After six years of believing that I was fully done with Burning Man, the stars happened to align this summer when I got a calling to go. 

Back in 2016, I never thought that Burning Man would allow me to press the reset button and relieve myself from many things I was carrying emotionally. Then suddenly when I was out on the playa in my element, I began to feel myself again: connected, worry-free, present. 

Thanks to 11 days of complete disconnection from my computer and phone, I was left at the mercy of nature’s elements which brought me back to a place of peace and serenity.  

It was such a joy to take part in Burning Man’s social experiment, one that unites a community of like minded beings from various backgrounds. 

I loved getting my hands dirty while building the camp, helping out with a friend's art structure and chatting with new and old friends every single day.  This was a whole new experience for me; an experience that filled my heart and inspired me in powerful ways. 

For the first time, I can safely say that I have been transformed by my time on the playa, and for that I feel grateful and humbled. 

Memorable moments like riding solo on my bike, letting go of plans, eating nourishing food, getting totally lost in the city, visiting random camps and more often than not connecting with strangers was pure magic. For me, this is the essence of Burning Man: an experience of contribution, full of serendipity and spontaneity. 
 
Here’s a personal highlight of mine that I’d like to share: 
It’s Friday evening, and I have been chosen to set the mood on the Robot Heart bus (which I must admit was one of my favorite nights out there). Here I am pre-set drinking Sake and sharing stories with my dear friend Benjamin Alexander.  The bus is parked at camp when I jump on top and begin to play for 20 minutes before the wheels start turning. Our drive to the deep playa begins, and with that a brutal dust storm follows.  I was instantly taken back in time to my 2015 Burn when I was fascinated by the fairy-lit bicycles chasing the bus, lighting up the space with an array of moving colors.  Eventually, after an hour of driving around, the wind stops, the dust settles, and the bus finds its parking spot for the night.  I finally remove my dust mask and watch the vast space in front me light up as I finish my set.  An unforgettable moment, visual, crowd…everything was perfect. 
 
To all of you who are reading this who were there dancing and glowing on the playa, I would like to say a huge thank you!  I will cherish that moment for the rest of my life.  You inspired me to smile and shine. 
 
Until next year.
 
Julien aka YokoO xx 
 
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YokoO - Robot Heart - Burning Man 2022

Dust Yard is a french DJ and producer based in Nantes, who started music at a very young age with a classic training in piano and guitar. He has been producing electronic music for more than a decade now, delivering Deep Tech House to Minimal Dub tracks that have been released on reference labels such as Berg Audio, Bondage Music, Organic Music, Zingiber Audio, ODT Records… and are played by artists like Archie Hamilton, Andrey Pushkarev, Janeret, Traumer, Arapu, Harrison BDP… just to name a few. This new ‘Imagine EP’ is a deep, dreamy and minimal set of tracks, with a touch of groove and subtle melodies, fitting perfectly with Simple Things Records universe.

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"O day, arise! The atoms are dancing.
Thanks to Him the universe is dancing.
The souls are dancing, overcome with ecstasy.
I'll whisper in your ear where their dance is taking them.
All the atoms in the air and in the desert know well, they seem insane.
Every single atom, happy or miserable,
Becomes enamoured of the sun, of which nothing can be said."
(poem of the atoms)

Thank you all at burning man. i will never forget this time.

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Rampue - Live At Robot Heart - Burning Man 2015

- Originally released in 1994 
- Re-mastered from the original DAT by Matt Colton
- Re-released Friday 16th December (Vinyl - Feb 2017)
https://randsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/meditation-will-manifest


Originally released on vinyl by R&S in 1994, ‘Meditation Will Manifest’ was re-earthed in 2016 by Nina Kraviz and Ricardo Villalobos, becoming a secret weapon on dancefloors 22 years after its original release. On December 16, ‘Meditation Will Manifest’ gets its first digital release on R&S.
 
Josh Wink has always been ahead of musical trends and walks his own path in dance music. From a young age Wink was exposed to different mysticism and consciousness philosophies. “It wasn’t a big, popular or trendy thing to do at the time, but I was 14 and just did what my mother did… Releasing tracks like ‘Meditation Will Manifest’ and ‘Higher States of Consciousness’, people looked at me as being this deeply profound spiritual guy, but I never really thought about it in that way, even though I’m really into repetitive, transcendental and meditative rhythms. I don’t do drugs, so I never really had another outlet to get into alternative states.” – Josh Wink (taken from recent Mixmag article).   

‘Meditation Will Manifest’ is pure Wink in its hypnotic and powerful force.  
 
