Fucking amazing, best mix I’ve heard in ages ❤️

Tracklist 9pm - 11pm

1.   Makebo - Envoy
2.   Mike Rish - Platform
3.   Sintix - Hypnotica
4.   Fraters - Dream of Life
5.   Nicolas Viana - Blaze
6.   Albuquerque, Anonimat - Like First Time Flight
7.   Fran Garay - Palomar
8.   Abaze - Luicd Dreams (Nicolas Viana Remix)
9.   Dino Lenny - House of Magic
10. Kamilo Sanclemente - Whale Voices (Nicolas Viana Remix)
11. TULIO (AR) - Ascension
12. Mike Harkins - Stato
13. Emi Galvan - Third Eye
14. D-Nox, Elan Myles - Love It
15. The Superjesus, The Journey - Something Good
16. Nicko MZ - Teleporter
17. Jaap Lighart - Hugging Clouds
18. Matt Oliver - Water Cut
19. Four Candles - Elusive (Nick Muir Remix)
20. Redspace, Kvint - A Change of Scenery
21. Kiz Pattison - It’s Got Me (Lemon8 Inner Sanctuary Remix)

This was my 4th time to Dj'ing in the countryside of NL, a place called Elp.  My 3rd Hartstocht Festival Festival which has grown into a magical yearly ritual.

I never presumed I was going to play there this year as there's such a wealth of talent in the Netherlands right now.  So back in March when I was invited back again, I asked if it was ok if my mate Tim Ashwel AKA Syncronicity could join me for a B2B set and spice it up a little.  Yes was the answer.  Tim has travelled with me for the last 3 times now with a growing number of friends. So he's more than earned his stripes.  We play B2B quite often so it seemed a natural thing for us to play together at this magical festival.

Our room is called the Living Room because it really feels like you are in a big living industrial room.  Carpets, sofas, paintings on the walls. 

The music built steadily over the day.  Lemon 8 played before us, a very deep underground chugging set that built perfectly.  Until the end where he played a track as a tribute to his very recently passed partner.   Harry has a big following in his own country and many people were there dancing in support for his loss.  Emotions were high.  We were playing after Harry.  He said to me as I was standing next to him for most of his set "I'm going to play something special for his partner last so please let it play out"  I had presumed we would so had already planned to give him some space after his set. He played last "What a wonderful world by Louis Amstrong".  It brought most of us to tears with pictures of her on the screens behind us.    In all my 30 + years of Dj'ing i've never had to wipe the tears from my eyes as i did at the start of our set.  We let the music stop and the cheers and tears flowed. I could barely see where to put the USB stick.

Then we got stuck in and played a rocking set alongside my mate Tim.  We smashed it out.  Nick Muir was beside us most of the set.  Torn between us and Danny Howells on the main stage.  Our mates who had travelled from the Isle of White and up north were there at the front loving it.

Thank You So much to Hilbrand AKA DepGlobe & Barbara, Bob, Renee and their amazing crew of volunteers who took all year preparing for this.  

Without these unique loveable beings this event would not exist at all. 
I truly am so blessed and thankful to be invited back once again. 
WOW >>> 
I think that's all I needed to say. 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

MOONFACE B2B SYNCRONICITY - Hartstocht 2025

Updated August 2024

Deeply entrenched with more than 30 years in the music industry, Phil MOONFACE Thompson is transcendent with hope and positivity. Phil’s online catalogue is growing with a stack of MOONFACE releases, not forgetting remixes and DJ compilations and endless online mixes. 

His early exposure to the superstars saw Sasha choosing “U Get So Give” for his legendary Essential Mix 2000 and then Bedrock's John Digweed signing “Futurized Fears” and “Overactive” as a double A side for his then brand new Bedrock label. Following the first 12” came a mini album called "BETWEEN WORLDS" on all formats selling out globally way before the digital age just before the Internet. 

Many top DJs from Lee Burridge, Athony Pappa, Danny Howells to Danny Tenaglia, Hernan Cattaneo to Carl Cox supported the MOONFACE sound back in the golden age of dance music.

Phil then became the new Bedrock resident covering about 5 years warming up monthly in London and Brighton taking over from Howells. As well as touring the globe on the best DJ agency at the time playing at many festivals and events flying the MOONFACE flag. Playing hot spots in Bali, Japan, Russia, Eastern Europe, Georgia, Greece, Malta, South America. Holding up a long-term residency at the legendary Decadance club Thessaloniki, Greece.  

Then came his single "Across the Gulf of Space" released on Bedrock 18 -Signals compilation.  Also current releases and remixes for Future Avenue on remix duties for up and coming Bristol star Tojogo.  Along with releases on Critical Elements, Krafted, If You Wait, ASTIR, Gibbon and Mirabilis, Wolf Trap & Mindwarp, Stripped Digital. 

Back in December 2020 Phil self released for the first time a new double album exclusively on Bandcamp called "PUSHOVER MANKIND".   A collection of 8 weird abstract chill out styled tracks, along with 8 dance floor underground styled tracks. Limited signed & numbered double CD albums are still available. 

2021 John Digweed played a MOONFACE track called U HAVE TO CHANGE in his Miami set playing B2B with Sasha.  This is a unique typical MOONFACE styled uplifting melodic summer time journey.  This track also features on Phil's BBC Radio 1 late night Wind Down set you can now find on YouTube.  Also in 2021 Phil got to work on a remix for the legendary Jan Johnston called One Step Beyond.  This was an original track by Paul Sawyer who had the chance to work with Jan on a number of original vocal tracks.
June 2023 Phil released a fresh new concept album on Sounds of Krafted called FAKE PLANET.  Featuring 14 MOONFACE original unique tracks taking you on a deep hypnotic journey.  You can hear the continuous mix on his Phil MOONFACE Thompson Soundcloud page.

2024 sees Phil continue hosting his FUTURIZED monthly show on Frisky Radio plus presenting his LIVE STREAM shows where he invites DJ mates to play sets via Mixcloud whenever the timing works out with his mates.   Also a brand new original track on a brand a new UK label called Critical Elements.  A remix for Rate & Flow called Deal With It. On top of that Phil has made a brand new remix of his own original track released on Bedrock back in 2001 called Naan Madol. Soon to be available on Bandcamp.
With all the music Phil creates and the DJ mixes he consistently records,  he still loves to Dj but is very selective in where he plays these days.   Playing in the Netherlands for DepGlobe and his now massive Dutch Dj Progressive collective is an honour to say the least..

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