DISTRIKT

I watched the sunrise on Wednesday morning and I felt a little twinge of nervousness in my stomach. I mean, here I was at sunrise and I was going to be opening at DISTRIKT, my favorite camp hands down, at 11am. WOW! Actually, let me say it one more time WOW!!! I had no idea what to expect. What happened turned out to be one of the most fun, uplifting DJ sets I have ever played. My friend, 6ix Seven, tagged with me. We moved from house & tech house into electro and ended with 2 of my favorite tracks ever. It was an amazing time! I was overwhelmed as people from the camp made their way back stage to say "hi" or bring us drinks or say they loved a track. I felt immediately welcomed into the family. To look out of the booth and see all my friends showing up on the dance floor and new faces cheering just put a smile across my face.

 

I feel blessed to have had Burning Man in my life for 11 years now. Each year it gets better and better. Thank you so much to everyone at DISTRIKT for letting me be a part of your experience and for inspiring me to just keep getting better and better. You people are amazing and create a vibe that I have never seen anyone else capture. As a DJ and as a burner, THANK YOU! This little pink unicorn loves you! <3

Track List

1. Blacktron - 32km (Stefano Noferini Vibe Mix)

2. Wolfgang Gartner - Conscindo

3. Bingo Players - Lame Brained (Stefano Noferini Remix)

4. Da Fresh - Sleazy Place (Original Mix)

5. Jean Claude Ades - Latin Fever

6. One Hand - Kunf (Original Mix)

7. Mama (Blacktron Remix)

8. Bombs Away - Swagger (Original Mix)

9. Funkagenda & Mark Knight - Man With The Red Face (JFK Club Mix)

10. Costello - People Bounce (DirtyLoud Remix)

11. Just a Beat (Original Mix)

12. MSTRKRFT feat John Legend - Heartbreaker (Wolfgang Gartner Remix)

13. Bass Kleph - $pend My Money (Extended Mix)

For more information on divaDanielle visit:

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The mind-blowing parties at DISTRIKT this year were exceeded only by the teamwork, camaraderie and friendship that made them all possible. I feel like I've worn that line out since Burning Man, but it still rings true and that, more than anything else, was my big take-away from a week in the Black Rock desert with DISTRIKT. It was really something special to see such a tight-knit group of friends work so well together to achieve so much.

I was not at Burning Man in 2010 and I missed the maiden voyage of the DISTRIKT camp, which by all accounts was a huge success, but as far as I can tell DISTRIKT was even better in 2011. There was a cool, sophisticated aesthetic to the camp design that had not been seen before thanks to Ronnie Altoonian. There were lavish intra-camp amenities (e.g. a huge, shaded bar complete with chandeliers [and stripper poles], camp showers with hot and cold water options, a cozy dust-free chill space known as the 'bordello' and two giant misting trees in the middle of the dance space). Thanks to the craftsmanship of Matt Kramer and many others, the camp structures like the DJ booth, the observation deck above it, the staging and dance platforms were rock solid. Thanks to the efforts of Kramer and Ben Seagren there was a well-thought-out and carefully-programmed DJ line-up that created the perfect ambience for the epic parties that took place there all week long. And then there was my good friend, Piper Hook, overseeing the whole production making sure that DISTRIKT ran like a well-oiled, playa party machine from set-up to strike.

I covered a lot of ground at Burning Man this year and can honestly say that I did not experience anything even remotely close to the vibe at DISTRIKT. It was truly unique.

My heartfelt thanks to everyone at DISTRIKT for sharing the camp with me this year. It was an honor and privilege to be a part of it.

Track List

1. La La Land (Santiago & Bushido Remix) - Green Velvet

2. Cali Edit - Cut La Roc

3. Let's Ride - Krafty Kuts, Sporty-O

4. Saxone (Krafty Kuts Re-Rub) - Criminal Vibes

5. The Time (Stanton Warriors Remix) - Black Eyed Peas

6. Turn Up The Volume (Dublic Rerub) - Autoerotique

7. Bangkok (Krafty Kuts Rerub) - Boris Delugosh

8. Travellin' (Elite Force Remix) [2008 re-mash] - Black Twang

9. Bangin Machine (Beta Remix) - Kid Digital

10. Ayo vs Tarantula (Reboot) - Slyde

11. Cal State Anthem (Cold Blank Remix - Dublic Rerub) - Peace Treaty, Kissed With A Noise

12. Pacha On Acid (Krafty Kuts Re-Rub) - Afrojack

13. We Are DISTRIKT - Elite Force

14. Dynamite feat. SebastiaAn - SebastiAn, Kraak & Smaak

For more information on Zach visit www.djzachmoore.com or check out his fan page on Facebook.

