Electronica Temple Lineup 2012
London based producer GAUDI, recently nominated for the “ World Music Awards” with his chart topping album ‘ Dub Qawwali’ , GAUDI’ s eclectic style and versatility has kept him at the forefront of his field throughout a notable and prolific career; this latest accolade confirms the London-based Italian-born music producer/solo artist’ s credentials as a force to be reckoned with in the international music scene. There is a natural sensitivity to GAUDI’ s music which enables him to…
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Cheb i Sabbah, musical adventurer, global spiritualist and producer extraordinaire has returned to the Indian subcontinent for Devotion, his seventh album on Six Degrees Records. Hundreds of artists in the world music genre, or for that matter any genre, have come and gone like bottle rockets, but Cheb i Sabbah’s light keeps burning and it is his bhakti (devotion) to the spiritual essence of music, and to truth and humanity, that is responsible for his longevity. Sabbah was nominated…
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David Starfire is a producer, composer, multi-instrumentalist and DJ based in Los Angeles and San Francisco. His production style is eclectic, fusing world music with dance and hip hop and everything in between. He’s developed quite a following and his unique sound is catching the ears of music fans across the globe. David is signed with the internationally known label Six Degrees Records, home to artists such as The Orb, Bebel Gilberto, Cheb i Sabbah, Karsh Kale, Midival Punditz,…
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Hailing from the Coastal rainforests of B.C, Kaminanda produces and performs music that uplifts the spirit of the listener,while
allowing for the natural ebb and flow of light and dark..Crystalline Melodies channeled from within, Ecstatic Rhythms from around the world and Beats and Bass that sway the body into surrender and release…Like an audio Oracle set, Kaminanda unfolds archetypes and elemental movements while tapping into the unlimited realms of Adventure,Beauty and Elevated States of Consciousness….He now makes his…
Lynx, is an innovative singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, beat-boxer and producer from the Bay Area by way of Colorado. At 25, she has already been breaking new ground in both the live and electronic music scenes playing events all over the world including the US, Asia, Europe and Canada. Performance highlights include appearances at Coachella, Austin City Limits festival, BOOM festival, and improv collaborations with Matisyahu, Beats Antique, John Popper, Bassnectar and more. Lynx’s music combines elements from multiple genres including…
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Akara is the brainchild of Joshua Penman, a conservatory-trained classical composer turned electronica producer. He was working on orchestra music and chamber music and opera, and meanwhile going to Burning Man and underground psytrance parties. As Joshua’s success in the classical music world grew – his shamanic-journey orchestra piece “Songs the Plants Taught Us” has been performed by over fifteen orchestras – he began more and more to mix the psychedelic sounds he fell in love with at parties…
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The Desert Dwellers lay down a tasteful classic psy-chilled grooves through a kaleidoscope of midtempo breaks and ornately-textured ambience. Yoga dub meets ethno-electronic bass music on this genre-bending journey through realms of sonic bliss and dancefloor ecstasy. Bringing the bass music vibe to the yoga space – and the yoga vibe to the bass music space – Desert Dwellers’ global sounds are the bridge between two ideas. Joining solid groove with sounds of serenity, their signature yoga dub aesthetic…
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Jamie Janover is recognized as a true innovator. His considerable creative output includes: being a master of the ancient percussion stringed instrument called the hammered dulcimer, inventing and performing on an instrument he calls the “mini-kit” (a miniature amplified drum kit), playing pyrocussion (fire drums) and creating the RealmsMobile (a recumbent tricycle with the mini-kit attached, enabling him to ride and play drums simultaneously).
Combining the innovations of modern technology with the wisdom…
Inspired by the deep devotional mood of Indian singing and music, Jaya Lakshmi began leading kirtan with harmonium and 12 string guitar and writing her own devotional songs in the early 1990’s on the island of Hawaii, shortly after receiving harinam initiation from Srila Govinda Maharaj, a great Vaisnava saint from West Bengal, India, who graciously bestowed on her the name “Jaya Lakshmi”, which means “victory to the goddess Lakshmi”, the Hindu goddess of fortune and spiritual wealth.
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Treavor Moontribe is one of the co-founders of the Los Angeles based “Moontribe Collective” and its legendary full moon desert gatherings. Since 1993, these events have been at the core of Southern California’s underground electronic music scene. Treavor established himself as one of the top Djs in LA thru these events and has since traveled the world from Brazil to Japan to Morocco, Portugal, Germany and all over North America. As a Dj it’s always been his diversity that’s…
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Electronic Awakening Biography: Solus
A long time member of the electronic dance community, Solus’s journey began in the earliest part of the burgeoning Rave culture in Chicago warehouse events circa 1992. Solus discovered the music first, and then discovered the dance culture connected to it. Raised on a farm in rural Illinois, the first glimpses of culture and spirituality came from dancing and experiencing the music at raves… Solus has since been working as a professional wihin the culture activating the dance floor as a…
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As a global traveler who’s hitch-hiked, bicycled and train-hopped some six continents and 37 countries, DJ Dragonfly is Northern California’s most sought after purveyor of cutting edge global electronica. Bay Area dance enthusiasts place him in the top 10 percentile at the DJ polls for his unique sound: A trans-tempo fusion of exotic idioms, rhythms, melodies and indigenous voices. Bump this up with live electronic percussion, layer it over dub, hard downtempo, drum n bass, funky breaks, house and…
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The Mazeguider has been an iconic figure in Vancouver’s tribal dance underground for nearly 15 years with sets that take the dancefloor out to the ecstatic edges of time and awareness. As Bruce Lee famously taught that “emotional content” is everything, this description could be applied to the Mazeguider’s mixes. No fluff here. The Mazeguider’s undeniable signature style invites and compels the dancefloor to feel something brand new and unmistakably delicious in our bodies, minds and emotions.
Currently, the…
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Boogiemeister, aka Bionic Love Soundsystem, are the two musical projects of Adrian Blackhurst. He produces music, dj’s & organizes music events on Maui, Hawaii. After co-founding band Delhi 2 Dublin, he left on global voyage & now focuses on solo music. He uses the almighty laptop and plays bass,
guitar, synths, melodica, & various percussion. His debut full length album “EthnosonicSUBfunk Theories” was released July 2008 – an album exploring genres such as global beats/dub/dancehall/breakbeats & gypsytronica with…
From atmospheric to high energy dance music, Luke’s sounds have been released on many of the biggest labels releasing underground music such as Booka Shade Records, Definitive Recordings, Addictech Records, Baroque Records, Manual Music, Stolen Moments, Desert Trax, Outside The Box Muisc, Future lovers from the Plusquam Records label group, Fever, Onelove Recordings, as well as the Kindred Sounds Label Group, Lohit Records, Cubic Digital, Tarantic, Shiva, Slanted House, Telepathy Digital, Progress, Ambiosphere, etc.
Luke’s extensive release catalog has…
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