“‘Meditation Will Manifest’ is quite rightly regarded as a classic track in the R&S catalogue. It’s one of the finest examples of acid house that we’ve released in our 30-year existence and it still sounds fresh today. We’re so glad that the original DAT tape has been found and that a whole new generation can experience it.” – R&S 
 
“It is exciting to see that a track that I made over 20 years ago is touching so many people once again. With DJs like Nina and Ricardo playing it recently, people have been wondering what it was… It makes me happy that the track still sounds relevant and still does its damage on the dance floor. We got in touch with the guys at R&S and decided to remaster the original and release it, as it has never been released digitally. Luckily I was able to my find the original DAT in the studio and we were able to make this happen." – Josh Wink

Matt Colton re-master

Josh Wink - Meditation Will Manifest (2016 re-master)

Sand

WHAT'S NEXT?!  (Saison 02 - Episode 07) -MARS 2020 

01- KAZUYA NAGAYA   -wolfman's dream   -SCI TEC    
02- ASYMETRIK   -bitter faith   -ASYMETRIK 
03- TWO LONE SWORDMEN   -born bad   -ROTTERS GOLF CLUB 
04- OZZY   -paranoia   -SCHALEN 
05- REMOTIF   -drunk on cowboy love   -FAMILIAR STRANGERS 
06- SQUARES   -speed syphon (Rmx)   -GO DEEP
07- LIS SARROCA   -saved by the bell   -HOT HAUS
08- CHARLES BRADLEY   -where do we go from here   -DAPTONE
09- RONE   -babel   -INFINE
10- LAY FAR   -the trinity   -RAZOR N TAPE
11- NUMA CREW   -babylon   -NUMA 
12- MIDNIGHT GROOVERS   -sranger   -DISQUES DEBS
13- CODY CURRIE & JOEL HOLMES   -metropolis   -TOY TRONICS
14- KID ENIGMA   -give me love   -CUFF 
15- WAJATTA   -another sun   -BRAINFEEDER
16- BOSSA TRES   -imprevisto   -BRAZIL 45
17- PAR GRINDVIK   -buried   -ROLL THE DICE
18- NUMBER   -red flag (Ian Simmonds Rework)   -SUNDAY BEST
19- KEENO   -old school lane   -HOSPITAL
20- SURVIVAL & SCRIPT   -folder   -DISPATCH
21- MAXWELL OWIN MANASSEH -probably never -EXTRA SOUL PERCEPTION
22- DJ DIJITAL   -i am morpheus   -GENTRIFIED UNDERGROUND
23- HODGE   -ghost of akina rainbow   -HOUNDSTOOTH
24- JAMIE T   -alicia quays   -VIRGIN
25- FLIP FANTAZIA   -hombre - Ellon Music
26- IVAN CONTI   -katmandu   -FAT OUT
27- TWO LONE SWORDSMEN   -blue flame   -ROTTERS GOLF CLUB

WN - Season 02 - show 07 (Mars 2020)

WHAT'S NEXT?!  (Saison 02 - Episode 08) - AVRIL 2020

01- HODGE   -canopy shy   -HOUNDSTOOTH    
02- BOA   -hierarchies   -STYLES UPON STYLES 
03- SUNKIDS   -rescue me (MAW Mix)   -YELLOW ORANGE
04- GROOVE ASSASIN   -feel good muzik   -SEAMLESS
05- ELION HOLLINS   -down with you   -ATJAZZ
06- JORGE BEN JOR   -vendedor de bananas   -PHILLIPS
07- TROMBONE SHORTY   -tripped out slim   -BLUE NOTE
08- JAMES TAYLOR QUARTET   -street hustle interlude   -AUDIO NETWORK 
09- DOCUMENT ONE   -the beast   -SHOGUN AUDIO
10- THE CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA   -a promise (PC's Cirali Rmx)   -NINJA TUNE
11- ERIC SATIE   -trois gnossiennes
12- RE.KOD   -nature got the upper hand   -WIC
13- MJ COLE   -strings for jodie (Rmx)   -DECCA
14- LADY WRAY   -it's been a long time   -BIG CROWN 
15- STOVE GOD COOKS & ROC MARCIANO   -bread of life   -THE CONGLOMERATE ENTERTAINMENT
16- KUF   -arcade   -MACRO
17- PHILLIP STONAGE   -l'infinie conscience 
18- CLOUDS   -consciousness   -TURBO
19- GEMINI VOICE ARCHIVE   -reason and consciousness   -SOMA
20- BAKAKA BAND   -gobonimada jira   -ANALOG AFRICA
21- JACKSON SISTERS   -i beleive in miracles   -URBAN 
22- DAYME AROCENA   -stuck (Alex Attias Edit)   -BBE
23- BLACKWATER HARDWARE   -in vein   -MY TECHNO WEIGHS A TON
24- LALI PUNA   -don't think   -SPEX 

Milles mercis à Stephane, Caro, Mia, Fanny, Chill, Geo & Julien.

