Destination Burning Man Podcasts

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This here podcast, the latest from your good friends at Destination Burning Man, has been sitting in the outbox for over a year now. Why it was never released until now is not known. It is the last musical mix concocted at the Sunnyland Soundsystem, where www.destinationburningman.com and www.podcastcafe.org were originally conceived and born. It represents an amiable clash between two imaginary alter-egos, DJ Playaduster and DJ Fundi. Playaduster is known to be a bit crazier, a bit nastier and a lot more focused on electronica and dance music -- his specialty is getting the party from lift-off up in to orbit and Black Rock City is his natural environment. Fundi, on the other hand, is a more gentle soul and has a wider berth in the world of music -- he'll spin a jazz set, an acoustic/bluegrass set, even a set of drone music from Tibet, and is not afraid to mix some Beethoven, Beck and Beatles in the flow. He's certainly known to throw down a solid funk set -- see "Soundtrack for a Kitchen Dance Party" or "Funk Nuggets" for two fine examples -- but he tends towards the more organic style of funk. What happens when the two of them meet and throw down at a soundsystem in its final days? Well, that is what this mix is all about. Can you guess which tracks are from Fundi and which are from Playaduster? We'll call it a Fundiduster mix if we must... Soundstick recordings are from the "House Cooling" party thrown on Humboldt Street right before moving out. Set list includes: Blackalicious, Missy Elliott, Erykah Badu, Gnarls Barkely, Monomo, Tortoise, Maceo Parker, Kutiman, Galactic, Ladybug Mecca, DJ Spooky, Chief Xcel, Chali 2na, M.I.A., Vibesquad, Freq Nasty, Burial, Gotan Project, Bonobo, The Beatles, Thom Yorke and Boxcutter.

Mary Ann Hobbs follows up her illuminating exploration of California-based DJs, "West Coast Rocks," with this set from The Glitch Mob's Boreta vs. Eprom vs. Dorian Concept -- broadcast on BBC Radio One Experimental in May 2009. Dig it. www.DestinationBurningMan.com destinationburningman@gmail.com

Starting to think ahead to Burning Man 2009 a bit -- can't help it. Time to start slowly crafting well-seasoned playlists of tracks that I want to bring down to the playa to share with the people. Here's a sneak peek in to some of my favorite musical goodies acquired over the past few months that are helping me to begin visualizing the next incarnation of Black Rock City. The vibe kind of swerves all over the place as lots of styles and theories are ingested in to the whole. Sources vary widely. Hope you dig it and it tickles the insides of your ears. Do they sound like playa grooves to you or not? (Ramona, how is it for hoopin' music?) destinationburningman@gmail.com www.DestinationBurningMan.com

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DJ Edubious and DJ Playaduseter contemplate their burning futures as they unwittingly lay down the first podcast session dedicated to Burning Man 2009: Evolution! Track by track, they trade off and work out the visions they see for a funknanimous futur that has realized its full activational ignition. www.destinationburningman.com

"Mary Anne Hobbs went on a mission out to LA and San Francisco to check out the fast emerging, new electronic music scene, headed up by Flying Lotus. We hear from West Coast DJs and producers, including Glitch Mob, Daddy Kev, Kid Kamelion,Samiyam, DJ Tomas and The Gaslamp Killer. Along with sets from LA hotspot, Low End Theory and San Francisco's 103 Harriet Club." An audio excerpt, hijacked for dBM on February 10, 2009. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/maryannehobbs/ ***** www.destinationburningman.com

Greetings from the friendly Burners here at Destination Burning Man, and welcome to the latest mix from DJ Playaduster: "Chiron Transmissions 1 : Golgotha." Much of this podcast is shrouded in mystery and codes, but it appears to be a missive sent from the outer fringes of our galaxy, a musical message that originates from the proto-comet Chiron. Discovered in 1977 in its eccentric orbit between Saturn and Uranus, Chiron is known in some circles as the "Rainbow Bridge" or "Wounded Healer," a humble, benevolent guide that can assist humans by keeping us moving forward on our proper spiritual paths. In early February 2011, Chiron entered the watery realm of Pisces, activating the pure power of potential, the manifestation of the unconscious and transformative healing through (re)union with the divine. The frequencies found in this podcast are believed to have originated from Chiron, with DJ Playaduster serving as a musical midwife in order that they be perceived by the human ear and widely disseminated through our dBM channels. Contributing artists include Bill Laswell, Rena Jones, Phaelah, Tipper, Heyoka, James Blake, Boards of Canada, Aphex Twin, DJ/rupture, Kim Hiorthoy, Ezekiel Honig, Yo-Yo Ma, Shackleton, PantyRaid and Thriftworks, with vocal musings from Joni Mitchell, Timothy Leary, Hekter McElliott, Pema Chodron and the Tangerines. We're still puzzling over this one. Let us know how it hits you and what you perceive at destinationburningman.com or facebook.com/destinationBM

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Here's a video I put together showing the second half of the Camp Get Found story at Burning Man 2010: Metropolis. This chapter covers the weekend, from Burn Day to Temple Burn through to Get Found's extended exodus. This piece presents my perspective on how things went down and features images, video and music from several sources (credits at the conclusion). You can learn more about who these happy campers are at tinyurl.com/ 4kxk2ao and watch more Moontroll BM videos at destinationburningman.com/stuff/videos. Our homebase is www.destinationburningman.com! destinationburningman@gmail.com

Here's a video I put together, from many sources, telling a little bit of the Camp Get Found story at Burning Man 2010: Metropolis. This chapter begins with an overview of the many twisty roads that lead to Black Rock City before jumping in to camp build, playa explorations, nights of heavy bass and daytime flirty frolickings. You can learn more about who these happy campers are at http://tinyurl.com/4kxk2ao and watch more of Moontroll's burning videos at http://vimeo.com/channels/moontrollbmvideos. Photographers who contributed to this project are listed in the credits at the end. Our homebase is at http://www.destinationburningman.com.

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Cleaning out the vaults of 2010 to make space for new freshness in 2011, I came across this neglected mix that hadn't been posted yet. Deep in the wintertime of 2010, working through some personal struggles in my isolated zendo on an island in Washington State, I began exploring a new system of healing: Bass Chakra Therapy. You can learn more and start your own journey on this unique musical healing path at http://www.destinationburningman.com/stuff/podcasts and http://soundcloud.com/moontrolling. Subwoofers or high-quality headphones are required; intoxicants optional but recommended. "Grace in Bass" is the cousin of "Subsonic Sonata," a mix released last May. I mixed both from a common playlist that gathered together tracks that exemplified the healing qualities of bass in its many mysterious and mystical forms. Both mixes have a meditative quality to them and bass elements that are thick, sinuous, mostly gentle, inquisitive and with unique bass chakra massaging qualities. "Grace in Bass" and "Subsonic Sonata" both got me through some really dark, isolated days of winter. I hope they do some good work for you too. Timonkey * Heyoka * Vibesquad * Boxcutter * Mike Monday * Shackleton * Zero 7 * Luke Vibbert * Rusko * Clubroot * Four Tet * Ooah * Nosaj Thing * The Field www.destinationburningman.com destinationburningman@gmail.com