Madden sessions

Speed doesn't matter, forward is forward. I'm feeling the energy and positivity of Spring and I want to focus on creating more and better content to share with all of you. Thanks for listening!

Compiled and mixed by DJ Madden, April 2019 - Brooklyn, NY

February 2013 - Los Sombreros de Capote by Madden

Sometimes I run into little gems of the past, like this live 5.5 hour set from December 2006 recorded in the epic Catedral Club in Sevilla. I cherish a lot of great memories. That moment in time Gianni and I were about 1.5 years deep into DJing back to back. There are some EPIC moments on this set. A lot of crazy tracks that will make your Shazam go into critical fail mode. Super eclectic set, lots of energy, melodies and good times. Yes to throwbacks!!!!

Some of my latest tunes I played at Abracadabra in Antigua, W.I., for the Light House Party - February 2019. Mixed melodies, ethnic grooves and tech house dancing for everyone.

Mixed and compiled by DJ Madden in Brooklyn, NY - 15th, December, 2018. Sorry for the sucky mixes, enjoy the live vinyl transitions! this is ART!!!!

Some new songs recorded on my new Serato/vinyl setup... Enjoy that analogic beatmatching (or beatmissing) feeling :)

(c)2018 Compiled and Mixed by DJ Madden in Brooklyn, NY - 31.October.2018

Burningman is a special place. With it's beauty and it's challenges it brings the best of us, and sometimes also the worst! One of the most beautiful gifts I received this year was the invitation to play 17 Virgins' Speakeasy for their Wednesday Day Rip. 3 hours flew by and felt like a minute, watching you beautiful people dance, smile and share your joy with me. I'm very lucky to have found you and stay in touch. I love you! This is the set, let's go back )'(ome for a little while...

This set comes with a little piece of writing, I hope you enjoy it.

Music is my passion. Being able to fill in to DJ at sunrise for The Kazbah's crew, was for sure the highlight of my Burn. I met many of you dancers through the week, and I would like to connect and continue sharing music and experiences with you.

I must THANK YOU my dear friend Ian for making it happen (as always, I'm nothing without your manager skills) and THANK YOU SO MUCH to Firas and Ali, who were the boothkeepers at Kazbah that morning and opened the gates so I could perform.

I can tell Ian didn't enjoy my set's opening. The first text message I received when I turned off airplane mode on Monday was "Dude play normal shit. Not techno.". I want to share the story of this set. I hope it evoques your own feelings, but this is what I tried to do:

I was at the Kazbah for over an hour before I started playing. I soaked the vibe. I felt the crowd. I feel this is very important on a camp like this, where most of the people commit to dance all night long and well into the morning. The DJ playing right before me had been playing beautiful deep melodies and creating a loving atmosphere on a pretty steady tone. When it was my turn to play I decided it was time to "stir the pot" with the big spoon. I believe it worked! Open eyes, groovy dance moves, fists in the air. A new party had just begun, morning coffee is strong today. I followed with heavy basslines, psychodelic synths, hints of electro, progressive and tribal percussion to lift the dancers into the deep groove of "Real Love". You followed, so I got a little deeper with darker synths to finally throw you a rope out with dreamy steel pan melodies as the sky turned red and orange. The SUN decided to join the party and it was time for "I need your loving... like the sunshine". I saw hugs, kisses and melancholic gazes to the horizon... followed with pure joy and more dancing. My job was done, and you had made me the happiest person in the Playa. I started slowly paving the way for the next artist with Peggy Gou's hit "Han Jan", followed by Jimpster's "Becoming Cyclonic" dreamy guitars and deep beat.

Were you there? How did you remember this sunrise?

Lots of Love to the Kazbah family and all my fellow burners!

DJ Madden

Recorded in Union Street Studios in Brooklyn, NY. Mixed and compiled by DJ Madden. Enjoy!

Kristin asked me to put some tracks together to go run in the park on the first warm day of spring in NY... This came out, and we ran in the sun. Now We Are Here. Enjoy!! - compiled and mixed by Jorge Madden in Brooklyn, NY - 14th April 2018