Burning Man 2021

Wednesday Night, Midnight, at the fabulous DeOxidized camp.

Dancing To

Deoxidized @ Renegade Burning Man 2021

Set was 2:20 hours long but ran out of USB storage space after 44 minutes :(

Sunrise Interruptus - Live Set at Renegade Burn 2021

Live @ Deoxidized - Renegade Burn 2021

Queenie b2b Loopacabra Sunrise Crystal Groove Art Car Burning Man 2021

a laid back Progressive House set turned into a spontaneous techno party when other DJs didn't show up on time. I had so much fun playing this one :)

Some of my other favorite sets are here: https://soundcloud.com/dpushkarev/sets/dmitrys-favorite-sets

Not Burning Man 2021 set @ Shmit16 sound truck (Melodic Techno)

Burning Man 2021 Saturday Night Crystal Groove Art Car

Forgive the mistakes, couple days in the desert and neither me nor the equipment knows up from down. But what an experience! Thank you so much to Drew & Rizzo for having me play.

Reo - Live @ Not Burning Man 2021 (Funky / House / Tech)

It was great to be back home for Rogue Burn. Definitely missed the art at Burning Man (there was some this year, but much less than usual), the compact city structure, and the burns themselves, but dancing in the vastness of the playa and connecting with people -- in pandemic safe ways! -- was a much needed reset after a difficult couple of years. There's magic in the dust. Enjoy!

Sept 2021 - Lost Oasis (Rogue Burn 2021)

4am - sunrise melodic set b2b with reo 
(https://soundcloud.com/reobaird)

live from the esplanade, black rock city. thank you rizzo and drew for having us play saturday night! <3

allizen b2b reo - live @ rogue burning man 2021 ( melodic late night set )

It wasn't Burning Man, but it certainly was a burn!  Crystal Groove made its second appearance on the playa of the Black Rock Desert, and I played an eclectic mix of tracks from all over the world and time. Some old favorites, new sounds and super fun surprises.

Burn Night @ Crystal Groove 2021

my sunrise mix from aboard the crystal groove art car at not-burning-man 2021

an enormous thank you to @loopacabra for inviting me to play music atop this magical creation!

cover photo by @endymienne

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Velvet Seasons & The Hearts Of Gold - Truth Machine For Lovers
Mission Control - Outta Limits (Frog Mix)
Natureboy Flako - Echoes Of Time
Harmonious Thelonious - Rivera (Tolouse Low Trax Remix)
Midnight Magic - Bean Me Up (Jacques Renault Remix)
Gary Davis - The Professor Here (Greg Wilson Remix)
Art Blakey Percussion Ensemble - Oscalypso
Look Like - Centric Dreams
Michel Cleis - La Mezcla
Omar S - Games That We Play
Bill Laswell - Hombre Lobo, No! Hombre Nuevo, Si
Riddim Research Lab - Searching For Gold
Sade - Nothing Can Come Between Us (Pete Le Freq Refreq)
The Mole - Last Ditch
Bent - Magic Love (Ashley Beedle's Black Magic Vocal mix)
Burl Ives - Now Is The Hour (Maori Farewell Song)

crystal groove sunrise @ not burning man 2021

A rerecording of my set on Saturday morning. This was a catalyzing
moment with one of the funniest and most chaotic moments I've had as a DJ. It was a truly special burn, and I feel blessed to have experienced it. Much love to you ....wherever you are <3

Sunrise @ The Soundgarden~ Renegade Burning Man 2021

I was fortunate enough to be invited to perform @ Sunset Lounge during the 2021 Rogue Burn. This is my Sunday morning set from the last night of the burn, I hope you enjoy.

Sunset Lounge @ Rogue Burn 2021 - 09 - 05

Re-recorded set from the Crystal Groove art car, burn night at Plan B (the Renegade Burn).

Turns out all those little buttons and knobs are hard to press when they're a moving target! But please, never stop shaking the car. Keep on bouncing, friends!

Crystal Groove - Burn Night 2021(free dl)

A continuous mix from a journey taken in the Black Rock Desert on the Crystal Groove Art car.

