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Pura Vida friends - It’s with goosebumps that I share with you the recording of my sunrise set at Envision 2023 in the jungle of Uvita in Costa Rica. 

It was an honour to have the chance to soundtrack the last sunrise of the festival on the Lapa Stage. 

It’s my second time participating at this powerful gathering, but the first time doing a deep dive and camping on site for 7 days. What an incredible experience! The jungle comes with its challenges, including the heat, the humidity, the bugs and the lack of sleep. But it’s so much worth it!

I believe these moments outside the comfort of our home are actually allowing us to feel alive, bond with our fellow camp companions, and appreciate the highs even more. 

  Apart from being an incredibly unique festival experience with a beautifully diverse music programming, the one thing that is blowing my mind is its focus on sustainability, innovation and environmental initiatives. 

Let’s not fool ourselves, a lot of foreigners including artists are flying from around the world for this event like many other destination festivals, so there’s clearly an important carbon footprint coming from that movement. 

But once you get to the festival grounds, you can instantly feel that respecting Mother Nature is at the core of the intentions of Envision. From the bamboo used to build the stages to the respect of the land, from the water consumption to the fully compostable food merchants, from the waste management to the Eco Hub where you can learn about ecology…

The most exciting thing I discovered is the “SOMOS EL CAMBIO” project that is a reforestation initiative in partnership with the local indigenous communities that invites the participants to adopt trees and plant various species to create a natural corridor that links the top of the mountain to the sea, which is essential for water systems, fauna and flora. 

In addition to that, Envision offers an abundance of workshops, discussions, meditations, sound healings, women’s circles, vegan food, healthy drinks…proof that a large scale sonic gathering can actually evolve into a transformative experience beyond entertainment. That’s in my opinion an important vessel for change on the individual and collective scale and I’m hopeful a lot of events around the world will take this direction that is more aligned with Earth’s frequency. 

 Days and nights flew by, and suddenly it’s Sunday morning…time to get ready! All the stories, conversations and inspirations from different events during the week lead me to collect clues and pieces of the puzzle along the way which brought me have a better idea of what I would want to play for the sunrise moment. 

The Sunday programming was awesome, with music from  Marques Wyatt, Zach Walker, SIS and Township Rebellion. I started at 4:30 am as the night was still dark, following up Township who played a really cool energetic nocturnal session. He landed with quite a groovy track and it felt the energy was really high on the floor when I got to start. 

So quite in the opposite polarity of a traditional evolving set, this one started with a quite electric feel, blooming into a warmer and light daytime morning vibe.  

The first beams of light started appearing as I played ‘Tantale’ - Rafaelle jumped in at this moment to add vocals and it felt like a symbolic timing to transition from Luna to Sol energy.  

Thanks to my partner Ashley for joining me in this journey, my awesome Montréal friends Dexter, Gabrielle, Patrice, Rafaelle, Thibault, Caterina, Hellan and so many more that brought such a good energy so we all give everything we’ve got to land the astral plane. Thanks to all the amazing humans who danced with us! 

Also thankful for Driss, Uma and all the Envision crew for the invitations. Kudos to the sound team who worked tirelessly to make some miracles happen in the wild jungle. 

May we keep dancing to connect a little bit more with who we are: nature. 

I hope you’ll enjoy this set! 
 
Kora

Kora @ Envision Festival 2023 [Sunrise Set on Lapa Stage]

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Ahead of our first Do Not Sit On The Furniture ADE Showcase at A'dam Toren on Thursday, October 20th, I wanted to put together a podcast to give you guys a taste of what Do Not Sit is all about! Looking forward to playing with our guests Jan Blomqvist & Powel!

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An epic sunrise and then a mesmerizing beautiful morning. No sand storms this time. Absolutely quiet and peaceful Playa. Feelings of of happiness, the fulfillment of the moment, and childish enlightenment were taking us over, and even of something more, something that is hard to describe, because it is rather similar to magic, that is flowing in the air over that giant heart on the top of bus.

We'd like to spread our love and gratefulness to every one who was still with us at midday, while the sun was in its zenith. We literally got burnt under its rays. It must have been the hottest day of that week. But could it stop us? No way. That 3,5 hours were like one moment.

Our congratulations and thanks to the Robot Heart team. You've been producing love for 10 years and granting happiness in Black Rock City. We could feel it from outside, and now we are honored to be part of it. We really appreciate it.

