by burningmax | Aug 11, 2019 | burning man live, electronica, house, live dj sets, nowhere djsets
Here is the first of the DJ sets I played this year at Nowhere 2009. Not the first I played this year in the Monegros desert, but probably the one where I had more fun playing. Enjoy the very funky and uplifting 2hrs sunset session (8-10PM) I played at the new amazing Belgian barrio KosmoZoo. I kicked the DJ set off with a very funky deep house tune I really love, then jumped immediately into Chicago house, mostly exploring the production of UK-based house label Soul Revolution, that I have recently discovered on BandCamp. At around half set I moved to UK garage and bass music, I dropped some afro-jamaican-brazilian percussions, and I finally closed the set with a bit of progressive deep house tunes. The final part of the set has been epic, a desert classic. A night dust storm was approaching, while the sunset painted the sky in reds and blacks, and the first drops of rain started coming down. Meanwhile, the KosmoZoo crew was protecting speakers and electronics from rain and securing tarps from the wind, I was playing a remixed version of Nathan Fake’s “The Sky was Pink”, and everybody kept dancing until the end of the set. Loved it. Stay tuned, as I will be releasing all other Nowhere 2019 DJ sets soon! BURNINGMAX AT NOWHERE 2019: LIVE AT KOSMOZOO DJSET PLAYLIST :: Too Much Information (Laolu Remix) – Dele Sosimi Afrobeat Orchestra :: I’ll Keep It Burnin’ (Unreleased Mix) – Mike Millrain :: Autumn Leaves (Original Mix) – Mike Millrain :: Make It Through (Original Mix) – Lombard Street :: You Give Me...
by burningmax | Jun 17, 2019 | acid, live dj sets, progressive, rave, techno
Welcome to the Together Mansion, an amazing co-creators space in Trastevere, the heart of Rome. And welcome to Room Beats, the “packed small living room” version of the classic Boiler Room – the DJ at the center of the room, surrounded by an happy dancing crowd. A couple of weeks ago I have been invited to play at the closing event of the season, also closing the line-up after the sets of RoyTson and Estien – check them out, they are good! My Room Beats set has been defined by participants’ mood. I was not sure about the best sound to bring to a living room party – I thought people wanted cool, groovy beats, while I was ready to hit hard and rave – so we let participants decide by choosing a pill (obvious choice was blue or red) and putting it in a jar. Problem was that the responses were pretty much balanced between groove and rave, so I adapted and ended up kicking off with some groove techno tunes, to slowly move on to more acid, ravey sounds. Everybody loved it, and I had a great time. Can’t wait to play the Room Beats again! ROOM BEATS @ TOGETHER MANSION LIVE DJSET PLAYLIST :: Main Title (From Game of Thrones) – Ramin Djawadi :: Fall (Oxia Remix) – Kidnap Kid :: Aurora – Kidnap :: Carrara (Barem Remix) – Ratier :: From Jamaica to Brasil – Silvano Del Gado :: Soul in a Bottle [Emanuel Satie Remix] – Jay Haze :: Revolutionary Time (Ext. Vocal Mix) – Mason Rubinstein + Jules Wells :: Death Valley –...
by burningmax | Feb 26, 2013 | electronica, house, mixdeck, progressive, studio recs, techno
This studio mix has been recorded while I was following the (shameful) results of the recent Italian political elections 2013. I was pretty angry for the useless vote that resulted in a non-governable country and in a political chaos and more hard times for Italy. Which made me think at my good friend, burner and raver Miss Dusty Purple, who recently added a new ink job to her tattooed body, the awesome statement “Hard Times Require Furious Dancing” – yes, the one I used for the cover art of this mixdeck. Thanks Marghe! Furious Dancing? That was exactly what I needed to forget the elections, so I plugged my headphones and started mixing. This is the result of a very pissed off studio session, so there might be a couple of minor fuck-ups in the mix, but I hope you’ll enjoy it anyway. Remember: hard times? Just dance the worries away. Furiously, of course! BURNINGMIX 16 :: HARD TIMES REQUIRE FURIOUS DANCING :: MIXDECK PLAYLIST :: :: Right Here Right Now (Coyu Remix) – Fatboy Slim :: Ich R U (Van She Remix) – Boys Noize :: Natural High (Joris Voorn Edit) – Mulder NL :: The Nu-Nu Sound (Oxia Remix) – Coyu :: Feldrecord Im Zirkus (Channel X Remix) – Laura Weider + Robosonic :: Bongo Porn (Tale of Us & Jay Haze Remix) – Fuckpony :: Forever Untold (Satoshi Fumi Remix) – Ian O’Donovan :: Tribal – Mala :: Insomnia (Popof Remix) – Pig + Dan :: Network Inhibition (Original Mix) – Fundamental Harmonics :: Let’s Take Drugs (Cedric Gervais Remix) – George Morel :: Crispy Bacon...