Zaria live set - Crystal Groove Art Car [Black Rock Desert, 2021] - free download

Hello Soundcloud! It's been a while!!

Here is my set from this year's burn night. A few of us decided to go last minute and threw all our shit together in a couple days and made it happen. We had a bunch of the @sfneonsharks DJing all day and all night, it was a blast!

Happy Burn! Enjoy!! )'(

Burning Man 2021: Renegade Burn

I am so grateful to Robot Heart for inviting me to perform this set which was without doubt one of the most memorable experiences of my life. 

A few years ago, I was dancing as the sun rose over Robot Heart in total wonderment, in a state of total inspiration. During lockdown I recalled that feeling and got to work on two albums, Yin, a classical record and Yang an electronic one. 

Writing these two albums was my therapy during the pandemic, dreaming of a day I could connect with people again on the Playa. It’s just so wild, that the fantasy came true in the best way possible and I got to perform this set, transitioning from Yin to Yang with a special arrangement for the Robot Heart Sunset, opening with about 20 minutes of piano and sound bowls before the electronic beats kick in. 

In order to play the piano live here, I had my beloved Steinway sampled into a virtual instrument and it was a real thrill to be able to play with that sound on the playa!

Yin and Yang were recorded in 432 Hz tuning and are musical expressions of my musings about life, the universe and infinite consciousness. 

I’ve always been fascinated by this quote by William Blake, and it was ringing through my mind the whole of the Freeburn week, and especially during this performance. 

He wrote: “If the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man as it is, Infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things thro' narrow chinks of his cavern.” 

The view from atop the Robot Heart bus warmed my heart, the doors of perception were being cleansed by the beautiful souls in front of me, and I am infinitely grateful. 🙏🏽

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Photos: Christian Lamb & John Dill

Reza Safinia - Robot Heart - Free Burn 2021

This year's free/renegade burn unfolded itself most unexpectedly. 
14 days before the burn, I received an invite from Amsterdam to support a friend's art project with my music. Everything which followed felt like a streak of kind gestures from the universe. 

This art project by Studio Drift brought two hundred drones to the playa to fly a series of magical art pieces in the black rock city sky.  

A tribute for all hearts who have burned in this place. ⁣⁣⁣A gift for the burning man culture and an homage to previous artists who united this beautiful community.  ⁣

To everyone who made this trip and experience possible, thank you. I have no words. The same goes for all those who came to listen. 

All the beautiful burners who showered me with love, support, food, and gifts all week, realize you are part of this recording. 

I am sending my endless love to the Studio Drift  & Robot Heart families for this opportunity to co-create. Without words of how you gift in such a selfless manner. ⁣⁣

This was me in flow on Saturday morning before the sun came out and Diplo took over. I loved this moment in time. I wish you all a beautiful journey, and I look forward to many dusty camping adventures with most of you. 


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"We stand in the desert as one pulsing heart
In tribute to a legend whose soul now departs. 

Yet his wisdom remains and whispers through the desert, 
as a remembrance to perceive every breath as a present. 
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And now we dance to the wind as a manifesto of redemption 
As we navigate the trails, of this  human inception

We are wanderers of freedom with nothing to hide, 
tracing our own roads with the sun as our guide.

We are dream alchemists. we are seekers of the light 
Trusting our footsteps while our souls are in flight.

In a quest of self-reliance finding trails back to source,
Elevating each other, as our eye gaze joins in force. 

Unveiling the illusion to raise our voices higher 
as we witness eternity spiral into the fire. 

Let us choose surrender and keep walking in trust
To remember that, in essence, all we are is dust.

POEM BY: ZOHAR PORTAL 

Unders Interview - Robot Heart - Freeburn 2021 (RH21)
https://youtu.be/bmGSPOMQZLU

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Photo Credits:
Stacie Hess
John Dill

Unders - Robot Heart - Free Burn 2021

This might have been the most mindblowing experience ever as a DJ..
Playing in the playa at 3:33 am on a Friday Night at the Renegade Burn, my first time in the Black Rock Desert. surreal.