For more of Zach's mixes visit:

http://soundcloud.com/spacecowboys/sets/dj-zach-moore-mixography or http://djzachmoore.podomatic.com.

"DISTRIKT was my first set ever at Burning Man, so obvisously I was nervous and nearly peed my pants. When I arrived the place was already a madhouse. At least a thousand people disguised in the most beautiful dresses, dancing like crazy in the hot desert sun. The sound system on the floor was superb as well, really felt the bass physically. Love that!"

"I had a very warm welcome when I went on and it's needless to say that the one hour passed within seconds. I would have loved to play for 6 more hours though. The perfect entry to this whole new experience of Burning Man. Thanks again to the whole crew and I am super happy to come back next year!" - Philipp Jung

For more information on Philipp and M.A.N.D.Y. visit:

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http://soundcloud.com/m-a-n-d-y

"Looking out the booth window at a sea of beautiful people and watching as they all react to the turn of our knobs, or the nod of our hats, or the curves of our smiles will always be an amazing memory - a gift that the hard work, determination and love from the DISTRIKT crew has provided for us. Not only do we fully appreciate the amazing slot we got to play on Tuesday - back to back with an awesome roster of DJs - but we truly enjoyed hanging out with the DISTRIKT crew each day of our burn, and we can't wait for next year. From us - Cameron Angeli, Matthew Derham, and Jake Patrick - and the rest of the Music Savages Camp, thank you, and make sure to embrace your inner sleaze." - Music Savages

Track List

1) Tucillio - Mathematics (Original Mix)

2) Dietrich Schoenemann, Tony Rohr - Special (Drumcell Mix)

3) Azari & III - Manic (Original mix)

4) Hermanos Inglesos - Take Me Down (Jan Driver Remix)

5) DJ Assassin - A Face In the Crowd (Intellidred Mix)

6) Lazaro Casanova - I Got This Feeling (Original mix)

7) Inland Knights & Da Sunlounge - Little Bit More (Original Mix)

8) Mark Henning - Collider (Original Mix)

9) Jake Patrick - Dirt Devil (Original mix)

10) Marcin Krupa (aka Kesho) & Martin Nowakowski - I Play Disco At Techno Parties (Sasse Remix)

11) Matador (IE) - Handbagass (Dopamine Remix)

12) Jake Patrick - Juno Jumpsuit (Original Mix)

13) Gene Siewing - Watcha Waitin On (Original Mix)

14) Michal Ho - Knows ft. Luis Mexin (Original Mix)

15) Matthew Dear - Slowdance (Todd Edwards Remix)

For more information on the Music Savages visit www.musicsavages.com.

This week we're pleased to welcome Brett Rubin to the 1s and 2s with a live recording of Brett's Thursday afternoon DISTRIKT set from Burning Man Rites of Passage.

"It was an honor and pleasure to be a part of the DISTRIKT line up again this year! DISTRIKT is hands down one of the most magical and greatest places on earth to Dj. Big thanks to the whole DISTRIKT crew who work so hard to make this all happen. I cant wait for round 3!" - Brett Rubin

Track List

1. Vamos Lolo - Hanfry Martinez

[Lowpitch Records]

2. Un Dia En La Isla - Paco Maroto, Inaki Santos [Lowpitch Records]

3. Hey Baby - Oliver Klein, Peter Juergens

[Kling klong Records]

4. Ayuni_feat. Lima - Cambis, Wenzel [Kosmo_Records] 

5. Mal Fario (Seb Skalski Remix) - KMUSSE [Exotic Refreshment Records]

6. Work Flow - Nytron [11 Hz Recordings]

7. Inocencia - Mendo [Cadenza Records]

8. Positive Vibe - Fabiano [FHD Records]

9. Aerobic (Anton Pieete Remix) - Butch [Sphera Records]

10. Give It To Me (Angelo Ferreri Remix) - Greenlips [Trebol Records]

11. Heelflip - Jordi Tek [Comfusion Records]

12. Big Futt - Butch [Cécille Records]

For more information on Brett visit

http://www.facebook.com/djbrettrubin or  http://soundcloud.com/dj-brett-rubin

"If you've been to Burning Man it doesn't *need* an explanation. If you haven't, there *is* no explanation"

Never a truer word was spoken about this annual gathering in the desert. 

