The fine folks of Funky Town invited me back in 2022 to play some tunes on their brand new DJ booth.  For the first Burning Man in 3 years I focused on music that would bring people together, put smiles on their faces, and get them moving.  This was played on Monday later afternoon into pre-sunset, and you can almost picture  the people cruising by on bikes, trikes, and art cars.

I ended up playing longer than expected to fill in for my buddy @nick-stene which gave me a chance to play a bunch of my brand new tracks and also dip into some of my recent classics.  This is the only recording I managed to get from my 3 sets on playa this year so it's great I was able to get through a bunch of tracks.

Burning Man 2022, Monday @ Funky Town

Burning Man 2023 Deep Downtempo Monday Morning 4 Hour Mix

Octopus Garden | Burning Man 2023

hampl @ Funky Town, Burning Man, Black Rock City, 31/08/2023

Monday Night 3 & Esplanade. Opening Party at Illumination Village. Burning Man 2023.
Let me attempt to paint the scene and tell you a little story.
This set was a wonderful journey from riding across the Playa solo in the heat of the six pm sun, right on time to jump on and get the music on to serenade the golden orb as it began its transition behind the mountains. Because this happens when the sun is still so high it feels like the twilight goes on for hours out there, everything takes on a hyper reality because of the light it really does seem otherworldly! 
The golden lining on the mountains glows like a snake lying across the peaks. 
At the same time the heat begins to go out of the air and it's much easier to be out the open and moving in the cooler air. 
Being on the Esplanade I had an amazing view from the decks out to the open Playa and the Man and as the evening began to get darker things at the illumination village really started to fire up, literally.
It's a fire art village so things were just exploding all the time in front of me and then the opening weeks fireworks began to light up around the city. Friends came, friends went, on foot, on bicycles, on art cars and there was dust there was dancing and fire everywhere!
It really felt like I was at Burning Man ;-) 
I played this set moment to moment with no plan and just feeling the vibes of what was in front of me. Safe to say I was having much fun, hope you feel that in this recording, my only one from the week.

What made this even more special for me was that for every year I've been at Burning man the Monday party after the event was always such a favourite moment for me. After the week all the art cars gather around Illumination Village to blow off all the excess Propane. There is no music just the sound of exploding fire art all night long.
I love it!
All the burners still left on playa after breaking down camps and all the other things come together and gift and hold each other in a magical moment as the last party of the event.
So it was super nice for me to gift you all with music and open the week there this time.
What a special Burn........ again ;-)

Thank you to Mark and Hillary and The Illumination Village for having me play and making this party such a blast.
I hope you all enjoy the recording now again 
XX

Shane SOS @ Illumination Village Burning Man 2023

This is my live recording of one of my sets I played at Burning Man 2023.  This was for one of my favorite camps on the playa, I Need an Adult.  So if you were with me that morning let's go back to those moments again, and if you were not let me take you there through music. As always thank you for the support and turn it up!!

Sunrise Set Recorded Live at Burning Man 2023 at INAA

Sonic soul Tribe co-founder on the decks on Thursday our biggest night of Burning Man 2023 .

TASCAM DR-40

Don Gentry Opulent Temple @ Sonic Soul Tribe Thur Night Burning Man 2023

Dadirri | Noun | Australian Aboriginal |

“A deep, spiritual act of reflection and respectful listening or communion with life.”

Reflection does not always arrive easily or without some level of resistance. Nonetheless, in order to commune with that which is life, it necessitates honoring it’s inherent duality; the challenging and the easy flow, the warmth and the bitter-cold, the sorrow and the deep joy. Respecting and actively accepting all the ways we are shown what needs to be seen. 

It is an ongoing and ever-evolving practice to live in a state of Dadirri.

The Duchess Bedrock Sessions 33 Live at Club Vinyl 3/2024

Atlanta

Berlin Hypnotic House XXVIII - Club Mix

House of Desire - Deep House - li.sten.to/mark_taylor

Raw Emotion

T-Rav Bio:
T-Rav embraced dance music’s tasteful side long before the recent wave of DJs followed suit. Amid their recent rise in popularity, the Denver artist stands to gain quite a bit now that he’s come into his own.

With a sound suitable for nightclubs and desert parties alike, he has tapped into the heart and soul of the underground. His résumé speaks for itself. In addition to a longstanding residency at Beta Nightclub, he’s a mainstay of gatherings like Global Dance Festival, Decadence and Burning Man.

T-Rav (whose real name is Travis Cusack) originally hails from Upstate New York. He relocated along with his family to Denver at the age of 10, where he sang and learned to play the drums before discovering electronic music as a teenager. After graduating he won first place in Arapahoe Idol, a contest hosted by Arapahoe Community College.

His first exposure to DJ culture came courtesy of Chuck Williams A.K.A. Cognition, who would prove a central figure in his music career. They first performed together in 2005 with T-Rav emceeing as Cognition held it down behind the decks. Before long they evolved into a DJ duo, and they went on to land a Beta Nightclub residency in 2009. In the time since, they’ve played direct support for such artists as Paul Oakenfold, Roger Sanchez, Darude and Eric Prydz.

Both solo and alongside his partner, T-Rav has also played such Denver nightclubs as The Church, Club Vinyl and Bar Standard as well as venues like The Gothic Theatre and The Denver Coliseum. Among his early stomping grounds were after hours spots like SPA and 2AM, and he played such massives as Nation and Mastermind. He has also performed at Utah raves like Kandyland and Compound Sound in addition to sharing the stage with Richard Vission and Ferry Corsten at Salt Lake City venue The Great Saltair. As a solo act, he’s  opened up for the likes of Wolfgang Gartner, DJ Sneak, Feed Me, Green Velvet, Lee Burridge, Mat Zo, Tommy Lee and The Crystal Method over the course of his relationship with Beta.

As far as festivals are concerned, he has DJed at Colorado events like Global Dance Festival and Decadence in addition to all the Mile High editions of Electric Daisy Carnival. For five years in a row he has delivered numerous sets as transformational gathering Burning Man, as well the local Burning Man regional Apogea. The latter events have helped him solidify his signature style of progressive house, not to mention connecting him with invaluable industry contacts.