Aug 2009
The Tangled Path 2 :
Convergence
23/August/09 | DJ
Playaduster |
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Convergence: The process by which a similar character evolves independently in two species.
Convergent Evolution: The evolution of species from different taxonomic groups toward a similar form; the development of similar characteristics by taxonomically different organisms.
Burning Man: A great convergence of tribes from all corners of the planet; takes place the week before Labor Day weekend each year in the remote northwest corner of Nevada on a dry lakebed in the Black Rock Desert. The combination of common intention, sleep deprivation, freedom and dust storms creates the ideal medium for convergent evolution to take place at a rapid pace; from many into The ONE.
"The Tangled Path" dyad concludes with this latter installment, "Conjunction" (subtitles include "Funk Getting Ready to Roll" and "Fuzzy Biscuit Bass for Black Rocky City".) It follows on the heels of "Loose Ends," which found our fuzzy band of traveling Burners tumbling through time and space on various personal pathways throughout 2008, on and off playa. "Conjunction" moves the story towards its conclusion as, in anticipation of Burning Man 2009, the same love-filled freedom-seeking souls begin to pull back together into something cohesive -- a dream of togetherness that won't fully be realized until we all hit the playa at the end of August 2009.
Narratives include the birth and evolution of Camp dBM with Edubious, Moontroll and Grapenuts, as well as as missives from the heart of Black Rock City from Hekter in 2008. Ramona and Scotty G. join the mob with their own insights. Artists in this audio journey include Bluetech, Major Lazer, Z-Trip, Alter Echo, Erykah Badu, Kid Cudi, Beastie Boys, TV on the Radio, Nas, Herbaliser, Boxcutter, Roots Manuva, Flying Louts, Jaydiohead, Moby, Random Rab, Massive Attack, Beats Antique, Mimosa, Bassnectar, MAd Professor, Michael Jackson, The Roots, Funkadelic and Nosaj Thing.
This progressive blend of the brand-spankin' new alongside old classics represents everything I have to say about music in Black Rock City in one long-ass, delirious, whacked-out, turn-your-ears-inside-in mix. I threw everything I had left into this, my last musical melange missive before Burning Man 2009 : Evolution.
Hope to see many of you in BRC next week!
Over & out, DJ Playaduster
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Grapenuts Playa Prefunk
21/August/09 | DJ
Grapenuts | permalink
DJ GrapeNuts Live DJ set recorded August 20th at GLOW in Bellingham, Washington. Sixty minutes of head-bobbing goodness... 10 days and counting!
Grapenuts Playa Prefunk by dirtfactoryrecords
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Track listing after the jump...
Tracklisting:
1.
