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Burning Man Roadtrip

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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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Reza Safinia - Robot Heart - Free 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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John Dill - Robot Heart - Free Burn 2021

Playa Venao is one of my favorite places to play music in the whole world, maybe my favorite after Burning Man... 
This opportunity I had to play the soundtrack for one of the most beautiful sunsets I've ever seen, allowed me to be soft, vulnerable and show a different side of myself. 
There was no need to push the vibe, no need to push the tempo, we could all just be together and feel... 
I hope you'll like this side of me, 
Much Love 
ITAI 

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ITAI - Venao Sunset | September 2021 (El-Sitio, Panama)

"For nothing in the world I would have wanted to miss this Renegade and old style Burning Man. First of all, because I wanted to pay tribute to our good friend Geo and to live these precious moments with our community. Secondly, because the disruptor that I am never misses an opportunity to have fun ️ Enjoy my set!"
- Guy 

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Guy Laliberté - Robot Heart - Free Burn 2021

I'd be lying if I said it was easy to play a sunsrise set at burning man... especially at robot heart.  I had to literally help pull an ancient cow statue down from the top of the heart two years ago to be sent to Germany.  It's like I had to do these ancient quests and other sunset sets to be put in the position to play this past burn, so i was not taking that lightly.  By sheer coincidence I found myself in Reno the night before this and drove straight from my set there to the middle of the desert to a gps location at 5:30 in the morning.  I prepared myself for the sunrise; I knew there would be some doubters, but that just made me work harder... oh and I was on acid.  I think it may have been the best dj set of my life so far ..

- diplo 

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Diplo - Robot Heart - Free Burn 2021

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“This mix was recorded before my tour to Australia, I hope you share my mood with me” 

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EG.890 Modd

Burgundy @ Electric Island (Opening Set) 22/05/22

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- Weird Sounding Dude - Explorer to Mars (Original Mix) - Meanwhile Horizons
- foglight - Feel Again (Anton Borin & Kostya Outta Remix) - Mango Alley
- Weird Sounding Dude - Doorway to Amatsu (Original Mix) - Meanwhile Horizons
- Rauschhaus - Kaiju (Hicky & Kalo Remix) - Mango Alley
- Rauschhaus - Kaiju (GMJ & Matter Remix) - Mango Alley
- Lio Q - Tetsu (Original Mix) - Traful
- Contario - Where Did Our Dreams Go (Original Mix) - Sommersville Records
- Hobin Rude - Coeptus (Original Mix) - Beat Boutique
- Brandon Scarbrough, Vaer - What We Want (Deepness Remix) - LAIKA Sounds

6th Auditorium Episode N°34 @ Sonido Selecto

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Through recent projects on Anjunadeep and TRYBESof, Wassu is venturing onto the world stage. His distinct blend of bountiful deep grooves and soaring melodic flair has caught the ear of the scene's most dependable tastemakers, with support pouring in from the likes of Lee Burridge, Hernan Cattaneo, Nick Warren, Tony McGuinness, Tim Green, and James Grant.

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Sunny Side Up 26 - Wassu (JULY 2022)

John Cosani Live

John Cosani @ Metropolitano - Warm Up Mariano Mellino

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NYC favourite @drjeep goes In Session

"This mix was actually the first practice take I did - very off the cuff and perhaps a little rough around the edges, but I thought it would be a better representation of my current DJ style than meticulously planning every moment and transition. Generally speaking the only guide rail I had for it was a desire to do a bit of a reversal of the usual “chiller music and then build the intensity” style and start off with some juke-y, ravier elements and end the mix with a bit more of a heads down psychedelic 4x4 moment. There are a number of forthcoming bits from myself in there to showcase what’s coming in the next few months, plus brand new and unreleased music from some friends like Hodge, Nick León, and Erik Luebs."

Tracklist

In Session: Doctor Jeep

Persuasive

Hey guys this is Amine K, back on the love bus for the free burn 2021. 

When I heard that Robot Heart was going back to the playa and that we were gonna be able to make a beautiful proper send out and very emotional tribute to the one and only Geo, I didn’t hesitate once, I booked a flight and went straight to BRC.
  
That particular night was special.
 
Full of love, a lot of madness and beautiful colors hahaha  You know many people say it was the best burn ever, well it was! Why? Because it was the perfect reminder that when like minded people gather and they do their best to create magic, it happens! And that without any government or rules, just the will of making this world a better place and each giving what they know how to do best.

I really hope you like this set, it’s deep, dark & dirty.  Play it loud, share it with your friends and most importantly, share the love

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Amine K - Robot Heart - Free Burn 2021

"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

As we bring another beautiful day at Pink Mammoth in the Black Rock City desert to a close, Tara Brooks delivers deep angelic melodies to lead us gently into the night of dark. 

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Tara Brooks - Pink Mammoth - Burning Man 2015

"Normally I know that high expectations kill the vibe, so I always try to walk my way open minded and don’t expect anything special from the future, but this time I couldn’t help it. When the Robot told me that she wanted me to play the sunrise set and that we will be connected with the Mayan Warrior soundsystem, I could feel it already in Berlin a full three weeks before… Then when I finally took the bus over to Robot Heart it was even better than in my craziest expectations. This gig was by far the most emotional gig I have ever played. All I can say is thank you, I am even more happy now to be born on this weird planet which can be really beautiful sometimes, when you give it  chance to be free. Thank you you for dancing with me and giving me so much Love. So here is my try to give something back.

