My 90-minute set from the 2nd virtual Good Friday - (unfortunately) another online pandemic event that strived to bring some joy and communion to these uncertain, stir-crazy times.

This year marked 25 years of throwing this party, and everyone involved brought their A-Game.

Stay safe. 
Stay sane. 
Be well.

Tracklist
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01.  Kiasmos - Blurred (Original Mix) (just the last few seconds)
02.  Carl Craig - Sandstorms (Original Mix)
03.  Spirit Catcher  - Sedona
04.  Zoo Brazil - Velvet (Original Mix)
05.  Guy J & Roy Rosenfeld - Aroma (Original Mix)
06.  Lee Burridge - Satellite Girl (Tim Green Remix)
07.  Alex O'Rion - Foul Play (Original Mix)
08.  Sébastien Léger - Kanga (Original Mix)
09.  Guy J - Mind Of (Original Mix)
10.  Eric Prydz - Opus (Four Tet Remix)
11.  Francesca Lombardo - Freak On Sea (Original Mix)
12.  Tilt - Seduction Of Orpheus (Tarrantella Vs Redanka Remix)
13.  Psychedelic Research Lab - Keep On Climbin' (Mix 1)

Live@Good Friday 2021

Live@GoodFriday2021

This is a set I contributed to Miss Conduct's radio show on Bang Le Dex.

As it was Earth Day, and because my adventures in the deserts of Southern California are what first activated my environmental awareness, I decided to throw together an hour of blistering tunes that belong under a moonlit Mojave sky.

Please enjoy!

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Tracklist
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01.   Chris Liebing, Ralf Hildenbeutel - Novembergrey
02.  Evans - The Art Of Noise
03.  Colyn - Khazad Dum
04.  Doc Martin, Nonfiction, Lillia - What You Want
05.  Stereo Underground - Turbulencia
06.  GusGus - Crossfade (Maceo Plex Mix)
07.  Nicole Moudaber, Jamie Jones - Bubble Ride
08.  Quivver - Ten (Club Mix)
09.  Guy J - Beast Of Sea
10.   Robert Babicz - Alien Lifeform
11.   DoP - Blanche Neige

THC Thursdays (2021-04-22)

a latenight techno mix for the second virtual oode 

as 2021 opened up, this was a tough one to have lost 

it seemed within the realm of possibility, but i'm thankful that this community, once again, chose to be responsible for each other

i hope to see them soon

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Live@OODE 2021

Live@OODE2021

I lost a good friend last month. 

We knew each other for roughly 20 years, and I was thankful for every one. 

I wonder if the World will ever see his like again...

James was a Friend, a Confidant, a Veteran, an Environmentalist, a Burner, an Activist, a Teacher, a Social Worker, an Enthusiast of Off-Road Adventure, the "Cool Uncle" to more people than I can count, and one of the Kindest men I have ever known.

He touched the lives of so many people, somehow managing to weave between social, racial, and class divides with ease, while always leaving a wake of warmth and encouragement behind him.

His stout devotion to his friends, and constant drive for honest self-assessment and improvement were an inspiration to me, and countless others. 

I can only hope that he understood how much, and how truly we all loved him.

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This mix was recorded live from the first streaming event my friends and I put on in the early days of the pandemic (2020). Worrying about the acoustic/technical issues it captured, I chose to keep it to myself. But, in the Summer of 2021, while camping near Lake Tahoe, James and I shared an early morning together, waiting for the rest of our group to wake. We chatted for 4-5 hours, catching up (I had moved to the MidWest a few years prior), listening to music, hiking, and goofing off in general. He asked about this set (I suspect he had a soft spot for the breakbeats it begins with, or maybe the Orbital), and I happened to have it on me, so we folded it into our playlist that morning, along with the music of some young artists he had recently met, and was excited about. 

It was a magical morning, and in memory of it, and him, I figured I'd get over myself and share this set with you.

We miss you, buddy.

For James

This one's for you, James

this is the first hour of a sunrise set i played in the mojave, earlier this year (2022).  the second hour is posted here:

https://soundcloud.com/seanvdh/livepalm-friday-morning

it was the first time i'd had the opportunity to dj in the desert in over 6 years, and with all that's happened since then, it meant a lot. 

seeing old friends, playing tunes, listening to talented, new (to me) djs, and blissing out on nature's grandeur for a weekend was the best way to blow off some of the steam from the last few years. 

i also got to debut some new musical toys and tricks picked up over the last few years that i hope you enjoy.

happy listening!