Gorje Hewek
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I like to imagine sometimes where the music will travel to. Who it will be given to or shared with. Whether it will be played at an after party in London or listened to on a set of headphones while watching the sun rise from behind a mountain in Tibet. I wonder which tracks you'll fall in love with instantly and which will grow on you as time passes. 

I know this is a really long mix and the journey into it and out the other side takes some commitment but, on the plus side, it saves you having to look for anything else to play for ages and ages.

 I hope you love the tracks as much as I do and thanks for listening.

As always, this is for Christina. For all those long nights working in the cloud

With love, Lee

Lee Burridge - Requiem For A Daydream

Episode 003 of the Manjumasi Podcast is a special release from Doyeq (@doyeq), a recording of their set on the Manjumasi stage at the Brooklyn Mirage this summer. This is a fully live set of completely original material from the duo, performed on July 21st 2018 at "Listed & Cityfox present Play." Great stuff in here, deep and deliberate with their signature sophisticated sound...

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Manjumasi Podcast 003: Doyeq - Live at the Brooklyn Mirage

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Mix 186 is a special one brought to us by one of South Africa's finest poets, DJs and artist Lazarusman aka Lazarus Mathebula. He's been hypnotizing dancefloors for almost a decade with his silky smooth spoken word poems beautifully woven into the tracks by some of top names in the electronic scene including Stimming, Kaldera, Chopstick & Jonjon, Xinobi, Dilby & DJ T. 

His recent Spotify hit Oceans of My Mind with Kaldera released on HMWL has racked over 2 millions streams on Spotify mainly driven by the loungy remix by Urmet K as well as remixes by SURAJ, Simina Grigoriu and Moe Danger. In the very end of the mix you can get a preview of his forthcoming release with Urmet K on Magician on duty.

For the over a decade The Lazarusman has been spreading mixing spoken word with electronic music and infecting dance floors with his unique lyrics and take on poetry. Having collaborated with a slew of international artists like, Stimming, Florian Kruse, Tigerskin, Hyenah, DJ. T, Phonique and appearances on labels like Get Physical, Diynamic, HMWL, Moon Harbour, Rebellion, Freerange, Noir Music and many more. The Lazarusman has solidify his status as one of the most influential people in dance music right now.

His solo live performances fuse the current mood of any dance floor as well as a consideration of the past, present and future elements of deep house, techno, disco and house. It’s an idiosyncratic approach to DJing and performing spoken word, with regular appearances in Moscow, Lisbon, Zurich, Berlin and Hamburg proof of the effectiveness of this one of way of delivering performance.

Pierre Johnson & Lazarusman - One Mind
Avi Subban ft Rob Toca - Illusions 
Dole & Kom - Phara Oh 
Kora & Wuachuma - Caroussel 
Sam Goku - Senlin
Hyenah & Pablo Fierro - Panaromica 
Impèrieux - Mehmed 
Daniel Bortz - Cuz You're The One
Urmet K & Lazarusman  - The Meeting (Baez remix)

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Christian @ Cityfox Live (Brooklyn, Feb 2019)

Easy-going groove that'll have you smiling all the way.

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Hailing from San Francisco, Mark Slee is known to wear many creative hats. But two of his all-time favorite fashions are that of DJ and producer. Since co-founding House-Heads in 2008, a collective combining forward-thinking music with a quirky underground vibe, he has gone on to join the Listed Bookings roster and host the monthly mix show Heron Sound on Proton Radio. Most recently he has formed Manjumasi Music, a label collaboration with long-time partner in crime Atish.

Over the course of an obsession with dance music now more than 15 years strong, Slee has evolved a style of deep house that reflects a unique personality, balancing intricate grooves, dreamy textures, and playful whimsical bounce. Blending his technical side with intuition and introspection, he takes an approach that tickles both mind and soul.

Slee's sets have taken him far and wide, playing for audiences from Cape Town to Playa del Carmen, from Robot Heart to the Cityfox series in NYC. On the home front, his penchant for diverse and well-crafted warmup sets sees him regularly playing SF's top clubs, supporting DJs like Danny Tenaglia, Danny Howells, Lee Burridge, Matthew Dear, Guy Gerber, Matthew Dekay, Vincenzo, Andre Lodemann, Stimming, Extrawelt and Hector.

Rounding things out are his original productions and remixes, released on Manjumasi, Cityfox, Seven Villas, Magician On Duty, Lost Diaries, Proton Music, Loöq Records, Tenampa, and Submarine Vibes.

