm
21:40 -  Popof - Skylighter (Andres Campo Remix)
25:27 - Uwe Thoma - Big Boss Killer Track
28:30 - Waltervelt, Tyler Hill - Groove Collector
31:00 - Justin Martin, Goldie - Kemistry (Justin Martin Remake)
35:00 - John Monkman - Entropy
38:15 - QRTR - Snowflake (Justin Martin Remix)
42:40 - Prospa - If You Want My Loving
46:20 - Martin Ikin, Joshwa - Take Me
49:50 - Tchailyn - Miss It All
53:00 - Nobe, Margaryan - Long Awaited
55:00 - Robag Wruhme - Calma Calma
1:00:30 - Crazibiza - Fresh (House of Prayers Poolside Edit)
1:04:20 - Goosey - Can U Feel It
1:08:30 - Renato Cohen - Good Times
1:12:10 - Luke Garcia, Colossio, Matthew James - Let Go (Musumeci Drum Mix) 
1:14:45 - John Monkman - Talking Head
1:18:15 - Arude - Your Move
1:23:00 - John Monkman - Maya (Extended Mix)
1:27:30 - ACME - Hung On
1:28:40 - The Blessed Madonna - Serotonin Moonbeams
1:32:00 - Surprise B2B With Rinzen
1:33:15 -  Rinzen - Track ID
1:38:30 - Jon Carter, Betty Steeles - Mighty Horses
1:43:00 - Rinzen - Track ID
1:44:10 - Benny Benassi - Satisfaction (DJ Tool)
1:44:58 - Rinzen - Track ID
1:48:15 - Mind Against - Love Seeking
1:52:45 - Rinzen - Track ID
1:56:10 - Martin Eyerer, Boot Slap - No Way Out
2:00:20 - Rinzen - Track ID

Live @ Desert Hearts 2024 - Marbs - Sunrise Set - 141

Tracklist:
0:00 - Raven - Proxy vs. Shoes (Tiga Remix) - Mr. Oizo
3:12 - Ready For The Floor (Soulwax Dub) - Hot Chip
8:20 - Tiga - Mind Dimension (2ManyDJ’s Remake)
10:35 - Rude (Original Mix) - Justin Martin, Lenny Kiser
14:50 - Smoke & Mirrors (Hanfry Martinez Remix) - System2
19:41 - Everytime I Try (Original Mix) - DJ Chus & Cevin Fisher
23:35 - Fake Friends (Original Mix) - De La Hoz
27:10 - Say My Name (Original Mix) - J. Phlip
31:29 - The Throne (Original Mix) - DJ MINX
36:05 - Blow (White Girl In Town) - Sosa
40:19 - Hot N’ Bothered (Ocean Roulette Remix)
44:46 - Flat Beat (Dink Edit) - Mr. Oizo
47:32 - Nasty (Original Mix) - Maceo Plex
51:20 - Get Get Down (Matthew Anthony Remix) - Paul Johnson
55:50 - Border Patrol (Original Mix) - Cameo & Myles
59:02 - Jiggy Jerry (Original Mix) - Sem Jacobs, Tagmann
1:03:07 - Dudes Start Looking (Original Mix) - Corbi
1:06:03 - Get Low (J. Phlip Remix) - Justin Martin
1:11:53 - Dirty Harry (Rybo Edit) - Gorillaz
1:15:20 - Berghain (Darkroom Mix) - Locussolus
1:23:20 - The Worm (Erol Alkan Rework) - ZZT
1:28:30 - Techno Vocals (Original Mix) - Marc Houle
1:31:40 - Pick Up The Phone (Original Mix) - PAWSA ft. Nate Dogg
1:36:44 - Bipolar Star (Original Mix) - Olivier Giacamotto
1:42:05 - Air War (Mikey Lion Edit) - Crystal Castles
1:46:24 - Beautiful Stranger (Porky Re-Edit) - Madonna
1:49:20 - Phantom II (Soulwax Remix) - Justice
1:53:15 - Lights & Music (Original Mix) - Cut Copy

Watch on YouTube

Live @ Desert Hearts 2024 - Porky - 142

Thanks to DoLab - Jesse, Dede, Megan and all for producing another amazing festival that I'm so honored to be regular at, and to the Junkyard- Patricio and Chino for the amazing stage and sound!

Edit July 16 - Track List just added!  A million thanks for the artists represented here for their dedication to making interesting electronic music in a world with limited interest in that.  There are those of us that care!