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01 - leo stannard, kidnap - moments (ben böhmer & nils hoffmann extended remix)
02 - b.i.g. - a promise
03 - andre lodemann - birth (robag wruhme isny viskoss nb)
04 - joy kitikonti, luca pechino - musica
05 - hollt - ethical world
06 - maand - omega
07 - yves eaux - galaxies (east cafe remix)
08 - bizen lopez - una noche sin cafe (hugo remix)
09 - johannes klingebiel - xero


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Live@Palm Friday: Sunrise

this is the second hour of a sunrise set i played in the mojave, earlier this year (2022). the first hour is posted here:

https://soundcloud.com/seanvdh/palm-friday-sunrise

it was the first time i'd had the opportunity to dj in the desert in over 6 years, and with all that's happened since then, it meant a lot.

seeing old friends, playing tunes, listening to talented, new (to me) djs, and blissing out on nature's grandeur for a weekend was the best way to blow off some of the steam from the last few years.

i also got to debut some new musical toys and tricks picked up over the last few years that i hope you enjoy.

happy listening!

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01 - johannes klingebiel - xero
02 - made by pete, joplyn - still running (pete's other mix)
03 - george alhabel - omega station (forty cats remix)
04 - paul kalkbrenner - si soy fuego
05 - ambusher - superscience 
06 - darcy stephens - cloud dreaming
07 - e.b.e. - going home
08 - cid inc. - state of everything
09 - han haak - insipid town (robert babicz remix)
10 - e.b.e. - held over
11 - moojo - healing
12 - ben bohmer - beyond beliefs

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Live@Palm Friday: Morning

So, for this year's Good Friday, I dug this out of my "back catalogue", along with a few old tapes and such. 

Yes, I'll be sharing a couple more oldies after this, but for now, here's a taste of what I was throwing down 20+ years ago, while running up and down the West Coast. 

Dark, Progressive sounds seemed to resonate with California, Oregon, and Seattle folk at the time (2000-2001-ish), and this mix was my best stab at that. 

Fun Fact: The name comes from working in my basement "studio" at the time when my dear friend/roommate was trying to get his startup off the ground. 

I played music while they coded. 

They were Havoc Studios, and I was the DJ playing tracks on the washing machine. They hurled both criticism and encouragement while we all worked, we all drank way too much red wine, and somehow things got done, on all fronts. It was a strangely productive time, and just fun.

The Havoc Sessions v.2 can be found here:

>> https://soundcloud.com/seanvdh/havoc-sessions-v2

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The Havoc Sessions v.1

So, for this year's Good Friday, I dug this out of my "back catalogue", along with a few old tapes and such.

Yes, I'll be sharing a couple more oldies after this, but for now, here's a taste of what I was throwing down 20+ years ago, while running up and down the West Coast.

Dark, Progressive sounds seemed to resonate with California, Oregon, and Seattle folk at the time (2000-2001-ish), and this mix was my best stab at that; this is the second part of that effort.

Fun Fact: The name comes from working in my basement "studio" at the time when my dear friend/roommate was trying to get his startup off the ground.

I played music while they coded.

They were Havoc Studios, and I was the DJ playing tracks on the washing machine. They hurled both criticism and encouragement while we all worked, we all drank way too much red wine, and somehow things got done, on all fronts. It was a strangely productive time, and just fun.

The Havoc Sessions v.1 can be found here:

>> https://soundcloud.com/seanvdh/the-havoc-sessions-v1

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ps: This second installment of "The Havoc Sessions" was, unfortunately, a sort of "Dear John" letter to Seattle, a city I adore, but had to leave to chase work down South.

I hope the beautiful darkness, and twilight joy that Washington offers is audible in my "goodbye".

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Havoc.Sessions.v2

The Havoc Sessions v.2

My trip down memory lane is now at an end, with this, the first CD I ever recorded. 

I think I printed this mix in late 1999, 4 years after I picked up my first 1200s. It's a compilation of the Trance and Techno that I had been bewitched by when I first started going out to clubs and outdoor parties in 1994. 

30 years later, I think this still holds up. 
I hope you will too.

Happy Listening!

California Dreaming

This track was supposed to be an ode to Mark Franklin's "Release to the System", a song I adored off of the Warp Records' "Artificial Intelligence v.2" compilation. I hope I got close to the mark, even if it did end up being its own thing.

Anyway, this is Side A of the "Moods LP". The flipside can be found here:

>> https://soundcloud.com/seanvdh/02_extrovert

Happy Listening!

ps: That Mark Franklin track I referenced can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huV2PsM2hbY

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moods lp

moods lp | side a | 01_introvert

This ditty was something I came up with while playing around with Arturia's VST collection. Their emulations of analogue synths were really inspiring, and once I got that bassline down, it was off to the races.

