Robot Heart

What more could we have wished for our b2b debut on the Robot Heart bus at this year's Burning Man? As if the sunrise set slot on Friday morning wasn’t already enough of an honor, we all got blessed with the mind-blowing Drone show from Studio Drift while the sky slowly turned blue and red in the morning shimmer. Thinking back about this surreal moment still fills us with speechlessness and gooseb...

Headphones? Check. USBs? Backup USBs? Check check. We hop on the bikes and race off into the Playa, 25 mins before our playtime, wondering how we managed to leave so late for our first set at this year's Burn and our first set ever at Robot Heart. Luckily, a quick scan of the horizon reveals a huge, red heart straight ahead. We sprint towards the bus, tumble into its stomach and head up to the boo...

This was my 10th proper Burn (not including the super special Free Burn.) I was on playa for 14 days total. Participating in the build, the magic and tear down. The dust and the heat were intense, creating the perfect storm for remembering the extremes of Black Rock City. But even with all of nature's surprises the “show” still pushed forward and ultimately we all had the adventures we needed. I w...

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Very little can be written about our Astra Club Sunrise Set at Robot Heart during the Link with The Mayan Warrior. Very little can be written… because of how much of it needed to be felt and lived. After an almost 3 years of waiting to to return home; 3 years full of rollercoasters of emotions and challenges; we knew this moment captured on our set, would mark us for the years to come and we hope...

After six years of believing that I was fully done with Burning Man, the stars happened to align this summer when I got a calling to go. Back in 2016, I never thought that Burning Man would allow me to press the reset button and relieve myself from many things I was carrying emotionally. Then suddenly when I was out on the playa in my element, I began to feel myself again: connected, worry-free, p...

My first rave ever was at Robot Heart in NY. I still remember my best friend dragging me to it not knowing what to expect but I had such an incredible experience and met a community of people that I really connected with. Fast forward to 2022 and my third time on the playa and it's amazing to see things come full circle. I'm playing on the Robot Heart bus during this beautiful sunset and not only...

Acid Pauli closed out an historical Saturday night which saw the first live music to emanate from New York City’s iconic Wollman Rink in 43 years with a masterful performance . His set celebrates the moment, the musical history at the venue, and transported all of those in attendance from the streets of New York, to Berlin, to Burning Man, and beyond. Walking out of Central Park at the close of hi...

Truthfully, when my friends at Robot Heart asked me if I was coming to the Renegade Burn, I had no real plans to attend, expecting to wait yet another year to return home. However, when I learned the camp was collectively coming together to celebrate the life of Geo and expressed that it would mean a lot to them if I could come and share my music for the occasion, how could I say no? And then in t...

750 days....That’s how long we had to postpone our debut as “Formerly” due to the epidemic. Originally programmed for April 11th, 2020, in Miami, just a month after the world shut down, we waited patiently for an end to the great pause that felt might never arrive. In fact, the concept was almost all but abandoned by the four of us when we received the invitation to play at Robot Heart's historica...

YouTube full film of Sabo & Goldcap's set from the Free Burn 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDjUefIoVec&t=4235s *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* When we got the call from the Robot Heart team asking if we were going to attend the Free Burn, and would we be able to DJ their 1st sunrise since 2019, we knew somethi...

Hey guys this is Amine K, back on the love bus for the free burn 2021. When I heard that Robot Heart was going back to the playa and that we were gonna be able to make a beautiful proper send out and very emotional tribute to the one and only Geo, I didn’t hesitate once, I booked a flight and went straight to BRC. That particular night was special. Full of love, a lot of madness and beautiful colo...

Our invitation to perform at the Free Burn in 2021 was met with joyful anticipation, a bit of nerves, and gratitude - this would be our first time in the Black Rock Desert for the Free Burn. We played during sunset on the day that the Robot Heart Community celebrated Geo, and still remember the palpable love and human connection as everyone danced and honored him and his contribution to this magic...

