I’ve had the pleasure and honor to play the bus three times now, however this time I decided to take a different musical direction. As the bus was getting ready to depart, I started the journey with experimental tribal, synth rhythms, then in true celebratory form I brought the house-y vibes to gear us up for what would be a truly magical night…

So many emotions and thoughts go through my head as I am writing this. It was an unplanned and unexpected play for me this past year. I heard the news only a few hours before, when my dear friends Gunita and Colin came to wake me up. Without a flinch I quickly got myself together while various groups of friends stopped by to rally after getting wind of the news. My dear friend Atousa styled me while I quickly prepared music with my muse, Bilaliwood, then we all set out to find the bus. We had a little trouble and couldn’t see any sign of the heart at first, but after some time we bumped into two lovebirds and asked if they knew where Robot Heart was. They replied, “Out there”, pointing to the deep Playa. At this point I realized I have a flat tire, so I pushed my bike back to Big Imagination where we were camped, and I started thinking to myself that I was going to fail and miss the whole thing. My beloved friend Simar found a fellow camp-member’s working bike, then he and Bilal decided to escort me.. Just as we’re about to head out, Bilal and I ask another couple where the bus is; they sadly replied, “They’re not doing it tonight” and pointed back to the Robot Heart camp. This is when I decided to let go and surrender to the Universe and let whatever is meant to be…be.

After a bit of struggle trying to find the bus, it turned out the bus was still parked and the heart just wasn’t lit yet. Nonetheless, Bilal, Simar and I dropped the bikes and walked over… Literally, right as we turn the corner of the bus, the heart LIGHTS UP! This is the moment when I “officially” met Gary! 

Shocking as it may be (and is to me), though I’ve known Swamy, Dill and Ben, well over a decade now, I had only briefly met Geo once. There were a lot of people surrounding Geo at the time, so I was never really properly introduced nor got the time to connect. I told this to Gary after walking up to the bus that night, but in the totality of our conversation throughout the night before/during and after my set, Gary and I covered so many life-topics and learned a great deal about each other. What transpired during that time was nothing short of beautiful. I got to know Geo through the energy of his brother Gary. We also learned that he and I technically met many years ago... Back in 2010, my second year on the Playa, I tagged with Lee Burridge and when we were done a massive dust storm developed and wiped us ALL out, literally. As I was telling Gary about that experience, he tells me that he was the one who was driving the bus that day and remembers it clearly. 

This was my 10th Year on the Playa and the true highlight for me was getting to know Gary on a deeper level, mixed with the fireworks going off simultaneously during our AH-MAZING conversation and at the perfect time during my set. It all seemed kismet and I wouldn’t have had it any other way. The fact is, the desert is my favorite place on the planet, and the pleasure and journey to play on the bus every year is something that I hold sacred and would do in a heartbeat. The Playa always provides... For me, this past year’s experience was a reminder to let go and always SURRENDER to the Universe! 

MEGALOVE to the whole Robot Heart crew and all of YOU for making this and every year such a wonderful and otherworldly experience! 

-N-

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Nikita - Robot Heart - Free Burn 2021

BOHÈME By LeoPan  

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Tracklist:
1. Freedom (Original Mix)- Nobe, Exei, John Can (Pipe & Pochet)
2. Let Go (Original Mix) - Bassara (down.)
3. Midnight (Original Mix) - Ouhana (PRDS Direct)
4. Canvas (Original Mix) - Frida Darko, Atric, KataHaifisch (KataHaifisch)
5. Back Together (Original Mix) - Flave, Urem (Underyourskin Records)
6. Überschall (Ouhana Remix) - DerAlinea (Meeronauten Musik)
7. Importante (Flave Remix) - Odagled (Magician On Duty)
8. Superclean (Urem Remix) - bepo (Serafin Audio Imprint)
9. Acid Vogel (Laurent Flaoh Remix) - Pulli & Chomba (Mystic Tales)
10. Hypnotique (Incl. gingembre Remix) - blue Dietrich (trndmsk)

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1384. SWOUND SOUND Radioshow
Makossa & Sugar B @ Manner Villa Pt.2
selected & mixed by Makossa

playlist: https://fm4.orf.at/radio/stories/3039355/

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1389. SWOUND SOUND Radioshow
Makossa & Sugar B + Gutzisun

1st hour: Makossa - Nu Disco
2nd hour: Gutzisun

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FM4 Swound Sound #1389

CHI WOW WAH CITY - Alex Anderson B2b Adam K

Here it comes, my dj set from the beautiful last Meeresrausch festival! I'm honored that I was a part of it! Let's see what comes next :) 
Enjoy  ❤️ https://soundcloud.com/elizaminelli

Playtime saturday 12-3 PM

Tracklist
Gipsy (Prins Thomas Remix) - Daughters & Sons
Olympiad - Frits Wentink
The Fall Of Rome (Relentless CNT Dub) - GIDEÖN and Rush Davis
Make it Right - J.K. Rollin
Hiroyuki Kato - That Time
SPREADLUVFEELLIFE (HIGH DOSAGE MIX) - GEOTHEORY
About Love (Jaden Thompson Extended Remix) - Roy Davis
Hole Away (Edit) - Pangaea
Ninetree - What's The Beef (Original Mix)
Untitled 01 - Milion & Job de Jong
KICK IT OFF - BOGDAN RA
1210 Freaks - DJ Tjizza
a man called adam - superman (sebasstian edit)
Mi Casa feat. Maudi - Garrett David
House Music Baby (Original Mix) - Snatch!
Drama (Extended Mix) - Honey Dijon featuring Rimarkable & Dope Earth Alien
Parris Mitchell Vs. Nina Kraviz - Feel My Butterfly (Jamie Jones Tribute to Aaron Carl Remix)
Gorilla Walk (Original Mix) - Sirus Hood, Malikk
Freaks Love to Sin - J.K. Rollin
DJ Tjizza - Guerilla Girls
Dr. Kroc - SPF
Bleep Fusion - Kepler. 
Cantona (Original Mix) - DJibouti
Illusion (Extended Mix) - The Illustrious Blacks 
Gary's Dreamland - Garrett David
Feelin' Good (SF Dub) - Marvin Belton
COMPLEX ORGANIZM - GEOTHEORY
Fresh & Low - New Life (Protect Edit)
Free Your Mind - Sisto
The Slip (Edit) - Pangaea 
Make it high energy - Kolter 
Make U Move - Denham Audio
THE APHRO PRAYER - GEOTHEORY
Join The Future - Kepler.
Dancing Queen (JussiPekka Germanny Mix) - JussiPekka
DJ Tjizza - Micro Twerker
HOT TOOL - PHJ
Funk City, Utah - DJibouti

Mastering: Tobias Krengel

Eliza Minelli - Meeresrausch Festival 2024 - Backstage

arche set - hips dont lie 💃🏼

mixed at home with cdj2000nxs2 & xone23 - no edits - no sync

Momentaufnahme - 09/24

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