Anyway, this is Side B of the "Moods LP". The flipside can be found here:

https://soundcloud.com/seanvdh/01_introvert

Happy Listening!

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moods lp | side b | 02_extrovert

Owl Farm 2024 was special - like coming home, but to a place where so much was new.

For a while I've been chatting with my old friend (and one of the hosts for this lovely weekend) on the phone, telling him that I suspected, from his words, that something special was brewing in Reno. 

Of course he was too humble to admit it, but over the weekend of Owl Farm, I got to see it in person, and I'm happy to say that I was right: what started as a tribute to a lost friend has truly become a great desert adventure.

The enthusiasm was everywhere - it felt like a new thing to so many there; even the other, older heads seemed to be caught up in it, and that made for a truly great weekend.

I tried to bring my best, as did other members of my old Good Friday Crew, and I believe we did, adding to the enormous effort, collaboration, and attention to detail that all the others involved brought as well.

It was a pleasure to see, and I hope that comes across in the music here.

Also, I can't wait to go back!

Anyway, here's my set from Friday evening. 

If you're interested in the set I played at dusk the next day, you can find it here:
>> https://soundcloud.com/seanvdh/liveowl-farm-2024-saturday

ps: Check out a special surprise I brought for the occasion: Track 7 was the first time I'd actually ever had the courage to drop my own material into a set. Live like James!

pps: Find more Owl Farm sets from Good Friday DJs at their pages:

Adam: https://soundcloud.com/dlimit
Arthur: https://soundcloud.com/deepjacques
Nate: https://soundcloud.com/autonater

  Tracklist
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01 - Icarus - Between Us
02 - Orbital - Are We Here? (30 Something) (Dusky Remix)
03 - Sasha - Ripcord
04 - Quivver - 5 AM (Extended Mix)
05 - Robag Wruhme - No
06 - Zoo Brazil - Tomorrow
07 - Sean van den Heuvel - Extrovert
08 - Alex O'Rion - Sneaky Spider (Ewan Rill Remix)
09 - Laurent Garnier - 1-4 Doctor C'est Chouette
10 - Maxim Lany - Disruption (Robag Wruhme Vargula Troh NB Extended Remix)
11 - Sasha, Photek - Aviator
12 - John Tejada - Stabilizer
13 - Dwaalgast, Shari Klein - Dwaal (Nuno Dos Santos Remix)
14 - Hunter_Game - No Man's Land
15 - Quivver - Funkily (Extended Mix)
16 - Robag Wruhme - Frontex Frappant
17 - Robbie Akbal, Aidan Lavelle - Me Myself My 303
18 - Robert Babicz - Space Funk (Timo Maas Remix)
19 - Scala_ - Connection Points
20 - Scan X, Laurent Garnier - Closer To You

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Owl Farm 2024

Live @ Owl Farm 2024

Live@Owl Farm 2024: Friday Night

Owl Farm 2024 was special - like coming home, but to a place where so much was new.

For a while I've been chatting with my old friend (and one of the hosts for this lovely weekend) on the phone, telling him that I suspected, from his words, that something special was brewing in Reno. 

Of course he was too humble to admit it, but over the weekend of Owl Farm, I got to see it in person, and I'm happy to say that I was right: what started as a tribute to a lost friend has truly become a great desert adventure.

The enthusiasm was everywhere - it felt like a new thing to so many there; even the other, older heads seemed to be caught up in it, and that made for a truly great weekend.

I tried to bring my best, as did other members of my old Good Friday Crew, and I believe we did, adding to the enormous effort, collaboration, and attention to detail that all the others involved brought as well.

It was a pleasure to see, and I hope that comes across in the music here.

Also, I can't wait to go back!

Anyway, here's my set from sunset on Saturday. 