My own creative contribution to this epic gathering of 50,000 family members in the desert is to bring some music I've made or sourced, and aim to play the right blend, at the right time in the right place. This is my two-hour closing set from DISTRIKT, on Wednesday, early evening. With DISTRIKT being my home camp on the Playa this set meant a HUGE amount to me and I can honestly say, hand-on-heart, that there hasn't been an occasion during my 20 years or so of Djaying when I have enjoyed playing music more than this.

Much love & see you in the dust again next year :)

sHack

http://www.facebook.com/djeliteforce

Track List

1. Seductive - Take Control (Tom Stephan Remix)

2. Tom Staar & Paul Summers - Death Staar (Original Mix)

3. Bass Kleph - Oh Yeah (Original Mix)

4. Underworld, Rudi Stakker, Elite Force - RezGirl

5. Thomas Schumacher Vs Umek - Heat it Up (Elite Force Revamp)

6. Umek Vs Elite Force - Fenaton Demented

7. Basement Jaxx Vs Joss Stone - Fly Life 2011 (Elite Force Revamp)

8. Elite Force, Herve, Primal Scream, Hey Today! - Come Together

9. Bonsai Kat - Blah Blah

10. Clockwork - Breaker

11. The Loops of Fury - I Need

12. Leftfield Vs Paul Ritch - Song of Life (Elite Force & Meat Katie Revamp V2)

13. Moonbootica - Tonight

14. His Majesty Andre Vs Elite Force - Need 2 Disco

15. Reset! - Calypsoul (Elite Force Revamp)

16. Paul Chambers - Yeah, Techno! BeatauCue Mix (BeatauCue Mix)

17. Tom Staar - Galaxy (Original Mix)

18. D.Ramirez - Jump It Up (Original Mix)

19. Elite Force Vs Boris & Uppermost - Bangkok State (M)

20. Zoo Brazil - Teknik (Elite Force Revamp)

21. Fedde Le Grand - Metrum (Manuel De La Mare Remix)

22. Hertz - A Voice of My Own

23. Elite Force, D Ramirez, Bodyrox, Lee Coombs - Bodyrox ROCKS

24. Underworld - Filthy Downpipe V2 (Elite Force Revamp)

25. Elite Force, Meat Katie, Presets, DIM - Bulldoze My People

26. Cicada - Come Together (BeatauCue Remix)

27. Moonbootica - High Rollers (Original Mix)

28. Adele, Elite Force, Calvertron, Ghets Noch - Rumour (Revamped) LT

29. Elite Force, Krafty Kuts, Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk - Blue Monday

30. Chemical Brothers, Miles Dyson, Elite Force - 21st Century Swoon

31. Congorock - Babylon (Uppermost Vs Krafty Kuts Mix)

32. Elite Force, Hatiras, Vandal, Stanton Warriors - MAD

33. Deadmau5 - Meow (Skrillex Remix) (Krafty Kuts Re-Rub)

34. Zoo Brazil, Elite Force - Modular (Revamp)

35. The Loops of Fury - Don`t Stop

36. Elite Force, Afrojack, Erol Alkan, Boys Noize - Death on Acid

37. Killers, Deadmau5, Elite Force - Soul Souljah

38. Led Zeppelin - Kashmir (Elite Force Revamp)

DISTRIKT was easily my favorite sound camp this year (and in years past with The Deep End). Proper sound system, really pro crew of people, consistently solid, bumpin' tunes (with no concern about headliner DJs), blended fresh fruit cocktails all day (seriously?), always a fun vibe and you can pretty much count on finding some of your favorite people there. 

So YES- I was really stoked to be asked to play a set at DISTRIKT this year. It had been a while since playing a big sound system so I made sure to get lots of sleep the night before and to have 30 or 40 tunes in mind going into it. As you can tell from the mix or listening to the set live- I generally like to keep my sets pretty eclectic- bumpin house to techno to deep house, a little electro, breaks, funky latin stuff, classics, remixes and so on. Considering I haven't played out very much over the last year (since helping open and run the club Public Works in SF) I feel like the set went pretty well. I hope people enjoy it and pass it on to their friends. Thanks so much to the DISTRIKT crew for having me play, all their hard work, fundraising and for making the best Burning Man sound camp once again. - Peter Blick

Track List

1. Marc Miroir/Pascal - Rezolution

2. Vincenzo - Return of Sha

3. Carlo Lio - Purple Soul

4. Sei A- Body of Eyes (Gesaffelstein Remix)

5. Oliver$ - Doin' Ya Thing (Dub Mix)

6. WB.. - Hide You

7. Layo & Bushwacka! - Summers Gone

8. Lee Jones - YoYo

9. Robag Wruhme - Thora Vukk

10. Maceo Plex - Crush on Me (Popof Remix)

11. Nicolas Jaar - El Bandido

12. Layo and Bushwacka - Dr. Teeth

13. Gus Gus - Over (Life and Death Remix)

For more information on Peter visit him at:

www.facebook.com/peter.blick

www.soundcloud.com/blicksmix

www.myspace.com/peoplewatch

This week we continue our series of live recordings from Burning Man Rites of Passage with yet another gem from our good friend, The Scumfrog (a.k.a. Jess Houk). This recording is Jesse's two-hour closing set from Thursday afternoon at DISTRIKT. Enjoy!