Tracklisting:

(0:00:00) David Soto - Clave (Powel Remix) [Sag & Tre, 2019]
(0:07:16) Viktop - Rw3 (Forteba Remix) [The Purr, 2019]
(0:12:24) Vanguardist - Maupassant [Whoyostro, 2019]
(0:15:04) Daniel Verhagen - Tyn [Chocolat, 2018]
(0:20:56) Jayden Klight - Maverick [L'enfant terrible, 2018]
(0:27:17) Jus Nowhere - Current Climate [Sisypon, 2018]
(0:34:41) Hosini - Centauri [When We Dip XYZ, 2018]
(0:39:27) Moon - In The Dark (Bengal Remix) [Dream Culture, 2018]
(0:45:38) Daniel Ray - Over The Hill [Magician On Duty, 2019]
(0:51:43) HIIKE - Intraspektiv (Yarosslav Remix) [Seven Villas, 2019]
(0:57:16) Tibi Dabo - No Mantra [Rebellion, 2018]
(1:03:46) Joannes - Vrijdag [Something Happening Somewhere, 2019]
(1:09:43) Rodham, Raw District - In Maluta [This And That, 2019]
(1:14:30) m.O.N.R.O.E. + Adisyn - Acid Mating Call [Manjumasi, 2019]
(1:19:34) Spaceandtime - Continuum (Malbetrieb Remix) [Capsule, 2019]
(1:25:18) trecut - Binne [Whoyostro LTD, 2019]
(1:29:51) Timo Chinala - Subzero [Nie Wieder Schlafen, 2019]
(1:33:53) Toman - Gypsy Girl [Cyclic, 2019]
(1:38:49) Amberoom - Kastell (Dixon Retouch) [Innervisions, 2019]
(1:43:16) Karol XVII & MB Valence - Aqua (Jimpster Remix) [Get Physical, 2019]
(1:49:23) Paul2Paul - Back Light [Mole Music, 2019]
(1:53:38) Rayomand - Seeking Distance [Submarine Vibes, 2019]

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Episode 007 of the podcast comes from our good friend and label partner Naveen G (@naveen-g). Two hours of supremely tasteful selections from a phenomenal curator of tunes.

"Loss of Self [March 2019] : the arrival of one, followed by the loss of another.  A mix to help fit the pieces back together."

1.  Simoncino - Interval I - Creme Organization Holland
2.  Supreems - Close Your Eyes and Feel - Lobster Theremin
3.  Bovill - Frey D - Meanwhile
4.  Veronique Page - Fading Thoughts of Memories - Zaubermilch
5.  Ivano Tetelepta - Fade Away - Siena
6.  Lapien - Deadwood - XLR8R+
7.  Luminer - Porpora - Cyclic
8.  DJ Different - Memories of the Old World - Lobster Theremin
9.  Simoncino - Jungle Dream (Ron Trent remix) - Mathematics
10. Lawrence - Central Park - XLR8R+
11. Levon Vincent - Impression of a Rainstorm - Novel Sound
12. Lone - Pulsar - R&S
13. The Ambientist - 4 - Reality Used to Be A Friend of Mine
14. Rising Sun - The Park - Reality Used to Be A Friend of Mine
15. DJ Healer - Planet Lonely - All Different Worlds
16. Ivano Tetelepta - Smokin G - Fear of Flying
17. Einzelkind - High Times - XLR8R+
18. Lake People - Tomorrow's Happiness - Mule Musiq
19. Jori Hulkonnen - Back When We Was Attached - F Communications
20. Rising Sun - Rewind - Reality Used to Be A Friend of Mine
21. Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy (Paul Oakenfold mix)

Manjumasi Podcast 007: Naveen G

Barcelona is one of my favourite cities. The quality of the Catalan food, the warmth of its people, and walking amongst the small streets can charm even the coldest of hearts. This set was recorded at Nomads when I stopped on my way back from India, on June 8th. -G

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June 2019.

New York - my favorite city. A city where I spent some of the best times of my life. The energy, the vibes that the city has and the warmth of the crowd were all transmitted during my DJ set at the Williamsburg Hotel Rooftop in Brooklyn during an amazing sunset whilst overseeing the Manhattan skyline. Hope you all enjoy <3

Bona Fide - DJ Set @ Williamsburg Hotel | New York

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Lee Burridge - Robot Heart - Burning Man 2019

Mix done for the Tale and Tone channel on Emirates In-Flight radio with Deeper Sounds.

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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.

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.

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