If you're interested in the one I played the previous evening, it's here: https://soundcloud.com/seanvdh/liveowlfarm2024-friday

ps: Find more Owl Farm sets from Good Friday DJs at their pages:

Adam: https://soundcloud.com/dlimit
Arthur: https://soundcloud.com/deepjacques
Nate: https://soundcloud.com/autonater

  Tracklist
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01 - Everything But The Girl - Nothing Left To Lose (Extended Club Mix)
02 - Quivver - Nothin New To Feel (Lexer Breaks Mix)
03 - Kasper Koman - Wilder (Alex O'Rion Remix)
04 - VONDA7 - Perception (Alex O'Rion Remix)
05 - Rinzen - The Alchemist
06 - CIOZ - Cosmic Noise
07 - Eelke Kleijn - The Terminal (Sebastien Leger Extended Remix)
08 - GMJ - Into Fruition (Alex O'Rion Remix)
09 - Jesusdapnk, Ivonne Calvillo - On and On (Hipp-e Trippy Mix)
10 - Zoo Brazil - Supramax (IMGFriend's Dampskibsselskabet Remix)
11 - Emery Warman - Mangonada
12 - Satoshi Fumi, Ian O'Donovan - Rising (Spencer Brown Dub)
13 - Tiga, Audion - Let's Go Dancing (Original Mix)
14 - Leonardo Gonnelli & The Mekanism - Lies
15 - Nick Muir, John Digweed - Raise (Quivver Remix)
16 - Quivver - 2 Shadows
17 - Speedy J - Ping Pong
18 - Orbital - Halcyon and On and On

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:ive@Owl Farm 2024: Sunday Dusk

Live@Owl Farm 2024: Saturday Dusk

A recording of the 2x4 set Adam and I put together for the 20-year anniversary of OODE, a wonderful outdoor festival in Oregon. 

To honor the occasion, we chose a mix of classic and newer Tech-House, Techno, and Trance - an attempt to pay homage to the last amazing 20 years.

For more of Adam's work, check out https://soundcloud.com/adamrichards

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OODE 2016

SeanvdH vs. Adam Richards - OODE 2016

A mix of dreamy Techno, easing into harder, driving grooves. 

== R.E.M. Disorder Tracklist ==

01 - Luciano - Octogonal
02 - Pier Bucci - The R-8 Mooger
03 - Paul Kalkbrenner - Miles Away (Sascha Funke Remix)
04 - Samim & Michal - Nes (Original Mix)
05 - Trentemoller - Evil Dub
06 - Kiki, Sasse - Belvedere (Original Mix)
07 - DJ Sossa - Jurassik (Davide Squillace Remix)
08 - Gui Boratto - Tipologia (Lucy Remix)
09 - Kanio, Emiestillo - Happyslap (Niko Schwind Remix)
10 - Taho - The Hybrids (Wink Edit)
11 - John Lagora - Schnutzenzieher
12 - Maetrik - Envy
13 - Robb G & The Phat Conductor - Heavy (Macca Remix)
14 - Deadmau5 - Fifths


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REM Disorder

A mix of lighter Techno grooves, crafted for a Mojave sunset.

== Mojave Dusk Tracklist ==

01. The Vegetable Orchestra - Ciboulette (Luciano Mix)
02. Taho - Shambhalla (Wink Interpretation)
03. Phonique - On A Hot Summer Day
04. Cloudkickers - Bring On The Night (Rocco's Trodeep Remix) 
05. Eleny - Le Noir (Radio Slave Remix)
06. Johnny D - Walkman
07. Scsi-9 - Woodman 
08. Matthias Tanzmann - Swim 
09. Martin Buttrich - Hunter
10. Terry Lee Brown Junior - Our Rhythm (Matthias Tanzmann Remix) 
11. UNKLE - Burn My Shadow (Dan F Remix) 
12. H.O.S.H. - White Elephant 
13. Kalim Shabazz - Peak Bomb 


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Mojave Dusk

A mix of Downtempo grooves and Ambient headspaces.

== Downtime Tracklist ==

01 - Tosca - Pearl In 
02 - Tosca - Suzuki 
03 - Rui Da Silva - Water 
04 - Zero 7 - This World 
05 - United Future Organization - The Sixth Sense 
06 - Jakatta - American Dream (Afterlife Mix) 
07 - Tosca - Doris Dub 
08 - Parobrodom Uzvodna - Extravaganja 
09 - Kruder & Dorfmeister - Boogie Woogie 
10 - Cafe Tecuba - Avientame 
11 - Moby - Everloving 
12 - E.D. Swanks - Gazebo 
13 - The Light vs. Proper, Filthy Naughty - Shot From A Gun
14 - Groove Armada - Edge Hill 
15 - Groove Armada - Inside My Mind (Blue Skies) 
16 - Sade - Mermaid 