1 - State Of Mind - Andromo (@andromo)

2 - Burning - Zetbee (@zetbee-1)

3 - Versace - Jorick Croes, Enrico Chirchiello  (@jorickcroes,  @enrico-chirchiello)	

4 - Special For Me (Extended Mix) - Michel De Hey (@michel-de-hey)

5 - Space System - Nick Dare  (@nickdare)

6 - Bonjour Tokyo - M.ono (@m-ono)

7 - Gorgeous (Oscar Barila Remix) - Oscar Barila, Vasily Umanets  (@oscarbarila, @vsiliyumanets)

8 - I Can't Lose You (Pete Moss Remix) - Mo'Cream	(@petemosstracks, @mocreamproductions)

9 - Control (Gorge & Nick Curly Remix) - Hank (@gorge, @nickcurly, @hankkorsan)

10 - Grow (Joel Mull Remix)- Paul Brtschitsch, Malte, Mrrod (@joelmull, @paulbrtschitschofficial) 

11 - MOOG Hero - Joel Mull (@joelmull)

12 - A Feeling (Instrumental) - Jasper Street Co., Nicole Moudaber (@jasperstreetco, @nicolemoudaber)

13 - La Petite Faveur (Fsk24 Remix) - DJ W!ld (@chris-carrier-841295497, @djwild)

14 - Cami's House - Hector Couto (@hectorcouto)

15 - New World - Tuccillo (@tuccillo)

16 - Celestiarp - Vini Pistori (@vinipistori)

17 - Indignation - Kevin Yost (@kevinyost)

18 - Nothing 2 Me - Jorick Croes, ØN.THE.RUN (@jorickcroes)

19 - So Good - Supernova, Thomas Newson  (@supernova, @thomasnewson)

20 - Daydream (Extended) - Archie Hamilton, Sadie Walker (@archiehamiltonmusic, @sadiewalkerband)

21 - Urban House (Leo Portela Remix) - Luis Caballero (@leoportela, @luis-caballero)

22 - Frunky (Ray Okpara Remix) - Berami (@rayokpara) 

23 - What U Need (Marco Grandi remix) - Moe Turk (@marco-grandi, @djmoeturk)

There are just a couple of parties that I play enough times to make a completely specific set for each time, and make it my absolute best.

One is Lightning in a Bottle, which I'm not a resident of but have played 7 of the last 8 fests.

I've prepared for many different time slots at LIB, always looking at this large and spectacular festival as one where people primarily want to dance and have fun.

So I ramp up my funk and vocals (usually playful but i did have one protest lyric in this year's - you can't miss it).  

I lean on the uplifting side, spend a lot of time choosing music and organizing a playlist so i can play appropriately for my time slot and come back thinking it was one of the best sets I've ever played.  

Something that was different for me this year is I took a year and a half off from buying new music prior to LIB in order to reporganize my collection, which now spans 30 years.

Sometimes it's better to understand better what you already have before adding to a massive music collection.

But I never intended my break to be that long!  It just kept going.  And I had a couple of hard drive farts in the middle which didn't help.  

But anyway,  I started buying music again about two months ahead of LIB because I wanted to play an all new music set,  and I also wanted to to  take the time to understand the new music very well.

The problem with playing all new music at a gig is that I don't always take the time to understand it well enough to know if it's as good as the music I already have.  It's fun because it's new... but is it really adding something?

So this time I really took the time to select tracks - I was picky AF!  
This time I spent a lot of time also to play with my tracks, mix them in different ways and really try to only include tracks that were blowing my mind, so that I could give that to the dance floor.

Also spent a lot of time on tagging producers in this description - hope it helps you to discover some great new artists and music!

Ben Annand LIB 2025 Junkyard Closer

Patricio full set from The Junkyard at Lightning in a Bottle 2025

Patricio @ Lightning in a Bottle 2025

Human Groove - Minimal Deep Tech Instrumental DJ

Recorded live from one of my favorite places on the planet, the Pile Palace at Burning Man 2016. Pile Palace has always been my home on The Playa and the people that make up our camp are nothing short of family to me.  This is our vibe right here. Enjoy!

Burning Man 2016

Mikey Lion - Live @ Burning Man - Pile Palace 2016

Claude VonStroke's Essential Mix for Pete Tong on Radio 1. Aired on November 10, 2007. This was my first big time DJ mix about two years after I debuted my artist name with the track Deep Throat.

Essential Mix - 11/10/2007

♥ 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.