(This set includes only sounds, samples, synths, basses, pianos, vocals and lyrics which are created, recorded and arranged by Jan Blomqvist, Felix Lehman & Ryan Mathiesen. Except the vocals at Dancing People are never wrong and one tiny vocal sample in the last track, you'll recognize it)"

- Jan

Track list:

Drift | Empty Floor | Black Hole Nights | Something Says I Don’t Think About You | Dark Noise |Back In The Taxi | Dancing People Are Never Wrong | More | Unreleased Last Track

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Art piece: Awakening

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The human body is the most highly engineered object in existence, a machine of uncountable parts and unfathomable function. Its workings have served as inspiration for all of humanity's greatest inventions. This work is an homage to the two most amazing mechanisms in that machine: the human eye and hand. The head is a 16 foot camera obscura demonstrating the ray optics principals underlying the spherical lensed eye humans posses and the hands are actuated mimicking the tendons and bones of the body. Together they represent what separates life from the rest of the universe, the ability to observe the world around us and manifest change in that world. 

Jan Blomqvist (Live) - Robot Heart x Mayan Warrior - Burning Man 2016

The pink portal opens once again - this time beaming us back to an ethereal day at Pink Mammoth camp full of heart opening sounds by the aural mystic herself Öona Dahl. 

Catch her and the Pink Mammoth fam this Saturday, Oct. 14th in Denver, Colorado. 

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Pink Mammoth - Burning Man 2017

Öona Dahl - Pink Mammoth - Burning Man 2017

One of our most memorable moments of this burn in collaboration with our dear friends form Robot Herat, MW Crew (Mandrake x Rebolledo x Kawas x Dramian ) opens the night with this delightful set.

Enjoy 

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Burning Man 2017

Mayan Warrior Crew x Robot Heart Tie Up

OM Records https://soundcloud.com/omrecords and Smoke & Mirrors's https://soundcloud.com/smoke-n-mirrors-1 head honcho https://soundcloud.com/shinyobjects111 has a deep history with Disco Knights which spans all the way back to the beginning of DK on the playa. Here's his mix from Friday morning this year that really opened up the dance floor to a variety of styles that kept the dance floor grooving right into the daytime DK primetime.

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Shiny Objects - Live at Disco Knights Burning Man 2017 - Friday Morning

Happy to share the recording of our Sunrise set from this year's burning man 2017. This time was even more special as we celebrated 10 years of Robot Heart and welcomed the first rays of Friday with a 2 hour journey.

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Burningman 2017

Bedouin - Robot Heart 10 Year Anniversary - Burning Man 2017

Thanks to all the happy faces who stayed up all night or who set their dusty alarm clocks to come and dance with us Wednesday morning. Having been on the other side of the speakers for many a sunrise it was a treasured moment to play this music, which holds a lot of emotions for many of us.

We want to thank Fleetwood Mac for the original magic and Robot Heart for creating the opportunity to crank it loud and proud. The edits and remixes included were created by us (Roxanne Roll and Smooth Sailing) and many of our producer friends who we’d like to thank for their work and passion: Psychemagik, In Flagranti, Antenna Happy, Twin Sun, Dean Kenny, Youth Edits, Cosmic Kids and Trail Mix.

We hope you can feel the warm sunshine and hearts, see the great expanse of desert and feel that all possibilities are open to you when you listen to this mix. These were the wonderful feelings we had while we were playing. 

Big Love 

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Fleetmac Wood - Robot Heart 10 Year Anniversary - Burning Man 2017

A JUMP UP MIX OF SOME OF MY FAVOURITE TUNES FROM BACK IN THE DAY.... HOPE YOU ENJOY....

TRACKLIST:
1. PLEASURE - HARD TIMES
2. ZEN - FULL EFFECT
3. SUB ZERO - POON
4. MAJISTRATE - RISE
5. JAYLINE - PEANUT BUTTER ON TOAST
6. GUV - WATER TECHNIQUE
7. PACSO - RELEASE THE HOUNDS FEAT. CAPO
8. PLEASURE & ORIGIN - TICK FA TACK
9. DELILAH - GO (SPY REMIX)
10. MAJISTRATE & SLY - DONT TRUST A SOUL
11. CRYSTAL CLEAR & ZEN - HEAVY
12. VERDICT - HEIST 
13. PLEASURE & ORIGIN - HUBBA BUBBA
14. DOMINATOR - HOLES IN YA CHEST
15. TOTAL RECALL - STRAIGHT SIX
16. JAYDAN - DECEPTION
17. ORIGINAL SIN & TAXMAN - CASINO
18. PLEASURE - SLOSH PIT
19. PACSO - COASTIN THROUGH KARACHI
20. CHASE & STATUS - TAKE ME AWAY
21. PLEASURE - BUSHWAKA VIP
22. JAYDAN & SUB ZERO - BRAINFREEZE
23. ORIGIN - RANCID
24. JAYLINE - NEBULA
25. MAJISTRATE & SLY - ONE WORLD FEAT. TRIGGA
26. NU ELEMENTZ - HURRICANE
27. TURNO - ORIGINAL BADBOY
28. TYKE - INFECTED HEADPHONES 
29. TWISTED INDIVIDUAL - RUSTY SHERIFFS BADGE (ORIGINAL SIN REMIX)
30. SLY - STONE COLD (VIP) FEAT BASSMAN
31. PLEASURE - FIRE RISES
32. TAXMAN - EVASION (REMIX)
33. MAJISTRATE - STEP UP (MAJI'S VIP)
34. HARVEST - SUPERNATURAL

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Robot Heart is a collective of doers and dreamers, artists and entrepreneurs. Our home is in the desert dust of Burning Man, and the streets of New York City, Detroit, Bay Area and Hong Kong. Home is wherever the Heart is.

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