"The most common question people ask me about Burning Man is 'How is Burning Man different from Electronic Music festivals?' Burners will agree that the more familiar you grow with ‘the Playa’, the harder it becomes to define it, because the more you become accustomed to the BM lifestyle, the bigger the gap becomes between you and people who have not yet been exposed.  However, my personal favorite element that elevates Burning Man above the EDM festivals is the complete lack of ‘normal world’ pop-culture trends. When I DJ on an EDM festival stage, I play for an audience that will most likely be familiar with trends such as Beatport Top10s, the ‘in’-sound (this month), the outdated sounds (anything before this month), what DJ so-and-so played in their viral Youtube clip from last week, etc., etc." 

"So in the process of preparing for such a gig, I will be bound in my choice of music by taking such trends into account.  However, at Burning Man -- and especially at DISTRIKT -- the audience is much broader than hipsters, rave-bunnies and house-heads.  At the end of every set on the playa there is always a handful of people that will say “I never paid attention to this kind of music, but I am now a fan”.  On top of that, the other-worldly surroundings of Black Rock City enable a DJ to really explore the entire musical spectrum.  So for a sunset at DISTRIKT, I prepare my set as if it were a sunset on Mars...(with my 1000 closest friends of course).  DISTRIKT has always been the perfect venue to play special tracks, both old and new, that are difficult to get across in regular venues because they require a unique backdrop. The Playa is that backdrop and this year I sprinkled those tracks with timeless vocals from Nina Simone to Sting, from The Rolling Stones to Tony Montana. All the while keeping a close eye on the sun that with every minute inches closer to the contours of the Nevada mountains. Or is it Mars....?" - The Scumfrog

Tracklist

01. Little River Band – It’s A Long Way There (intro)

02. Juan Diaz - Hardbongo

03. Dino Lenny – Fly Like An Eagle

04. Max Freegrant – Get High

05. Panorama – Smash Pump

06. Nunchux – Do You Know Him

07. Missy Elliott – Get Involved (Joe T Vanelli Remix)

08. Eric Entrena – Dengue Express

09. Matteo DiMarr - Blower

10. Umek - Zagreb

11. Patrick M – Spelling

12. Md X-Spress –God Made Me Phunky (2011 Remix)

13. Chris Lake & Nelski – Colours

14. Afrojack – Grindin

15. Cassius – Sound Of Violence (Luciano Remix)

16. NuFrequency ft.Shara Nelson – Go That Deep (Charles Remix)

17. DJ Sabelo – Vuyisa

18. Rolling Stones – Gimme Shelter

19. Ismael Rivas – El Farol

20. DJ Ortzy – Yelembe Yelembe

21. MASH – Everything’s Gone

22. Yousef – 1000 Pictures

23. The Scumfrog & Sting – If I Ever Lose My Faith In You

24. Future Disciple – Total Recall

25. Tiger Stripes – Elektrochemie (Pleasure Seeker Remix)

26. Darren Emerson – Au Go Go (Darren Emerson Remix)

For more information on The Scumfrog visit him on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ScumfrogArtist

Wow, what a year on the Playa! I must say that of my dozen Burns, this was definitely at the top. From our beautiful, brand new DISTRIKT camp design and top notch camp members to our upgraded, full throttle sound system and the cage over the dance floor...but mostly because of you. I have never seen so many smiling faces, amazing energy and love for the music as I did this year.

All year long I look forward to my Saturday closing set at DISTRIKT and for 8 consecutive years I've had the privilege to play the final set, pre-Burn at the best party, for the best people, in the best place. But this year was special. In 15 years of being a DJ I have never felt so connected to a crowd, so in touch with the music and so happy to do what I do. Now we can re-live that epic afternoon.