Coming to Burning Man for the second time in 2017, I was primarily a saxophone player, not a DJ, not a proceder... I used to go art car hopping, bringing my sax along and jamming with whoever was willing. I had especially fun times jamming with DJs. On the last morning of that Burn, Monday morning it was, I bumped into two talented DJs playing incredible tracks on one of the best sounding art cars...

I’ve had the pleasure and honor to play the bus three times now, however this time I decided to take a different musical direction. As the bus was getting ready to depart, I started the journey with experimental tribal, synth rhythms, then in true celebratory form I brought the house-y vibes to gear us up for what would be a truly magical night… So many emotions and thoughts go through my head as...

The bus is an instrument that can be made to sing. Choosing a track is like taking the right guitar down off the wall. The idea for this set was to give that instrument a top to bottom workout, allowing the crowd to experience its many octaves. This is also a sampling of my intuition for what’s to come for our genre. As we coast past the ten-year mark, a lengthy run for any music style, we natural...

After 23 years on the Playa, the Free Burn last year had to be my favorite adventure in the dust so far. The original spirit of Burning Man had never been more palpable. Driving solo into the desert for the first time, in the middle of the night, felt like traversing the moon: submersed in complete darkness with no other vehicles or lights in sight, using only a compass app to find my camp (that j...

I'd be lying if I said it was easy to play a sunsrise set at burning man... especially at robot heart. I had to literally help pull an ancient cow statue down from the top of the heart two years ago to be sent to Germany. It's like I had to do these ancient quests and other sunset sets to be put in the position to play this past burn, so i was not taking that lightly. By sheer coincidence I found...

This was our first time at Burning Man, it also happened to be the year of the Free Burn, which felt extra surreal. I showed up at the Playa the night before the show, after hours of driving looking for the Robot Heart bus. Jeremy had to stay in New York and was making the trip the following day, hopefully getting to the bus just in time for our soundcheck. The Free Burn meant that the usual coord...

"For nothing in the world I would have wanted to miss this Renegade and old style Burning Man. First of all, because I wanted to pay tribute to our good friend Geo and to live these precious moments with our community. Secondly, because the disruptor that I am never misses an opportunity to have fun ️ Enjoy my set!" - Guy instagram.com/guylalibertedj/ soundcloud.com/guylalibertedj youtube.com/guyl...

The “FreeBurn” was so needed! To celebrate life - we needed to reflect, dance, laugh, cry, and let go - in the place we call home. I was a bit nervous playing music this year - I had not DJ'd on the bus for four years after parking myself on “a bench” because of hearing issues. So when I found out I was going to play a small “opening of the bus” set I was stoked to get reacquainted before my sched...

I am so grateful to Robot Heart for inviting me to perform this set which was without doubt one of the most memorable experiences of my life. A few years ago, I was dancing as the sun rose over Robot Heart in total wonderment, in a state of total inspiration. During lockdown I recalled that feeling and got to work on two albums, Yin, a classical record and Yang an electronic one. Writing these two...

Wow, this was the second burn for me and first of all I would like to thank the Robot Heart family and Lee Burridge for giving me the chance to live one of the most intense and amazing experiences of my life. To be honest, ever since I got offered to play after the Lee’s well known mythical sunrise sets, my mind was all over the place. Going from happiness to anxiety to excitement, I trusted in th...

Feels like yesterday, feels from another planet... that was an unforgettable morning, very emotional. Looking forward to reconnect again. https://soundcloud.com/djtennisdjtennis https://www.instagram.com/djtennis Photo Credit: Jean Sini

Life on the playa is always full of surprises. We were programmed on Tuesday night but the bus had some technical issues and could not leave the camp. We left a bit sad without playing on our favorite ship. But the robot heart team was kind enough to reprogram us on the Sunday morning . We were determined to make it a magical a sunrise. Enjoy this 3h set on the playa we will never forget. We will...