WN - Season 02 - show 08 (Avril 2020)

WHAT'S NEXT?!  (Saison 02 - Episode 09) - Mai 2020 

01- HEXAGON   -forecasts   -TRANSCENDENT    
02- FLOATING POINTS   -lucerne valley   -PLUTO
03- BURNING SPEAR   -black wa da da   -ISLAND
04- THE CLASH   -the crooked beat   -COLUMBIA
05- JAMMIN   -moving differently   -BINGO BASS
06- R.O.S.H   -start new life   -TWIN TURBO
07- JETE VON ROTH   -was wirst du entdecken   -ROTER PUNKT
08- ENEMY RADIO   -lock your wheels   -THE SPIT SLAM
09- NOSTALGIA 77   -seven nation army   -TRU THOUGHTS
10- PHONK D   -work dance   -EXPLOITED
11- TEE MANGO   -do u luv me   -DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR
12- WARRIORS OF THE DYSTOTHEQUE   -thou shalt not follow   -GLASSTONE
13- FERTILE GROUND   -en hiver   -BIG GAME
14- COPPE   -the man i love   -MANGO & SWEET RICE
15- BAILE   -cyclical   -COURSE RECORDS 
16- GASLAMP KILLER   -flange face   -BRAINFEEDER
17- KING KRULE   -stoned again   -XL
18- TEREZ SLIMAN   -in your name   -KURKELIG KULTURVERKSTED
19- JOHN TEJADA   -the dream   -KOMPAKT
20- QUENUM   -we are together   -THIS AND THAT LAB
21- CIRCLES & ELIPSES   -impala (as one rmx)  -ARTS
22- MADBEN   -night sequence   -BEDROCK
23- DARK COMEDY   -been gone   -POUSSEZ
24- AMOS MILBURN   -i guess i'll go   -CAPITOL
25- MEEK MILL   -blue notes   -<DREAM CHASERS
26- DKVPZ + ELLAH   -lunar   -ELIS
27- CHAKACHAS   -stones   -AVCO
28- ENNIO MORICONE   -le clan des siciliens   -VADIM MUSIC 
29- GUSTAVO A SANTAOLALLA   -iguazu   -ALQUIMIA
30- DOCUMENT ONE   -like this   -SHOGUN AUDIO
31- DUB PHIZIX & STRATEGY   -deh  -SENKA SONIC
32- KERRI CHANDLER   -track 1   -SHELTER
33- JOHN CARPENTER   -the end   -ZYX

WN - Season 02 - show 09 (Mai 2020)

This is a special Radio Show I did for Radio Nova during Lockdown, when my virtual neighbours were having lotta fun !

TEUF D'APPART : Y'A LA FETE DANS MA TETE (Un Délire De Laurent Garnier) Radio NOVA- 9 Mai 2020

Artiste : @thodenmcr
Album : This Codified Drift
Label : @electromngr
Sortie : 11/01/2021
Acheter : https://bit.ly/3p8A4Tr

Tsugi Premiere : Thodén - Futura Primitive

Mes mixs -> www.mixcloud.com/mrservietsky

La plupart des sons en ligne ici sont des constructions à base de samples et réalisés avec Ableton live 8 et un Launchpad S (Novation), d'autres sont faits grâce à un "Korg Kaossilator pro", un "Kaoss pad 3", un synthetiseur "Microkorg", un Wavedrum mini, une boite à rythme "Electribe ESX" et une guitare electro acoustique (Valencia).

Les morceaux d'Ableton sont reconnaissables par un son plus rond, bien synchronisé (!) et l'incrustation d'instruments préalablement samplés (et d'une super qualité faut bien l'avouer !). Vu que c'est du sample, ce n'est donc pas de la creation pure, mais plutôt du mixage et arrangement, et aussi de la recherche!

Les morceaux issus des instruments Korg sont plus electro et sont par contre ici de la création pure et dure ! Boum dans ta face David Guetta!

Sur ce, enjoy et merci à toi de passer par ici. :) Love and musica

Sand

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