** for my beautiful wife **


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Downtime

A mix of Space House and Melodic Techno

=== Ice Breaker Tracklist ===

01 - Excerpts from an interview with astronaut Dave Wolf
02 - Boatman - Everyou
03 - CIOZ - Lucky Shot
04 - Frink - Merkaba
05 - Guy J - Algorithm
06 - Reinier Zonneveld - Megacity Servant
07 - Rub A Dub - Reflecting My Psychedelic Visions
08 - Sabb Ft. Daví - Full Moon Tale (Roy Rosenfeld Remix)
09 - Volen Sentir - Arrival
10 - Manuel De La Mare, Luigi Rocca - Fly (Sascha Cawa Remix)
11 - Stelios Vassiloudis - Coma
12 - Stephan Bodzin - Powers of Ten (Maceo Plex & Shall Ocin Remix)
13 - Ben Böhmer - Ground Control
14 - John Talabot - Voices


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Cover Photo by Reuben Wu
>> https://reubenwu.com

Ice Breaker

A collection of classic House tunes for a Day Party that I dream of one day throwing.  

Aspirations for a post-quarantine world...

Tracklist
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Rocket - Between the Lines
Alicia Keys - Troubles (Jay J & Chris Lum Moulton Mix)
Roy Davis Jr - Closer 2 U
The Rurals - Make Amends (Harley and Muscle Remix)
Solaris Heights - Sunlight
Swag - Lovestruck
Lucas Keizer - Going Back To Cali
Glowing Glisses - On The Bridge (Larry Heard's After Dark Dub Mix)
DJ Garth, ETI - Twenty Minutes of Disco Glory (Simon Remix)
Black Science Orchestra - Save Us (Ashley Beedle's Disco Throwback Remix)

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A Sunday In The Park

This is my live set from V-OODE24, the online, pandemic-version of OODE.

It was a blast!

Thanks to everyone who helped pull it all together, and brought the ballfield spirit to my desktop.  

You are all rockstars.

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Live@OODE24

Here's a collection of House tunes I mixed together as an audition for a club opening in downtown San Diego a few years back. I didn't get the gig (Hip Hop might have gotten better results at this place), but the mix is still worth sharing. 

I tried to cover a decent spectrum of the genre, so please forgive the mix if it's a tad scattered, but the tracks are groovalicious, and the mixing is solid. 

Hope you like it!

Tracklist
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01. Rithma - The Gypsie Dance (Moisture Control's Space Dub) 
02. Blue Six - All I Need (Jimpster Remix) 
03. Nightsource - Don't You Wanna 
04. Oliver Desmet and Chuck Diesel - I Feel Me 
05. Justin Martin - The Brazilian 
06. Kinky Movement - I Hear Music 
07. James Flavour - Da Ride (Jimpster Remix) 
08. Inland Knights - Kept Secret 
09. Peace Division - Beatz In Peacez 3 
10. DJ Ali - Why Not 
11. Inland Knights - Sometimes 
12. Reason - No Time 
13. Blaze For Blaze - Lovelee Dae (Vision Main Mix) 
14. SOHA - Seas and Sirens 

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Follow The Groove

2 hours of music from October 2020, at an online event called OctoStreamFest.

Once upon a time, this was an annual desert party, located in hidden spots throughout the Mojave and Anza-Borrego Deserts.  In late October of 2020, it became virtual.

Hopefully you can take some of the joy it tries to impart with you. 

This is a difficult time for all of us. 
Music helps, sometimes... I think. 

Stay Safe. 
Stay Strong. 
Stay Sane.

Be Well.

Live@OctoStreamFest2020

While I still lived in SoCal, a number of friends all happened to have been born in, or around, the beginning of the new year. 

Instead of having a bunch of smaller celebrations, we started a big communal birthday shindig known as The Wisemen Party.

In the spirit of that boozy lovefest, we resurrected the party to bring a little light into this pandemic winter.  

Although we couldn't enjoy each others' company in person, or gather around a naughty pinata (don't ask), we could virtually gather, boogie a little, and add a touch of joy to 2021.

This is the 90 minutes of music I contributed to that effort.

Please enjoy.

== Tracklist ==
01. Joseph Capriati - Dust 
02. Aidan Lavelle - Issues 
03. Sasha, Krister Linder - Cut Me Down feat. Krister Linder (Radio Slave Remix)
04. Stelios Vassiloudis - Repetition (John Dalagelis Remix)
05. Tara Books - Wake Me
06. Nick Muir, John Digweed - Gridlock (Original Full 25 Minute Version)
07. Magdalena (DE) - Lifelines
08. Floating Points - LesAlpx (Extended)
09. Guy J, Henry Saiz - Meridian (Pryda Remix)
10. Danny Tenaglia - Dibiza (Joseph Capriati Remix)
11. Guy J - Lamur (Henry Saiz Remix)

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