BM 021 FreeBurn

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 ..

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Diplo - Robot Heart - Free Burn 2021

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

"We thought about that moment a lot of times, we have dreamed that moment a lot of times, we have imagined that moment a lot of times. 

And with all the preparation, advices you receive, you really think you can handle the emotion of playing your live act, on the incredible Mayan Warrior art car at your first burning man. 

But no, you can't simply be ready to receive or feel this kind of emotion or wave of massive happiness. Your body can't be ready. 
And It’s normal, there is nothing that can prepare you for it. That’s why it’s so unique, beyond what we could have imagined. 

We experienced during a 1h30 live set : a cruise with few hundreds incredible crazy bikes, a massive dust storm that can damage all our keyboards (with the stress to have damage on our gears during the live), the arrival of the most incredible sky full of stars and on top of that an amazing and beautiful crowd. 

And that’s why this experience is so different, and can't be described, but it will stay in our hearts and minds forever. 

We want to thank the incredible Mayan Warrior team; Pablo, Rodrigo, Amal, Jesus, Linus and everyone who helped and put in so much energy and effort to bring the artcar alive. 

On our side we hope you will enjoy the musical journey. It was the last chapter of our live act “number 1”. And there is no better place to finish a chapter than in the middle of the desert with our favorite team."

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Chambord (live)- Mayan Warrior - Burning Man 2022

I still vibrant from what we lived last Sunday, here is the recording. To be very honest, the original one has some issues so I edited with the help of my rekordbox history, maybe some moments of tension created by looping or adding effects are not here, but I hope it does not disturb your listening experience.

Much love 
Valentin

WooMoon terrace, closing set at Cova santa IBIZA

Valentín Huedo at WooMoon Cova Santa, Ibiza (Terrace closing set)

“Greetings friends. Im very happy to recieve the amazing Robot Heart family’s choice to release my set from the burn last year. After a wild and wonderful week for dust & mud, This impromptu evening on the bus was stitched together quite suddenly by our dear Robots, who assembled all the loons left behind from the fleeing masses on Monday night. This may have been one of the best nights in terms of vibe i’ve felt on the playa in a long time. For the true warriors stayed for the next few days to extend our journey without a single complaint of rain or mud to be whispered at any point throughout the evening. To those who were in attendance… i salute you. To the responsible ones who were on the move… dont worry, we saved you your seats. To the global family who skipped this year with an unexpected smile… guess again 😉. And to my favorite wizards, witches, and warriors of the Robot Heart… you make the magic true and dependable year after year, rain or shine, virgins or veterans, hardships and happiness. I lovr you & I thank you. And for all you musical maniacs, i hope you enjoy this brief glimpse into the freedom in sound selection we were given on this fun and unexpected eve. Hope to see you in a few months for Burn 2024 🔥❤️🔥”

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Goldcap - Robot Heart - Burning Man 2023

Dear friends, I'm grateful to share with you the recording of a morning session I had the pleasure to DJ on the cutest art car, Lucy S Cargo the colourful Sonic Snail 🌈  after sunrise on Friday AM at Burning Man 2024.

It was a sunny Friday morning on this love planet, smiling and taking life as it comes, lightly and playfully. 

I was so glad to DJ alongside @christianvoldstad and after my brother @dextercrowe who was soundtracking his first sunrise session on the playa so beautifully! I recommend you start with his set so you can hear the earlier chapter of this sunrise journey.  

Gratitude & Mettā - May the light of this moment be shared with all beings who need it.   ❤️ 

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Special thanks: 

Thank you Christian, Piotr and the whole Preservation Society Team who invited us to play on this art car on Friday AM.

Thanks to my Burn partners troopers legends Elise & Dexter for being the best adventure family ever. You guys kept smiling even in the hardest moments.   

Thanks to our special camp Gravity for welcoming us with open arms, we felt home from the first minute and this community feeling is truly what Burning Man is all about.   Thank you to everyone who invited me to play music for their camp, truly a blessing to share music in such a magical opened minded landscape! 

Thank you Burning Man & thank you to all the humans past and present who co-created this crazy experience of collective magic in this love city. 🔨 ❤️ 

Thanks to Patrice 'Shaker Brother' for playing percussions with me on the later part of the set.

Thanks to Luis Azmouz for the drone images.  

Thanks to the artist who created this Deer Bunny ! If you know who it is, please let me me know :) 

& most importantly, thanks to all of you for being here and listening to this mix!

Much love! 

Mik

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The set is also on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAL_pDom9DM&ab_channel=Kora

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Kora @ Burning Man 2024 ☼ Morning Set On Lucy S Cargo

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The Gardens Of Babylon ADE '24

Satori performing at Thuishaven Amsterdam for the Gardens of Babylon. 

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Satori live at The Gardens of Babylon, Thuishaven Amsterdam

Songuara proudly presents “Peace” — a deep, immersive collaboration between D-Nox and Elan Myles, where organic grooves meet meditative energy. At the heart of the track lies a hypnotic Eastern motif — subtle, soulful, and resonant like a distant memory carried by desert winds.

The release is elevated by two stunning remixes:
Newman (I Love) delivers a powerful club-ready remix, amplifying the pulse of the original while preserving its emotional gravity.
Nicolas Viana offers a warm, textured rework, gently expanding the original’s spiritual undertone into a dancefloor ritual.

"Peace" is not just a track — it’s a journey inward, a sonic sanctuary shaped for twilight hours and sun-kissed mornings alike.

Already supported by Elke Klejn, Jim Rider, Facundo Mohrr, Richie Hawtin, PAAX (Tulum), Nicolas Rada, MASSIO, Goldcap, Aiwaska, Megablast, Andy Moor, Ravin (Buddha Bar), Igor Marijuan, Fernando Ferreyra, DJ Zombi, Maxxim, Niki Sadeki, LADS, NOIYSE PROJECT, Ruben Mandolini, Ilias Katelanos, Mauro Masi, Tuxedo, Max Wexem, Fabri Lopez, Cream (PL), Viktop, Alexander Barabash, Elliot Moriarty, Urmet K, Julian Nates etc.

D-Nox & Elan Myles - Peace (Newman (I Love) Extended Remix) [Songuara]

Zeroed [Minimal Groove Concept]

Oliver Koletzki never fails to take listeners on a sonic journey, from his beginnings in hip-hop production through to house, techno, and afro-inspired electronic music. 
This organic, upbeat set was recorded at Scorpios on September 18 and is the first of a series of recorded sets from summer 2020 at Scorpios.

Oliver Koletzki live at Scorpios Mykonos, September 2020

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.

Robot Heart is a community and a family, and our events are an extension and celebration of that community, bound together by shared values of inclusion, giving, environmental responsibility and mutual respect.

Music is our first language, and our mission is to bring love and beats to the world. We work with and support artists, technologists and visionaries of all types in order to create incredible experiences and connected moments. To create love and beats, for you.

Amine K - Robot Heart - Free Burn 2021

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