This is a journey through new and old...starting with some tech house, then into some techno, tribal, progressive, and then some classics. The bad news is that of the 4 hours I played, only 2.5 hours were recorded. The good news is that I've broken my playa curse of recording mishaps and 2.5 hours were recorded!! So, for those of you who didn't make it out this year, here's some of what you missed. For those of you who were there, that last hour plus was special and just for you and I hope it lives in your memory as one of the best sunsets of your life...I still get goosebumps when I shut my eyes and listen to this recording, picturing the awesome madness that was that afternoon, I hope when you close your eyes and listen feel the same.

I really want to thank everyone for all the incredible feedback on this year's closing set, I so appreciate hearing from you...remember, I couldn't have done it without you! Thank you for being part of the best party on earth...and just wait until next year!!

See you on the dance floor! - Kramer

(ps - here's some video to take you back to Saturday afternoon... http://djkramer.com/about/video/)

Track List

01 Daft Punk - Overture/The Grid (Kramer Edit)

02 Cirez D - Full Stop

03 Lank & Cid Inc. - Our Benefactors (King Unique Remix)

04 Stefano Noferini - Mama (Back Home Mix)

05 Mark Knight - Yalta Groove

06 Superchumbo - The Revolution (Adam Freemer RevoX Mix)

07 DJ Chus & Tom Stephan - Tormenta

08 Robert Babicz - Percofonik

09 Carl Cox - Family Guy (Jon Rundell Remix)

10 Kramer & Sam Smith - Pressurized

11 Kaiserdisco - Peak Tram

12 Dirty Harris - Dragon

13 Depeche Mode vs Cirez D - Personal Jesus vs On Off

14 Fedde Le Grand - Control Room

15 Lutzenkirchen - Spec Ops Two

16 Dirty South & Mark Knight - Stopover (Tocadisco Remix)

17 Simon & Shaker - Starstuff (The Bladerunning Mixes '09 feat. D-Formation)

18 Thomas Penton & Hernan Serrao - Jack's Funk (Alyson Calagna's Para Os Cariocas Mix)

19 Paco Buggin & Joy Marquez - Sambadrome

20 Funk D'Void - Diabla (Funk D'Void's Heavenly Mix)

21 Sasha - Xpander (Funkagenda Remix)

22 D.Ramirez & Dirty South - Shield

23 Quivver - Surin (Lutzenkirchen Remix)

24 Laurent Garnier - The Man With The Red Face

25 Underworld - Rez

26 Guy Gerber - Stoppage Time (Max Graham Remix)

27 Kings of Tomorrow - Finally (Danny Tenaglia's Return To Paradise Mix)

After being in the Dust for ten days your thought process begins to sway in the way of being cloudy. Having cut-throat electro tracks and nasty Basslines, sweeping thru the air for a week also tends to change your school of thought.

Having said this I had been poppin’ over to DISTRIKT every day at least once, to get my daytime wiggle on. As part of Robot Heart, it was nice to see our BOT dropping sub-science alongside everyone towards the end of the week. The bass was always fresh and the “Captain’s” air horn was always boomin’, letting everyone in the crowd (and the neighbors) know that it was time to jump as high as possible and scream at the top of their dusty lungs.

So when it came time for me to rock the DISTRIKT system on Saturday, I had already played six sets on the playa. This would be my last of the year at Burning Man and as it was on the earlier side of the day, I thought it best to lay down a nice progressive acid set, for that somber reminder, that it was all about to be over, but all is not lost.

I miss you already Black Rock City, but hopefully with this set on your iPod you’ll only crave for more next year :) Thank you DISTRIKT crew for letting me drop beats at the best day party on the playa! Need I say more? See you all in 2012 under the melting sun. - VITAMINDEVO

Track List

1. Martin Roth - “Deep Style” - Anjuna Deep

2. Evren Ulusoy - “Rulers Make Bad Lovers” (Max Demand Remix) - Proton Music

3. Da Fresh_Vs_Maverickz - ”Salsepareille” (Lewis Lastella Remix) - Pumpz Recordings

4. Arthur Deep & Shiftone - ”Freedom” - Proton Music

5. JOZHY K - “5 Element” - LOHIT

6. Da Fresh - “Arpegia“ (Da Fresh Remix) - Harmony Music

7. Osbahr “Purple Lake” - Zero Digital

8. DAVI - “Black Rock City” (Robert Babicz Spaced Out Cosmic Remix) -Subtract Music

9. Azari & III - ”Infinity” - Turbo Recordings

10. Uttam - “Eclectic Melows” - LOHIT

11. PanPot - ”Captain My Captain” (Booka Shade Remix) - KNM

For more information on VITAMINDEVO visit:

http://vitamindevo.com

http://facebook.com/vitamindevomusic

http://soundcloud.com/vitamindevo