Our camp party at KAMP KISS was rocking high energy with a great lineup by great characters : James Julius, Special Guest, Assymetr, Iris Umbra, Tantraum & I.

It was time for Magisus to rock the playa. 

Psysito is what happened.
el resto es historia

Renegade Burn 2021

The “FreeBurn” was so needed! To celebrate life - we needed to reflect, dance, laugh, cry, and let go - in the place we call home. 

I was a bit nervous playing music this year - I had not DJ'd on the bus for four years after parking myself on “a bench” because of hearing issues. So when I found out I was going to play a small “opening of the bus” set I was stoked to get reacquainted before my scheduled Friday sunrise set. I started with my favorite chill track at the moment. The rest were selected because they gave me a dusty vibe, and I wanted to hear them on the bus system. Some were given to me by close friends - So it was a dusty family affair of sorts. The last track of that set has the vocal “Fade out again” - those lyrics gave me the idea to fade the set into my sunrise set. It was unplanned that these two sets would live together. Or even work together - I only planned my bus opening track and my sunrise moment. 

This leads me to my sunrise set. Where to begin? - how to honor Geo - celebrate the sun - tip my hat to the night - take the crowd on a bit of a journey - share sounds that speak to me - spread some love. I knew I wanted to have a special moment for Geo, but it did not hit me until I was on the plane headed out west. It was sunset and the sun was hitting my eyes through the plane window - and that was the moment it clicked. I was lucky to have WiFi on the pane and searched on all our group chats for a sound bite of Geo that would make sense with the track I had in mind. It took me a few hours, but I found a video with one. It was perfect - very subtle and very Geo. I did a quick edit in Ableton and thought WOW indeed. Big thank you to Brian Cid for taking the edit to the next level and to Jean for delivering the track to me before my set. 

We designed a Geo tattoo this year - I placed one on each forearm - facing opposite directions a few hours before I was to play. Energy in, energy out - That was my “mantra” for my set. I could feel so much love around me, in front of me, and above me in the heart - then the Drone show appeared and blew my mind. Thank you Studio Drift for the beautifully concepted and executed tribute.  

It was hard to judge the sun this year -  as there was so much smoke, but in the end, all was perfect. Feeling all the emotions, I just looked directly at the sun and had a little chat with Geo, expressed gratitude and shed some tears of my own. 

One of my favorite all time sunrise Djs was to play after me - it was surreal. Looking back now, I can see Lee Burridge showing up at sunset and surprising us all was part of Geo’s doing. Geo always called me Dilly Dill. So to have a DillLeeDill morning still has me smiling. Ironically this was the ten year mark where Lee and I first truly connected on the bus with a random morning 5 hour b2b set that started our friendship :) 

Lee had to leave early and there was only going to be an hour left till we were originally scheduled to close the morning. We had asked Holmar if he wanted to play the next day after Diplo (so he could have a long set) and I would just go back on after Lee. Somehow this one hour turned into almost three hours. And I was playing music from folders that were dusty themselves. This set is a whole other story!

Thank you for listening! And to my dusty family and friends from that sunrise/morning thank you I’m still in awe ✨☀️

To the dreamers and doers who put in the extra effort to make this year happen on and off the playa and to my Robot Heart family for the continued love and support - THANK YOU ❤️

I feel blessed to have been able to express myself musically on our magical bus after such a long break. Let’s see what’s next.

PSA - wear earplugs my friends! 

Much love, 
Dill, aka "Dusty Pickle"

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Photo Credits:  Christian Lamb, John Dill

John Dill - Robot Heart - Free Burn 2021

Muloka began DJing to infuse underground music culture into his Bermuda 🇧🇲 island 🏝️ life. Now based in Toronto (Canada) 🇨🇦 he shares his dynamic and melodic vibes around the world. 🌎

Since 2015 each year has been curating Burning Man )'( playlists - memories from playa life. 🔥

“Collecting the sets, when back from the dust. That now sparks the memories, of hugging at dusk.” 
- @club-rapture

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