Along Came Nookie (Original Mix) -Mike Monday
2. Bang the Floor (feat. Danny Breaks) _Mr. Scruff
3. Pointy _Debrut
4. Chocolate _Dam-funk
5. Re-New Real _Debrut
6. Rapperacid _ Luke Vibert
7. Hip Hop Hooray _Naughty by Nature
8. The Funnies _Wagon Christ
9. Run It (Duke Dumont mix) _EPMD
10. Flashback _ Harmonic 313
11. The Fucking Formula _Dorian Concept
12. Crambodia (U-Tern Remix) _ Plastic Little
13. Big Bad Beat _ The Beatards
14. 200007 (Siriusmo remix) _ Modeselektor
15. It's Time _ Lanu (feat. Kero One)
16. Hold On (feat. Andreya Triana) _Mr. Scruff
17. Paper Planes (DFA Remix) _M.I.A.
18. Chillin' (feat. Lady Gaga) _Wale
19. The Ripple Twist _Funkstorung
20. Rotting Flesh Bags _Luke Vibert
21. Beat Don't Stop _ A Skillz vs. Beat Vandals
2. Bang the Floor (feat. Danny Breaks) _Mr. Scruff
3. Pointy _Debrut
4. Chocolate _Dam-funk
5. Re-New Real _Debrut
6. Rapperacid _ Luke Vibert
7. Hip Hop Hooray _Naughty by Nature
8. The Funnies _Wagon Christ
9. Run It (Duke Dumont mix) _EPMD
10. Flashback _ Harmonic 313
11. The Fucking Formula _Dorian Concept
12. Crambodia (U-Tern Remix) _ Plastic Little
13. Big Bad Beat _ The Beatards
14. 200007 (Siriusmo remix) _ Modeselektor
15. It's Time _ Lanu (feat. Kero One)
16. Hold On (feat. Andreya Triana) _Mr. Scruff
17. Paper Planes (DFA Remix) _M.I.A.
18. Chillin' (feat. Lady Gaga) _Wale
19. The Ripple Twist _Funkstorung
20. Rotting Flesh Bags _Luke Vibert
21. Beat Don't Stop _ A Skillz vs. Beat Vandals
The Tangled Path 1 : Loose Ends
15/August/09 | DJ
Playaduster |
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"It is interesting to contemplate a tangled bank, clothed with many plants of many kinds, with birds singing on the bushes, with various insects flitting about, and with worms crawling through the damp earth, and to reflect that these elaborately constructed forms, so different from each other, and dependent on each other in so complex a manner, have all been produced by laws acting around us...There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed by the Creator into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved....When we look at the plants and bushes clothing an entangled bank, we are tempted to attribute their proportional numbers and kinds to what we call chance. But how false a view is this!"
--Charles Darwin, 1869
"The Tangled Path" series begins here with part one, "Loose Ends." This episode opens up with a far-flung band of Burner brothers and sisters in the days leading up to Burning Man 2008, tracking their movements towards (and away from) the playa.
Moontroll and the Most Dubious E first plan to go backpacking in the North Cascades instead of burning, but thunderstorms and snow through them off course and they briefly consider a spontaneous run to Black Rock City -- those plans are thwarted and the two end up roaming around Central Oregon instead, meditating on the Burn, which is happening concurrent to their journey, from the banks of the Clackamas, Deschutes and Metolious rivers. (They also strategically release playa dust from a vial into hot springs and headwaters of various rivers, spreading the magic of the burn across the Oregon cascades)
Listeners will also hear from Ramona Mayhem and Torsten on their various 2008 trips, and later on, Hekter McElliott as he re-enters civilization (and cell range) post-Burn.
Interwoven into these narratives are recordings from a midwinter man-gathering on Lummi Island with Hekter, E and Moontroll, along with Trail Rat and Kidd Logic -- important issues such as "negative neutral", "shiver biscuits", "solemn totems" and "fuzzy bunnies" are discussed. Scotty G. joins the conversation later on, as does DJ Grapenuts.
Artists include O.N.O, Bassnectar, Kim Hiorthoy, Tsuki, Planet Sauvage, Mike Monday, Radiohead, Fourtet, DJ Zhao, Bonobo, The Bug and Twilight Circus. Unlike the recent episodes "Darwin's Weird Beard" and "Evolutionary Psychejuju", which were designed to be booty-slammin' dance-party night-in-Black-Rock-City blowouts, "The Tangled Path" is more cinematic and ethereal in nature. Music is used to transmit texture, emotion and mystery.
The stories that this podcast shares take place over a year-and-a-half, on and off the playa, between friends meeting and separating again along the road. The routes that spring forth from the Burning Man Experience truly form a Tangled Path. Here we survey the many loose ends of that path, tangling and untangling again; in part two, we'll together move towards Convergence and Burning Man 2009 : Evolution.
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Playa Dawning
08/August/09 | DJ
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This mix from DJ Edubious flows with that 4 am, pre-sunrise come-down vibe. It also sets a different tempo than any other Radio dBM mix -- this is one is strictly downtempo but still brings some glitch, house, breakbeat and organic vocal vibes to soothe you no matter yo' mood. We're sure you'll find the right space of mind to settle into this chill electromix. Headphones and low-light highly recommended!
Less than a month until the portal opens. We'll see you on the Playa -- check in at Center Camp's camp registry to find out where we've erected Camp dBM and the dBM dome, then bike on over for a cocktail and some live mixing by the dBM crew. We know you're out there and we'd love to meet you personally in Black Rock City!
~ DJ Edubious / Radio dBM
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